Crossword-Solution: SINOE 5 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 5

VII High Character of Governor Roberts--Suspected Slaver--Dinner on Shore--Facts and Remarks relative to the Slave-Trade--British Philanthropy--Original cost of a Slave--Anchor at Sinoe--Peculiarities and distinctive Characteristics of the Fishmen and Bushmen--The King of Appollonia--Religion and Morality among the Natives--Influence of the Women.

Morris has been narrating the circumstances of the murder of the American mate, at Sinoe, in reference to which we are to "set a palaver." "Palaver," by-the-by, is probably a corruption of the Portuguese word, "Palabra." As used by the natives, it has many significations, among which is that of an open quarrel.

High character of Governor Roberts--Suspected Slaver--Dinner on shore--Facts and remarks relative to the slave trade--British philanthropy--Original cost of a slave--Anchor at Sinoe--Peculiarities and distinctive characteristics of the Fishmen and Bushmen--The King of Appollonia--Religion and morality among the natives--Influence of the women.

For the last two or three years, the settlement at Sinoe, being neglected by the Mississippi Society, under whose patronage it was established, has dwindled and grown weaker in numbers and spirit.

The murderers, it is true, were delivered up by the tribe, and punished at the discretion of the Monrovian authorities; but the colonists at Sinoe felt themselves too feeble to redress their lighter wrongs, and therefore refrained from demanding satisfaction.