Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-11-07
TIE AFRICAN SETTLEMENT,


WASHINGTON, OCT. ~. 1870.
The Board OF Manager, OF the American COLONIZATION So
Auxiliary soce,e, sublic. the Distressing lneiH
received fn of Africa. The olo@ing en-
test nfor,nGion otai,Ii. Mr. Dos;ens arrival (which
may be c1. eSi.et,D will give particular
ct the nature causes o tn calamity:
ErfTdct ~ LffSr JrO1, a respectable gentleman in
LYHdoA, dat.d IusHH 20, 1870.
You will pro aoy have heard, before receipt o the
present OF the fatal calamity "hich has bee. permitted to
bet,l Mr. bacon and of his Ivhe ps,ons ola n,
OF Proytcntiai dpensations which repeats. with Iurd
should never be permed discourage human efforts. Mr.
James Doug'e, the only survivor o the four. here
few days SINCE. om whom learn that he addressed ,-
tiers, about the 10Th OF May, the Sccrear, the Nav,
and 10 Mr. CALDWELL ('iroush the Governor of lie
or"J relating tn archaeology particulars. Having arr.
ed on the coast oi Africa, the ship Elizabeth; ON ise yl
oil March, Mr. acon purchased schooner Sierra Ieo,
M order To land the people aad diseinh,rs the so al
Canpear, about p mil,s up the Shcrbro. te
sbs ., o ,Is 'i.s, M re RAINY season was over ana
the reception OF rccapturel negroes, the 2ot of
su. Of April in landing their articles on hat lin, Mr.
Bahksnn and Mr. Grower, taken Ill the Eli
zaoeh and went IN the schooner her last trip Cam
peiar, where Mr.. crozier died. the 18th or April
Mr. Townsend Sho Was officer at the slip Of war &
commanded the schooner, died on the 10Th MIR BapI,m
recovered that hut afterwards carried on MIR
Dough-n was tahenili about tine 10Th, a, Bacon the
l7th. After remaining canp,ar nine days in that
state, he Was prevailed Ola to Sierra Leonc with Mr.
Leeyre and DIR. Sprmont gentlemen from THENCE fur
Shilling. an En- ii, settlement Mr. pS"rhsn ei az S Sae
pelar the 9th JUNE, which of ~ peu,t of
color had also died the remainder generally in health
though part had wen nj, aud recovered Before Mr. Gro.
zirr death, he appointed Mr. co-er, mulao, and one OF
th emgrats ~ ms o. putty agent Of his death and
before Mr. Dougtl, etf the Iair hal bern held
with the chiefs from whom gran, of land had ben
oeta'iled. aid Mr.. Cookers intention was To prDc~d
with The people 10 TOWN. called Nno, (Which cnpit, into
te BagrYJ "hieh had htn offered them fo shelter tlr
~n b'id''g, were erected. AL Mr. Baeons books ami
paprs left with Mr.. Coktr. Mir. Duuent MS desire
20 r.tur, as sp, rs possible to the Un, SIa'ts-an,
rs There ar Two ships TO sail h rti' for New York, thr
cincnnstus aud Critcriui, il is prulaje will rnhark IN
ote OF t,'' Nj d. bring APPOINTED by MIR. Bacon as ar
eect unuct hh, as government IL appeared procr
kat he should SIC Mr. Rush, the American Ssao- aud
aoe 81 him morrow"
At would request friends not to he dscour
aged he board lament The unfrtuat, issue of their frs,
efforts: but they had right Z. cal upon the aienc
o uose h"'ters and dapPuinEIen,s which h.
,I anu "Ieh are ordered or permitted Ia attend
te' Tor purpose the wisdom and goodness hich hoigh
sustained ny the Society country and TN, cau, a.
humanity, IN TIE deaths u those hu so freely offered ,e,n
aud suffering, anddeath They have ente ed inn tbr;r
rest and their works do follow them :" ami We trn the,
nave o1aRe'i the prize of their high calling and their
examples anu their fate, rtoice KNOW inst, adj of de-
mring. has encouraged Others their posts To
use disleDatIODs of the Almighty bow in ,,ns>;nn
an st Tie same time. resolve 20 he Iuty
w+re we to stop nov W. lose nil tst has been done and
mosh Notwithstanding this disaster, has been done We
are mt whout proper dcgree Of consideration for the
ses anG comforts OF tose who are nov again ready
venture IA our service and, could believe nt the eli.
mate OF the Of Africa such as tn forbid Mi hone M
settlement We should be ready to aband" onr ="
TO look elsewhere for as YUM: bu tlt, crrun,
that have occurred there do i,oi in oar iSr,
any farther prove fhct than similar n,ta,r,s i
he !ate a1'scn IN our own country.
