The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-26

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In M0nrovia.
The Hon. Edward Bates, OF st. Louis, manunittsd
one Of his slaves not long SINCE and sent him 70 Mon
rovia The slave rssenty sent the following letter to
his former master
Dear Master I'd ward-I take this opportunity to IN
firm you how am. have been IN bad health for
e me time though nov think that am on the .snd.
In the help oil God, find In this place very
g, cd friends. I have tsen soms time making shoes,
which worth 81 IS, but find hard to got leather
People here 60 through entire change. don't sup
Pose That II you saw ne now you would know me. In,
yo- s lever sSass nave turned
should Ike very much TO hear from you and all your
fsmny. would 90 good to hear from you all. Tell
Woodson that monkeys In this place plenty, and
should Ike to send aim one. Ny respects to AL the
young sentemen-Mr. Julian Mr.. Fleming. Mr. Rich
ard Mr. Cositer; Miss Nancy, Mss Matilda, Miss Julia,
Give Mr. Barton and bis family my best respects and
tell all the servants that you had when with you,
hosdy have oftentmes thought of your family since
lett and hope these few lines will fod you In good
p1ps s not care HsoS but tina. 1s NOT
the reason did not think 1t worth while to write
I'll could tell you thing about this country. Here
is one Of GOES fsvorite places earth Here people
may plant their gardens at any time. Iima beans II
planted once, remain for six years, and sweet
only. We have great many other One Things. Plan
tain and rice make a hind or bread that nice
In this country there is just az Zoe living as in any
other Yellow People in this country i've just ~ long
left on the Goth Of April for Baltimore and stad In
that Place eight Gays, and then left there for
Norfolk, and from there to Savannah and then
TO Africa. We had fne voyage-wth the help
Of God, no storms: But enc night the vessel
against smother and broke the b- boom Of It seems
as though God directed the blow, must have
gone down. The Captsin Vas very fne man He seem-
60 to try to make the emlgrants all comfortable
board Notwtbsiapdipg all his palms. twenty five died
on board and about twenty five more nave died since
we arrived
Tell Mr. sbumn . that al old Isaac Johnson's family,
Aurn ha1a Ia Iaan ahrnn anil fs thar
are tead also, and one of his children hr. Shunats
asked me TO let him know now many died when rot
here.
that neither you your family may feel IT, and that
GGd may give them all abundance In this world, and
The world to everlasting life do remember you
in my prayers to God for Whist have done for
my companion and not In the lower rank either have
bee fortunate thus far.
Give my love to my sister Sarah Mary, ard all the In
qarins fiitnes, ard TO L. g. woodson. have written
TO bin and hope that shall get answer soon.
l did mot tell you Of pawpaws that grow here. Il Ia
OF the incest Kind Of vegetables and az to fruit
pnms lines and the coffee in its berry makes nice fru
like pums In this country the olesnder is perpetual
Now s1aii give you small account of the natives.
The females come into town with streass OF mud
their faces and small piece Of cloth around them and
Think tbs mselyes nicely dressed Aud the Crumen whsn
reached TO- say that they doAt want TO learn Of Cod
ut they want mCney. Some Of them have their teeth
harp Mie doss. The Congos are more like human be-
irgs They wear clothes like Americans. In this oouh
try there sre reptiles that have two heads The boa
constructor yi<l,s meat for the natives.
so 10 e. % g. think ths
was on the sea, 10 change my course, Old not 60
This Christmas heard from the 4th chapter OF
LIKE. myself, have preached often since left nv
lat attack Of sictress brought ON BY 1t. Bat
go ' s ~ 49, ADAM WHITE.