The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-10
THE WAR IN AFRICA.


OkO Jumbo and in Ia and the Stains In Ono
Negotiations and Diplomacy Of the Native
Warriors-Ogtlinc of u Treaty Of Peace
Commerciat Affairs.
The West African steamship CalaDar, Commander
smart arrived In the Mersey October 2s with the
mails, fourteen passengers, 3s2 ounces 81 gold dust
and full cargo. The Calabars dates are as lal.
lows:-Old Calabar, 21st; Cameroons 23d Fernando
70 24th; Bonny, 2sth; Benin, 29th OF September;
Lagos October 2; Jeah Coffee, 3D. Accra, 4th; Cape
coast Castle, oth; Cape Palmas, 7th; Monrovla sth,
and Sierra Leone 10th.
The Calabar experienced very heavy weather on
her passage.
correspondent, writing from Opobo. says that
the war between ia ia and Oko Jumbo was In a
state OF status quo. Consul Livingstone had been
up the ODobo river In her Maestys steamer pert, IN
company with Oko Jumbo, and ordered ia
ia to sign document without any explanation
mand ia ia declined to accede to I'M
less the stipulattons 10 the Consul at
the return OF all the OpObo chiefs people-men
women and children-whom 0ko Jumbo said were
awe, put whom ne wen knew a. tne time mad been
fusing TO sign the document the Consul said that he
should have the river blockadei. ia ia then pro-
ceeded to the factories OF the Europeans, and told
them the result OF the interview and the Consul's
determination TO blockade the river. His canoe was
about 10 leave for the town OF Imra, when the Pert
Hired three guns at the boat, which compelled ia ia
TO return. Consul Livingstone then ordered the
traders to remove their vessels mile lower down
the river, which they considered most unustlhabe,
unnecessary and injurious proceeding. He also
placed guard boats In the neighborood or the
vessels day and night, prohibiting any communica-
tlon between the shore and the vessels.
Alter q good deal OF correspondence between the
cnlei ana the Consul, ia ia promised on condition
81 oko Jumbo producing all the opobo people, less
70 per cent 70 give him permission TO trade at four
70 the arbitration Of the king Of New Caabar and
tne King OF Ekreeka. The Consul then ordered the
blockade TO be raised while at the same time he
threatened TO have all the white traders removed
rom rt,1 the river; However after another interucg
more favorable view Of the situation ana the
threat was permitted TO remain In allegiance After
calling meeting OF the white and black residents
10 wh0m ne conveyed the Intelligence that the set.
tement OF the dispute between the two bellgerents
mad been lett for arbitration TO the King or New
Caabar and the King OF Ekreeka the Consul left for
Fernando PQ or course ia JAS iequest cannot pos.
sbly be carried out as the King OF Bonny Is unable
to send back ia JAS people, as they were after
the termination or the first war, all murdered:
ana IL IL therefore premature TO consider the
war at an end. The Oko Jumbo or King People
family are SAID to have acted like iends even after
me heat OF the war, as they carried the murder
OF helpless women and children In all the outlying
dlstrcts-even forgetting their humanity so far as
10 tear the unborn babes from their mothers wOmbs
ana slaughter children at the Dreastatrocities that
even maze the EkreeKa men, who well known
man-eaters. shudder. The white traders are very
much incensed at what they consiler the uncaed-
lor interference OF the Consul the sudden stoppage
Oh trade the blockade OF the river and the capture
OF trading canoes belonging to neutral parties
. Her Britannia MaJestys vessels, which conveyed
the British traders up the Volta had returned and
reported everything satisfactory. There was every
appearance OF prosperous trace being inaugurated
ana the traders were sanguine OF success.
The general health OF the coast was good and
the trade continued brisk at all the ports with the
exception OF Bonny, where 1t was at a complete
standstill. The rains had set IN very heavily ana
the weather. for the period OF the year. ON the coast
was unusually cold.