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A Visit to the West Africa.
A Visit to the West Africa. LETTER XIII. A NEW INSTITUTION, etc. ( Continued.) We reached Bonny, by the s.s. Cobendu, about one o'clock in the afternoon, on Tuesday, September 5th. The town stands on the left bank of the river, some eight miles from the sea the land is low and swampy, and one would take it to be a very unhealthy place for Europeans, if there were not a good sea-breeze during the greatest part of each day. There are several English factories, of some importance, and the place is considered a convenient centre in the Niger Protectorate." There are more ships calling here than at any other port in the Protectorate," and telegraphic arrangements are fixed here for communication with all the important places on the Coast, as well as England. I carried a letter with me from His Excellency Sir Claude Macdonald, to the Vice- Consul in charge, informing him of my errand, and I received every attention from Mr Loughlin, who was acting in the absence of Vice-Consul J. F. Roberts. As there are, as yet, only a few buildings in connection with the Protectorate," erected at Bonny, it was arranged that I should stay with G. W. Walker, Esq., a kind-hearted young gentleman, who along with his brother, is here, as merchants from Birmingham. I remained at Bonny, "Spying the land," until Saturday, and I soon discovered that it was not a suitable place for the proposed Institution, though in several respects it would meet our requirements There is no more central place to be found, but the land is a weak mixture of mud and sand, which have been washed and formed by the waves of the sea, and thus the strength of it has been carried away. I could not find 20 acres of good land anywhere there, and this is of vital importance for the carrying on of an Industrial Institution. ProducJ tive land muse be found and cultivated, in order to support the Students, and to help to make the thing self-supporting as far as possible. To me, there is nothing that looks worse than sending out provisions from the small British Isles, to support Schools in the immense and productive Continent of Africa. Such bad policy, encourages the natives to be lazy, and works against the development of their rich and productive country. Bonny is exceptionally barren, and therefore unsuitable for such an establishment. I notice that things have greatly changed here since I visited the place in 1882. The Mission work of the Rev Archdeacon Crowther, the son of the late Bishop Crowther, has made very satisfactory progress since then. It was at that time one of the most promising on the whole Coast, but now his Schools are larger, his buildings are better, aud the natives themselves have taken hold of the work, as at the Cameroons. I must be honest, and say what I believe about all that I see, and this is my opinion of the Bonny work:—I have not seen a mo'-e spiritual and successful Mission work anywhere except by the Rev Joshua Dibundu, at the Cameroons. He and his co-worker, the Rev Mr Boyle, who is also a most excellent man, together with several Churches in the Delta Pastorate, have separated themselves from the C.M.S., and they work like the natives of the Cameroons, showing trust in God and His Power rather than in any human will or arm, and thus every native resource is drawn out to work. The account of the Bonny native Christians speaking of Christ and His Cross, whilst trading in the country beyond is very interesting, and makes one think of the way the Gospel was preached in the days of the Apostles. There is a great deal of difference in the spirit in which the work is done at Bonny compared with Old Calabar. The sound ofpresbyterianisiii and denominationalisni, is caught to distinctly at Old Calabar, but at the other, one hears more of the Bible, of Go.), and of the Saviour. We were informed that there were at Igwarga, a place on the bank of Opobo River, somj 50 miles from Bonny, excellent plots, and a conven- ient place in other respects for the purpose we bad in view, then I arranged immediately with t>ne of the Bunny Chid to n*o tain ba-: 8 men, who paddled us off, in the direction of Opobo,-Kofele, Show Ralph, one of the Cameroons carpenters, and myself. We pro- ceeded to start for some distance up the Bonnv River, then we turned through the creeks, on the right, towards Opobo: we were all the day on the journey, without stopping atiywliere,-we had our breakfast, dinner, and tea, in the miserable and tedious boat cold tea biscuits, an J bananas, we had on the table each time, and we were worse off than the men who cut turf in the marshes of Carnarvonshire, miles from home, and who lived at the time, on oatmeal, bread, and butter- milk. I had thought, after my tedious canoe journey at the Cameroons, that this sort of thing was over, but, alas the same experience has befallen us again,—I prefer walking