and dispose of the stores. By this arrangement, it is believed the brig may be discharged in twelve fair days.

August 14th.

The Agent had an interview with King Peter, and King Long Peter. The dispositions of both these Kings appeared to be friendly.

August 15th.

Finding the long boat useless, it was directed to be laid on shore and repaired. Several loads of goods were landed. No instance of sickness has occurred.

Friday, August 16th.

To-day we continued to discharge the brig, slowly, having but two long boats.

The Agent proceeded in a native canoe, to the residence of King Brister, 13 miles distant to the northward, situated near the beach.

The Agent stated to the King his friendly disposition, thanked him for the friendship he had evinced towards the settlers, and desired the same amicable feelings and intercourse might be perpetual. He further offered to open with King B. and his people, a fair and mutually advantageous trade, to be carried on, on the one part, in American and European goods; on the other, in the productions of the country.

The King replied, in substance, that "he was pleased with the formation of a Settlement of American people; he had felt, and should continue to feel, friendly to the establishment. The whole country was, indeed, known abroad by the common name of Montserado. But it consisted of different Principalities, entirely distinct from each other, not only in name, and political condition, but still more, in laws, usages, and moral character. It would, therefore, be unjust and erroneous, to take up an opinion unfavourable to all the tribes, from the misconduct of one or two Kings, or their people. He was old: it was time his character, both as a

King and man, was formed and known. He hoped we should, on further acquaintance, find both him and his people worthy of confidence. He was quite willing to open a trade with the American Settlement. He engaged to protect it; was glad to see the Agent ashore, and intended soon to pay the Settlement a friendly visit."

Sunday, August 18th.

Worship was celebrated three times in the Colony.

Monday, August 19th.

The place for erecting a battery was chosen at the head of the principal street This position effectually commands one of the watering places which supply the Settlement, the whole mouth of the river, the landing place on the beach, King George's town, the landing place at the Settlement, and the whole Island on which the populous native town owned by Carey, is situated. A twelve pound shot can likewise, be sent, with great ease, from this eminence into King Peter's own town! It hardly admits a doubt that when these works are completed, we shall receive no further molestation from any of these people.

The plan of the town was extended.

Wednesday, August 21st, 1821.

Several applications have been made from neighbouring Head-men, and other natives for apprenticing their sons, and wards, to the Agent and the colonists, for a limited term. Their object is to have them instructed in the English Language, and the arts of civilized life. Commonly they ask no other compensation for the services of their young men, than their subsistence. To day several applications of this nature were made by King West, of Trade Town on the river Junk, from 10 to 20 miles to the south of Montserado. This King sent his own son to live with the Agent. At this early stage of the Settlement, but few of these offers can be accepted.

Thursday, August 22nd.

Having a press of labour on our hands, the Agent is induced to accept the offer yesterday made him of the services of three young men from Trade-Town, one of whom is the head-man's son. No compensation except their subsistence and instruction in the English language is required. They are employed in clearing the site of the fortification, and preparing for the construction of the work of defence, so necessary for the present security of the Settlement.

over.

The plan is: To build on the crown of the height, an octagonal work of strong mason work. The walls are to be settled four feet below the level of the surface without; and after rising four feet above the ground, to be strongly floored The wall is to be carried four feet above the floor; and this part of it to be perforated with eight wide port-holes. The whole is to be roofed; the diameter of this octagon, is to be thirty feet: a long eighteen pounder, now at the Colony, is to be mounted on the floor. The strong apartment, below which is to be made bomb proof, is intended at present, to be used as a store-house, eventually for the arsenal. Inside, and opening through the wall, is to be the magazinethe whole below the surface of the ground without.

A concentric circle is to be drawn aroundthis work at the distance of fourteen feet from the walls. The space between is to be reduced to a plane, the exterior part of which, is to be supported by a wall from three to four feet high, as the declivity of the ground may require. This wall will be raised one foot above the level of the area within, which is to mount all the guns belonging to the establishment.

At twenty feet distance from the wall, is to be another, raised four feet above the bank, formed of the earth thrown from a shallow excavation below it. This is to be rendered more secure by a hedge of picket-work, musket-proof, raised on the top. This wall, of course is to be a circle of one hundred and two feet diameter.

The heavy rain, and great distance of the brig, prevented the landing of more than four boat loads of her cargo to day. The Settlement requires better schools than it has ever yet had; an able and faithful Missionary, who should be entirely and exclusively occupied in his work, and the presence of a greater number of persons, whose character would command respect, and possess a weight that should be felt.

The following arrangement has been adopted for disposing of the fifteen native Africans brought out in the brig:

1. They are to form a community by themselves, entirely unconnected, except in worship, and as hereafter stated, with the other Colonists. They reside together, under the constant direction of Major T. Draper, a single man, who constantly occupies apartments connected with their's.

2. Their Superintendent is to control their hours of rising and sleeping, lead the family devotions, diligently instruct them in reading, writing, figures, and the principles of chris tianity, from three to four hours, daily.

3. D. George is appointed to take charge of them at a particular hour every day, lead them into the field, and teach them Agriculture, for several hours; subject to future designation.

4. Draper is to be responsible for the good order, cleanliness, and good conduct of the boys--rules, premiums, penalties, are established. Cleanliness, order, and industry must be carried to the last degree of perfection amongst them.

The reasons for this arrangement, are the following: No other would offer these persons the constant superintendence and all that minute and laborious instruction which they require. Whatever trades they may hereafter learn, they all need to understand Agriculture, in such an establishment as this. Finally, they will be preserved in a great measure, from the vicious examples of others.

Friday, August 23rd.

About twenty persons arrived from Grand Bassa, having travelled on the beach a day and a half, and bringing with them a plentiful supply of rice, and cassada, a few goats, sheep and fowls, and a little palm-oil. Their conductor, well known

for his intelligence and activity, gave the assurance that the Colony can be easily furnished with all the rice, honey and goats they can consume, from Bassa alone.

At noon to-day, Mrs. Blake, one of the women just arrived in the Strong, was violently attacked with every symptom of inflammatory fever. She had exposed herself imprudently to the wet, and was lodged in a house without a floor.

King George, one of the petty head men, whose signatures are affixed to the deed executed by Dr. Ayres and Lieutenant Stockton, and whose residence is nearly within musket shot of the Settlement, conscious of his own guilty and perfidious conduct, afraid of the resentment of the Agent, and bitterly hostile to the Colony, absented himself from his town within three days after the arrival of the brig, and has neither returned, nor had any communication with the Colony since.

That George is anxious to cut off every foreigner on Montserado, and forever prevent their forming a Settlement, there can be no doubt. Vague reports are flying in daily from different quarters, that he is now exerting himself strenuously to raise a force sufficient to effect this purpose So much are the native labourers, employed in the Settlement, moved by what they see and hear of George's designs upon it, that they nearly all retire at the approach of night to the different towns in the neighbourhood, to lodge.

Sunday, August 25th.

Worship as usual. The thermometer has remained stationary, or very nearly so, at 77 degrees, since the arrival of the brig in Africa.

In consequence of imprudent, but unavoidable fatigue and exposure to the rain and water, and of sitting for several hours in a newly plastered meeting house, the Agent had a chill this evening, followed by a high fever through the night. It subsided in a copious sweat towards morning.

The African fever seems unavoidable to a foreigner, though it may be much mitigated by proper caution.