Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-08-13
1.iBF RIA

We have the iberia Herald to Apul. There up
pes,s to be DO news Of consequence. Tie APuI
number IS rlneily occupied with remarks nfon the
state Of the COLONIES. Tho result oi personal ohsel
WALTON. We copy he three suhioIutd paragraphs
" dcsoaung mortality IS Hgrue amonp tie rows,
sheep. aud hogs, III tins settlement. Tie lotmoI
have been dying n The fearful rate oi iont diY.--
What Is most strange aud unoccuuntablc the NOR
aIy has bern nost exclusively ol c""s thu were
with calf II they should CONTINUE to DIT iof 4 few
weeks more. - they have died week Of two
past We shill be reduced from the possession OF
morc cattle thln III all the colony besides, 10 q
total dcsutu1un. The COWS suddenly seized,
frequently without ptclusyc symptoms, with 4 shak
ing, similar to ~bal tie human frame experiences.
IN the cold stage 81 the mtcrmtltcnt when they tall
down aud DE IN about one hour Tie hoes are
flkcn with swelling IN thrIr throat, winch Incfcas
IS rapidly 10 an enormous sI1c when they cNPne as
by >utocation.
\ message was, a lev days ago, received by lis
honor the Lieut.. Governor. from the Hugs aud
head men ofthe Dey County, requesting ms med
alton IN cicclug termination OF hostllltcs. 1hcn
maIcsIcs are about assembling III congress AT the
head Of Dwoue River. Each patty has for long
umc been heartily lir,d al the war but lear ri the
Imputatou Of crwafdIcc, or oi beng thought whip
ped, has prevented each patty from making pro
posal Promptly aud gladly the opportunity was
embraced by the Lieut.. Governor 10 effect a peace
81 much dcsncd, and 81 important to the well beng
Of the COLONY.
No'hing Is now wanting TO the I1pid progress OF
the colony IN agriculture and ia commerce. but
means t. preserve pacific relations among the con
liguous tubes, and Ia keep from our vicinity that
fruitful mother ii all confusion, the slave trdie.--
This we, otouisclees. arc unablcto do
Important .leqaisiboa 10 me Territory oi Libe,id.
We have omitted 10 notice, with the palticulary
hch the Importance OF the matter requires, the
recent atqulslnon. by The lIbcuan governments OF
extensive Territory between the Juul aud St
HI .,,I. 4. II.
whole Of L,tle Bassa Is iacudcd in the Transaction
only pant " do not distinctly UNDERSIGNED
From the language made use Of We should lnlcr
the former The seal of Little Blssl, according
10 the Liberia lefald, Is about - miles The Ter
utny Is compressed INTO the form OF i Triangle, by
the Atlantic, The 81. Johns aud Junk Rivers, and Is
a penn Sul1, rs these rivers form nearly junction
III the interior. 4 'l'hry are not nayieabc Ion any
distance except by ranurs aud small boats, III oonsc
qurucc of the lodges OF rock that run across them
The country abounds IN Camwood aud Palm oil
Hundreds oil tons ot Camwood aud thousands Of
gllluus of b have been annually shipped from there,
notwithstanding lie dtht ulrics 10 be encountered IN
getting II to the sea shore. Nearly all the Wood and
tai have ht1heitn been conveyed on the heads and
backs oi the natives. From some ttuaccountahlc
oversight ct miseaenlatlon the llctoiles hive been
located on The beach III the cCnuc, between the two
rivers 50 that witt the exception OF the wood that
sbjough down by wa.er to Edna, all the hnndr"1-
OF tons OF wood and tie thousands OF .,,pns Of OIL
that have been shipped lrom that place, have been
brought the slow and expensive route by Land. When
settlements shall be formed ON the t,yels aud men
o enterprise and capital dtcct then to the
subject, the whole world nay be supplied with
Comwood from Bassa alone. Fifty mrles from the
sea shoIc the only wood that is used, is Camwood.
1t is used nke toi building aud Ion fuel In lact the
whole forest = tamwnnl."
The Liberia llelald lol \pll remarks that 1t Is by
no means the intention ot the lhbclnn government
tntcwov the natives from the territory thus acquu-
rd. "Thcy viii be allowed to remain aud pursue
thcrr pcaceabe Ceilings and gal traffic as hereto
lorc, Whenever settlement shall be formed there,
'hry VIII be required 10 conform to the laws aud
SaGcS.-At present 10 alteration will be made IN
thrr laws, customs and traffic, but IN hat relating
to slave fadlns.a v \. jea. Com.