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ract of a letter from the rev. benezer Burgess one of the asnts of the American Coloniltion society, dated 4i Brig ucccss, from Sierra Leone to ondon, English channel, lO'th 1818.

re were received with all ci-

in Sierra Leone. Gov. Ma.

iv was unfortunately absent

visit to the Gambia; but the

mandant, captain Appleton,

honorable chief justice; Fits-

ild, and other gentlemen by

kind attentions, supplied Joss. t Our embassy gave great

;omany of the African colo-

We examined the schools

the public edifices, and some

lie colonial towns. As might

spected, I was very happily

Voinicd in some things, and

itully in others. There sure-

as been rapid improvement in

e respects, within a tew years, the present prospects of the

y are good. " Rome was

built in a day."

'nee more we spread our maps

lre us, and with all our stock

prican knowledge, to which

1 happy to assure you that tf, conversation, or reflection, added somethincr every day

four departut from Ameri-

pgcther with the advice and

rvation of gentlemen who

traded on many parts 01 tlic

;tj we drew conclusions and

e our arrangements. he numhpr nf nlaces. eligible.

j T ---rj - the location of colonies, is

than one might suppose from extent of coast. Nearly every ;r has a b:ir or shoal at' its

Plh, which renders its navi-

hazardous, or impracticable

i'S of any considerable size.

lrstmce,, between cape Mount

the Bight ot Bernn, the pnn- ' rivers are the Mcsurado, 't Andrews and Volta, nci-

ther of which opens its mouth to a large ship, or forms a harbor for its safe and convenient anchorage. The rivers Calebar and Cameroon, in the Bight of Berrin, the Gaboon, and the Congo, are considered to be navigable some distance by the largest ships. There are few bays on the Gold coast. At the European forts and trading stations, ships usually anchor off in the roads, a few leagues from the shore. All goods are landed in boats and African canoes, which fare often 0verset in the surf ships however, seldom sustain injury, because there are no strong winds except the tornadoes, which continue only a few hours, and always give seasonable warning of their approach. Even for a settlement purely agricultural, it seems indispensible to have a river, harbor, or bay in the vicinity, where necessary supplies may be brought, and surplus produce exported. In eight days after we reached Sierra Leone, having made the best arrangements which circumstances would allow, we were in readiness for an excursion down the coast to the country of Sherbro. We took with us Messrs. John Kitzelland William Martin, as interpretersT besides the pilot, captain and men of the little schr. in which we sailed. We called on Mr. Thomas Calker, head man of the Berrara Island, who .embraced our object with such cordiality, that he commissioned two of his chief men to go with us and speak his mind in the council of Sherbro. We next called on his fiephew George Calker, head man of the Plantain Islands. We then proceeded to Sherbro, and held consultations with the kings and head men of the country. We were always treated with civility and kindness. We made general surveys of bay, islands, rivers, and adjacent country, taking specimens of the rice, cotton, sugar cane, &c. with the entire approbation of kings and head men, notwithstrnding temporary apprehensions. T hese children of nature have only had intercourse with the worst class of white men, and-have learned to distrust any profession of humanity or benevolence. I have only to say at present, that if the free people of color of the United States are disposed to remove to Sherbro, there are great tracts of uncultivated land which may be purchased at a moderate price, and that if they behave well, they may live there with the most perfect safety. We were engaged on this excursion about six weeks; after our return to Sierra Leone, we finished our inquiries in that colony, and became satisfied that there was no sufficient reason, tor our

wasting the rainy months on the coast, and that we could do no more with advantage to promote the objects of the American Society. We should have been hap. py to have sailed directly to the United States, but, as there wis no American shjp in the vicinity, we improved the only opportunity which offered, and took passage for England in the brig Success. We did not regret this circumstance greatly, as there appeared to be some definite reasons for visiting England. When taking our last views of the African continent, which, for the sake of others, we had so earnestly desired to see, we rendered thanks to God, and expressed our congratulations to each other, that the principal labors and dangers of our embassy were now past. The nature of the climate, and the unknown , circumstances in which we might be placed, were subjects of mature reflection before we left our country. Our minds were prepared to meet dangers, and endure trials which, through divine goodness, had never occurred. Our prospect appeared fair to return to our country, and see the faces of our friends in peace. But the period of that event now approaches " respecting which neither my duties to you nor the sensibilities of heart, will allow me to say with coldness, it has happened so. Our embassy, however humane in its design, however successful in its execution, and, however extensive or beneficial in its future consequences, is now obscured with the veil of mourning; it will occasion sorrow where there might have been joy, tnd, I fear, discouragement and despondence, where there should be activity and perseverance all is right. The health of my colleague, before we left the United States, was slender having a stricture on the lungs and a dangerous cough. In England, it being winter, he complained much of the humidity of the atmosphere. On the Atlantic, and during the whole time of our residence on the African coast, he enjoyed perfect health, and was active in business every day. On the evening of June the 5th, just two weeks after we sailed from Sierra Leone, he expressed some apprehensions of a fever, and on June 15 th, 2 hours and 36 minutes, P.M. inlat. 23, 46 N. he calmy resigned his breathe. I doubt not that he enjoys thereward of his pious labors, and does not desire his earthly friends to mourn for him. But, the honorable society, in whose service he closed his life, the Bible Societies who have enjoyed his labors in years past, and' thousands in the American church, will senst

bly feel his loss. Had food, or medicine, or the kindest attention of fraternal love availed any thing, my dear associate would have survived; but the event has declared the will of Heaven, and it is not my duty to murmur. With great respect, dear sir your obedient servant. 3 E. BURGESS. Elias B. Caldwell, Esq.Sec'ry. of. the American Colonization Society. Great American Work. We have examined cursorily, Dr. Ramsey's History of the United States, continued by S. S. Smith, down to the treaty of Ghent. This work is a part of a universal history which Dr. Ramsay had long contemplated publishing, with a particular reference to the state of society, literature, religion, and form of government in the United States." It is comprised in three octavo volumes of nearly 500 pages, andx is executed in a neat and elegant style., which does much credit to the publishers, M. Carey and son, Philadelphia. Dr. Ramsay has justly been considered as the father of American History; having written a history of the revolutionary war in South Carolina, a history of the revolution, a history of the state of South Carolina, and a history of America, the subject of this notice. This is the most voluminous and important of all his works, and embraces a considerable proportion of the others, particularly his history of the revolution. It is a proud monument of our national literature, and is deserving of the patronage of every American. It is also, together with the virtues and reputation of its author, the sole inheritance of a numerous family of children, for whose benefit alone it is published. Hartford Times '' TRUMBULL'S PAINTING. Frou the New Tork Gazette One of our correspondents observes, that the Nations! Painting, representing, " The Declaration or Indepedence." executed by colonel Trumbull, and to be placed in the capitol at Washington, is now exhibited in the room of the academy of Fine Arts, in the New York Institution. The picture represents the session of congress, at the moment when the committee, who were to draft the Declaration of Independence, are presenting it by Mr. Jefferson their chairman, to Mr. Hancock, the president of congress. The president is f itting by a table; on his right hand stands the venerable Charles Thompson, the secretary of congress, in front, presenting the declaration, stands Mr. Jefferson; on his left Pr Franklin, and on his