"THE HAND OF GOD WITH THE BLACK RACE."--A discourse delivered before the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, by Rev. Alexander T. McGill, D. D., Professor in the Theological Seminary of Princeton, New Jersey. This able Discourse, which we have but just received, but had no opportunity to peruse, will doubtless attract the attention of those who wish to fulfil their duties towards Africa. EXPEDITION FOR LIBERIA. The Executive Committee of the American Colonization Society, on the 25th of last month, in expectation of an increased number of emigrants, postponed the departure of the expedition from Baltimore to Liberia to the first of June. The friends of this Society are requested to make known the change, and all who wish a passage will please apply immediately to this office, Washington City, or to James Hall & Co., 65 Second Street, Balti more. PRESIDENT BENSON ON HIS WAY, (PROBABLY NOW) IN ENGLAND. OFF TENERIFFE, April 1, 1862, 10 o'clock, A. M. "We are just running into port at Teneriffe, where this and other letters will be mailed. The captain thinks we will anchor within a couple of hours, and will sail again this afternoon or evening. I am pleased to be able to say, that I have already improved by the voyage; and that all the Liberians are doing pretty well-eight Liberians are passengers." "Respectfully, "BENSON." VOTE IN THE U. S. SENATE ON THE RECOGNITION OF HAYTI AND LIBERIA. On motion of Mr. SUMNER, the bill for the recognition of Hayti and Liberia was taken up. The bill passed as follows: Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Henderson, Howard, Howe, King, Lane (Ind.,) Lane (Kansas,) Latham, McDougall, Merrill, Pomeroy, Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson (Mass.,) Wright-32. Nays:-Messrs. Bayard, Carlile, Davis, Powell, Saulsbury, Starke, and Thomson-7. SLAVE TRADE TREATY WITH ENGLAND.-A Washington dispatch, dated April 10th, to the New York Times, says: "The President sent a message to the Senate to-day, covering a treaty recently agreed upon by Lord Lyons and Mr. Seward, and the correspondence relating to the African Slave Trade. The President, without expressing any opinion on the subject, transmitted the papers to the Senate, for its ratification or rejection. "If ratified, the Government of Great Britain will then pass upon the subject. If the treaty, as now drawn up by the Ministers of the two Governments, is finally agreed upon, and becomes law, it is believed that, by a thorough compliance with its provisions, the slave trade will cease to exist in less than ten years." RECEIPTS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY, NEW HAMPSHIRE. Ilenniker-Washington Berry, $1, Horace Childs, $2, Rev. J. M. R. Eaton, $1, Mrs. M. L. N. Conner, $2, and A. D. L. Conner, $3, VERMONT. By Rev. F. ButlerBrattleboro'--N. B. Williston, $10, E.Kirkland, A. Van Dorn, C. F. Thompson, $3 each, S. Root, Charles L. Mead, $2 each, Gov. F. Holbrook, L. G. Mead, D. B. Thompson, A. H. Wright, Jas. A. Chase, R. W. Clarke, Dr. W. H. Rockwell, Friend at Sabbath School Concert, $1 each, W. Felton, 50 cents, A Lady at Sabbath School Concert, 25 cents, Center Congregational Sabbath School, in aid of Sabbath Schools in Liberia, $20, Norwich-Cong'l Church and Society, $10, Hon. Aaron Loveland, $1, West Brattleboro-Cong.Church and Society, Windsor-Hiram Harlow, Luther C. White, Henry Wardner, S.R. Stocker, C. Coolidge, $5 each, A. Wardner, $4. J. T. Freeman, P. Merrifield, J. W. Hubbard, $1 each, L. W. Lawrence, 50 cents, in part annual collection, 9.06 51 75 Dr. E. H. Bishop, L. Roberti, Samuel Noyes, Miss Annie C. Soule, each $2, Mrs. J. B. Bowditch, William Franklin, Miss E. Robinson, John Ritter, L.A. Daggett, Mrs. Sarah Bristol, each $1, J. Olmstead, 50 cents, Hartford-E. K. Root, Mrs. Samuel Colt, each $5; S. Spencer, $3, S. G. Savage, Miss A. Goodman, Mrs. J. B. Corning, A. R. Hillier, E. W. Parsons, J. Langdon, each $1, Cash 25 cents, Windsor Locks-Collection in Congregational Church, Rev. Mr. Allen, 78 50 19 25 32 03 182 78 879 32 400 11 00 9 14 CONNECTICUT. By Rev. John OrcuttNew Britain-F. H. North, $25, C. B. Irwin, H. E Russell, F. T. Stanley, Oliver Stanley, H. Stanley, each $5, Mrs. Rockwell, $3, New Haven-Mrs. L. L. Soule, A. R. Street, each $10, Miss Eliza Sherman, R. S. Fellows, Wells Southworth, W. W. Boardman, each $5, Charles L. Chaplain, Wm. Johnson, Mrs. A. N. Skinner, Mrs. Henry Ives, each $3, E. Bowditch, W. Peck, Mrs. S. A. Stevens, Miss Mary Dutton, Mrs. Isaac Beers, L. Bradley, 3.00 Aggregate Amount.....