The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-04-22

much greater than | had imagined. We
have at least six or eight small decked ves-
sells belonging to the Colony which carry
on profitable trade up and down the coast.
The situation of our Colony is one of the
nest on the coast as general depot for the
African trade and if the United States
government will defend and foster the port
OF Monrovla (whatever they may feel dis
posed to do for the colonization scheme) the
African trade will soon become immensely
important. This little place has, during the
present year, with its small capital, export
ed African produce to the amount of seven
ty or eighty thousand dollars, besides af-
tording facilities to American vessels trad
ing en- the coast TO an amount three times
88 great 1t should he recollected, that this
trade has been entirely created by the es-
Enlistment Of .hls Colony; and the United
States has heretofore derived these articles
from Europe, which they now get from this
coast in exchange for their own productions.
The town of Monrovia is much better
built and more furnishing place than ex-
pected to find it. There are many large
and handsome houses in it-and the people
are advancing in commerce and wealth
much more rapidly than could have con-
ceived. | dined the other day, at the house
of one of the colonists, where we sat down,
with 70 persons, to a dinner that would
have done credit to any gentleman's table
in the United States. Besides an album
dance of beef, and all the different kinds of
poultry which we have in the United States,
we have much game, and variety of fine
fruit, such as you never enjoyed in perfec-
ton in the United States. | have, in nv
garden here, some hundreds of pine apples,
advancing rapidly to perfection, which will
season, with that delicious fruit. The situa-
ton Of the town of Monrovla is most de-
lightful. Since the trees have been cut
down from the south side, we have a 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 Montserado River and
Stockton Creek, forming by their junction
our inner harbor, afford a most delightful
prospect. The agency house, which is
high ard built on the most commanding
spot in the town, with fine wide piazza
surrounding it, on all sides, is delightful
residence. The climate, too, is really very
fine. Though this is the hot season, have
not yet suffered from the heat the sea
and land breezes alternating and keeping
up constant current of air. This is con-
sidered here the most sckly season but,
so far, there has been but little disease
There are now six or seven whites in the
town five or six have been here more than
month, and there is not case of disease
among them. Doctor Mechlen, who at
tends to the sick, tells me that he has un-
der his care no case of fever. Before the
town was opened to the sea on the south by
cutting away the trees, the only air that
could approach it was over the Mangrove
swarnps-but since this improvement has
been made, it is much more healthy.
The great advantage that this country
has over the United States for q race of
people so improvident as the blacks, is, that
they have always crop on hand, and no
one can want for provisions at any season.
Nature is so bountiful that few days.
work will afford subsistence for a whole
year, and there being no cold weather, they
require but little for clothing and shelter.
The American part of the population here
are very religious and moral, and the force
of their example is extending rapidly among
the natives.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. In Augusta, Geor-
gia, about 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the
I'd inst, a fire broke out in pitch pine
building, two squares from the post office.
The wind blew gale from w. to w. s. w.,
carrying the flames over large portion of
the city, which was destroyed, to the amount
of from 300 to $50 houses. By great exer-
tons the flames were stopped on River
street. 1t is stated that there was but one
brick building in the whole space, compris-
ing an area of half mile long by quarter
wide. About $50 families have lost their
all, as the fire had finished its work in four
hours after it commenced. The greatest
sufferers arc the poorer classes, who have
to il family, lost their all: for, when the
furniture was removed unless it was put in
boats at the river side, it was invariably
burnt in the streets. The market honse is
destroyed with the rest, and all the powder
under the control of the City Council, was
burnt in blowing up houses.
BANKS. The following statement shows tho
number of Banks in every State and Territory
of the Union, on the LIST March, 1929, and the
number of branches of the United States Bank :
Maine %, and U S. Branch New Hamp-
shire l9, and U. S. Branch Vermont 10 !;
Massachusetts 20, and u. S. Branch; Rhode
Island 50, and l U. S. Branch Connecticut 1S,
and U. S. Branch; New York SIS, and U. S.
Branch; New Jersey "a; Pennsylvania SIS !;
Delaware 10; Maryland &c, and U. S. Branch !;
District of Columbia 10, and U. S Branch
Virginia 10, and U. S. Branches North Car
DINA II, and u. S. Branch South Carolina
9, and l U. s. Branch Georgia is, and u s.
Branch; Ohio 33, and u S. Branch; Ken.
lucky Sc, and U. S. Branches; Tennessee
II, and U. S. Branch; Mississippi /; Ala
bama 4, and U. S. Branch Louisiana 8. and
U. s. Branch, Indiana &; Illinois z; Mis-.
sonri B, and U. S. Branch; Michigan 3. Lo.
cal Banks, $50; Bank of the U. S. and Branch.
es, 2l-Total $50.
LIVE SroCK IN Ono. The following state.
ment shows the quantity and amount of live
STOCK exported in one year from the tract Of
country called the Sciota Valley, which com.