HERALD OF
VOI‘. l .
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
JAMES ATKINSON,
PUBLISIIER AND PROPRIETOL.
Orricr, comer of Thames-street and Sher
man’s wharf, a few doors south of the Brick
Market §_7=Entrunce first door down the wharf.
Price two dollars per annum, if the whole is
paid in advance—two dollars 12} cts if paid in
wix months, or two dollars 25 cts. if paid at the
cxpiration of the year. I
ADVERTISEMENTS
Inserted at the customary prices.
AGENTS,
—— O O
Mr. George A. Poller, Providence,
Dr. Lemuel W. Briggs, Bristol,
Dr. Thos. P. Moore, Warren,
Capt. George Lawlon, Tiverton,
Mr, Thomas Cook, New Bedford.
Mr. J. Southwick, Fall River.
—e QPS> DQe e
Sabsorsptions to this Pipiet
Are respectfully solicited.
JOHN F. TOWNSEND, has just receiv
ed from New York of the latest importations,
a supply of NEW and FASHIONABLE
GOOOODS, among which are : |
Elagm Foulard Calicoes—French red Calico,
very fashionable in New York for children—A
large assortment of Merino Shawls, borders work
ed with worsted—Thibet Casshmere and other
shawls much wanted at this time—Black Bobbi
net' Lace Veils, cheap—White & Black Bobbinet
Luces—Bobbinet Footing, a great assortment—
Irish Linens, much cheaper than usual—Cotton
hosiery, silk do. good and cheap—Mourning Ging
hams, (fast colours,)—do Calicoes—>s-4 blk Ital
lian Crape for veils—Good blk Italian Lustringl
—Ladies horse-skin gloves some of a superior
quality—Black and white Sattin Jean—thin Juck—‘
onet—figured do. and Swiss Muslins—superior
yellow Nankins—elegant Swiss Capes—a great
assortment of Batistes—German & English Birds
eye diaper—wide English damask. Also—ele
gant belt Ribbons—Clark’s spool cotton—wad
ding—worsted braids—fancy hdkfs of all kinds—
linen cambric hdkfs—a great variety of shawls, &¢
for children—one piece superior steel mixed Cas
slMEßE—one piece superb blue BrßoapcrLoTH
The above, with a variety of other Goods not
mentioned, will be sold as cheap as can be pur
chased in Newport. Ap 14.
NEW
SPRING GOODS.
JOB SHERMAN, has received from New
York and will open this day, a large assort
ment, of staple and Fancy Dry Goods, among
which may be found a great variety of English,
Freneh and Scotch Ginghams; Calicoes; bik. &]
col’d bombazine; Italian lustrings; gros de Naples;
gros de Swiss, a new article for ladies dresses; bl’k’
and col’d levantines; Nankin ecrapes; farniture
dimity; book muslin plain and figured jaconet;
furniture chintz, vestings; rich fancy silk; barage
and Cyprus cerape hdkfs; fine linens and lawns;
8-4 linen damask, damask table cloths and nap
king; ribbonj a great variety of cloths for children;
fancy buttons; silk and cotton hosiery; white and
straw colored Navarino hats ; gloves, &c.
Anso,—Just received a fresh supply of heavy
Oznaburgh, yard wide tow cloth, and Russia
Diapers. 4th mo 28th 1830.
GREAT BARGAINS AT
NEWTON'S
A- GREATER variety of Dry Goobs, and
LW cheaper than ever offered in this town !
In addition to our fresh stock opened THIS DAY,
more of those fine Linen hdkfs, at 25 cts. and 2s,
3d—More white and red Merino Shawls—More
very cheap LucuorNs—More Navarino hats at
62 cents—bo pieces more handsome Caricoks
at 12§ cts. yd—A rich lot of (all colors) merino
gauze hdkfs. at 650 conts.
Broadcloths—Cassimeres—V estings—Silk Um
brellas—ltalian Silks—-Nankin Crapes—Linens
—Thread Laces—Sewing Silk—Dßlack Lastings
—Russia Diapers, and Carpetings.
Likewiso—The very best quality of Bep Thiex-
ING at 25 cts per yard, and a lurge assortiient of
Corron Goops,
Store open evenings until 9 o’clock. Our best
endeavors have been to “please the eye and suit
the faney,” and it will cost the pablic nothing to
call and see how far our exertivns have proved
BIIOMR‘. Al)ru 7. |
NEWMUSIC ; PRINTS ; SCHOOL
AND JUVENILE |
BOOKS, I
COMMON & SUPERIOR |
For sale by
WILLIAM CALLAMAN,
ALL NEW WORKS FOR CIRCULATION & SALE,
At Now-York prices,
110 Thames street, Newport.
JOB PRINTING,
NEATLY BXECUTED,
ON NEW AND BEAUTIFUL TYPE,
AT THIS OFFICE. -
J. STEVENS, & CO.
80 boxes Havana Brown and White Sugars,
5 do. Manilla do.
