Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-10-26
From the African Repository.
THE COLONY AT LIBERIA.

THE COLONY AT LIBERIA.
Latest from Liberia.-By the brig Montgome-
nv, interesting intelligence has arrived from Lii
beria.-The following communication from the
Agent. Mr. Anthony d. Williams, will show
the present state of the Colonial Affairs.
.4eency House, Monroria, June 10, 1880.
Dear Sir: embrace this Opportunity, by the
return of the Montgomery, to inform You OF the
safe arrival of the seventy emigrants, shipped in
her by Mr.. Kennedy. We are sorry to perceive
by your letters to DR.. MechIin. that neither the
Liberia nor the Harvey, in which DR.. Meohlin
took passage, had arrived. BY this time, they
doubtless have; and you are in possession OF ma
nv facts to which your letter refers. 1t is some
what over sixty days since my last communica-
ton was addressed to the Board, by the way OF
England, upder cover Of the American Minister,
announcing the mournfu! intelligence of the death
of DR.. John w Anderson, after short illness OF
ten DAYS; and also that of Don Miguel, OF little
Bassa. and the destruction of his factory by GER
tain citizens of this commonwealth. and sundry
other particulars. Bat for fear the. said letter
NAV not have come hand, enclose you copy.
The assignment of farm lands to individuals of
the ship Harriet's passengers, and to many OF
those per the Liberia, to which particular refer
ence was made in my last, as having been delay
ed ON account Of the sickness of Doctor Ander-
son. has since been completed, and many have,
with zeal. begun to clear up their lands. am
sorry to state that certain individuals per the LII
IBERIA, who were designated 5y Dr. Mecllln, to
be located at Millsburg. have expressed an un-
willingness to 90 to that flourIshing settlement;
and. consequently hollands have been assigned
them.
am sorry to announce a few more deaths
Il. \ NO ot q mi
nv last, amounting in the whole, to nine. 1t is
true, that the colony is in much need Of prac-
titioner of medicine at present, but am conf
dent that the deaths among the new comers would
be considerably less, would they. IN all cases,
follow the advice of the old settlers; and not be-
lieve tina, thew can stand the heat and rain, and
evening dews, without an injurious effect upon
their health. The quantity of food which some
Of them eat. is also matter worthy of their serious
consideration.
: / cannot perceiye.that the climate has any eft.
feet upon the re-captured people per the Heroine;
they have all been placed on lands assigned them,
and have already constructed twenty superior
country houses. matched in manner peculiar to
themselves,and far surprising any Of the natives.
a; rsEns Is a Tsf II Aa &c
Could YOU behold their neat town of New Geor-
believe that these were the individuals who, when
in the IT, States, in a state OF bondage. had no
thought for the morrow. They supply our mar
kets with vegetables. potatoes, fowls. melons, &c.
and the readiness with which the sales have been
effected, has been spur TO their industry. Many
of them also labor in this settlement all their
spare time, besides attending TO the cultivation of
their farms. 1t is high time that school should
be established among them. as they have many
fine children who are fast growing up In state
of ignorance.
More of anagricutural spirit seems, Of late, to
prevail among the settlers generally, and several
il this town DESTROYS Of obtaining lands, either at
King Goyernnr's or Millsburg, have made the
inquiry if additional lands could be obtancds-
On what conditions shall lands be assigned themF
! They have previously bad the quantity allotted
to each emigrant. Shall they be suffered to pur-
chase more at the rate of twenty-five cents per
acre?
| Mr. Shipherd informs me that the present sur
veying compass is very defective: The Board
| will therefore, hope, make some arrangements
so that new one may be sent out as soon as
possible OF the delays and the length of time
which have been taken up in the survey Of lands,
YOU will be able to learn every particular from
Dr. Mechlin. ..-...-
Deg leave 10 cali tne attention OF inc DOdtu
to the great saving that would take place in the
expenditures of the Agency if the public store
was constantly supplied with tobacco, and other
articles of African trade. Tobacco is now re-
failing at 81 cents per pound for silver or ivo-
ry. and so cents for camwood. With tobacco
we can purchase any thing; and the agency schr.
Measurable has lately been employed at Little
Cane Mount River with considerable success, in
the purchase of rice, camwoOd and little ivory.
Heronly cargo consisted of tobacco, a few kegs
of powder; blue baftas, and gun Hints Having
succeeded SO we'll, she has returned to make
further purchases; but we are much hindered,
from the want Of a suitable cargo, in our bar
gains In dealing with the natives, you want
little Of almost every article viz: rum, tobacco.
iron pots, powder, gun tlnts, cloths, crockery
ware, beads, guns SC. &C.; and unless the ira
der is so supplied, he is under the necessity of
seeing many fine bargains pass by him.
1t has been customary to deal out provisions
for new emigrants for six months; but the time
for most of those per the Montgomery will have
to be extended, as their farm lands cannot be