The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13
RESCUED FROM SLAVE SHIPS
Congo and Angola blacks Who Live Far
North or Their Old Homes.

Congo and Angola Blacks Who Live Far
North OF Their Old Homes.
Scattered along the coast OF West Africa In
Sierra Leone and Liberia are Q number OF set
Elements known as Angola town and Congo
town. The ancestors OF the people who live In
these little hamlets were born hundreds OF
miles south o. the places where their children
are found to-day. They were natives OF An
COLA and the Congo region Many OF them be-
long to the great Bantee family and they
know very different lanRuag from those Of
the negro tribes among whom they now live
These handfuls OF Southern African people
scattered among tho Inhabitants Of Liberia and
Sierra Leone are more fortunate than many
thousands OF their friends who toiled away
West Indies and Brazil For these settlements
by the cruisers OF the Civilized nations from
the holds OF slave vessels. They were bound
for the the West Indies or Brazil: for very few Of
this country. Probably ninety-nine In hun
dred Of the black residents OF this country
Senegambia and Csmeroons. while Brazil re-
celved most OF her hundreds OF thousands OF
slaves from Congoland and Angola
So those more fortunate cRptives who were
rescued before they had been taken far from
their native land. were settled far north Of the
against slavers. There they have lived ever
AND T 81 The born IN
Christlanzed. are tolerably Industrious. and
their lot has been quite fortunate. considering
the terrible fate they SO narrowly escaped.
Awhile ago Mr.. II. Chatelain Visited the An
COLA ,settlement at Sierra Leone: He says In
the African NeLrs that the style Of the houses.
tho methods OF the field cultivation. and the
features OF the people carried him at once back
TO Angola whore no had long resided; In one
house he found an old man, to whom he spoke
In klmbunder. one OF the languages OF Angola,
Tho old man was surprised and oye[loyed. and
bors TO como and SEQ the man who had been In
Angola and spoke Kimbnnder They crowded
white man who could talk with them in Ian
guage they had not heard from others since
they were shipped from Loanda as slaves.
Chatelnin found that they had entirely dis
and have espoused the faith tho missionaries
taught them. Some OF these people wished to
return with their white friend to tho old home
q their fathers. but be could not take them.
West Ind es and Brazil who have vivid recollec.
tIons Of Angola and ConRolnnd, but mover ex-
pect 10 see their natiSo shores HGRin.
The pcople at.Puynesville. Liberaare nearly
Nil released slaves 81 Congo origin. About two
years ago many Of them were, seized with
craze to return TO tho Congo. The Congo state
was glad to encourage this Immigration for the
Liberan Congoese are industrious and have
made considerable progress. About fifty OF
them went hack and settled near the mouth OF
ten acres OF land each and Iations for q year.
They are not plensed. however, with the change
they have made and have written discournRinR
lettOgs to Liberia that have stoned further
heard ron their friends: We no 20 to Congo
no more Liberia II the home dat God give US
and We stop here till lie calls u.s."