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most favoured of them nave gained? Inis ttle, nowever, impossible to be had. Shall we, then, listen to the abolitioni thing, because every thing cannot be done at once? Shall make thousands truly free and happy, because millions cannot so? Must the emancipated black man be continued in debase dition, because others of his race are in bondage? The truth fectly felt, that emancipation would do little,-may it not be worse than nothing,-for the unfortunate negro, if he must land of white men.

But, no: Liberia opens to him a country he can call his ow he may be free indeed. In Liberia the American patriot s man's home. There he sees, with pleasure, an avenue openi light may travel, and spread its benign influence, over benigh Benevolence, with joy, contemplates at no great distance, th of man's condition in that much injured land. Christianity exultation, a commanding station for her missionary heralds; a calculation finds, in the present acquisitions of Liberia, more, f an adequate compensation for all that has been expended upo rican liberality. That liberality has but commenced its donat it is once known to our country at large, that the American Society, beyond any other one of the age, embraces a combin interests of humanity, benevolence, patriotism, justice, and funds will not be refused for the accomplishment of objects s hearts of good men.

FROM LIBERIA.

The Rev. J. B. PINNEY, temporary Colonial Agent, 10 the Rev. LEY, Secretary of the Colonization Society.

LIBERIA, MARC

VERY DEAR SIR:-I have the pleasure, by return of the Ju ounce our safe arrival in Liberia, on the last day of '33. W xception of sea-sickness, there was an almost perfect exempt ase during the passage. My own health, which was some when I had the pleasure of seeing you last, mended rapidly, ere in almost perfect health. With very slight exceptions, ed good up to this date. The voyage, which was protracted inds to 56 days, was nevertheless deprived of much tedium, ntness of the company, all of whom were in excellent spir

Providence, în continuing almost uninterrupted smooth weather, and thus enabling many to remain on deck all night, could have prevented disease, arising from their crowded state.

Peculiar care, I would advise, should ever be taken to guard against such occurrences. The fault at present cannot be charged upon Mr. McPhail, who, as I can testify, used every exertion to prevent it, by calling a survey. The number which he intended to embark, was but 50; though soon after the vessel set sail, it was ascertained there were 54. For this number, I have given Mr. Bogart a receipt, but do most thoroughly believe it would be perfectly just to refuse payment for the extra four, whose presence only helped to increase the discomfort of the others.

The emigrants were, with a few exceptions, sent to Caldwell for the first week, until, by the most strenuous exertions, one of the receptacles sent out two years since, was erected at Monrovia, when all were placed in it; and I rejoice to say, have, under Dr. Todsen's management, all passed through the first attack of the fever, excepting one very aged female, who refused to take medicine, and two small children, who died soon after our arrival. The attacks of fever have been very light in almost every case. Indeed, so slight were they, and so long delayed in the case of the mission families, that our hopes for several weeks, were sanguine, that all would escape. But I lament to add, that in two cases we have been mournfully disappointed. Mrs. Wright, after attending upon her husband nearly three weeks, with unremitting attention, was attacked with the fever, just as he had become convalescent. Her case did not present any alarming symptoms for several days, until unfortunately, some medicine was, by impru dence in the nurse, administered in too great quantities, which caused her speedy and sudden dissolution. Mr. Savage, a young gentleman from the western part of New York, followed her in one or two days, worn to a mere skeleton by the wasting fever which had preyed upon him for nearly six months, before the physician's arrival. They were both lovely, and neither could fail, even upon a short acquaintance, to awaken an uncommon interest. We mourn our loss, not theirs. The other members of the missions are all recovering, and able to walk out occasionally. I may add, that the general health in the Colony is at present very good-the deaths very few.

By some oversight, a commission was given me, unaccompanied with a line of instruction from the Board, in relation to their views, or even a hint to guide my conduct; and by an equally surprising casualty, two vessels from the United States have arrived without bringing any despatches. I regret this the more, as, notwithstanding I had anticipated many difficulties, I have found them vastly exceed my imaginings, which I shall, in no small degree, attribute to this very destitution of intelligence from Washington. You will perceive I am preparing a screen for any mistakes which may be developed in the subjoined account of my proceedings.

