The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-25
Experiences of Liberian Emigrants
on the Bark Azor.
ARRIVAL AT MCNRCVIA.
Appearance, Customs and Resources
of the Young Republic.
HGPITABLg RECEPTION OF The new COMERG
Neglect and Dishonesty Of the
Exodus Association.
[py TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July "a. 1878
The emgrant bark Azor, which left this port on
last Easter Sunday for Monrova, with $50 exodisis
arrived here early this morning aud dropped her
anchor At the quarantine station, having made the
return trip from Monrova in thirty-sixty daye Tho
Azor brought Mr.. A. b. Williams, the special CORE
spondeut Of tho Ncs and Courier and sixteen coored
passengers, who are returning from the promised
land aud arc bound for Mississippi, from which State
they emigrated Liberia some years ago. MIR. Will
iams having explored the country around n onrovia
and seen the emgranis safely housed wisely returned
20 Charleston, and with tho facts in his possession
IS lever he hopes to move the Exodus Association
into position where the responsibility OF the lead
Ing officers shall not only be felt, but acted upon.
This is due TO the colored people, who
too iimid to act for themselves, and submit
meekly to any exaction or imposition that Is
athsrcd by persons OF their whom they have
regarded being In authority them The return
Of the bark entirely unexpected and has created
much excitement among the negroes, who have
thronged the throughout the day IN the hope
Hgettns a glimpse OF the "Gospel ship" as she is
sailed 1t Impossible to tell as yet what the Exodus
Association intend to do The OF tho bark Is
unexpected 10 them rs 10 every ono else.
WAITING NEXT TRIP
There are al least three hundred emigrants waiting
will be. and there are, II 10 said, thousands moro in
the upper counties OF this State aud In Georgia who
are only waiting word from the leaders OF The move
mont come nocKing down 10 the sea coast. The
associ alton deeply In debt The First National
Bank OF this city holds two drafts, amount
Ing to $3.50, from Mcssrs. Randall aud
Fisher Of Sierra Leone, for provisions and OF
the Azor from Sierra Leone TO Monr0via These
drafts extended thirty days and will shortly fall
DUE and the officers OF the association have idea
how they be paid. With this situation OF al
mrs Is extremely doubtful IF the Azor will be fitted
for another trip for some time to comc and It s
Tar more probable that she will DO lbslled sold
pay the debts Of the association
Mr.. WILLIAMS sARRArIvA
The Neos and Courier will publish tomorrow the
irst part OF long descriptive letter OF Mr. Williams
Yriten Monrovia. 1t takes the narrative at the
uoment OF the arrival oil tho Azor IN the roads.cad
VI Monrovia. Another Instance OF the bad manage
ncnt Of the mismanagers OF the exodus scheme Is
pven. II appears that they neglected either
10 make any announcement to the Lbcrian
government OF the coming of The emigrants or TO
arrange ior tho reception Of those helpless
people. The government officials fortunately learned
Of the departure Of the Axor from Qua ieston They
sesmsd 10 nave acted with co nmendaols p,nsss
In Averting from the strangers the evil consequences
the Lberian c,tissns heartily assisted In thus work
grave charge Is contained In the statement AZ to
.m,srsnls PAID sr but which were not to be- foood
when soroly needed. In the language OF MIR. Williams
.rourly Of Misrepresentation OF iunas ana
breach OF trust or OF more criminal carolessness
ARRIVAL TIE EMGRASrs.
In speaking oil the arrival vi the Charleston emil.
grants at Monrovia Mr.. Williams ssys:-'About nine
O'Clock the morning OF our arrival large rowbost,
manned by eight kroomen, pulled out with tbs Har
Dor Master ana migration Commissioner " no came
,board Beng the first Americe- Liberians that
We had they wero watched with much inter.
The harbor Master Is young man, .
