Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-04
A NEW NEGRO NATION.

From an extract published in the Albany
Argus, and derived from the narrative OF
Mr.. Wilson, a missionary in Africa, we
learn that he has discovered nation OF
Philippians never before seen or described by
any white men. Mr.. Wilson is stationed on
the Gaboon River, which empties into
the Atlantic, about twenty miles north Of the
Equator.
The mission is at the mouth Of the river,
but having fine opportunity, MIR. Wilson
accompanied Toxic, distinguished negro
merchant, up the Gaboon and its tributary
the Big Orombo, to Kobangal's town,
fifty miles from the ocean, upon the
Bawke-a branch Of the Big Orombo.
This was as far up the river as he assembled.
While there, he met with new nation OF
Africans, some of whom were said to have
come FIVE days journey aud others ten or
twelve days journey from the interior--ihat
is from 900 to 400 miles from the sea coast.
He calls them the PdRg,cc people, because
they came from the direction in which a
country of that name lies. The distance
from the coast indicates that they came from
Ethiopia, and possibly this people may
spread over that vast unknown region OF AT
RIGA.
The existence and use iron oftheir own
manufacture, seems very remarkable, and
philosophers would say, indicates an advan-
ced state of civilization, for it is known that
barbarous savage people never have iron
of their own manufacture until IT has been
first introduced by the whites. The non-ex
istence of slavery and the slave trade among
them shows a feature more distinctive from
the ordinary African.
We are,furnished by the Argus with the
following passage from the Journal of Mr..
Wilson,
During our short solonrn in this place,
we met with number Of men entirely DIFF
ferent in their features and general appear
ance from those in this part of the country,
some Of whom were 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, They were
on visit to this part of the country, which
is as near to the sea coasts as they have VEN
tured. 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 object of curiosity as the other
Those Of them HON we saw, both men and
women, were vastly superior in their person
al appearance to the maritime tribes; and if
they may be regarded as fair specimen Of
their people, J should have no hesitation in
calling them the finest Africans whom1 have
ever met with They wear no clothing. ex-
cept piece of cloth made of the inner bark
of tree. This is drawn between the legs
and fastened around the loias by a cord
Nor do they covet cloth. On the Other
hand they jeer the bushmen OF this re,s.on,
by telling them that that they wear cloth 10
conceal their personal defects, and their ex-
ternal diseases. Both men snd women braid
their hair with great deal OF taste. The
women braid the hair on the fore part OF the
head in two rows, which lie over the fore
head not unlike the fril of cap. That on
the back part is plated into FIVE or six braids
which reach below ile shoulders.
The men are of medium stature, remark
ably well formed. healthy in their appear
ance, and manly in their department. They
have knives, spears, travelling bags and 9th
er articles of curious and ingenious work
manship, specimens of which we procured
for very small quantity Of beads, All of
their implements are made of iron of their
own, which is considered vastly superior to
any brought to the country by trading YES
sells. They set no value on cloth, and as
yet have never acquired taste for tobacco
or rum. Beads, powder and brass they prize
very highly, and were willing to give away
any thing they had for the smallest quanti-
ties of either of these. They represent
their country as mountainous and heathful,
and affirm that cutaneous and other diseas-
es common to the maratime regions are I'M
known among them. They have parii-
cipated in the slave trade, and regard it, as
is by no means unnatural in their circum-
stances, with the utmost adherence. One
or two instances are known where they have
visited attempts TO enslave their people with
signal vengeance. 1t is difficult to define
the limits and extent of their country. Per-
haps the most westerly border Of what is
known as the Pangwe territory was within
one hundred and fifty miles of the coast, and
from thence it may extend many hundred
miles into the interior, and possibly spread
itself over large portion of the south side
of the mountain Of the Moon Their coun-
try is represented as immensely populous,
but could not learn that they had any very.
powerful organizations. They are aware
that vessels visit the opposite coast, and
they affirm that they have seen articles of
merchandise brought from that quarter. /
am inclined to think that the Pangwe peo-
pie are migrating in large bodies toward the
coast. If so the intermediate bushmen,
weakened as they are by the slave trade,
must inevitably be supplanted-"
A Wife Murdered by her Husband.-We