THE NEW CALABAR DIFFICULTY
Advices which have been received from the West Coast of Africa state that at Old Calabar, on the 15th of November, trade was very quiet, though health was good. The recent serious disputes between the chiefs, Will Braid and Yillaw, and the King of New Calabar—during the continuance of which trade at the latter place was entirely stopped—have now been satisfactorily settled. An interview between the two chiefs and the King and his followers took place on board H.M.S. Dido, at Bonny, in presence of Captain Domvillo and the Consul, and after a long discussion a treaty was drawn up and signed by the respective parties. Under this agreement Will Braid is to be allowed to live in the district, but to be under the control of the King, and in the event of the treaty being broken, the offending party is to be fined 400 puncheons of palm oil, the English Government to have 100 puncheons, and the remainder to be divided between the arbitrators who may be called in to adjust the matter.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1866, 16 February 1880, Page 2
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179THE NEW CALABAR DIFFICULTY Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1866, 16 February 1880, Page 2
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