The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-07-10

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rr,,,, an extract published IN the Albany Arg"s,
IA arrived from The Narrative Of MIR. wilson, .
missionary IN Africa, we learn thai ne mas ss.
"a nation of Ethopians never before seen " us
cribed by any white msn MT Wn'o" ~ A,lsn,ic'
on the Gaboon River, which e"Pnss ~ wy
about twenty miles north OF the Equator
TN. mission h, at the mouth OF the river, p"' ns'
iny (. fine opportupity MIR. Wilson accomPan,o'
Toxic, distinguished negro merchant. W ,us
boon and its tributary the Big Orombo, 10 hooans"
town, fifty miles from the ocean on "e - mn he
branch Of the Big Orombo. This was as lar UP ,ne
river AS he assembled. While there, he met WIN
new nation Of Africans, - some OF whom were sau
10 come five days journey and others Ten 10 N WEI
DAYS urney from the nieror"-that Is, rom ~oo ~
| aO0 miles from The coast. lie calls them the
paag,cs people, because they came from The drec-
| tion In which country OF that name lies The dis
lance from the coast indicates that they came IRON
Ethiopia and possibly that this people may spread
over that vast unknown region oil n..'ca-
The existence and use Of iron OF their own manu-
facture. seems very remarkable, and philosophers
wo uld saw indicates advanced state Vi c"iAaeon
for il is known that barbarous OF sa'aso P.uP.
never have iron OF their own manufacture un'i
| has been first introduced by the whites Inc non
existence of slavery and the slave trade among them
shows feature still more distinctive from the oror
nary African. 80
We are furnished by the Argus with the following
passage from the journal Of MIR. Wilson.
"During our short sojourn IN this place, we mel
with number OF entirely different IN their lea
lures and general appearance from those IN tins part
OF the country. some Of whom we're said to have
come five, and others ten or twelve days journey
from the interior. They were known by the name
of The Pangwe people. The were on visit to this
part of the country, which is to The sea coast
as they have ventured. Hearing Of US at this place
they came In considerable numbers to see white
man and old Toxic one OF whom was as much an OBJ
ject of curiosity as the other.
Those of them whom we saw, both men and wo'
men, were vastly superior in their personal appear.
ance TO the maritime tribes and II they may be re-
garded as far specimen Of their people, should
have hesitation IN pronouncing them the finest Al
ricans whom have ever met with. lhey wear nc
clothing except piece of cloth made OF the inner
bark Of tree This is drawn between the legs and
astened around the Ioins by cord. Nor do they
covet cloth. On the other hand they jcer the bush
men of this region, by telling them lhat they veal
cloth to conceal their personal defects, and their ex
terna diseases. Both men and women braid theii
hair with great deal of taste. The women braid
the hair on The forepart of the head in two rows
which lie the forehead not unlike the frill OF
cap. That the back part is plated into five or sS
braids wi ch reach below the shoulders.
| The men are Of medium stature, remarkably well
formed, healthy in their appearance, and many IN
their department They had knives, spears, travel
ling bags, aud other TT Giles OF curious and ingenious
workmanship, specimens Of which we procured ior
a very small quantity Of beads. III Of their imple
mcnts made Of iron of their own, which is con-
sdered vastly superior to any brought to the country
by trading vessels. They set no value upon cloth
aud yet have never acquired taste for tobacco OF
rum. Beads, powder and brass they prize very high
y, and were willing to give away any thing they had
for the smallest quantities Of either of these They
represent their country mountainous and heathfu
and affirm that cuaneous and other diseases common
TO the maritime regions unknown among them
They have partic, ated IN the slave trade, and
regard il, as is by means unnatural in their cir
Gums lanccs, with the utmost adherence.
! One or two instance known where they have
visited attempts To enslave their people with sigma
vengeance II is difficult TO define the limits and
tent Of their country Perhaps he most westerly
border Of what is known the Pangae territory wa,
within hundred and fifty miles Of the coast, and
from thence ii may extend many hundred miles into
the interior, and possibly spread itself large
portion Of the south side Of the Mountains Of the
Moon Their country represented immensely
populous, but could not learn that they had any yer,
large or powerful organizations They aware
that vessels visit the opposite coast, and they affirm
that they have articles of merchandise brought
from that quarter. l inclined to think that The
Pangwe people are migrating in large bodies towards
the COST II SO the intermediate bushmen, weaken
ed they are by the slave trade, must inevitably be
supplanted."