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But the beneficent portion remained in force. The Society was left in the enjoyment of the liberal annuity of $10,000. In October, 1831, and December, 1832, expeditions were sent out which landed emigrants at Monrovia.
From the remainder were deducted various agents' commissions and fees, until at length the principal reached Monrovia sadly reduced in amount, not over $200,000. And this soon disappeared without any visible result. It is an old story; but in Liberia's case it was particularly disastrous.
They go, and this leaves me in the forest camp with Kefalla, Xenia, and Cook, and we start expecting the water sent for by Monrovia boy yesterday forenoon. There are an abominable lot of bees about; they do not give one a moment's peace, getting beneath the waterproof sheets over the bed.
Down stream eight miles, below the mills, and just beyond where the drawbridge crossed over to Monrovia, Duncan McLeod's shipyards clipped and sawed, and steamed and bent and bolted away at two tugboats, the machinery for which was already being stowed in the hold of a vessel lying at wharf in Chicago.
The town of Monrovia is situated on the inland side of the peninsula, on the S.W. bank of the river Montserado, about two miles within the extremity of the Cape. The original settlement approached within 150 yards of the water, and occupied the highest part of the spiral ridge, which traverses a large part of the peninsula, and rises at this place to about 75 feet.
One of the two bookkeepers appeared in the doorway. "This is young Mr. Orde," Fox told him. "You knew his father at Monrovia and Redding." The bookkeeper examined Bob dispassionately. "Harvey is our head man here," went on Fox. "He'll take charge of you." He swung his leg over the arm of his chair and resumed his newspaper.
Nolan had enjoyed the advantage of a "floating" jam; of convenient facilities incident to a large city; and of an aroused public sentiment that proffered him all the help he could use. Monrovia, little village that it was, had not grasped the situation. Redding saw it clearly.
Saturday, September 13th, we learned that General Burnside had driven the rebels out of Frederick City; commenced marching at eight A.M. We passed through Damascus, Monrovia, and New Market, and encamped just outside of the town, and near New Market street. We heard the booming of artillery ahead all day. Just before entering the city we passed quite a large squad of rebel prisoners.
The vessel touched at Monrovia, gathered as many recruits as possible from those sent out on the two previous expeditions, and finally anchored at Cape Palmas on February 11, 1834. After the usual tedious "palaver" and bargaining, the natives formally sold the required land. The cape is a promontory some seventy-five feet in height, separated from the mainland, except for a narrow, sandy isthmus.
But perhaps," he added apologetically, "this happened some years ago?" "Happened last month," said the trader. "But Liberia is a perfectly good republic," protested Everett. "The blacks there may not be as far advanced as in your colonies, but they're not cannibals." "Monrovia is a very small part of Liberia," said the trader dryly.
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