Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-27

| JUS Tue c0nhdence repOsed in him
and has acted with the greatest disr,e-
ton and propriety. The disappointment,
IN procuring the lands contracted for. the
dlsconirnis Of the settlers aud Iaborers.
a"d the nn~iIIingness of some among
enf-io submit 10 his authority, are The
| faults OF Others. and were Lryond is
control. His removal OF the people from
their temporary 10. alton on Kizzers H.
| land Ito winch they had beep romp~jI,f
10 resort, for the want of shelter else
where to reside on the island al Sbr,bro
lis visits aud application TO the Gov. of
Sierra Leone. and his perseverance, i'm his
ctalm Tor Tie land negotiated fnr, meet
Inc en'ice appreciation OF. the Board. The
Dispatches OF captain TrencIard 10 the
government, contain infor nation some
what later Than The dare of Mr.. Coker's
letters; and we have read with peculiar
interest The letter Of captain Treuciard.
anu Two Official reports made 10 that Off
Ger. written with great ability aud intel.
lIgence by Lieut.. Mervinc aud DR.. DIX
THESE gentlemen had been sen, from ,i,.
Cydnei TO Campelar and Sherbro. under
orders TO ASCERTAIN Tie condition of The
Iaboreis and settlers, aud Ia rcport the
nature and causes of the sickness and
death Of The officer and bnai's crew of
that ir'ga'r. and The mortality that had
prevailed among the colorcd people,
ne taiai operation Of the causes hereto
tore suppnscd,in Occasioning these deaths
are cleasiy asyef'ained 10y this nvesiiga
non. DIR. Dix states that "NIr. To~n-
nd('he midshipMau from ihc Cyane) = as
takrn vi win fever OH the z h Of April, ow-
Ing To iai,gue and exposure TO the heat OF
he sun. The Augusta Oh" schooner pur-
n Ia "A cph IL
lar on the 10Th. Mr.. C,ozier, arent of
the Colonization Society. who vas The
physician OF the colomisis, Mas taken IN
AT The same time with fever. and could
render no medical assistance. Ba-
con was The Onlv one among the whites
10 do any thing for fhe sick, but his IF.
forts availed nothing. Mr.. Townsend
lied on the f7ii, the day alter Mr.. Cro-
Z'er. From all accounts IL appears thai
most unfortunately, Mr.. Bacon was. at
this TING, taken fatally i'll. Mr.. Bank son
was III too, and Mr.. Cok.r absent on bu-
siness at tile colony. Nat one of The
bia' coiouists cnult do any thing for
them, while they were totally unable To
assist each other. NJ. Bacon hired \
young man 10 attend thea, who belong.
ed 10 ST RIA Leone. THIS man rpmaiped
on board, and assisted them, till the last
Oae ed, on The. 18th 0f June. Our men
died during the hot and dry season a.d
when the thermometer averaged about
81 degrees, which i. seldom exceeded
herr. The place where the schooner Law
- yefy seldom visited by sea brerze.
and an occasional tornado, accompanied
with rain, is The only essential change of
air felt. The land on both sides is low
and muddy, alternately dry and covered
with tide water. in which thick fores, of
mangrove trees fiomishes."
He attribute. the mortality among the
settlers TO 1.-THE extreme sulity llea, Of
the climate, 10 their confined local stu
alton, 10 indulgence in eating freely nf
tropical fruits, and particularly 10 The
inquiry OftIIe water of the place. To
these may be added, idlcness, inatien,ion
TO cleanliness, and depression OF mind.
with want Of medical attendance aud
nursing" II may be proper here 70 cor.
tect what we observe to be very com.
mon but mistaken impression-thai this
location ot the people al Campelar, was
The one selected to be purchased for their
permanenf settlement whereas il was
oH!y taken as temporary shelter. till
they could gel The land on the Bsgroo.
which is high aud Iiea lthy aud abouods
was intended to be located. Both these
gentlemen concur in speaking in very
favorable terms OF Mr.. Coher. aud OF
the measures lie has used for preserving
the properly aud people under his charge.
aud we regret that il APPEARS from their
statements, that so many Of The people
are refractory and averse 10 his authority
No further progress had been mad in
The negotiations for lands, and from
some unexpected disappoinln,rnts, We
nave reason 10 appvehcnd That HAT OBJ
ject will moi be attained until The arrival
oi another agent, and additional means.
heSe gentlemen represent the people 10
he III present quite healthy. and the 81.
iuaiiOp of fOnie, where they left them,
such az 10 render The recurrence Of dis
ease improbable. Thry had been offered
a residence al Cape Shilling, until the ar
rival of other agents from America, and
il is not improbable but that Mr.. Cocker
may already have availed himself Of iliat
offer. A particular statement OF ,ho
deaths. from The report Of Dr.. Dix, il
inserted in the appendix. A letter has
aiso been received from Captain Wads
worth OF the John Adams. winch is sub
Joined in the appendix. This intelligence
bas been recently obtained, aud while
preparations were making by Mess's
WiDn aud Bacon, agents lately appointed
by the government, for taking out some
captured Africans. aud The necessary la
beers and articles, in execution of the
act Of Congress oi March, 1910.
The board having been permitted 10
send out one Of their agents, and some
articles in The same vessel, Mr.. Christian
Wlltberger. innr. is now in Norfolk, AID
Will proceed in The Nautilus, with The u
States agents from that pnri; that vessel
having been taken mp Tor That purpose. n :
vas expected at the time Of The last adj
dress. The agent will be instructed 90