New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-13
Another Arrival of ,Iormons.


On the 3D. nstt the packet ship Tuscarora arrived at
Philadelphia with 537 Mormons, of both sexes and
ALI ages. From the Ledger we extract the following
regarding these deluded people: g7 =,
The company in general are from Denmark. Eng
land, Scotland, Sweden and Wales
From what could be gathered at the hands of those
with whom our reporter conyersed, the statements
which have been published in the newspapers with
reference to Utah have been publicly Denounced to
them as false. These current stories have however
shaken the faith of some of the Young women who
have come to the determination to proceed farther
until they have satisfied themselves that living can,
not be made without going to Utah. and heaven
gained without crossing the desert
One young woman, who started from Glasgow, in
Scotland, as Mormon, said she was dress lnaker
that her chief reason or leaving Scotland was de.
she could get along in Philadelphia.
| One young man, with his wife and small family,
had expected to go out to Utah but had been disap
pointed in the expectation Of letter with money to
carry him on. He was collier, from Glasgow and
upon being informed that Pennsylvania was a great
coal district his countenance beaed with joy as did
that of his wife Also and he said that being the case
he would suspend bis pilgrimage to Utah and look out
| for the coal mines.
A young English girl informed our reporter that
the name of the Master was Richard Arper that he
was Hinglishman that there was only one Hirish.
man on board the ship, who, being Mormon, might
be set down in the manifest as Greek, This Young
woman declared that she was bound for the land Of
Utah; but not till she had gone to service and had
sent for her brothers and sisters that they could all
start across the plains together. Her idea of the
ing shelter beneath trees loaded with foliage and rich
fruit she anticipated the fine breeze waving the
blades of grass the climate was genial and the bees
were plentiful, providing honey which would be used
instead OF butter; ana bread of home manufacture,
made in the tents, baked in the wagons and eaten
with gladness. Her picture OF pilgrimage was de-.
cidedly beautiful, but not exactly applicable to the
plains which lie between Philadelphia and Brigham
Young.
Another young woman, thinking that our reporter
was representative Of the Home Missionary Society,
made scriptural assault upon him, but he informed
her that he was not preacher, upon which welcome
information she n; sald because you was could
monism) is of Divine origin She Immediately rat
tied off an indefinite number of passages from the
Scriptures, and concluded by wishing that she was
over her journey and settled in Utah. boy of some
eighteen years of age said that the had only
lasted five weeks, and he wished it had been twice
that time, stating his reason that he never had
such time among the lasses in all his life. As he
said this, he bestowed his arm upon the Beck of
well-shaped young Danish woman who seemed to re-
ceve the salute with the greatest socability
From all accounts, strict discipline on board the
ship would have been an object to many of the female
passengers. We forbear publishing the result of
heightened conversations which reporter had with
some Of these deluded creatures. One grand ele-
ment, however, is at work in this company, and al
though ignorance may for while stife the freedom
Of conscience yet that potent element in all great
formations, and in progress in general, the English
language, will fulfil its legitimate mission and open
the way for the advancement of truth among those
subject to the decisions Of the age. But little ntelli-
gence be attributed to the company but they all
seem inclined to industry, and mostly come from ag-
| ricultural districts.
During the passage there were six deaths-two
children, two women and two men, Yesterday two
children died on board. There were also during the
passage two marriages and two births.