New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-02

Recent accounts received from Liberia would
seem to show that the charge brought against the
Liberian authorities by the officers of the French
kidnapping vessel, the Regina Cpli, of being any
wise concerned in or of having given any counte-
nance to her kidnapping operations, are entirely
without foundation.
The Liberian Government have all along been
opposed to the shipment of emigrants under any
pretense OF by any nation from the coast under
their jurisdiction, and have done what they could
to prevent it. Their attention was first attracted
to the subject by the attempt of the English, some
years since, to obtain African emigrants. The
effect was found to be to excite predatory wars
among the natives, who took the opportunity TO
supply slaves, on the receipt of a certain amount of
hard money in the character of voluntary emi
fered by proclamation, requiring every vessel
taking emigrants on board, within their jurisdlc-
tion to come to some port Of entry and there OBJ
tain passports for their passengers, which were
only to be granted on its appearing that they were
really free emigrants and not slaves forced away
against their will.
Upon the grant Of the contract BY the French
Government to NJ. Regis in 1856, the Liberian
Government renewed its proclamation but on
visit BY President Benson to Robertsport, at Cape
Mount, he found one Chevaer there, who had ar
rived two DAYS before, and was making arrange.
ments to get emigrants both at Cape Mount and
Gclmas, and who had refused TO be boarded by
boat sent off BY the Liberians. President Benson
at once dispatched boat with Il message calling
Cheyalier's attention TO the law and the necessity
Of complying with it. This boat on its return
oyerhaued native canoe steering for Cheyalier's
vessel with man on board bound with
cords, who on being released, stated that
he had been seized that very morning,
bound, and taken of as an emgrant against
his will. Cheyaer promised to attend to
the Presidents notification and as if for that pur-
pose sailed for MOnroyis but evaded compliance
and, before the Presidents return, passed down
the coast, instigating native wars wherever he
touched. The French Consul at Monrovia, on the
Presidents return, applied for copies of the proc
lamation, stating that the copies he had forwarded
at the time Of its issue had not reached France.
This and the circumstance that d French COmmO-
dore was soon expected, with whom it might be
arranged to prevent such conduct for the future,
prevented at this time any direct complaint to the
French Government. Instead, however of the
French Commodore, in August, lc51, Chevaler
again made his appearance with steamers and other
vessels and recommended his business, exciting
the natives to wars and paying no attention 10 the
laws of Liberia.
President Benson immediately addressed
mon.trance to the French Government, stating the
facts and asking prompt action 10 put stop to
this violation by French subjects not only of the
laws of Liberia but of the treaty between Liberia
and France. In September following President
Benson himself proceeded to Europe to press this
subject. He visited Paris, but was not granted an
interview with the Emperor, as had been the case
on former occasions, being given to understand
that his action IN this matter and the laws of Ii
bera. on the subject of enigrants, were not agree
able 70 the French Government. On President
Rensons return to Liberia he brought the subject
to the notice of the Legislature, which passed
very stringent law for putting total stop TO the
whole business Of procuring emigrants on the Ii
beran coast.
II was subsequent to the passage of this law that
the Regina Coli which had already made one
VOYAGE in this business, arrived the second time.
In the recent aivices from Liberia it is totally
denied that the captain ever applied TO the Liber
ian Government for any passports, that any were
granted, or that any passport money was paid. II
nppears. also, that after trial of the negroes
accused Of mut1y and murder by the master of
the Regina Coli, they have been acquitted on the
ground that being illegally held they were justified
in delivering themselves as they best could;
and. moreover, the Grand Jury have turaed
the tables on the captain by indicting him for
murder. though as be is not at present in the
Jurisdiction. and will probably keep out Of it, he
is not very likely to be tried 1t is said that some
very startling developments were made before the
Grand jury as to the way In which some of the
so-calied free emigrants were obtained. Ex-Pesi-