Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-29

A very active trade ~ carried on NJ Modrovia,
A Colonist. by the nnmo Of Wariug will hssa
sold goods this year 10 the amount of SIu,Otal.
Mr.. Devany's own aales amount to between -
and SIS. 600, Being asked how much he con-
sidered himself M worth. he replied thai he
computed his property ut 100000, and would
not be wiling 10 take that sum for IT, lie has
been IN the Colony seven years. ana had but
little property when he went there. Cuiee ~
very Abundant IN tue higher aud more rocky
grounds ON sandy suil IL IA moi so plenty -.
The produce II the plants ~ very various iron
some trees enough may be gathered 10 NJ II
pocket handkerchief OF tho Ian gest size, while
others will not yield more than hall pound.
II resembles the COFFEE nj Java, being white aud
OF large gram. There Il another klnd, ofamal-
er grain, bnt this is but lutte used. The Colony
| as yet has not made coffee AN nrcle OF export,
the Conns,s not hesing had ,ime 20 engage IN
the regular cultivation Of The plant lhey ga
ther, however. enough tor their own eonsunp-
iian They export dye woods. OF different
kinds, hide. ivory, pnlm oil. and rice Tho
French IN particular, are desirnus FOL trading
IN the last article. Provisions nre plenty. aud
IN order TO keep w The native trnde they ara
sometimes taken 10 greater quantities than eau
We consumed. Tho traders refuse none that Is
Trough, IN. The Colonis's IN general are well
satisfied with thsir situation. The exceptions
mr.. very lew. aud CONSIST ut ZONE old women
aud persons of very weak capacity. such as the
Colon's,s would be Had 10 get RID of On the
tables IN Monlovia may be found beef, mutton,
fish. fowls, ducks. and ocCas,onally atufkey or
a roast pig. together with The fruits OF the eoun-
Try, which ARE very various. Coffee aud tea
are used for breakfast. Being asked whether
any OF the colonlss had beco me SO dissatisfied
as To remove, he replied that Que or two had
done so. One IN particular bud returned IN
tho same vessel with himself. This was II
colunred man by the name of Hunt, who had
been originally slave, but wis liberated IN
Richmond aud another by the nnso oi VII
son whose character was very eneepiionnble
lie bad leli a .i(e IN tho United States. aud on
coming to hodrovia was desiruns OF marrying
Another woman. Being prevented from dong
50, he had gone Ia Sierra Leone, where
he married, his FIRST wife beng anIl living.
The health oi the Colony is,,n geueral, good
From ten days 10 sir weeks after then hrsl NJ
rival, Strangers ntc liable Ia attacks OF nLue
aud fever, bot after thai time they are usually
healthy lr Devany had travelled mp ihs 81.
Paui's r,vft till ha came TO series ot falls eG.
tending IN all about 10 ot II miles, IN which
space the water often falls perpendcuafly 90
80, and 90 feet. About 80 ~ 81 miles az lint
river, lilo the domiuions 81 klag BontswNin. ne
lniormeaiale country Is finely wooded. hbOnn.
ulng WIN Nhluhhlt hUlH 'lHUbis hwy hhNt
a speices Of oak, which is an ever green, aud
grows 10 the SIZE of five or Il faet ~ diameter NJ
tho stump rising from 80 10 100 aud 10 fee,
without a llmb. They have, besides, species
of poplar, ofa reddish colour. which works
well, aud il employed by JOiners loi The inside
work ot houses. They have not the diseBse Of
the worm which prevails ON C6pe Coast Wa
ter that Is 'Hkcn from "A running stream. IN The
sun. ab0upds There, with small species OF
worm, which, beipg swallowed. occasions "a
distressing and fatal disease. Water, ia tanks
is not Liable 10 be thus infested. But at Cnpe
MonteeQrHdo, nothing Of ibis Kind IL known ;
nor Is The lumber ol the houses liable, nv III
some parts Of Africa, to be destroyed by ants
There is IA clny, however, which the ants
called by the natives " Bug Bug" use IN
building thelr nests, and which IL also some
times used by The poorer Inhabitants III plaster.
ing thrIr houses, and which contains an ~
sect that does eventually destroy the timber
They have some timber which Is never known
To conl0n worm, though II may have lain
upon the ground tea years They have n
species of feclt similar TO lint in Bfazfl also
a birthstone wood, much resembling mnhog-
any, but oil lighter colour They have the
great nut Of Africa, which, however, Instead 0i
an annoyance, proves serylceabIe IN clearing
their houses from vefmin ofeyery description.
II DhHn u AHtsi lUhtGIh WIN MACK
and master living raj and having put him
10 death will divide bis body into small pieces,
and marshaiiing themselves IN array viii chrry
every particle Of the spoil ont OF tue house to
their nests.
| Tiny give The master OF one Of their schools
a salary Of 500 THIS lie did not consider
sufficient, aud engaged in business as public
surveyor IN consequence OF which the school
had somewhat declined, but they had the pros
,, pect Of getting another teacher. They are
DESTROYS Of having whlto men, eompelenny
educated, to teach their schools ~ which Gu
pacty Only, and IA that Of cergymen, whte
persons arc allowed 10 reside III the Colony.
4 newspaper il published ~ MDnfpyia, by Mr..
KnssHurm. coloured man, aud graduate of
a college in Maine. lie published paper
SOME time since ia New York. Ila has now
upon his list between and 800 subscribers.
NJ. Degany had VISITED the Colony of Sierra
IeOuc, but found II by no means IN so prOspe-
rous coalition as their own. lie attributed
, the differences la the resIdence OF European ira.
defs among them, who had cngrossed the com
m0Tce 10 themselves, aud ifealed the colourad
inhabitants with little more respect than they
would receive Ia Carolina or Georgia, not IN
frequently ordering them 10 ba whipped. 10
consequence OF tl1s. the spirits of the people
were depressed, aud numbers Of them would
,, thIsn strongly discouraged, a. they are
no'lOnsdered good settlers and la several
inbaDces had created trouble. Being asked
: how the Agents oil lie Government treated
the Llberian Colo0isls, Mr. Dcvany
replied, perfectly well, entirely 10 Their
satisfaction" They flaced them n
footing OF perfect equality, as much as II no
distinction OF colour existed. The people had
great respect for lhs agents. but sill felt them
selves al The head Of their own society. Much
activity and emulation prevail each settler
endeayourlng 10 push his own fortune by ali
proper and honorable means. II one builds
himself comfortable house this season, his
neighbour will endeasour 10 have as good a
one the neIi. Bui this composition is attended
with no i'll will A plat vi the town is drawn
aud land of Ia lots, and when new settlers ar
rive they employ idttery TO fix their several
situations each being allowed "a tho town a
quarter OF an acre. and ID acres in It's neigh
: bourhood which he 10 al liberty TO cultivate