THE WESTERN CfOAST. 
of the whites living on shore. The increased price 
of provisions and European goods, occasioned by the 
Republican war, the unexpected sterility of the soil 
in the vicinity of the town, with the inefficiency of 
the original council of government, which occasion- 
ed great irregularity, prodigality, and waste, for 
some time retarded the progress of the colony ; but 
after Mr Clarkson, whose transactions with the 
Nova Scotians had given such universal satisfaction, 
was invested with the sole power, order and energy 
were restored, periodical reports, minutes of coun- 
cil, and journals, were regularly transmitted to the 
Court of Directors, general harmony began to pre- 
vail, new plans of police were formed, the public 
works were rapidly advanced, and the natives be- 
gan to divest themselves of suspicious fears, and 
view the improvements without apprehension or 
jealousy. After the expiration of the office of Mr 
Clarkson, the discontent in some degree revived, 
and the Nova Scotian blacks, irritated by the ap- 
prehended misconduct of some of the Company's 
servants, exhibited indications of turbulence and 
disorder, and, at last, by means of delegates, pre- 
sented a spirited remonstrance to the Court of Di- 
rectors, complaining of the high price of the Com- 
pany's goods, and the low wages of labour, and that 
many of the promises made at their emigration had 
never been fulfilled. These disturbances were, 
with some difficulty, appeased, and the colony. 
