Delaware journal., 1828-10-14
Colony, under date Of the 18th July, Mr.. Cary re

C The companies observed strictly the orders Of
the day, which think were SO arranged as to ent-
tie the officers who drew them up to credit. Upon
the whole, am obliged to say, that have never
seen the American independence celebrated with
so much spirit aud propriety since the existence Of
the Colony; the guns being all mounted and painted
and previously arranged for the purpose, added
ry much to the grand salute Two dinners
gwen one by the Independent Volunteer Company,
and one by Capt. Devany''
To the Secretary of the Society, july 18th Mr. Cary
writes----
" From the hattering prospects of your Society.
feel myself very much at loss how to proceed, in
the absence of Mr.. Ashmun, with regard TO making
provisions Tor the reception OF a large number OF
Emigrants, which appears to be indispensably ne
cessary Therefore, after receiving your commu-
nicatOn, we conceived the following to be the most
safe and prudent course First, to make arrange
ments to have erected at Millsburgh houses to am
swer receptaces sufficient to shelter from one
hundred and fifty to two hundred persons. | have
therefore extended the duties of Mr. Benson SO as
to embrace that object. | was led to this course
from the following considerations. First. from the
productlveness of the Msburg lands and the few
ness of their inhabitants. know if Mr. Ashmun
were present, it would be principal object with him
to push that settlement forward with all possible
speed, and that for this purpose. he would send the
emlgrans by the first two or three expeditions TO
that place. think that those from the fresh water
rivers, ii carried directly after their arrival here. up
to Misburg. would suffer very little from change #
climate Second, the fertility Of the land is such
temptation to the farmer, that unless he possesses
azness in its extreme degree he cannot resist it;
: he must and will go to work Thirdly, it is npor-
tant to strengthen that settlement against any pos
sibie attacks and though we apprehend no hostili-
ties from the natives. yet would have each set
tlement strong enough to repel them.
II am happy to say, that the health, peace and
prosperity of the Colony. think, is still advance
ing, and I hope that the Board. of Managers NAV
have their wishes and expectations realized to their
fullest extent with regard to the present and future
prosperity of the Colony"
july 17.--.' IF | could be allowed one sueees.
ton to the Board of Managers, would mention the
Importance of having here, for the of the Colo
NY, vessel large enough to run down as low as
Cape Pamas. 1t would. think, be found to save
a very great expense to the Society She might oc-
casionally run up also to Sierra Leon.
/ Until we can raise crops sufficient to supplv
considerable number of Gamers every year,
such an arrangement will enable us to proceed
farther to the leeward than we have ever DONE in
order to procure supplies will be indspensaby ne.
cessary as there we procure Indian corn, Palm
| Oil, and live stock. For these. neither the slave
traders nor others give themselves much trouble.
Corn can be brought there for from fifteen to twenty
cents per bu,hel. Fifteen or twenty bushels, which
| bought of Capt. Woodbury.. | have been using in.
stead of rice for the last two months. Besides, il
can be ground into meal and would be better han
any that can be sent Upon the supposed inquiry,
will not the lands of the Colony produce corn? they
will produce it in abundance; but with the quantity
of lands appropriated at present, and the means to
cultivate them, each land-holder will. | think, be
able to raise but little more than may be required
by his own family, and consequently will have lit,
tie more than may be required to dispose of to new
comers.
g Permit me to inform the Board, that proposals
have been made by number of very respectable
7 citizens in Monrovia, to commence a settlement
Z near the head of the Monsterado River, which
would be a kind of farming establishment; which,
should 1T be the pleasure of the Board to approve
would be followed up with great spirit, and found
to cont rbute largely towards increasing our crops,
7 for the soil is very promising"
has been resolved by the Boa' of Managers TO in.
d crease the quantity of land allotted to each settler
Z Puritan PRACTICE. An aged correspondent of
the Columbian Ceninel, under the head of Olden
/ Iimes," has given some interesting extracts from
y the town and church records of Dorchester The
n following is specimen:
II Ertract from the Church Records. find the first
Il mention OF any being incorporate Though several
in succeeding years. was thus :-'' The 25h (9th)
1917. The same day John
J Nerrheld (though not in full communion) was call
e ed for before ye Church to answer for his sine Of
drunknes, and also for contempt and sighting We
power Of Christ in his Church in not appearing for
}, mery though often called upon and sent unto But
q he made tor his drunhnes in vt benq
e not well at Boston he took little strong water and
coming out in We ayre did disemper him, and for the
Z other offence he did acknowledge his fault there
n in" J. II.
). alabama rs .4rkansas.-A Mrs. Mitchell of St.
}. Francis county, was recently delivered of fine
child which weighed at its birth tseny one pounds
d Alabama has beat it. Mrs. Mehitable Stout has