Delaware journal., 1828-10-14
TUESDAY, October III, IS2S.
FROM LIBERIA.


Dispatches have arrived from the Colony, by the All
hance,' Captain Russell and the brig Liberia, Captain
hard bearing dates up to the 22d OF July, which gave
cry favourable views of the health and prospects of the
cttlement. In letter OF the 18th of June, the Vice
AGENT Rev. Lot Carey, writes:
' On the 9th / visited Millsburg, mills and
Burgess) to ascertain the prospects of that settle
ment and can say with propriety, that, according
to the quantity Of land which the settlers have put
under cultivation they will reap good and plentiful
crop. The Company's crop of Rice and cassada is
promising The settlers at that place
have done we'll having all with two or three cxcep-
tons, builthouses to render their families com
Portable through the They have also each of
them small iarm, which think, after few months,
will be sufficient to subsist them. But find, from
very particular examination that we snail be obliged
TO allow them to draw rations longer than expected,
owing to the great scarcity of country produce the
cassada being nearly exhausted; that it is, and will
be, impossible to obtain, until new crops come in,
much to aid our provisions, unless by going some
distance into the country. Therefore, think it in
dispensaby necessary, in order to keep the settlers
to their farming improvements, to continue their
rations longer than at first ntended; as consider
the present too important crisis to leave them to
neglect their improvements, although it may add
something to our present expenses.
+" The People at Caldwell are getting on better
with their farms than with their houses. The gun
house of Caldwell is done, and at present prepara-
tons are making for the 4th July. think that the
settlement generally is rapidly advancing in farm
ing, building and hope in industry. Our gun
carriages are done: the completion of the iron
work alone prevents us from mounting them all i'm
mediately, We have four mounted, and think we
shall put them all in complete order by the end OF
the present week.
"Captan Russell will be able to give something
like fair account of the state of our improvements.
as he went with me to visit the settlements on the
5th and 18th, and seemed pleased with the prospect
at Millsburg, Caldwell, and the Halfway Farms.
Mr.. Warner, who has been engaged nearly the
whole of the last twelve months on business of me-
gotiatng with the native tribes TO the eward. is at
present down at Fippecanoe. the place which
mentioned in my former communications, as being
very important section of country, since it would
connect our Sesters and Bassa districts together
He is not however. now engaged in business of ne
gotaton, but, only in business of trade"
In his letter to the lamented Mr.. Ashmun, Mr. Cary
states:
8. Things are nearly as you left them most of
the work that you directed to be done, is nearly ac
complished. The pIasterers are now at work on the
Government House, and with what lime ! am hav
ing bro't down the river, and what shells am get
ting, think we shall succeed.
The Gun House in Monrova and the Jail have
been done for sume weeks the mounting of,he guns
will be done this week, if the weather permits
'The Houses at the Halfway Farms are done !;
the Gun House at Caldwell would have been done at
this time had not the rain prevented, but think it
will be finished in three or four days. The public
farm is doing pretty we'll. | think it would do you
good to see that place at this time.
.The Missionaries, although they have been sick.
are now am happy to inform you. recovered /: aud
at present able to attend to their business, and
regard them as entirely out of danger.
| 81 hope we shall be able tn remove all the fur
niture into the new house in two or three weeks.''
| June 25h, Mr. Cary writes
/" About three O'Clock to dav, there appeared
three vessels-two briggs and schuoner The schonn.
er stood into the Roads. and one of the brigs near
in, but showed no colors until shot was fired by
Captain Thompson when she hoisted Spanish col
ors, and the schooner the same. All their move
ments appeared so suspicious, that we turned ou
all our forces tonight. About eight this evening il
was reported that they were standing out of ou
Roads, and at sunset that the schooner had come II
anchor very near the :. All Chance" from Boston
and that the brig which had passed the Cape, hat
put about and was standing up, trying to dnuhlA th
Cape, and that the third vessel IA brg) was stand
ing down for the Roads, The first mentioned brig
showed nine ports side. From all these circum
stances thought best to have Fort Norris Batter,
manned, which was imediateIy done by Captain
Johnson and also ordered out the two volunteer com
panes to make discoveries around the town, AM
the Artillery to support the guns and protect h
beach which orders were promptly executed, AM
we stood in readiness during the night. At da,
light the schooner lay at anchor and appeared to b
making no preparations to communicate with us.
then ordered shot to be fired at little distance
from her. when she sent boat ashore with her Cap
tain, Supercargo, and Interpreter. She repore,
herself the Joseph. from iavanna. had been thre
months on the coast trading, but not for siaues ha
j, one gun and twenty three men. Also, that the bril-
was Patriotic brig, in chase her. and that throus
fear she had taken shelter under our guns. Tn
Captain wished a supply of wood and water bu
l told him knew him to be engaged in slave trade
and that though we did not pretend to attempt sup
pressing this trade, we would not aid it. and that
allowed him one hour, and one only, to get out q