The New York herald., 1875-10-30
THE SWATARA'S MISSION.

THE SOUTHERN ExILEs IN BRAZIL TO BE
BROUGHT HOME by THE GovERSMENT-AC-
coMMoDATIoNs OF THE CORVETTE FOR PAS
sENGERs--HRR PROPOSED VISIT TO SOUTH
AMERICAN PORTS.
As has already been stated in the HERALD, fna
orders have been received by Commander A. p Cooke,
from the Navy Department, for the United States cor
vette Swatara, 10 guns proceed TO Para Brazil on
special service and the ship will sail this morning for
her port OF destination. For the past two days officers
and have been very busy taking on board stores
and making final preparations for the interesting
cruise As she is going somewhat peculiar service
for man -ofwar many articles not usually included in
regular outfit have been added her stores she
sails perfectly prepared for the duty she is expected TO
perform As ia well known, large number OF South
ern families determined at the close of the to seek
retreat in Brazil where under flag and government
totally unlike that of the United States they proposed
to pass the remainder of their days build up for
themselves new fortunes and homes, striving only to
forget that they American citizens and that
they lived under the Stars and Stripes Designing
spectators artfully drew charming pictures o.
the Arcadian delights OF Brazil land
literally flowing with milk and honey and
only awaiting the presence of the sefmade
exiles to become veritable paradise. These spe-
cous represe ntations hardly necessary however,
induce numbers of Southern people, embittered by
result of the late war their fortunes and
il es IN strange land. Brazil promised better than
any other country as place OF refuge for these DIS,
satisfied people, and to that far of land they embarked
in colonies Tho result Of ten years experience in
those parts has completely disenchantcd the coonists
many died. all suffered, and quite a number, VINO were
fortunately in funds or who had friends TO aid them
gave up the missionary schome and returned 10
the United States, happy lind shelter in
being impoverished could not retrace their steps and
compelled to remain IN Brazil undergoing distress
Hutl III af and hasn
died. most have been stricken with evers or other sick
ness peculiar TO the country and all were anxious TO
return TO their native shores to depart again. To
our Minister in Brazil and our Consus they have made
their complaints but unfortunately those officials had
no power to afford assistance They could only report
the facts to the government and await the action OF the
superior authorities. Finally this action has been
taken, and the government has ordered the Swaara
government vessel to be sent to Brazil 10 bring
home suffering countrymen Captain Cookies
orders to proceed to Para and other ports in South
America and offer free passage to the United States to
such INDECENT American citizens and their families
may require the same and day he sails out upon his
humane mission 1t is understood that about 130 men,
women and children are Mt Para awaiting means to
return homo. In Venezuela few others are looking
for They will all be brought North and landed
at-Port Royal S. 9. The swatara is manof-war and
not passenger ship and she has very meagre
modations for this addition to her numbers. But us
her course homo will lie in tropical semi-tropcal
lattudes her passengers will not be likely to suffer
from the cold In ordinary weather accommodations
can be fixed for them on deck where air is plenty at
least and, as to the subsistence no difficulty will be
be found In supplying them with abundance of good
well cooked food, precisely like that which keeps
blue jackets in such excellent health The kind hearted
officers and men of the ship, animated by the most
generous sentiments will to IL that the and
delicate children are as agreeaby and comfortably cared
for as circumstances will admit Everything, indeed,
that the ships people do to make the nomeward
voyage satisfactory and pleasant to the wanderers will
be done.
The swatara proceeds direct to Para which lies
almost under the Equator and place warm that her
sojourn there will be as brief as possible From that
port, with her passengers, she will proceed to
Demerara, British Guiana and thence TO Laguayra,
Venezuela, touching at intermediate ports. AT La
guayra she will communicate with tho United States
Minister at Caracas and Observe If necessary the pro-
gress of events connected with the hostile relations
istng between Holland and the Republic of Venezuela
In Of hosties, and providing the United
States Minister should require her presence to
protect American interests she will remain for
the time being but that unpleasant contingency is
not thought likely to present ITSELF II is deemed prob
able that she will not be delayed there long, but will
sail for home touching only at Port au Prince where
mails may reach her The duration of her voyage will
hardly exceed hundred days. and about the 18th Of
February tho good ship may be expected at Port Royal
s. G. The Swatara, albeit she is strangely crowded
with very skttish locomotive boilers run OF her
twelve fourteen knots under favorable circum-
stances. and make fair passages If need be. Tho
following is full and correct list of her oflcers:-
C'0BmdRder-A. r. Cooke, commanding
Lieu.enaat Commander and Erecutive 0Gcer-H @.
White.
Lfeutenant and Navigdtor-Gcorge NJ Tottcn
LielRendnts-W. McCarty Little, r. N. G. Brown,
ohm 7. Merrill, T. NJ Elting.
Mdster-Theodore Porter
PdymdSter-G. H. Reed.
Engineers- Chief, f. A. Wilson; Past C. H. Man
ning Assistant, j. A. Tobin
Sargeon-Edward Kershner
Assistant Surgeon-E IL Green.
Lieutenant Of Mdrines--C. Porter.
MidshipmeR-George Stoney, T. Hunt, II. J. Hunt
G. NJ. McCartennv, +. M Coffin.
GuHner-C. G. Neil
Bodts,cdia-W. A. Cooper.
Sdilnldker-John Martin.
Cdrpenter-Peter Ward.
Pay Cierk-W. b. Moore.