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Foreign Correspondence o the United State, Gazett

Foreign Correspondence OF the United States Gazette
kISGsToY, July I'd. 1874.
Since my last letter TO YOU have been enabled
10 gather for your paper many items OF interest
The President OF 81. Domingo General Hcrrard,
has arrived here IN company with large number OF
refugees, and has purchased from the trustees OF HE
parish OF Gourgues the estate OF Aranjuez Pen,
having made up his mind TO reside with us for the
rest oil his life. lie keeps himself very quiet re-
ceving but lew ylsters, and avoiding all display.
fhis is the second ex-Pfe>ident OF 81. Domingo we
have now here. General Boyer the predecessor of
General Helrard is at his residence, laid up with the
rheumatism. He too has given up all idea Of return
ing to The political arena OF Hayt.
THE Hermes' steamer arrived at Port Royal on
The 9th June. She reports having visi ed Cape
Hayti on the 2lst, Gonaives on the 9th, and Port
au- Prince or the 25!h at all OF which ports she
fond ecery thing quiet. The liefmes sailed rn-
medately Tor Havana for the protection Of the Brit
ish subjects there confined. BY the bye John Bull
will fill up that harbor with his vessels if he keeps
on -ending every vessel Of the West India squadron
there. The Hernes brought down the intelligence
that Her Najesty's vessel the Pickle had succeeded
in saving the cargo of the Dominica, wrecked s0me
time sIuce nj Aux Cages, consisting oil Government
stort :. We have now here in Kingston alone, over
eleven hundred Hayt-n refugees, and large numbers
Of them have arrived nj other ports OF the Island.
they are, with but few exceptions, IN great distress
for means Of subsistence. Even while write there
is a vessel coming up the bay from Port-au-Prince,
with females from that place.
The movement of The Convention Of the Method
st Church at New ork, relative 10 the siave-hoid
ing Bishop, excited the greatest interest throughout
the community here. have nothing farther TO say
this time. send you your friend BE- letter 10 rue
from Barbadocs, which you will find of interest"
From GRANADA-The census was taken in
the island of Granada on the Sd inst.
The Free Press estimates the population of ST.
Georges al 1880, and the total amount OF the
island population At u COO being much less than
was previously supposed.
A smart shock Of earthquake was experienced
at ST Georges on the 9th May, at about 81
minutes past 6 O'clock, P. NJ.
The Chronicle approves of the suggestion of
the st. Philips District Agricultural Society, at
Barbedoes, to have - Yves: India General Az.
r!cultural Society" at the anniversary meeting of
which, delegates from all the islands should at.
tend
FRoN TaisIDAD.-The Standard states that it
has been very wet, and uniavorub,e for p!ant4
ton work, particularly Tor making and carting
sugar, and that there Is the strongest reason for
Anticipating further continuance of wet weather
we have no accout as to the probable extent of
the crop for the present year.
The financial affairs Of this island are in very
satisfactory condition, the balance on the 3lst
december last, being tl34o lbs. sd. against
TIE colony, whilst it has f3), 600 invested IN the
British 3 per cent consuls.
LATE2 PROM VERA CNuz.-We learn by ad,
wees IN Tie Mobile Herald, broygh, by the United
States ship Potomac, that the yei!ow fever pre-
vailed ii Vera Cfuz when hat vessel left
The imPEessioa among will informed y4t.oas
IN Mexico vas, that the iasl.!nrn: pf the
debt cue On the Isl Of June and which
he'd not been pad wncn the Potomac sailed,
wor!a be withheld by S4nt,. a y caring tie pen
oency OF tie annexation question. Canallzo is
to command The army destined for Texas. In
The mean time, there is prospect that The SAID
army may have enough to do at home. Urca
Is SAID to be In revolt in Sonora, and Canals more
than clsafected. The Potomac has been very
healthy.