The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-09

Interesting From Liberia and Cape
Palmaa.

PEOPLES GRATrTUDE-PREsIDENT BENSON GONE ON
TOUR TO THE LEEwARD-ADvICE TO THE
METHoDIsTs-yEssELs FROM NEW YORK AND DIS
TlN0uIsHED UNSATISFACTORY OF THE PREsI-
DENT-INDEpENDENcE DAY-COLLEGIATE PRO-
GREss-GENRRAL NOTICES, ETC.
Inc Dark j. W Page Captain Jones, which left Monro-
wa LIBERIA on the 3lst Of july arrived off this port yes
terday afternoon after rough and squaly PASSAGE hay
ing been SIX days north Of Cape Hatteras with heavy
northcrly winds.
The Page brought passengers from Cape Coast Mr..
and Mrs Pooy, Of Manchester, England.
She consigned to Benner Deake, and has the follow
ng manifest Of cargo32 900 gallons of palm oil 51I tons
camwood, "a large invories.
Captain Jones writes thus in forwarding his interesting
report, which We give in our ship news column" take
great pleasure in sending you the report the bark James
W. Page, from Monrova July 81. sent you the report
my outward passage, and the discovery of Louisa
rock from Monrova, last March, by the schooner Ante
lope, which hope you have received. have been up
for the last week dcck the weather being boisterous
and squaly and having no officers board the whole
passage am great admirer Of your paper, and take
great pleasure in sending you this"
Captain Jones has kindly furnished with copies or
the following papers published in Lberia-The Christian
drocGe July ~; the Liberia Herald, July 20, and the
We make the following extracts -
The Christian Adrocate announces:-Monday evening,
June lS pursuant to notice. the town meeting Of the ci
zcns was held in the court room. Rev E. w Stokes
called TO the chair w. A. johnson, Secretary. On
non OF y n James resolved lnat the PRESIDENT Of the
boaru OF Acaltn sc Inc op)ect Oh the meeung II was
stated in substance foows-Tha the amount furnish
ca py We lor nc out tnc sanory
regulations Tor suppression OF the small pox in this city
was exhausted nearly SO, and that the President in
Cabinet Council, for certain reasons set forth IN his COM
muncation to the Board Of Health declines taking the
resuonsbjy Of furnishing auy further means for Tie pur
pose above stated and urgently recommends some action
be taken by the citizens TO supply the Board of Health
with the necessary funds for carrying the object OF
their organization.
Small box was very prevalent al Monroyia
We are gratied in being able to announce tho arrival
on the Goth ult Of the beautiful little oudra costa Quail
forty four days from Plymouth, England The Quail s
gift TO Liberia by her Britannia Maesty's government
another substantal nroof of British and of
tho kindly feelings entertaned towards Liberia by her
Majesty Is government But aside from this who amongst
us can fail TO discover or would hesitate to acknowledge
the Uenuinencss Of British phIanthropy especay IN re-
snccf ~ o,r own bcraY Since the establishment OF H.
heria ndenendence England has watched her progress
h 10 a,l ntarest ae% ON =" Occasion has she hean
bacLword in mc Of need in extending to her material
aid And now while we write our tho1chts rresistiby
roc,r 10 hv uona davs. sor we'll do we remember the
dn.s S ~ fs bcb nnrossod ay r.nrs ~ n,,r So,,oy
,; tIa oars opp when dr;rem nv The Snrcs
W smsao afo' ,s %er, ut.S & ~ @ ~
~ ~ ,; os' s;sso,,rr ~ onr vai;,;c,, raIa,ons
va. ., 4aIss" ;, - eoyS rlS;Vn Va pSn;o,, ana S
WIN tne Amer'can a solJnSon s Soec.s, anu .,
s 20 q . .0 vui Wv" We %oi, @ at,,ed aua datorn;naS
W ,v o onGd;m cN;-ays shonabs tbat IN u;a,S r
y, " ocr cons,Sora.nr. ,ve NIGHT ~ least reIu
@ ~ ~ .I ,r.s' S.a.os sor tha, s,,,ora,hyy,
on M VIZ soso, % ~ ~ wy .;, =. .h on nco,,r. =. .roams ~
anv ne, state TSrcc Trst If All nc Of course resnect
s ' - ,,.s ~ - q. ~ 80. @ - 80 ~ TYr,.oa
ial appcanon was maae 70 tne g9vernmens q e vnea
rsn,,io;. a,,ca,ion ao opr disannointmant and
s greater mortScaton was most potey rejected: and
Sn n ht , mo- % o't ~ ~, pos ~rasan We have
hea nrascncs an,v thr cola shnn,der MOI so however
with Great Britain Here with a marnanimty worthy OF
great Christian nation our appeal was unhestatingly
and ayorably responded TO- and our re-
ceiyed and treated with becoming courtesy-to whom
was remarked on the OCCASION as we have learned by
that distinguished statesman the Right Honorable vscount
Paimerston then her Majestys principal Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs iYour people have assumed
high responsibility wish you success if rightly directed
your influence cannot fail 10 produce saluary effect
pon the destiny of YOUR race: and so long as you
tnue worthy OF the position you have assumed you may
rr,y urcr ta sympashes and kind ofeea Of her Maerty
government
The Quail s schooner of about hundred and thirty
tons, complete in all her appointments Her armament
consists we understand of one long pivot gun amdshps
and four brass three FOUNDER swivels the raisa
sci in all respects just suited the purposes of the go
vernment And for this munfcencc as well as for all
former acts Of Kindness towards Liberia the part Of
her Majesty government-which postery will not fail
to rememberwe are happy in being able TO accord her
our grateful acknowledgements.
His Excelency President Benson left here in the Quad
on the morning Of the 14h ns on visit to the eewar
counties The President desrous Of making these
visits months ago. but there was no convenience at hand
to enable him to do So There are many matters among
the native chieains which will require ADJUSTMENT and
which should be attended to with the least delay If the
weather will permit we doubt not but they will receive
his Excellency's attention There are also many other
things TO attend apart from differences among the
tive chieftans which will require much time In looking
into His Exceency expects to be absent from the capi
tai about one month
The same paper exhorts the Methodists thus-Keep up
the old fashioned Methodist practice of regular pastoral
vsiations ye brethren Of Liberia will pay well Your
own souls will be fed and fattened. It win make you
strong the pulpit for Gods poor will pray for you and
the Holy Spirit will be vouchsaed you large
And again Report goes that the English cruisers are
catching up vessels engaged in the slave trade along the
coast Why the dignity and independence of the Amer
nation cannot mpel her to thorough abandonment
Of the traffic. without the coercve influence OF England, is
what we are unable to assign reason for It awful
think that God is just
The Rebecca a five hundred ton clipper ship, Captain
Carter 81 days from New Orleans arrived the morn
ing of the I'd inst with forty-two emigrants. One had
died on the passage She bound from this port the
river Congo The Congo river is rather suspicious part
OF the coast and the Rebecca may suffer in her reputation
by doing business at such doubtful points.
The brig Ocean Eagle. from the eeward with full
cargo left this port on the night of the 9th inst direct
for New York Passengers on board Rev. Mr. Jacks and
lady and Mrs. Mcqueen, of the Presbyterian Board Of
Mssions Capt R. E. Iawlin Of New York Monsieur Paul
B. Du Chailcr naturalist.
The Mary Stevens, arrived here to-day (13th) inst
from Baltimore, Md, with three Presbyterian mis-
eiOp