10 Bbls, Loaf and Lump do.
30 kegs Manufactured Tobacco, No. 1 & 2,
Ginger, Pimento, Pepper, Cassia, Nutmegs,
Cloves, Currants, Figs and Raisins,
FURNITURE.
Jomv S. WEEDEN, Cabinet Maker, has
removed to the well known stand of Mr, Ad
am 8. Coe, No. 7, Church-street, where his friends
& the public may be supplied with the largest and
best assortment of FURNITURE ever offered
in Newport—among which may be found I
SIDEBOARDS, I
SECRETARIES § BOOK CASES
BUREAUS, of every description; l
Grecian,Pembroke,§ Card TABLES;
SOFAS, |
Initation Rose Wood, and every other
kind of BEDSTEADS; |
WORK-STANDS, |
DRESSING TABLES, |
together with every article that can be found in a
Cabinet Munufuclog. T'hose who may wish to
purchase are respectfully invited to call & examine
the Furniture, with the assurance that they may be
furnished on us reasonable terms as can be bought
at any other place either at home or abroad. I
pr_j=Customers are requested to apply us above,
or at the Store of R. P. LEk &Co. No. 132, Thames
street, where all orders will be promptly attended
to. Newport, may 19, 1830,
VARIETY STORE.
Push. Elam White POTATOES, of a
50 very superior quality for fumily use,
just received and for sale, by BEN=
JAMIN I, WILBOR, Dioad Street, where
also may be found a very extensive assortment of
CROCERIES,
DRY GOODS,
.
SHOES,
WOODEN, STONE & EARTHEN
WARE; BUTTER, LARD, &c.
As low as can be purchased i this town,
Newport, May 12.
CHEAP
MERINO SHAWLS.
I va'r received from New York—another cheap
@F lot of merino and thibet shawls-—green barage,
wide and handsome colors, for veils—a few pieces
more fashionable English calicoes—six pieces
black lasting, fnnhionuble for pauntaloons—with »
variety of other goods. Constantly receiving from
New York, supplies of new and fashionable
GOODS, which will be sold very cheap.
Jonx F‘.,%OWNSEND.
~ Apsil 28,
COTTON YARNS.
LEACHED, unbleached, und bl
B all numbers I"::m(:cw 20, g
ALSO,
Two or three threaded, white and mixt i
Coflomo “l';r :: tby b v
H Sessions,
Ap. 14,
PIANO FORTE.
T ik o S
Aq. 14, : |
“LIBERTY and UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INSEPARABLE I —WEBSTER,
NEWPORT, R. I. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1830.
I NEW GOODS.
| ——
| I_[ARVEY SESSIONS, has received and
| opened this duy, a complete assortment of
iSU.MJIH'.‘R G OODS---umong them are the
following:
I Dark and light prints, pink ginghams, French
|ditto, mouming ditto, brown battiste, colored ditto,
|cote paly, sattin levantines, pongees, brown Can
iton crapes, black do do., black nankin do; blonde
‘gauze veils, Blonde do. hdkfs, fig’d gro de Nap do.
imitation berage do; company c?loppnn, green
worsted berage, women’s H 8 gloves and nitts,
men’s HB. and beaver gloves, black Italian lus
tring, ditto sinchaw and sarsnetts, black worsted
{'enn. wave stripe drill'mg, brown French ditto;
touen cassimere, blue and mixt cassinets, compa-~
ny nankins, striped jeans, women’s black cotton
hose, ditto white ditto, men’s mixt and white do,
ditto ditto § ditto, diito Random }§ ditto, patent cra
vats, blaek Italian ditto, merino white and red
shawls, do black shawls, plain white and colored
do; Valencia, Marseilles, and silk vestings, Russia
diapers, cloths, cassimeres, stripes, plaids, checks,
ginghams, tickings, cottons, cotton yarns, threads,
&e. all of which will be sold low &;r cash or ap
proved paper. Newport, may 19, 1830.
