The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-03-26
GovEEENENr HoUsE.

| mohhOVIAj January 20, l6o2.
DEAR SIR:--I have just returned from 81
exceedingly fatiguing campaign Of some twenty
five days in the Grand Bassa, TobaecOnee, New
Cess, and TradetOWR countries, where we have
been ito chaStise the perpetrators Of the erue
massacre Of number of our citizens u Nov.
ember laSt, at the new settlement near Pish.
town; and who, on the fifteenth of the same
month, msdsa desperate attack on the town.
ship OF BasSa Cove (noW Buchansn,) the par
ttculars Of which | have already communicated
! to You.
find the barque Morgan Dix" here, on the
eve Of sailing for the United States; and, as
am sure you will bs anxious to hear frsm Us,
and learn something OF our operations, hasten
TO drop you line or two, TO say that the cam.
psign has been eminently successful, though we
have had to contend against the combined
forces Of the districts above mentioned; number.
ing at the lowest estimate not less than five
thousand effective men. Our force consisted Of
five hundred and fifty Americans, and about
the same number Of native troops. During our
march, We we're frequently attacked by small
parties OF the insurgents, which, however, were
readily driven back ana dispersed. Upon the
5th instant we marched upon GrsndOs barri-
caded town, where he had made every Wsrlike
preparation to receive us; and which be and his
delnded followers believed impregnabls. With
IN about two miles Of the tsWn, at q most diff
cult SwamP We had to cross be had constructed
substantial bresstwOrk which was defended BY
large iOrcs Of about three times our number
There Grando expected certainly to defeat us,
but our men behaved we'll, and an action Of one
hour and thirty-five minutes drove them out.
They retreated to another strong position on
the line Of our march, and as the head Of our
column cleared the heavy forest intervening,
they opened upon us heavy fire. They we're,
however, soon driven back and, panic stricken,
fled to the town, two miles distant, which they
fired Immediately, aud dispersed, with instruc.
tiOns, as | afterwards learned, to Join Boyer, Of
TradetoWn, who was strongly posted on the
southeast bank Of the New Cess river to dispute
our passage. Before we reached the river, how.
ever, the New Cess chiefs, who had maintained
their allegiance 20 the government, had compel.
ed Boyer 10 retire into bis district, which be
did very reluctantly, committing many depre.
datons as he retired, upon the inhabitants Of the
New Cess country.
In the tive attacks shove mentioned, we had
siX'een woaaded. five badly, none mortaly. -
From Grando'S place, we proceeded through the
ToboceOnee and New Gess countries without
material interruption-now and then few shots
to remind us Of what lay before uS. had fire..
quent interviews with the principal chiefs Il the
New Cess country, ell Of whom are greatly in
censed against GrsndO and Boyer; and hey ten.
dered every assistsncs iH their power to punish
them for their base conduct.
Being Joined, on the morning Of the 18th
inst, BY the 2 regiment, which had been op.
Grating separately in theupper part Of the Basss
country, we commenced our march from Joe
Vests town, in the New Cess country, upon
BOyer's principal town. Between two and
three o'clock in the afternoon Of the same day
we we're attacked 10 front, when within about
half q mile Of the town, BY 3 small party, which
soon fed into ths town; and no sooner had our
advanced guard cleared the woods and sighted
the barricajs than they opened upon us tre-
mendous fire Of musketry and big guns. Tbsl
fire was promptly returned, and for an hour and |
thrss quarters, the conflict was desperate. Vel
had TO contend against fearful odds, but the
hand Of Divine PrOVidenes was on our Siae, and
We glOriously trinmphed. The loss Of the en-
emy was considerable, Boyer had two brothers
killed and himself wounded. We had four
killed, and twenty-seven wounded, two since
dead; the Others will doubtless recover. ta |
exceedingly regretted the necessity Of this
campaign bat It could not b avoided. The