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THE
AFRICAN REPOSITORY.
Vol. XXXIII. JANUARY, 1857. No. 1.
CONTENTS.
WASHINGTON:
C. ALEXANDER, PRINTER,
NEAR WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS.
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THE
AFRICAN REPOSITORY.
Vol.XXXIII.] WASHINGTON,JANUARY,1857. [No.1.
ExplorationsandDiscoveriesinAfrica.
Thefollowingextractsfromthe underthedirectionoftheRoyalGeo
veryableandinterestingaddressof graphicalSociety,forEastAfrica,for
theEarl ofEllesmere,attheanni thepurposeofpenetratingtothein
versarymeetingoftheRoyalGeo nerseaofUniamese,andifpossible
graphicalSociety, in London, on tothesourcesoftheNile. Themis
the28th ofMay, 1855,will show sionaryRebmannhas recentlydis
howmanyadventuroustravelersarecovered the LakeofUkerewe,or
engagedinpenetratingherhitherto seaofUniamese,in EquatorialAf
mysteriousregions, observing her rica. This sea is representedas
long-hiddentribesandnations,and lyingbetweentheequatorand10°
openingtotheknowledgeofman southlatitude,andbetween23°and
kindhergeographicalfeaturesand nearly33°eastlongitudefromGreen
agriculturalandcommercialresour wich. Thisseaissaidtohavetwice
ces. Theexplorations ofDr.Liv theareaoftheBlackSeaandSea
ingstonandothershavebeenmuch ofAzoff. The following are ex
exiended,andmuchaddedto our tracts, slightly abridged,from the
informationconcerningAfricasince
addressoftheEarlofEllesmere:
thisaddresswaswritten. Dr.Liv
"Ourmeetingsfor theyearhave
ingstonhassincerecrossedthecon beenrich in the resultsofAfrican
tinent. Dr.Barthhasreturned,and exploration. Dr. Livingston's un
paralleledjourneyfromtheCapeof
hisworkonAfrica isinthecourse
LioodHopethroughtheinteriorhas
ofpublication. Mr.Andersonhas sincethelastanniversarybeencon
returnedandpublishedhis "Lake tinuedwithperfectsuccessasfaras
N'gami,and explorationsfor four Loando,inthePortugueseterritory
onthewestcoast. * * *
yearsin thewildsofSouthernAf "FromCassange he proceeded
rica." Lt.Burton,witharesolution to Loando,wherehewasreceived
andboldnessseldomequalled,has withunboundedfavorandhospital
giventohis countryarecordofhis ity by llie Portuguese authorities
andthewholepopulation. Heavy
adventuroustravelsto"Harrar"and rainconstantlyoccurredthroughout
"Berbera," and is aboutto start, thejourney.Thewholeroutepassed
1
ExplorationsandDiscoveriesinAfrica. [January,
twentythousandhorsemen,withten goodenough10forwardtothemu
thousand camp followers, accom seum of the SappersandMiners,
paniedbyaboutfivethousandcamels Woolwich.
andasmanybullocks. Asitisimpossibleto_proceedfrom
Ireturnedfromthisexpeditionin thisinasouthorsoutheastdirection,
somewhatindifferent health, about ihe intervening country beingin
the10thofJune; and I amabout habited by the Musgo,with whom
to start in two days, by wayof the sheiks ofBornuand Bagermi
Yakoba,totheriverChadda,tojoin wageaconstantwar; Iintendlogo,
ifpossibletheNigerexpedition. at the endofthis or beginningof
Youwill be aware that neither next year,to Wadai, as soonas I
theimportanttownofYakoba,nor havereceivedasumofaboutJ2200,
in fact the whole road from this whichIexpectbythenextcaravan
place to thattown,andthence to fromMurzuk.Thissumwill,should
theriver, naseverbeenvisited by nounforeseenaccidentoccur,cover
Europeans. the expensesofthe expeditionup
TheSultan havinggiven meat lothemiddleofnextyear.