$1,198 24 APPEAL. ST. MARK'S HOSPITAL, CAPE PALMAS, AFRICA. This building, commenced in faith, is now ready to be occupied. It is beautifully situated, substantially built, and will furnish 16 beds for patients, in well ventilated apartments. We have a resident physician, and a Christian lady, his mother, as matron. The Institution will be open to seamen, to colonists and to natives. We have no debt; everything has been paid for, during the three years since we commenced the building. Now we need, 1st, Aid to support poor patients. We want benevolent individuals, Sunday Schools or societies, to support one or more beds, at $125 per annum. It cannot be expected, however, that these beds will be continually occupied, but any surplus funds arising therefrom will be devoted to the general expenses of the Institution; a back building is yet to be erected, for a kitchen, &c. 2d. With regard to furniture:We have chairs, bedsteads, and a small supply of bedding; but need various articles suitable for a hospital, such as reflection will suggest, among them, articles of tin-ware and crockery, pails, spoons, knives and forks, cups and saucers, plates, tumblers; dry-goods, as bed-ticking, toweling, bleached and unbleached cotton, 8 yards of oil-cloth, coal oil and lamps, 1 pump, and 3 barrels cement for cistern; groceries and medicines. Should any of these articles be donated to the Hospital, they may be sent to the care of MARTIN HOFFMAN ROBerts, No. 103 Pearl Street, New York, for the Rev. C. C. HOFFMAN, Cape Palmas. CAPE PALMAS, March 12th, 1862. NOTE.-A vessel will sail from New York for Cape Palmas about the 1st of June. The above was received too late for insertion in our present number, but at the urgent request of Mr. Roberts we give it place upon an extra leaf. THE AFRICAN REPOSITORY. Vol. xxxviii.] WASHINGTON, JUNE, 1862. [No. 6. (From the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society.) ADDRESS TO THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON: Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting on the 27th May, 1861, BY SIR RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON, Vice President, (In the absence of the President, LORD ASHBURTON.) OBITUARY NOTICES. Mr. ROBERT JAMIESON was an enlightened philanthropist, who had for many years devoted time and wealth in endeavors to civilize the native races of Africa. In 1839 he built and fitted out, with much care and expense, the Ethiope steamship, appointing to her command the late Captain Beecroft, to whom he gave minute and ably-written instructions for his guidance in exploring and trading voyages. Narratives of her successful voyages were published by Mr. Jamieson, and others are given in the Journals of the Royal Geographical Society. It will be recollected that it was Beecroft, in the Ethiope, who steamed to the rescue of H. M. S. Albert-one of the vessels of the Government Niger Expedition, famous for its misfortunes-and brought her down the river and saved a remnant of her crew from that fearful fever of which their comrades had perished. Against the project of this disastrous expedition Mr. Jamieson had earnestly protested in two published appeals. In 1859, Mr. Jamieson published a tract, entitled "Commerce with Africa," pointing out the benefits that might be obtained by establishing a short inland communication between Cross River and the Niger, to avoid the swamps of the Delta; but his advancing years and failing health precluded further active exertions. |