Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-02-23
VERY LATE FROM JAMAICA.

EN
! The ship Emily, II days from Kingston; brings
papers to the 2Ist January. The Kingston pa
i pers corroborate the account given below. IN the
! letter of our correspondent. The disnclina ton
of the manumitted population to work was rapid
ly increasing. They have generally refused to
work since christmas
The accounts from all parts Of the Island nro
most disastrous. At ST. James's the aborers
have been offered fv shllings per day TO boiler-
! men, and half dollar to common iaborers dur
ing the CROP These offers, though ruinously ex
! trayapant, were refused The fold iaborors de-
mand five shillings per day, and rather than pay
that rate, the Planters IL SAID, VIII et Tue crop
rot on the ground.
/ On the coffee plantations things, If possibie,
are worse The coffee fast ripeniug, and
some of it beginning to drop, but the blacks,
though paid the wages they asked, would not
work more than third part OF me GAY Ii ms
course was pursued, u largo portion of the crop
would be lost.
The failure of the corn crop III nearly oil the
parisbe. had occasioned extraordinary rise IN
the price Zig" i"f~-i.." quality was sol
iifhg at eleven sh!lings sterling per bushe, and
that grown on the island brought sixteen, with
tho prospect of being higher, unless speedy
supply should came from some one of tho neigh
boring islands.
Correspondence of the n. Y. Express.
Kingston, Jausoica Jan l.
The island of Jamaica, l am sorry to say, Is in
and as tho crop is at hand, the proprieiors
are q, loss to know how TO .ako it off. The
price demanded by tho negroes is moro than what
the sugar and will sell for, it Is Impossible
to get them TO como to any final arrangement
The Governor issued proclamation a few days
ago. bu, that can do no good; he himself, do
no good with them. planter. told ne thJs
morning that last wear at this time, he made 90
hhds. Of sugar, and his mill Is not vet at
work on account of the negroes not being willing
to work under 81 per day, which il rs imrossi-
BILE TO give. He further says that jamaica is go
ing fast to -. You cannot imagine; for full
particulars pay great attention to the papers you
will receive. | am told that 1t 10 not Jamaica a.
lone that suffers, but the other Windward Is
lands The House of Assembly will meet on !
the 18th proximo, and l must say that, unless
the Governor gives way 10 the members, moth
will be done. You will find in the papers par
ticulars of meeting of the Commissioners Of
Correspondence, and also public meetings being
called for the purpose of making a report of the |
distressed state of the once f1ourishing island.-I
Alas! Jamaica Is not what she oaco was, nor
ever will be. The time Is past, and 1t Is too late
to do any good As long the stipendiary ma
gistrstes give bad advice to the negroes they
will not come to terms. What with them and
the Governor, enough mischief is effected am
sorry | am obliged to give you such an account
of my native place.
Kingston, Jan. IL |
cd the deplorable state of the Windward District
OF this island; but even that did not convey what
appears to be even more serious IN regard 10 the
Occurrences Of the present week.
1t appears that the laborers are now possessed
with the idea that, the honorable House of As |
semblv went into no business. there no law
which can obIige them to work, and therefore
thew intend to be idle till the law comes from |
England.
King ston Jan. 10
The accounts by post are IN unison with what
we have already exposed, regarding the manner
labor is carried on. on this side of the island
Before Judge thoroughly, however, We must
allow another week to pass over, that IT may be |
observed what the second week after Christmas |
may bring forth.
Kingston, Jan. 20.
1t is stated, although we do no, vouch for the |
correctness of the report, that his excelencv the
Governor Is now convinced of the non-working
of the system, and the deplorable state of the
island. All that can be done Is, we fear, tool
late bu, determined measures, and a thorough
EXPLANATION of the law may do much IN avering
the runous consequences which are. unforiun
n,ely, too apparent through the country
From Jamaica Standard.
State of the couatry-Our report this week
breaihes a more definite and determined air
Need we say how much more gloomy and unfa
vorable it Is on that account. Another week
has elapsed, and still no greater disposition 10
return TO work. aud still less likelihood Of the
estates being all able TO take off their crops.
except at such rate as would be entirely ruin
Gus To the pIanters-ihat Is 10 say, at much
greater expense than the sugar itself will
bring.
We know, for we have the positive facts, tha;
on some estates in this parish Isl Iames.l i've