The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-14
correspondence Of the Herald
Extract Of a Letter dated Philadelphia, June IS.
Late from Barbadocs and other Colonial
Islands.

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l Islands.
BY the brigantine Splendid, in fourteen days from
3arbadoes, files OF papers from that place have been
eceived at the Merchants Exchange TO the 10Th
Nay The island appears to be still suffering from
brought The Barbadian of the 2Srh says that the
continuance of a most distressing drought is fell
n almost every part of the Island" Some of the
anters say 1t is the severest spell of weather they
nave ever experienced, and we hear melancholy
accounts of the want of water and of food for the
cattle throughout the whole of the windward dis
tricts.
While perusing the file for the purpose of selecting
some items OF interest for the Herald, friend
kindly furnished me with the suboined slip, lust is
sued by the Y. s. Gazette, which appears to en-
brace all the intelligence OF interests
Correspondence ofthe United States Gazette
LATEST FROM THE WEST INDIES.
BARBADOS, May %, lSi5.
This island is still suffering greatly from continued
drought although partially relieved by light showers at
intervals The sugar for the present year had been
nearly reaped and the greater part Of il shipped to the
British markets II feared that the expectations of
the planters would not be realized with respect to the
aggregate quantity of sugar madenor the crop Of 645
equal to that of the last year
Native provisions were very scarce and consequently
high in price, and il not for the very ample impor-
ations OF American produce which were almost daily ar
irving the want of food amongst the lower classes and
particularly the rural population would be felt to dis
tressing extent.
With the exception Of few cases Of fever con-
sdered OF dangerous type, the island was healthy.
The distress and excitement occasioned by the late
destructive fire in Bridgtown fast disappearing be-
fore the munccnt grant OF money made by the local lc
gislature and the liberal donations of few Of the
sister colonies and the donation of thousand pounds
sterling from Halifax.
From the other Islands and Colonies there is but little
OF general interest to communicate The domestic intel
gence relates exclusively to their agricultural pros
poets for the forthcoming year, which said TO BIO
rather gloomy account of the prevalence of dry wea-
Their and the inability OF the planters to follow up the
binary feature Of estate cultivation.
An immigrant transport called the Lord Hungerford,
arrived at Demarara the 4h of the last month with
352 coolies board This is the first vessel which has
reached the Colony with immigrants under the new
arrangements made by the West India Body in England
for sending out 5000 of these aborers from the East
Indies
The Colonial Journals speculate largely the proba-
bities of between England and the United States
growing ont OF the Oregon question. They to
terrain the opinion, generally that IL would affect them
materially, they wholly dependent upon America
for foodand the trade almost indispensable to the
perty of the West Indies They therefore regard such
a rupture as matter ofno slight interest to them
HThe newly appointed Admiral, Sir Francis Austen,
who supersedes Sir Charles Adam, in the command OF
the West India station daily expect at Barbadoes
from Bermuda, where he arrived on the 2lst utmo in
the Vindicature. Sir Charles Adam it was thought
would leave for England the week following the arrival
OF his successor.
There is no feature to notice in the British West
India markets for American produce with the exception
OF Pork which was quoted prime at SIG Sls per Dbl