The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-20
One Week Later from the West Indies.

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ratio PANAMA.
One Week Later from tho West Indies.
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The Emigration or Free C0iorcd People,
The Dismantling OF Astatss-Thc Second
Terrible Earthquake M st. JagO dc Cubs
-she Cholera The markets.
The arrival Of the United States has placed u In
possession Of intelligence from Kingston, Jamaica
to tho 12th instant. 1t is net Of any Importance
In the House eff Assembly, the only feature Of in
ttrest has been \ debate, which took place on tn.
lst inst, relative to the expedieasy Of tho Hous,
asstainins from entering the of the
amount and character Of the supplies to be raised
for the present year. uatl the de Of ths
Imperial Parliament shall be ade va ia order
that fuoa supplies may be raised consistently With
the resolutions of tho 18th February last aad I'll
relief to be conceded by Parlis which resulted
in the Withdrawal of the notion the Of The
House, was sgainst the proposition.
letter had been received BY a member of tho
Hoase, notifying the appointment of Lord Hlr-
lis, Of Trnisad, to the Governorsuip of Jamaica
from an eDgr i'isn Of tree colorsd lAborsrs from
America, was occupying great deal of public at
teption. The Colonial Sta.dard, OF the 10th inst !,
thus winds up p long article on the subject
II the obtaining political privileges which they
enjoy in their country the freedom from mpt
and eboquy which they there suffer, be a sufficient me
IL
ralised under the ordinary laws OF the island let them
come ard welcome, and such motives would bring US
men Of the best class But al exclusive privileges AMI
pecunsry Inducements are cut OF the question.
In the meanwhile, are informed by the Fal.
mouth Post that in every parish OF the island pre-
pArations are being made for the abandonment Of
properties that were once valuable, but on which
cultivation no longer be continued, ia conse-
quence of the evil working of the free trade policy
Of Great Britain. In Trsla wny many estates hare
been thrown up during the last two years, and the
IN I'M aAG Of
few months, of upSards Of so 600 tons Of copper,
which was used for the manufacture Of sugar and
rum, is one Of the signs of the times"
The Hay ten brig Of war Charlotte sailed from
Port Royal on the Och inst, for Carlisle Bay TO
take in the machinery, SC from an abandoned
estate in Vere purchased for the nperor of dayS.
Professor Clunes had met with great success in
his lectures on English song litera ure, and it was
expected SigGor Miro'S concert, on the 9th inst,
would be equally proa..blo
Two shocks OF earthquake we're felt a. Kingston
on the morning Of the 9Th inst.-the last bstWeen
one and I 80 o'clock.
The Kingston Journal of the 10Th thus speaks OF
the earthquake Of the Goth ult /, which Was worry
severe ut st Iags de Cuba:-
THE EARTHQUAKE AT ST JAGo.
The earthquake which felt in this CITY, on the
morning Of the 10th Of last month most Of
readers will not be surprised TO hear not
action to this aland and the channel bet It and
Cuba. The unfortunate city Of st. Jsgo has once more
been shaken to its foundations and threatened with utter
destruction by the affective vleitaton
BY the Neloz which aired 1t this port from st ago
de Cuba the afternoon Of the 1th, but which WAS
placed In quarantine because the cholera had not yet d
appeared from that city letters and papers yester
day received In Kingston announcing the ssddenng in
teiqence printed account Of the event. With which
past three the morning the date given the
whole city snd probably throughout the whole district
OF the lsnd 10 such visitatons general cry
Of Mercy ~ heard sent up by the terrified inh Adj
tantA 81! expecting that they about to perish
Aensath the rufus OF their houses earfuy rocking aud
apparently being rent asundrr by another earth
quake judging from shet were the sensations Of the
terrible momeut says the cunt 1t aspredy Vas net Of
shorter duration or less severity than that xn;o In
August had thrown large portion Of the city into ruins
indeed it was not longer and Of greater Intensity.
Yet considering the circumstances under which II took
place s effects seIiouf Ss they ssve been regarded
much less injurious than might have been expected
1t is dfhcult to conceive 1t is remarked how there
should have been much greater personsl than
hss been experienced esnsidering tn. bulldogs which
have been damaged and and the which
the awful phenomenon occurred. As in this islaad,
second light shock felt, at sixteen minutes past four
a third but yet lighter was felt there at
o'clock The night is saia to have been there here
most beautiful moonlight though little warm It is
stated however that lady ere per.ons here had
frsm previous appearance predicted ths probability OF
an earthquake. The morning at the tims Of frat
shock also very fine but perfectly calm till about
half past four, When very gentle breeze apparently
from The southeast sprspg up aud the day dawned on
the increased ruins Of the unfortunate city with all the
splendor Of that which followed the earthquake Of
August
III. squares and streets It scarcely necessary say
were filled Immediately after the SHOCK With people who,
at the Of the publication Of the aocoun from which
derive intelligence still remained there and we're
likely to remain there notwithstanding the fear they
might jus lily have Of being subjected from the exposure
to the danger Of contracting that terrible scoug-the
cholerswhich yet afflicted the city Affairs erect
in various parts Of the city the courts church
yarcs Sc, and the Mass eaid before them but the
people did dare to enter the churches for the
NothiI equal the situation Of the city says our
account tcourged a. 1t H. and the time, by
the noet deeoating cslanies which the human
which Is vitbout one or more OF Its memoer. susrins
from sickness there is not single house which has not
been lees seriously damaged many very many Of
them being rendered entirely useless The cathedral
which was 10 much damaged already in August, hare
ceved much greater Injury on this occasion the ccnven
Of San Francisco the temporary military hospital the
prison warehouses stores (amoDg them that OF Mesrs
Brooks Co connected We believe with the firm q that
style in this city, shops magnificent residences all have
suffered In like The suerings Of ny families
were fearfuy increased by their seena the walls OF their
houses falling their sick relatives they lay in bed
In many cases toe the furniture thro about in
such napper BY the shock the danger aud
Injury much augmented The writer OF our nc
count says ne bad ,.sn very heavy table wnca naa
vsrss or yards from the place In which Il had been
standing
The cases Of miraculous escape from injury said 70
have been very numerous One is recorded, In which
lady had been rlsepng with an infant OF two months
old in bed another tlespipg the bed in her
infant having ayoke and cried ,hs rose when
the moment she had seated herself at the foot Of the
bed the earthquake occurred threw DOM more than
third part Of the eide walls which FELL the head n the
bed foot Of the cot breaking both but doing
injury either parent children Grateful could
Interested 10 De, 20
escape We read without degrees Of sorrow
the Of the purposes which It wrestei
coroins authority The part Of the ~ali IL Is
said which stood frm had hanging on 1t q small cra,i
fix msse of Sana RITA and snotnef OF Sso, Dolores
a. the h. sd OF the chds cot and these not thrown
down, although other pictures which buos on the
wall we're The pious fathers preserved With great sud
ju,t veperaon these images to whose uteroesson the
attribute On soch we'll founded grounds the salvation Of
! these three livesn
The account 70 which have hitherto been referring
that IN the midst Of great there
fbe lOnaOf bal .nfa
though there are many psrsons wounded ard bruised
letter msscsnte firm Of this city dated thu 9th inst