The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-02

portion of the negroes, W no were being
treated to fresh air ON deck, fell upon the
ships company who remained Son board,
and having possessed themselves of arms,
killed the whole, except the surgeon and
two sailors, whom they saved to navigate
the vessel. This Occurred on the 9Th of
April On the 18th of April, part of the
negroes, vsriously stated at from one humid
red to two hundred aud fifty, threw them
selves into the sea, in the hopes of reaching
the shore, but as they successfully landed
they were all killed by the captain and his
confederates.
These events became known at Monroyia,
through the application, it wonld seem, Of
the French captain for. twenty-five men to
help him recover his Vessel; and the steam
err Ethiope, belonging 10 the West African
Navigation Company, hay ..g arrived there
on the l4th, the captain was requested by
President Roberts, who himself accom-
panied the expedition to re-capture the Re
gina Coeli-a request seconded by the French
Consul at Monrovia Capt. Croft, of the
Ethiope sailed forthwith, and the next
morning discovered the Regina Coii quite
unmanageable near the shore. As soon as
/, the people on board saw the British flag
! they hung out "A white shirt and when she
came within hailing distance expressed by
1 various signs their happiness at seeing a
! British vessel, and their readiness to submit
TO her. President Roberts went on board
and completed their satisfaction by assnr-
ances that they should be taken to Monro-
via. According to the account which the
4 negroes gave of themselves, the greater
part had been brought from the interior,
according TO the usual course, of the slave
! trade, and had been purchased for the ship
/ in the usual way. Others had gone on
board as la5orers but had found themselves
I suddenly seized, put in irons, and shut up
in the hold.
Upon arriving at Monrovia the necroe:
were set at liberty, while the ship itself wa;
libeled by the Captain of the Ethiope fol
salvage. The Courier dss Flats Uhis l.
very little satisfied, we observe, with thu
style in which this story is told by the Eng
lish papers. That paper is quite indignan
that "the unfortunate ship and her crew
should be. spoken of rs engaged in TIT
slave-trade, insisting that they are not les
worthy of interest and compassion than othe
marines to whom like mishaps have befall
EN- while engaged in the Chinese cody bust
ness point as TO which we perfectly agre
with il.
: The affair, however, at the latest accounts
was not yet ended. The French captain, i
seems, of the Regina Celi, when he sa,
Ethiope approach, put off in his boat an
demanded that the vessel should be at ono
delivered up to him, claiming that he ha
: never been out OF possession, inasmuc
f 7 as he had still remained in the neighbol
hood engaged in attempts to get OH boarC
The captors, however, claimed salvage, an
on his refusal to pay any, had taken tn
ship into Monrovia, and had liDelled her, a
, already stated. Thereupon, the capital
had applied to the commander of the Frenc
naval force in til, West Coast of Afrc;
: who had sent two threatening dispatches I
: President Roberts, demanding that I'll
/, French captain should be again placed
possession of his vessel, Illegally seized b
u the Ethiope, and further that the murderc
h concerned in the revolt should be seized al
d delivered Ut description under wbit
he doubtless intends TO include all the N
groes on board. 1t remains to be seen no
: this matter will end, and whether or n
in hostilities waged by the French again
e the Repu Bile of Liberia.