lastpermissiontogo,withlettersof Wadaihas neverbeenexplored,
recommendation,I intend10start. ' and1cangotherewithperfectsafe
This letier will beaccompanied ty, as sheikAbdelRachmanis on
byaparcelofastronomical,magnet- the verybesttermswiih hisneigh
icalandmeteorologicalobservations bor, arid the Sultan ofWadaihas,
madeontheroadfromMurzukand in averykindktter,written to M.
duringmystayhere. • Gagliufli,theBritishvice consul at
InaboxIhavesentsomeparcels Murzuk,said that it would afford
ofplants collected here and in himgreat pleasure to eeeme)and
Musgo. Therearenotverymany, that1 wouldbeassafeinhiscountry
asonmyarrivalhere,threemonths I asI could bein FezzanorTripoli.
aftertherainyseason,Ifoundevery j FromWadaiI hope to be able to
thing dried up; nor will there be proceedsomewayto the southor
anyopportunityforcollectingmore southeast—therebeing a shortand
unii! a monthafter the rains have saferoadthroughDarturandNubia,
set in, or about the beginningof bywhichJ canatanylimereturnto
September. •Europe. I hopeyouwill approve
My collection contains nearly | ofthisplan,whichwouldmakeme
everythingthatwasinblossomnear :acquaintedwith a mostinteresting
KukaduringthemonihsofJanuary j partoftheinteriorofAfrica.
andFebruary. Iregretthatill health I received twiceduringmystay
duringFebruary and March, pre herelettersfromtheEnglishconsul
ventedmycollectinganyseeds;but at Tripoli, Colonel Herman; but
I hopeto beabletosend someof any letters or despatcheshe may
themby the caravan whichleaves havesent bythe last courier,who
abouttheendofthisyear. leftMurzukabouttheendofApril,
I forward, likewise, a smallcol arelost,asthebearerwasplundered
lection of geological specimens, ontheroadbytheTuaricks.
which you will perhaps be good Thewholepersonnel of the ex
enoughtosendtoSitR.Murchisori, pedition has enjoyed good health
atwhoserequestI madeit. sincethelasttime I hadthe^honor
A-smallcollectionoftheweapons ofaddressingyou; andI embrace
ofthiscountry,whichyouwilllike this opportunity ofacknowledging
wisefindinthebox,Jbegyqutobe thegreatandgoodserrices render
ExplorationsandDiscoveriesinAfrica. [January,
edtomeandthecauseofthemis ofMandratoseemesafetoAdam
sionbyCorpora!ChurchandPrivate awa.
Maguire,oftheRoyalSappersand Dr.EarthhadnotvisitedMandra,
Miners,andlikewise byMr.Henry hehavinggonebywayofUgeto
Warrington,wholeavesKukain a Adamawa. Afterafortnight'shard
fewdaysforTripoli. travelingovera roadwhichdefies
anydescription,thewatercovering
G.B.Gagliuffi,Esq., it two feet high, and over rivers
U.D.M.ViceConsulatMurzuk: whereIhadtostoptobuildraftsto
KUKA,Sept.15,1854. crossthem,IarrivedfinallyatMora,
Sir: Thereisagoodopportunity andwasimmediatelyinvitedbyihc
ofwriting youa fewlines by the Sultantoenterthetown.
courier,whois goingto announce Itwasonlyafter abouta month
to Hassan Pasha that our friend that I gotpermission to proceed,
sheikAmurisagainSultan. I was butnottoAdamawa,astheManclia
notherewhentherevolution,which peoplewereat warwith theFela-
lastedonlyafewhours,tookplace, tahs,and I hadthereforetoretreat
butreturnedfromMandra,andwas toUge,thinkingofgoingfromthence
at a village in Uge,onehundred toYakobaor to Adamawa,when
miles southwestfrom this, with a the change ofgovernment called
friend,CotshellaBilal,andhadsent mebacktoKuka.
