New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-07

peDy. for q grant Of land on the Red River In the
North Of Texas The sole condition Of the grant
was that the land shoald be under cultivation
by July I, ls4s, and the evidence OF Guilty. alton
was to be the erection Of certain kind OF cabins
for every cabin the Colony was to become the
owner Of 50 many acres. Previous to closing the
contract, NJ. CADET procured al possible inform a.
ton as to the ocaity, and became satisfied that
it was fertile. well watered and healthy. He re-
turned 10 Paris and commenced prepar atoms for
sending out the Colony which was 70 combine
the settling Of remote and savage region with
the experiment Of q new sort Of social arrange
ments.
On Dec. ., lsi7, Mr.. Suy the agent Of the new
enterprise, left France for Texas, charged with
authority to change the location, if reaching the
spot he should judge best. He was followed, on
Feb 3, ~ By the first group of pioneers Instead
Of being 90 as at first designed, the impotence Of
the lcarisns swelled its numbers TO GO. They
went under the leadership Of one Gouhenaht, a
painter Of Toulouse, and long prominent among
the Radicals Of that quarter. CADET had an linden
mite suspicion Of this n but he could bring P
nothing against him, he yielded TO others and let
him 20 out at the head Of the group. In three
weeks more the Revolution broke out, and imme-
dia,ely alter journal Of Toulouse published letter
from Gouhenant, found in the archives OF the Po-
/ lice, asking to be taken into the employ oil the
/ Government as q spy-ior which he said, his con-
nection with the Icsrian Communists, the Repub
Leans and the secret societies Of the country gave
him valuable qualifications. At this. CADET was
/ alarmed and sent out person o. whom he relied,
with instructions that if, on his arrival in Texas,
Gouhenant should be managing for the interest OF
the enterprise, hs should say nothing II not, ne
should disclose bis function Of spy and have him
supplsnted in office. The result was that the dis
closure was made, GO1henant confessed, and, on
his trunk being searched, full evidence was found
that he was in confidential relations with the So
ciety of Jesuits At least, so learned from tho
leading Communists at Paris, and, as | believe
them to be veracious men, see no reason to doubt
it, The fact that he was spy Of the Government
is certain. and also that he did much to ruin the
Colony.
This group Of pioneers reached New Orleans the
9th of last March. Here q physician who had
been the most ardent Of them, left, taking with
him four others beside the stock Of Medicines
The remainder arrived at Shreveport, the head
Of navigation, on the Red River, on April 4th.-
Sully, who had got there two months before
them, and had discovered that the proposed To-
cation was a long way off from navigable waters
had bought 1900 acres at Sulphur Praire,
which was comparatively In the vicinity oil
Shreveport, and had determined that the colony
should be established there. This, Gouhenant ep-
posed. Icsris, he said, was designed to be west
"A tbar they would 90
The party composed Of ardent young men follow
ed him, and, rifles on their shoulders these French
mechanics set off through the wilderness. They
reached the place the 18th OF May, worn out with
their tramp, and imme liately set to work
Through June they tolled with heroic persever'
ance putting up the cabins that were to enlarge
the Icaran territory; in July and August they
were equally industrious. The consequence was
that the heat of the climate, the unaccustoned ex-
posure and way Of living gave them the fever
Some were even crazy, among them young
Standard named Rovcira who has since shot him.
self Mt New Orleans Then he only threatened to
shoot one of his comrades.
The frat letters sent back to France by these
exnlorers were glowing with delight at the rich
meas Of the country aud its fitness to be converted
into the Icaran Utopia. This had great effect
there and partially overcame the embanassments
and difficulties occssioned by the revolution.
npmber Of persons made extraordinary efforts
% raise the coo francs sl20 the minimum per
head established by Mr. CADET and the Directing
Council. for the transportation and establishment
of Emigrant lcarians.
The second group OF pioneers left Havre June Sd,
NOT very ell furnished, and arrived st"lca the
oo,h of August worn out with the march over the
country. The state of the Colony was such that
,.i,h,r old ror new members could see reason FOR
.,r,selrc 10 sustain it longer and it was aban-
Aoned The Journey back to Shreveport was con-
Quoted with as little prudence as the previous
o,sratiops Five persons died on the road aud
| the remnant made their way to New Orleans
The attacks on CADET now began to appear in the
papers. Still a large portion OF the cmIgrants re-
,.;nsd their confidence in him aud IN the theory.
Forty three Of them signed protest against the
! acc,sa,;ons of the discontcntsd, but We believe
the press has no where given 1t currency And
vet, IN such a case. these witnesses may iairly he
s,pno.ed TO be more reliable than those on the
other side
| Notwithstanding these reverses were In due
time fully known in France, the zeal OF the lcsri-
an. WA. not daunted. II our brethren have failed
or proved faithless, they cried, so much the more
need that we should devote ourselves to repairing
the evil Several parties have since LETT Havre
and Bordeaux. Reaching New-Orlean'' they
have combined as " learn from letter oil Mr.
Cadets. in the Bee of the 2sth ult. in one large
household to wait till the season for resuming
orsr,,ions shall arrive At the end OF last month
,hsre were in this establishment $50 persons, In
GLIDING LAP men, 81 women ana % on''a'eu-
These parties all retain full confidence IN Mr. "a
het who !, with them. having reached New-or-
-, 20 From, the funds of the Company,