Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-16
VOL. XVlII4---NO. IS.

"The directors derive great satisfaction from
being enabled To state 10 the meeting, that the
colony of Sierra Leone continues in state OF
progressive Improvement. In Jaly last, Sir
Charles NIacCartiiy, the governor, Tx nsmitted
TO the institution a return of fhc population Of
the colony, taken towards the beginning Of
that month, and also return of the imports
and exports of the preceding year, 1910.
by these returns, which ars given ~ length
in the appendix, it appears that the total
amount OF the population of the Colony, on the
3th Of July, 1890, was l2,52l, giving IN in
crease, since former census, in Dee. 1913, of
1886 persons, including 94S liberated Africans,
landed at Sierra Leone from slave vessels, 50
persons sent thither from Barbad0es and the
discharged soldiers of two West India regi-
ments, and of the royal African corps, amount
Ing with their families, to 1880 Individuals
The remainder of the increase, therefore,
amounting to 398, must be made up by births
IN the colony, and by the voluntary migration
of natives coming thither for employment and
protection.
" The number of marriages in the colony,
from the lst January, 1919. to 9th July, 1890,
amounted 10 455 the number % births dur.
ing that time were, males 999, females 272 -
and the number of baptisms during the same
period were 1860.
"The total number of persons ii a course OF
education at Sierra Leone, in July last,
amounted to 2,097." !,
"The meeting has been already appraised,
that IN American squadron has been stationed.
on the coast ofAfrica for the purpose Of sciz-
ing and bringing TO adjudication such Ameri-
can vessels as may be found violating their
Abolition Laws 1t is but Justice to the Off
GERS employed in this service to remark, that
they appear TO have eXerted themselves in the
most laudable manner to accomplish the oh
lects of their commission, and their success
has been considerable. 1t is a pleasing proof
Other zeal in the cause ofhumanity, that they
have established system of amicable com
muncation, rot only with our naval officers
stationed on the African coast, but also with
the authorities at Sierra Leone, with a view ia
the more eliectual discovery and apprehen-
| sion of American contrabandists."
| Extract from Report Of 4 committee Of he d.
rectOrS Of Tie British .qfiican Institution.
America alone has practically seconded
our efforts with cordiality, though restrained.
by what size regarded ms serious constitutional
difficulties, from acceQlng to one of the eff
Gent measures proposed by our government
The committee, however, have the high srati-
ficatIOn to be able to state, from perfect all-
thority that the United States have afforded
the most unequivocal proof of their sincere
| anxiety to destroy this enormous evil by le-
Sislatiye enactment, which stamps the slave
trade with the brand of piracy, and subjects
every citizen of the United States; rs wei as
every foreigner sailing under the American
flag, who shall be engaged in carrying 1t on, 10
capital punishment. A conduct so noble and
energetic demands the gratitude of every
friend TO justice and humanity, and elevates
the character OF the nation which las set this
bright example. And the committee cannot
doubt that it is an example which G. britain
which must, sooner or later, become part OF
! the universal code of the civilized world"