The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-04

very healthy.
Intelligence from the West India Islands.
BY an ARRIVAL at this port, we have files OF Deme-
rara, Jamaica, Barbados, and Antigua papers, of a
recent date.
The Health Officer CT the port of Falmouth, Jamaica,
DR.. Willis, had given instructions the 4th ult. to
place all vessels arriving there In quarantine which
had during the voyage any person effected with the
choerx The quarantine does not apply at present to
veesels merely coming from infected places
The Rev. John Scott, Of Montsgo Bay, died on the
Sd, Of yellow fever. He arrived from England only Q
We regret to learn Gays the Falmouth Posi- that in
eensequence of the dry Weather which has lately
vailed In Trsswny, very little hope is entertained of
tarded In their growth from the want Of sufficient
At Trnidad the weather was fine, but none, ~.s
AZ Ans's-. wsee..e rsrien afser slaru-
made to FIRE the Morsvian place of worship. D.
It. 10 stated that Governor Hggiuson of Antigua Is
about to succeed Sir Charles Ftzroy In the govern
ment of Australia the latter wishing to retire.
The Saint Lucia Palladium Of the 80 November
mentions that the Legislative Council had been in
vited to meet for the despatch Of public business
The eame paper states that the weather has been
attsry productive of effects the most cheering to the
The Barbados Mercury Of the Gath Now gives long
lst OF persons who had died Of yellow fever. The
was tsshs 81 nnn and many ny
disesse
From Demerars, our accounts reach the 7th, Dec.
general depression In business; never dresry
prospect for the forthcoming year In public, matters
Of our last intelligence The Gazette in long article
1--WE candidly admit, however, that the distress
sneDg the planters xtreme It 10 With the greatest
dfacuity that they keep up their properties from
month to month. Wages have, generally speaking,
still they considerably higher than the extremely
price Of produce enables the proprietor to with
hava tang tha N air
specticn in advancing money for the purpose Of sus
tanning the cultivation Of estates Propristors there
ing their properties than By rasing money for the
moment by the disposal Of bills Of exchange to which
answer very well long sugar is being made; but
1t must obviously come to close when the wet season
sets IN, and the operations Of sugar making cease
in grsst, and thereafter be virtually abandoned"
Of negotiating a loan Of $SeC00 for the purpose Of
constructing a railroad between Demarara and the
village OF Mahaica.
Accounts from Martinique represented the con.
diten Of that leland very unsetled, and many Of
the iphsbitants were seeking homes elsewhere Ad-
the Governorship Of the French West Indies.
The Commissary. General Of Gusdaoupe, Citizen
the
The departure Of good many Of the inhabitants
Is attributed to other causes than the aedged unset
tied condition Of Martinique.
1t is stated that the city Of Santo Domingo the capt.
tai Of the republic, will soon be the OF I'm
Gre being made for the reception Of the bishops Of
Caracas ard Curacao, the former Of whom lad en-
harked board Dominican ship Of war, with view
Of proceeding to Curacao to meet the Archbishop Of
that island and that both these distinguished func
tioparies were TO repair to Santo Domingo for the
express purpose o. Gel. b.ains the Of the
bshop Of the eastern part Of the island knoyn By the
Of Santo Domingo and which has been conferred
upon him by his hoine's the Pope of Rome 1t Is also
stated that all those individuals who had been expatr
ated the Dominican republic recalled to their
native SOIL through the wise decisions Of the liberal
Santo Domingo, has retired from Office, and Don
Manuel Jims has been elected In his stead Report
speaks in the highest terms Of President Jmenes who
said TO be much beloved aud esteem cd by the Dom-
means, as was his predeceeeor.
with the trade OF the colony are still rapidly decress-
ing There seems to be hope Of restoration of con-
hdence In any operation Of business Decordova in
classes and opinions combine to represent Jamaica in
the most depressed and depressing light which 1t 10
possible to suppose and In doing so, they have
not in the most remote manner irfrnged truth Ag-
ricuture, commerce, and the improvement which do
ponds the success of these, net only completely
at stand, but have dwinded into the etate Of nsig
ni1sance which 10 the pr OF total annhiation
There 10 one fact which It 10 our duty to notice
the fearful crisis Of affairs in ysmaics The value Of
our exports for the last parliamentary year. did not
reach f90eoco, while the importation exceedsd f1,-
| us Of 100000, with an increase Of expenditure
over our income Of $4,000 for the year In
connection With this appalling fact It must be
borne In mind that the disadvantage has attend
ed for and that It 10 utterly impossible
that 10 impoverished island this Is sustain
90 enormous o deficiency. Instead Of tho resumption
Of eutiv alton prophesied by the whigs have expe
rieneed further abandonment Of estates; and who
wonder at this when sugar Is ct lbs
the hun drsd pounds? What then has caused the do
preston the value Of principal staples The low
price Of the article at home To what 10 this t. be at
ributed' TO the admission into the British markets
Of foreign sugar, produced In saveholdpg states at
fourth Of the cost in Jamacs And yet tho mi MIS-
try the face CT all this has declared It's intention
sbide by the Law Of 1896 enactment which ruins
Engand's colonies, where England has abolished
very; which gives powerful impetus to the slave
trade, and entails, In teniold degree accumulated
ifery its vctims and which builds up the ortu mes
oforegpers at thu expense English whom 1t
subjs cts to starvation We feel that remarks
would be superauous 1t has ayasd nothing hitherto to