a hundred times; a deadly, sleepy nature, like that of a donkey, is required to be in such a small, hot, and unhappy prison, surrounded by water, for 13 hours. However, we reached the Consulate at Opobo, by seven in the evening, and we received the greatest attention and kindness from Consul Armstrong, who is a brother-in-law to Sir Claude. His dinner and kind hospitality were exceedingly sweet after the boat's dispensation: His house is one of the prettiest in the whole Protectorate, and there is so much taste displayed in its furniture, in its plan, the painting work, and all other affairs in connection with the place, that one might think that half-a-dozen of the most industrious ladies were there at work every day, but the fact is, that all are the results of the exquisite taste and neatness of Mrs A. Armstrong, who has,succeeded, in some mysterious manner, in infusing a great deal of the same good qualities into her dusky servants. There is, with Mr Armstrong, another kind-hearted gentleman, Mr Harcourt, whom I had had the pleasure of meeting before, on board of the s.s. Tenerijfe, and there is with them Dr Thompstone, a very genial and happy friend. I also met, there, Captain Price, who was on a visit like myself, being on his way, with his Band and some troops, to Old Calabar, from Brass. He is a native of Glanmorganshire, and like a great many Welshmen, is very fond of music the Band had been trained by him, a fact which reflected on him great credit, and, also, on themselves; it was to me another proof of what the natives of Africa are capable of, if only properly handled and trained. I never enjoyed such a treat in my life, on the desolate and monotonous West Coast of Africa, as I had every evening at dinner-time, during my three days' stay at Opobo, when listening to the most sweet and melodious music of this Band, and I shall not forget soon the happy face and pleasant inaiiiit-rs of'Captaiii Price. On Monday morning, I wassailed so early as two 0 clock, by the man in cfiiarge of the boat, in order to start, in the old boat, once more for Jqvvanga, which place is about ro miles up the Opobo River, from the Consulate. We reached Igwanga soon after daybreak, but the fog, the damp air of the morning, and the smell of the mud, bad very nearly, between them, given me an attack of African fever. On our arrival there, we were received very kindly by Mr Hamilton, who is a Scots merchant, with his comrade, Mr Cooke, they gave us every information possible,—about the land, and the best way to get at the supersti- tious natives. We saw all that we wished, and had every opportunity to form an opinion of the place, and of the people. The land is far better than anything we found at Bonny, and there are numerous towns in the country beyond Igwanga. Mr Hamilton has very kindly promised" to seek other particulars for us, whilst I visit New Calabar, and, when this is done, we shall be able to decide which is the best place. We returned, in the boat, to the Consulate, by seven in the evening, and my men started, in it, again, at two oclock, the following morning, back for Bonny, but, fortunately, the s.s. Volta came into the river, and I escaped the tedious boat-journey, by going, in the Volta, to Bonny, on Wednesday. We only -stopped at Bonny about an hour, and then the Volta proceeded on a journey which was to last for six days (through the creeks of New Calabar, which are off the right bank of Bonny River, and, like a network, forming a water-way for some hundreds of miles), visiting a large number of European Factories, with scores of native towns and villages. We intend returning to Bonny by Tuesday, the 19th. We hope to visit the following trading centres in New Calabar, Ju-Ju-Point, Bahana, Bugatna, Abanema, and Degawa. There are, at each of these places, English factories, and there are at some of them, traders from other parts of Europe;—between them, there is a large amount of trade done in New Calabar. Palm-oil and kernals are brought down by the natives, in their canoes, along the creeks, to the European Factories, from all directions. Not one of the above trading establishments were in existence ten years ago, and the fact that there is such a lively trade done now, shows that we are getting gradually at the wealth and the value of the Dark Continent; but we must remember that we are as at yet only touching the borders of this vast continent, and we know but little of its resources, -either commercially or spirituaIly,-it only waits to be developed. I have the sorrowful task, in this letter, like my last, to report of the sad death of another friend, which took place on board the s.s. Volta. This was not an accident (as was the cause on the s.s. Cobendu), but took place through the old enemy of the white man in this country-the malarial fever, and that of the worst kind, which is termed "Black water fever." The victim was a young Scotsman of about 