New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-26
late from the Repuslic Of Liberia.

A recent arrival brings adyices nom Libeua to
the I4l ult The principal intelligence Is contained In
tie following paragraph from the Ai0caa Lam~ory'
DESPERATION or SIAyEHs--t Is reported that very
unpleasant aaT TOOK place not long since az 1acus
A. officer OF the Penelope one Of Her Majesty st'aih
On. on this station having gone ia boat neal the shore
90 ascertain what gong on a. fhat famous slave
matt and vcntGring 20 laid on the ncHch IN " canoe
while DBL. boat and lay outside me eui Wa ttD!
d -paniard with the air Of one intending To tAchnh-r
ssls,at.ous Of friendship who not su-pecicd until
be revealed himself % b. an assessor by desperate
thrust - the throat Of the officer, which fortunately,
took eject upon s face only. Tie oAccr was not too
ssvercy wounded 20 rctOr upon the a, a-sn. accord
trrlv DE fellow given 20 undcr-ianI by something
more thsu word- that he had encountered one whose
spirf was raised instead Of bc.ng sunScn bv his depc
rte tLrust 40 this exhibition of more than spanish
courage Do acd. but was overak,n end killed IN the
course of The aar scvcTsl of the empty baraCoons were
destroyed by the bOois crew which were subsequently
landed
The snaniafds or slayedeaers ON the coast are be-
coming desperately impudcnt Their bus ness d. csi
tsuiy cuTtHcd and Improbable GA this part o. w
coast They buy slaves a. usual. and ore, u 'ol,
tent furnished With merchandise ty some P'".-7
merchant vessels bui the difficulty i,tO sp mem ''
sgoceed IN h.s sometimes. but 20 mauy Oh i. ,,ar
picked up Is the English aud .sli W ~ Cel
t1.f the business is rendered imp O"'"'. ,r,;,,
quite .anga.nc that This traffic 20 mn iill o.. 800 m
o. thc tine feelings Of human nature nl ,e;,, ,,
mu.t on fii. cOast viii cease tAIousD N' ~. -
fsfsus al fnl 80 sruadr1ns and ihe inHueh-' va ''
,-rer o,, maj an that part ~ the coast '>0 l'"-
H.
rnI cna. ina which 10 h1s been cared 3D. Nt7 D'''
fn. lawful trrrlfcry OF tbIs hepuu.c-
TotrrrfF l.ufntN SAcRlFief.---Not itn5 '-D
~ are crrdifahly informed famous 'iv.'t 'ii.-'
Incd ~clly bcng engaged IN the war "ni'h pas .,,n
i -,.,I ,,,, bofgeen the GOulahs and Condos Tor
..rnhrr Of Vefrs fppied % priest OF inc iiHiD
i.n -Os.asou 10 know what he should 90 to pc moro
..tre .fl in bis expeditions against nc tonoots
I'll nr.f inquired OF him whether b. Was aJi. 70 maze
f. necessary sacriGcc. 20 which be TtpHtd maj ut
a. tII make any sacrifice that could be- named Upon
~ the ncfarious iinpOstOr told him that he must ."cI
zoe bis -on and taking his dead body upon his -h""
trr be feet swung around hi neck and has head hung
tcl.nd him IN this manner advance before NJ u"oP'
.. the contest and victory would be be
Do h. hardly necessary 10 inform the reader hat these
culinary directions compiled with Calling ms
s INTO house he caught him. deliberately tied MN,
. ft,r with hls own enial Land he cot ns throat
.,, oforrd thi. sacrifice be- and ms troop prepared
,drtnee tow I'd the jurisdiction Of their enemies
f was fhi- iuhuman father with hi, dead son on
b. back in the directed without any dl play oil
rf.rfa affection any emotion save that aroused IN
BIS breast by the confident expectation 81 VIC
tory
f, was succo siul IN three subsequent engagements
and undoubtedly ascribcs his victory 20 the costly sa-
r1ce made D. obtain H. Such exhibitions of barbarl
a. 4fe astonishing 10 many Il the natives wen A.
civilized persons and show that their dspo- iu0n-
have under gone quite change. This inhuman anHi
attributed 10 one that conver-es well about the Oid
Testamont OF ports Of IT, as most professors oi
Christianity
The United States ship jamestown Capt Mercer, ar
fiycd az MOnrOsa the llth Of March On the ltth
the bark Nehemiah Rich Carlton. arrived nom New
Or Guns with l4g emicrant- -hc had passage OF bl
dsys On the 18th the brig Amazon. Cha.on, arrived
from Baltimore with a. emisrants The A. had Ia 49,
days passage.