New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-02

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TO build pole houses for ourselyoa covered with pain
leaves The only house built by Rock for the emigrant
was one for Mary Butler, a co!ored woman who went
| from WaehiD gtUn City with Watkins. During Rocks
absence at POrt-an Prince his Overseer had another
house put up for Diana 0nstead, colorcd woman
from Fortress Monroe who acted os hOusekeeper for
Kock and his overseers. Pretty after landing
The island Kock had fine house built for himsef-tha
is fine for that place, and finer than any around here
| Hreedmans Village). He afterward had houses butt
for his oyerseers and for Mr. Ripka the Agent Of the
Eew.York Company. This Company was TO furnish
the means carry on the Colony. They were TO send
out from New York such things as were needed Oh .lt
island TO carry the work, and MIR. Kock TO send
them what was Jfised the island. This New York
Company consisted ] think Of Mr. Forbes, Mr.. DE.
quantity cats sieeryokes and bows yellow corr por
yellow meal. some 1our. some sngar-yery little
indeed thOugh-laln for cotton calico any quantity!
and al kinds ~ ary goods 20 be sold 81 the emgrants
They sent out all Kinds OF farming utensils that vould
be needed the island, and we're 10 have sent cot
| ton gins aud saw.mill. but these never came
After got about 30 acres of new land cleared We
planted il in fs but this did not come good and
We then planted II IN cotton and some other things
This planting MAS supeTintended by Nv. Rocks over
seers, Mr.. jackson, Mr.. Skinner and Mr.. Khines, all
white men, jackson and Skinner belonged In New
York; Hr. Rhines was Rebel soldier who he'd been
taken prisoner and sent North, but hoI esce:d and
fallen In with Rock in New York and mf lie Girange
mont 10 60 with him hfs Rhines told this
himself the Island. At the end Of about five months
after we landed on The Island the eoi9y wIs %
up. This came about in this way; kock had been
making his paper money al the tlpiei ms money
worth any hing only night there on the Island
amo oG, Ss u oDs this money was signed by Mr.
Ripka the agent Of the GewYOrk Companyj this
money first about when payment was mace Tor Tho
first months work none Of the enigrans took II e.
cept few who had becn sick ard had not much coming
10 them; Of us let our wages stand, and kock
had 10 90 ard get Hay tan money and pay u.s. alter
ward he ass made payments Ia his own money when
be could get il OIL what Hnytian money he had to use
he got Of Messrs Brown & Ross, English merchants IN
Aux Cages he got other supplies Of them which got
him largely in their debt; in July Mr. Hpka. the agent
Of the New York Company. went 10 New'Iofk leaving
his business IN charge VI Messrs. Brown Ross during
Lis absence there was falling out between hessrs
Brown Ross ard Mr. kock and was decided by tie
authorities nj Aux Cay that Kock had nothing
81 do with the concerns L was present, Win Two
others Of the colony when tha decision was
made end heard the General give . myself Rock
aeTward told us that he had nothing more to do with
the concern, and that we wero fee men to go where
peosed that the contract had been made win
him. and nc would not si.sn over 10 any BODY else
When lfr. Rpka got back lrcIn NewYork, In Sepiem
Der Gessrs. Brown Ross endoavoied TO get him To
transfer the colony to them; This Mr.. kipka had
not the power 90 do but hc advised us to make new
contract with them. be said that the New York Com
pasy would not furnish any more means TO carry on We
Colony: that he had told them that nothing cou,d DC
made there and that be had no means To do anything
himself ard was going back home he said that the
work stopped. and that we must oil look out Tor
had conc 20 Aux Cages and from there to
/ Port au Prince. Jackson went back TO New
| York and Boston. with his wife Rhymes
died In Aux CaYce and Sklnner s tic1e lohoWihb us
| trade of carpenter The goods and property OF the
| New.York Company were len on the Island In the
hands Of Brown Ross, who were going TO move them
10 Aux Cages. As carly as July we had reported our
c,se 10 the United states Consul at Aur Cages who
