Richmond planet., 1894-02-03

Well IN this / wish to state farther
that the people eventually succumed
completely and undertook to assist
the Government by all fair means in
the way of persuasion to bring
about peace between the Govern
ment and Cavalla people; but all
such means by both the Rock town
people and the Government failed.
On the 18th of October last the
Government through compulsion
pitched battle against the Cavallas,
succeeded in taking and demolishing
two small towns, then proceeded to
lombard the big town and when it
was about half destroyed the rebele
concluded that things were two hot,
SO ran up white flag and begged
for peace.
AN ENGLISH VESSEL CAPTURED.
During this time an English schoon
er-the Observation-Disclosures to
some English merchants ran In near
the scene of action and endeavored
to get some provision and ammuni
ton ashore for the rebels. but was
captured by the Liberian Man of
Wharf.-The "Goronammah'' and there
being an English Man-of-War on the
spot the palaver was talked, and the
EDglishmen who were caught on
shore were sentenced to pay an In
demnity of $500 and the Schooner
and cargo were confiscated to Gov
ernment. The rebels then met the
President and his army on the field
with the Bible and white piece o.
cloth and signed the treaty of peace
BLOWN TO PIECES
Lost and wounded on the Liberiar
to pieces by the accidental bursting
OF q shell; only one leg was found
GOOD LoRDi What a quick and sud
den leap into eternity, rushing intS
the presence Of Con unprepared. Th,
Eshought is awful; what would ia,
f.tal thing ha2
some four or five were wounded b,
. pieces from the same shell. / learr
4 that many of the rebels were killed
l now come home, AMI touch oul
own surroundings. Our Tawah anC
Lake district are In a worse condi
tion than ever About a month auC
"Gimy Dengy" robbed the town call
ed "Taa," and carried all the peopl,
TO Medeana. leaving Taa entirel,
without an inhabitant. For q Ions
time Sandals J. Washington, q nativ,
African Commissioners, had been us
ing his best official endeavors to get
Sophar Jallah and Fab Tawoh to
gether on the other side of LIttl,
Cape Mount river, the Golah side, tC
facilitate terms of peace between
them, and the Golah people. Bu
Jallah fearing it was trap set tt
catch him, refused to 60. During al
this time our old pest, Pehdwallt
had been negotiating, plotting ant
planning with the English subject
on the other side of Manoh river ant
those of our own people who hav
fed to that side to escape the inces
SAINT wars on this side.
A TERROR To THE INHABITANTS.
He succeeded In establishing
"Med!c!.s:<.'' among three divisions O
the country, and on or about th
night OF the 9Th of this month. star
ed out three distinct armies. One T.
/ go to Taa on the Lake, the uninhat
tied town mentioned above; one t,
go to Pahahdon, just across on th
Lake In front of your station; an,
one TO N. Galema, Bishop Taylor
Mission station. On the night of tn
10th the warriors for Taa attacks
the uninhabited town, hut on findIn,
no one 10 town, became alarmed, no
understanding the whole thing. i
the meantime some few men were o.
q short distance in a half town
heard tie noise, concluded it wa
war, aan of TO Medeana and inform
ed Jallah and Dengy of the matter
MANY KILLED.
Then dettcnment from then
went In pursuit of the invaders. an,
overlook them, killing eight of then
outright and capturing fifteen alive
They were so badly stampeded tha
for several days after they were pick