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VIRGINIA COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
Ertrae' from IA S,Ih Annual Report 9Th.
Bswd IF Manager efhs CoIsnssoi..s So
eisiy Of pUgiaia. for 1857.
PRESENT STATE or LIBERIA.
The following statement is transfer.
ed chiefly from the address Of the Board
Of Managers o: the Virginia Coloni,s-
ton Society. issued for 1896, with
such additions IS are necessary to
bring up the history Of the colonies to
the present date.
There are now eight American set.
Elements Of free per,ons Of color. upon
the coas, Of Afnca.
!. MoNRovIA, (after the late Presi-
dent Monroe the seat Of the colonial
government. It's a seaport town. and
stands on cape Montserado, a, the
mouth Of Q river Of that name. II con-
tsins about FIVE hundred houses
There are four churches and three sab
bath schools, in which almost the whole
population Of children are taught, en-
bracing also a number OF the children
Of the natives. This town was, upon
its first settlement. very unhealthy TO
the whites. aud to some extent, 10 the
coloIed emigrants. II is now becom.
ing more healthy, and may be visited
by strangers with as much safety it i,
believed rs most other ports within the
tropics. Monrovia is visited by ships
from ell parts Of the world. A week
seldom passes without more or less ar
rivals. A valuable barter trade is car.
ried on with the natives Of the interior
and for some hundreds Of miles along
the coast. Nearly one dozen small
vessels have been built at the wharves
OF Monrovia. and at the expense Of the
enterpTizing merchants for the protec-
ton Of the coast trade. This trade
has proved very profitable to several
commercial houses. The exports are
camwood, ivory. hides. tortoise shell.
and gold dust The houses of the set
tiers are we'll built, we'll furnished.
and good order. temperance and in
dustry generally prevail.
=. NEW GEoRCIA.-This - a set
tlement Of recaptured slaves taken by
the public armed ships Of the United
States and England. This is both q
commercial and an agricultural settle
ment, with an exceedingly fertile soil.
IL contains more than one hundred
houses. and several hundred inhShi.
tsnis. recently heather. are now rapid
J., Advancing in civilization and chris
tlaniiv. After whiting this settlement,
Thomas II. Buchanan. agent for the
New York and Penn ylvania Societies.
writes: Imagine to yourself . level
plain Of some two or three hundred
acres, laid off into square blocks, With
streets interesting each other at right
angles, as smooth and clean as the
best swept sidewalk in Philadelphi,.
and lined with we'll planted hedges Of
cassada and plum; houses surrounded
with gardens. luxuriant with fruits and
vegetables; . school house full OF or.
DERBY children. neatly dressed and stu
diously engaged; and then say whether
] was guilty OF extravaganza in ex-
claiming. IS / did. after surveying this
most lovely scene. that had the Colo
nizaiion Society accomplished nothing
more than had been done in the res.
cue from slavery and savage habits Of
these three hundred happy people. /
should be well satisfied"
3. CALDwELL.-This is tho largest
settlement IN Liberia. IT. extends Sc.
ven miles along the ST. Paurs River
and - the most hourishing settlement
on the coast. The people are mostly
agricultural; society exists among
them for the improvement Of stock.
with which they are pretty we'll sup
Piled and OF an excellent quality
The situation IS elevated, the country
ia great degree cleared, and the soil
remarkably rIeb. Here are schools
and churches.
:. MILLsBURc This town 10 al the
falls OF the 81. Paurs riveT about TWEEN.
~ miles from the sea and boats ascend
without difficulty ~ its wharf. The
settlement Is beautiful, healthy. oeeu.
ped by industrious farmers and has
soil very productive.
.. MARsnALL.-M arshali stands I'D.
on en- open. cleared. and rsing ulot Of
Of ground between the two riyeFs Junk
and Red Junk. disisot from any Man.
grove sVamps, or other sources Of DIS.
ease, and famed by the uneonlsmina.
ted bTeezes q the ocean that rolls its
waves upon us besch A town Of
more than = mile square vas laid OF 10
3|2 lots during the last spung. and q
Rumber Of the eolonists and re-eap-
tursd hfnoans removed thiiher and
commenced the construction Of houses
and the cultivation Of tie soil There
cannot be SAYS Dr. skinner a health.
ser situation m any tropical climate.
] should not have tho lest fear. bad (
a CONVENIENT house 81 Manhsll. 70
bnog out the remainder Of nv family.
90 10 take under ny care Al that place
any American for acclIfnalIon
o. EDiNA.-Thls ~ healthy situa-
ton At the mouth q the ST Johns. .
SIXTY miles south II Monrosia There
are some very beautiful add FERTILE j..
d a a. l. a