Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-01-09
Very respectfully yours,
JAMES G. HICKS.

The following extract is from letter written by
DANIEL CoKER, to his wife, in this city. We
have obtained permission to publish it, in the
expectation that it will be found interesting BY
many of our readers.--Balfimore Gag.
GENos, Alrica,) May 20, 1920.
When the ship Elizabeth returned ]
wrote to you aud many others, and sent
my journal; but not knowing whether that
ship arrived safe or not, and as l have of
necessity TO write to the Colonization So
ciety, at the same time aud way OF con-.
yeyance, send yon this letter. We had
short passage 10 Africa, Of 30days. We
found as kind a reception among the na-
lives as could have been expected. All
our people were favored with good health
while crossing the sea, except what is
called sea-sickness; but unfortunately for
us, we landed on Que Of the most nnheal-
thy spots, perhaps on the coast, small
island Of j. kezzles. II is very low and
sometimes overflows--is covered with
mangroves and the water is very bad:
but be had prepared some small houses,
and gave us The offer Of occupying them
until we got our land, which we thought
would be in a few weeks time-so we
thankfully received the offer, which we
have siuce had cause to regret. We had
not long been there and 10 few weeks
after the Elizabeth sailed, the most of our
people we're taken down with fever, /
among the rest, Samuel A. Crozar, the
agent of the Colonization Society, soon
departed this life; few days before he
died, he transferred his Office TO me with
out my knowledge. When MIR. Bacon
brought the appointment I refused to &C.
lcept it. He, and the other agent Of the
United States, said, If refused, the whole
business would most likely fall through
aud that | must 60 on Immediately to at
teud the palaver, at the town Of King
Sherbro, 16 miles off, called Yonee.
went, and have been better than four
weeks 10 palaver, and have not been back
since, nor could not. have been SO much
engaged. Since left there Mr.. Bankson
died last Saturday. All three of the
agents that came out are no more, and
twelve persons OF color also. Hearing
that Mr.. Peck was very i'll, / sent for
him TO come to me at Yonee, he came
and has got quite we'll and hearty. Tree
ceived letter yesterday from the COVER
nor Of Sierra Leone, to remove my people
to Cape Shilling, or Sierra Leone, but
the reason do not comply, is, that am
going tomorrow to the Bajroo, the place
we expec. to get. 1t has good water. and
is high and healthy, and shall try to
get houses aud remove our people to their
own place Immediately. Our people are
now all mending, for they have water
now taken 10 them from here. AS to what
I have passed through my Journal must
tell, Ct still keep one,) or wait uutiI you
come, which hope will be shortly, and
thousands of others. II could not but be
expected that the first emigrants would
suffer very much: l calculated on it: but
those that come after believe, will find
it smooth and pleasant. shall do all in
my power 10 make things as comfortable
as possible for your reception, and all in
| my power for the general good, should my
4 life be spared. wish that had Nicho-
las and Beaver here now, but it is 10 vain
to wish; tell them, and every body that
| can do good to this people, to come as
soon as possible, for here they may be
happy-bring every thing you can, for
nothing you. want 10 America, will be
useless here, either TO wear, to eat, or as
furniture-telI the people that come the
!; same. Those who wish to trade, bring
leaf tobacco, calico, iron pots, knives
} forks, spoons, handkerchiefs, needles, ant
above all pipes. You can buy a fowl FOL
i two pipes, and large one for three--brins
| shoes and what else they think proper.