The New York herald., 1844-11-29

Very LATE PROM JAMAICA AND RAGGED ISLAM D.
The Rocket, Captain Holmes, arrived yesterday
ia short passage from Falmouth, Jamaica, and
Ragged Island Our dates from the former place
are to the 9th ut, and to 10Th inst from the lat
ter.
We are indebted to Captain Holmes for the la
test news.
DEAR SIR
There much to be expected from so barren
know that the Inhabitants have experienced of late, in
that place, great scarcity OF food They have depended
hitherto mostly upon the vessels that came there TO load
salt obtaining little from one aud little from another,
but these have failed this So that they were oo
liged to despatch couple Of small boats TO Nassau
for supply But previous to my leaving they have been
reduced very low living only upon what fish they could
cach and in several instances the last morse had been
consumed the men had become so reduced as to refuse to
work, the plea OF their being too weak The lew
white inhabitants had assisted them as far as their store
would go, but with all it was getting SO low that they
natey the Gay previous to my sailing OF the vessels
returned from Nassau with full cargo Of provisions
sra 81 y the
Little goes great way with them saw Nassau papers
Ct the 9th inst, but there nothing in them Corn
va ''' ''''' " v "A A. F. r. HOLMES, brig Rocket.
Ps-As left Jamaica on the 2,th oil Oct send you
the latest papers could then obtain. Yours, sc,
November 25 ls44 A. i H.
There was severe shock of an earthquake felt
at Falmouth on the oath ult., which lasted about
forty seconds.
[From the Kingston (Js.) Journal, Oct 1871
The first week OF the Colonial Parliamentary Session
has expired Like the first week of every session. II is
not Characterised BY the introduction OF any important
measure.
Already the que ton Of from India has been
discussed incidentally, and has been deemed necessary
to take the OF the house upon the proprety OF intro
ducng 5000 Coolies into the island during the coming
year might remark that there two distinct points
this matter which the house viii have consider
lstWhether Jamaica SHALL like Demerara consent to
borrow half million of money for the purpose Of trans
porting aoorers from the East to the West Indies and
3D. whether the undertakng Of the West India
to bring in five thousand of those laborers mmt datey
shall be confirmed Whether is prudent in making the
West India body in England have committed the island
to that experiment by the steps they have aken to do
~ith the large number Of 5000 or smaller one ques
tion in the minds oi many.
The aussn in the Governors speech to the "Census"
drew fom members al expression Of opinion as to the
correctness Of the returns The total number Of slaves
for whom compensation was awarded in 1884 was 300
1885, There never was any actual enumeration Of the
white and colored inhabitants during slavery and
lectures which may have been formed be adduced
evidence Of In the census Besides there
died and hera has bsea
mortality among the children of the laborers since free
dom.
Dr. spadings proposition respecting the emancIpated
Africans in Cuba was Withdrawn. 1t elected however
the information, which important that the authorities
beginning to be assured that their presence
rather injurious than otherwise, II they are sincere in
TINS latter OPINION they Will soon hr5t out the Emancl
pados and there little to doubt these will find
their way to this land OF reedom-a lnnd flowing with
milk and honey We quite agree with the Doctor, that
il there be any number Of these persons in Cuba who
duced to make this island their home, theirs would
be the best description Of immigration not only as re-
CARDS the class Of the people, but the small expens which
1t would cost to bring them over. The matter is we
have doubt in good hands, both here and in England
and we have to congratulate the colony upon the dec
dedly Antslavery tone Of the remarks of honorable
members the occasion in question The times change,
and we change with the times So thought many of the
old Antisavery who present the occasion.