forCorporalChurchto bringmea
little moneyandafewotherthings, KUKA,Oct.1, 1854.
asI intendedto goontoYakoba. Sir: I amanxiouslyawaitingihe
Onhearingthenews, however,I arrivaloftheMurzukcaravan,and
immediatelystartedoff,leavingthe intend to start shortlyforFittri,in
luggageunderthecare ofChurch, ordertoopensomecommunication
andafterahardrideoftwodaysand withthe SultanofWadai.
ahalfarrivedhereyesterdayevening.
ThismorningIwenttocongratulate Col.G.F.Herman,
the newSultan, whoreceived me H.B.M.ConsulatTripoli:
verywell. KUKA,Sept.15,1854.
Myattempt to join the Niger- Sir: I intend to stop nowtwo
Chaddaexpeditionwasunsuccess monthsinKuka,as the roads are
ful. Myplan wasto gofromthis scarcelypassable,andfliesandmos
toYakoba,andfromthencedown quitoesareingreatquantities
the river to the sea-shore. AsI Kukaisnotintheregionoftrop
was about to start,sheik Abdel ical rains; the whole amount of
Raclimansentfor meandtoldme waterwhichhasfallen duringthe
thatI wasnotto leaveKukawith three monthsofwetweather, be
outgivingmyreason. Atlast,after ginning here with June, is only
muchtrouble,I got permissionto 22.57 English inches; and the
gooutofthewayofthe rains,as quantityofraininoneyearwillnot
myhealthwasverybad; butIwas exceed25inches,oraboutthetenth
not allowed to go toYakoba,but partofthatwhichfallsattheSene
ordered to proceed to Mandra, gal, aridthefifthpartofthat which
whenceI shouldgoto Adamawa comesdownin the lakedistrictof
andto.theChadda. England. But the tropical rains
Thesheikrefusedanyoscort,and extend to a distanceofonly*one
gave meonly a single horseman, degreesouthfromthisplace,where
butsaidhehadwrittentotheSultan I observedin onenight a fall of
1857.] Explorations andDiscoveries in Africa.
eight inches of water. The rain and the environsofKuka, which lie
begins in the middle of May,and in some places even belowthe level
lasts till the beginning ofSeptember. of the lake.
The greatest quantity which has The heat is now moderate,seldom
fallen here atone time is 3.25 inches. over95°, and the difference between
The great inundation here is nightand day scarcely perceptible.
caused by thewater ofthe country Should skeik Amur quarrelwith
from the south all running off to the Sultan of Wadai — which event is
wards the lowest points, Lake Chad not impossible, — [would make tny
•
Place. Eleva North Longitude Remarks.
tion. East from
Latitude. Greenwich
Eng. feet.« / /• H. M. S.
Murzuk 1500 2555 16 0 56 40 Town—Variat. 13° 5' 43" W.
Inclin.38° 38/ 12"
Hash Hashel 1300 i Village.
Ma fen 1200 25 51 33 0 59 30 Village.
Mustuta 1370 25 30 6 0 59 10 Oasis.
Gatrone 1440 2453 25 1 0 42 Town—Variat. 13° 12' 36" W.
Kasserauwa 1380 • Well.
Tejeri 1520 2419 13 059 29 Town—Variat. 13° 8' 54" W.
Musheru 1450 Well; hills 1600.
El Wahr 2020 Well; hills2400.
L'Achmar 1750 21 5958 056 6 Well; hill west 2100.
Mafres 1420 21 1211 0 55 28 Oasis.
Srheir 1300 20 312b 0 54 55 Oasis; hill 1600.
Ikba 1215 Oasis; hills 1500.
Anai 1140 Village; hills 1300.
Ashenuma 1100 19 858 053 20 Village; hills 1400.
