Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-04-13
RBTURN OF TaB KAYTzAY C0LONISTS

RETURN or TIE HAYTLAN COLONLSTS.
Tbs Ns~ York Trbule-yes, the TribSns-Of the
~ nss coltaaa an seeOu1t Of tue experience Of the
several hundred solen negroes stO sent 10 Hyi
several mouths ago, 'eOlOass under tbs suspects
OF Abraham Lincoln! Many OF our readers will re
member the greA, "a1grish Of truupss which attend
cd their departure for their nlW hOnss-ahai nayn6'
cent theories OF the elevation Of ,b1 negro were
proclaimed in connection w.sh this colon zason enter
p,se. Nov muk the result, aud read from thc baekc
fountain Of Abolition Gsa, ,he following admission CT
he utter nsspleity Of tbs Yankees 10 r-OOiote che
wefre o; AlPlAJsi OF he black pea q; Of tie
Ssu,h
Toe returned e.oais.s" ara al the "P.eedwan's
Village" on the sou.h side Of toe Potomac. The
Tiouus's reporter did no. vsi. TO place in line .
s,e hs nsgr,cs "sxscy in the haf naked, barelOOted
ana barebeaaed eoai,a0n in shoa they hsd arrived,
a. "sboz. bAuk,,5 sad sOn,e Other articles" lad been
s.fioussd 4moUs them. S ILL., he says, there was
enough leR CT tesig H4yiian distress % give al idea
II ths liter experience tarOuga Shiea they Tad pass
el. He .hsa giy,s he roHOsipg n4rraaTe Of their
sgffHiugs;
The Ielurasd emil rants nunbeT 4O7, and consist CT
he survivors, Of UUlsny Of Ito th2s eiJ Ale1and ia III
June 1862, and Ci another cO.OGy Of 400 that leii
EO.aess MOnro1 N she tpglug OF lSoS. Tue AlNxn-
ara colony lta;led tGsir destination N HayH without
aueh lOs- O. S,HsrBg, o.: lie small broke Gus on
The vessel ttas ,cok oat The Fortress Monroe GClony
which greatly decreased ~ Lunosr. Ga ihe aIrSal VI
me YES ell she h0ussesS Island CT AF6che, uany Of
tacss d3Eu VIII as were Lett ca the Oers sand
beach 10 take care Of themselves best they could
Some d1d where shey we're i@d, and were covered with
the sand si.b04. Ss.ng rsm0Tel hcEored WIth tie
LhoagaL o. bliil IhOss cGss vera aele 10 handle an
axe Or g.uoolug hoe immediately setto Work e.eaf
lcg Tie aHd ana mAksg roads Tor Ia neE master h
asa cuLd o. sLp0oa-c, il ths person OF Gov BERNARD
Ksck WuO aa1 hand-sui, stocks aad HAytan G1dso,
rCaly iog IA piJH aud lmFrJvS msEt, though
hOu.ss fog Iaem % I've Ia. AEIr i've m0ngns work
dueuR which they cleaned AID planted ABOUT Unity
acres OF numbered land Tor tie Governor, Tor which tAey
received What amounted % haze suosisIeces-the
"Cooniai sElegpss el through tor the SanI vt means
20 carry o. and gae American immigrants were lett
10 shift for themselves iHh0spiia6is ISLAND where
thsy w0al5 undoubtedly have pss.saed time, If 1t
bad not bsen iog the .nieFPOsiaOn Of the American
COnsai on tie iLGlc LAID.
Aen, women, sad children unite IN 6spe.ing the
horror and hopessSRsSs o. tneir uscn at,er leaving
tbs Uc ed Sa.es All II expressing tat' gratitude fer
tRsr p7OYits-tal dsHSer4nes. aaly OF bear tie
narzs Of tbs smallpox vita Whieh they attacked
on tie Voy5 &c Oll ana some o! lHsm are noa dos
with the HAyslan fsysr WhIca ssh eiugs % satn.-
Like III rescued victims OF terrible shipWTeCk they
are OYeEoyed Sh tEer return 70 Americas terra hrs,
and having tasted more 5iltsr aud bhghting slavery
than any Ihem experienced u their own ceun
try, tbsy eanno. iuio7aIy Cxp,ess Eaer eestaey on
beng brought "8aOk 10 Oh VTgniA's shore. Wit
unanimous and emphatic exolaIm ths say hey IS01,l6
rather b rstsi % ths kGFd.st Of AmsrieaA masters
tlsn 20 be seus andeF aay auspices 10 Haytian
iaia-d.