The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-03
BY order
X. Jones, Adj utant General.

News FROM JAMAICA Kingston, Jamaica. m.
pers to the 81 ult, have been received at Apala
chicsla We make the following extracts from
the Despatch =
Gen. herran, attended BY his suit. :, only arrived
on Sunday the 10th inst lat Barrapquilla. Here he
had An interview with Carmona-the latter had
followed Immediately after The interview q. it was
said, for the purpose Of inducing the people of
lineage to lay down their arms. Herran visited the
Comus on Tuesday, and was received by that ship,
and all the merchant vessels present, with due hO
nors. Herran Gays he intends to open the port of
Savanilla aud went On shore from the Comus for
the purpose Of fixing upon better ssite, than the
one on which the pr esent village stands. He re-
turned to Baranqulla on the same evening. On
Wednesday 800 Government mt troops marched into
baranquila; the Comus received dispatches on
the same evening by overland, from the Hornet,
laying at Santa MaItha-the Victor was there also
The people at kat place are still holding out for
Federalism, and are very violent in their Ian.
guage.
Labour in Hsyti is dirt cheap, and can be OBJ.
tanned al the rate of Sd per diem at least il has
been recently represented. II such be the case, it
wopld be no bad spec 10 invite hither few thou
sand OF Haytian liborers.
In COMMON CouNcIL-The subject Of poor a
migrants was brought up by Mr. Nethersofe Ma
streets begging. He hoped that il there was one
spark Of humanity lett in our city, something would
be done for them-that either they might be pro-
vided for or sent bick He hoped the Lord would
nave mercy on tnofeWn0 nave Oren Instrumental
in de uding those poor wrotches and bring ny the m
to our island. He wished to call attention TO the
subject
There is little to CLEAN from our Trinidad papers
and dearth OF news seems TO be experienced on
all hands The most imPo mt item in the papers
before us has reference to the all engrossing sub
ject of immigration from Sierra Leone, from which
place a vessel had returned without a single pas
seBger.
1t appears by an agricultural re port that the Ia.
20 az
during the Chrstmes week, which was devoted
to holiday making. The rate Of wages establish
ed in November, of fifty cents per day and thirty
cents per task has been generally agreed to BY the
lAborers.
We learn tina, Her Msjesty's hsoncr Hornet,
which arrived yesterday at Port Royal, Is to sail
Immediately in search Of the missing steamer
Tweed.
The papers contain little besides Of interest,
and are &C cupied by local matters and discussions
upon the subject Of The immigration OF sporers'-
On this subject the Standard has the following
eff for instance IL is ind that with all our en-
enlargement to the old population, and all our ei-
forts in acquiring class OF laborers, our lands
are still only half cultivated, and orr staples con-
tinue equally defcientwth every prospects oithIns'
will venture to deny the absolute necessity Of i'm
migration as the only ans by which il is possi-
BILE 10 avoid the dangers which beset us on every
sidei True, disafie ction followed by wandering
habits, and their fatal conseq .enees-disease and
death have unfortunately thrown a gloom over
some portions Of the European scheme, which
has too rapidly been seized hold Of and misre pre-
scented as extending tsthe whole. By more strin-
gent exam nation, however. OF the several parties
DESTROYS Of availng themselves Of the advantages
held out, and more protective system after they
have arrived among US, we have no fear OF this
branch OF the ee0 eral scheme aGording its full
quota OF support. With respect to Anne rican emf
grafton, all that is required on that head, is the
necessary energy TO secure the services Of the
many Thousands who are anxiously waiting the
means OF conveyance to our shores"