Shimotirru 1300 185ti 46 053 10 Village; hdls 1700.
Variat. 13o 48'30" W.
Inclin. 26° 2' 54"
Bilma 1000 1841 55 0 53 35 Town; hills 1200.
Zausrheir 1000 Oasis.
Zau-Kebir 1170 18 1330 0 52 37 Oasis; hills 1400.
Agadem 1000 16 52 6 053 6 Oasis; hills 1200.
Variat. 13°48'20" W.
Belgageferri 920 15 4426 052 40 Well; hills 1060.
Lake Chad 840 1427 0 053 0 North — west end.
Buroa 85C 13 51 5 0 52 57 Town.
Yeau 880 1333 18 053 36 Town.
Kuka 880 1215 14 053 36 Town— Variat. 14° 3' 12" W.
Inclin. 13° 8'51"
„ E. VoGEL.
Note. —Dr. Vogel'sobservationsforlongitude were made with a 10" sextant
and one good chronometer. •
s Explorations andDiscoveries in Africa. [January,
itu, the Hungarian traveler settled rica." Here risesthe river Kasza-
himself, marrying the daughterofa bi-Kandai, which being in some
chief. "Ireceived,'"' saysthe trav places several miles in width, and
eler, writing to his father, " no gold receiving many rivers, after a course
with her but many bold elephant of fifteen hundred geographic.il
and tiger hunters. miles, flowsinto the Indian Ocean.
On "the 20th of February, 1850, The rivers Lurige-Bungo, Luena,
he left his newhome with his wife and Lurnegi, flow through theking
and two hundred and eighty-five doms of Lobarand Kalui, and dis
armed men, and passing the river appear in the unknown distance.—
Kokema, he proceeded towardsthe Beside the above mentionedrivers,
east, and afterseven days'journey, the Vindika, Kuiva, Karima, and
he arrived at the river Koanza, Kambale, rise also here. After a.
along whichhe marched, and found journey of thirty-three days, pas
that it rises near the village Kapeke sing thekingdom Kibokue, and the
in about 15°9' lat., 20° long. The river Lumegi, hearrived at Yah-
soil, from the river Koanza,a dis Quilern in Kalunda. Yah-Quilem
tance of about three hundred geo is situated on the shores of the
graphical miles towards theeast, is great riverKaszabi, in about 4° 41'
mostly sandy. Zebra,gazelle, wild latitude, 23° 43' longitude.
oxen, horses and elephants, are
here found ingreat numbers. Pas We omit a briefpoem in the lan
sing the rivers Vindika, Kuiva, guage of the kingdom of Bunda,
Karima, and Kambale, having left with the translation.
in the south the kingdom ofBunda, One evening, says the traveler,
he arrived in the great forests of before my departure, some of the
Kibokue, which from thesixth de negroes sang as follows:
gree oflatitude, extend from west
to east. Having visited Kariongo, Kindale vendatu catala positu,
the last town on the limits of the Zumboca ovina kanazuzu utyiti,
kingdom ofBunda, hecame to an Kiszala cuinue son Ange,van Ange.
elevation twelve miles in circum
ference, in 10° 6' lat., and 21° 19' Thewhite man who camefrom so farto us,
long.,and 5,200 feet above the sea. May he be happy, and without sorrowon
"This countiy." says the trave his voyage,
ler, "might be termed (he mother His memoryis in our hearts.
God's bless
of the greatest rivers of Central Af ingbe with us.
of blunders in the above. It was coveries there have been from the
from thesouth eastrather than the north eastinstead offrqm the souih
southwest, thatDr. Livingston ap- I west, and the great inland lake or
proitchfid the large inland lake dis sea, instead of being twenty de-
covered by him (Ngami) near the ' grees south, nearly touches the
latitude above mentioned. But that equator, according to the recent
discovery is now comparatively accounts, extending, say from one
old, and has excited no special in to ten degrees soulh. The West
terest during the last year. Nor minster Beview, according to the
had lie anything to do with Arab ',above notice, has fallen into great
travelers in the matter. Tlie Aral) and most discreditable blunders, in
travelers, and the inland sea that its zeal to discredit Christian mis
has latelyexcited so much interest, sionaries. Such isthe blindnessof
(Maravi, or Agassi,) belongto quite ; anti-christian bigotry.
another part of Africa. The dis
BOSTON,MASS.
