The New York herald., 1851-11-20

A recent report ot the New Jersey Colon alton
Society contains letter from its agents in Africa
from which We make the following extract, showing
the progress Of the colonization Efforts ia that quar-
ter. The letter is from Bassa Cove, Under date OF
May q, ISL
Pursuant TO our promise, We left the settlement
in company with another colleague, and bals do
zen carriers, on the l4th inst, and arrived at
place Of destination on the 18th. Haviag been
very kindly received and quartered by King Gee
Pnrbour (the owner Of one OF the tracts - land IN
tho mountain reRion,) We concluded to redeem the
time as assduously possible, and therefore spent
most Of the three first and fifth days preparatory
TO negotaton) In exainioiDg the countr, travelling
upon and over the mountains, a also through ucn
Of the surrounding country; and beirg fully con-
yinced of the adaptation Of the country % The pur
poses contemplated by your society, We next pro-
ceeded TO negotiate for the same. The frs, tract
purchased Is bounded on the southeast b. tao ~
johns liver. It's length Is about eight mites north
east and southwest; width, north i and southeast
four miles. The second purchase IL bounded on tho
southeast by the former purchase, and other tracts
extending northeast OF the former purchase IL ~
about twenty-five miles long. northeast and south
west, and about pine miles wide, north ges. aud
Cortbeat-the whole containing an area Of about
two hundred AID Ghy square miles, or 10000
acres Us nearest point is about twenty miles srom
seaboard, and farihest about forty-hve. We had TO
pay s377 for each of the trac;s-making s7ji for
the two. Though hing Joe Vomh)'s territory is
much n orc extensive than the former purchase ye,
In view OF the former being partly bounded by the
u JObn riNcfs nB also tle very tFicauly teeNh
existing between the two chiefs, be consented to
change, ard take the same for bis dd the former.
The above amount OF S7ji, Mr. Benson wishes
your 1tcety to pay TO Messrs. Coates 4 Brown.
1897 Market street, Phiade lphia Not being
authorized, We have not drawn on you in the usual
way by ferding bill Of exchange OF order on you
to Messrs Coates 4 Brown, but have simply en-
closed in there she, TO you order In theis favor
the which, IL approved and settled, you hold as
avoucber. nave simply notified those gentleman
Of the fact Ia a letter. As Dr. Moore intends &C
con paying these sheets 10 the nited states, u
suI1istdes Tie necessity of our attempting here q
description Of the country have procured for your
society lt has beautiful ele vaticn, and possess
fne wstcr courses; eacellently timbe-ed forests.
tuCh ns are ret be tter near the seaboaTd abun-
dance &C brick clay. and in come places plenty Of
goo stone (granite) of suia bic sizes for building
In oil tour, old not see square foot Of sick.
" marsh lend or staenant water on the contrary,
the water Is clear, cool and sweet being running
bfoCls, With white rc bibles at the bottom. issajng
fiom the uourtaips, and running circuitously, fli
their wy 10 the st. Johns river Their banks are
elevated from five to sixty feet, aud some of them
three four miles alopg the base Of the noun
tsins teoie tbes proceed IN another direction for
The river some Of them good sites for nills
as tny Que need cesire. The little time We were
cut there DIR. Moore became much invigorated by
the pure air and water We did not come In con.
tact with any Wild animals while travelling, bat
were shown, by the native guides, a dozen OF
moie places on the mountains, where the wild hog.
had been q few hours previously roofing and
valloviug. We also found ceffee growing wild
and the natives informed us that they could carry
ustos place King JoeV ON bo tract that abound
ed with ind sepous coffee We promised the chiefs
that they and their subjects would be permitted to
live on and cultivate any part Of the land thus
bought, provided we bad no in mediate use tof 70,
and they would conform 10 our laws asd initiate our
customs; and that, whenever they would be rsquir-
cd TO abandon any part Of the land they nov occu-
n.y. the order would be given cvily by the proper
suthcrities; 10 which they heartily consented and
seemed much elated: and said that their principal
objects for selling we're to become virtually aledto
ut fer mutual protection, to have greater facility
in the suppy Of their wants, and that their children
| might y OF grow up as ignorant ss they are.
Attbe suggestion Of DIR Moore, We named the
6rtt mountain cliffs, nearest the ST John River,
Finley Mountains. The centre ones, Immediately
opposite the site for the town, Jersey Mountains
Ard the extreme Visible ones from the new town
on Kipg Joe Van bos tract 10 the northwest, Horn
blowers Mountain. And the beautiful fails or RAJ
rids on the creek which lay between the tracts OF
kir &c Gee Barbour ard Joe Vombo, where nature
has almost formed dam, wears an aspect al.
most trsnsceDdsnt Of description for grandeur
Meade, meadows, and fslls the water power be re-.
ss well as ct other strearss the purchase Is sut
fcient Tor the employSent Of mschinery almost soy
season tf the year,