Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-12
From he ~ Y. Taftler.
IMPORTANT FROM LIBERIA.

Capt. Parsons, arrived last evening IRON
Liberia, Africa after passage ofthrty-eighl
days. She left AT that pori the Uniled States
brig of war Dolphin.
The Suluda arrived out on the 18th OIL
March, with her 1870 emigranls, who weie
cordially welcomed by the colonis,s They
would probably settle at Becky, on st. Johns
river.
ATTACK ON HEDDINoToN.-On the / 9TH
OF March an attack was made by about 300
natives, under a chief named Goterab, upon
the Methodist missionary station at He'd
dngloR liking TOMS town.; after an hours
fighting the assalanis were rrpused, with
the loss Of their leader and 80 or 40 men,
which achievement was effected chiefly by
two Methodist missionaries and nutiye cor
vert. The village contains 50 houses
We regret that we cannot give .he full Off
ciai account of this engagement. from the
pen Of the Reverend George s. Brown
but OF its feroeity and Of the valiant defence
some idea may be formed from the following
extract
The engagement by this time was well
under way and increased rapidly. Toms
people sailed down towards the lower gate
and gave them few shots. at which time
one OF the men received slug through bis
bowels, and Immediately came into my
chamber with his intes,ines in his hands
Brother Bennet Drmory and brother
Harris we're the only two who stood in
front between The enemy aud the honse
They both stood their ground and cut them
down like mowers cutting grass Mean.
while brother Jarvis u. Nichols came into
the chamber where | was loading muskris,
TOR We had eighteen muskeis in The cham.
Der. which We knew would 20 ut every
snrp. and 100 ready made cartridges, and
keg oil powder besidr.) and poured stream
oil lead down upon them from The window.
us fast as two boys could hand him loaded
muskr,s. In the midst of all this, the enc
my broke through the fence and poured in
10 The yard like bees. Brothers Harris and
Demoiy now retrealed 10 the door in which
both stood side by side. about two rods from
them, with two muskeIs apiece. throwing
buck.shot into their bowels, hearts. and
brains, like lorna do Soon brother Nichols
received slug in his breast at the window,
which brought him 10 the floor. He cried
Daddy, gun catch me-" The blood
poured forth freely. then sent him into a
bedroom in the loe part of the house. He
had given The enemy who were no, more
than eight rods from The window where he
stood. as thick us they could stand loading
and firing. about 90 shots. Besides all this,
the air was darkened with poisoned arr ows,
flying in every direction.
A, this time. J. e. the fall Of Nichols. |
stepped immediately into his tracks hav-
ing eleven muskeis loaded. and renewed
the hire from the window AT this time the
sun was up; Go,erah had got into The
yard~nh considerable number OF his men,
growing like mammoth lion. aud rolling
about on The ground, and saying TO his men
Come on. come on. Bul he soon fell
lileless corpse, wnhin :wo and n half rods
oil the house; supposed TO be from n shot by
brother Harris, tho then stood with Demo
ry. At this time was directly over their
heads. taking deliberate aim a, fiiiies who
stood in groups. about FIVE or six rods from
the window; al which time some one OF the
enemy shot nice tube out OF my watch
key and spoiled il. The ball or slug went
through the partition of sister Hsrrs's room
and after siraig hlening her hair, wen, on, of
the lee window.
Governor Buchanan rejecting on what
had occurred at King Toms Town, defer.
mined to attack King Gylrombahs Town.
who, it appears had sent Prince Goterah 10
the attack OF the former. and thus carry
the war into the heart OF the eDemy's coun-
try Africa's Lumindry gives full account
OF the march there and The nssant and can.
ture, in which one Liberian- was Killed and |
two wounded
From Afriea's Lnminary. April II
TRANQUILITY REsroRRD.-We rejoice |
q, being enabled TO inlorm our readers,
that peace and tranquility seem in a great
measure restored, aud hopes are entertained
that the people will be enabled to pursue
their lawful callings, without being so FREE
qnently obliged to leave their occupations
and their homes. 10 lake The field Our mis-.
sion stations too. seem TO be regaining their
former composure
Brother Brown returned to Hedding,on
on Saturday The 4lb aud letters from him
since seem TO promise an entire restoration
TO our former peaceful condition.
Since our last, a number of the kings
and head men OF the tribes adjoining US,
have been in Monrovia, and spent several
days with Governor Buchanan. They are
all. II appears, very DESTROYS TO convince
him that neither of them bad any hand in I
the late outrages committed by Gawrom.
bah on the colony, particularly King Brum
ley, who has been very strongly suspected
oil being party concerned. Nothing could |