The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-22
no o LIBERIA.
The Coiored Exodus from soulh
Caroiina-Bark Azov. Ready 70

dnroIinn-Bark AE0v Ready 10
snil.
Some account Of the operations Of The
Liberian Exodus Association in South
Carolina has already appeared in our
columns. The bark AEoy was purchased
by the Society at Portland, Me-, last win.
ter, and taken to Charleston, where she
was put In good repair and fitted up as
an emigrant ship. She has comfortable
accommodations for 2O6 passengers. At
the last adyiees ISL persons were enrolled
and had paid their passage money. The
vessel was'reported yesterday morning as
ready to sail, and possibly BY this time
has actually started on her voyage TO the
African coast. 80.
The Charleston Courier Of the 10Th
gives an exceedingly interesting sketch Of
The rise and development Of the coloni-
zation scheme, and Of the preparations
for the long voyage that Is about to be
made. The objective point OF the party
Of emiyrants who have taken passage 10
The Azoy Is q settlement called Bopora,
situated about sixty or seventy. miles
northeast Of Monrovia, the capital OF the
Iiberian Republic. The party, upon
their arrival at Monroyia, will be recei.
we'd by the Liberian authorities and the
agent of the American Emigration Soci.
ely at that city. lii their purpose with,
out delay, TO proceed up the st. Pau
river to Bopora, where there - q settle
ment founded by Saul Hill, q coloted man
from Charleston, who left that city In the
Golcondain 1866. He left, II is said with
no means and 4 very fcant supply Of pro;
T%i.ionns. Being an industrious mar and
A capable farmer, he cleared a tract oil
land and went to work.. /,
Letter, have recently been received
from Hill by the Exodus Association, In
which be states plainly that he 10 the ow.
ner of 4 fne plantation, the annual In.
come from which Is not less than $1,000.
he Is aIso posessed Of . large coffee
grove Of 5000 trees, and expects to In
crease Il 70 $4,000 trees during the next
season. The people in his settlement are
doing we'll, and he has acquired so much
influence among the natives that without
being a chef Q. an officer Of any kind,
they call the place "SRal Hills Hall
Town. This section OF the country is
descritei as rising abruptly from Monro'
via, forming the second plateau oil the
range Of hills which rise from the coast
far into the Interior. The climate Is said
10 be s~alubrious and temperate, and above
all 10 be free from the malaria Of the ie.
yer belt near the coast. The temperature
ia recorded as seldom averaging over 50
degrees and seldom reaching 90 degrees.
The soil Is fertile and we'll manfred, and
Is capable Of producing abundant crop.
OF coffee, grains Of all kinds, fruits and
vegetables OF nearly all varieties.
The Exodus Association, soon alter
their organization, sent In q petition for q
gran, OF land 10 the Liberian Congress.
This petition has been acted upon and
granted. Each head Of a family will be
entitled 10 a free grant Of twenty-five
acres, with the privilege TO occupy as
much more US he pleases at cos! OF nifty
cents an acre. i. ,
The e%migrants will be under the guild.
ance and protection oil George Curtis one
Of the ~originators OF the movement
Saml Gailliard, ex Senator from Charles.
ton County; Clement Irons, a colored me
chanic Of far more than ordiary ability
and means; the Rev. J. Flegler and others.
Clement Irons will take out with him
machinery and tools, and implements val
ued at $4,000. Others OF the %emigrants
will take out machinery in smaller guam
tiies, and all Of the emigrants are sup
piled with necessary farming implements
and household utensils. Each emigrani
Is furthermore required to take with
him provisions enough to Last him three
months after he has reached the settle
ment.
A native African will go on with The
party and guide them to the settlement
and act as interpreter between them and
The natives. He ia an intelligent young
negro, very black. we'll built and speak,
English. The shares Of stock in the
Company are $40 each, which entities
the holder 10 a passage in the vessel
The fare for the adult passengers who'd
not hold shares Ia, steerage $50, cabin s65