22 years of age, named Macintyre. He was taken on board, at Opobo, in extreme weakness, with the hope that the sea-breeze, as it is generally the case, would revive and improve him, but alas he was too far gone to be restored even by the best method that nature can invent he could keep no nourishment, and the poisonous malaria had mortified his constitution, though he had not been in Africa, this time, more than ten months. Tne ship's Doctor told me, a few hours before he died, that he feared the worst, but that he was very unwilling to lose him, stating that this was the first case in which he had failed to subdue the fever, though he had been for years on board of Messrs Elder, Dempster, and Co.'s ships, and having such patients under his care continually. The poor fellow died at 5 o'clock the following morning, i.e., Friday, September 15th. His coffi.i was prepared early, in order to bury him the same day, and, as we were at anchor in a narrow creek, he was not buried—like the other,—in a watery grave. A grave was dug for him on shore, near Messrs Miller Brothers' Factory, who are merchants of importance, and vviio have many factories in these parts of Africa. He was in their employ at Opobo. To bury a friend is a very sad thing at home, but it is much sadder in a far-off foreign land, with only a tew Europeans,—especially to bury the only son of his parents, and him on his way home. We started with the corpse in a boat, towed by a small steam-launch, in the direction of the sliore ,"About noon. The mourners numbered about ten—the doctor and purser of the ship, three passengers besides myself (Messrs Foulds, Taylor, and Hauston), and we were joined by gentlemen from that neighbourhood, Messrs Hutton, Watson, and McDugal, and one of Mr Hutton's clerks. Mr Hutton had arranged matters well for the funeral, considering the short notice, but he could not help the low wet land, for there was no better place to be found. Having read a comforting portion of St. John's Gospei and prayed, we returned with sorrowful hearts, leaving McIntyre s body to rest at Bakara until the trumpet's sound is heard at the d iw.i of that wonderful day when all secrets will be revealed. His father is a minister of the Presbyierian body in Scotland. On Saturday, September 16th, we reached, before noon, a place called Bugarra, which I understood to be one of the most suitable in the Niger Protectorate to establish the proposed Institution. There is any quantity of good land, and a large town of about 8000 souls, where there is no mission station, and the creeks are very con- venient, running in all directions, so that, by the aid of a boat, many other towns can be visited. On see- ing the locality and the town, I soon decided that this should be the spot. I visited the town on Satur- day afternoon, on Sunday, and on Monday. I received every help and kindness from the European traders there—Messrs Parratt, Peebles, Shade, and especially O n ,Mr G. G. Bruce (of Messrs Miller Brothers) with his .awsrstant, Air Hutcheon. I spent with these-two young gentle- men about five weeks, and found them kind- hearted, industrious, and careful; it is seldom that one meets with such steady young men on the West Coast of Africa. One of the Chiefs, named "Tom West India," had been to school at Bonny, and knew the value of education, so I was directed to him first, and he at once took the matter heartily in hand with me, increasing his energy when I explained to him that it was to be an Industri tI Institution. He very soon convinced all the young Chiefs in the town that it would be an excellent thing for them, but the old King-, Amachree, and two or the oldest Chiefs, were timid and superstitious. However, the fire of the enthusiasm of the young people was spread quickly through the whole town, and I discoveied, by Monday, that the town was with me. All the Chiefs were called together that day to King Amachree's house, and, having spoken concerning the matter for about an hour's time, and h-t%iiig thoroughly understood each other, a piece of excellent land (of about 100 acres) was promised to me, and they agreed to send 20 of their men to cut down and clear some of the dense bush, and to erect there a kind of a temporary house, forthe use of my workmen, and afterwards schoolboys, so that we could have some shelter, in order to start our work. All this they did for the mediate sum of £ 5. All that the land cost me was a present of ^4 to the King. Their reception was far beyond my expectation. On Monday evening, most of the Chiefs accom- panied me to the Consulate at Degarra, in order to have the agreement (made between us about the land) signed and stamped. This was done under the direction of the Vice-Consul, Mr J. F. Roberts, who did all in his power to further my plans. I remained at Bugarra from September 16th until October 30th, oil which date I left, for Bonny, in my boat, to meet the