The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-05

THE ITALIAN COLONY IN MExIco-MoRE EM1GRANrs
COMING FROM SAEDINIA.-About two years ago the
President of Mexico entered into an arrangement
with colonization party formed in Genoa, and
represented there by Colonel Luigi Mali, for the
purpose of establishing an Italian colony near Te-
colucta, in the State of Guanaquada, the govern
ment ON its part promising to the settlers large
tract OF land called Villa Lusa together with
certain number of horses and oxen, and provisions
enough to support 200 colonsts during the first two
years. 1t would seem, from what we learn, that
the experiment, though it has been attended with
considerable trial, and quite number of the colo
nists have succombed to the fever of that region is
now regarded by the Italians as a success, and
which promises to draw to that rich but desolated
country quite active and laborous class of peo-
pie from the Old World.
As the arrangement between the Mexican
government and Colonel Mali was concluded order
was given for the construction of three ships at Ge
noa, so great was then the enthusiasm for emigra-
ton to the New World. Before. however, the
ships were fully ready for they were DESTROYED
by fire, which thought to be the work of an in
cendiary. One of the burned vessels was consider
ed the largest ever built in Italy. Embarrassed
but not dsheartened, by the calamity, Colonel Mali
bought ship, and fitted out expedition of colo
niss, limiting their number to the 200 which the
Mexican government had promised to support
These eolonist' were able-bodied and willing to
work, bearing the relative proportions of hun
dred of each sex. They left in January, 1857.
On their arrival in Mexico, the colonists found
change of administration in the government; but
Delng received with as nearly q welcome as they
had counted upon from the contracting Power, they
went to work in good earnest, and success crowned
their first efforts. During the rainy season. however,
many of them, sunaccustomed to such a constitu-
tional trial, caught the fever, and of their number
twenty of them died from exposure and the lack of
the attentions easily in civilized socie-
ty. The remaining coonists subsequently, got con-
siderably alarmed, az the Mexican government was
too fully engaged in civil war to give them the
promised assistance and attention. This threatened
for time the existence of the colony; but finally
Major Lipari, the chief of the new settlement, was
sent to Italy to report the progress of the colo nv
and to consult with Colonel Mali. This gentleman
passed through New York some time ago, on his
way to Genoa. Shortly after his arrival in that
city,, another expedition of thirty families, some
two hundred persons in all, was determined upon,
and they left Genoa fifty days ago. A third expe-
dition will shortly follow, there are great many
persons more inclined to the peaceful pursuits of ag
ricultura industry than to the confusion and glory
of the war now threatening Europe.
A gentleman interested in the colony arrived bv
the last English steamer, on his way to Mexico Colo
mel Mali, the Italian chief is reported being now
busily engaged in fitting out another company,
which he is expected to accompany to the New
| World.
The cooniss all agriculturalsts or little man.
ufacturers with strong backs and willing hands
ready for the virgin soil and the necessities of new
life in the forests and plains of their adopted land