adds, absolutely a disgrace to us to have to inquire of foreigners when they arrive, "Have you any Coffee? or can you spare me a little Sugar? It must give them a most unfavorable opinion of our good sense and industry, when they hear that the trees and plants that produce these articles are scattered with a liberal profusion through our woods, almost within our very doors."

TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE COLONY.

Of the general aspect and state of things in the Colony the Managers have nothing of very special interest to communicate since the last year. Thomas H. Buchanan, Esq. commissioned by the New York and Philadelphia Societies to superintend their settlement and concerns at Bassa Cove, on his arrival in the Colony at the commencement of the year, writes;

"I find a state of things here altogether better than I had ever anticipated, even when trying to imagine the brightest. side of the picture; but with my present imperfect ability to detect the errors of first impressions, shall withhold the remarks which my feelings would prompt. Ivisited New Georgia, Cape Town, and Caldwell, on Tuesday last. With all these towns I was much pleased, but this term is too feeble entirely to convey the delightful emotions excited by the appearance of things in the two first named villages, which are the residences of the recaptured Africans. Imagine to yourself a level plain of some two or three hundred acres, laid off into square blocks, with streets intersecting each other at right angles, as smooth and clear as the best swept sidewalk in Philadelphia, and lined with well planted hedges of cassada and plum; houses surrounded with gardens, luxuriant with fruit and vegetables; a school-house full of orderly children, neatly dressed and studiously engaged; and then say whether I was guilty of extravagance in exclaiming as I did after surveying this most lovely scene, that had the Colonization Society accomplished nothing more than had been done in the rescue from slavery and savage habits of these three hundred happy people, I should be well satisfied." Again he remarks, "Liberia far exceeds, in almost every respect all that I had ever imagined of her-nothing is wanted, I am persuaded, but a better system of Agriculture, and the permanent. establishment of schools, to bring the people of Liberia at a very early day to the very highest point of the scale of intellectual refinement and political consequence."

The Rev. Beverly R. Wilson, (whose name has been already mentioned) under date of April 26th, writes; "When I was in the U. States, I said many things in favor of the Colony;: but I find that I said not half enough-Here is our home, the Colony is in good health. Farming is going on well, and alb

is quiet at this time. Many of the farmers from Mississippi are doing well, and think they will be able to ship produce from here to the U. States in less than three years; they are much engaged in their present crops. There is no doubt but we shall do well here. For my own part, I have never been so perfectly contented with my own situation in all my life. I am now at home."

David Moore, a very intelligent emigrant from Mississippi, under date of the 25th April, writes to the Rev. Mr. Butler of Port Gibson; "I am glad to inform you that myself and family are well and generally have enjoyed as good if not better health than in the U. States; indeed our expedition has suffered very little with the fever of the climate, and the proportion of deaths has been less than if we were in America. I assure you, Rev. Sir, that I do truly thank God and my kind friends who directed my feet to this land of liberty, with its concomitant blessings. We have, although a few privations to undergo, many of nature's blessings, and I expect in a few years to be able to say, that we do then live in a land of unrivalled plenty and luxury."

James Brown, a worthy free man of colour from this City, who has resided about two years in the Colony, under date of July 27th, writes; "I say now as I have in former letters, and with more experience too, that nothing is required but proper management to make this one of the most desirable and happy places in the world. When I view the natural advantages of Liberia, I am ready to say, surely the benevolent 'God of nature intended it a happy asylum for the returning sons of Africa, and therefore the natural advantages of this country are more than would compensate them for their trouble in former days."

WAR AND SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS.

Recently, in consequence of wars among the tribes bordering on the Colony, which have raged for several months, and of which the slave trade, that ever fruitful source of crime and misery, has been the principal cause, a scarcity of provisions has existed among the natives and extended to the Colony. Some of the natives have suffered extremely, and the poorer classes in the Colony much. The evil has been aggravated among the Colonists by the cruel depredations committed by their barbarous neighbors on the flourishing plantations with which the industrious people of Millsburg and Caldwell had adorned the banks of the St. Paul's. Prompt and effectual measures were adopted by the Colonial Agent to obtain a supply of Rice, and it is believed any general or heavy calamity to the Colony has been averted. The evil is one not affecting the character or permanent welfare of the Colony; indeed it must operate to induce the settlers to guard

more vigilantly their interests and rely more exclusively upon their own energies and resources.

GOVERNMENT.

Early in the year, sundry questions relating to the Government, election of civil officers, relations between the Colony and the Settlement at Bassa Cove, the means of defence, and the suppression of the Slave Trade, were submitted to the Board in certain letters from the Colonial Agent, and received their deliberate and anxious consideration. The Resolutions adopted and transmitted to the Colony on those and many other topics, which were occasioning agitation and distrust in the public mind of the Colony, have contributed to preserve and strengthen political and social order and tranquillity. TREATY OF PEACE WITH JOE HARRIS.

On the 6th of November of last year a treaty of peace was concluded with the atrocious chief Joe Harris, (whose war upon the unarmed settlement of Bassa Cove, and massacre of a number of its unoffending inhabitants, was described in the last Report) by which he is bound to restore any property taken by him from colonists, and now in his possession; to pay for such as has been consumed or destroyed; to grant to the New York and Pennsylvania Societies all land. belonging to him south of Benson's river; to refer all questions concerning hostilities, and between himself and three other native chiefs in his vicinity, to the Colonial authorities; and to abandon the slave trade. Although this chief agreed to the terms of this treaty with the outward show of penitence for his crimes, he is not to be trusted, and is said to have lost his influence with his own people, and to have been forced by other chiefs into measures of peace to save his life.