reported II 10 the United States Government and In
September about the tine Mt. Rpka was coming
away. Major Donoghue agent OF the 1overhheht
! arrived TO inquire into condition. After hrst
seeing the United States Consul at Aux Cayes he came
10 A'Vache where We were, and stayed there until
We came away, supplying our wants by purchasing
o. from MCexrA. Brown A Ross. he
avpy in the vessel with Us. After MI Rpka left the
slaId and while Major Donoghue was there. We did
not have ANYTHING TO do; Of the went 10
AuI Cages and got something 10 do the vessel Game Tor
ss about the last Of February aud anchored IN the bay
between the island and AnI Cages we went ON board
on the lst day Of March, We bad terrible time gong
out the smallpox having broken cut on board Of the
ship there $50 Of 10 going out and t0I Of US com
ing back; some Of those who came back belonged 10
colony TINT went nom Alexandria 20 Aux Cages the
year before did. There were no natives living on
i The island Of AVGche when We went thoFe-no person
whatever; the crops that We planted during The sum
lie man who went with rs from Fort Monroe. as
doctor and oyerSeer for Mr. kock 10 harvest the cotton
crop and make what we could out OF IT, bot DO
refused 10 let US do anything with IL he SAID II
was OF no use; this after Mr.. Epka bad LETT
Mr.. Kock not q kind man; he shs always fractions
| and CROSS Mr.. kipka was better MI Skihhcr was
anytt iac bat gentleman; what sentence he could {
ms on black the devil could Mt they never had
any stocks the Island until he went there; jackson
was Grabbed man, too; Er Moore was The best white
treatment of the others lie u s Consul james Deong
was the only real friend had tieTe that could do
ANYTHING for us be the Island TO ace u.s. In une
wien Koek had him arrested and sent up 10 the Pavl
lion where he questioned as TO his business there
he red thst he had come % see about The people, 10"
tbev were getting along; Mr.. Kock sent Mr.. Eipka
around with him 20 hear what he had 10 say 10 US,
when he came around BIO asked rs how We were
getting along; We told him; he said be OF
good cheer be good boys. and do what u
right % yonr employers and things would come round
for lie better for you We understood him 10 mean
could not plainly say 80 before Mr.. Kpka he said that
he hoped the contracts would be hiled on the part vi
the employers and asked Mr. KlPka he thought they
know but that he would do all he could 70 have IL done
| Ifit had not been for the Consul don't know what
would have become OF as.
! STATEMENT oP HENRY POWELL.
Iwes bonn in Fauquier County Virginia, and
am q years Of age was brought up a slave OF MISS
Cecilia Foley, left ny mistress IN April 1907. coming
ayny with the onion soldiers. Ny wife and two csil,
dren came away with me; we came TO Alexandra and
cooked for the COntraband Camp about three weeks;
About the frst Of june eoqied man w ae r",ia
= Carey around proposing to the coioIed peop's
! 10 go 10 IIayti. br. Carey was accom- panied Dy
Ouertermaster In the Union army at Alexandra, VINO
advised the colored people 10 SO with carey Wm'e
taer az tho contrnbands also advised the colorcd pco
pic 20 CO. he said that he TOO would be OUT there r
/ While pu. NY name down once TO 60 but took ~
of again hut Az many Of them was going that put my
nnme on again; my wife did not care about gong, but
said II went she would 20 along Loaf niue emu
after got out there The main thing thsi ueedea ne
to go thst Mr. Carey ana otAefs sai Vn mn - III
sta4sd hero the Secesh would come in and XII us all
would not have gone II had not been afraid OF BENZ
! molceted here; besides. We were promised 10 get 10
ncrcs OF land when we got there-that Is after we got
ready 20 take IL; that would have TO work months
and hen we would DO able 10 take The land ana Duiiu
houses upon il with the money we would earn u te Sh
months ths land We were told would be given 10 us
by the Haytiau Government and ut the ohd 81 inc sly
months we would have money enough TO ouhd our
houses and 60 upon own land THIS was ,oid W oo.
1 and
agent who went with us before We left AeIsndrlh-Dc
fore We went ON the boat; Mr.. Carey had been pea