The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-01-14

prepared to receive any questions tina
might be put to him. Mr.. George w
GoineS requested him to read letter whicl
he Mr. G.. had received from Robt. Camp
bell, now in Africa Mr.. Smith read tn,
letter amid much merriment, for it did no
run parallel with the lecture. The lette
was dated at Abeokuta, Nov 3, 1859, an(
reads as follows:
PROF. CAMPBELls LETTER.
Il am sorry that have been unable tc
write you before this time. 1t is not
through forgetfulness, but because when
the mail is about closing here 1 have SC
many business letters to write which must
be written, that have no time for any
thing else. My arrival at Lagos was on
the 2lst Of July, so that have now been
here nearly three months and half One
month of this time was spent at Lagos, and
the remainder where am at present-Ab
eokuta
You are anxious to know what think
of the place, of course. Of Lagos or any
other place on the coast think very poor
ly. | would never advise any person who
was not prepared for great suffering to at
tempt to make any such place their home.
L have seen Bathurst, on the Gambia, Sic
IA Leone, Cape Palmas, Cape Coast, Cas-
tie AGRA, and Lagos. All these places are
very unhealthy, and | myself would never
live in one of them, much less with my
family. Nevertheless, if any one is pre-
pared to suffer and wonld run the risk of
dying, much money can be made in any
one of them by trading, provided the par
ty has sufficient capital After some time
one might even enjoy good health in them.
But the case is far different in the interior
You have, first, better class of natives
with which to deal; living is cheaper-far
cheaper q speak now of Abeokuta;) the
place is healthy--as healthy as any new
country has ever been found to be; the
prospect for making a living-indeed, for
time, to a working, enterprising, and
good-natured man is brilliant Traders
make large per eentage on the sale of
their goods, but their risks are great, and
they have to contend with the jealousy of
the natives, who are sharp traders them
selves. But in farming man of means
can easily make fortune The soil pro-
duces excellent tobacco, which, in a partic-
ular form, (roll tobacco, from Brazil, } the
natives consume largely, and pay great
price for. With little practice, any per-
son who understands the tobacco culture
can successfully initiate it. But it is in
the Gotten culture that one might be most
successfully engaged. The traders here
are ready to purchase on the spot and in
the seed any amount that might be pro-
duced. The profit is greater, of course, if
it is sold to them after it is ginned Those
who are able to purchase press and send
cotton directly to England can do still bet
ter, of course. Labor costs here about ten
strings of cowries per day, (about eight
cents, according to the present worth of the
shells.) Land can be procured in any
quantity at present, without cash, except
small present to the chief, who lives in the
neighborhood. 1t would be necessary to
bring on agricultural implements, however,
and a man who understands their use
Such person might be engaged Tor a Inn
tied time, as the natives would soon be
able to use the instruments.
The authorities hail with joy the advent