New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-26
LIBERIA IS 1T IS.
The N. ". Tribune

- Yvsidence here give any minute and extensive
sspspt Of a country vast in its extent, rich in
:. AGRICULTURAL and mineral resources, and difficult
IN Access BY the traveller As yet have only occu-
- small nook at the entrance 20 this vast continent.
r. AZ do not wish 10 relate much that does not come
.,ler my own observation, cannot follow in the wake
a so,ne other etter-writers who have related many
gses of this country not confirmed by their own OBJ
Il ~sstion and experience. j may here say that am
"a personally acquainted with DIR. Lugenbeel, but
lsse compared hs published sketches with my ownex,
s,deuce and the result of my inquiries 80 lar, ana
Ia the most truthful and reliable account that
Is.,e ever met with about Liberia. he has gwen the
6fht SIDE and darker side to MS description 'hah
Ia have been expected from in his position, ad-
ssesiug African colonization. His Sketches OF Libe-
- nav be obtained gratuitOusy by writing to the Col
\ .itation Rooms, Washington City.
i THE PASSAGE.
Nc left the bay Of New-YOrk on the 10th November,
,s3 and arrived in the port OF M0nrOva the 18th
Specember after passage of 81 days. Our eonpa-
:, of emQrants consisted Of the Pennsylvania Enter
2,rise Company superior set of men, at the head of
xSeh il the Rev. Samuel Wiams-a man of extraor
6ary enterprise, industry, and moral worth; and
| xlers from New-YOrk State New-Jersey, and Con-
| .erticut. They consisted Of a persons men, women
md children and may add that finer looking, more
| snligent and respectable body OF c0ored persons
i xyer came in contact with. There were no very ex
rs incidents on the passage differing from what is com
| nan on most voyages in this direction. Yet we bad
| Srng much Of the passage head winds, bcisterous
ssather ard heavy seas, and were for several days
1 .luost entirely at the mercy Oi the wind and the
~,res in the Gulf Stream; and though two Occa-
ams when our abOring bark rose chill Of
a0lympus high, and ducked again as low as
| aearth from Heaven" the passengers feared for
Il .xtv We probably encountered nothing 10 be
ssrSsred with that endured by the Three Bells and
Ax unfortunate San Francisco. During nearly all the
.,gqe we had large share Of sea-sckness but with
,as hone of true liberty before them the
IA children bore every difficulty with the fOrttude Of
III t~c. ufx1o thn .I,n
~ Africa when about 300 miles distant from MOnrovia
.aS perhaps for 100 miles more were in sight of
,d The coast appeared one line Of unbrOken forest;
sveerr Cape Mount aud little Insignificant hill called
i U,lf Cane Mount, there was nothing to relieve the
mouOtopy Of the scene; no mountains, hills aud crag-
az roeks-nO noble rlvers-nO open forests Our next
Isct was to be first to view MOnrOvia. When about
from the port we came up with the ship Ban
shee from Baltimore with 275 emigrants on board,
three having died on the passage) All but sixteen
were destined for this rlace, We came in port and
dropped anchor at o'clock in the evening, while the
Bsnshee fearing enter the harbor at night stood out
Al sea- and came in the next day Thus arrived in
d,y IN this strange Inflated land Of their ancestors
SEQ Afric. Americans to enter upon the trials and diff
fcues peculiar 10 one of the most unhealthy cOun-
tries the globe Such was the excitement on board and
ssgeness the land after we had cast anchor that
bat few emgrants slept that night, many watching for
the first dawn of day. When we came on deck moth
,e could surpaes the beauty of Cape Measurable, it
tsfnado and rain of the preceding night. AT O'Clock
Ne went on shore and were exceedingly delighted and
hppiy surprised TO find the appearance OF the houses
md town better than had anticipated and the trees
dong the streets and in the gardens laden with ripe
,gsnges cocoa-nuts pneapples tamarnds, ctrons and
many other fruits i cannot name Our company were
highly delighted, and many remarked that nature had
done her share. But yet on every side we could nat
void seeing amid this beauty OF prospect the marks OF
&cay and shameful neglect and the almost entire alb
snce of enterprise and industry The harbOr 10 poor
md cannot be improved except by constructing very
pensve breakwater from some point of the cape into
te sea. Close by the cape are the mouths oil the
Ncasurado River and Stockton Creek, two small
dreams branching out in fork into the As there
no bay in front of MonrOva, the surf throws all i'm.
msnse sand bar the mouths OF these rivers aud
in front Of the town. Thus all ships must be laden
and unladen from their anchorage by means oil small
hosts of about ten fifteen barrels capacity You at
eaee see that the discharge of cargo here must be
very different from il would be in NewYOrk, especial
" when this is always done by gang OF lazy and
nearly nude uncvilized natives called crewmen,
whose business it is TO attend TO such matters at 20 cts
sday each man. From this you will easily perceive
thss where nearly all labor is performed by natives,
and that so cheap the value of American labor must
necessarily be deprecated in the same proportion Ma
tive labor is 25 cts a day or So month. American
hborng men get from so cts. TO ~ day Tor nara Ia
Dor Mechanics from s to go per day. Females, as
domestics in families get 20 cts day, or ~ month;
but females with trades can make very good wages
assnple will only name the prices OF few Srtlcles'
Flour lee % H., or from Sl2 to Sl5 barrel. but
ter from soc. 10 Use. ID Is. Eggs 81 t. DOZEN
Brown Sugar 12c. White, zoe. y ID. Brown soap
&e. o II. Adamantne candles 624c. T. 10. Iorh,
ham and bacon 25c. ~ lb. Coffee 2oc t. To- ana SO
Mnes other things except fresh beet ana vege'aoes,
which are about the same prices as III the otaes uu'
dnce have been here generally rery scarce, pec"uso
The people raise everything on small scare ana are
coon sold out Sugar and Coffee are raised mere by
few persons in considerable quantities, but SO ihaoe
Quste 10 the home demand that they sell III" per ce;
aboye the prices in the States Small catte' ot sooo
Gaed ducks chickens turkeys hogs, goats and sheeP
are ,wavs seen running at large disturbing the gar
dens and seeming to belong 10 nobody lhey are no'
ed or housed nor the least cared for. Ana coise-
snenv tboupb thew are as large those In the states
they are very seldom fat. Why 1t is the people SNOW
10 more interest in such matters, am not !e' aoie W
learn But it must be remembered that TINS country
mas ss,,Id and has ever since been replenished by
people from the South who, for the most part were
hrmerh slaves Except the first vessel, IN loZo us
snly about three years since any expedton CAME run
he North ard already they have begun TO make
mark of reform upon the people. lhough wish W
state facts as they exist, have no censure 10 cas-.
mon these people. They have done as well as they
es,h do under the circumstances, without educaioh
without capital and the arts and sciences ihey nave
Aae "a well as their circumstances would allow, ana
have laid well foundation on which other hahoS ma!
srect in time powerful republic They earnestly ee
sre men of capital education, skill and enterprise
them They are not benefited by the hundreds OF
poor slaves that thrown upon their shores
Yearly all destitute ofany means TO help themselves ne
climate Is moi unfayorable 10 labor The three months
hat / have been here are regarded as thc hV''o'V'
The year. and vet the mercury IN the SHADE mas not
hten above 9Co nor fallen below ~ During 'anuei!
and February it remained, to my surprise "I"os.
Stationary. only warning from 81 to 81, except
CIR thru. n, four inornings when the Hermattan