} JAMES MUMFORD, No 99, Thames
street, has for sale, blue, green and mixed
broadcloths; blue and mixed cussimeres; sattinetts;
fashionable calicoes, very cheap? London black
and white mourning ginghams; black stout Flor
ence silk; black gros dge Naples; circassians; Eng
lish ginghams, ladies white and cotton hose, very
cheap; silk and cotton flag hdkfs; bobbinet lace;
white and black stout Engiish ladies silk gloves?
Swiss and Scotch muslinj farniture chintz; colored
Istripcd jean; brown bateste; American Kid gloves;
iblnck silk vestings; men’s mixt cotton hose; great
assortient bleached and unbleached cottons, very
Icheup; bedtickings; stout twilled stripe, for men’s
wear; home ginghams.
| ALSO,
- Assorted linens very low; pongees; horseskin
gloves; stout blck lasting; brown diilling; berage
hdkfs; Nainsook & jaconet musling fine yellow
nankeen.
I COPYIST.
T"E subseriber informs his friends and the pub
| lic, that he has taken the office recently oc
cupied by E. TrREVETT, esq. next north of Doct.
Johuson’s Dispensary, where he will be ready at
all times to attend to copying writing of every de
scription, posting books, &c &c. He will faith
fully, accurately, and promptly execute whatever
he may be favored wirh in this line of business,
and for a moderate compensation,
MICHAEL EDDY Jun.
Newport, may 26, 1830
TO LET.
Oeit /e
EIY P I
I
T"E subscriber has to let, an elegant and com
| modious Carringe, together with a beautiful
span of perfectly gentle jet black Horses, which he
intends to keep in the best order, to accomodate
his friends and the public.
GILBERT CITASE.
June 2, 1330,
TO LET,
(A EL A convenient tenement for a small
| :"' family, in a central part of the town,
Y consisiing of four rooms, together with
a privilege in a commodious yard, which contains
a well of water,
- Terws liberal. Apply to
; HENRY POTTER.
June 2.
Pt THAT pleasantly situa
feess{li® ted house in Elin-street now oc
| el cupicd by George Turner Fsq. The
e house Bin good repair, and fit for
the reception of a genteel family 5 the cellar and
yard are paved @ a well of good water near the
door : a large garden, and on the premises is a
store two stories high and 32 feet by2o. For far
ther particulars apply to W. CALLAIIAN.
I Apil 7. Itf.
Pk TO LET,
a 8 ooyl THE building adjoining the sub
mq; seriber’s store in DBroad Street. A
porewee zood stand for a shoe maker.
WM D. STEWAR'T.
May 12. 6
S, TO LET,
mw TIIE chambers in the house, No.
"gR® 15, Droad Strect. Possession given
AW immediately 5 or the lower part if
preferred.
- May 12.
’ PARDON WHITE,
HAS Just received a fresh supply of all kinds
| of women’s& children’s cloth and morocco
BOOTS—men’s and boy’s fancy PUMPS—
As these make his assortinent complete, and were
recently purchased in Boston for Cash, he can af
ford to sell them cheaper than ever. I
April 28, |
NOTICE. ‘
FIENRY Y. CRANSTON, Attorney
at Law, has removed his office to the
House, directly opposite to and north of the Court
House, where he may be found at all times his
office being contiguous to his residence. IHere
wfter his time will be devoted exclusively o his pro
fession. (April 7.
NEW GOODS,
Received by the steamboat B. Franklin,
YESTERDAY,
A general assortment of NEW GOODS, adap
‘ ted to the season, which will be opened and
ready for sale THIS DAY, June 9th, 1830, at
- E.W.LAWTON'S.
NEW GOODS.
FOR SALEK,
FRESI SUPPLY.
DOCT. JOHNSON
WII.I. continue in the practice of PHYSIC
‘ ! as wsual-—Residence, No. 188 Thames
street, just north of the Brick Market.
HE HAS FOR SALE
A general assortinent of DRUGS AND MEDI-
Cmfl"‘. which are as good as will be found at any
other shop, and at moderate prices.
Attend to your Teeth !
He will attend as a Dentist.—Those who have
lost their T'eeth can be furnished with ELEGAN'T'
ARTIFICIAL TEETH, which will be set on gold,
or otherwise, with great exactness, surpassing in
beauty their former natural teeth; embracing the
'modern improvements in the art. »
I Texrs prEssED, and every operation per
formed on them which their condition admits, with
great care and perfect safety.
| Those who have L'eeth in a_diseased condition,
should apply, before it is too late, for a remedy.
