Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-04-23
LIB ERIA.
FROM rnr PHILADELPHIA sorrH Anr.,c.v

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA NORTH AMERICAN
We give below portions Of letter from Mr. GERARD
RAIsTos of London, to his friend Mr. Elliott Cresson Of
this city, enclosing an interesting communication from
President ROBERTS the former The whole Of this cor
respondence win be read with pleasure by the friends %
African Colonization and the facts and views presented
by the writer's win be found highly instructive by all
classes of readers
LONDON; MARCH l6, 1853 /
send you the other side very interesting lette,
from President Roberts, by which you will see that Bel
GUM has acknowledged the independence Of Lbera
This makes three royal Governments belgium Great Brj
tain and Prussia) and two imperial ones, brazil AM
France altogether FIVE, which acknowledge Liberia
wne our Republic refuses to recognise this sister Tor I'd
ther daughter because the Lberans our own cous
mymen) Republic, Liberia. This is very unfortunate
ihis must ALLEVIATE Liberia from the mother country paI
ucuary when England is doing the impossible to court AMI
nd ana Is extending her commercial reaon
ana business transactions in every possible manner
The President and the lady Presdentess being treated
mere with the utmost possible respect and consideration
were sent home in one Of her Majestys steam gate
ana landed safely at Monrovia having enioyed the he
possible accommodations, and the most kind and conf
GUS treatment a free of expense from the captain ia
olcers OF this ship of There are regular steams
that go once month from Plymouth to Monrovia, I'D
there are other steamers the way to the Cape Of od
Hope that call at Monrovia once month to leave a,r
chandise ana passengers that you may say there ire
two half monthly or ortnghy steamers going rerury
between this country and Liberia.
These frequent and rapid (only TWENTY-FIVE or twery
three days. conyeyances wonderful increase Of en-
merce and business relations and if continued n lew
years longer without any competition from the Urtei
oaes' there VIII DC complete monopoly of the trade on
OF lnnuence over the people of Liberia What our to
eminent should do Immediately is to recognise the III
pendence OF Liberia in the most gracious manner
sIolSs TO esfssHsh line Of monthly steamers betJ
norfolk ana Monrovia and for Virginia to make hey
nuaf subscription toward rransporeiur EN- $3.50
IBERIA 50 available as that it would be efficient for the
pose u was intended for. These three measures vi
gtOra fba Last l.
the coast OF Africa, and would be of incacuable NV
IN promoting the colonization plan, and increasindr
trade with Africa Pray tell me what is the prospect
the Administration of Gen. Pierce being favoraso
colonization?
GOVERNMENT House,
- MoNRovIA, JANUARY "a, 18t
MY DEAR SIR: have the honor to acknowledge
receipt OF your interesting favor Of the first Of Decor
last and am greatly obliged to YOU for the inforrnn
II contains respecting the visit Of Capt Lynch, Ud
States navy to this coast for the purpose of recops
sance' &C.. preparatory to more minute inspectond
survey Of the country at some not very distant ner
agree with you that this movement on the part die
united states Government seems to indicate somepg
good for Liberia. Depend upon it, sir the time babw
come When the united States, as Government mudo
something for Liberia, if it be expected that their Gins
will avail themselves of the immense trade whichta-
pdiy springing up in this part of Africa. There che
no question that the British fully understand and are
ciate the Importance Of this great outlet for British ma
features; and be assured her Maesty's Governmental
spare no pains to increase British interests in this r
ter Indeed, they are now laying the foundation
trade between Liberia and England that win, in aw
years, astonish the most sanguine
Already the line of African steamers is berimr
to tell well; the first two steamers have brought CHI
derabe freight for this place and Grand Bassa all LARD
here OF course and understand pretty large orders
be forwarded by the present mail for British merchane;
and is It not very clear that when commercial nterce
and business relations shall have been once estabitd
between Liberian and English merchants it will be-
ceedngly difficult to divert them into other cham
On my arrival found that public matters here habit
undergone any material change some pecuniary enr-
easements existed and the chiefs of the neghborhoof
Little and Grand Cape Mount had involved themsevtn
war, and had given the Government here some tro.
hope, however, shortly that all these will be overce.
With respect to Capt Lynch, would remark that hn
making arrangements to afford him every facility inr
ryng out the objects his mission look for ha alst
daily. He came from TenerHe to the Gambia in th,st
steamer . Forerunner, where he met the United SEES
ship " John Adams bound to this place, via Sra
Leone, ana joined her to make the remainder one
passage.
see that General Pierce has been elected by an ~
whelming majority. VIII he carry out the views ohe
present Administration in regard to Liberiaf Ema-
ton is increasing rapidly, and the General Governbt
must in some way come to the aid of the society TIE
expeditions, with about 400 immigrants have ARD
here during the present MONTH and daily expec
two others; one from New Orleans and the other fl
Savannah The resources Of the society are too limi
to meet the applications now being made for passages
Liberia and notice that the amount they hoped TO
from McDonoughs estate is lost to them. But the eau
of colonization is gaining favor in all parts of the Unto
and doubt not will, in some way, be sustained. ye
terday received official communication from his Exec
lency Sylvan Van de Wyer, announcing the recognto
OF the independence of Liberia by the Belgian Govern
men Mrs. Roberts begs you viii accept her thanks TO-
the Illustrated London News you were good enough
send her, and sends you many kind regards
Yours, truly, J. ]. ROBERTS 4