the extreme eastern part of Sierra Leone. The British made a formal show of force at Monrovia in a mission led by Sir Arthur Havelock; meanwhile, the looting of a German vessel along the Kru Coast and personal indignities inflicted by the natives upon the shipwrecked Germans, led to the bombardment of Nana Kru by the German corvette and the presentation at Monrovia of a claim for damages, payment of which was forced by the threat of the bombardment of the capital. Resignation President Gardiner resigned on January 20, 1883, due to a serious illness. He was succeeded by the vice-president, Alfred F. Russell. Two months later, in March 1883, the British Government would annex the Gallinas territory west of the Mano River and formally incorporate it into Sierra Leone. See also History of Liberia References This article incorporates public domain text from Brawley, A Social History of The American Negro, retrieved from Project Gutenberg Further reading see History of Liberia, further reading External links Liberia Past and Present: Anthony W. Gardiner The True Whig Ascendancy see also History of Liberia, external links 1820 births 1885 deaths American emigrants to Liberia Attorneys general of Liberia Liberian lawyers People from Grand Bassa County People from Southampton County, Virginia Presidents of Liberia Signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence Speakers of the House of Representatives of Liberia True Whig Party politicians Vice presidents of Liberia 19th-century Liberian lawyers 19th-century Liberian politicians 20th-century Liberian lawyers Date of death missing 19th-century African-American people