s.s. Nubia, homeward- bound. I had the pleasure of preaching for seven Sundays in Bugarra Toxvii, and of finding the congregation increasing rapidly. The glad tidings of Christ and His Love caused great joy to the inhabitants. This was another proof of the power and the influence of the Gospel, even upon the most ignorant and superstitious this is always the case when It is faithfully and clearly made known to them. It is the Power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth. Some of the Chiefs ttfere very anxious to hear our wonderful new ,tory, one of them (Harry Horsfall) willingly offering us his new and beautiful house foe the purpose of holding school daily, as well as far our services on Sunday, and his kind offer 41adly accepted. During my stay there, we cleared altogether about five acres 01 a thick forest, for the purpose of having room to et-ect our buildings and to form a plantation. The following buildings were put up, of galvanisec Iron, before I left :-A car- penter's shed, a blacksmith's shed, a tool-house, a boys' hoti,e a schoolroom, and a boat-house. There were about 22 boys in school daily, under the care of KofeJ, and RalPh went every morn- ning to Harry florsfall's house to teach the younger children (together with some of the grown-up men aId women). I was surprised to find some over 20 years of age determined to learn how to reACl and to write. About half-a- dozen had cOtllpenced to learn a trade already, —some with tte blacksmith, some with the carpenter, and olhers with the tailor. The School is commenced every morning at 6.30, and contin- ties for 4-2L hours. i.e., until i r. In the afternoon, from I to 5.30, thY attend to the different trades. Now, I must grange to put aside my pen, and to think of honit once more, and I am thankful to be able to do (his with feelings full of gratitude to Almighty Goi for His help and protection over me, for nearly fve months, during my present stay in the clepressil1; and unhealthy climate of the West Coast of Africa- I am, indeed, surprised that I have escaped without a single fever, and to find my health so gJod, though I have wandered about a great deal, and have experienced rather trying times. I have had over-land walking, I have travelled in small boats and canoes, slept in all kinds of beds, met all kinds of people, and I have eaten all kinds of food. I have sat at the tables of the Governors as well as with some of the poorest natives in their huts, and I believe that I was as happy with the one as with the other, For the last live weeks, I worked every day with my hands, in the mud, rain, and sun, from six in the morning until six in the evening, but I rejoice in my rewat-d.gnd my satisfaction that my task is completed, and that there are established in West Africa five Institutions which are to co- operate with the Alma Mater nt Colwyn Bay,— "The Glamorgan" and" Pembroke" Institutes at the Cameroons; "The Ricks" and "The Russell" Institutes in Liberia; and The Alfred Jones Institute," at Bugarra, New Calabar. I can conscientiously say, with regard to my -present sojourn in Africa, in the words of Paul "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." I atn sure of one thing, that I have done my best, and with this feeling I can faithfully expect a blessing from God on the work, and the support of His people to carry on what has been begun. When finishing this letter, I am on board of the s.s. Nubia, on my way home, and I sincerely hope to reach Colwyn Bay by Cnristmas, and to enjoy once more the pleasant company of my dear relatives and friends. We left Bonny on Friday, Nov. 3rd, and we are nj.v (on the 15th) near Sierra Leone, where I hope to post tnis letter. We have, on our way, called at the following places —Lagos, Accra, Tram, Pram, Wiiinebah, Elmera, Axim, Assinie, Cavaley, Cape Palmas, Grand Cess, Setta Kroo, and we hope to call again at Sierra Leone and the Canary Islands. The fol- lowing are the saloon passengers Mrs Ludwig, from Oid Calabar the well-known Captain Boler, from Bonny; Mr Eccles, from Opobo; Mr Charnock, from Bonny; Mr Harbourne, from Ambriz and Mr Lowenthall, from Quæbo. The ship is under the command of Captain Button, who has on board a large crew about two dozen Kroo workmen a good number of second-class and deck-passengers about a dozen African stleep; a large number ot fowls, ducks, and turkeys one tame Canary ram (with very long horns), whic.i threatens to be, at times, the master of the ship one tame Bonny goat one tame kid one dog four cats half-a-dozen tame monkeys three young alligators one tortoise and some scores of AfKcan parrots. Together, I think we make a very good menagerie but 1 shall pity us all when we reach the Bay of Biscay from this very hot climate. Such is the condition of a homeward-bound, ship from the West Coast ofAfrica.-Witti best wishes, yours faithfully, W. HUGHES.
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