New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-25
From liberia.
TROUBLE WITH SPAIN ABOUT SLAVE
TRADING.

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corrs,pOasesoe q The n. Y. 1ubsae.
Noxxovl LfRrEiA. w. A. SEPT n, 1851
AsawAr feeling seems prevalent throughout uenr-
y all the civilized world, 1t MAJ interest your read
eIs to bear something Of warlike nature from this
country.
Isst June, the Goyernmeu, schooner Qusil wac
cent up TO Gs!l,ras River TO scize Spanish vessel
that was reported be in that river for the purpose
of buying slaves from tie native chiefs. The vessel
was seized under an angry protest fromthe sPanards
While waiting for the river to rise that the veSael
might be taken 10 MoEroyia for adjudication, an En-
eish mau.Oi.war came along, and tho commander
told the Captain OF the force IN possession Of the
Soani.h vessel that our Government might get into II
quarIel with Spain If we took the yesee a. the ma
,iyes disputed our right 70 that territory. The En-
pisbusn said be would take the vessel and destroy
i. and then sgain might demand satisfaction Of
England. SO ne took the vessel and burnt IT. tie
SpIn.ards ia tie mean time, had made their way 20
Sierra Leone, and reported 10 the Spanish Consul
there the seizures OF hei vesse by the Liberians.
We sOoa heard that the Slaniard we coming TO
sink the Quail for foizng the vessel and IL the lat
ter part OF August the United States steamer Mystc
came into Aonrova, on her way home, and told Us
10 prepare ourseces for ere bad seen The sfaniard,
and he was on lis way up from Fernando To, 10
rink The QuHil.
we made al the preparations We could but trust
ed that the God Of Justice would not suier Us 10 be
Injured for doing hat little We could 10 put down
that curse Of c1Tses-the tlave-trsde.
After that every vessel thsi came In sight from
TIE leeward was supposed 10 be the Spsniard; but
each suypoail ion proved TO be fare aud nj length
many began 10 think the Spaniard Wa not coming
at all
On Sunday, the Ist inst, a steamer was seen
coming up tho coast vh.on seemed 10 be m chase OF
I he rnf
reached port In safety, and the steamer passed on
np without showing her colors We could not tell
what she was, nor whether she really was IN pur-
suit Of toe little boat.
Wednesday morning. the llth inst, about n. m,
a gunboa. steamed iIio the Larbor, bu. went out
sIaniard, sud that he had taken the American bark
Edward, then IN port, to b. AZ English man of.war,
as she has large false port holes The gunboa. came
bzck in about hour, and running pretty close TO
the Qnail showed Spanish COLOR. In a few mo-
nents boas from the Quail was aloDgside Of the
SpaBiard, who was ssked how long he intended to
remain ia port. He replied that he should remain
TWO three DAYS. lie then ssked the otcer Of the
Qnsii WHEELER II wts good anchorage here. The
of cer replied tba, il was. Tb: Spaniais then said
. How 40 you 10 ashore herei" the oiioer told
him he could land Oh the btGcb, orgo through ne
bar.
1he officer then len for the Quail, md the Span.
lard looking over the side into toe boat, said.
zee VOC are all armed" The otilocr replied: go,
yes; ttat IL nsn-oi-war style" The officer had
barely lmc TO reach tie Quail, hen the spaniard
operod ire upon her. We were III taken by sur
piise AZ this; for when We saw the QwiIs boat 60
aongsde of the spanisrd, apa receive, What seemed
20 ~ ashore, friendly reception, expected that
he Spapiard would come ashore 10 demand an ex-
planatior or satisfaction from Government. Al.
houQh taken little Ivy surprise, toe Qgaii returned
tho fire Of the Spsniard Immediately. ia an instant
tho drum, on Cape Montserrado, was beard .ea'ing
ia arms and Tie fori forth the "doep diapason
of her ccnnonaSo. And, for the irst time IL Iibc-
AN history, our arms were turned upon ioTeisn
foe.
The SpaDiard fred twice IRON the Quail; but,
sirauge 10 sy, did not inure her IN the least, al
Gre Of her foe With spirit and the gdls from The fort