The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-04-18


pine apples advancing rapidly to perfection, which
will supply me abundantly during the whole season,
with that delicious fruit. The situation of the town
of Monroyia is most delightful. Since the trees have
been cut down from the South side, we have fine
view of the ocean, not more than mile from us
whilst on the North the open roads always containing
vessels at anchor, and the mouth of the Monserado
River and Stockton Creek forming by their junction
our inner harbor afford most delightful prospect.
The agency house, which is high and built on the
most commanding spot in the town, with fine wide
piazza surrounding it, all sides, is delightful
idence.
The climate too is really very fine. Though this
is the hot season, have not yet suffered from heat
the and land breezes alternating and keeping up
constant current of air. This IS considered here
the most sickly season but, far, there has been
but little disease There six or seven whites
in the town, five six of whom have been here
than month, and there is not case among them-
Doctor Mechlin, who attends to the SICK tells me
that he has under his care case of fever. Before
the town was opened to the the South by cut
ting away the trees, the only air that could approach
it was over the Mangrove swamps-but since this i'm
provement has been made, it is much more healthy.
went up the River the other day to visit the up
per settlements, and much delighted with the trip.
| found the settlements on the River st Pauls much
more advanced that expected to find them, The
people have good houses and farms stocked with eve
~ thing necessary for their subsistence. The great
for of people improvdent as the blacks, is,
that they always have crop hand and no one can
want for provisions at any season. Nature is so boun
tifu that few days work will afford subsistence for
whole year, and there being cold weather, they
require but little for clothing and shelter.
| have been at church twice since my arrival and
was much pleased with the propriety, ORDER and deco
rum of the congregations The Baptist church is the
best attended, and has the best preachers; but the
Methodist church has respectable congregation and
a tolerable preacher, MIR McGil from Baltimore.
The American part of the population here very
religious and moral and the force of their example is
extending rapidly among the natives. The recaptur-
ed Africans from the United States whom have un-
der my charge United States Agent although they
were in Georgia but year, and have been in this
| Colony but fifteen sixteen MONTHS have been en-
tire weaned from their savage dispositions and pro-
pensities. They are now comfortably fixed on their
farms, and are well dressed in the American costume.
They have built church, which they, attend regular
ly, and prove, in striking manner, the great pabii-
ty of the African character and their susceptibility
of moral and religious Improvement
| -"ess---
| THE FARMER.-A practical Farmer-whose
| livelihood depends upon his calling-slould make If
the pinnacle of his worldly ambition to excel in it..
If he neglects his farm for almost any thing else, he
is generally loser both in interest and credit Sol
omon the wisest observer of men and things, tells us
| of his disgust at the sight of sloveny farmer. al
went by the field of the Southland 10, it all
grown with thorns and nettles had covered the