Aug. 23,1859 D. R. FLETCHER THOS. FULLER B. J. DRAYTON RICHD. W. KNIGHT J. T. GIBSON JOHN MARSHALL C. H. HARMON GILES ELEM S. B. D'LYON T. S. DENT L. R. HAMILTON A. WOOD BENJAMIN COOK J. W WILLIAMS H. W. MOULTON WM. W. PEARCE ANSBURN TUBMAN R. A. GRAY JAMES M. MOULTON JAS. ADAMS N. JACKSON, JUN. J. W. COOPER JNO. E. MOULTON * * * * * Mount Vaughan, near Harper, Cape Palmas August 27th, 1859 Gentlemen--Your note of the 23rd inst., requesting me, should my health permit, to appear before the citizens of your county, is before me, and for the sentiments therein expressed I thank you most kindly. As I have reason to believe that I am now convalescent from my second attack of native fever, should my health continue to improve I shall start on an exploration for the head of Kavalla river on Monday next ensuing, to return on Friday evening. Should it be your pleasure, gentlemen, and my health will permit, I will meet you on Monday, the 5th of September, the place and hour to be hereafter named according to circumstances. I assure you of the pleasure, Gentlemen, with which I have the honor to be, Your most obedient servant, M. R. DELANY Gen. Wood; Judge Drayton; Rev. Alex. Crummell; John Marshall, Esq.; Hon. J. T. Gibson; C. H. Harmon, Esq.; J. W. Cooper, Esq.; Dr. Fletcher; Giles Elem, Esq.; Jas. M. Moulton, Esq.; Benjamin Cook, Esq.; S. B. D'Lyon, M.D., and others, Committee, &c., &c. Reception Meeting at Palmas On the evening of the 14th this request was complied with in the Methodist Church at Latrobe, an out-village of Harper, by addressing a crowded assemblage of both sexes and all ages of the most respectable people of the Cape, on the part of whom I was most cordially welcomed by Rev. Alexander Crummell. V LIBERIA--CLIMATE, SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, ETC. Territory, Climate Liberia extends from a point north of Grand Cape Mount, about 7 deg. 30 min. north lat., on sea shore, northeasterly to the western extremity of the most southern range of the Kong Mountains, lat. 4 deg. 30 min. The climate is generally salubrious, and quite moderate. But it is frequently somewhat oppressive, though mild and genial, and the high hills and mountain ranges sometimes enervating to strangers or foreigners from temperate climates, in consequence of the "air being freighted with _fragrance_" from the _flowers_ and _aroma_ of the exuberant, rich, rank growth of vegetable matter, as trees, shrubbery, and other herbage. Temperature The temperature is seldom or never great, the average being 85 deg. Fahr.[5] This, it will be perceived, is but 5 deg. above _summer_ temperature in the temperate _zone_ of America, according to Fahrenheit's scale. Comparative Temperature Bees