There is no necessity for going to New-York, Pro
vidence, or Boston, for what can be got at home
of equal, if not of supcrior quality; and, at less
expense. el o i |
In cither or all the above employments, Doctor
JOHNSON respectfully solicits a continuance of
the patronage of the Ladies and Gentlemen of
Newport, and those of the adjoining towns. 10t
RUSSELL’S
CELEBRATED
SALT RHEUM
OINTMENT,
THIS is unquestionably the best and safest
remedy ever yet oflered to the public, for
that obstinate disorder the Salt Rheum. Where
every other means have failed, it has succeeded,
and the fact that it has been extensively used by
eminent practitioners, speaks volumes in its praise,
It is equally eflicacious in all diseases of the skin,
scald head, inveterate Itch, ringworms, &c, &e.
. Numerous certificates might be obtained, but
the proprietor chooses that a fair trial should be
the only evidence of its superior eflicacy.
I pr_j~Price 50 cts. a box.
RUSSELL’S
STOMACH BITTERS
Muy be prepared in Wine or Waler.
T"I".SF. celebrated Bitters are ecomposed pure
ly of vegetables of the wmost innocent, yet
specific virtues; they are recommended particular
ly for restoring weak constitutions, cleansing and
’slmngflmniug the stomach, and increasing the ap
petite; also as a preventive against the cholera
Imorbus, removing nauseas, vomiting, heartburn,
‘weukmmfl of the breast, pain in the stomach, and
‘other symiptoms of tlatulence and indigestion. One
‘box will tincture one gallon.
| RUSSELL'S
| I'TCHI OINTMENT.
‘THIS choice and safe Ointment is said to be
l superior to any now in use for that disa
greeable and lbathsome disease the Itch, It is so
certain in its operation that no person, troubled
with the above disorder, ought to be without it. It
is a remedy for catancous eruptions, scorbutic af
fections of the head, salt rheum, chilblaing, or any
breaking out which arises from sharp humors of
the blood.
= Price 25 cents per box.
A fresh supply has just heen reccived by Dr.
Rowland R. Hazard, Alexander P. Moore, S, W.
Vinsou, Newport: By Garduer "Thomas, Poits
mouth: by Ds. "Thomas P. Moore, and Jeremiah
Williams, Warren: by William Almy, "Tiverton:
and by most of the apothecaries in Providence,
Boston and New-York. cowdmolo
At a mecling of the Board of Health, held
| al Newporly June 2d, 1830,
‘V()'l‘l‘ll), That it any Privy Vanlts, within
the compact part of the town, shall be found
full or nearly fuil, xoo as 0 be wnwholesonie or of
fensive to the inhabitants at any time between the
13th day of June and the 20th day of October
neat, the person owning or occupying the same
shall pay a fine of $3 for the use of the town, to
gother with the costs of proseeution and the names
of those persons who neglect to comply with the
foregoing regulations, will be reported by the In
spectors of Nuisances to the Board of Health, who
will order o prosecution 1o be commienced against
themn without delay. A true copy—witness,
13. B. Howwrano, Clerk.
It was also ordered at said meeting, That the
Quarantine and Health Regulations go into op
eration on the 20th of June nstant, and remain
the same as they were last year; and that the fore
going be published in all the papers printed in this
town. B. B. HHlowrLaxp, Clerk.
JY 10
Court of Probale, Navport, June 7, 1830.'
TIII“. Administrator’s account on the estate of.
George Harkness, was this day presented
for settlement and allowance. It is ordered. llm'
the consideration thereof be referred to a Court of
Probate, to be holden at the Clerk’s Oflice on
Wednesday, 23d June, instant, at 2 o’clock P. M.,
and that previous notice be given, (by publishing a
col'?‘! of this order three several times in the Herald
of the "I'imes,) to all persons interested to appear
at said time and place, and be heard.
A true copy, witness,
B. B. HowrLAND, Probate Clerk.
| 'v M. P . CA RR’
RESPECTI"U LLY informs his Friends and the
Public that he continues at his old stand,
corner of Market-square and Thames-street, where
he will manufacture Fire Buckets in a neat and du
rable manner, and will also mend Gentlemen’s and
Ladies’ Boots and Shoes.—The smallest favors
thankfully received. 10—6 m
ELEGANT
NEW GOODS
Receiving daily from New York, at
, THAMES STREET.
TIIIS day opened a fine assortment of Nava-
I . Tinos, (new style) Oriental Battiste a new
and fashionable article for dress, French (iinfim,
Fancy Gauze hdkfs and scarfs, merino wls,
gentlemen’s stocks, and a variety of Seasonable l
Goods. June 2. 9.
