The Sun.
London, England, 1833-06-28 00:00:00

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!wing their produce to the mattt, in exeltave
factured goods, an.! m ;he frequent appliea ions that eSk
silents may be established among them. A eonsidero.
commerce has thus been established at Monrovia, the 0 I. ports from which, in 1832, amount'.d to 12010 ',..4. Prope
dollars ; the produce in hand was estimated at e'f. t
ir White
dollars ; the imports were 80,000 dollars, The if :tia Y Myth
ports consisted of cam-wood, ivory, palq, oily iii lihetpe--9-
toiseshell, and gold. During the ye:..r fifty" 41
vessels had touched there, of which thirty-tw,, seem,' . etetee--1:
ricans, twenty-five English, and two French. Thepl it itor—..l
'al, Monrovia, contains about 2,500 inhabitante,tA .4. Nathan
good warehouses and dwellines. There are six days"" 0
established, and several Sunday schools. Three ch Jai - LeL. Cc
have been added during the year. Thy art. are s 7; knews
room, a library, and printing press. A r ews =per is r_ ~ 4 " c...., z 1 2 ....
lislied monthly by a negro editor and printer,—[Scfri
these papers were produced by Mr. Cresson, and we°, to B
considerable interest as evidence of the state of the
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nists ; that for November last contains extracts I_l,l/1 lbe exeSelass:
' Lander's Travels,' from ' Lyell's Geology,' and '01:111 Qat p
~ (wen i
works, as well as a proclamation by the agent forage 4
1.._'111 in the
fast on the Ist of December.]'o i.patent I
" The superintendence is in the hands of a single
ird %terr.,
nial agent appointed by the Society, who, with a Way ; ltitliia th-3
man (a Dane), forms the only permaaent N.,. ite poP °t he
tion. The general management of public afftirs, the :10 Ist el,. sd,,al
blishment of schools and churches, and all comnie ; Xs Cal.' a
transactions, are left wholly to the negro colonists. jf Lirliollic 'Ah 1
44 The plan adopted with emigrants has teen to 1*: 'Maro„,,,,, ,_1
none but volunteers, and, where practicable,to e lleet per', tile— ''''
fed lan
of good character.
0010 Moetun'tv " The expenses of the colony from the cow, men ~ kg, n, 1 •
have not exceeded 40,0001. 1 144 n an]
"An emigrant can be found a passage, peovielni tit. "of I
09 . ey a n ce a
shelter, and rations for six months after his arrival, 7.
Cerra, of
receive a grant of thirty acres of land, for Si.
# -surge N h
" The climate, although almost certain death o_4 cliser ofl,l
whites, is not so to the blacks, who, after a sessow7 11414 '
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which rarely proves fatal, find it very genial.
" The advantages which were pointed out by S.
t_ VA
Cresson as likely to be derived from the extension of !i:`Prising
system were to check, and ultimately to destroy the ola ' acres of
trade ;to diminish the expense thus incurred with I 0 Wight.
object by the British Government; to civilize Airiest, to f th_TO BE
excluding from her coasts those who h ithe her lana,ll," 71 order o
blood, and annually carry off many .hnumands of her e"
dren into hopeless bondage; the extension of minor RE
and the introduction of British manufactures; the cut'
off the supply of slaves to those countries which',
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continue to carry en that nefarious traffic; the cressr n
or 11-, c;
of an asylum for British slaves from such islands tos di
rite:
Foafrna
overpeopled and exhausted ;• the moral effect which fyi
be produced by elevating the character of the negro,
Africa itself ; and above all, the almost indefinite 07 Llie Isle
sion of the blessings of Christianity."
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In the course of a discussion which took place, lt Mao art)
stated that some objections had been made by the advoro
of immediate eistabcipatioo, but it w.• considered by.. 4; 741.8. C. I
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present that the advantages far outweighed the objettu'its The Gra
that the benefits to Africa were undoubted ; and that . tti e n
at a vz
extension of civilization and of Christianity would ballot M
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effectually promoted by the extension of the system. , : titeney may
.1. 1/ Por forth
following resolutions were then passed :-
111oved by B. Hawes, Esq., M.P., and seconde" tillale (if bv
Captain M.Cortocriaz, R.N., , kaliel ' -
~; tore, 1
1. Resolved, That while the efforts made by the fillb-ta.
Government for the extirpation of the slave trade oil
,0, will'a,n cm
coast of Africa deserve the thanks of the civilized vito Ilk likian'si-in
yet the great extent to which that nefarious traffic le. A '!nter, a „1.,
carried on calls for more efficient measures than any bit. '-'l-J---r--
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adopted. _
11 Moved by R. Porrzn, Esq., M.P., and seconded .
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Captain CHAPMAN, R.A.,
• • ce°d
2. That a well.digested scheme of co!onizing the je
of Africa with civilized negroes promises to effect tb/e
sirable purpose ; that it is calculated to elevate the alai
character, and, by the establishment of commercial :f
Christian intercourse, to dry up the sources of the lIP
trade.
Moved by the Rev. Dr. KENNY, Rector of St. Olsell''
and seconded by Dr. BOOTT,
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3. That Colonies formed upon such principles apPerjo
afford the most favourable prospect of introducing, tility
the guidance and protection of Divine Providencetos
blessings of Christianity and civilization among the 100
tribes of Africa, and are eminently calculated to co-oPS,
with, and give effect to, the efforts of the several Sp
sionary Societies of Great Britain, by affording the l'Sti
once of pious and well-educated instructors of the Ovto
African race, and of bodily constitutions adapted 19
climate.
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Moved by Mr. CRAWFORD, and seconded by ph
LISTER, Esq., i
4. That a Committee be formed for the purPoo
taking the subject under consideration, and to mike
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rangements for a Meeting, to be held at the fle,lll
Rooms, on Wednesday, the 3d of July, at twelve toc
precisely, when his Royal Highness the Duke 01Sr
has kindly promised to preside. !:.1):ialg

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