J MaryJaneTriplet ..39.. Free.
2 AnnaMariaHolmes,.... ..]5.. do.
3 HelenLorindaTriplet,. . ...9.. do.
4 SarahE.Grant, ..35.. do.
5 ElexinaS.Mallory, ..25.. do.
6 Sarali Eliz'h Henderson,...6.. do.
HARKISBURG,PA.
(ForRobertsport.)
7 ThomasM.Chester ..30.. do.
BALTIMORE,MD.
(ForMonrovia.)
8 SusannaBrown ..55.. do.
FAITO.UIERCo.,VA.
(ForRobertsport.)
9 WileyBruce ..45.. Slare. 1
10 . 50 ...do
11 19 ....do
12 50 do
13 Levia " ..14.. '••Kin.
bywillofT.Shcarmari,
2'2 List of Emigrants. [Jamal-y,
Thefollowingpersons,
connected by marriage
with someofthe fore
going, emigrated with
them:
(ForRobertsport.)
111 JohnAnthonyHouston, .22. do. Em.byS.R.Houston.
24 List of Emigrants. [January,
Savavnah,Geo.
1ForRobertsport.)
112 LondonWilliams ..45.. . . . Slave.
do. Em.byMrs.M.A.Williams.
in SallyTufts, ..48.. Em.bywillofJ.B.Tufti.
ElbeatCo.,Geo.
(ForRobertspori.)
114 John Hnff, ..40.. do.
IIS ..40.... do.
116 MetaA." ..20.. do.
117 ..17.. do.
1Irt ..14.. do.
114 ..14.. do.
130 -.10.. do.
131 ...8.. do.
199 ..;C.. do.
133 Allele " ...5.. do.
191 Jno.McP."
lor> Beity " 9
V?fi ..40.. do.
1?7 ..24.. do.
1VR Mary " ...1.. do.
139 ..56.. do.
130 ..50.. do.
131 Alfred " 24 do.
13V ..21.. do.
133 John " ..17.. do.
V14 -.23.. do.
1S5 -.19.. do.
vis ..1H.. do.
137 ..14.. do.
l'trt Matthias" ..11.. do.
139 ...8.. do.
141) Win.C. " ...6.. do.
141 0 do. . Em.byRichardHoff.
VI9 Ellen " ...2.. do.
143 do.
144 Charlotte" ..50.. do.
145 ..25.. do.
14fi ..24.. do.
147 ..19..
MM Matilda " ..16.. do.
14') ..13.. do.
150 Frank " ...9.. do.
151 ...8..
IV? ...6..
,
153 ...3..
154 infant do.
155 ..27..
156
157 ...8.. do.
158 ..'.4.. do.
159 ...2..
160 Harwell " infant. do.
161 00
162 ..19.. do.
163 ..15.. do.
164 ..35.. do.
1857.] ListofEmigrants. 25
Spaata,Tenu.
(ForRobertsport.)
208 ChesleyGipson .28. .Slave. IEm.byJohnGipson.
209 Montgomery" .17. ...do.
WhiteCo.,Tenn.
(ForRobertsport.)
210 SusanBurma .53. .do.
211 Louisa .23. .do.
212 Emma .15. .do.
213 John .13. .do. Em.byPeterandNancyBurum.
214 Champ .20. .do.
215 Amanda ..D. .do.
216 Nancy ..5. .do.
Calipoania.
(ForMonrovia.)
217 AnnCampbell .40. .Free.
Recapitulation.
