Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-11
FROM THE AFRICAN COLONIES.

FROM THE AFRICAN COLONIES.
Interesting asi Lopo,iaia. The New fofk sun has
n2"ar lie ifom aiJ"msia, Liberia; 10 the lOth Of
june Inclusive.
The BRUSH authorities persist in their hostility To
uut cuanrs. inr anlg vessi bengnI the connsis Of
Bassa C0Ye lite seuunet joan se,s has been seized by
the Brush naHf war Lily. aud conveyed Ia Sierra
icun', 10 be sui IS pfz'. She belonged IN Stephen
l. Benson, snj Ma engaged Ia The coast trade when
ssized l5,h Apui. The otli charge vi her the
the ol her sezIfe requested line BRUSH commander to
trsprct the cooalal lag Ia aiac he replied
Il doI' neasa1s your e1lVuis; yor are nation. -
The authority hat granted Yum your papers nj re-
cJgnZ d ) aud what nghi has the ID Yankees To-
Place COLONIES on hs COASTS auy huw Your colurs !
deem good Tor uelhng."
1hs Is a heafiIrss outrage nppn feeble coony but
IN keeping ain thr character III English policy. Que
81 the uf llr John Seys missing and l. supposed
III have been murdered by t.e lrla pirate b5n.lng
ller Britannia Mrsy's sltlp LILY. The object II the
appeafs ne the destruction Of apt Brnson >
paln o trading posts aluns ibc coast divert the
itsde from American To English vessels The British
ollcrrs ned lie }. ). Of the valuable articles
busd.
We understand that Nj. Benson's vessel ia entered
~ The Coufls u Sierra Leone Tor adjudication. Her
domination arqial IS as yet piuhlenitlcal. ~ hlgh
quarters Ne are ln lrned rrarels expressed her
seq IRE IN The tfsl plare Mr. llrdGle Sierra Lc.ne
has sgnrd his iaenilun h aet her defence In Court.
Explicit instructions are SAID 10 be had from Cum
vessels OF the CounIss shall be free from further moles,
aiion.
The Coones are generally Ir sneraus. Governor
anssN0rm has visited an interior Tribe of Natives at
Drha, about hihyo iorty mes due from Cape
Palnns lie maze treaty OF prace with them which
MAS GUY ratified by the ceremony Of''spewing water"
which IS The drm u Oath observed by the Dena people
he covenant Is prriofmed by tie chiefs Of the contend
my tribes. after tue player IL talked. which kind OF
epnti held by all The head men, kings, chiefs and all who
iupp IA H..
aud the King who appears Ia be the willing 10 make
peace hsl ps his handslnt the and after slight
y washing his hands, he fills his mouth. and spits it
1nl an the ground few times, aud spils the last time
he nus ms mnuth, the whole muuihtu into The hands
o HE uhrf king, WIN sits betne hun while he performs
The act Tins heing dOuc, The other king gets up and
eaes through the same process. This heug done by the
kings, peace Is male Throughout the Tribe nation
Inc Governor succeeded IN getting a prare Of this sort
made between thu Dena and the Cape Pamas people.
there beng o The very Influential men from Cane
Palhas IN the company
The Dena King expressed wish To have missona-
ms aud teachers IL his country and arrangements were
IN progress Ia gfatiy his ltudablQ d,sre Ills country
IS very irre, aud Is the key the interior tribes of
9teal power aud influence inlahlling celebrated par
al central Africa known among the natives the long
bush" countfy.
Atfica's Lumnary gives cheering accounts of progress
sve civilization and chrsrIanltv
The Rev. +. A. Russell has gone into the Goulah
Ho'"hy, we HIlsNim sldlilp al winch Is known :
Mount Andrew. Mrs, Russell appears to have astonsh
Ell sInr at the mlrn lInJ. by venurng 10 accompany
her husband laio HE wilderness
Tho BRUSH c3aSed ton ot the settlers 10 20 into ia
mhlca i"oor three years ago, and one OF them writes
back to his friends IN Lbera-"Yuu who have your
matched houses, make yourselves happy and try 10 rear
your Colony IN the fear Of Gud, and Improve Your So
oeiieS 'or this Is the most abonnable place ever saw
by the help of The L.rd nope To reach bone some
day.-lhls Is miserable and aduieruus hole
lac Blush cruisers captured tesny eight slavers-
Spanish, Portuguese aad Braz,lliaa-durIng the five
months ending 3lst May last.
Tho L. ). brig TruXnn had captured an Amer-
can SLAYER The nanie Of which is not mentioned She
was i''ed cut al New Oheans. aud was found at the
ltll Nuncz, a notorious haunt Tor slavets.