The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-14
ON BOARD THE SHIP GOLCONDA.

Much interest has been excited by tho arrival Of
this vessel at port TO convo7 cargo of colored
emigrants to Liberia, and IN account OF the into
ror of the ship may be Of interest to the general
reader and contain profitable instruction to such
OF our colorcd population may be suffering with
emigration fever. The Golconda is o three-masted
vessel, about $50 feet long, and has above deck q
forward and an after cabin-the former for tho
crew and the latter for the offcers-and be-
tween them is tho kitchen. Below deck is ar-
ranged for tho accommodation Of the emgrants.
There are tiers Of hunks three deep along tho
sides OF the hold and also tier in the middle and
each bunk is calculated to hold three persons.
There are in all 210 hunks, calculated to accommo-
date GEO passengers. The lowest range Of hunks
is about foot and a half above the floor, and the
next about two feet above that, and the top one
about the same distance from thnt-leaying about
three feet between it and the ceiling. The stand
ing room between the rows of berths look cramped
to Iandsman, but is probably as much as is usual
ly allowed co emigrants. There arc now on board
some two or three hundred emigrants, and it is
expected that tho vessel will sail tomorrow with
cargo Of six hundred.
The crow of tho vessel consists of Captain MIS-
KELLY, the mate, steward, and fourteen sailors.
There are also on board Mr.. CoPPINaER, the agent
of tho American Colonization Society; Rev. Mr..
Erskinc, Attorney-Genoral of Liberia, and DR..
SNowDES. The said Mr. Erskine is bncl1 man,
o native of Knoxville, Tennessee, who emigrated
to Liberia in early lifc entered the ministry, and
rose to his prosont high position b. the unassistcd
efforts Of his own gcnius. MIR. Erskne is, with
out doubt, genuine negro; he is black, has knky
hair and side whislicrs that arc turning gray and
very thick lips. He is tall and portly wthal could
no at af utatia
ers SO common at tho South, and does not dress as
if the Liberian Government paid him superabun-
dant salary.
Tho Colonization Society undertakes to give tho
emisrans FREQ passage, and six months support
after thcy reach Liboria They profess TO believe
that ''there is no chance for the negro in this
country; that he must always be the inferior OF
| tho white man and that, if Africa is ever to be
redeemed it must bo through the agency of her
oEA sons" This may be all philosophcally correct,
but we must confess to an involuntary shudder at
| the probable sufferings of those six hundred hui
man beings before they can again experience oven
such comforts as they leave behind. Tho crowd
already board is Of miscellaneous kind, and
we very much doubt the ability Of tho officers to
enforce some Of tho following rules, which have
boon adopted for the government of the ship:
/. The en1grants are all put in the care and un.
|
promptly obey his orders
g. The emigrants will be divided into Nresscs ol
twenty persons each, and one man will be appoint
cd tho head man of each Mess, who shall receive
the water and provisions for his Mess, and be re-
| sponsible that each member of tho Mess receives
his proper portion.
g. DIR. Snowden is appointed General Super
intendcnt Of tho several head-men and OF thcn
Messes.
/ l. The allowance for each adult person is three
quarts Of water, one pound Of breadstuffs, anG
thrce-quarters Of pound Of meat day; two chill
dren under IL and over years, count as ono adult
Water will be served at 7a o'clock each morning.
s. The enigrants wi be allowed the use Of tht
deck for air and exercise excepting the poop deck
6. Religious services may be held in the steer
age, or on deck, Mt such times as the emigrant
please and do not interfere with the management
Of the vessel.
z. Tho use of all obscene and profano Language
is absolutely prohibited.
8. The omigrants will keep their berths and TIT
whole stoerage clean and proper order.
0. All lights in the steerago will be put ou
at 0 O'Clock, unless specially allowed by tho cap
tain.
10. Smoking and nl lights, except tho shiI
lights, botween decks, are positively prohibited.
II. Money or valuables may be placed in charg,
of the captain for safe-keeping.
There will not be accommodation for all wht
wish to go. We learn thnt $50 have arrived from
Macon, $50 from Newborry, 100 from Columbia
and 1870 from this District, besides number fron
other portions Of this State and as the vessel whe
crowded can only accommodate about 700 persons
somo Of the party must be left until next Spring
whom it sreportcd that another vessel will sail, o
tho Golconda will make another trip.