Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-05-16
rlr.t Lone star Of Liberla in Sow YorI


The Republic of Liberia has flag like that
OF the United States, with stripes but has only
one white star on blue ground. That flag
now floats at the masthead of a fine brig in
New York, the Eusebia N. Roye, the first Ii
berian vessel that has crossed the Atlantic ocean
uud.r the national colors of Liberia. The brig
left Monrovia on the 10Th of March, laden with
95 tons of Camwood, 405 pounds of Ivory,
$4,000 gallons Of Palm Oil-22, ls7 gallons Of
which belong to the owner and master of the
brig, E. j. Roye, Esq besides sugar, coffee,
q small amount of copper and some gold dust.
e The Roye was built at Farnham, Conn, and
has made the passage twice before under the
American flag, to avoid the dues levied on all
foreign vessels from countries with which we
have no special treaties. Although the Liber
ians have never exacted any dues from Ameri-
ON vessels entering their ports, Mr. Roye was
compelled to pay to the United States four
tenths of one per cent upon the cargo, and the
tonnage duty of one dollar per ton. MIR, Roye
has applied to have the u s. Government re-
fund the tonnage dues, but as the Republic OF
Liberia is not a lohite power, and the United
States have persistently refused to toacknOwledge
its independence, though England, France, Bel
GUM, DC, have done So it is hardly prOba-
bic that Dred Scott Administration will re-
turn the comfy" of the free African Re-
public
1t is stated that there are many ship owners
in Monrovia who are anXiously awaiting the
result of this experimental trip, and if the dues
are abolished on vessels from that port their at
tention aud commerce will be turned to the
United States otherwise England and other
friendly ports will continue to enjoy the trade
which is now valuable and yearly increasing
Mr.. Roye, whose vessel bears the name OF his
daughter, aud who is Liberia merchant and a
man Of mark, was born in Newark, Ohio, and
received his education at the Ohio University
He removed to Liberia in ls46, has been
member of the Llberian House of Representa-
tives, and was Speaker of that body In 1856,
he ran against s. A. Benson for President O
the Republic, but was defeated by small ma
jority. Ia 1857 Mr.. Roye was elected mem
Der of the Senate, which he left to embark il
his present enterprise, to more fully develops
the resources Of his adopted country. Th'
alone star should be honorably recognized
and Liberian commerce fostered.
An unusually large number of coonists, hav,
left this country for Liberia this Spring Forty
two of the. .McDonough people sailed from New
Orleans on tue 9th ult well provided witt
money, clothes, household utensils, and agri
cultural implements. The packet NJ q. Stevens
sailed from Baltimore for MonrOvia last week
with two hundred emigrants, thhty Of whom
we're from Pennsy yvania. The Colonization
Society ls steadily at work, and has more offer
of emigrants than meaus TO forward with
Messrs. Johnson, Turpin d Dunbar, New Yorl
mercantile firm of colored men, have chartere,
the bark Mend, and will have early dispatch
for Liberia Quite number Of passengers, th
Colonization Herald says, are likely to embrac
this opportunity to emigrant to Africa.