The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-21
Intelligence from the West Indies.
BY tie arrival Of the brig Falcon, Pitt, we have
files Of Bermuda papers to the 18th instant. from
which We make the following extracts;-

MES oil bermuda papers 10 the 10Th instant, rom
which we make the following extracts:-
DENARARA.
There Was . petition recently signed by some Of the
Inhabitants and to which We think, made allusion
some time ago praying bis exceliency the Gov~nor-
and the Court OF Policy to adopt steps for assmilatn
the Institutions of the colony to those existing colo
mics possessed OF Councils and Houses Of Assembly.
brought under the notice Of the court 6y one Of the
elective member the lilo n Peter Rose Some rcsolu-
lions moved by MT Rose to the effect that his sxoei-
lency be requested to transmit the petition TO RarI
Grey, were carried.
MoNTsERRAT.
This island IL said to lie reduced to the lowest ebb of
misery and wretchedpess IL was prosperous and
contsntsd, but s nov the brink Of ruin. Famine.
pestilepce and death stalk through the length and
breadth Of the land In the most hideous shape half
the Inhabitants are starving and the other half have
every man in the face The poor feeding ths poor
Credit annihiiaiedi capital yanishsd commerce Ian
gushing; agriculture at stand; the landed interest
uprooted; and the shipping interest destroyed
ANTIGUA
Tho weather. we are happy to report has, for tho
week ending June ~, BEEN most propitous and plant
ing throughout the lsnd Is being generally and Wig
orously attended to We cannot be sufficiently CRATE
full for the bountful rains with which the Island has
been favored
The papers from this colony contain bat little BE-
yond the discovery Of a gold mine, the Savanna,
about twelve leagues from the Yuruary river, which
has thrown the inhabitants Of Trinidad into state OF
great excitemest Already has a vessel been aaver-
tied to sai for these surfsrous regions, should SUM-
eient Encouragement be afforded and the gold IL said
for MA.
DOMINICA.
The Inhabitants are still busy In their endeavors 10
obtain dissolution Of the House OF Assembly, but the
Lieutenant Governor had returned answer 20 their
petition.
ST. LUCIA.
The most dcplorsble accounts givenjn the pNn-
rers Of the wretched state OF Guadsoupe ana Marti-
nique. The fret IL under martial Ia ~ aud the oshsr
likely TO be similarly placed SO high had party spris
ren In hartiniQue that the editors OF tho two papers,
after slspping each other at distance had sosmnly
engaged 20 end the oisputs by mortal combat. Tho
one who considered himself hrst iusulted chose the
rife as the weapon o. be useddistanee forty yards
The other accepted the weapon but demanded twenty
yards ne he npop, and could not at greater
distance HE Antagonist insisted the forty yards.
- he pre,bvops and could not see AZ shorter
distance aud In this state the quarrel was left at the
last advices.
MARKETS.
BrRprp. July 10 Bt.ad--pnot. per tbl.. IFS:
navy do 49, Candles perm by the box per 10 Ia
cd tallow DO, "a 100. Fsh-Cod lie; uSackereL No.
2 2es do. do No g. X2s herrines, per box, a. 81
Flour and metl-Flour ~ per bbi 2ss o. rye, ~
corn meal. dc. 1Ts Grain-Corn. Per bssh a. ga
do. per bag, g. bean do l5s peas IRA OATS do
s.; rice per 100 lbs, 2Us LumberWbits pine, par
NJ e.; pitch pine. do e. fs; Roston slipa. 24s /:
l-tbs, sawed, 1IJ Naval stores-Tar. per bbl lex
pitch do do; rosin 10 do. pr0visicns-Pork mess.
per bbl GO as g.: do, prime, 10, CO. beef mess.
keg. per TO-. Tod lard 40. do. I'd; chssse per lb,
Sd hams DO. sd smoked beet "a sus dries-su
per To- he. zoe 22s moasses Ter gallon, 1s. Is.
"a cofe per loo lbs 81. soap by the boz per 100
lbs, "a per ID; hay, per 100 lbs Sc; potatoes psr
bill, 12s; onions, per loo lbs bs apples, none salt,
per bush, L. Cd q tobacco. manu- s.etured per ID
I'D whale oil, per gallon, 81. vinegar de-, L.