The native American., 1838-09-22


rope, it can only be enjoyed in its own climate.
Cotton, indigo, aollee, sugar, cayenne pepper,
arrow root are all to be found growing in the Co
lony, but in small quantities. From the cotton,
many of the Coloniss have supplied themselves
with stockings, and cloth has been woven at Edi-
ma. The Carolina indigo, and other wild species.
grow abundantly III the streets. The seed of the
former was brought from South Carolina, by some
emigrants from that State. The natives use the
leaves of tree, in dying :heir fine blues, which
thcv conceal.
A rreat many specimens of coffee trees may be
seen bearing Ill the Colony, particularly at Mon
roya. In their season, they are loaded with ber-
rics. This coffee is the best ever drank, and
am sure would e"gapture the most fastidious Turk
man. | know notE;ng more delightful than the
perfume arising from the coffee trees when in
flower; ii rivals
1.-The galdens of Gu in her bloom.''
Those beautiful trees, silently point with tner
loaded branches to themselves as the basis of in
dividual wealth, and Colonial prosperity.
The loiest trees offer great variety OF valuable
vegetable products, such as gums, gum resins,
caoulchouc, might be collected with some trou-
bic; and there are many valuable astrngent barks
on The l:2es. Indeed this property seems almost
universal among the banks of trees The MALTA
guctta pepper grows wild and plentiful. A spe-
ces o! aloe is found growing all along the beach,
the htrcs Of which are superior to nenip in max
ing ropes, closely resembling the manila. Bas-
kets and mats are made of sort of grass. and
lasle.ui!y dyed. The various uses to which the
palm tree might be applied. has been often men
TONED. 1t is decidedly the most graceful object
IN all the vegetable kingdom. Seen waving N
the breeze like gigantic warriors plume, tmay
we'll be adopted as the emblem of ,ctory. 1t is
Ito the African nat the reindeer is TO the Norwe-
lean, and other inhabitants of cold climate.
His dish of rice is ,asteless and pete with
cut the oil OF its nut; its leaves thatch his hut !;
'7l,h the bark Of its branches he makes mats for
his bed; It's undeveIoped tender shoots, from its
summit, afford him cabbage for his food, and the i
he dlsus from It's huge porous trunk, wine to
cheer his heart. How kindly and usefully has a
! heneHrcnt Providence adapted the external world,
| to the various wants and circumstances Of his
creatures
! .7nlmals.-Domestic animals have not yet be-
come very abundant in the Colony of Liberia, for
the same reason that all other things are yet on
small scale. They have cows, bullocks, goats
and sheep, in considerable numbers, most Of
which have been obtained from tie natives and
Others raised III the Colony. The COWS are
smaller than the American, and give less milk.
RI Some OF the bullocks are pretty large, and few
pairs have been put in the yoke. There is some
difficulty in buying them from tic natives, and
they demand considerable price for them This
cvll might be rameded by having vessel to pur-
chase stock to the southwark, and selling them at
= reasonable price to the Coouists. The invcte-
rate habit of stealing, among the natives and also
among some ofthe more worthless Coloniss has
| checked the attempt at raising stock. There is,
| believe, one horse at Monrovia, which was
brought from Sierra Leone, and one donkev at
Edna. Agriculture is much retarded for the
want OF beasts Of burden. Poultry is not abun-
dant IN the Colony, the same cause preventing the
increase, as that alleged for the small number of
cattle. 1t is remarkable that animals brought to
Africa from America, nre subject to disease. Hor-
ses may be purchased at the Cape dVeld Is
lands, or at Gambia. which thrive very well att
the Colony, A.ore particularly at the upper set
uemens.
The surrounding woods give shelter to great
variety of wild ,nimals, ,f which the most form-
daba is the leopard, which often carries away
dogs goats and pigs out Of the upper settlements,
at night. They do not, however. attack man
unless wounded A species of wild hog is also
found and occasionally killed by the Co.caists.
1t differs very much from the European hog; it
Is very fierce and dangerous when attacked. 1t is
said to be good eating, and very much sought after
by the people. Antelopcs arcalso abundant, and
often hunted by the Colonsts for the sake of their
| ncsh
The rivers abound with excellent fish, though,
from their propensity to leap, they often escape
over the seine Oysters are plenty in the Junk
and st. Johns rivers, of fine flavor, and scarce
ly inferior to the American. The shells are burn
ed to make lime. r. Med.
The French ship .Rlernadre.-A Bordeaux pa
per received by the last arrival has the following