The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-20


MORMON IMMIGRAIros.-Thss ship Monarch
Of the Sea, Captain GARDIsrs. arrived at this
port yesterday, bringing $40 Mormons, as pas
sspgsrs. They are all in good health, and in
tend to proceed directly to Salt Like City.
Captain GARpIERR speaks In praise Of the
order and discipline maintained among them
during the psssgs. A few casualties occurred
during the passage. On the 22d Of May, JAW
MosIooMsRr, q Mormon woman, died at the
age Of 80 years. Several infants also died. On
tho i'h instant, FRANCIS BREwsrER, e,lor,d d
cock, died.
There have been two previous arrivals Of
MornoDs this season, by tho ship Uude writer,
May 20, which brought els pass,pgers, and ths
Manchester, May H. with $40 on board, making
= total Of 9i6 Mormons arriving at this port
within Eve we,ks.
The o.p'ain OF the Monarch Of the Sss re-
ports that on the III instant, In latitude i3o
90, longitude 500 80, ho observed an immspss
icebsrs, fully 100 feet high.
The Monarch Of the Sea has on board negro
named WILLIAM BRowS BRAproap, sent
bono by thu American Consul at Liverpool, to
be tried for an attempt at murder.
ArrJARArcK OF THE .MMIoRAsrs.
The company on board the Monarch was
made UP of nins d. Tent nation ali hos, viz. {;
Erglsh, Welch. (wilh q fow 8 itch and q
very fe~ Irisb,) French, q rnau, Swiss
Italian, Danes, 3 swodos and Norwsyi,us. "
these, no less than Ji9 ars Scandinavian, and
present the wholesome and healthy Appearance
noticeable 10 that class OF emlgrants. Tne
csptsiu says thai he never brought ont a bot
ter class Of smigrants. They ara from the
middle and lower CLASSES in life, aud AZ farm
ers, mechanics ard labOrers. While thus arc
"eltclS' in ags, II not by appointment, the
larger part Of hem arc uiedls sg,d and oung.
TEse wsro many children on bo,rd, and Q
large humber OF girls from fifteen to twenty
ycsrs II sgo, some Of whom were quite good
locking. Asa class, they are not over and
above intelligent, but seemed plain and very
ordinary smigrants.
They sll bring means CROUCH 10 cirry them
10 ;hsir Journey 8 end, but not much more than
sLeugh. Generally speaking, they were COM
fortably clothed, and the deck and the hold Of
tho ship showed considerable quantity Of bag
gage.
Tho Fon grvvs the FOL-. nBg account Of their
Leaders,
Elder NATHANIEL VARY JosEs, Of Salt
Lake, Il tie agent for the reception OF Nor
IRON emiRrEntS arriving at this port He Is q
good locking and intelligent man, born at Ro-
cktS or, y. Y and Ia an active mem bor of the
'PsrtuaslCp." lie left Salt Lake In Septam-
Der, 1859, and went to England, whore 6s rs-
malLGd engaged in miisionziy duty till janus
~ Of tbs y ear, when he came to thi, city for
the spsciL Iupose of looking after the later
tsts and welfare of the brethren (and sistsrs)
who cano from foreign parts. He makes ali
tbs IrIaDg, g,meuts for for gar ling them on thsir
arrival, and acts gsnsIslty a. au iniiyiiual
Jmmiss Onsr Of emigration 10 see that tbs
deck no not unnsc AriIy dsecei by runners
and epjgrAnt bo udiog. house kesTers.
ELDER JABEz WOODWARD ca 40 out Ia the
Mon arch Of the SsA, and Is captain or Prssi-
dent Of The company. He has bxn for years
n distinguished English MorGon misSionary,
aud has made fsqusA. jourosys to the
churches In Gsrmany, F.Ance, Switzerland
ard Italy. lie spsi K, Four Languages II asntly,
and prssohes slOqusntly, hiJ hearers say, Ia
Eoglhh. Fenth, 9srmsn and italian.
There are no less than fifteen elders who
came with this company. They are generally
plain, but somewhat 'prsAeheT-hks" looking
men. Mr.. II. o. BAsSos, q Norwegian, who
has been seven years at Salt Lake, Wsnt over
to Eugiand les. fall on Mormon business and
returned In this ship. He Is an Intelligent man
and speaks Engli.h Il isntly. He goss on with
tho company to Utah.