Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-02

LATE AND INTERESTING FROM LlBE
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Prom he " Y. Commercial .4dreriiser.

Prom he " Y. Commercial .4arerhstr.
The recent arrivals from Liberia have pni rs in
possession of much Intelligence from Western Airi-
ca, 10 the close OF August. The srry interesting
letter from the Rev. John j. Matthias, the Governor
OF Bassa Cove, which give below, will sho" the
Of the colony that place, and its prospects,
We have aelter before from Dir. Goheen who
out in company with Governor Matthias; tins
gentleman speaks hpprnvingly and horefuil, Of
The colony nj Nonrova, aud adds that lac is astcca-
bly, Disappointed by the appearance 81 thing
round him. letter from Miss Ann Wilkins, Of
this city. who also sailed 10 the Charlotte Harper
with Matthias, SAWS that the passage very
pleasant one. aud the kindness ol Captain Cults
10 his passengers worthy OF AL praise. Tie writer
adds
II am lighted With thcs, people. Tha socety
here seems 10 he Ia prosperous state OF religion.
though temporal ana pinches them every siic
from which many suffering very severely. Ricr,
which is theirlaain depenasnoe has laled tia. ear,
which reuders it alno. uiP osslblc Ia Obtain sub
ienoe.
~ am told that nj CaldAcli there has been m
oupouriug OF the lloly Swnt. in the conversion Of
about forty sonk. Brother Brown, from that p,cr.
has been here since arrival. aud gave = heat
cheering account oi his school IN winch he had
bout eight, scholars, who advancing rapidly. Ma
ny, he Says, who commenced in the alphabet since
he commenced teaching, are dcceut readers IA
The New Testament, aud quite good Wi cfs aud ar
studying grammar. arithmetic. nc. lie SAID he
could have many more native children Than are now
in his school, ii he could support them. 'rhr pa.
rents OF as many As twenty native children hid ciltt
cd to bind them To linn, on ssr them 10 Inn on any
Terms, II he would ony cake them undcrfs instiu
ton Brother Brown told ia that the people of
native near hin very anNous for teachers.
native town. called Jacks town, Monroyia n
which brother Stys had visited aud taught the pco-
pic, it is said, Is advancing towards thiislnn, and
civilization, insonuch thItthey had rrnounccd then
grssgrec, and refuse 10 buy and sell the Sab.
bath To these might be added many more inter.
sstng paroulars il ! had time. aud did not fear be
ing, or appearing TO be, oficlous.
The following are extracts Of a letter from Coy.
Matthias 10 the Rev. d. Pfoud6 agent for the
Colonization Society ofihe cry Of New York.
+" BAssA Cow. (WtsrERs ArEleA,l Ara, l6.
/" We arrived at Monfuvia July 2slh; making our
voyage forty days from Cape llenlopeu
= Weiound all in good health in Honrov,a. bn, IN
want OF supplies. The Lieutenant Governor. WI
liams, is well adapted, in m, opinion, to his Office
| found the ccloniss, WIN were destined fer
i'a,sa Cove III late expedition, had all landed at
Monrosia, and were being acelinied, and doing toll
erably wen
" In day. after leaving Monroyi,, which was
On the Sd of August, we arrived at Bassa Cove IN
the morning following The night Of our ARRIVAL ne
landed under a salute from on tte guns board.
and heavier artillery on shore. The military were
out and received US quite IN iailiidire.
found DIR. Glow ell well. and the eolonsts
generally. The governors house but pa,tly finished,
and the store empty. The carpenters are engaged
ing filed
Agriculture is attended 10 better than hereto.
fore the other da, saw fine icld of rice OF ten
acres.
" Mr.. Moore, ytiN rcsnerahlc man, told me
that, IN season OF great scarcity, he supplied
nearly the whole colony with vegetables from oul,
one acre oiland oproducye is the soil ii we'll cul.
tisated The Public will ask, Why then do the colo
sists etten suffer for the of food We iepl,
that many Of them INDUSTRIOUS aud without
labor Can live nowhere
:" The gardens look well here aud there YOU sec
plantation with huit. \ bDnch of cotton now lies
before me. which took from in the garden
Of one OF the coloblst~. BasSa Cove * a ulost
beautiful settlement Edna equally SO. The GOV
ernment house Is most delightful and picturesque
situation; il stands mound Of about an acre
commanding fine view OF the ocean, OF the town
OF Edna, aud of 6ne rivers, as wide as some
parts OF the Delaware, between Trenton and Pha-
delplia."
!" On the 4tl instant. | went oyer TO Edna and
met the citizens in The Methodist church after :hr,
had appointed a Hartman aud secretary. | stated 10
them my instructions in relation to the traffic IN ar
dent spirits and that If they were not prepared TO a.
bandon II, II would be of no use to deliberate Il mo-
nient about coming under Government, as we
could not receive than unless they complied with
that condition. They at length. after some delibe-
ration, resolved on attaching themselves the Gov
eminent oil Bassa Cove. with the exception OF a few
which have since come into the measure
was amused, the other day, by the simplicity
OF hr0onan. lie captain ashed fany brandy
could be had on shore: he replied. No. lie no
live there One thing is certain have intern
pcrancc here"
King freem,n, OF Young Sestels, dined to-day
with US, and am informed that the ne ehbor,ne
kings are waiting ill get settled to pay their res
tsscts. Freeman wanted ram very much he ap-
pesred much surprised TO find il american flsh--
thought il not good f,sl-says he will send hls
and daughter 10 learn book"
:" Sone ofmy abolitioust friends expressed desire
a me Inn ti,1ltn
would believe me! II the information is worth Civ
lug you viii please say that now see with my own
eyes, and hear with my own ears-ilat. instead of
changing my views, am more a ccIouizationst
than
Give US some Of ysur best coored nleu--men OF
some property, religion, aud enterprise, and would
answer for the cause &fscolonization. What could
ef ''ssie yankcec enterprise industry and cconoiny