The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-28
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grants Coming from Sardinia.

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grants Coming from Sardinia.
Absu, swo years ago the President Of Mexico entered
INTO an arrangement with colonization party formed in
pspss and represented there by Colonel Luigi Maj, for
the purpose of establishing Italian colony feco
Acsa the State of Guanaquada the government On lis
part promising to the settlers large tract Of land called
villa Tulsa, together with certain number OF horses
and oxeD and provisions enough TO support 200 coenss
during the first two years. would SEEM from what We
Learn that the experiment though has been attended
with considerable trial. and quite number Of the colo
nts have suecumbed the fever Of that REGION nos
regarded by the Italians success and which promises
70 that rich but desoaed country quite an active
and laborious class of people from the Old World
AS soon the arrangement between the Mexican 60
vcrnment and Colonel Mail was concluded, order was
given for the constr OF three sh at Genoa so
great then the enthusiasm for emigration 10 the New
World Before, however, the ships we're fully ready for
they were destroyed by hre which thought 10
be the work of ncenday One Of the burned vessels
considered the largest built in Italy. Emoarras
sed but not oisheatned BY the calamity Cot M bought
0 ship aud lifted expedition of c0lonss, limiting
their numoes TO the 20 which The Mexican government
bodied and willing work. bearing the relative proper
Irons of hundred of eacn sex. They left IN January,
1867
On their arrival in Mexico the coonsts found change
Of administration 10 the government being received
wi,h hearty welcome they had counted upoa from
lhe contracting Power they went to Work in good earnest
AND SUCCESS crowned toer first Efforts During the RAINY
SEASON. towever, many of them, unaccus,omed % such
constitutional trial. caught the tever aud OF their number
twenty OF them died from and the lack OF the
att D,ons easily come at able civilized society. The
remaining coonsts subsequently got considerably
alarmed, as the Mexican government Was too fully en-
gagged civil war to give them the promised assistance
and attention This threatened Tor time the existence Of
che colony; but, huay, Major LparI the chef OF the
settlement to Italy 10 report the progress Of
the colony and consult with Colonel Mljl This
gentleman passed through New York some ume ago,
on his way 70 Genoa. shortly after his arrival IN
that city, another expedition OF thirty families,
some two hundred persons in all, was determined
upon, they lett Genoa fifty day ago third exped
Non viii shortly follow, there gTea, many parsons
inclined 10 the peaceful pursuits OF agricultural IN
dusJy than to the confusion ana glory Of tue
thrs atealng Earope
Should peace be restored TO Mexico II is highly proba
Die that the settlement have noticed VIII deveope
and spread out and be the nucleus OF great anu
dustrQus people that some day other may have It's in
faeIce in that distracted republic.
gentleman interested IN the colony arrived by the
hast English steamer, on his way to Mexico. Colone
Mail the Italian chiel is reported being busily
gagged in nng out another company which expected
b accompany the New World
The coloniss ali asricultrists little manulc
tuIers, with strong backs and wiling hands ready the
virgin soil ana the necessities OF new life the forests ind
plans Of their adopted land While this movement is
danng Italy OF It's surplus population, 1t Will add It's
Quosa 10 the stability OF their country, they
Stand aOof from revolutonsm hhbusterng, and
deeply imbued with the " mind your business y
prmciple, which enabled living in Tennessee
70 become quite rich.