New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-04
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from Nassau New Providence dated the 10 n inst thG
the British schooner Annie SOphia, Caps SIMS, wnch
left this port the 10Th inst, arrived on that DAY
There had been wrecks in tina, vicinity recently lac
cholera had also subsidized 10 considerable extent, AM
was more amenable to medical treatment
We have received likewise, files OF the Nassau
Guardian from the 27h of October to the l5th ns in
elusive. ,
The cast iron Lighthouse erected on the
Northern bluff Grand Turk was Illuminated Tor tue hr't
time on the 9TH of October The TURKS Island h2yi
Ga.ete says that the light burned admirably, and the
flashes at each succeeding revolution were exceedingly
beautiful. 80
Her British Maesty's surveying vessel Scor-
Mon Commander Lawrence, arrived at Grand hey from
Bermuda on the 18th OF October.
An infamous attempt was made, according 10
The Turks Island ROYAL Gazette on the lie oil PRESIDENT
Forth on the 9Th OF september by foreigner nansd
Monolar The outrage is said to have been comnittei
in consequence Of a reusal the part OF the Executive
Council to grant the cuprt certificate OF naturaliza
tian. President Forth had been on visit to ; az hey
The Crown Commissioner and ReceiyerG General accom-
panied him. An address Was presented % nm con
graduating him on his escape ifOm assassihauoh' 70
which he made suitable reply.
John Paget Walker, Esq, Crown C0mnls-
sioper had died Of the fever prevailing Turks Island
and been succeeded by John Saunders Esq as Actng-
Commissioner -
The British schooner Time, Capt Gould, ar
rived NJ Nassau on the 9Th inst from this port which
she left on the 3st of October She brought the intel
Hgonco of the death Of Hon. Daniel Webster, and I'M
medisely on the news becoming known, the nail 3ia
ag of the United States was hotcd az hatmat nj inc
Consulate and Consuls residence The British ensign
at Government Hill and the public buildings was low
cred Ms a tribute OF re-pect due the memory OF tins
great man. the dags also at the Forts Commissariat
aud Ordinance Departments were hoisted az hal-mast
well the tricOlor Of France NJ the French Con
sulate
The number of deaths by cholera at Nassau,
as We perceive from the official reportsf the p OF
October 10 the 18th inst were one hundred
The Ath iust had been set apart as another
day Of iusting humiliation and prayer at Nassau, ant
all businesses suspended ss on the !th OF O;toocr
Adyices from lnagua were received &C Nassau
ON the h int which state that not much business II
dour AZ any OF the Islands Only sixty thousand bushels
of sa have been rakcd this year az Rum hey, great
falling of cOmpsred with the rakng OF last year, when
seven and eiaht thousand bushels were rak'l Ihc
quantity sold al Rum Key during the present season has
been one hundred and twenty six thousand bushels
more than half OF which was the produce OF last year
which had remained on hand Several vessels arrvins
at Rum Key tor alt unable % obtain supphe- AMI
proceed TO Long leland
There was report that the cholera had ap-
pesrcd at EXma, but il was doubted whether the two
or three deaths that had occurred there asionet
Nv the epidemic or net verct having been returneat
the uouoss 10 the effect that the persons had died by
tie visitation of Cod The other islands IN the route
OF the schooner entirely free from sickness.
vessel arrived from Harbor Island al Mas
sau on the 3lst instant which stated that tweniysX
deaths had occurred suce the cholera first appeared
there On the 7th inst, however, twenty deaths &C.
CURED from cholera At Dnmore Town.
A seizure was made by Mr.. Mclaughlin, the
searcher and tdewater of the port of lnssua on the
9th ult spard the Active, OF Digby which had put
into nsgua Tor salt The Active, it APPEAR had fallen
IN with abandoned brig called the jun, of Glasgow,
between Jamaica and Inagua, and taken portion Of
her cargo and materials with the intent OF defraudng
the revenue The articles we're brought to Nassau and
placed in charge OF the Court Of YiceAdmirsly.
The net revenue " the Bahama Islands for
the quarter ending the 3Oth OF September was pa
Is O. the expenditure for the period t59f- IL :,
and the sum paid account of the public debt 1920
10. leaving surplus revenue of fl,0OJ II l.
The Governor of the Bahama Islands, Mr..
Gregory and family arrived Nassau on thu l7th nsr.
in the British steam propeller Esk- Dr. Gavin, one OF
the three Medical Inspectors sent TO the West To-
dies by the British Government aiter the cholera
made it. appearance az Jamaica, arrived also in the Ek
lie dispatched FROM Trinidad TO Nassau by Lord
Harris, Immediately on his Lordsnp being made &C
quainrei Of the existence OF cholera there
Several officers and crew of the Esk we're
seized with yellow fever after leaving e. Thomas
and Mr. Vincent the second officer in command, died
st Nassau Of the fatal disease the Gh inst TINS gal
liant officer % the midshipmsn who behaved nobly
the burning Of the III fsfed Amazon, and after
ward hOnOred BY interview with her British Majesty,
and presented with valuable gold watch by the Royal
hsl steam Packet Company reward for MS intrepid
conduct He was much beloved By his brother Oirers
and all acquainted with hun. The Esk reported that the
bill Of mortality from yellow fever, az Barbados soth
among the natives and Europeans. very great. A.
sstani Con tissary General Neil and the whole OF hls
isniy numbering ak persons, had fallen victims 70 the
disease
Two or three fatal cases of sporadic cholera
had occurred Il Jamaica and ean-ei much alarm lest
the disease should again become epidemic The small
poX was disappearing One fatal case OF yellow fever
hsd occurred a. Falmouth.
Ii is confidently asserted that Sir Charles
Grey viii leave Jamaica veg shortly, and that Lord
Howard De Walden, or Lord WhsrncliHs, will be hi.
successor.