New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-14
THE TRlBU=N e.
For The Tribune.
un,clli.encc from africa.

sog shc Missionaries w!o accompanied! the Wen
dams 10 AREA. we're received heron the ltf
i,.s; from Sierra Leone Us late ss.l'cbraary I9tn
~ the British brig 'Ja,ncs lluy Iney= br!"g
much Interesting information, syil'siso' Wiz"
Is the objec, of this communication TO lay before
the public They arrived at Sierra Leone on 'i'5
18th Of January. in fifty days tro;" New ofN' ana
al thci stores. tools implements ot agriculture,
X. c,,e admitted free OF duty. ;.ra even without
examinations rhc particular,rcspecti 'h'' voy-
or,, ar, con,aiacd it, letters w!!ic! nave rot yet
come to hand Thcy=.nct with liver. iarorablc
reception from ,hc=Covcrnmcnt there, and also
iron. the English Missionaries, who seemed ai>-
=jsus 10 lend ali tho ,5ss.ance they could to the
enterprise.
l,r. Fercusser the acting Governor. wa, pro-
netting their cofator aud aforlins llcm all the
ED in iis powcr He offered Mr.. Steele a Coy
,rnanen, boat, with crew and .upcrintc.aent
Il II. chose TO depart lrnc iiely; b,l;zhc recon-
rnenllad his staying unit, the arrival OF the succes
sos Of the late Governor, Sir jo!a .Jcremic On
the 500! January, Sir Geo Macdonald, the new
Governor arrived from England, and p:ofercd
every necessary assistance 10 the missionaries.
He expressed himself very iayosubly towards them
and those under ,heir=ctarsc and advised Nh.
Steele to proceed on the exploring tour he had
.con,cmplatcd ascertain the disposition OF the Pco
pie. repor, to him his success. aud state the aid
no thought necessary from the British Govern
mcut.
The health of the missionaries ,lnimpaircd.
with the exception of Mrs. Raymond aud ller=in-
FAINT daughter who had been slightly visited with
the evo1 but were coava'escent The returned
Melliuns are all with, and undcl the care %. Alr.
RAYMOND a, Frcctown, which is situated on the
Sierra Leone River, about FIVE miles from Cape
Sierra Leone He is engaged, as llr Us bet can
appropriate The time to it, in giving them instruc-
,iou. Pie mentions that some of them seemed
ovcrjoyed at the idea OF rccommcnciigl lelr stud
es. Some of the Meadians had returned, in some
degree to their former icenious habits, and
seemed unwilling to brook control, hut by ms
r,ro,up and lu,!icious measures Mr.. Raymond np-
=,curod to haze checked in great measure the
tendency to return to hcatlenisl life. Tx" Ii'r-
otcd Africans a, Sierra Leone ulc from about
-i1tv-sx different tril--..,' q III &c '''i - '.''.
- .s,.1,Ss or Mcndians. From zoe to Goo II
was concctutcd might accompany the Anll5tnd
Africans if it should be thought desirable, when
the missionaries have determined or the best lcca-
ton.
On ;lse Sd of February Mr. Steele, acconp"-
nied bv Cirque, Banana, Fuli-wa, Covcy, Nc,
started on bis explorations from which nc had not
returned nj the latest date. Mr.. Dove, one OF
the English Weslcya, Missionaries, was TO have
accompanied Mr.. Steele but sickness in his family
prevented Mr. Steele therefore, was the only
Whit. man in the exploring party Dir. raymond
informs ls that u war had broken out about that
tiine among the tribes in tho region TO which Mr.
Steele had gone Mr. S. had letter from the
Colonial Secretary to one Of the chiefs who ws'
a, the head Of this war. /, ut first feared
that this war would Illustrate the object OF lbs eX-
porng tour. but The war soon terminated, and Mr..
Steele was probably prosecuting his object, lie
will personally be in no danger from their hostli-
lies Mr. RAYMOND received word from BIN
few days after he had lett.-llc was atlorS,
about % miles from Sierra Leore. 1t seems
quito ,!if'cul, obtain any satisfactory information
rcsprctin. the Mcndi couaiIy in addition to what
is already known; but Mr.. Raymond has ont"inco
through certain Nh Parker, who Is we'll nc
quain,cd and ha, traded much with th0m' and
iron! other sources, Nolv u'!i!iitc h!'o'iE -
character OF the Mcndian People.
They arc represented as very war!lse and some
q. til. greatest slave dealers III that part oil
Africa. They even war among themselves t"r=ti
purpose Of getting slaves. II the Mcndlans who
were IN this COUNTRY should return into the nidst
Of their own it is feared they would be mmcd!-
a,ely taken and sold again. Its therefore deemed
-, ,at a
interior, and Gran, Cape Mount, on The borders
Q; their COUNTRY, is now supposed to be the most
eligible site rs it respects health, &c for the cS-
ubli,hment of tbs Mission Here their relatives
can haze access to them and the ui4son=can be
gradually working its way into the interior. Mr.
Steele return howcve. may lead to a different
chocc o! location. Some OF the Amistad Africans
are toana TO be Acndions and some TO belong to
anotlier tube called Bullous, and there i, some
dis: tecmrnt among them respecting the question
with whom ,lc Mission shall be identified. Their
ewes are turned to different locations. This how
ever it j. hoped will not be serious dificuty.-
Some Of then, Indicate a strong Disposition to lay
aside their clothing and return TO their former saw
a-e htc OF nakcdncss. Ono strong incentive TO
this is the sree.srte marks as they cali them,
which arc found upon their bodies. these are
marks Of honor. diplomas, which have great
meaning With them. Trey receive them when
they pass through certai branches OF learning, or
acaut ,hcmseye, of fcats of agility danger,
and arc then entitled 10 change their names or
adopt an addition 10 them and not before.
1t will probably require great cfor, TO restrain