New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-14
LIBERIA.

The following letter from President Roberts OF l.
IBERIA to Mr.. Coppiuger, of the Colonization Society,
will be read with interest
G viRSNENT HoUsE, Monrovia, De-. II, 1855.
My DEAR SIR For the last two months have
been necessarily engaged in preparing to render fu
accounts of nv public stewardship. These employ
m.Its regret to say, have within the last three or
four weeks been interrupted by another outbreak 1.-THE
natives. had hoped that the time OF further warlke
troubles with these people had fully passed 0u not So
We are now involved in serious conflict with the ma
tivcs of Sinou County. IL has come upon US suddenly
and UNEXPECTEDLY. And it is yet uncertain what are
the real causes that have moved them to the outrage
Some months ago some little irritation was maui
tested by the Blue Barre people in consequence OF the
arrest and punishment Of three or four persons be-
longing to that Tribe for robbenes committed on the
settlers and is known that the Boooo people, at the
time endeay Ored TO ncite them To acts OF nsubori
nation But il was believed that good feeling aud
good understanding had been restored. Inc impress
son however now H. that this il-teelng has remain
ed and that the Boooos have finally succeeded
in uersuadug item to take arms against
u. though il j. alleged they have resort to arms in
sequence of the burning they say OF one OF their
towns Of three four worthless hus, by tue settlers
The ciro umttanccs these: On the leth ut ca
noe ard three CrUomen, belonging to the British bark
Ariel living in the HaTbor OF Greenylle, while proceed
ing TO the shore were seized and detained by some
fishermen residing at Blue Barre. The following day
tie Sbcrli Of the County, with small party was d.
r. ced application OF the supeIcargo OF the bark vr
process to recoger the persons and property seized,
10 proceed to Blue Barre and demand the canoe aud
men, and to inform the parties that II they had any
complaint against the seized thy would b. al
iu.ted at the settlement. After some hesitation one
of the canoemen was given up, with promise THAI
the otter two would be set at liberty the next day.
Tie Sheriff quietly returned to the river, with, as he
positively ass.rts, the whole o LIS party and ha' en-
tered his boat, when he Uncovered rome OF the
houses on fire. He thought the fire occidental re-
get, however, there seems to be q possibility that
tie fire may have been communicated by mis-
cLie,Cus settler boy, who, It appears, was on the
Blue Bare side at the time OF the occurrence. But
the strongest impression that these hus were hrod
by their own band- to create prete1t for commenc
ing hCsItIes. 1LIs matter will be thoroughly invests
gated The morning after this occurrence, without in
qury or demand for redress had hitherto been their
custom in cases of difficulty arising between them and
the settlers they barbarousy murdered two OF our cit-
zers WHO lad crossed to the Blue Barre side to pursue
their Iabors sawyers and, later in the day, apary
crossed to keadsye and murdered old man and his
daughter BY this time the alarm OF war had spread
through the settlements, and hasy preparations were
ade for ;he defense On the 2lst the settlements OF
Readsyle ana Blurtyillc were attacked by a large
force the inhabitants Of the latter place thinking them
selves too weak To defend the settlement successfully
abandoa ed it, fell back upon Readsvle thus aban.
dOIed this settlement OF course, was soon sacked ana
reduced 10 ashes. On the 23d unsuccesSiul attacks
were made on the settlement of Louisiana aud Upper
TanEeryille On the 9th and 25th the blue Barre,
Boooo and SInou tribes combined made furious at
tacks on the settlement Of Lexington, but were hap
ply rel use without lors side. regret TO say,
however the following day 26th the natives ret rned,
and succeeded in burning number Of houses IN the
settlem, Mt including the church and school-house'
Since which time last advces, no concentrated at
tax had been made. The settlers are now only an
moved by small parties endeavoring to cut of com
mtnicston with the settlements. We have lost, IN all,
eight killed and six wounded. Their loss not seer
taiped supposed TO be- considerable. A small detach-
ment Of men has been down TO assist in the de-
fensc of the settlements until the Legislature should
determine what further steps should be taken to resoe
,.oc. and order J. J. ROBERTS.