The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-06
IMP PORTANT FROM LIBERIA.

Traders-Meeting OF the Legislature.
Advices from Libers the African republic the 18th
December bave been received at Boston They are Of
considerable interest.
1t will be reccllected that mentioned several days
ago the difficulties between the republic and Of the
native chiefs headed by Grapdo Of the Eshmen tribe II
now appears that these troubles OF
but that the republic had besn successful In its effort
to osuppre.s them.
In the attack Of Grando upon Pishtown tn. in,ur
gents were joined by Prince Boyer, of Trade Town
They had marehaed forces from all quarters with the
intention Of entirely destroying tho settlements at Grand
Bassa. Other native chiefs and foreign traders
implicated in the affair
The attack upon Fishtown made November 5sh
The village sacked and burned and nine ottke in
bRbtants murdered Grando commanded in person
having about thres hundred troops The garrison was
taken ny surpIisc. Among the number murdered vera
two women and four childrenthe bodies musilated
In a horrible manner
1t appeared that almost the entire Basss country
and Trace Town had joined irandos rebellion and that
Mr. Aavr' nee, an Englisn trader stimulating and
On the nth December general attack wa, r, aje on
BassG Cove at midnight but was successfully repulsed
several OF the assalarts having been killed As the a..
saiant fled to the wilderness the said to have re-
rounded with ndbo cry Of pain the of the Lii
beriaps having been wel CHARGED with sug grape
shot. Scouting parties from Bossa Cove subsequently
attacked ard broke up the enemies towns ne 10TH
they nade another and desperate attack on the
forn 20 to so killed and wounded amongst them soma Of
hr cbet warriors After this reoulse Grando wanted
to leave The country, but his allies would not LET him
He will probably soon be artured.
Annexed is a brief history of the affair -
Intelligence Of the outbreak frs reached Pr .iaent
Rohetts On The afternoon Of Sunday November 23d by
vessel despatched from Grand Bassa with the intslli
genee. The cabinet was imn ediate!y summoned The
6ofpatches ret forth that Grando ard hs allies had
ade fierce attack on The town Of Basa Cove and had
been repused with considerable loss, but that the
tieeed were in reed Of assistance in and ammu-
milton II was resolved to send these without loss Of
tmo Pfetdent Roberts however. fearing that another
atac would be ade before reinforcemeta could reach
Bas'a Ccve applied to Captain Pearsou Of he United
States rhp Dale king that he might be- taken Mt once
TO the scene Of war in the Dale the presence OF which
vessel in the hafbor Of Grand Bassa would probably
check upon Grando and his coppanv Caotais
Pearson promptly complied with the request
On TIC morning OF Monday. Noven Der a. President
Roberts issued proclamation previous going on board
he Dale in which ne detailed the attack 2rsndo upon
Iishtown which wa sacked ana buried and the attempt
upon Bas'a Cove which was rtpused; announced that
Grando and the chiefs 0! Tabscconea, New Cess and
Trade-town were ETH in arms. hat said chief was re-
ctVng supplies and munitions Of warfrom vessels traa
g upon that coat ana concluded By n.erdctiug trade
west ard Traee-town On the southeast,
On = Eonday at noon, seventy five men. veil armed and
equpEsc were seat on board the schooner
nitiens If war
Cennapcer Pesrson and President Roberts and the
gore!nmfn ut fchooner Lark arrived Grand Gassa ia
Lme to prevent asecond attack upon the ~ Elssa
Cove. Grordo aNd his bard I'D. The Prss,dent went
pie fct ssfetys ke
Tie detail. Of the inrurreceion including the attack
on Tithtown as FELL "A on Daess Cove ae given with
.bs onic.l
III sta,'has n.,.o - - . ,,.ns " tlio
- r. - ~ eHe rfssioent' Mr henson
rssIuta az Datta Cove Inc attack upon the former
pAice Vaa sndsen, and mace on the morning OF Wed
ncgoay November at about eight O'Clock tiranda hs-
inc az The head OF three hundred men yLey auioklv
took porsesion "a he garrison which yas eptrs mn
pr pared for tie attack There were but Ave men in
The gsisi:an the others being eresged in wortipg pon
bores erecting for recently arrived pEgra1ts Trse
OF the men escaped; two wsre sho.; aud a boy two
women AID four youag Children, were Tusbessy mas
sso1eA Tbe enemy then fired the garrison. q lumber
yaTa ten houses the whclc place burned TO tn,
ground and all portable property carried on The
mne persoas shie1 we're horribly cut ana msngled !
Captain Preston, in charge at Bassa Cove had heard
during the morning that the fLbmrn moving their
property and that there were other susnciou. oircu
stances about their rooyemeuts ra 80, ~ ar,o11,
them End rsceivnr n aa.srsnto,, - -. 4. aiis
-. - ~ !. VtoiJ Il'Nors 10 M, in4ul-
les ueoauss aware o' impending DANCER and hurried
ga - aa eouoi gu,s9 % tAe garrison The enemy,