THE TIMES.:
LIBERIA. |
The following interesting letter will be
rcad with gratification by every friend
of the Colonization Society,
Puivaperrenia, May 10, 1830,
Mr, Edward Hollowell,
Dear Sir—As you expressed a wish
that 1 should commit to writing some nc-{
‘coum of' our colony in Africa, for your
own information and that of your fricnds,
1 with pleasure comply with your request,
land will give you all the information 1
)could obtain in the three wecks I was
there last March.
The tract of country purchased by the
Colonization Society of the U. States,
from the African kings, with a view of
providing an asylum for emnncipat(-dl
slaves, and a residence for any free per-|
sons of colorwhomay be desirous of going |
thither, is called, as you very well know,’
by the appropriate name of Liberia, l
The first settlement and capital of the
colony is Monrovia, situated inlat. 6,21,
N. and 10, 30, W. long., about a quar-|
ter of a mile above the mouth of the river|
Monserado, and about three quaters of ‘
a mile from the point of the cape, bear-!
ing the same name. The river St. Paul
emptics into the sea a short distance from
the Monserado. For the first two years'
the emigrants lived in small thatched
houses, and about five years ago, the
first dwelling constructed of timber and|
boards, was built on the site of the pres
ent town, in a forest of trees of towering
height, and a thick underwood. '.l'igcrs,i
entering this, (then) little village, have|
been shot from the doors, The first set
tlers had many difficulties to eucounter,’
as is usually the case in establishing a
new settlement; but all those difficulties
have been happily overcome, and thc;
people are now enjoying the benefits of
their persevering industry, '
I Monrovia, at present, consists of about
nincly dwelling houscs and stores, two
'houses of public worship and a court house.
Il\[nny olpthc dwellings are handsome
‘and convenient, and all comfortable,—
I'The plot of the town is cleared more
l'thnn a mile square, elevated about sev
enty feet above the level of the sea, and
lcontuins seven hundred inhabitants. The
streets are generally one hundred feet
|wi(lv, and like those of our good city, in
'terseet cach other at right angles. The
| Colonization Society have an agent and
[physician there, l
’ The agent is the chief magistrate of
the colony, and the physician is ussist;mt.!
No white persons are allowed to reside
in the colony for the purpose of trade, or
for pursuing any mechanical business,
such being intended for the exclusive
benefit of colored people. The colonial
seeretary, collector of customs, surveyor,
and constables are uppni’nl.ml by the
Ilugcnls; the vice agent, sherifl) treasurer,
and all other civil oficers are clective,|
and all the oflices except that of llu-‘
agent and physician are filled by colored
lN'Hl)l(‘.
~ The court holds its sessions on the first
Monday in every month; juries are em
pannelled as with us, and its jurisdiction
extends over the whole colony. The
trials are, principally for larceny, and
the eriminals generally natives, who
commit thefis in the settlements. A few
instances of kidnapping have occurred;
these depredations were committed on
the recaptured Afvicans. To the honor
of the emigrants be it mentioned, that
but five of their number have been com
mitted for stealing or misdemeanor since
1827.
T'wo native kings have put tlu-.mz:vlvcsll
and their subjects (supposed to amount
to ten thousand,) under the protection of
the colony, and are ready, should it be
thought necessay or expedient by the
settlers to put into their hands arms, to
make common cause with them in case
of hostility by any of the natives: which,
however is not anticipated, as the most
friendly disposition is manifested by all
the natives of the country from whom
any danger might have been at all appre
hended,
The township of Caldwell is about sev
en miles from Monrovia, on St. Paul’s
river, and contains a population of five
hundred and sixty agriculturists. The
soil is exceedingly fertile, the situation
l)lonsunt, the people satisfied and Imppy.l
I'he emigrants carried out by me, und‘
from whom 1 received a pleasing and
satisfactory account of that part of the
country, are located there.
Mil?;burg is situated twcntr-fivo miles
from Monrovia on the St. Paul’s at the
head oftide water, where there are nev
cr failing streams, sufficient for one hun
dred miles; and there istimber enough in
the immediate neighborhood for their
employment, if uoclg for the purpose of
sawing, for halfa century: the town con
tains two hundred inhabitants. <
Bushrod’s Island, which scparates the
Monserado from St. Paul’s river, is scv
en milesin length, three at its extreme
breadth, about five miles from Monrovia
and is very fertile: on this island are!
‘wttlcd thirty families from the Carolinas.