Massachusetts-
Pennsylvania-
Maryland
Virginia 11 Emancipatedbywill ofT.Shearman,of
FauquierCounty.
Do. - 68 EmancipatedbywillofJamesH.Terrell,
ofAlbemarleCounty.
Do. 6 PurchasedbytheexecutorsofJ.H.Terrell.
Do. - 5 Givenbytheirowners.
Do. - 4 Purchasedtheirfreedom.
Do. - 8 EmancipatedbypersonsinKentucky.
Do. - 1 Emanc.'dbyS. R.Houston,ofUnion.Va.
NorthCarolina 12 Emancipatedbywill ofMrs.M.L.Gor
don,ofHertford.
Do. - EmancipatedbyMissCharity Jones,of
BladenCounty.
Georgia - EmancipatedbyMrs.M.A.Williams,of
Savannah.
Do. - 1 Emanc'dbywillofJ.B.Tafts,ofSavannah.
Do. - 54 Emanc'dbyRich'dHoff,ofEgbertCounty
Alabama- 2 Purchasedtheirfreedom.
Do. - - 1 do.
Mississippi 1 EmancipatedbyC.C.West,ofWoodville.
Kentucky 19 EmancipatedbyHarveyBerry,ofBathCo.
Tennessee 4 EmancipatedbywillofElizabethVander-
son,ofMcMinnville.
Do. - 2 EmancipatedbyJohnGipson,ofSparta.
Do. - 7 EmancipatedbyPeterandNancyBurum,
California ofWhiteCounty.
Total 208
Note.—These217,togetherwiththenumberpreviouslysent,(9,155,)makeatotal
of9,372emigrantssentto Liberia bythe AmericanColonizationSociety andits
auxiliaries.
1857.] Generous Gift. 27
Liberia College.
DESPATCHOF MATERIALS FOR LIBERIA elevation on therightor north-westbankof
COLLEGE. —The ship Dirigo, Capt. At- the St. Paul's River,about twelve miles
wood, which sailedfrom Boston forMon fromMonrovia and eight fromthe Atlantic
rovia Dec. 28th, was chartered by the ocean, both ofwhich will be visible from
Trustees of Donations for Education in itscupola,and probably, when some in
Liberia, through a committee, consisting tervening forest trees are cleared away,
of the Hon. Albert Fearing, President, from its base. The tractofone hundred
and William Ropes, Esq.,Vice President, acres on which it will stand, is welladapt
of that corporation She is consigned to ed for a model farm, and is in theimmedi
theHon. Joseph J. Roberts, the latedis ate vicinity ofthe oldest, largest and richest
tinguished President of the Republic of agricultural settlementsin Liberia.
Liberia, and now President of Liberia The buildings will be abletoaccommo
College. The principalpart of her cargo date forty or lifty students, besides the
consists ofmaterials for the erection ofa President and aProfessor, ortwo Pro
substantial and convenientcollege building fessors, with theirfamilies and attendants.
on a tract ofland granted for that purpose The plansand specifications have been
by the Legislature ofthat Republic, drawn, with a careful regard to economy
This College building will be 70 feet and the necessities ofthe College as a per
long, 45 feetwide, and threestorieshigh. manent institution, by L. Briggs, Jr.,
It will contain apartments fortwo mem architect, underthe direction of the trus
bers of the College Faculty and their fam tees, ^nd. in consultation with President
ilies,who will reside in the building and Roberts, who visited the United States
have the immediate oversight ofthe stu last summer on the business ofthe College.
dents; adiningroom sufficieiitfor these fam The doors, windows,frame, and all the
iliesand the students; a room for the li wood-work ofthe interior and roof have
brary and philosophicalapparatus; ahall been furnished by Messrs. Flintand Kent,
tobeused as a chapel, lecture room, orfor and theiron frame and railing of the ver
any other purpose forwhich all the students andah by Messrs. Chase, Brothers& Co.
