The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-09-15
A rIRERIas WAR.
Carr PALaAs. June 22nd. 1893.
DEAN sIsraR (Mrs Geo Pa.tersonl

CARR PALaAs, June 22nd, 1893.
DEAs SISTER (Mrs Geo Paterson)
Ny welcome hcme was a warm one The
children were wild with delight. Wish
you could rec how nice the boys look in
their new suits. ! bought white shirt. ties,
caps and real American suit School be-
gan yesterday. There are no pupils beside
our own owing TO the war. The President
and troops came down from Monroyia the
same time | came home, but by another
steamer The Liberians have a small gun
boat yon know. 80 at last all was ready and
yesterday they took the field. 1t Just
poured rain all the morning. bat they did
some sharp fighting Two OF the Monr0via
soldiers were killed. two Of the Bassa regi-
ment and three Grebos, and at least twenty
wounded. Later reports put our loes at l6
killed and 32 wounded OF the loss Of the
Rock Town people il il impossible to tel.
bat cur Pluka men who fought their way
inside the b.arricade says there were very
many killed. fit had mol bern for 3 blum
der Of the Monrosian regiment IN firing on
our PInka men By mistake just y they
forced the berrIce1e. they certainly would
have burned Rock Town. They had il ON
fireonce. btit the rain drowned II out. You
never saw such rain as cams down. There
were times could hardly nee the gate not
80 yards away In the evening went out
10 nee what could do and found FIVE poor
fellows wounded, laid on the floor in an old
house; the women were trying to do some
thing for them 50 | furnished covers and
bread and tea for them AZ once. They were
shot IN the morning and had lain In the
rain all day with nothing 10 eat of course
Last night the Monroyia regiment started
10 retreat after the Bassa and Cape PaImag
regiments had fought their way from Pluka
around 10 the n0rth Of Rock Town. and
were being helped By the gnnhoat- General
Shumannlth who Is i'll and not able to take
the field. and the President. crossed oyer to
Pinka and sent word along the line Il maa
crossed tee rive. he would he shot. 20 they
had 10 go hack t. camp. Wehear the guns
this morning bat do not know how things
are going One Of the wounded Iiberians
died this morning. The Fish Town people
dc not properly belong 10 the Rock Town
people but they have hired them 10 join
them Garraway people are allied 70 the
government and ars marching from the
north, but thes have 10 conq7er the NinEnia
people. their old eBemy. before they can
join the attack on Rock Town They are
doing nothing AZ Halt CayalIa yst except
kseping guard- Hernics, one Of Pinka ; (
leading warriors. nm In this noon 10 give
me the news. No lighting this morning
except bomlArd1Eens By the s6aironzulah.
1.-THE small gunboat with q big name Thei
name Is by word, meaning new defence
Piuka people are much yexed that the adj
yanfages gained yesterday were not followed
M this morning Hernine says they de-
stroynd the harricsaie and nos the txgops
are giving the Rock Town people time 10
rebuild IL Garazay people burned Ninulia
yesterday and sent wtrd the troops and Gre
bos must meet them al Fish Town Wish
you could have seen HeznIie. he wore the
sr-aA bane cloth. all that i aIlcwai IN var
= cap wish broad red scarf wound arOund
II. nsoDkey skin with long hair across his
stomach: his immense knife under his left
arm; the sar rattle. which makes such :
hideoas noise. on his hrszht. and carried his
gun Cf course lie WAS excited os e0nrSe
and In a hurry Only came he said. To tell
zne thank yea for little kindness slone
YESTERDAY. and 10 say. -siod bless yon teacher
once naore He is saIl and powerfully
bnsls. and Ieonld not helr wondering If
wfieH ! saw him again lae wonld be mutiia
led aS sozne q the poo- beys were yesterday.
50 many cf The people say. God senE yss1
teaelser jssss ia time 10 help Hs In our trusl
RRt< II &af 4EAH4k% 1kss katk
| 0f oar Earrn. Nsssfsrday Rock IyHrs Tss0gssA
raised a white Gag. hA essry one says II
mast ise sgsst 10 the finish No quarter
i shown and no prisoner taken: ali are
killed X : better than tax1nEIng the
| prisoners, yet Il seems awful
T0ssiay. June 2Tsh.--Thene has been no
more Sghting 70 <peakof- A hattie az Gar
raHay. On the beach. I've miles eaSt. On
Wednesday. in which number were killed
and wounded was tlse last. SInce then
the troops and Grehos have ali bses. eamT.ed
together IN Pluka awaiting orders The
Grelsos are 70 vexei AZ the delay. but II Is
I.iterian policy. and today tlsey discovered
that several of tbs M0nroyia troops had the
smallpox. 20 they have moved tlse sruors on
this side. dozbt IL tisey really have small
pox. Think tisy are ali ready to hack OFT
since they hgxe really seen hlOcished JoFies
brothe- was shot three times and Martha
cousin died from his wound hast night.
Thomas cousin died Saturday. All the
ioys fathers and mothers escaped. 4 La
lerian was acrisleniiy killed Saturday morn
ing Pullei his gun from the canoe by the
mnxzle and Invent OF shooting him through
the thigh. There are two doctors. but am
afraid they do ret know much. All Of the
Piuka warriors have been in 10 see me and
show me they escaped the balletS-
Mr. Bgsckwalter has been down with Sever
since week today He rcally began TO be
i'll Sunday before Il seems to he ulalarial
typhoid. He Is tester today and hope will
le quite well in another week. This illness
added to the necessity Of a thorough house
cleaning has mEde rny work heavy. The
boys and girls are delighted with their new
Iclothes If the Society could see how nice
they look and how happy they are am sure
all who helped wolld feel repaid.
| June 3Dih. The President goes in the
Galnboat to Sierre Leone to telegraph for
ammunition II at last has come cut shat
they are short of ammunition, 50 they must
wait till ii can come from Germany. lf the
enemy cared to march on Cape Palmas there
is not much to prevent their oonquering all
before them, only an English and German
gunboat are near. There is no danger "a
Us and cannot he. LIZZIE McNEII.
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