The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-25

NEWS FROM LIBERIA.-We have files OF the IL
6er'a Head and Luminary to November "a, in
elusive.
TheLuminary aad Herald contain strong appeals to
the colored people of the United States emigrate
Liberia and enjoy the full rights Of sep arate
and independent nation Of their own
Ninety eight emisrsnts had arrived from Savannah,
destined for Greenviie, Since. They delighted
with the new republic. The emgrsnts who Mt out in
the bark Nehemiah Rich had settled in Liberian Vir-
ginis had passed eafey through the acc nation and
were deing we'll They we're anxious to become agri-
oulturists.
A protracted war between two African tribes, ths
kondahs and the Mendaus which mad nearly sto bed
tie interior trade of Liberia, has been brought to
close by the aid Of the Lbersns The Of the
war which was entirely confined to the ssormng and
taking OF fortified town called Boolah Jah is given
at length In the Herald and reads more like the az
counts OF ancient segss than the warfare Of savage
populous at the Junction OF the roads leading to The
interior trade. 1t fortified by wall twenty feet
high just completed, and pierced by gates
The scafodins had not yet been removed from these
walls, when the Mendians came from long distanoe
and made sudden and unprovoked assault upon the
scaling the walls with the aid Of tho scsoldius rbs
butchered about fifty Of the besegsd, including Ma
bomedan priests. The king Of the oty, who was ab-
sent with his court at another town, hearing OF
this attack, Immediately aroused the whole Ksndah
and Ghndngo populations, and suddenly preoip tated
himi elf upon the aseaiants with q powerful army
The Mendians thus cooped up In the town
surprised in the midst OF their riotinR fesstns and
games OF skill Nevertheless, they stood tho siege
pfavely and would not yield even when dying In the
streets from famine The ndg nsnt Kondahs persisted
In the sege and the town soon converted into Q
vast charnel house from the carossses OF the deaf
strewn everywhere, ing from famine and dreadful
pestile noe which broke out among them Before they
we're thus reduced, the Mendians made two three
desperate attempts to gain suocor from home. The
Kondahs. The besesod Msndisn. then ssrnsiy at
tempted to force passage through the Kondsh lines
but were beaten back. At length the Lberians nd.
Ing that this stopped all their erior trade and
that would only revive BY decisive action sent
aid to the Kondahs attended with messengers instruct
ed in the use Of Congrsye rockets These latter were
thrown into the town but the Mendisns had unrsofed
all the houses and but everything combusble out Of
the way Soon sfter this the pestilsnce broke out
the they opened the gates and yielded to their
fate.
The Goth Of July which was the aunivsr..rv ~ the
Liberan declaration Of independence was celebrated
throughout the republic BY general fesvty the firing
Of cannon, making Of speeches So after the man
Of our American celebrations.
AT Cape Pslmas there was a distressing scarcity OF
provisions In the early part Of August and the inha-
bitssts lived on palm cabbsses but aid was sent from
Monrovia to their relief
Prince George Cain, sovereign Of Grand Csps Mount
was murdered early In August by Mamorah . young
man, one OF his relGtons, who assumed his dignity
Inc country was much aeitatsd in consequences, but
Msmorah assured the Liberians that he was friendly
to them
The Lumina,y notices, with eradication, that Dr. J.
States commercial agent in Liberia ''~
- Prince Boyer, king Of Trade Town, Processes a viii
npeness 70 enter into an arrangement with the Libs.
IL seems though, that this sovereign Ia thrs.,.nsd
BY war for his throne his brother Flor having tshs
up arms against him, and being aided By viii BuokIsr
,, mous wsaor OF tho nation. Boyer Is brave and
The Msrehsl Of Monrovia captured on the 9th SAINT
two large slave canoes, heavily laden with marchar
90 .nsH T Little Cape Mount for the
near the shore for 1t. we're taken Ths savsrs hov
ever, escaped from their oonapemsnt
Canoes are frequently journeying from New Cessters