The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-19
ARRIVAL OF THE DANIEL WEBSTER.

0na the Small Pox at Jamaica, Co., Sc.
The Steamship Daniel Webster, Captain O. J. GRAHAM,
srrsvsd = thh port yesterday morning She LEFT San
~. da Norte ON the Ath, Navy Bay tho sth, and
Kingston jamaica tho llth inst She experienced
Suocsssioa q strong north easteriy gales
Annexed Is list OF her passengers who have about
$l2SO0o In gold DUST
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sdSsras aaime. John Lnsos JGhn MeQn ,:sS John
ssss H:s ssi.sl GTaS D.s wsrrsn How
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Bling s sSs' Nelson Sioui Mr. Peter wi.n Num-
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.s1s ROAR Ss PETER M1rsg
Nnssn .. aSps Se MSrri%sn MI smith
From Kingston Jamaica. 70 New York, w Lindsey and
wife, John Shaw, Charles Espi-ose
San Juan was healthy. and the river high. IT, b. NJ.
steam frgate Rosamond that station officers and
crew all well.
The D. W. carried fifty FIVE passengers from Navy Bay
to Kingston. Jamaica
The steamer FL Dorado from New Orleans arrived at
Navy Day on the evening of the sth inst,
OUR KINGSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
KINGSTON. ia July 10, 1852.
TIE Dans1 Wooster Earthquake-The Cooie Emigrants
State Of the Public Heaith-U rbani,y Of the Captain Of
the Daniel Webster &c. &c
The steamship Daniel Webster from Navy Bay, arrived
here this Afternoon, and, she will leave to for
your city embrace the opportunity to send letter
which, although necessarily short, will nevertheless
think, be interesting.
On Wednesday morning last. the 7th instant, the in
hai.itants Of this city, may say, indeed, the in
habtans of the whole andwere alarmed by OF the
most earthquakes felt in this country for the last
half century 1t occurred at precisely halfpast
O'Clock in the morning and preceded by loud
rumbing noise similar to the distant rolling of carriages
Every house shook from its foundation and in Spanish
Town. 10 miles from this several old buildings were
thrown down In this city one building was thrown
down. small diapidated house. The town clock and
nearly every other clock city stopped Immediate
~ The shock felt very sensbly by the OF the
ships in the haIbor The weather since and previously
to the earthquake has been oppressiveiy hot.
There is no political news OF Importance The Legis-
not in session but there reports of the
intention of the Governor to cali special meeting The
object to provide for the return to India of
vera Of the Cody emigrants in this island These
people were brought cut here under contract, which
hve years II they should express the wish to 60 Many
of them have been here than five years, and they
now call the island to fulfil their part Of the
tract The members admit The pecessity-indeed ac-
knowledge that they bound to provide for the passage
of these people, but they lost TO conceive how they
are to find 100000 which will be necessary for the pur
pose OF defrayiDg the expense In their capacity of
commissioners of public accounts the members have not
the power TO rae The and they have replied to
the despatch Of Sir John Pangton the Colonial Secre
tary through the Governor stating that the question
shal receive the carly sttenton Of the Legislature when
originally made with these people Abolish but as
the terms that arrange made by the island
Legislature they peraivey bound to adhere to
them. IL has been suggested by the Daily .4dreser
Newspaper instead of providing for the return of these
people that the amount should De appropriated to
promise matters try and induce the people to
main here since we 70 much in want of population
fear however the majority of the people Will prefer to
return much to the annoyance and Inconvenience of
Legislature who rather The poor axpayet) VIII have
to pay the penalty of their folly.
regret dinghy 10 acquaint you of the unhealthy
state OF the city smallpox l. prevalent and in
the number OF the mortality is not large The
disease hns k"w-e appeared in "Dy other parts Of the
The Daniel Webster has brought among her passen-
gers from Navy Bay several Tor this island. Some Of
them only left here month ago bat have become so
shattered in heath to be Compiled to hasten back in
the hope of saving their ,es Business at Navy Bay is
said to be totally suspended. owing the prevalence
there OF the bea,y raius different diseases The pas
sengers on board speak in highest possible of
the Kindness ana attention OF the commander of the
Daniel Webster who was upreuittpg in his solicitude
Tor the comfort OF the passengers, particularly of those
who were unfortunately sick.
The Royal sa Company -teamship oroncco is now at
her wharf she will leave the IN rnrg Uf Monday the
ilth Tor SAINT Thomas and Southampton She is . no
bic sci
oan gather in time for the steamer
Business here is fearfully QUILL agriculture sinking
fast.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
The Mercantile Ir,elGgencer Of ,be 9th inst. says
The last about the dulst fortnight tia. has been
EXPERIENCED IN tins market Tor come time pass. The in
activity a. far it relates the Dc mapd for dry and
pckea len may be attributed 10 the fact that the small
pox If becoming Of vruent type. aud that 1t is
spreading among the principal consumers OF 6sh to
large extent; but We cannot acrbr the existence Of
Contracted an enquiry for brtaistus the cause
The increased scarcity cf native vegetables likcwie
tne limited re 'eipts OF flour &c. appear 20 hare had
for the latter.
The market for sugar aud run has somewhat i'm. |
proved appearance fimento and Zee procur-
able.
With regard 10 the weather we see IL stated in the
provincial journals that The seasons in he parish
Hanover have been very favorable and thar scarcely
day passes without the occu renee OF heavy fall of rao
In Westmoiaud aiso the rains have beru continuous
aud heavy during the past wees Not however. IN
the paihh of Triawny IN several districts Of which the
estates are suffering severely from the want 81 rain In
some parts the land T. completely burnt up" ard |
ponds which in form'r days known TO be |
quence the cattle 0yibg by fcores We have no |
accounts of the weather n m oshcr oatishes
We haIp from Nor ,b-ide p-prr THAT Tue pmfnto
crop o. he lo~lapds Of S. Anus will 10 total failure,
though IL Is sad that tn mountain trees l93ktng
ias"rdbiy: Harvest commcDc-s the first week il |
Aufuft, but in few fertile spots. it will begin
rather in advance Of that perud This information is
from reliable source
MARKETS.
KINGSTON, Jn., July o a -Cicese-Tbe sales in
dude twenty Ite hampers O.. at tukd; smdilsr par
ne's occasionally command I'D per 10 rhe market is
bare OF American Flour-saltuI and Phil adelphla
are mUveo 10 100 bbl lots SIS God-We quote doq
hloone at "a, and AmeTican ~ one per cent pre-
nit Bans are In large aupply, wth IA very limited I
inquiry. We quote Ann 40 Id; Irish, ut |
30 az H., ana Lancashire al 80 per Id
Exchange New York-Mrfehsnts' bills, co days, x |
10 one per cent prem.
Intelligence from the Pacific |
GOast.
From the rarama II.igd juno 29l
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