The New York herald., 1851-11-20
In tcresting from the African Co,o.Ie


A recent report OF the New Jersey Colonizs alton
Society contains a 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 81, ISL
Pursuant 20 our promise. We left the settlement
in company with another colleague aud balt do
zen caIritrs, on the l4th inst and arrived at our
place OF destination on the 18th Haviag been
very kindly received aud quartered by King Gee
Pnrbour, (he owner Of Of the tract, % land in
tho mountain reRion,) We concluded TO rsdee en- the
time as sssiduously possible. and therefore spen.
most Of the three first and fifth days preparatory
TO negotiaton In exA,nioipg the country travelling
upon and over the mountains, a also through N ucn
oi the surrounding country; and beiry fully con-
vinced Of the adaptation Of the country 20 the pur
poses contemplated by your society, We next pro-
ceeded 70 negotiate for the same. The frs tract
purchased is bounded on the southeast b. tao 81
johns river. Its length is about eight mites nor;h
east and southwest width north We and southeast,
four miles. The second purchase Is bounded on tho
southeast by the former purchase, AMI other tracts
extending northeast OF the former purchase II "a
about twenty miles long. northeast md south
wCst and about nine miles wide, northwest. aud
tortbtat-tbe whole containing an area Of about
two hundred AID fifty square miles, or $4,000
acIee It's nearest point is bout twenty miles from
sesboard, and farihest about forty.hye We had TO
pay S3T1 for each of the traots-making s754 for
the two. Though king Joe Vombo's territory Is
much orc extensive than the former purchase yet,
In view Of the former being partly bounded by TIE
81 Johns river, also the very frieadly feeling
existing between the two chiefs, be consented to
change ard take the same for hs I'D the former.
The above amount Of s7ji, Mr. benson wishes
your society to pay TO Messrs. Coates Brown.
lsga Market street. Pnilade lphia Not being
authorized We have Dot drawn on you in the usual
way, by terding bill Of exchange or order on you
to Messrs Coates Brown, but have simply en-
clotd IN tbefc sheets 10 you order In theis favor.
the which, II approved and settled you can hold as
avoucher. nave simply no;i6ed those gentleman
Of the fact IA u letter. As Dr. Moore intends ac
con paLy ing these sheets 20 the nited States IL
suItistdes tie necessity OF our attempting here
description oi the country have procured for your
society. It has beautiful ele vatieu, and possess
tne ws'cr coursts; eacelently timbe-ed forests,
Guth ne are ret be seer uear the seabosTi abun-
dance e brick clay. aud in some places plenty of
gotd stone (gTsuit) Of suta bic si1es for building
In al cur tcpr. We old not see square foot Of sick
y marsh lend or s,aenant water on the contrary,
tne water Is clear. cool and sweet being runnins
broCls. with white &c bibles at the bottom issuing
fiom the IL ouLtaps, and running ci-cuitously. fai
their WY 70 the st. Johns river Their banks are
elevated from FIVE to sixty feet, aud some of them
run three or four mes alopg the base Of the noun
tsins te.ole thes proceed IN another direction for
the river some Of them are as good sites for mills
as any one need eesire. The little time We were
cut there. DR. Moore became much invieorated 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, dozen or
moe places on the mountains, where the wild hogs
bad been few hours previously roofing snd
and the natives informed us that they could carry
ustos place on King JoeVombo strsct that abound.
ed with indigenous coffee. We promised the chiefs
that they snd their subjects would be permitted to
live on and cultivate any part Of the land thus
bought, provided we bad no iu mediate use fof II,
and they would conform TO laws and initiate our
customs; and that, whenever they would be rs1uir'
I'd TO abandon any part of the land they nov occu-
yy. the order would be given ciyly by she proper
butterflies; 70 which they heartily consented and
seemed much eIated: and said that their principal
objects for selling to become virtually aedto
us fer mutual protection, to have greater facility
in The suppy Of their wants. and that their children
might not grow up as ignorant as they are.
Attbe suggestion Of DR. Moore, We named the
frat 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 to~n)
on KISS Joe Nambos tract, to the northwest, Horn
blowers Mountain. And the beautiful falls or ra-
rids the creek which lay between the tracts of
kirgs Gee Barbour ard Joe Vombo, where nature
has almost formed q dam, wears an aspect al.
most trsnsceDdant Of description for grandeur
Mesds, meadows, and fslls, the water power here,
well MS ct other strearas the purchase, Is sut
fcient for the .mployrsent Of mschinery almost soy
season tf the year