The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-26
Our JAM msiea Correspondence.

KrrosroS, CA.l March Is, 1850
.9yriroi Of e Crescent City. .arrira Of the Frsate Rari
faN-.a nsv .sgrieItyai .as,oeation formed Cotton
TSGde-Pyodree-BGnks and .4rcher'sl Circus Il M,ei.
ing' in Jarr Of Protection Smsair Case-Th
Westher, &C., &c.
The fne stesmshir the Crescent City, by which you
will receive this letter arrived In our harbor, from
Cbsgres the 18th instant Saturday. In the short
space Of two days This IL the quickest trip have
heard Of. Her appearance in the harbor as usual
excited hun drsds Of the iders Of city who mus
tered strong TO witness her majestic form gliding
through our bright blue waters.
The 6ps bsrbor Of Port Roysl which Is an opposite
port to this about seven miles distant, looks
Engish men 81 war This rsmlsd one q the by ssos
days when Jamaica was the principal West indian
naval depot, when the sight Of veeses Of
tnmilisr 10 us than st present whom are npsei
TO look upon them occasional vistsrs, uuwillng TO
promote an acquaintance With ms by any prolonged
say. have alec the satisfaction of noticing tn.
rival st Port Royd of the u 8. nne frisas Rsri's IN
t6e bearing the broad pennsnt OF Com uodore Psrksr
She arrived from Portau Prince the 18th instant
snd on entering the port the usual ssues med
ard returned between her and the Wellesley (12l,
besrips the flag Of the Right Hon Earl Dondou ala Ad
mirs Tor this ttAtiop Far distant be the day when
our hiesdly relations shsil bs interrupted. court
martial 10 sittipg on board the Admirals ship, invest
gstrg the csue Of her Nsjseiy brig Sappho getting
,bofe. on Salt Bay, short time ago. X. Micheli
Esq is the eommaDder Of the sappho.
] feel some pleasure In announcing that the pre-.
mrsry stsps have been tAbsn the north siis
leland Tor the formation of agricultural sooiety
having lite object the cultivation of minor
ducts Of tho soi The ssscciston ., to be formed In
the psrish Of Tr.lswpy. Agricultural societies
by no means new things In Jsmsicsi bus the one
now alluded To has certainly two features perfectly
novel In their natures sllude TO the fact Of this
association being established On the axiom, that
manual labor Ia not dsgradiagn and to its contem.
pstrg not the cultivation of any particular products
but th. growth Of minor products generally, Hereto
fer. agricultural societies have been eonansd In
stock or the display OF bright green heii OF canes
resultipg ,tlsy from the manual labor Of the peasant
tJ.a - h.. kaAf III. f( ttA
but that 20 many youns are reduced from
comparative ease ana comfort TO ths scene Of ~sbt
that manual labor not dsgrading" aud they have
resolved 10 exert their energies 20 realize the holy
vcres, "in the s-est Of ny face shalt thou eat
bread The day has flown from us. trust forever,
when could live and enjoy the comforts of civIsd
life, without even the perfrmsncs q those duties
I zee in the times . forcibis verincation, that
man ust longer eat the 'bresd of idleness which,
sSsr ,so,:a ~ ssas..ss oa ~,
given here fine asoi ss was ever motsnsd By the
eev Of hssvtn, and trust the day Is hastepng when
tatiop, and yield henOrsss compstsncies 10 their
clothiers
with energy, sti progresses and sdvertis, men's
appear In papers for the purchase Of the article,
believe for eSpoIfstion 20 Liverpool.
Some sisht change has tsfsn place In the state 81
trade. The rather too free imperaons cf bresdstuns
have caused some inactivity Fish and rice per-
TIE only feature vhich has presented itself In the
produce marhet s decrease ths prlo. Of s1
rer leo lbs Is the most that be obtained for
The article and copfsss v.r. in the TRAD. should
be most unwilling to purchase even st thst for do not
believe tie present value vii be long maintained.
The Inhabitants Of Kingston have been lately much
ampfed By the performsne of Neesrs Banks sDd
Arcber's New ork Circus Compssy. Eight horses
In bsndu driven through tbs streets By Mr. Hc-
race Smith, TO the sstonishmeat Of our good folk Mr.
Smith 10 o capital whip.
Meetings are sbout 10 take place In the ayrisutara
districts TO respond TO tho cell of the British frotetion
Assoca,isn vhcte laudablc efforts made 10 crush
the pfspttm of free trade
Avery singular care has lately bean tried here be
fore Court Of Admiralty sessions 10 appears that
upwards Of twenty four years ego. . person named
klaber, Induced black woman named Betsy Curti-, to
proceed with her 70 Saint Jsgo Dc Cuba where ss sod
her into slavery Nothing more vas heard or perhaps
thought, OF the poor black until recently vben
from fertuitous circumstances, sbs returned 20
Jsmaica; and strange 10 say met quite sccidentsiy
the Klaber TO whese trsschery she i indeb,ed
for long term OF ssrvtuds In Cuba recognition ~
opce tooh place the matter psced IN the hands Of
the Atorsey General, Who after rome time spent In
eatherpg evidence convicted Klsber Of the offence,
and she is nov undergo an imprsonmsut OF three
yssrs In the pepitentisry She h . very old person
snd u doubtful she Will survive The tern OF
her i'm prisepmept
Rather fsvorshis change has taken place In the
weather Witch bss become pretty generally proptious
for the planters The inland Districts pessess elm ate
The sssport towns or. eentnsously visited by keen
bre.ss, which erect columns q dust and render
~altirg cut somewhat dissgressble
1he islard may be said to be healthy.
s-Senersl Santa Anna ssied from this port on
the 1Ith Instant In the Cuonbisn schooner Anists
for TartbsgeDa, which he stl declared 20 be bis
future residence. Nous
The british steamer with the 11th February mails
from England has not Jet arrived. Dstss % the gh
February have been received here. via Phiiadephis