The New York herald., 1870-02-23
BRAZILIAN COLONIZATION.
Return Of COionists--A Sad Story OF Dccep-
tion and suffering.

Return Of C0Ionists-A Sad Story Of Dccep-
tion and suffering.
A little more tnan two years ago large number
OF families from New York. Pennsylvania and some
OF the Southern States led by the glltterng pro-
misses OF the agents Of the Brazilian Colonization
Society," assembled in New York and emigrated
Brazil. Yesterday 119 squald men, women and
children. remnant Of those emigrants, were landed
at the Custom House wharf, and separated In quest
or charity and employment. Their narrative Is iull
OF hardship ana suffering They state that they
gwen to understand on leaving Tor Erazi tnat each
man was to be presented. his AT his desi-
nation with tract OF land and a small house, ana
and that all would be furnished with steady and
remunerative employment Alter three wceks' delay
in RIO JaneirO they were forwarded TO the colony
st. Catharine, $50 miles from she city OF that name.
On reaching the end or their Journey they found
that no provision had been made for them and THAI
all was wilderness. The agents appointed by tie
Brazilian government to superintend the analrs oi
the colony and the construction Ol roads, IN whicn
ner rnT 'I,Hs m"msn nesected their duties naye
very little labor To the coonists and so grossly
mismanaged affairs that great want and suffering
prevailed IRON rst establishment of the colony.
it was useless TO cultivate sugar cane or any other
producT Tor the market, as that was $50 miles DIS
lant, with no means OF communication, except by
launches on treacherouS river and as there was
no employment TO be had the coonists were re-
duced to the extremtes Of want. Finally, alter Ell
during their hopeless circumstances two seasons In
which time many lefG for other parts OF South
America, most OF the coOEists abandoned the VII
derness and set out for home. ln coming down
the river their launches were capsized, re-
sailing IN the loss OF nearly all their baggage.
On reaching st. Catharine's the American Consul
procured transportation for them to Flo, where,
after some delay, they were placed by the Brazilian
government ON board the British steamer kakaid,
chartered for The purpose, and sent to New York.
They reached this city utterly destitute, anu, the
Commissioners oil Emigration declining to have any
thing 10 do with them, they gathered their bundles
and boxes together and slowly dispersed. They
report that ABOUT hfV persons remain az the colony
Brazil VINO Will leave as soon as possible. Ihe
following IS q list or those arrived yesterday
Jonn O'Bren, WIFE aud i've chlldren; John Savn,
wife, son and two children; Dennis Mckeon, wife
and infant; John Burns and wife, John Kennedy.
wife, son. daughter and Two children: Edward
Mughe and wife. John Body, John Faulkner wife
ana infant; Patrick Mccarthy, wife, son and two
daughters: John Sweeeny, wife daughter and i've
children: Jonn Rockford wife and three chlldren:
Edward flaming, wife and infant; Daniel Roarty,
wife, son and two children; james Gould, wife and
TWO children; Catherine BOwner, Daniel BOwner
and three children John Ferry, wife, son, daughter
and three children; Michael McCailln, wife, dangh
ter and three children; Anne Boyce TWO sons and
three cnildren; Maria Witte and son, Thomas Caya.
naugh wife, two daughters ana child; DOminick
MahOney, wife and two children; Ann Garmann.
William Foster, wife and sOn; Alexander Morrison
wife and four children; Thomas Taylor John Hughes
and John AnnIs, Thomas Roberts aud wife, Thomas
Long, Hermann Rchstein, Joseph Bandeher Alex
ander WOLF Andrew QUINN, John Fusse James
Walsh, Patrick Hopkins Henry Kesser Alfred VII.
son, Joseph Orne, Thomas Clarke