The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08
TIE EMMIGRANTs IN LIBERIA.
THEIR DISCRIMINATION AND RE
CEPTJON AT BIONROvIA.
correspondence Me,cs and oou.ior.

Ot the DTltlSH HlaA Stedtnes Cn the alter
noon Of the lst of June and arrived here
before day on the morning Of the Sd has
already been told. On the evening of
the I'd we caught our first certain glimpse
of Liberian soil in
GRAND CAPE MOUNT,
10 which we passed close enough to
make out the trees on it; sides and ton,
1t seemed densely wooded down TO the
very waters edge. though what the trees
were we could not tell. After passing
this point, which remained in sight n
long time, it being LOCO feet high, we
saw along the nat coast continuous
fringe of lofty tree-tops. Everybody
stayed on deck and watched these until
darkness shut out the promised land"
A few of the more enthusiastic pilgrims
remained above, and nearly all night
strained their eyes to see something.
The more practical, however, consoled
themselves with the reflection that the
Continent would not run away before
daylight, and turned in>" Finally we
stopped, the anchor was let go, and we
were
AT MONRovIA!
All we coeafd see of Monrovia then was
an exceedingly sickly looking light above
and aohae distance off, said to be on the
top @f Cape Mesurado. Then the cap.
tain of the steamer came aboard, collec-
ted his f!50 for towing and his E1O for
ahe use OF his hawser, went of, and soon
steamed out and disappeared.
Little by little as daylight increased.
Deepening the roseate flush in the east,
Little by little did daylight reveal
the Cape rising above US tits height is
given as 250 feet) with fimsy looking
iight-house, quite in keeping with the
light, on top. About halfway up the
hill little house stood among the dark
green trees. The Cape was covered on
the sides that we could see and on the
top with thick growth of trees, bushes
and vines, growing down to the low cliff
which forms It's base, and against which
the waves leap up and break in masses
OF white foam. To the left (westward)
of the cape was wide bar, over which
The breakers were rushing, and to the
deit of that again was q broad white
beach fringed by trees stretching grad
ually away az far as we could see. Be-
hind the ber there was a glimpse of still
water and clump of trees. This was
Monrovia, with its cape, ns first seen that
morning. Some of the passengers began
singing:
Land ahead, its fruits are waving,
Ger its fields Of endless green,
And the living waters laving
Shores where Heavenly forms are seem"
But the Heavenly forms were seen
about then, and the singing stopped
They consisted of
= FLEET OF "DUG.oyg" cAEoE
each propelled by two or three gentle
men in the aforementioned state Of near
nudity, with paddles shaped like poiat-
ed spade, or a trowel bayonet. These
individuals came padding out through
ahe' nft-!ise med; and soor reached the
ships side to which the e.nigrants eager
y crowded. Each 'ci the new arrivals
had dark blue line about an inch broad
tattooed from the roots of his hair to the
end of his nose, and it was discovered
that all had on some clothes. Some had
only cloth, Others coat and cloth,
others coat Jnly, others shirt, one all
three. They had each suspended about
their necks @ string or two Of beads, and
small bags Vi medicine" Some had
hats, some gaudily trimmed smoking
caps, some ridiculous woolIen- night caps
1t reminded one of the old Mother Goose
melody:
"Hark, ark, the dogs do bark,
Beggnrs come to town,
Some in rags, and some in
Tags, and some in velvet gown"
except that there was nothing in the re-
motest degree suggestive of velvet gown.
These fellows gabbled away among them
selves in some heathenish and unknown
dialect, with u great many COS" and
short and long "a's" in it. They occa-
sionally addressed us in some few words
of imperfect English. a. once cdn-
ceived the idea that they we. the origi-
nal intoners. Their whole language
seemed to be q series of intonatons.
Their words for Eyes" is sound some
thing like drunken mans utterance of
the letter N, and they say it so much as
High Church Episcopalian does the
last syllable of "amen," that the resem-
blance is startling.
BOARDED BY THE NATIVES.
The emigrants were the most gusted
and cresttallen looking set :hlt ever (
saw; They, wandered disconsoiateiy
around inquiring anxiotisly of each other
whether these were specimens of Libe-
dignantly, a,heya a cam. ils even entail talk Eng @
lish." The mate stationed himself at
the gangway and ordered every canoe to
keep of, forbidding our visitors to fulfil
their announced desire to come aboard.
Tho rascals padded around, however,
ahd made feint of climbing up on the
side, and when the vigilant officer rushed
Paround to drive them back, their COM
4 panions streamed in over the gangway
in euch numbers and scattered about the
ehip SO quickly that it was impossible to
get them off except by inaugurating
knc2.; !; .;.o;E=:s and drag o&: ssh. ~h:ch
would have been unpleasant. The
whole gang therefore got aboard. The
head men Immediately sought the cap
tam, and produced their "books," i. e.
their w,1tten recommendation orgood
character and working ability. procured
from various captains. and carried in
water-tight tin tubes about twelve inches
long 10y two thick, suspended about their
necks. II then transpired that our new
friends were Kroomen, that is members
OF the Kroo Tribe of Africans. Detach-
.neata Of this tribe, which il a pArt lor1n
one, are scattered up and down the west
coast. They are amphibious animals,
and will do no work except on or in. the
water. Their perfect faD,iliarity with
that element, and their skill and endu-
rance in rowing and working about ships,
render them ah Indispensable auxiliary
to the trader along, the coast, especially
as there are few good harbors, the ports
having generally, like Monrovla, only
open roadsteads, aud vessels being load
ed or unloaded by small boats. These
visitors, of orrs were desirous of pro-
cnring work, and therefore the visit
Being disposed of by the captain, they