New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-03

which doe not speak well for It's future. Jamaics is the
yerreft land in the Wee Indies in possession OF the
Fnylish It was formerly place Of immense trade,
which hes iattey much fallen OFT in consequence OF the
emancipation of the slaves years since. The ne
roes are much 10 labor and a. the planters can
rot aiord TO employ white lsDor and compete with the
slave labor Of Cube the plantations are graduly las
into state OF decay. visited the Presbyterian Church.
which Ia large and splendid edce, butt OF Drck ana
was much pleased with the beauty OF the interior Ine
sides are filed with beautiful sculpture cornmemora'
nr the virtue OF distinguished military ant naval officers
and ciyiisns who formerly resided IN Jamaica. Inc
negroes about jamaica excellent SWIMMERS snd our
passengers amused themselves by throwing dimes IN
The water nnd seeing the negroes dive ater and catch
fhem which hey did in every instance often quarTehng
for them in the water. At Gig o'clock gun was hred
"A signal for all 20 get on board, and at the lines were
<ss. OF and we bid adieu 20 Kingston As we passed
the war steamer Oronoco, their band played Yankee
Doodle ~ a compliment 70 us, which was answered by
The passengers Of the United States with three een
dous cheers We passed Port Royal, running close
10 the POint-in fact within 10 yards of 1nd roun l.
ing to the north~ard stesTing along, with
the land the left hand the calm waters OF the
Caribbean Sea- by II p NJ we made II Jran. Light the
e2sternmo<t end OF Jamaica and at p NJ on Monday,
were of Cape Mayze, the eastern point OF Cuba, with
the northern portion OF ST. Domingo on our right One
of the cabin waters received sun stroke while We lay
at kingston he died during the afternoon and was bur
led " sea the evening At o'clock on Tuesday
morning were through the Haryguana Channel, and
rolling tho Atlantic. As opened on tho ocean, the
wind blew more strongly and the waves rolled more
heavily causing vessel 20 pitch considerably, and
sending their SeTths sessick. About III O'Clock
we deserted vessel in the distance which approached
Us rapidly She proved 10 be the steamer Sierra Ne
vada uppcsed bound for AspinwalD going night before
The stiff breeze with everything set rolling heavily IN
the trough OF the squa of rain coming sent
w quickly below and when agsn on deck the
steamer was hull down in the horizon A. the same
dime great eensation created by the dscoVery OF
OF the sccOndcsbn passengers sitting chair III ms
stste.room deed went 10 sec him, and there he sat
ithhs two hands resting his knees, towel bet1 ZEN
his hngeTs and his head resting against tho sido OF Ms
berth looking natural IA if he were alive He was in
The me stoteroOm as myself on the Winfield scott
and in consequence of seackness took little nour
ishment thai BIZ sysem became completely prostrated,
and his spirit departed without sny warning. We have
experienced very heavy weather since leaving Mirygu
ana Istpd with mcndOus head sea running all the
tmo-yct the gallant little boat mskes md knots
with ease We passed on Thursday mornns two vee.
sells both bound to the sOuihward, bark and topsn
schooner the lark with both her Opsa close reeied
and the schooner under shoit sail evidently showing
that they had been in the strength oil tho boy" va Fri
day morning ut 10 o'clock, we deserted the lnatS ana
smoke Of a steamer about or miles % tne "in'"
of us chst,ymdIy rs we were both steering ior the
esrue point we were pretty close o5cther at O'CLOCK
when we made her TO be the steamer PToihetheu
from San Juan for NewYOrk. Now occurred rsi OF
speed between the two ship and for slott INN
sppeared 10 20 equally well. But az lengh thc
model OF the United States began to tell NO graduy
increased distance from heT and st six O'Clock she
WINS or miles asterD hull down IN inc horizon On
Sunday morning passed fleet OF schooncrs, wmch
bad been kept in Chesapeake Bay by stress Oh WEALTH
at least $50 of theDl-and was beauful 10 see tnem
spreading their white sails and going on IN every drec
ton while the black hull of our noble ship rushed
swiftly by At o'clock we were boarded by plot
from the New York bost Washington, who gave us the
pleasant information that we were but Az miles nom
Sandy Hook Soon the Highlands appeared. with the
two light houses; then Sandy Hook In few minutes
we are inside the Narrow the Bay OF New-fo opens
before us and the spires OF the Queen cry OF tue vest
ern World lie in tho distance shortly we reach the
Battery the gun is fired, the engine stopped our yoy,
ace il done md my feet after absence OF three years
snd hlr prcs8
The land Of the free and the home Of ie brave"
". NIB.