The New York herald., 1872-11-22
IHE LIBERIAN COL0NISrs.

The Negroes on Their Way to Africa ON
Board the Bark ments
for Their Comfort During the Voyage.
At twelve O'Clock yesterday the bark Jasper,
with the Llberian colored colonists on board,
weighed anchor, and was towed from her moor
ings, near Bedoe's Island, down the bay by
Bteamtug. he negroes who had arrived the pre-
yious night from Georgia in the st. Salvador. were
taken OF the latter vessel yesterday morning and
transferred by the Henry Smith to the Jasper. on
leaving the st. Salvador they were proiuse
In their gratitude to the captain and OIL
GERS Tor the kind manner In which
they had been treated on their way from
Georgia. They looked clean neat and intelligent,
and their term OF slavery has certainly Deen bcne-
fetal 20 them ana probably Will be TO the country
they are about TO colonize. me love oi nonic'
In the negro breast. seems 10 be very strong.
The men WAC sailed yesterday were taken from
their native country before the war ana sofa INTO
slavery and although they had IN lew years oe-
come civilized and Christianized, tley aiWays mani,
tested an intense longing to return TO the and OF
their birth. The wish long deferred mas been at
length gratlned and the $50 who sailed yesterday
are the first instalnent OF much larger number
which Will follow their steps as soon as practi-
cable
Gated American freedmen. The Republic was
founded in 1890, and continued under the control
OF the Colonization Society until 1897, when It
began existence on its own account and declared
itself free Republic. IL was immediately ac-
skn0wledged to be such by the leading Powers OF
capital.
4 The contingent which left yesterday comprises
men Of more than ordinary intelligence ana an un-
usually large share OF pety. It is mainly composed
iof families, very few single persons being on board
The Jasper Is the properly Of tie Messrs. Yates
l& Porterfeld, and has been specially cnar-
tered to make this trip. She is about six hua-
dred tons burden, bark rugged, and Is
rather clumsy in shape o,s ana appearance Washs
who Is sad to be an exper enced seaman. Every
care has been taken that the emigrans shall be
Comfortably treated on their long voyage, and the
accommodation provided Tor them IS much supe-
rior to that OF the great transatlantic lines. The
provisions and stores, and a competent colored
medical officer, DR.. John N. Lewis, u Lberan, who
has lately graduated at one OF the New England
medical colleges. Instead OF being orced to stow
Cans will have the advantage OF clean, rOomy and
CRY berths on deck, which are arranged that
tWo persons can sleep in each Of them. This is in
itself great advantage and though the berths
they viii serve all the purposes ior
which they are intended as well as II
they were more luxnriously fitted up. The
emigrants, who had been under thecare or MI Cop
pinger since they departed from Georgia were
taken in charge OF yesterday by Dr. Lewis. an
African by BIRTH, who viii accompany the expedi-
tiOn to Liberia. The voyage VIII probably occupy
thirty-fve to lorty days. Some OF the passengers
will and at Monrovia, the capital city Ol the Re-
public, but the larger body will proceed to Cape
cOlonists have received encouraging letters nom
Mr.. Roberts, the President of the Republic. and
Others detailing the rapid advancement that is
being made in agriculture and commerce. On
i've acres Of land, and will 0e entitled to the rights
OF American citizenship at once. The cost or
transportation from this port to Liberia is $50 per
head for adults and S25 lor children.