The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-30
TWO CENTS.

70 give up all they possessed, in addition to what
they bad paid TO be admitted to the society and to be
rent TO America All the things so obtained were
given over to CADET A witness named Tester, one OF
the upiortunste learans stated that arriving In
told that the Red River was not navivabe up to the
spot where the lands stated to have been conceded
we're situated We bad to so,n he said, about 100
Leagues on foot. and carrying our baggage. We
Ill and long time In going On arriving at our dss-
tipaton We found an agent Of the English company,
who stated that concession had been made to the
society hut that the head Of the company Mr. Peters,
was willing to conceds parcels Of land to us indvidu
ally condition that we would cultivate them for
three years and build houses on them IL was, how
ever provided. that If certain conditions not
fulfilled the settlers should be liable to be dspossessd
Another witness named Reusset, workman. one OF
the society stated that in come places they had to
cut their way through the forest with hschets.
They had no money. aud had to draw the carts
containing their luggage themselves. Many were
obliged to be left In the forests owing to sickness,
and some died: To pay for supplies made to them by
the company they all the luggage they had with
them Several ether witnesses gave similar ties tmony:
one stated that having fallen dangerously i'll, hs WAS
Kindly received by poor Indian. and that he found
eiah OF his mpanions in his hnt and several COM
plsined that the letters which they had written 10
their families TO complain Of their wretched lot had
been intercepted by CADET or bis agents Notwith.
standing the horrible itfortunss which bsl the rst
batch Of emgrants CADET sent out others and on ar
irving at New Orleans they found many of those VINO
had preceded them suffering from terrible maladee,
covered with yermin or in dying state rhs wife Of
one OF the emigrans related that wheo acrvng 1t
Havre II proposed TO take from her all her little
property sho refused to give aud resolved not 10
20 out Win the ichtldDs she accordingly away
across the fields but was pursued aud packed sH 70
America with her husband and the rest of the band.
Some OF the witnesses. arriving In America, la
sisted on having their money given back but ia
spite If all their efforts they could only succeed in
receiving portion OF what thsy had paid Ous
man and his wife, for example who had paid
5o00f. got back soof another who had paid 60of,
got back Acct letter, dated the I2th OF Au-
gust last written by one Of the Icarians, who had
abandoned the expedition at New Orleans stated that
OF 500 emgraDts sent out by CADET only go remained
with him the LIST OF March last. OF these 40
Ind lV Iva n-f
ments without any opinion of their 90 are stated
to be men who, by choice or force, had followed the
band In he hope of getting something out OF IL: aud
The remaining 20 as Cadets body guard and assistants
The letter rays that this baud rent up the Mis-
sissippi In stesmer- IN which they stowed like
merchandise, whilst CADET. who accom- panied them,
WAS lodged In a comfortable cabin Th-y went to Nan
VOC the city of she MormoDs, where Cabst had pur-
chased 10 Of land. the Mormon temple aud
nal for IS 0U0r lie had there estabi he'd his society
Ina going up the Mississippi the cholera broke out
among HE disciples aud had continued to rage among
them after their arrival at NAuvoo. In ~ few days.
20 per,ons had been carried off, aud CADET bad caused
them to be buried claDdestinely during the night,
without any formality He had also taken on btmself
to solemnigs marriages. not only between wido" AMI
widuwers bat betSeop men aud romsn who hld left
their wives ana hus bands behind them The local
thoriti's had, however put htoP to this since the
band bad been at Nsuvoo several had tried
but they were 30 oosey watched that this was dim
cult and they not allowed to Ia <e thing With
them. After speeches from the prisoners sIvocats
and the public prosecutor the Tribunal In lsDX h
eDed judgment. acquitted kroiko~ski on the ground
that II was not sufficiently proved that he assrs
that no land bad been purchased when the Ioarians
had paid their money and we're sent out: but Eas,t
was condemned for ssindDs, to two years inpri.on
ment bOir fine, and I've years interdictiou of civil
rights