The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-29

dual In this city, and by no weans particularly II
of Importance, to trust them to the post Office.
Steam is to effect great deal in our foreign
letter department. Our Postmaster General will
have to take the matter in hand, and recommend
some plan to Congress. We are glad that Major
dobbie is now in Europe on a postel mission
We feel sure that he will make some excellent
arrangements with England, France, and Ger.
many. There is much to be done.
We shall touch upon this subject again.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE WEST INDIES We
have received file of the Bermudian publ shed
at Barbados, from the Oath of July to the I'd of
August, but the papers contain very little news.
What we find in them, however, we shall give.
Our West India friends, it would appear from the
following extract from the Trinidad Standard,
but little acquainted with the agricultural re-
sources of the United States:
Provisions almost at famine prices which every
day not only the increase but often articles Of
necessary consumption are not to be procured at any
price. Our present prospect Is consequently dismal
enough should the state Of affairs in Europe experience
no amendment The at home said to be loo X
ing well several months murt elapse before they can be
gathered in in which time know not what new ca
lamy may visit the land in the shape Of blight other
evil to dissppoint the expectations of the people
Should the crops unhapp!ly fail this season. general
to be inevitable unless greater attention be paid to the
cultivation Of provisions In each colony and deter
mined and general effort be made TO raise sufficient
supply for their own consumption. II we place our
dependence on the United States for any, howev-
er moderate the supply it s to be feared we shall be
beginning to discover that they will not, this season.
be able fully to supply the European demand at
the West Indies We glad to perceive that our
contemporaries in Bsrbadoes Jamaica, and the other
fellow ooIoniss to cultivate as extensively
possible in order to provide against being overtaken by
calamity which any mprov,denss or want OF fore,
fellow colonsts in Trinidad we make the same sp-
peal trusting that 1t may be needed We glad to
observe that parties have already evinced auda
BILE spirit in planting provisions We could only wish
that this spirit were more generally exhibited and that
every available piece Of land the immediate vicinity
of towns and villages in provisions. We ref
terate the cry-cultivate provisions cultivate prov
sions
This extract was copied into the West Indian,
in which paper we find fiat denial of it, as fol-
lows:-
For SALE trusses American hay, and bags American
oats, three bushels by Abrams, Clairmonte & Co.
Here we see three bushel bags of oats for sale,
part of our last years crop, and yet the West In
dams are afraid that they cannot depend upon
this year for what they may want, when they
ought to know that we have planted and sowed
more than we ever did, in expectation of heavy
foreign demand, which may not be realized.
Jamaica paper says
We have not any improvement to notice in the state
of market for breadstuYs Prices have In in
stances suffered declinethe latest intelligence from
England has shaken the confidence Of spectators in
their ability to maintain high but 30 heavy the
pressure in the money market. and confined I'D
srcted the operations Of the banks that there does
not exist the slightest speculative demandwhile the
trade buy only for the supply Of their immediate wants
From Demarara, we learn that the railroad
progresses favorably, and that
The weather during the last fortnight previous to the
date of our files extremely rainy and however BEN
efcal to vegetation In some districts extremely unpea
SAINT to those who obliged to be much abroad. On
Monday morning, at A. NJ, most severe squall, al
most like the tail of hurricane experienced in the
lasted about half hour when luled and the ptchy
darkness of that early morning hour lit up with
vera v,vid hasaes OF lightning that we're
people on the East coast that, we understand, they
turned out into their school houses and chapes pray
Great damage done In that district to the plantain
walks and cane fields, vegetation being 1t de-
scrbed to us in many instances cut down completely,
that might with little stretch Of fancy conceive
knife had been swept through many parts Of the fields
Two cottages plantation New Orange Nassau, were
blown down and injury, the extent of which has
been Escertained the colony coasting yes
se 1t is to be feared that severa lost sea-
but we hear OF no loss of life on land Fortunately the
inmates of the cottages referred without
colony and sincerely trust they may keep away but
the Of late quite changed; and 90,
hoping the best 1t Is wise to be prepared against the
worst.
From New Grenada we have the following
items of news, which we cut from the Vest In
dian -
few showers of rain have fallen this side Of the
Island during the early part of the present week but
slight to be Of much benefit the country We under
stand that the parish Of st. David at present suffering
or OF % s
affected The parish Of St George Is almost In the
situation, but hope change Of weather will be soon
.n~tar ltaI tha
respectable and oblging correspondent in st. An
drew has favored with the following report 1t will
be that the weather has also been very dry
subsequent letter from the correspondent informs
us that few showers have since faen but considerable
more rain is yet required
We glad to learn That attention has been given to
the cultivation of provisions This is judieous and
arc most happy to receive the information
We very much regret to find that Csrriacou is also
suffering to great extent from the long continued spell
of dry weather Our old and kindly pupctua friend In
that Island has favored us with the following memoran
dunn Of the state of the cultivation The prospect foI
the next year certainly at present, very gloomy but
we hope that the prediction of the "old inhabitants
will not be verified and that the Island will b.
blessed with such fertilizing showers will i've
to present appearances and cheer the present
| responding spirits Of the planter.
am sorry to report that the weather here continues
very unfavoYabe-the few light showers have had
not being sufficient even to penetrate the trash
which, fortunately for the young sprouts lies pretty
thick In the ground, and which alone has preserved
them.
Corn has been plenty and repanted, in some cases
even three several times, without success and old
inhabitants are prognosticating a hard year
trust 1t may not prove and that tho rains which
for weeks have been threatening, will to
aid.
IL is somewhat singular that the smaller islands to
the northward Of us said to have abundant rains
within the last few days. and heavy clouds passed to
the southwark but without reaching this island'
July TO-
Some heavy showers of rain fell this side the island
during the week. but they appear not to have been
neral Our correspondent in Saint Andrews says =
have had few slight showers not one-tenth part Of
y particularly the side estatesD We have also
heard from Carracou-no improvement has taken place
In the weather there's the plants perishiDg and q
friend writes that he fears the will soon be
badly of for ground nrnxisiaps