All the above setflers; amounting to at
least fifteen hundred, are emigrants from
the United States. |
On the left bank of Stockton Creek
and near the settlement on Bushrod’s Is
land, the recaptured Africans are loca
ted; two hundred and fifty of whom were
sent out by the government of the Uni
ted States, and one hundred and fiflz
taken by the colonists from the Spanis
factories; the agents of which having
bought some of our kidnapped Africans,
and refusing to give them up, the colo
nists not only took their own people but
all the slaves they had collected. These
four hundred, wf\'o are useful agricultu
rists, are happily situated and very con
iented. The scttlements of which I
have spoken, contain, in the aggregate,
nearly two thousand souls, and are all in
a flourishing condition.
I have been frequently asked since my
return from Liberia, whether there is no
danger of the natives breaking in l:Fon
the colonists and destroying them. The
Il»cst answer I can give to this question,
in addition to what 1 have already said,
is a statement of the following facts.
When the colonists coul? muster but
thirty effective men fordefence,and when
the forest was within pistol shot of their
houses, five thousand of the natives, arm~
ed with muskets and other weapons of
war, made an attack upon them in three
divisions. A part of this little band were
'surpriscd by the left division, who took
possession of one of their two cannon, a
nine pounder; but instead of making use
of'it, (1f indeed they knew how,) for the
piece was loaded with grape and round
shot, and a lighted match placed near it,
the possessors were secen embracing it,
powwowing over it, and vociferated “big
gun, big gun,” till the other, a four
pounder, was brought to bear on them
under the direction of Lot Cary, and pli
ed with so much precision and activity,
that they retreated. The gun was re
taken and turned on the invader, when
they made their escape to the forest.—
There was some skirmishing from the
bush until one of their Greegree* men
\wus slain, carried off by our men, and
‘thrown into the river—this event entire
’ly disheartened them, they went ofl; and
have from that time never appeared in
hostile array against the colonists. Many
of them have traded with the colony ever
since, but they would not acknowledge
that they were engaged in the war, till,
from an intercourse of some time, they
| found that it wyould not be remembered
to their prejudice. They then related
many singular and amusing anecdotes
respecting it, and acknowledged the loss
of seventy to eighty men killed, If 1 re
member right, the colonists lost but two
or three of their little band.
' T'he means the colony had for defence
at present, consist of twenty picces of ord
nance, and muskets, &e. for 1000 men
which may be increased from private
stores ifwanted. In Monrovia there are
Capt. Steward’s company of Infantry,
Weaver's company of Artillery, and Dra
per’s company of Rifle Rangers. In
Caldwell; Davis’y company of Infantry,
and Brown’s of Artillery In Millsbury,
I\\'hiu:’s company of Rifle Rangers. All
these are voluntcers and in uniform; be
sides which, a respectable number of
lmilili:l, not in uniform, and as many of
the natives under the protection of the
colonial government as it may think
proper to arm. These facts will, T think,
satisfy any man as to the safety of the
colonists from attacks by the natives.
There is a respectable fort on Cape
Monscrado, which commands the road
stead, and has protected an English ves
scl chased in by a pirate. The Military
are commanded by Major Barbour—the
commander w chief, is the society’s agent.
There is much hospitality to be found
lin Monrovia, and among the inhabitants
a greater proportion of moral and reli
gious characters than in this city. Inever
saw a man intoxicated, nor heard mo—
fane swearing during the three weeks I
was among them.
The two houses for religious worship
alrcady noticed, are Baptist and Metho
dist—the Baptist have three and the
Methodist five preachers, all intelligent
colored men, merchants and traders, re
siding among them; so that the people
have nothing to pay for the support of
ministers. i’ive German Missionaries,
some ministers and teachers reside there,
a portion of whom preach at the Metho
dist church occasionally.
A trading company has been formed
at Monrovia, with a capital of §4OOO, and
an agreement entered into, that no divi
dend shall be made until the profits in
crease the capital to Q‘IO,G% The
stock has risen l[;om 50 to 75 dollars per
share in one year,
It has been objected that the climate
is very unhealthy—this is true as respects
the whites, but erroneous as respects the
colored people. Those from the mid
dle and northern states have to u.ndcr'o
what is called a seasoning—that is, they
gencrally take the fever the first month of
their residence, but it has rarely proved
Ifinlnl ginee accommodations have been
prepared for their reception; those from
Georgia, the Carolinas, and the southern
| * Gree gree men are a kind of prophets or con-
Juiors,
NO.II.