The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-17 00:00:00

•" We the undersigned, cheerfully bear testimony to the
uniform correct deportment of Thomas Green, chairman of
the meeting referred to in the above proceedings. The per-.
sons named as delegates, Nathaniel Peck and Thomas S.
Price, are two of the most industrious, intelligent, and re:
spectable of our colored population, and we hope will be re-
ceived and treated in the places they propose visiting, with all
the attention and kindness which the object they have in view
entitle them to.

N. BRICE, Chief Judge, Balt. City Court.
W. D. G. WORTHINGTON, As. Judge B. City Court
U, S. HEATH, Dist. Judge U. S. Court.
S. C. ',EAKIN, Mayor of the City of Baltimore."

In pursuance of the foregoing resolutions, we, your dele-
gates, proceeded to Boston, and ou the 21st of December,
1830, sailed for Georgetown, Demerara, in the province of
British Guiana, where we arrived on the 21st January, 1840.
We proceeded to deliver the letters which we were the bear-
ers of, to those gentlemen whom Mr. Carbery had written to,
and were received with all due respect. It was then arranged
that we should pay a visit to his Excellency, Governor Light,
next day at twelve o'clock. At the time appointed, we were
accompanied there by Mr. Bagot, and introduced to his Ex-
cellency, who received us in a manner highly flattering, and
gave us a great deal of important information, and assured us
if we or any of our brethren should feel disposed to emigrate
to Guiana, we might rely upon his protection and assistance ;
as much so as if we were British-born subjects. By appoint-
ment, the same afternoon, we met the board of directors of
the Emigration Society, convened expressly to have an inter-
view with us.

The following is from the Royal Gazette, of the 23rd
January.

EMIGRATION SOCIETY

Extracts from the minutes of the proceedings of the Board
of Directors.

The secretary laid over letters from Edward Carberry,
Esquire, one of the 18th December last was read, and
ordered to be published for general information, being as
follows :

" Boston, 18th December, 1839.
"DEAR HOLIAES,—This letter will be handed to you by
Messrs. Nathaniel Peck and Thomas S. Price, who have
been appointed agents by the free coloured people of the
State of Maryland, to visit British Guiana, and to report to
their brethren the advantages they are likely to derive from
emigrating to that colony.
" I have agreed with the Baltimore Committee of Immi-
gration, that the passage, of their agents to Demerara, and
their expenses while there, shall be paid, and that sixty
dollars shall be allowed them on account of their return
passage to this country. I consider myself responsible for
the fulfilment of this agreement, and request you will furnish
the necessary funds on my account, should there be no public
resources avairable..

" The visit of Messrs. Peck and Price being connected
with a subject of great importance to the agricultural interests
of British Guiana, I have no doubt every facility will be
afforded them in the accomplishment of their object.
"They have consented to quit their families, and to under-
take a long voyage, chiefly on the faith of my representations ;
they have therefore, peculiar claims upon me, and I cannot
too strongly recommend them to your kind protection.
Ever yours, "E. CARBERY.
"J. A. Holmes, Esq.". _

The secretary informed the board of the arrival in the
colony of Messrs. Nathaniel Peck and Thomas S. Price,
delegates chosen and appointed by a general meeting of the
free coloured population of the city of Baltimore and State of
Maryland, held on the 25th November, 1839, to proceed to
the province of British Guiana, for the purpose of ascertaining
the character of the climate, soil, its natural productions,
and the political and social condition of the coloured inha-
bitants of the province, and of reporting thereon ; and
especially whether it possesses such advantages as can justify
the free coloured population of the aforesaid city and State,

