The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-06
rntercstlng from tho west Indies.

Cory pastor Of the nth Baptist Church. performing the
ceremony The magistrate committed him to the Tombs
for examination
Interesting from the West Indies.
From the New Orleans Delta, Feb. 90
We are iebted to Capt Copeland of the John Oldin
for e Of the Kingston Journal from the gath ult to
the 9Th instant inclusive.
The Island is healthy and quiet and the prospects of
The agricultural laborers took roic of several days
at Christmas. Trade il dull
The Cooley immigrato is pronounced failure IN all
the Islands. II is thought that it will be abandoned
The Barossa, Indaman OF 800 tons, in 100 days from
Madras, with three hundred and fifty Coolies on board
was wrecked of Port Morant harbor, on Sunday, the
The warree sne large Missionary schooner, from
had arrived at Falmouth ia She has come for ad
dtiona supply Of agents. as very large and open door
bsnighted Africa, and for number Of framed wooden
houses for the accommodation of mission families .
The new Governor, Sir Charles Grey is personally
and tho workings Of its institutions.
The new Governor General of the Windward Islands,
tho Assembly and the Executive, respecting the refusal
of the Chief Justice to furnish some document which
had ~ the sa1s psrus human
within the tropics had made its appearance on board
the Georgana which vessel arrived at Kingston laden
in three DAYS of their attack Others of the crew were
lying dangerously i'll in the public hospital This disease
has seldom been known to exist there early pc
Rod nj The war and il accounted for from tie pexous
gas arising out Of the coal.
Major Gen Lambert, the new commander OF the forces
the Jamaica station, has arrived in the Island.
Preparations on grand scale were being made by the
officers OF Her Msjestys guard ship maum at Port 10y.
al 01 @ of Vice.
Francis w. Austen who expected there early this
monh in the vindctive flag shis from Barbados and
Antigua his second annual official visit to the differ
ent ports of the Islands.
Messrs j. w Zacharie & Co. have furnished mer.
chants ard underwr in the United States with the
following information 1t is derived from the American
us. CorsuLATE, KINssroN. ia.
January 2S. ls47.
Although 1t has been moro than ence duly notified in
the public papers ofths city, by the American CONSUL
state should not only be surveyed under warrant hom
the said CONSUL but that the vendue sales should be III.
thentoated by him also there nevertheless, Ger.
tain persons who are doing business here who pay not
the least regard to the above notification, and they in
variably call whom they please az surveyors on the
have also dispensed with his vericaton of the vendue
sales.
Should this irregulsrity not be discounteDauced by
the merchants underw rers in the Untea States 1t
will most assuredly lead TO frequent frauds on both tho
ono and the other
The same individuals though 80 utterly regardless OF
the forms required in the United States for the
ry losses from the uDdervers there are
very partic having the authorization OF Lioyds
agent the surveys OF dsmag goods (aud vendue sales
Of same) landed from English vessels in his port
EmgY alton from Ma to Domioca islaod is going
on Two vessels. the Ealing Grove and Regina, hal
arrived with ie4 immigrants. The Coi'nia says:
They by much the finest looking people from that
country that have yet they are much supeii
appearance to those in Demarara aud Trinidad AID
have been told by gentleman lately from st Vin.
cent that they appear superior to those IN tnat lad
II would seem from all that we can gsther ON the
papers before that these people are Introduced 1T the
Of the propretor of the estates on which they
The wndward side of the island has suffered much
more from the late rains than the leeward side In the
former part OF the island there serious npprehensions
that he present crop will not equal that Of last year
but there reason to hope that the eeward side
will produce rather more than the average amount Of
sugar made in this part ofthe island.
The Grenada Free Press of the 9th January says:
The new year has brought with il a considerable
quantity Of rain several heavy showers have followed
one another since the LIST instant, and appearances still
favor the presumption that they will not end yet The
planters may not consider that much moisture 10
yiceabe TO the canes which are nearly ready for the
hill but there can be doubt that the fall plants will
be bene dted by it. We are glad to learn that some es
stes the interior have already made quantity OF su
gar We rejoice, too, that this information Ia accompa-
MED with an ntimation there is every probability
that the crop will be largo one.
MIR Macaulay the agent of the Royal Mail Company,
and Capt May, of the Reindeer steamship, were Says
the same paper) thrown from ph@on on their return
from government house. when the latter had his right
leg broken above the ankle bone, end severely
bruised Mr.. Macaulay less injured, but received
several severe bruises.
The Guiana Congregational Record abiding to the
present posture of affairs in that colony observes-
willing, We are, to cherish pleasing anticipaons
for the future welloeing of this province, cannot
avoid those gloomy spprehensous which recent events
the successful passing of unequal and, fear they
prove
ton Of the people in our colonial leg sstnre and the
consequent unboundedpower and crushing influence oil
the colonial arstocracy and OF their seconsttuied re
representatives. the est Indian body in Great Britain,
fully calculated to induce.
On the subject Of Coolie immigration Emery's Jour
nal remarks -
We'll woui ii be Tor the country and for the deuded,
Inflated victims themselves, If a stop could be at once
put upon any further importation This now the view
entertained Of the Cooe speculation ny hundreds who
once hoped much from Indian inning ration. and this
would BIO expressed by them openly il is secretly
did two honorable bank manage allow those whom
they accommodate to call their souls their own. and to
give free expression to their opinions upon public MAJ!
ters
The condition Of the Coolie and Madeira inmg grants,
or rather we should be inclined to say OF some portion
Of them for all should hope not in tho state re-
presented thus described in the paper last mentioned
In many respects the Brazilian save.trsde Ia more
msroiful system than our Coobe immigration Indeed
the full amount OF sufeIngs and deaths amongst pom
Coolie and Portuguese immigrants cannot Dc exscu,
ascertaned, for Efforts are made to conceal suSn
facts form the strongest condemnation OF inc
affair The laborers from India and Madeira ARC ay hs
fast and in large numbers, in some cases rom ,ue e
neglect in others, where attention " bestowed upon
them from disease that battles tho skill OF our mea,ca
Tho country indeed does NOT ss'ou a,;caI,v 3
aud Guiana il, to the deluds immsrhn'' e"p"""o''
land of death. . ..tx., 90,
pears that the OF those ISLANDS mas osen ee
nc tbs editor of tbs Turks Biond Gazette Great ex'
c;tsmsn .ov, the editor o. the Jsmofca journal pre-
vailed NJ GRAND cay in consequence OF his Exceency
the Honorablc Mr. Mathew, me Governor 81 Nose
sI.ras having directed the issue OF nm ca eBco prose
s. 49," mat the editor of the Tm ks EIand Gdastts
To- l;bei alleged to be published BY him, ano having
so directed that these proceedings should head st
the General Court OF Nassau some QUO miles from drsnd
Cay u,,. .f.,,. a, t..,,.., ali, M. =
Tha administration Of this government by Liout. COL
Tcrrens, il appears about being brought 10 ssrmias-