The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-08


The news is interesting.
OUR JAMAICA CORRESPONDENCE
KIScsTos Ga), Oct. bpm
The Rdrdges Of Choiera-Trade- The Legislature, 4e
Since my last. the most important subject whic b
engages attention, is the scourgs with which We
have been afflicted Business of all kind. is suspen d.
ed and there is melancholy gloom hanging over
the city and wherever the pestilsnos has ragged The
accounts which reach daily are truly heart rend.
ding and although the authorities and medical gen.
tlemen have used every effort, and exercised every
means in order to stay the progress the disease yet
the ravages have been fearful and whole families have
been cut OF.
In Port Royal fully onesixth Of the population have
fallen victims, and there is not house that hat not
been visited by the angel Of death heart that a.
not to mourn the loss Of some relative or friend
In Kingston, the deaths have exceeded 800 by the
official report which is made every morning by tho
Board of Health but this return only shows the num-
bsr which comes under the notice of the medical gen
tlemen and 1t is generally believed that 1t does not
contain one half the number which has fallen victims
to the sad distemper.
In St GATHERINGS, where it made its sppssrsu os
but few days ago, ths mortality has been awful and
the deaths average about forty to fifty day.
The Kingston Da,y .1drer,iser in account Of the
mortality IN this place says: There exists the great
est dimculy In procuring to perform the last
duties which we owe to EACH Of conducting the dead
to their resting place; and 1t Is also difficult
the very carts necessary to convey them ON sunday
th'rty:one corpses, cofued lying at the dead.
house In Spanish Town without person to inter the m
and but tor the judicious conduct of the Governor
they might still be exposed there. His Excellency
directed the performances OF the duty by twenty
vcts from the district prison. who TO be engaged
in this melancholy work when necessary They are
guarded by police and in consideraion OF their ser.
vice. Their stv.rsl sentences TO be commutedu
The Assembly was opened on Tuesday, the 22d inst
but In consequence of the present things the
sno after the Governors speech was repied TO tSo
branches Of the Legislature were TO the 10th
OF November His Excellency, Sir Charles Grey, has
iesusd proclamation setting apart Friday, the I'd of
November as day OF general humiliation throughout
A bni was passed by the Assembly, Immediately on
Its meeting, securing to the different districts the
means OF asssting the poor and carrying out sAnatoy
The weather Is extremely oppressive during the day;
but ut night rather bleak
THE MOSQUITO COAST.
1t appears that the English continue to strengthen
their force at San Juan, called Gray Town by
The Kingston Standard, of the lpth uit., says
On Thursday last, the Inspector General OF Police
proceeded, with Jacob Mitchell ESQ, Consul Of Mos.
qnitis TO the East Habor street Police Station where
the Kingston Police were assembled, aud selected one
quitia Police under the command Of Inspector Camp.
bell late of the spanth Town Police. The pay Of the
prssses City pounds. with Vesg .n
clothing. This detachment is remarkably tine body
of men.
The Standard Of the 10th, says
COMMANDER Il. III
Dyke, viii leave Port Royal In q day two for Gray
Town.
ARRIVAL PROM MEXICO.
The Kingston Journal, Of the came date, give, the
following para graph
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Clyde, Captain
W. Noes, fiom Vera Cruz In days arrived yester-
day morning The brings and has board
tel passengers and 800 900 on freight for England
The Clyde her arrival 81 Tampico, the mails
Sc shore by her purser but owing to the state of
the weather. which very boisterous, abe
PEELED TO leave without any further Communication,
leaving the purser till next voyage. The Clyde left
Vera Cruz the Sth instant, at r. M, and on her
passage had severe weather and head winds The
Cyds sailed esterdsy evening for ST. Thoms. with the
mails &C.. to be sent on by the Dee. Captain Allen,
her way TO Southampton. The clyde Is expected to
return here on the gath instant With the "a October
mails.
IMroRrANT FROM nAYTr.
The Standard OF the 18th ut. girss the following
By Her Msjesty's steamer Innsuibls- Commander
Dyke, vtich vessel arrived AZ Fort Royal the l1tn
inst from Poet Prince last Jacme we learn that
great excitement existed at Port Prince In conss-
quenoe Ct a french feet being daily expected tnsre
TO maid PREPARATION for two French gentle who
in prison by order Of the Emperor and kept
confined for seven weeks The French Consul had re.
peatediy made demand for their i'm ediate RELEASE
and the Emperor would net d. 80 no sooner did he
hear that dispatches were seat OF to the French
Admral ct the Windgard Islands than he imme-
dtey order for their Telesse, giving 10
that he lad liberated all prisoners that day
owing g. Its being the anniversary Of his elevation
Empsror Of Hsyti IL vas also reported that the En-
peror making prepaf atoms for another attack
the DCminicaDs
Mr Green the United states Minister, was expected
80 Port Prince after the Inaexibls lett. lie
cSning in large friaste fer the ruIgoes OF 10
The fmptror's procls 1stiOn wa f0rwariad % his
Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Grey. 81 Com