The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-03

Arrival q tine Merl1ms
NAVAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FROM BARBAD0Es,
TRINIDAD, TURKS ISLAND, MARTINIQE, AND qua
DALOUPE.
The steamship Merlin. Capt Cope, arrived yester-
day morning from st. Thomas, via Bermuda. She
brings dates from the former place to the 23d ul,
and from the latter TO the 26th She was detained
at ST. Thomas three days by the non-arrival of the
Jamaica steamer. fE
Annexed are the names Of her passengers:-
From 81 rhonas.chsrss Manning Charles Kcrtrsst and
cS.i.s, S:rs:i Bind; y; and NJ. ssss.i1shs%
n Bang. ss .s s1rs Hsc IL
Maias.es.
Business very dull at St. Thomas, and freights
very scarce. The markets were, for the time, well
supplied with American produce.
TIE U. s. sloop Of Albany arrived at st. Thomas
the Sh june from Havana in twenty two days passage
and sailed again the 12h FOR St Croixreturned to
st. Thomas the 18th, and sailed for Crab Island 22d
from thence she would proceed to st. Johns and Havana
and home. The following is list OF her officers
Commander-Charles 7. Platt
| observation-disclosures Ii. Armstrong. J. Hagan Brown,
| Stephen d. Trenchard
Surgeon-W L. Van Horn
Purser-John b. Rittenhousc.
1 Passed Assistant Surgeon-Hy o. Mayo
Acting Master-Aaron X. Hughes.
Marine Oficer-Frst Lieut. w. L. shuttleworth, (bre-
Passed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. sewel
Midshipmen-iIenry hcfhorn. William p. A. Camp
bell Charles L. Haralson John Jacob Cornwall William
Gaillard Dosier.
Acting Observation-Disclosures.
| Gupner-William Cope
| CaIpenter-Roland Leach.
! sailmaker-stcphcn Seaman. All in good health.
/ BARBADOS AND TRINIDAD.
Via St. Thomas have received our inter colonial files
of papers being Barbados TO the oath Trinidad to the
&c. &c They contain little to interest readers.
A and important discovery in the manufacture of
sugar by which considerable saving in the cost of
acure is Effected is spoken of with much certainty in
the newspapers. having been made by gentleman in
Porto Rico who has sold his discovery for the sum
$4,000 Weunaerstand the saving will be about 10 cents
| on the leo lbs Of sugar.
/ In Trinidad tie sugar crop exceeds this year that Of
any previous year. The amount of about 80 600
hhds.
TURKS ISLAND.
From the Grand Turk Gazette, June 81
For days past has been very unpleasant There
little or no air and the heat was excessive On sun,
day evening last however, the wind suddenly changed
to the north, blowing strong since which time have
| had pleasant weather
We are sorry say that the whooping cough is still
very prevalent in these islands among the children and
yourg persons Several children have been carried oil
| by the epidemic.
The yellow fever regret to find is uabated at Mar
Unique. Amongst the distinguished personages it has
cut or notice the OF Lieutenant Colonel Gastal-
dy. OF whom the Outre er remarks He had done
siderable service well Europe where he has engaged
in the last campaigns OF the great in the colonies
where he arrived in the capacity OF captain in 1872 lie
decorated with the orders Of St. Louis and the Legion
Of Honor had 81 years OF service and Is campaigns
The island has been deluged with rain attended with
considerable damage in iandsides and carrying OF
canes and other ground productions.
In the mcnth Of May there had arrived % ships and
briggs in the ports Of Martinique.
An official order has been issued to the effect that the
price ofarinc manioc having risen TO the maximum fixed
by the local regulation of the 4th February, 1888 the
roration of that article is prohibited until further
ders.'
GUADALOUPE.
We read in the Journals that, by decision of the Prince
President and in conformity with the vie expressed
in December last by the Privy Council of 9uadaloupc
the Of hard labor for life pronounced against Ca
bou for the crime of arson has been committed to five
years imprisonment.
"A project for The importation of 900 laborers from the
west coast Ct Africa submitted in 1851 to the Legislative
ASSEMBLY by NJ Boissard has been referred the
Minister of Marine the protector asking to be allowed
200ir head for the mm grants since $50 f. head
accorded TO Capt Blanc for Coolies. NJ Bossard Is sup
ported by the Governors OF Guadalupe and MaItniqu
by the Agricultural Society of the former island