Iuadroen and was attrcd in dark blue coat, brill
putah Un N nd i'm
nngs and buttons, while his head was crname q tod
with white cooked hat, IRON .he back OF which de-
pruded u pugaree a veil OF white cloth worn
around he hat, and much Affected by "the bloods'
OF the tropics The rest Of the dress was that Of an
ordinary civilian. The Commissioner Is also act
Ing secretary Of tho State he is about
The game color as his companion, but taller,
made very sick by the swell The appearance OF
these well dressed and Intelligent specimens OF tho
Inhabitants OF The Black Re puoiic was great comfort
10 the emigrants giving them assurance that there
we're least some clothed and civilized beings
ashore. just here surprising discovery was made.
Il found from statements OF the visitors that
the Libcran government mad received no notification
whatever OF the departure oil the OF any Of
The proceedings of the Lbcrian Exodus Association
or The Steamship Association. Nothing was known
10 MoDrova OF the emigration except what had been
gathered from stray copies and the pa
pore. This was not encouraging news to begin with
by any means
Another discovery was also mado which tended |
still further to lower our opinion Of Brush steam.
ship captains. Ibis was that The COMMANDER OF the
steamer whish had towed US had quietly dropped US |
about three miles further out TO sea than
should have been, leaving us anchored prob
ably Tour miles from the Cape. Captain
Holmes having never vstea this port before
and had accerte his statement that We we're on the
usual anchorage as trde whereas II was totally false
The wishes for prosperous vovage Tor tho Britisher
we're not very fcrvent alter that About ten O'Clock
several OF went ashore Id tho hsroor Masters
boat On the way we passed small schooner
anchored just OF the head OF the cape, bearing
The name Lincoln .s "Gs were informed
In Monrovs. We also learned that tho
dense green foliaye which covered the Cape tho
coffee the hill being coffee plantation belonging
to tbs estate OF exPresident Roberts. German bark
ut anchor comprised tho remainder OF the ship
ring IN tho roadstcad. We pulled over the bar with
no trouble, the surf being light Now inside
the Cape and on the hesurado River, which hore is
about hail a mile wide. On the lett the beach
stretches away with landscape OF wooded country
extending back from 1t on the right a bit OF white
beach comes out, and behind IL is u email exout of
Hat land lying between the loot Of the hill and tho
wafer.
THE KRoos ASp THEIR VILLAGE
Among the trees anu bushes OF this little plain are
TO be the thatch houses composing the village
where tho Kruos live, while the beach ara gcner-
ally lew sleek looking little cattle Kroo men and
women, and a NUMBER Of canoes the latter drawn out
OF tne water and resting bottom IN Iitlo further
W past beach, the green trees aud Wild india
rubber vines again come down TO the water,
and almost sweeping u. Under the roots oil the trees
the has worn away the SOIL leaving the reddish
,oekrr stones pare some OF hcsc trees are valuable
among them peug cane wood. Past this and lew |
YARDS lurihcr up the water runs In again, forming
shallow little bay and tho town OF Monrovia,
looking picturesque and pretty, struggling up tho |
hills scattering houses only hall seen through
trees aud underground. As W. went on
1 noticed the houses were generally OF stone.
Many oi them had windows broken ana gaping,
and all showed sad need OF repairs. Nearly
every yard, Ike the street, was grown up In rank
vegetation On every side was tho very abom nation
Of dcsoation We Ola not meet soul IN the streets
Then VIZ went TO breakfast with dark forcbodngs OF
tho character oil the country. Az this breakfast 4
repeated that novel experience OF sitting at tbe
taue with colorcd Iolks IL struck me
curious that In country whose vegetation IL so cx
uberant That IL Is Impossible to Keep II out Of the
streets that being the reason assigned 10 answer TO
my inquiries as the existence Of the previously
me toned condition OF the tn0roughiaes that every
tbiDg composing the hrst meal saw there should be
i'm ported. So IL was. however 4 piece OF fresh nsh
aud the coffee the only Liberan products on the
table The meat the oy stors and the vegetables were
all canned goods from England. Alter breakiat-
through tho same paths through tho same streets