The military companies of Monrovia met me at the wharf of the Rev. C. M. Waring, and politely escorted me to the Agency House, where I received the Colonial seals from the Vice-Agent, G. R. McGill, and entered at once on the duties of my temporary office. The fact that it was temporary, did not lessen in any degree the sense of responsibility and the desire to do all in my power to advance the interests of the Colony.. Wherein I have failed, it must be attributed to any other cause than intentional negject. You are doubtless aware that affairs were very much deranged, and that very many things needed immediate attention; but the reality in either respect you cannot know, for you have not seen. Almost every public building needed repairs and expense. Unsettled bills for coffins, nurses, rented stores and houses, mechanics, &c. in addition to floating accept

ances and orders by my predecessor, to the amount of two or three thousand dollars, and the current expenses of the Colonial officers and school teachers, after his departure, came in upon me like a flood. Many of these accounts, from the situation of the claimants, and all of them on account of their long standing, could not, with justice, be left any longer unsettled. To satisfy them, and even to meet the current expenses of the Agency House; I could resort only to orders and drafts. This I have done; and though the amount may appear very great, I am convinced that justice to claimants, and the best interests of the Society required such a course; and I confidently believe the proceeding will meet the approbation of the Board.

The public Store, if well supplied with goods, would have greatly lightened the expenses and drafts: but so far from helping, the necessity of having some supply of goods, of which it could afford none, has compelled me to purchase from vessels to the amount of twelve or thirteen hundred dollars, for which I have also drafted. The utter paucity of available property on my arrival, will clearly appear to you on examining the paper (A), wherein is an inventory of public property left by Dr. Mechlin, a part of which had been expended. (No. 1) A list of acceptances and orders, also left by him, with a written permission for Mr. Russwurm to draft for them two months after his departure. (No. 2) The salaries due to officers up to the date of my arrival. (No. 3) It will be seen by the schedule of agency property, how completely the house was destitute of necessary articles for daily consumption: To supply this deficit, I had recourse to merchants and captains for sugar, tea, hams, &c. &c.; and also for $100 in cash, to purchase fresh provisions, as they were needed. This, I obtained from Capt. Peters, and included in his draft. The same document will make apparent the destitute state of the store. The provisions on hand, from which more than fifty infirm persons and widows were drawing, consisted only of 4 barrels of beef, 300 kroos of rice, and some damaged meal. In order as much as possible to supply their necessities, and supply the labourers with provisions, all the beef which could be obtained at a reasonable price from vessels touching here, was procured; but the supply was wholly inadequate to the demand; and we are now under the necessity of issuing only rice and meal to the infirmary list.

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The necessity of having some goods on hand to pay off labourers, and supply the schooner with a cargo for trade, has compelled me also to make Some purchases; the expectation of receiving a supply from America, has induced me to proceed -no farther than the urgent wants of our situation demanded. The inadequacy of the supplies, notwithstanding the purchamentioned, has been a constant obstacle to the progress of the current ness; and in order to accomplish the works mentioned below, I have been compelled to give many orders, at a double expense of time, trouble, and funds; one half of which might have been saved by a well supplied Allow me, while on this subject, to add a few words as to the importance, nay, the absolute necessity of a well supplied store. The Society be obliged to employ agents and labourers. These must be paid. A public store, with a well selected assortment of goods, would meet their wants, and secure to the Society 75 per cent. profit on their investments.

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goods, will procure the same amount of labour as $200 sent out in silver, or paid by draft. Moreover, setting aside its pecuniary advantage, its convenience in furnishing a constant supply of necessary articles to the colonists, its tendency to prevent the monopoly which would otherwise often exist; its regulating the market, and thus securing to the poor, a defence against extortion, and finally its necessity in the procuring of rice, &c.—are sufficient to make it an object of the first importance. Add to all this, the fact that the Society would be at no additional expense, it paying at present a store-keeper and book-keeper, who could transact ten times the business now performed, and prevent the apparent waste in paying salaries without exacting corresponding labor. In this way, and this alone, according to my judgment, can the Society ever make the public schooner support itself. The balance against her last year was over one thousand, eight hundred dollars; being the amount of her expenses over her receipts. To be profitable, she must be in constant employ; and not make a short trip, and then to lie by a month. In order to secure constant employment, the public store must be well supplied, and one or two factories, for the purchase of various articles, be kept on the coast. Her time might, when not engaged in other necessary employment, be divided between trading on the coast, and carrying goods to, and bringing away the purchased articles from, the factories. Without some such plan, she will always prove a burden and expense.

I will proceed now to particularise the various sources of expense, since my arrival; and as I have said much already concerning the schooner, I will commence with it.

The Schooner.

