The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-09-30
West Indie S..

By the way Of NewYork we have news OF interest
from Jamaica and other points
Earl DmdonaId, Admiral of the North American
and West India station, has been recalled, and
will be succeeded by Vice-AdmiraI Sir Charles
Macomb,
The intended withdrawal of Sir Charles Gray
from the Government of Jamaica is announced.
The rumor of his retirement to the more lucrative
position Of Governor of Canada is believed to be
correct
In relation to the Island Loan, the Journal holds
the following language:
We understand that private letters have reached
this island, stating that notwithstanding the altera-
| ton in the Loan Act during the last session OF
| Assembly still considerable doubts exist whether
the amount will be raised in the absence of the
Government guarantee.
Cotton planting has been prosecuted to a consd
cradle extent in Jamaica. Several of the inhabi-
tants residing on the plains OF Lguanea, avalling
themselves OF the seasOnable falls OF rain within
the last few weeks, have been thus employing
themselves though more for the purpose of trying
whether it can be proftably and successfully raised
in the l0wlands than for any consideration OF lmme-
dlate gain. There not few once more return
ing to the planting Of Guinea Corn.
AT HAVANA la Mar, smart shock of an earth
quake was experienced on Wednesday, about two
P NJ, and the laburers there are creating trouble.
The County Union says their revenge for an ina
giuary insult is the destruction OF trash-houses, or
the mutllaunn Of cattle.
Hayh-It is stated in the ST. Lucia Palladium
of Aug 10th, on the authority OF rumor, that SOU
lOuque," or Faustin PREMIER" of Hayti, lad
been assassinaGed by his Prime Minister. lntelli-
gence Tea he'd Kingston, Jam on the 3lst ult,, of
the death Of Gen. Revere Herard, ex-President OF
| Hayu, who has been residing in Jamaica for the
last six years. His illness was severe and brief
81 Lucja-St Lucia continued 10 be deluged
with rain, accompanied at times with high winds.
At other times dead calm prevailed, with most
| oppressive heat As the manufacturing process
| had closed on nearly all the sugar estates, the
! planters were not so much incOnvenlenced by the
! weather as they otherwise would have been. AT.
| tentuu was ing paid TO the young canes. Good
accounts are given Of the young cotton plants put
| in as an experiment in different places The crop
Of sugar is estimated at 1900 hogaheads less than
| last year.
St. DomiRgO-The Treaty of Peace, Amty
| Commerce and Navigation between the Republic
| OF St Domingo and Great Britain was signed on
the 9Th o. March, by Hon. Jose Maria Medrano
| on behalf Of the Republic, and Sir Robt II. Schom-
! bourgh on behalf OF Great Britain, and was te be
ratified in three months 1t is to endure for ten
years, and permits, for the purpose of putting an
end to the Slave trade, the right Of search, and
| abes such British vessels OF provided
with especial instructions in conformity with the
treaties between Great Britain and the Foreign
Powers to prevent the infamous traffic in slaves, to
! visit such vessels nav eating under the Dominican
flag as may give reasonable suspicion that they
are engaged in said infamous trade it being under
| stood that the right OF visiting can be exercised
| beyond the distance and places expressed in the
treaties with other powers to the Island OF Cuba
and Porto Rico, as also to the same distance OF
| twenty leagues from the coast of the Republic oil
| ST. Domingo Dominican vessels suspected OF
| being engaged in the Slave trade to be sent to a
port in St Domingo, delivered up to the local du-
thorlies, and judged according to the laws of the
Republic