The New York herald., 1850-04-27
Our Jamaica Correspondence.


kisGsloS, JAnAies. April ~, lst9-4PM.
COtion--T1, WsstAe-Qngsniins- tn. CLimsie; its EC-
feet on Iaraiids-D,e Fire $4,000 Worth Of Pro-
perry Dsshoped- Cempiment 10 the United States
Consul
Cotton cultivation has occupied good deal OF space
In my former letters you and certainly should not
brns ii again before your readers 1t not sub
joct the importance lof which cannot be overrated
The portant considerations In the
cultivation Of this article not by any
to alone, but fraugt with serious Iuunc
In my opinion TO the cotton growers Of your gre
public Not that imagine for moment the produc-
ton Of the article n Jamaica alone would sensbly at
feet ia. m but feel assured that should the expert
msnt here prove succc-sful-and there u ttls doubt
that IL wllt will be the sound Of the tocsn that will
all the other West Indian Islands TO energetic
efforts; and should they follow In wake. such q
supply Of cotton will be poured into the markets Of
tcnsi,e growers Ina your country II am not In er-
ror-and do not think am-the plant has been al
rcedy cultivated In Barbados with signal
suiJoin two letters which recently received by
gsntl, in this country--Mr = = WORTHY who has
cultivated the article very successfully and
specm' ms to England through friend.
M Dr.s sn,rAs ..%Pl, q ss,.ss Ia. been ,slssi BY
ssy ,s,s to, any ,sS, sSSssy r. s s ssr, "a the ssGs
s exceedingly hns, and hope you may pat s0ue
IN the way that w nay sss :. i.lr ttiai;;
' WY ''''.lr Iasrs STUBS.
Nv pr.H ss-rha,s received ss .s%p y .asds 81 ~ y
ss rSyS Sns "os sss rsr psssi ,s ss, ., ~
a'Our MARKETS lam ysSrysy;y yasss sSry ;,,ys,yS c..n
JAMES srvrrs. Esq.
Thes. testify beyond question n M-ssrs stubs and
eli permitted TO be judges 10 the quality
the cotton produced here The soil - aimittei by ali
t. be peculiarly adapted to H. shall not hesitate a
Keep you advised Of the progress made in this island
Ina this very important movement
The weather. sorry t. say Il not pleasant as
a has been. favorable for planting operation.
Rain clouds gather frequently hLing With the pc
u being visited by some fcrtEinK showers. bat no
sooner do they disappear, aud In many districts the
archcd Earth tells how acceptable would Be the refresh
iug blessing
icN days ago. an Am,r.can vessel. called the wo-
ronsco arrived herc nom baltimore having on bcasl
affected with the small pnx. She was m,st
prcmpily placed under quarsntine aud must submit
70 the fai rigor 81 the Law. Tho auborie hcrs have
become surprisingly yigilant In preserving tho public
health showing peafing contrast with their former
apathy. We are thank God very healthy aud trust
that heh dreadful tcOurge ~ The snail pOx viii not
be- introduced among
undsrstahE. from the very best authority that two
~ three gentlemen from the United states who visited
ths island Tor the benefit Of their health have died
do not my this disparagingly n Jamaica because
sure there cannot b. found mor- salubrious
t4y under heaven aud the unhappy ge1tlemcn u
whom I now speaking were victims of the last
staggs of consumption. which no climate can cure.
with rcspcct 10 the effects of an American gentleman,
who died on hs voyage 90 Falmouth. one Of the pa
p'rs published in the vicinity Of hat place contains the
following announcement -
should there te any r4rson in this island authorlsi 10
tate q The effects - the isc Dr. Iosas snm.
dtn 10 died On the p ms an board he sleop Peer,
IN he harhor cf Iucsa. he viii please make spPcAon -
artAin Fa oi he said soop The trunk. ~ pr H. have
ttn seated and entrusted 20 keeping should claim
Apply within three months from iae the property
vii y handed the Consul fgr the purposs
q ecfrAying sSptnscs Incurred for burial. Nc, Se
On the ether hand Il u my pleasing task TO notice
that some gentlemen here fr0m various parts o the
Union whose declared hopeless In their osn
county are fast recovering from the diseases of which
they have suffered long
have 10 communlcs,e to you a gratifying eomPlI-
meDt paid TO your worthy consul here. Colonel Hsrri-
sou Several of the ladies of city have worked Of
shk, the American dag. and presented u 60 the old
veteran ON the annivsrsary of his egh'eth year with
rtrN plrsfing communication. severai gentlemen.
am informed on the day presented an address u
Col Harrison. The worthy gentleman Is dcservedy
respected here.
bcforc close my despatch. must acqusint you Of
the occurrence Of dreadful hre on Union Hill Pen
In the parish of 81 AIMS The large amount Of thirty
thousand dollars worth q property has been destroy
% being all possessed Ia the world by Its owner Mr
Stirling VINO has been reduced by this occurrence al
most 20 bcegsry L.