The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-01
ARRIVAL OF THE MERLIN.
AdvlCes from 81. Thomas, bermuda, Sur
nam, and British Guiana.

AdvlCes from 81. Thomas, bermuda, Surf
man, and British Guiana.
The British mail steamer Merlin Captain Sampsos, ~
announced in yesterdays Herald arrived at this port
Saturday night from St Thomas and Bermuda She lse
the former place the 2lst and the latter the
ut
Our correspondence from St. Thomas and Bermuda AaA
files of the 81. Thomas TsdenJe, Bermuda Hrrai aaA
Gazette, and DemeEara CooRs to the laest iatss have
been received.
ORR ST. THOMAS CORRESPONDENTS.
ST. THOMAS, Aug. 20 1854.
Hurricane ard Damage 70 the Shipping.
Our island was visited with hurricane the lssA
inst Many Of the vessels lying in harbor ths
time received or less damage The brig wsnderer
Captain Moyens, from Boston, with ice and provsiss
was driven ashore but she has received no material Ia
jury, and will soon be afoat The brisantne Mary
Emily had her stern knocked in, and the Dominicsa
breantipe Lbertsd cspsised and sunk. All the snaA
craft In the hsibor went ashore but they all dsat
agsin.
OUR BERMUDA CORRESPONDENCE.
81. GEoGcE's, BrRSuoA August &c 1851.
Arrest Of .4aercan Sea CogfaaT Reported Desr-
ton Of British Soldiers
The bark Thomas Prince Conant, sailed on the -
inst for New York. This vessel detained twenty
four hours by order Of the Governor and the Captain
brought shore aer leaving the harbor for the purpose
OF investigating case preferred against him by Oh
Ger Of the 5sth regiment, charging him with aiding
oonnivng ct the deseron OF FIVE soldiers belonging IL
that corps and which found board AMI alouS-
side the vessel the night Of the 2st day "a
inst After lengthy examination Of witnesses before
the magistrates with the Solicitor General in
a. prosecutor Captain c. acquitted OF having any
knowledge whatever Of the fact lie very properly at
etced this Court under protest.
The Demerara Co'onid OF the It'll ut In speaking Of
the desertion and release walsh the British dsssrsr
says
The protection afforded in Canada to fugitive slaves
from the ned States is being rctaiated by oura9~-
meLt bela out TO British soldiers the Canada side 70
desert frem their regiments AID pass to the StAts
As has been declared upon high English authority that
the killing CT his master by slave In eectng his escape,
is not murder any by the laws OF Engand 20 ie
oniended that the rbbery committed by the dessrter
making CT with his regimcntal clothing and arms
skrg the property Of his officers IL crime By the
laws Of the republic. such Mt least Is the Argument of
the Nsu LORI HrSd There has been Judicial decissoa
upon the subject in the Of deserter OF the sf
Nah arrested under the AShburton treaty but set at
liberty. We have not before the jsd yment Of the
American Commissioner By whom that invss-
ugsted but we infer from the remarks Of the Hrai,
that he governed by his construction Of the extAd
tion clause OF the treaty The Judge, OF course
not be eopiounted with the Journalist The latter WIN
have IL that the Florida saves who murdered
citizen horned dwell house plunlered the family.
aiI escaped to the Bshsnas, were not guilty Of any
IN rictins their liberty; therefore, 1.-THE msernbs VIC
tins q Biitsh military slavery he guilty Of
cIlne n oe'ertinE even W. in escaping they bring
away their arms &C or should have kicked his hoasr
toe lsjor OF captain before leaving parting
plmeut azd theJ will have the sympathy aud epocu-
rsga rssnt a. a portion of the people Of the United
states II fugitive slaves and military dessrter- are
Rot Included IN The treaty negotiated by Lord Ashbur
ton. H. rs bis loidp said 70 have stated he rrllne<
rCn proposibg TO Include desertcrs bcctuse 10 itivs
tlsvcs would then have been named by Mr Ncbter-
thffe unl q complaint either side, but to
coIIarr Ae British military services service in wh,ca
hcuctable Distinction may De acquired even BY -hs
srers pfiyatc--rith hnieTicsn slavery IL What
would csrccly have be- embraced by the septon a
luy except he editor Of the Nc Ierk Iisrsb We
fupptse sha b. next told that the slaves e the
scu;hcta Etaie. voluntarily reoisia In bonjars
According to The frequent acrrtou cf British soiii~rS
70 quite easy tina, they not Voluntarily To-
lisin n boudsse
The Co,ssi Of tAe lst uit, contains the following
pafsgaTa
The American balk Won,,,vtaa Captain ssaly ar
rived lat nA4t ia passage 81 fourteen days fro,
hots having accomplished The voyage incluing al a.
.,niions, irem psmcs1s % New York and back Ia
"etts en- atn irtyf rriiormance. and one which must
be Lightly rra.ifyifE 20 the cnterpridng o,nnsaJ,~
81 this regular trader {, our por.
jhe Cn'si,i Of thc oh ult. ssys.--
Gu the 9Th Instant planters received = velcoss
enforcement 90 The labor force of the colony In tss
arrival OF the se-sel william Gibon from Calcutta VII
- Coolies On bcsfd.
During ths apt Fortnight The weather though r,Lhse
unsettled has still generally SPEAKING been Dry aud not,
snl iircteble O. agar making Nost 81 ne eststes,
th r.ors, n the lstrts adjacent 20 town nave been
taking sdvansge o "a" change Of season 70 s,e ths
crtfs with the execution % troublesome thoushnoe
oatrcrcus ir eua the hralth ~ the Colony CONTINUES
tcfsbv coed coniaTug that We have nov entcred not
Ont, on the crr iae OF The planters hut that Of the
dociors August teirg usually sicy a. wei as sugar
ma kirg month.
N, Following rows from suSnsm Ia taken from the
ssmc paper q tie i2h uil -
~ the CuIsconsor have received surinsm papr-s
10 the 1th Instant Yellow fescr d)es not appear TO 10
o. the decrease According to q government return.
not lgss than l02 persons died in the town of paua-
iiSo alone n the course OF last month