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

Reporter 10 the HOUSE. we are enabled 10 pre-
sent the following statement as comprising,
briefly, the testimony given by Mr.. Deyany,
IN reply 20 abe intGn ogaIolIes proposed 10
| him.
II should here, perhaps he stated. that Mr..
| Devany was bora Ia South Carolina. slave,
the property OF Lsngdnn Chevrs. Esq. former.
" Speaker Of the House at Representatives /;
that after acquiring his freedom, he praetised
the trade OF a sail maker III the employ mieni OF
Mt. FOR in. man Of colour we'll known in
| Philadelphia . that more than seven years ago
he embarked for Liberia that while employ.
ed Tor IA few months by the Colonial Agent, TO
navigate u small public Vessel 10 different
parts o the coast. tor the purpose Of obtaining
supplies for the early settlers at Mnnrovn, he
was enabled 10 acquire the sum OF 500 ; that
with this no commenced trade. aud from sales
made on his own account aud as tousiEnee. Of
others, he has, IN less Than SIX years, hmassnd
property valued by hin, at from Ii 90 2O0W
dollars. MIR. DevRns states iha, hrs sales In u
single year had amounted 10 25ipo dollars
The Brig Liberia, IN winch he took passage
With his family Tor Philadelphia, TO visit his
own and his wife's relatives, brought from the
Colony on account oil the owners Cargo yalu
ed at 10000 dollars.
! MI. Devan, stated, 10 reply TO queries pT
10 Inn by the Hon. Mr. Mercer, Judge Spen.
Ger, aud others. that the Colonlsts lab0ur "a.
der very serious Inconvenience, Tor want ni "a
| National Flag, under which 10 sal A number
| of vessels are owned by them, which might and
would be, engaged ~ eonilnefce 10 this coun
try, but which are laid W at present for want
oil a Flag. Mr. Devany himself owns Que,
| which cost him ia inSand dollars. Another
Colonist owns vessel that cost 6 900 dollars
! Both these valuable vessels are now lad up,
aud going ~ decay, as the owners do not CON
slider II safe TO venture them al sea- under eNls-
| tIrg rn cunistanees. Besides theSr, there are
| Eve ar six othrts owned ia the Colony. of smhl
! Ter vabif. These are engaged ~ Cuasllng
trade OF very confined extent the greatest dis
lance 10 which they yenlufe 10 60, Is as lar as
Sierra Leone. The object OF their npprehen.
sion Is not the hostility Of tho European powers.
| but III piiates who intrst those Seas. The
! British and French have both behavtd IN the
! most hrndlp mauorr toward tho tpt0nists.
| The French sIoop of war Dragon. captured
on OF these pirates, aud carried her into Co
rec, whence she was sent home To France.
aud condemned The British soop al war
! North Star, captuIed another. but gave her
| up again, for Wnnt Of sufficient evidence ior
her condemnation. These pirates consist
| chiefly of Spanlards, some al whom san
+ IN American vessels. When one Of these
strange sails approaches, the Golonlsts feel
some apprehension, aud Immediately resort
! To the Fort, aud put themselves under arms.
! They have six volunteer companies ~ uniform
besides miitin, amounting IN nil To about 00o
effective men. he Colony had not been al
| tackled since the ilme, AT which Nh Devany mr.
rived, which he attributes TO the lHct, thai the
! hostile natives perceived thai the Colony had
! been strengthened, by reinforcement of lis
| numbers, aud was IN possession OF cannon aud
J nther means OF defence. Efforts were making
to increase these means but the Colouists had
but l1le money TO devote TO that object.
/ They have a stone Font, called Fort Stockton,
which vas repaired by the late Dr. Rainfall.
aud is about two-thiIds flushed. II Is ot stone,
aHd the walls ten feet high.-Bui as the plat
forms for the guns are not vel finished, II Is at
| present able to work bat two small eighteen
| cannonades The stone of " hcb u is buill.
aud winch is commonly employed in erecting
'Ie houses oil tina Colonists, Is blue granite.
very hard and solid. Besides thus. they have
another species OF Stone much softer, aud i'm
pregnaled with IRON. This latter is employed
| III Sierra Leone, almost exclusively; but ~
| Nonrov,a II is but partially used, Tor window
s,ls, chimney pieces, Nc. They get lime III
abundance, fran shells on the junk river. IL
| is 81 the best qnalltt, aud makes good hard
| finished walls Wood beng plenty, they have
| all The building materials they eau desire. with
| the exception Of na8s and ron work. Tho
harbour Is counted the best on that coast, and
IS .edom without a vessel There are . feet
water on the tar, aud y 10 Is feet an the
,no,de oil IT, M, Devany, IN 1924, was IN
Command OF d Colonial vessel for months.
The prevailing morals of the Colonsis are
good. Nh. Deyany had HItnro' ed but one Gehl
among them during his resd nee there, aud
! that was OccaSloned 10y Sort oi political quar-
| rel with coloured man from Sierra Leone,
who, partdk,og Of the jealous spirit which
| prevails among some persons there, had
! spoken IN an abusive manner OF the American
! Colony aud its Government LarcenleS, under
! the value OF s sblIlIngs, are punished by fine.
| Those above that sum, by Imprisonment and
! whipping No instance Of capital crime had
ye Observation-Disclosures the laws Of the Colony
are silent, resol is had 10 tho laws Of the INT
ted States, So that no crime eau, through any
| Deficiency OF that kind, he committed with i'm.
punIty. One case bad occurred 10 which n
! Comt Of inquiry was held. upon "A C0lOust
| chhrged with having fired a gun IL out OF the
! kfoo towns, by winch h man was accidentally
SHOT. The matter, however, VAS Compounded
! by paying hne oi hundieh bars 10 the
! trends OF the deceased "a bar is Il technical
! term sie. dying a quantity Of goods of any
] KIND, To the vaIue ol % cents fist cost) The
T 90 iris, when sitting are well attended. Witnss-
ses are brought ny by process OF subpoena,
j as IN he Uni... States. some instances vi
! lnternpersnce nave ocearred, bat Tie habit Is
1 cDnlued TO NO perspns only, aud does not 90
/ to such IA extent, hs 10 br q serious 'Gyufy 10
/ the families Of the individuals, vi o are black
smiths. Ihry hase thIee churches, frame
+ buildings, one ofthem with s'crpse, One
belongs 10 the Baltsts. nnotner to The hlctbo.
dists, aud one not yet finished 10 the Presbyle-
rians. DIVINE service Is attended three tunes
| on Sunday, u aiso on lnesday h Thursday eve
nngs The SUNDAY schools sre attended by many
| OF the untve children. All WHO can be decentH
clad are IN the habll OF attending Bnt such as are
not clothed will MOI come. The natives IN the
nelg hbourbopd OF the Colony are adopting our
/ mode OF dress /; the men wearing panlaloons,
aud woman a cloth garment covering nearly
their whole person. 16ey were formerly but
yer, slightly coyere6, but now females IN that
/ situation will not pass through The town, but
! take cir cuitous route TO avoid observation.