The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22

confluence Of the Warrior ana Tomblgbee. in what
Is now the State or Alabama. Organizing In Phila-
schooner was chartered and the party set sail for
Mobile. Late one evening the vessel was seen APP
Governed by an obsolete chart the Captain was last
guiding her into danger. The American officers az
Fort Boyer fred alarm guns Night was coming
on and the storm increased. boat put or from
the shore, and the women and children were
rescued. The larger number OF the coonists re-
manned ON board the schooner, which was uti-
mately saved by being washed into deeper water
- VINE AND OLIVE CULTIVATION.
The region where the French emigrantS had re-
solved 70 establish themselves was an immense
forest or tree and cane interspersed with prairie.
They turned out to DE ndinerent pioneers; they
made but slow progress In subduing the wilds. A
town was laid out and called Demopolis. Emf
grants continuing to arrive great confusion ana
OF land. Tne colony alter few years became poor
and many were forced to sell their claims to AmerI
cans. However, majority OF the French still held
to their grants and In good aith to the govern
menr entered upon the cultivation OF the grape
and olive. lmportations OF plants were often made
from Bordeaux; but the newness OF the land
and the ignorance OF the colony in re-
gard to cultivation were among the reasons
why the experiment. tailed. the lmportations
frequently arrived out or season, when the
vines wlthered away and the olive
seeds became defective. At length, with difficulty.
even a J0erable VINE because the iruit ripened in
the heat OF summer. Every winter the olive trees
We're again Iea by the us wine
The whole enterprise turned out to be ruinous
failure. Some OF the emfgrants proceeded to
Texas, but the scarcity OF provisions. the priva-
lions they underwent and the jealousy OF the
Spaniards soon induced them to return to New
Orleans.
OTHER CAUSES OF FAILURE.
The failure OF the French colony IN MarengO and
Greene counties, Alabama was accelerated to
great degree by the continual annoyance they I'M
derwent at the hands OF unprincIpled American
squatters: Occupying their LANDS without q shadow
OF title. they told the French that they intended
to hold their footing at all hazards Litigation
followed, and owning no slaves, number Of Ger
man redemptioners who were imported, having
proved untatthful 10 their contracts, became
burden and an expense. The French were finally
rooted from the soil. Some or the emigrantS pro-
ceeded to Texas but the scarcity OF provisions, the
privations they suffered and the jealousy OF the
SpantardS soon induced them to return to New
Orleans.
DISTINGUISHED SETTLERS.
Among the French cOlOnists were many dis.
tinguished characters. Count Lerebre Desnoettes
was O lieutenant general under Napoleon, and ac-
cOmpanted him TO Russia. On his return to Europe,
SIX years later, the vessel he was on was wrecked
on the coast OF Ireland and the distinguished
Roosel shared his masters exile at Elba General
Count Bertrand Clausel commanded at Bor-
deaux during the Hundred Days. He subsequently
became Marshal and Governor General or Al
geria. General Lailemand and Rigaud were
among those who went TO Texas. The former. on
his return to the United States wrote excellent
treatise on artillery. The celebrated Marshal
GrOuchy was Ol the Philadelphia associates.
Not being popular with the refugees, In conse-
quence OF his conduct at Waterloo, ne returned TO
France and enjoyed hon0rs under the Bourbons.