Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-06-27
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Et0Bi the Nr,c Y.jk Cpmmcfeiat AdrftttSrr.
FROM LIBERIA The affiea, oflhe sehr Ell
gar from the coast 81 ltlea has .uablcd us, ihro
the kindness Of lrenato furnish intelligence from
Liberia TO the 9th of April. W tim two months
previous 10 the publication Of the Liberia Herald
olthlt date ti,eIe had been entries no the pof, OF
Menroya, 1f twenty i've yessels-of which one
was ship, eight were briggs, fifteen schooners and
one sloop. They were from Boston. Salem, New
York and Norfolk in the United States - Liver.
pool IN Enelaud--St Thomas, in the West In
dies France, Cope de Vcds, Grand BaSsn, and
the Leoward and Windwad Coasts. These are
Testimonials, which II would ba difficult TO cOnlro.
vert, Of tho prosperity of the colony Ii indicates
greater extent of commercial business than the Ct
iy OF New York could boast OF III neatly and
perhaps more than haifa century aiter lis settle
ment.
In adveriing 10 the erection Of Two or three ware
houses on Water street, in Montesia. ths Herald
says" TIE great Use Of property n this part
of The town would astonish many actoss ths Allan
lie"
An annual meeting of the Bap.st Missionary
Society was held on the 18th April collection
taken up-and measures sdop;ed To engage forth
with, suitable person 10 teach and preach among
the surrounding natives. a sermon was preached
The occasion 10y the Rev Alr Waning.
Much gratitude and scnsbiy Were manifested
on receiving intelligence thai Frederick sheldon
ESQ OF tins city, had placed the sum o. 5000 al
the disposal the Board of Managers of the Colo
uization Society, towards forming fund lor the
support of High School IN thai COLONY Mr.
Shedon's donation, says the Herald Is Il noble
foundation on which to build, and long may lac lv,
to witness 1He Slelton Hst :. toot If LiJeyia,
IA full operation -
The papers contain many articles Of interest
which we have not space to.day i0f inserting. On.
81 two items are sublolned, together Nth lnter-
esting letter from Mr. James Thomson,a very excel
lent young man ofgooI talents and superior cdua a
ton, from this city, who emlgrated 10 Liberia n
bout year ago We regret the misfortune of ou
friend Thomson in the loss Of his wife but arc hap
py 10 perceive from insertion IN the last Herald
that the loss may be presumed to be partially sup
Piled by his marriage 10 another
We have heard from an authentic Source of thu
felc de Sc Of John Ormond of Bangolans, RIO Pom
gas. This individual has, for the last scycntcel
years of his life been most actively engaged ia tn
Slave Trade notw outstanding the many efforts o
the British cruisers, and the Colonial Government
towards his apprehension. 1t is computed tina
within the last four years, twothoasand slaves wor
shipped alone for the West India market from h
factory out OF which thirty five were capture,
by the Plumper-a1d one hundred by the Comic,
briggs OF IL y. NJ service HIS final exit will a!
ford matter Of speculation to the cufiousit form
o. the mos, singular anomalies often met with
Of extreme sensibty coupled with greu, abuse @
intellect and depravity Of mind.
MoNRoviA, Liberia, April 9th. 1898
Dear Sr,-Your letter Of the 10Th October wa
handed me by the poteness of MIR. Bogare.. short
ly after the arrival of the Edgar, in which you oil
servcdthat you wrote TO me while | was in Norfolk
but am sorry to say, that never received the lie,
ter, / am some hat surprised TO hear that yo
did not receive the letter sent you, last July, b,
the Jupiter. would have answered your letter er
this, but have been so much engaged in business
and have met with some affection, which confuse
my mind SO much, ihatI was not able 10 write. !