New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
ST. THOMAS.
From Cur Own Correspondent
c. TH,H.s NJ

From Our Own Corr.srondent
ST Tnoaas W l.. Monday, Dec 10. 1885,
Since the Disappearance Of yellow fever in June last,
which has ragged for eighteen mon;hs-more especially
among the shipping, howeyerie health Of th town aud
island has been remarkably good Bat now we are threat,
ened with thst otter alarming seourge from which
this island has hitherto been exemp-he Asatic cholera
Ih VIE reported have broken the fore part Of last
vsek at Nevis one of the Winigarl Islands some two
hu rdred miles the south east and Friday the alarm
ing intelligence brought TO town that it had made its
rrICnrgICe the north eide OF this lslnf,
some sig miles distant Five persons were sal 70 nave
died il already. and new cases OF death were re-
ported Saturday and yesterday, mixing the whole
humber at the last accounts. ten on that estate he
pors last evening, which ere generally credited say
III one or f d. ahi also occurred other estates
Two cecihs have also taken place in town the hst on
Trdsy of who came IN from the hrst mentioned
estate TO report the existence OF the disease and the
YESTERDAY of person who Is said t. have been out
20 the estate from motives OF curiosity nnlmca'ion
il Low cut of between the infected district AMI the town,
ard the authorities will doubtless institute measures to
guard the city from the approach of the disc BIT the
most serious apVTehens entertained by all classes
nId particularly the colored population, who are exces
sVey alarmed by the approach o the least dangers an
whose manner OF life ana general inprovitence IL such
that Inulttudes would be swept off, should break out
Tbe tinted States fricute Columbia which arrived in
s bslor Yesterday morning, has also three cases oil
Small Pox Oh board.
doie Sou lton who VIC told has appointed this a
place # rendezvous for the ships under his comnani.
There wss course abundance of firing Of cannon during
tie forenoon selues, and return sautes between tue
CHI n ia and Danish man-ofwar lying here, and tho
H8ush fort in town
Tie Southampton steamer arrived this morning early,
two or three days behind her tine.
The steam propeller CurleT, rom New YORK the
7b arrived Tie afternoon o the lob, mldDg tho pas
seee H. lii days. including the ordinary delay Of some
l,urs at Bermuda. She has made very good passage
Htrpa.ergois however make bter complaints of her a,
afes lol-ile being very narrow she rolf dreedully
TIE Can't OF an American bars fOm ijrnia for New
eans which put in here days since for supplies
died Tic moinng OF tie 18th. and vas buried the next
morning on hle after which the vessel pi, 10 sea- She
had cargo OF GuanO.
Tie American ship Claybo-ne, from Rochelle to New
Oreans with valuable cargo If wines aud ss, and one
hundred and tlty German uigants went ashore on the
A1egsda Reef and with her entire cargo Is total loss
Her crow and passengers all saved and the latter
have mostly been New Orleans, by ayessei from
tlis IOrt. 49,
Anoihor American vessel-Atlas from Baltimore bound
sn 10 New OreaBs with four hundred and hfty German
tnierefs was entirely di maed by gale OF the 2ith
Nov tad efer floating about for several days, was dis
covered week or two since, from estate On tho east
end Of the Hand and intelligence being communicated
here she was towod in by inch steamer lying here
She undergoing repairs and her pa-snesers are here
waiting to he transported to New Orleans.