New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-11
AFFAIRS IN LIBERIA.
Prora IA> Wa.hinafon Eri.,r.

The following extracts from letter recently re-
ceiVtd by gentleman Of this city from his son. an
officer ou board the United States ship st. Louis
| der cate Of March IL, contain information which,
apart from the valuable commercial statistics which
| accompany them, will be read with interest;
MoSROyIA March lS 1857.
" We arrived here from Cape Palmas OIL the 18th
inst where had been ordered to lend presence
ard necessary our assistance in the settlement of the
war between the Cape Pamas people and tn natives.
| On our arrival we found Governor lex-Presdentl
Roberts with force Of Us men under mis- command
| WHO lad been ordered to Cape Panas by the Prss-
dent Of Liberia imme dlatey Intelligence reaching
| I'm Of the war In the mean time the Cape Palmas
people had driven the natives from their town and de-
stroyed IT, and were in turn, threatened with the de-
struCtlon Of their town and IT. inhabitants. The
tlyes, on learning of the succOr which had prov
dentialy arrived, and seeing the impOssibiy Of
| coping with so wel-amed and organized a force
thought that discretion the better part of valOT
and sent flag 81 truce with the proposition To- have
loicrer, which was agreed 10 on the part of the
coloriAs. Tie following day King Yellow VIII, ac-
compaIied by the chief men Of bis tribe came into
town. md they were met by company Of the Libe-
risn troops, who escorted them 10 the Episcopal Ms
sioIary Asyunl, wleIe the D0iarcr was 10 be held
The Do0rcr lasted several days and was finally set
tied by treaty to the satisfaction of all parties
" Cape Palmas or the State Of Maryland 10 LIbe-
iia is settler Of coored people principally from
tie State Of Mary land, who have, slace the establish
nelt of the colony been supported by the Maryland
Colonization Society. They were entirely independent
Of Liberia until the recent difficulty when, seeing
their inability 10 protect themselves from the attacks
Of uuitndly tribes around them, asked to be received
into The Republic Of Liberia ~ a county cOm.nis-
sion accordingly appointed for the purpose Of re-
coviug her
Before the onbarkaton Of troops on board II. b.
NJ s steamer IleC8 which had been sent from Sierra
Leone for the purpose Of Transporting them to M)nro-
via GOV. Dray1n resigned into the hands of the COM
i>son the authority vested in him. The troops were
formed into a square having the flagstaff in the cen
TEL and the ensign of the IL pubc Of Liberia was
uimled the troops presented arms gave three huZZa
ard the State Of Maryland III Liberia ceased TO be
an uGependent State. After the ceremony, the troops
WHO were dressed in the ZOuavc uniform by the Cow
ERIN ert If France went through the battalion drill
quite well considering the short time they had been IN
teIyice. Each volunteer receives for his services,
independent Of his pay and ratons town lot ana lOO
acres of farm land.
" MOnfovia has wonderfully improved within the
last year, and presents a scene OF activity which
would stonish those who have not visited here during
that time. For fear of being accused Of r0naRcRg,
viii mention two important improvements advertised
in Tie L'bey5aH Hcr0id-One a steam sugar-mil the
other eating house lsign of the knife and fork
whore fresh oysters hot pics ginger beer &c, be
had at all reasonable hOuIs, at quite moderate
prices. Her commerce, too, Is increasing quite rap
idy; ard what surprises me Is that our Government
has 10 treaty of commerce with Liberia. 1t has been
proposed, as the on dit goes, by England to give
f:0,00O 100000 to Liberia for the right of free
trade for the term of ten years. If this be true though
hardly believe it be, it will have the effect of
thrown the entire trade in the hands Of the English,
rs our merchants will not be able TO compete with
item while they have no duties to pay.
inclOse Il statistical statement OF the imports and
exports Of this pOt for the year $780, and Is the least
important of ell the ports of entry. The modification
in The tarf will tend greatly 10 increase her revenue.
On the article of spirits alone the duty has been re-
duced from per gallon TO - per cent al valorem
TAnvLAR SrA!TMENT exhibiting The Character and pGiae Of
Imports and EzI into and from MoHroria in me year 1856