The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-31
Additional News from Bermu da and St
Thomas.

Additional News from Bermuda and st.
Thomas.
In,,addition to the intelligence from Bermuda and
Saint Thomas brought by the Merlin, published ia
the HERALD Of yesterday morning, we extract the
following items from the letters of our correspon-
dents:-
In the military hospital at Ports Island, Bermu-
d. there were about fifty cases of yellow fever, and
at the Prospect Hill camp there were twenty pa
tients.
The Danish brig Enchantress-the perilous condj-
ton OF which vessel we reported before-had pro-
ceeded from Carthsgena, after reftting, on her
voyage to Jamaica. The Z. was forced to put into
Carthagena in distress, her captain and many Of her
crew having died.
THE LATEST CIRCULAR.
81. Thomas October 49, 1858.
Since last reports we have to note a continued dull
ness in our provision market and though the stocks are
light the demand is 'rhng but holders have succeeded
In advancing their rates to accord with the advance IN
These articles win be held higher after the Merlins let
tiers are read, though no sales yet to report Rice,
$5h; blacksyed peas, 81 corn SIS x; white beans
(sma pea u S. butter 2Oc lard l5c cheese 15c
no saes prime pork prime beef past month
Aea pork, SIS. So. taow candles Hulrs rs aud AS
l6hc; sperm and adarnantine candles without tranac
tions; leaf tobacco, 7c llc manufactured do without
eemand Goldfish $31s mackerel 81 SIX herring, 81
hams best American, l5c; potatoes "a per Darrell
This weather continues most favorable for the gro wing
crops in all the neghborng colonies, and crops Of sugar
and coffee promise to In Caracas pa reels pup
ed coffee changed hands l3c In Porto Rico it has com
menced coming in but price yet made lit supposed
1t will open at 9c. 10c. Sugar making is still tve ia
the district Of Arecb, and little intermisson will
take place between the crops therewe Judge there are
still some 900 hogsbeads to be shipped thence and most
will find their way to the United States as we'll as some
1850 hogsheads at Ponce ready for shipments some of
these last originally bought England but resod
f0rTAnt of European shipping.
pcarc ty of vessels for Europe and the United states
continues Last rates Soc Porto Rico and United States
81 per ton for logwood and So per ton ogany both
last with part charges paid For direct port in England
~ and per cent and took the FIRST 1t the rates
though high that much inconvenience as the scar
large number of vessels could obtain enhance
ed rates Most American vessels have lately
with charters for salt which though comp aravely high
are by ne means equivalent to what they could here
Most european vessels also provided with home
before leaving home.
1t is supp sed the compensat on for the liberated ne
groes OF these islands, of $50 per head will be
within . month which will be a great relief to the
parties interested.
Exchanges are not active and barely maintained the
making foreign coin legal tender in Porto Rico will
greatly facilitate the business of that island and rela
lively increase the value of silver coins here
New York, 60 days, az dis. London 80 al ST.;
Paris, l2 Is Five fro pieces 95c. Pat doabloon
$l8 American gold par.
We happy to be able to state that We have not had
case of malignant fever for month"; and we hope we
may be spared recurrence Of this scourge.
Our evening edition of Saturday contained the
particulars OF the melancholy and fatal accident
which occurred to Mr. Sutton, chief engineer OF the
Merlin