SETTLEMENT AT BASSA COVE..

A part of the unfortunate emigrants who had fled during the war from Bassa Cove, and found refuge in Monrovia, immediately returned to that place, and re-established their settlement. In a letter dated December 22d, 1835, to the Secretary of the New York Society, the Colonial Agent observes, "I have laid out the town in squares of seventeen rods, containing four lots and a highway. The streets run east and west, north and south, by the compass. Fifteen town lots are already cut down, and one large thatched house nearly completed. This place for salubrity and healthiness of location, cannot be exceeded by any spot on the western shore of Africa."

LAND PURCHASED.

Two valuable tracts of land have been added to the territory of the Colony during the year. The first, a small tract in the neighborhood of Edina and on the margin of the bay that forms the outlet of St. John's river, was purchased of a

native chief named Bob Gray, a faithful ally of the Colony, who desires that the children of his tribe may learn the language and customs of the settlers. Between Edina and Bob Gray's town is a beautiful hill, on which, with permission of the Society, the Baptist Missionaries propose to found a Mission School, on the manual labour plan, that may afford instruction both to the children of the native town and Edina. The second tract is near the mouth of Junk river, and embraces the very eligible spot upon which stands the village or town of Marshall. This tract had been bought by the former Agent, Mr. Pinney; but the validity of the title granted to the Society was not acknowledged by the Junk people; and it was thought best to conclude negotiations which will prevent all difference and contentions in future between the colonists and the native inhabitants.

MARSHALL.

Marshall stands upon an open, cleared, and rising plot of ground between the two rivers Junk and Red Junk, distant at least three miles from any Mangrove swamps, or other sources of disease, and fanned by the uncontaminated breezes of the ocean that rolls its waves upon its beach. A few houses were erected here two years ago by Mr. Pinney. A town of more than a mile square was laid off in 392 lots during the last spring, and a number of the colonists and recaptured Africans removed thither and commenced the construction of houses and the cultivation of the soil. "There cannot be (says Dr. Skinner) a healthy situation in any tropical climate, if this is not one. I should not have the least fear, had I a convenient house at Marshall, to bring out the remainder of my family, or to take under my care at that place any American for acclimation."

SOCIETIES OF NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA.

The united Auxiliary Societies of New York and Pennsylvania have continued during the year to prosecute their enterprise with honourable resolution and remarkable success.. The unexpected and appalling event of savage warfare involving the temporary overthrow of their settlement, indescribable distress, and the destruction of many lives, did not for a moment weaken their purposes; on the contrary, they regarded it as a new argument, an irresistible motive for effort and charity. "We could not (say the Managers of the Young Men's Society of Pennsylvania, in their Report,) but gratefully acknowledge the goodness of God in preserving as in the hollow of his hand, the feeble germ, which, though in great weakness, was planted in prayer and watered with tears; nor could we forget that even with means most inadequate, and forced to contend at the same time with opposition the most determined and unrelenting at home, and with the ob

stacles necessarily occurring on a distant and savage coast, one star after another has risen on that benighted shore, and the success of half a dozen little colonies has triumphantly vindicated the system of Colonization against the evil auguries of its adversaries.

"Impelled by these considerations and cheered on by the confidence that our fellow-citizens would sustain us in this work of mercy, we lost no time in ministering to the necessities of our destitute colonists, and chartered the good brig Independence of 260 tons, which, at a cost of about $10,000, was despatched on the 23d of November, 1835, with ample supplies, to meet the exigencies of the case."

In this vessel went as passenger Thomas H. Buchanan, Agent of the Societies of Pennsylvania and New York, whose administration of the affairs of the community at Bassa Cove has been well adapted to cherish its growth and give respectability to its character. Much was added to its strength by the expedition sent out in the summer by the New York Society. By the last advices, bearing date September 24th, 1836, it is stated that not a death has occurred there since its resettlement. During the last summer more than one hundred and fifty town lots have been cleared and several houses erected for the accommodation of future emigrants. Several public buildings are far advanced towards a completion."Our village, (says the Agent) though so recently covered with a dense forest, presents a cheering picture of industry, neatness and order. The well cultivated gardens, full of various vegetables, impart an idea of comfort and independence, while the broad smooth streets shaded here and there by the palm with its long feathery leaves, throws over the whole an air of picturesque beauty that is quite delightful. Generally, the emigrants are sober, peaceful, contented, and happy.Their number exceeds two hundred."

The cause of African Colonization occupies a higher place in the judgment and regards of the people of New York and Pennsylvania than at any former period. Success has given confidence to hope and energy to benevolence. The donations and subscriptions to the New York Society from May 20th, 1835, to May 9th, 1836, amounted to $23,000. The Churches are increasing their contributions. Many Auxiliary Societies have sprung up recently, within these States.The Ladies, touched with sympathy for the miseries of Africa, are coming forward to relieve them, and have already given from five to six hundred garments to assist in the civilization of her rude and untaught children.

CAPE PALMAS.

The Colony of Cape Palmas, founded by the State Colonization Society of Maryland, aided by the generous appropria