They trust that the editors of public papers, and literary journals, will aid their design, by diffusing correct information concerning it, that the patriot will think of his country, and give it his influence, and that all the ministers of Religion, will plead for it in the name of Heaven. If there are those who still believe the maintenance of Government in the Colony impracticable, to them the Board will only say, that on this subject no serious difficulty has as yet occurred; and that indeed, so intimate is the connection, between the interest of the settlers and their subordination, that rebellion would prove them alike destitute of reason and of self-regard.

But it is said that the colonists will soon mingle with the natives, and sink down into the rudeness and degradation of the Barbarian character. But such a supposition is in contradiction, not only to every argument which may be fairly deduced from the principles of our nature, but also to the universal experience of mankind. Are not the love of superiority and the desire of admiration, among the most deeply seated sentiments in the human mind? And can we believe that civilized men, surrounded by those who regard them with almost superstitious veneration, will voluntarily abandon all the privileges of their station and descend to companionship and a livelihood with the most ignorant of our race? But the Board appeal on this subject to the history of the world. If it has ever happened (which the Board are inclined to doubt,) that a body of civilized men, have, by a residence in a barbarous country, degenerated to a level with the inhabitants, how many are the recorded instances, in which such men have changed the character and condition of unlettered tribes, and elevated them not merely to their own station, but made them their companions in improvement!

May we not trace the origin of civilization in Greece to the establishment in her territories of colonies from Egypt? It is true that less can be said of the beneficial effects of the Roman colonies, because they were generally "Military Stations, garrisons kept in conquered countries, advanced posts of a great army whose head quarters were at Rome." Nothing however can, in most instances, be more true, than "that the benefits in points of civilization, resulting to barbarous countries from colonies of private adventurers from countries more advanced in knowledge, have entailed honour on those who imparted them, and claimed returns of respect and gratitude from those on whom they were bestowed."

It remains with the public then, to decide whether our infant Colony shall live or die. But it shall not die. The Omnipotent will defend it. The Board are confident that Heaven will not suffer their Enterprise to fail; an Enterprise, looking to results as grand and as glorious as were ever effected by human exertion; that would exterminate a Trade, the thought of which is agony; cover Africa with the monuments of civilization and the Light of Truth; remedy an evil, in its nature most distressing, in its influence most injurious, and which threatens to convulse our country, and thus render stainless the honour, and eternal the stability, of the freeest and the happiest nation on earth.

APPENDIX.

No. 1.

Extract from the Journal kept at Montserado, on the Coast of Africa.

Thursday, August 8th, 1822.

The transport brig Strong, Captain Otis, anchored in Montserado Bay in 81 days from Baltimore. She brought out a variety of stores, the property of the United States, and others, the property of the Colonization Society.

August 9th.

J. Ashmun, finding that both the Agents appointed to the superintendence of the Colony, had judged it necessary to depart to the United States, assumed, according to instructions, the capacity of Principal Agent. He spent the day in making a survey of the state of the Colony. A town had been commenced, on a plan not utterly destitute of regularity, on the Cape. The dwellings are built in the cheap native style, 27 or 30 in number. A small storehouse had been erected of frame work, of barely sufficient capacity to contain the stores found in it. This day, the Agent directed that the Market House should be enclosed with wattled walls, and plastered, for the temporary accommodation of the recaptured Africans. He ordered Johnston to purchase 100 mats of the natives, for flooring and ceiling the new houses he also directed James to superintend the construction of a temporary storehouse, nearly opposite the present one.

August 10th.

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The brig parted her cable and went out to sea with the Agent on board.

August 11th.

'The brig endeavoured to regain her anchorage under Cape

Montserado.

August 12th.

At six o'clock, P. M. the brig was again brought to an anchor, the point of the Cape bearing S. E. 4 1-2 miles distant, the depth of the water 6 1-2 fathoms.

August 13th.

This morning a large ship, carrying both the American and French colours, having an American crew and mixed officers, anchored off the Cape. A part of the officers and crew came on shore, ostensibly in pursuit of an honourable trade.

The following arrangement for landing the cargo was made : We hired a long boat and natives, (all but one of the latter of Carey.) to ply continually between the brig and the Settlement, across the bar. The brig's long boat is manned with five men from the Colony, to ply constantly between the brig and the beach.

A long boat belonging to the Settlement, and which was last night hauled up to be repaired, is also manned and employed as the preceding.

The brig's jolly-boat is manned with three men, to ply between the brig and the beach or Settlement, as the sea or loading may require.

Three men are stationed on the beach, to assist the boats in landing the stores, and to convey them over the Lizard to the river. Three men are appointed to the canoe belonging to the Settlement, to ply between that and the Lizard. Three men are likewise appointed to man the small boat of the Settlement, and ply between the same stations. One man is stationed at the landing place in the Settlement, to receive the goods from the canoe, and to send them up the hill to the storehouse. At the storehouse are stationed a trusty man and assistant, and two native boys, to receive