need to be convened;roomsforrecitation The trustees have also sentout a quan
and for study in classes; dormitories for tity ofmerchandize, believed to be suffi
students, and the necessary offices, store cient to pay for the granite, brick, lime
rooms,and other accommodations. The and labor necessary for the erection ofthe
kitchen is to be a detached building, in buildings; the kind, and quantity ofeach
easycommunication with the dining room. kind, having beendesignated by Presi
Thewalla of the College building are to dent Roberts.
be of brick, ona foundation of Liberia The Dirigoalso takes out somefreight
granite rising two feet above thesurface of on private account, anda very small quan
the earth. About halfofthe brick goes tity forthe Colonization Society; butthat
out in the Dirigo. Theremainder, with society has no control overthevoyage, or
the lime, willbeprocured in the immedi interest in its results, except as the pro
ate vicinity. motion ofcollegiate education may increase
The building will besurrounded bya the prosperity ofthe country to which it
verandah, eight feet wide,supported byan sends its emigrants.
iron frame,theposts of which will be in Thewhole cost of these Collegebuild
serted into blocks of granite. Doors open ings, includingthe freight of the mate
from each story of the building into the rials from Boston to Monrovia, and all
corresponding story of the verandah. other expenses, will probably be about
The site forthe College building is an eighteen thousand dollars.
Generous Gift.
THE Financial Secretary hasreceiveda awakened forthepast, and we are called
letter dated at Waterford, Saratoga Co., to express our trustin the bountiful Parent
N. Y., fromJ. KNICKERBACKER, Esq.,en of all good for the future. May the
closing a check for $2,500, for theAmeri- author ofthis donation befipared to renew
can Colonization Society. How appro annually, many times,his acts of benefi
priate to the season, when our gratitudeis cence!
28 Receipts. [January,
4,041 51 270 00
NEW JERSEY. VIRGINIA.
Newark — New Jersey Coloniza Fanquier County — From K. G.
tion Society, a donation 700 00 Hicks, executor of J. Shear
By Rev.J. N. Danforth:— man, deceased, toward theex
Lamberlville—Collection in Rev. penses of emigration of eleven
Dr. Studdiford's congregation, persons 560 00
to make him a life member.. .. 44 42 Albemarle County— From Dr. J.
Pitts' Grove — Collection inRev. H. Minor& K.Nelson, execu
G. W. Janvier'schurch 15 50 tors ofthe estate of James H.
Terrill, deceased, by Rev. P.
759 92 Slaughter, General Agent of
PENNSYLVANIA. the Virginia Colonization So
Collectionsby Rev. B. 0. Plimp ciety, for expenses of emigra
ton, in thefoltowing places, viz: tion in theship M. C. Stevens,
Mercer, $13.19,Wilmington, $77.- of sixty-eight persons, liberated
85; Middlesex, $42; Mahoning- by will of the said Terrell,at
town, $6; Brighton, $10; iJea- $70 each 4,760 00
iK)-,$6.75;JV>uiBri£fcton,$5.30. 161 09 Alexandria — By Rev. J. N. Dan
Hopewell Centre — Mrs.M. Burch. 400 forth: Collection at Lyceum
Hall, $35.94; collection in M.
165 09 E. Church, South,$27.62; W.
DELAWARE. B.,$10 73 56
Wilmington-Annual contribution
of " Del," $50. By Rev. J. 5,393 56
N. Danforth: J. W. M., D. GEORGIA.
J., each $20; E. H., D. M. Elbert County — From Richard
B., J. S., G. G. L., J. T., Hoff, in parttowards the emi
each $10; T. E. S.,J. A.,M. gration offifty-four persons... 2,000 00
B., G. W. S., R. B. L., E. Savannah — From Wm. Rogers,
T., H. L.,each$5;S. R.,$2; forexpenses of emigration of
Cash, $3; E. B., J. S. K., London Williams, $70; from
each $2; Union M. E. Ch., T. R. Mills, for expenses of
$7.25 141 25 emigration ofSally Tafts, $70. 140 00
Aim Castle— W. J., $15; Mrs.