migrating hither.
Messrs. Nathaniel Peck and Thomas S. Price were then
introduced at the board, and laid over their credentials, and
the unanimous expression of the desire of the hon. chairman
and directors to render them every assistance in their power
to further the important object they have. in view, was con-
veyed to these gentlemen. And further,
It was Resolved—That a public advertisement be issued,
soliciting the inhabitants generally to afford them, during
their intended progress throughout the province, every
assistance and kind attention in their power. The board
then adjourned.
(True Extract.) THOS. C. BAGOT, Secretary.
The attention of the inhabitants of the Province of British
Guiana, is respectfully directed to the above resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Voluntary Subscription Immigra-
tion Society; and any expenses which may be incurred in
forwarding the aforenamed delegates from place to place, or
otherwise, will be defrayed on application to the board.
By command, THOS. C. BAGOT, Secretary.
We soon found we were amongst friends who tendered us
the hospitalities of the colony, and made ample arrangements
to facilitate our travels throughout the colony. We remained
in town for several days, sufficiently long to have possessed
all the information relative to town affairs, manners, cus-
toms, &c.
We now undertake to give a faint description of George-
town: the capital of the colony. The streets are all Mac-
Adamized , and • crossing each other at right angles:—
Water-street, being the principal business street, is thronged
with people throughout the day; it is next to the river, and
runs parallel with it. The stores are very large, and well
fitted with every article that fancy may dictate. The
dwelling-houses, which are frame, are built at least twenty
feet apart, in order to have a free circulation of air; and,
indeed, comfort being always consulted in the erection of
their dwellings, all of them have large galleries or balconies
in front, and many all around them, with abundant fruit and
other ornamental trees, shrubbery and flowers, constantly
dressed in their never dying foilage. The water used here is
rain-water, falling upon slate roofs, and is conducted by
spouts into cisterns, the must of which are composed of iron
plates or wood—the water is very pure, clear and pleasant
tasted. In Georgetown, there are two Protestant churches;
on,e Presbyterian;. three Wesleyan Methodist, and one
Catholic ; all of which we visited, and were highly gratified
to find them well attended, and that they had entirely
banished prejudice from the House of God, as well as every
where else—persons of colour occupying pews throughout
the church, according to their standing and ability to pur-
chase, with an ample number of free pews and seats for
strangers and others.
On the first of February, at ten o'clock, a.m., started on
board the American-built steamer Victoria, in company with
a Mr. William Jones, a highly accomplished gentleman,
(the son of an opulent proprietor residing in England,) who,
on the previous evening, had offered to accompany us to the
islands of Legaun and Wakanaarn. He proved of signal
service in pointing out to us every thing of note, and in an-
swering the many questions which we put to him ; all of
which we felt very grateful for, and on parting, we were
provided with letters of introduction to every section of the
country. We arrived at Legaun about half-past 12,. m.,
where we were kindly received.
We must now give a short description of the country. The
land is flat, with canals running throughout the cultivated
portion of the colony; but these canals answer three import-
ant purposes : Ist, to drain the land for the cultivation of
sugar, &c. ; 2dly, answer as fences or boundaries between
plantations ; 3dly, as means of transportation for the canes
from the fields to the works, and from the works to the ship-
ping ; hence, there is an immense saving in animal labour in
bringing the produce to market. The country really has
quite an animating appearance ; every thing like vegetation -
growing with the greatest luxuriance ; indeed such is the fer-
tility of the soil (which wants no manuring) that everything
belonging to a tropical climate grows as if it were by magic.
Oranges, limes, and cocoanuts are in the greatest abundance.
Pine-apples, bananas, plantains, mangroves, sappadilloes,
guavas, and many other fruits too tedious to mention. Sweet
potatoes, yams, casava, &c., whilst we also saw Indian corn
growing, of which, there can be three crops raised in the year.
Cabbage, beets, lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes, with a
great variety of peas-and beans, we saw growing, and partook
of the most.of these things whilst there. The sight of all
these things, as well as the sugar and coffee being in full
bearing and maturity at that season of the year, can be better
imagined than described. After being on this island three
days, and visiting nearly the whole of it, and being highly
gratified; we accepted the very kind offer of Captain William-
son, proprietor, who sent over one of his schooners to convey
us to Wakanaam, where we spent two days, and had ample
opportunity to test their hospitality. (which abounds every-
where,) and also to gather a great deal of useful information
touching our mission. After spending an agreeable time on
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on the road, we started down what is termed the Arabian
Coast, for at least thirty miles, stopping at several estates on
our route, as we were provided with letters of introduction.
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