we uin proper aisn 10 mark tha from the nnlore-
seen detention of the Elizabeth. her upon tl, coast
~as nnsea,onaue The az ,anl and no aro,sf,
pr3'i1on We thin" IT probable, made for the shelter
agents, in providing for this state Of tng W.. hay Sh
decreased their eNposurcaGd danger. Against all Ih.s rs;
advantages, hope bett able 10 ,nr,i ,r , ,
IL also worthy OF remark. at the mortality nr,ong 81 orr
people should by no means u, Imputed situation let.
ed 'or our settlement. On the contrary " have rsnn
10 presume that the fatal disease was contracted h. ,
etleron board the which they appear TO haye b
ssoi deal confined oil sictly such Temporary
aes on shore IS we're resoried SHELTER until The ne
eessary rang could be rpec for otni;nya
srai o ule iad' contemplated TIE site of Int ni,d
Seei sif', and utl fyed nbitl'ons coSId he there com
strucu' aud they could draw them the ordinary
comforts OF dom. site lite.
~ tn is the work of time, and pro,e appear in
th s'anse TO haze met with unexpected a,s IL must
P Obvious TO tie least reelection, what labrs, hat uryatis
ana what exposure 10 all The influence, of tie cln,,
~ ITS mt unfnv'rne "ai on, III rp advent r. RS mus
e'ouun' VINO hrriSe, IN the SichJy asoL, with this
work before them and how different must tx lie situation
ttlr who, upon their arrival, will all The
n''t o'ic"tleS conq 'red and Immediately quitting the
eoast, may resort NJ the bOspita bo is of friends
prep"Feo receive them into the BISON Of organzrd So
cc,y' We no her lore expect full devciupeIn ut
the Intelligence rtcei I'd from Africa with the pIIssrt
NOPE .at 1t vii not ne found to Justify any radical orcton
agaihs' our 'ciene OF Colonization to require any
chag III The site proposed for hut If farther eSricuc
anu sha have shown necessity for Charge
can " effected without difficulty ard. il mny rusto
any conclusions from human testimony at ALL il y,j sem,
W e o', Nyona any ra',4al dogb, that sit
auo' IN extensive tracts Of the aluriOus fertile
country may be- obiahrh near the OF Africa
His countr iumida,ed; numbers of the nd,t RS
pctne NJ ,nt-ist OF iiat population renewing their
cnrfHtes I" be this Fail and agents wt q,ali al
have ar,sd, offered tcp,seI,es TO lend thcn win H.
views ah ticoUraseneDs ne Board Managers propo,.
TO Sc" oni one or two vessels in the nrN month
ries aud friends.
Wacver funds may he in their hands and sueb ne
may ne eoirelcl IN the course Of fw weeks, they will
please to forward. without delay, Mr.. Richard Smith
Treasurer OF The Society.
by order Of the BOARD: T.. b. CALDWELL. see.y.
'IheSe letters haUe not net arriUeA.
TRENTON October 2S.-The Legislature mcf
~ this city onTuesday last. In Council, jesse
Epson, ESQ was Ie-appoiuled Vice President.
and James Linn. ESQ. Secretary. In The AS
Sembly. David Ihonpsuu, jim esq was re-
elected Speaker, aud Daniel Coleman, esq
Clerk. - vi
On Friday, the two honses went Into Join,
Meeting when Governor williamson was re-
e'ec'ed' anu 0thcr appointments made, which
VIII De found IN 4 preceding column.
IL VIII he seen in the account Of the Pro-
ceedngs of the LegisIainre, which viii be /,
found on the opposite page. thai the House !
nave decided, almost unanimously, against IN (
ADJOURNED sitting and an opinion prevails !
thAt the pteseut sitting will not extend moro |
ihap two weeks longer
Mr Pennington offered tile following pre-
smble aud resolution
Whereas from rautes not within orr controI
The agricultural. manufacturing aud cnmnet
rial interests of the country have undergone
wlihlD These two years past 4 setiOn4 depfes>
nave been exempt from its enibar.
RAISING effects. This branch Of the goyern>
nent, upon whom devolves more Immediate
" the pscnnIaFy concerns of thr state have
u IN view 10 limit the animal state eSpendi-
lures-tbHt due regard he had 10 The scar
NY and valne of our currency the ex.
sting pressure Of the times be more eoual in
rs operation.
Hesoirce, That committee be appointed
whose duty il shall he 10 examine as TO the
xpeflsucv OF ineXpedicDcg Of an adjourned