New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-06
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
LIBERIA.


from Liberia, which was oriely an
% "s sv telegraph in our evening edition OF yes
.~rd.v. The dates are to Dec IL.
~. .nack upon Fisbt0wD, Grsndo, a. sae heat
IN L. Insurgents, was joined BY Prince DoyeI' VI
O. %sTs Town. They had marshaied FORCES I.os,, a.
IIs.srs Nth the intention OF entirely destroying
ssttemen,s at Grand Bassa. The ATTACK up1n
wn was sudden, and was made on tue hoihIus
81 "wednesday, Nov. 4, at about oociocA, oLa IT, -
s y. a band Of 300 men. They quickly took pos
ssssio1 of the garrison, which was eniireiy unpHe-
pared for the attack. A.. o.sa,.
There were but Ave men in the garI son, the o.1sas
n.ing engaged in working upon houses eIecung iof
ssce1tv arrived inmigr Three OF the m9n
sscsned Two were shot, and boy, TWO women , and
fouy Young children were ruthlessly nassac,eu. nc
enemy then fred the garrison, umoef'ysfo auu ven
Snuscs the whole place was burned TO the groaaa
ard All portable property was carried OIL iae hhe
nersons killed were horribly cut and mangled.
On the lth of November general attack az lnaae
On Hassa Cove at midnight but was successfully re-
pulsed several Of the assaiants having been Klilel
A. the assailants fed to the wilderness, the air IS
sad to have resounded with Naoo,' a cry OF pain,
the cannon of the Iberans having been well charged
with slugs and grape shot. Scouting parties IRON
Bassa Cove subsequently attacked and broke up 'hs
enemy stowns. so..x
ate attack on the Cove, ia great numbers but were
repulsed with the loss OF from 30 10 % klled ana
wounded among them some OF theh chiei war
riOrs. r.. c
The assailants were very numerous. The Cove
had been fortified TO the best OF the means az haao
and among their armament were Two pieces OF can
non. These, however, for While produced iit'e
effect the natives rushing up almost to the NOUN OF
the cannon and hIlDg.
Al length Grando's principal warrior, Tarpan,
was killed When he fell and his war nora cease1,
there was a general panic, AID a few more rounds
out them TO flight. . ~ g..
There were about sixty men only in Bassa Cove
during the engagement, occupying inIee STATIONS
one at the beach one at Fort HUI and the other at
MI Benton's farm the enemy we're very numef,
ous-supposed nearly athousand-and In Killed ana
wounded lost from forty 10 hfsy. vi the oeslegeu
only three or four were wounded
The Liberia Herald of Dec. IL, says:
No further depredations have been committed by
Grando and his allies since our last issue. ladeed,
from all accounts, they have had enough hsh'ihg'
and are quite willing 70 make friends
GrahdO would have left The country soon aiter ne
was fepulsed by the Bassacovians, but the Bassa
chiefs, whom he had setuced from their allegiance
to this Government, and who had allied the mselves
70 him, protested strongly against 1t, aud told him
that as he had brought them into collision with the
Lberians he must and should remain until they nad
ascertaned how the case would be- lie Will De
narrowly watched by them, and the first attempt ne
makes 10 escape from the country will be the war
rant for his arrest and delivery to the Government
The Legislature 10 now in session, aud II is pre-
sumed il will give immediate attention to the con
dnion of affairs in the Bassa country, and adopt
stringent measures TO restore peace ana qulehess,
and to prevent the recurrence OF the iamentaole
affair caused by the detection and rebellion OF
GIsndo.
Accounts OF the outbreak first reached President
vessel dispatched from Grand Bsssa with tho INTEL
ligence. The Cabinet was Immediately summoned
The dispatches set forth that Grando and his ailes
had made fierce attack on the town OF Bassa Cove,
and had qeen repused with considerable loss but
that the besieged were In need of assistance In men
and ammunition. IL was res0lvedto sendtnese WIN
President Roberts, however, fearing that another
attack would be made before reenforcements could
reach Bsssa Cove, applied to Capt Pearson, OF
United States chip Dale, asking that he might be
taken az once to the OF war In the Dale, the
presence Of which vessel in the harbor of Grand
Bassa would probably act as check upon CraDdo
and his company. Capt. Pearson promptly compiled
On Monday, at noon, seventy FIVE men well armed
and equipped, were sent on board the Government
schooner Lark, having with them also an ample sup
ply Of the munitions Of war.
On the morning Of Monday, Nov. "a, President
Roberts issued proclamation previous to going on
board the Dale, in which ne detailed the attack OF
GTandO upon Fishtown, which was sacked ana
burned, and the attempt upon Bassa Cove, winch was
Iepulsed, announced that GIando and the cnieis oil
Tabaconnee, New Cess and Trade.town we're still in
arms that said chief were receiving supplies anu
munitions OF war from vessels trading upon that
coast, and concluded by interdicting trade on the
coast between Grand Bassa point on The Northwest
and Trade town point on the southeast
Commander Pearson and President Roberts, and
the Government schooner Lark, arrived at Grand
Bassa in time to prevent a second attack upon the
town OF Bassa Cove.
The Legislature of Liberia commenced its session
the LIST OF December but was not fully organized
until the 3d. On that day the tickets cast at the fTe-
sidentia election were canyassed and the result was
proclaimed that Joseph j. Roberts was elected Pre-
sident and Anthony ID. Williams wee. PRESIDENT, ior
the ensuing two years. AT noon Of the same day
they were both sworn into Office, and lin Mediate
~ there the message OF the President athe Leg
islatuie was read
The brig Zeno, Capt, Sturtevaut, hal returned,
previous TO Dec. IL, to MOnIovia from Grand Bassa
where she had landed the emigrans and stores sent
out by the New.York Colonization Society. The
smigrants 1t Is stated, are pleased with the appear
ance OF the country.
The Liberia Herald, of Nov 5, says that the colo
niss by the Liberia packet are passing through the
accllmatlon finely. Most OF them nave had tde
fever but all vaescent, and II unexpected
that there would not be a death among the com
pany.
The immigrants by the Aida, from New-orleans,
were not doing we'll the small pox having broken
out during the passage and liy eight in all had been
attacked by the disease.
Late advicss from Grand Bassa and Since are to
the effect that the newly arrived Immigrants in
those Counties had nearly all passed through
the acclimating process, and were well
tented with their conditlon. The majority of them
Bassa the rice fields had yielded boun,ifully. but in
Since during the past year the want of breadstufs
had been severely felt.
Affairs were gong on smoothly a, Cape Palmas
under the administration Of Or. ). McGil acting
Governor An application for admission 10 the Ill
bersn Republic was expected from the people OF the
Colony.
A letter from the British Consul a, Liberia states
that me sample OF LloerSn cotton had been tested
AZ Manchester Its value had been greatly impaired
IN the process OF ginning, but the cotton Itself pos
sessed qualities which under better treatment would
render Il very useful 10 British manufacturers En-
enlargement Is he'd out 10 Liberia land owners 10
turn their attention TO the cultivation OF that staple
and TO ardsamples cleaned by hand for further
examination
The L. s ship Germantown, Com. Lavale.te, az
rived at Monrovia from 81. Helena on the 2sth OF
October, and sailed on the e9th for Porto Praya
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