Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-03-07
From the Correspondence Of the N. Y. Erpr.ss.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA. Jan 2I. 1870

r'on. "e correspondence " ue ~. Z. ELpTeStk
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Jan. 81, 1889. J.
The Island Of Jamaica, | am sorry to
say. is in very poor state, but few pro-.
perties at work, and as the crop time is
now at hand. The proprietors are at a iose,
TO know how to take it oil. The price de-.
manded by the negroes is more than whae
The sugar and rum will sell for, so tits i'm.
possible to get them to come to any final
arrangement. The Governor issued q
proclamation few days ago, but tha, can,
do no good; be, himself, can do no good
with them. A planter told me this morn
ing thai, last year at this time, be naada
So hhds. of sugar. and now bis nait is not :.
at work ou account Of the negroes not be-
ing willing to work under 81 per day.
SAWS ttnal ;3a,naea4 n easr ~
caunot imagine; for full particulars pay
a great attention TO the papers you will 70.
ceive. ] amtold that it is NOT Jamaica
alone that suffers, but the other .Wind-.
ward Islands. The House of Assembly
will meet on the 5th proximo. and I must
say that, unless the Governor gives way
to The members, nothing will lie DONE
You will find in the papers particulars Of q
meeting Of the Commissioners of Cores.
pondeuce, and also public meetings being
called for The purpose Of making report
Of the distressed state of this once -four.
ishing Island. Alas Jamaica is not what
she once was, nor ever will be. The timo
is past ana it is too late TO GIo any goods
As long as the stipendiary magistrates
give bad advice TO the negroes, they will
not come to terms. What with them and
the Governor, enough mischief is effected.
am sorry ann obliged to give youssuch
an account Of my native place. sss,
From the Jamaica Standard. ~
STATE OF THE CoUNTRY.-TOur re-
port this week brearhes more de6fite
and determined air. Need we say hoB
much more gloomy and unfavourable it is
on that account? Auo,her week has O.
lapsed, and still no greater disposition to
return to work; and still less likelyhoods Of
the estates being al all able 10 take oR
their crops. except at sucha rate as would
be entirely ruinous to the planters-'har,i 10
to say, at a much greater expense thantho
sugar itself will bring. q
We know for we have the positive facts.
that on some estates in this parish Isl.
JamesD6ve shillings day have been of.
fered TO the boiler men, and half dollar
to the laborers, during crop, and thaLthese
offers ruinnusly extravagant though they
were, have heen refused. 1--WE know that
OH others, when .aifempt has boen
made 10 come to terms for taking of the
crop, the reply of The field laborers has
been: "Yes, we are willingtu work, bus
you must give US FIVE shillilgs q day?'
And we know that. rather tifanSdo that,
many crops must be allowed forot on tho
ground Nay, We know that Others have
at this moment. canesin their mfifsyards
rolIing, for want of the necessarys hands
to carry on the manufacture. And Whys;;
Because the lahorers, only demand al The
rate of Sd an hour, for sixteen hours in ttss.
twenty four; thus making each laborer'a
wages exactly dollar a-day. or e. ia.
and id. per week, allowing they conda-
scend to work even the Eve days!
rhhNCE-tteotSH HuStoH " Me TIeUCB
Ministry.-The whole Of the French Min
isters un The 22d January, placed their re-
sienation in the hands of the King, in con-
sequence of finding their majority 10 the
Chamber Of Deputies insufficient. On
the following day his Majesty confided to ,
Marshal Soull the construction Of new
Ministry. :
The Paris Moni,eltr publishes asroyai
ordinance. dated 22,i Instant, promoting
Rea, Admiral Charles Baudin, to!the rank
of Vice Admiral, as q recornpense for his
gallant and skilfuf conduct at The capture
of the fortress Of San Juan D'Ulloa.
Avoid argument with the ladies; in spin
ming yarn among silks ond saiins, n matS
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