3., $5 20 00 2,140 00
Newark — Rev. Mr. Vanlandig- ALABAMA.
ham's Church. 1172 Mobile — For passage in the ship
M. C.Stevens,and six months'
222 97 support inLiberia of himself,
DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. by Abel Garner 70 00
Washington — From the 2d Pres MISSISSIPPI.
byterian Church, by Rev. J. Rodney — David Hunt, Esq., an
R. Eckard, Pastor, $10. By nual donation 500 00
Rev. J. N. Danforth: J. G., WoodviUe—J. W. Burruss, $13;
$100;J. C. R., $50; W. W., John Sims, Dr. Buck, Col.
S30; M.K.,$1U; Z. W. D., Gordon, S. H. Stockeit, each
W. N., each $5;T.M.,$2.50; $5; Charles Sims, $2.50; W.
D. B., B. S. A.,M. H. M., Bryan, William Wright, H.
each $5 217 50 Butterworth, E. Elder, each
Georgetown —Mr. L, Mr. S.,ea. $1; E. Marks, 50cents, by J.
$5; threegentlemen, each $1; W.Burruss 40 00
twogentlemen, each $2 17 00
540 00
244 50 TENNESSEE.
MARYLAND. Rock bland — From Mrs. Nancy
Baltimore — From Dr. Jas. Hall, Burum, towards expenses of
for cabin passage of himself the emigration of her seven
and daughter to Liberia, inthe slaves,in ship Mary C. Stevens 400 00
ship M. C. Stevens 200 00 Nashville —From Robert John
From Susanna Brown,for cabin son, for Gov. Andrew John
1857.] Receipts. 31
LIFE DIRECTORS.
Hon. THOS. W. WILLIAMS, Conn., JAMES BOORMAN, Esq. N. Y.
THOMAS R. HAZARD, Esq., R. I. SOLOMON STURGES, Esq., Ohio,
Rev. LEONARD BACON, D. D.. Conn. CHARLES MCMICKEN,Esq., “
Rev. EBENEZER BURGESS. D. D., Mass., HENRY STODDARD, Esq., “
FRANCIS GRIFFIN. Esq., Miss., Rev. JOHN MACLEAN, D. D., N. Jersey,
Gen. JOHN H. COCKE, Virginia, WILLIAM SILLIMAN, Esq., Louisiana,
Rev. J. E. PINNEY. New York, J.AMES HALL, M. D., Maryland.
Rev. W. MCLAIN, Dis. Col. Hon. MILLARD FILLMORE, N. Y.
HERMAN CAMP, Esq., New York, ALEXANDER DUNCAN, Esq., R. I.
STEPHEN DUNCAN, M. D., Miss. Hon. ALBERT FEARING, Mass.
JOHN MURDOCK, Esq., “ Rev. R. S. FINLEY, N. J.
JAMES RAILEY, Esq., “ Hon. WILLIAM APPLETON, Mass.
ALVAREZ FISK, Esq., “ Rev. R. R. GURLEY, Dist. of Col.
DAVID HUNT, Esq., “ Hon. FRANKLIN PIERCE. N. Y.
CHARLES BREWER, Esq. Pa., GEORGE LAW, Esq., N. Y.
NICHOLAS MILLS. Esq., Va., Hon. EDWARD COLES, Pa.
J. KNICKERBACKER, Esq., N. Y. JOHN P. CROZER, Esq., Pa.
“ Sketches of Liberia, ” by Dr. Lugen beel, and “ Information about going to Li-
beria. ”—Copies of these two pamflets will be furnished gratitously on applicaton,
by mail, or otherwise, to the Secretary of this Society.