We arrived in January, and, as you are doubtless aware, missed the harvest of rice, which can be procured abundantly in October and November, and with difficulty at any other period. Unfortunately, after her return from Goree, and the departure of Dr. Mechlin, she was allowed to remain unemployed, and thus neglected to improve the-inost favourable season of the year. This was, in a measure, unavoidable, both on account of her situation, and the utter impossibility of obtaining a cargo from the public store. There being but little rice in the Colony, and a probability that much would be needed, I determined at once to make an effort to obtain some, by sending her to leeward. With all my efforts, she was only able to sail on the 26th of February. This great delay was rendered necessary by the time occupied in making repairs. These were very extensive.On the first attempt to heave her out, she sunk on account of the openness of her seams; and when, after a thorough caulking, we succeeded in throwing her down to examine her bottom, I was almost disheartened. The copper was worn quite through in very many places, and very thin in all. On the keel, it was much torn up, and four sheets off, occasioned by her having struck on the bar at the commencement of her voyage to Goree.In these places, the planks very much resembled a honey comb, so completely had the worms bored them. We were under the necessity of making a little lead, given us by the Captain of a British Brig of War, and a large supply of pitch, the substitutes for copper, and have rendered her fit for one trip at least. Captain Cooper and his mate made an entire set of new sails, from materials kindly left us by the Commander of the U. S. Ship John Adams, before my arrival, whose liberality also supplied us with his own six-oared barge, provided with awnings, &c. &c. &c. The schooner has received a new coat of paint, and with the new sails makes a beautiful appearance. The expense of these repairs amounted to nearly three hundred dollars. To this, I have added a cargo of nearly fourteen hundred dollars, and sent her down the coast. The season is very unfa

vourable; but notwithstanding this, I have sent no ardent spirits, which is considered indispensable to successful trade at any season. I shall await her return with deep interest. I cannot be too urgent, if you desire to preserve the vessel, that no time be lost in sending out entire new copper and nails; cordage for rigging; cloth for a suit of sails, and for mending old ones. No time should be lost. Two anchors, of from 270 to 350 pounds are also needed. Both masts are badly injured by the dry rot, and can be supplied cheaper and better from the United States, than we can obtain them here.

The Hospitals.

Had no other reason existed, we might have accommodated all the emigrants who came with us in the buildings already erected at Caldwell. But believing that the interests of the Colony and of Africa, connected with the preservation of the lives of the missionaries, who could not obtain con`venient houses at Caldwell, and would have been too far from medical attendance, had Dr. Todsen been sent up with the emigrants, I determined to permit them all to remain on the Cape, and proceed at once to erect the two hospitals. In less than three weeks, nearly all the emigrants were located in one of them, which makes a most beautiful appearance from the harbour. The other is placed at right angles with it, on the same lot; and but for the want of timber, would have been completed ere this. I trust it will be ready to receive any emigrants who may come in the next expedition, Had no other reason moved me to this speedy erection, the importance of saving the timber would have been ample. Already much of the timber and shingles, even the cypress ones sent from America, have been considerably injured by exposure; certainly far more than they could have been on a building. The one finished has been whitewashed, as have also those at Caldwell, a very cheap mode of giving them a neat appear

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The Agency House and Yard.

Notwithstanding the expensive bill of Mr. Ruffin, amounting to more than $600, most of which I have drafted for, the house I found in a state hardly tenantable. The floor of the upper piazza was torn up behind, and partially at the two ends. The bannisters and railing for the same part were all down. The lower piazza floor and frame were entirely torn up, and the boards lost, having access to the house on either side only by plank. The sills and studs were decayed all around, from the united attacks of ants and weather; so that the house had sunk, and nothing prevented its falling but the piazza. The doors were unhinged, and the plastering off more or less. I have endeavoured to put it in repair, and have made considerable proNew sills have been put in all around; the weatherboarding, which was torn off, replaced with new. The deep hole under the lower floor of the piazza has been filled up with rocks and sand, and a mason is now employed in laying a brick pavement instead of a floor, trusting that neither ants nor rain will injure it. The house has received a coat of paint, and penter is now busily engaged in repairing the floor of the upper piThe lot attached to the house has been enclosed with a secure pailing; and I intend that pine-apples, limes, &c. &c. shall replace the rank growth of weeds which have been cut down and burnt. Your Society will. without doubt, need a new building in one or two years, for the Agent: and though I shall not be here, I would unhesitatingly advise, that its walls be of stone.

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Just before my departure for America last year, the flag staff was taken down for repairs. By the neglect of those who raised it, its foundation was

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