New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
WEST INDIES.
rhspe- IN Barsadoes.


rs<s.espenSsnce OF TIE rIbuns.
BARsApors Fhssy, Msy II, lsso.
ghs steamer Confidence, Capt. John r. dannett,
g, e.a Francisco arrived at this port yesterday In
.,..s.sn DAYS from New. York. The passage has
r., generally pleasant and the sea qualities Of
~, NAT have exceeded our expectations We
,-oountered heavy southerly gales oil Cape Hat
"a. and in crossing the Gulf Stream indeed,
- The exception of about twelve hours we have
IA cms,ant head winds and heavy weather. In
- ~ AZ circumstances, we consider the passage
= gucd one. Capt Gannett, an experienced sea
-, has At ali times exhibited degree of pro-
da,cs and skill 10 the management OF the vessel
,.eich have never seen exceiled by any CON-
r.svder Order and decorum prevailed throughout
t3.s ship. We shall be detained here no longer
tbsn the time necessarily occupied In the delivery
ID the Goals on board The steamboat Golish,
scm Eew.York for San Francisco, cleared from
bis oort seven days before our arrival.
The Island Of Barbados, once widely ceebrat-
al :. the garden of the West Indies" 10 situated
Ia latitude l3e north. Under the influence OF Brit
i,b legisaton il is unable to take care oil Itself
Eke Canada, il is a eech upon the oyer'taxed PEG
pla 81 Great Britain. The value OF real estate 10
tsis island is not 20 great by one-halt as 1t was
tAirsecn, or even seven years ago. The business
az t,,s island-mercantile and hnancial-has pro-
pcvtionately decreased. The failure OF the Wess
lodls Bank, sboOt two years since, produced
panic IN monetary affairs from which il has never
sincs recovered.
The sugar crop is now nearly all gathered. and
according TO the most reliable estimates VIII resch
al Geo btss &C, 900 hhds have been already
,hiopea. The weather has been clear and dry tor
long time, thus making the work Of gathering the
crop Comparatively easy. There is a great want
of ,bjup,Dg stores are hled with sugar, and there
are scarcely any vessels to take 1t on; many yes
sells are anxousy expected, for which cargoes are
psiliDg.
The Legislature is now in session, but the pro
cet din, 90 Lot possess much interest. The AS
sembly have had under consideration various peti-
tons from the Board Of Health, urging dscon-
inuaLce Of burials the Cathedral bury ing ground
The hope is low held out by the Solicitor General
n al sOme me as0Ie for the establishment oil an 10
land posI will be brought into the House. From
the moment OF the abolition Oi Slavery, twelve
wears ago. the inhabitants Of this Island have sui
iered the gre atest incOnve nence from having nc
regular and certain mode OF forwarding letters.
The population Of Barbados Is about 10000
and seven-eighths OF the whole are black Toe
condition OF the greater proportion oil the negroes
il degraded beyon any thing ever witnessed 10
the United States small portion oil them are
large property holders and Intelligent citizens.
some Of the officers OF The Customs are hall breeds
they, as well rs others who bold responsible Puoic
positioDs are said TO discharge their duties with
zeal and ability. A negro police system has been
in existence several years and it works well
Many OF the regiments garrlsoned here are com
posed entirely Of negroes. Toe island, though
nominaly ulc the control OF the whites, is in re
atty ruled by the blacks.
Mr.. Hays, the present American Consul at this
port, 10 deseryedly popular among the natives, as
well as among bis fellow countrymen, nine OF whom
permanently reside here. The Messrs. Cotton,
Americans from Boston, have resided here several
"A EXTENSIVELY enQaQed bQaInase-
Americas visiting this Island, always call at the
Ice Esta bishment Of the Messrs. Cotton, the only
place IN Barbados where We can procure eatabes
and drinhsbles upon the American plan. Without
them, the Bsrbaoians would never see a particle
Of ice or taste a glass Of water which was not
nearly as warm az the blood In their veins. Ram
water is almost exclusively used here for drinking
w ellis upon this Island are scarce, and the water
procured from them is Of an exceedingly poor qaa-
lily.