New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-27
LIBERIA.
Voyage in the Ralph Cross-The Fisht0wn
iOnrovia-The Bassa COun-
acknowledgements Products.
Core pon1en6e n The y. T. Tfibnne.
Orr BAssA Cow, Likcria, Africa,

CoEFefp lnocne ~ Inc ~ l. iHpune
OFF BAssA Cove, Liberia, Africa,
Thursday, July l, 1s52. ;
According to promise, now avail myself of
the opportunity which is offered me of forwarding
this letter to you, in order to give you some facts
end the impression made me by this Republic"
We that is the Ralph Gross, sailed from Hampton
Roads en- the afternoon of May G, 1852, and held
nearly due east course until reached the lati-
tude of leo AZ |; we then ran down and made the
mouth Of the Galinas River the morning of Wednes
day, June g. ls52 We had considerable fine weather
and some cslms, but upon the whole enjoyed de-
ehtful passage We had lots of seasickncss measles
and mumps, during passage, but only one death,
which was that Of child, who died on the morn.
ing of Thursday May 90, and buried in Lon 81 40
Wet, Lat. Sc 40 North This child died of no sick.
contracted shpboard, but of some hereditary
malady. We made Cape Montserado on the evening
of June To- making passage from cape to cape in
thirtysevcn days and ten hours
think it unnecessary to describe the pecunarities
OF Africa, as they are sufficiently known already Then
suffice to say that Is usual in such cases the Kroo
men boarded US IN swarns early on Sunday morning
Offering their services for acceptance. We employed
six OF them for rowing US on shore, and then pro.
ceeded up to look after the consignee Of the vessel
We first learned that President Roberts had gone in the
Government vessel Lark for Madeira, en- route for
England, purposey, subsequently learnt to give
the true version Of the late difficulties with her Britain.
mic Msjesty's Consul residing at Monrovia
You will therefore be anxious to know the true nature
OF those difficulties OF which speak, and will now pro-
coed TO give them TO you. IL appears from what Vice.
President Williams says) that the late war had between
tie Fshuen (of or near Fishtown) and Lberians was
insgated by British trader named Lawrence who
advised the natives that T they, the natives would dis
tba If IN
Town be Lawrence would be able to sell them goods
much cheaper hnn he had heretofore done be said In
effect that the duties levied his goods by the Libersn
Government the of his goods being 60 dear
and he further said that the Libers Government had
not the means Of protecting ITSELF and therefore would
be easy victim; that Great Britain and the United
States intended to withdraw their friendship from the
said Lberians which would make the victory the mere
sure and under these representations that thew
went TO war The natives, as we know were defeated
with great loss so il became necessary for their alder
and sbetor Lawrence to get out Of the Republic A
soon possible his projects were known IN the H.
beran authortes who would have visited him with siur.I
punishment became therefore his first business m
secure the favorable Interpolation Of Consul Hanson
who IL sad 70 have connved at bis escape ia fact IL h
known that through bis directions Lawrence secred bis
passage British man-ofwar for Enslsnd The Iihe
sns justly ncensed against the high conduct of
Consu Hanson made known their feeiuss trou On ~.
press and also evinced the desire that bis exe1usr
should be Withdrawn Then il appears that Hsnson
himself became snxious for his safety, which wss
encrey unnecessary ne therefore represented the
Admiral Of the British Squadron" that be had ever
reason to believe that his life W. in danger, under
which representation the Admiral was indnced 70
take him home and Is thought that he viii endesyor
10 misrepresen the affair The strongest fact however,
connected with THE Affair." Is the fact that this Iawrsnc
has wife living in Edna of the very places he in.
tended TO destroy, and she Is yet living there \, IL
strange to see the esect that Liberia has produced on The
emigrns men who, ten years ago, occupied the most
ena Positions and scarcely appeared to had senss
enough for that doing well and possess an
share Of good common sense Every man, woman and
child with whom have declares that there Ia No -;
ducen,srf which would make them return 10 he Ur,sd
states find thathe dissatisfaction evnced Z enfrrlv
with persons when they first come and that i owins -
their sickness, which weakens and generally Iesyss
them in detected condition and that even L only COR
ZION TO persons Of no mesns, and who han beccn a.
customed TO having some one else to provide uen,aIlv
for them but let them stay here eighteen months al
am informed BY those who have experienced sucb 49,;
tude) and no manner CT persuasion can induce them n
return. have seen as yet very little of Monryi. a.
we only stopped there one day. On NV return ho.-.-
s viii via u the adjacent settlements. both Of Ii
zion into the country here, and must sav tbss Sa-
natural advantages he Bassa Cove Bar excepted the