The New York herald., 1878-07-10
THE LIBEAAN EXODUS.
An Interview with the Rev. B, F.
Porter on the Scheme.
THE ENTERPRISE A SUCCESS.
Charges or Cruelty on the Bark
AzOr Denied.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALp.]

TBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE HERALD
BALTIMORE, July o, 1878.
Your correspondent to-day interviewed the Rev. H.
r. Porter, President OF the Liberian Exedus Joint
stock Steamship Company, who is stopping IN this
city.
Mr. Porter Will be ihlriy-iour years Of ageshs lst
OF August He is evidently a man OF intelligence,
great of purpose and has strong faith
IN tho success OF the Liberan emigration scheme,
which he Is So earnestly promoting. He is quiet
and rather reserved IN manner, although answer
ing questions put 10 HIM frankly and freely. Mr.
Porter is a clergy man OF the African Methodist
ED piscopai Chursh, and Is pastor OF the Norris
Brown Church, OF Charleston
A PHYSICIAN BOARD.
In rcea I'd 10 the absence physician on board the
Azor Mr. Porter stated that ARRANGEMENTS had bcen
made with Dr. J. W. Watts of Washington, to accom-
pany the emigrants, aud they had confidently *
pcctcd him up to the the sailing OF the Azor.
About week before the departure OF the ship had
sent thcu a telegram stating that ne would be sure
10 come. Whom the time came and no dtd not
appear Mr.. George Curtis, one OF tho di-
rectors who with his wife going with the
emisrants offered to undertake the duies Of physi
can and ne was presented such TO the Custom
House authorities"
.'was he a regular physician?"
claimsd to havc knowledge OF medicine. and as hts
wife was regular nurse We thought they could get
along"
RECKLESS
s'How the provisions aud water TO run short?"
"This Is something l cannot account for, ex
cept by assuming that. there must have been
reckless waste The obligation OF the company was
only to iranspor, the emigrauts to LIBERIA. But
We published In tho. Nissionary Record list OF the
PROVISIONS aud articles that would be needed, and
gave every family printed cir cular upon require
ment. Of emigrant going IRON This country 10
Liberia. IL part OF the contract that
grants should turuish their provis ons and they
got such stores they arc accustomed TO u home.
We not responsible for the quantity quality Of
nose ,eams"Ives e. ,ca M .ney
Tor the purchase OF stores sufficient to last them
months alter they got to Liberia. Ny calculation
IA liberal one; Tor instance. the law requires
pound OF meat, ono pound OF bread &c, per diem. l
purchased stores Tor double that supply OF food
supply Of water, Captain Holmes assured me that he
had plenty Tor ninety days at least aud he expected
Great waste must have been allowed. think Cap
Lain Homes must have gotten little OF his course
gMGRANTs
s.Did the mpany make any ARRANGEMENTS for the
caro- the emigrauts during tho passagop'
"There were three directors on board-Messrs
Giliard Clark and George Curus-who were to super.
intend tho a1rrs OF the colony. Ono was to look
alter the arrangements Tor agricultural work. another
after the shipm OF products and
the TO be the medical superintendent Tho
ssntrol and regulation OF the emIgrants during tho
voyage was, however, In the hnrds OF Captain
Holmes. not thirk the picture rs as dark us Il
his been painted Mr. Williams. the correspondent
on board, fine young man, but he docs not seem
10 have ever away nome before and he was
strongly impressed BY the events oil lic sea- Ho
has OF course tried 10 make his account rcadoLle
and think there has been some exaggeratiou. The
deat hs that took place to he negligence OF
the parties tnemselyes None OF the cabin
tooL scx nor Nv who took care OF ,hems, I've. Nun
bcrs did nc come up from between decks from the
time they started. What else could be expected but
discasef"
wHAr PASSENGERS SAY.
Mr. Porter then went on to say that he had received
seven letters, from Captain Holmes nd the rest
from passengers; all but one nc mad mailed to Charle
ton. He said that mono OF them In gloomy
rreted was the absence OF regular hyscian; ina.
Curtis was ineficicn and didn't know business:
sra wna, I iSey ought 10 have boen' aoa e tho. hos
they wcrc on a shor. supply OF wafer.
accounts ana he regretted that he did not have them
s,il in his possession The one letter thar he did
have from the Rev. s. +. Fiegier who out
missionary oi the Methodist Church The letter
read py your spondent very briei;
spoke OF the delay from Gains, the deaths and tho
snort raIions, but said nothing about the quality OF
the rations, and did not contain any com paints.
MoNBY FOR PROVISIONS.
statement mado In a Charleston telegram
the NEw YORK HERALD drafts Leone to
tbe amount $l6 500 or provisions and towage had
been received by ine company. Mr. Porter says ,h,s
rs not so. He says that tho drafts amount to only
81 $50 which will be met. The association, he says
never had any large amount OF capital but pad IT'S
bills as II went along II Is not in dent does OF
owe a dollar a living with the exception of tho
amount that win be duo Captain Holmes when he
completes his trip In regard to the statement mado
In tie Necs and Conrfcrs correspondence, that The
smisrants ~ere wtnout money, he sad that tho emi-
grants 256 In number, had 1000 In hard cash. The
Of The company is simply to transport them
10 their destination
PLANS OF THE EMiGRAyTs.
The plan of The cmgrants Is to 20 up the ST. Paul's
River into the Bopoora country between nifty and
sky miles northeast Of Monrovia. There the gov
ernment allows each mead oi family twenty five
acres aud TO n single man ten acres
s,wnat does our association propose to do now ~
1--WE propose TO 70 right ahead. We have
OF tue voyage OF The Azor, and
will guard against similar mishaps in Tho future.
We nave made arrangements with q physician of
Dcdham, Mass, to 20 on the next three trips, and
we snail have energetic sanitary supervision over
the emigran,s This anair VIII do moro good
than anything else wo intend 10 send out 200.
There are over twenty thousand aIcady booked,
and intend TO keep on sending over nli who
want to go We have bought tract
OF 700 acres In Charleston, on which the
emigrapts can settle until transportation 10
ready for them. We arc making our arrangements
now for the purchase OF steamship lor about $40 100
and with cap icity OF 100 passengers. Although we
shall. only sena so ut u time, shall hrvc her on
tho limo by January l. We shall buy IL out OF tho
stock subscriptions pke we Old the Azor which, with
the improvements We put on her, viii cost about
SIC 600 Our intention Is TO bring about mercia
relations between the roIonis and this country aud
we trying 10 interest business men IN tie matter
There tuey produce coffee, rice, sugar. indigo palm
oil root, ginger aud csmwood. The ivory trade
oi Liberia increased tcniod the set six yearx
bu. the IVORY obtained from the interior Is sod TO
British merchants Now want to sell II to
American merchants. In the event OF want and des-
tituon among the coioniss We shall relieve them"
.How wall your stock subscription enable you to
undcrtake SO much ~
swe will have the means We casting about In
that direction now We arc willing to assume the
respon sioiy OF the enterprise and nave confidence
IN IT'S success. We are bound to make II u grand
success"