The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-06


government viii attitude worthy Of and
formable to the liberal policy which 1t has sustained
In Buenos Ayres mercantile transactions not Of
any great importance. Rum was quoted .. 81 90. Rcs
at $50 to s2l There 5000 barrels OF -four Ia the
market and in consequence Of the probability Of ssun
dant harry the demand began to be less In the past
month the sales had reaohhd $3.50 barrels a from sl65
to S2Oa the tom At last quotations the price 5000
! Exchange on London effected At 6ss. the ounce.
Intelligence from the Bahamas.
We have received files Of Nassau IN. P) papers,
dated to the 21st Of December last The is not Of
| much importance.
The schr Theresa Jane Gardner MASTER arrived at Mas
from Charleston, on Monday afternoon 18th ult.
The schooner Golden Eagles Fernando master a..
rived from Charleston the morning Of the l4th ul
In days. In consequence Of meeting with bad weather,
they had to put into Hsrbor Island.
The House Of Assembly will meet the 10th instant,
for the despatch Of business.
The bahama Hrald Of December l4th says:-we are
Just Is well informed now to who is to be our new
Governor, - We were three months age.
The Executive Council met Monday, 9Th ult.. when
agreed that f26 worth Of rice should he
Rum Cay for the benefit Of the INDECENT poor.
The correspondent Of the bahama Herald writing from
Rum Cay upon November &C. after detailing the injury
done to the shipping by the late gale says ITO add to
the horrors Of situation provisions of all kinds
getting aafmingly indeed, not to be pur-
chased 1t the shops What remains the island
only all supplies in the possession Of private families
Mary Of the people are beginning already to feel the
Des Of hunger and fearful consequences viii be the
sult une,s timely aid is afforded The magistrates have
taken salt boat for the purpose Of conveying nts
And have doubt that shall be relieved speedily
Is possble but however speedily may be sent great
suffering take psse before arrives unless Ia the
meantime vessel with provisions should provlds On
tally put in here The quantity Of salt destroyed Is est
SsS S t.o the crops
previously ~ likely to be much larger than had been
grown for plumber Of yeats past scarcely vsstigs now
sttsr from Rum Gay dated upon the 18th November,
says-CAptan Miller Of the American schooner FAwn,
here Sunday, 27h isst requested to b rspersi ct
Nassau. He experienced very heavy weather. and lost
vif. and two cons p we're on board All ven. AZ Exums
some houses have been blown down; the crops all
't,Sysd and n. people are !, :ssss Q.
can bark ons Capt Fairbanks from Boston fer Havana
put into this Sunday the lsh in ccassq Of
from the ship xrs. Frsnch's hotel where We under
stand he II now lying dAz gerously ILL.,
Since our last number Of small craft have arrived
from the districts which have suffered 20 severely from
the effects Of tbs late gale and the accounts brosght By
The san journal Of the 18th ultmo thus sIlud.s 10
Out Isands without help and that speedy the most
them better of assist them Provisions eanuet 81
al times b purchased Ga. Island and with
qu.nt The letters which are received from t.. sufferers
reveal certainly most Iamentabls ststs Of things and
show the urgency o. the case
the 60 600, with interest the proportion Of the public
debt allotted to them on their separation from the colo
BEN, THE FREE AMERICAN CITIZEN ETsLAvxD AT
CUBA-nIs RHLATIvEs ALIVE IN TEE BAHAMAS.
From the Bahama herald, Nov. 26l
Da~~ L. "a xacf 70. 81 90 ksg~
thing. to BE- either in possible Or and en-
PERTAINING such IDEAS, pooh-p them with IS much
own. Events which happened twenty, Thirty, or forty
years ago sometimes involved In mystery, and there
= doubt in many s:s 70 ,s At
and mes We put In possession Of vey in
definite or ambiguous information M the only clue to
trace out with certainty the fact desired.
In this Journal under date the eth inst, published
account which sent in the form Of letter he
NV York HERALD, Of oolored American citizen held in
slavery in Caba and Wee nssdsy last official letter
from the sting U. s. Consul Havana to the u Woe
Consul at this place the subject
Many people thought It futile make enquiry about
"Capain Jim " or "Lizzs" or Uncle Joe, or Dick"
asy person named by Bsn the subscto tbs Asting
themselves in Of this kind, and Who sndssvor
ferret ont information calculated to benefit the enslavsd
oppressed and to free them from the bonds which
they are bound and therefore glad to meution
that the inspector Of Police yesterday informed that
ore Of Ssn's sisters - residing N Giants TSrn and that
related circumstances she heard from her mother
roborative of Bens story shall cudsAvor TO obtain
full and account OF their narrative and lay the
before the public in next issue
can.
There are undsrstand persons both here and at
| dros land we'll acquainted with Captain j a.
We have every hope Of Benz Release and trust that
vl be lst unturped to obtain every possible 10
formation from his relatives and Others which may OBJ
tain the aec< hpnshmeut Of that desirable obsot his
liberation.
We presume the poles magistrate will take the depo
nn cf Ben's sister, and that his mother will be scot
for or htoo aged to travel some proper person viii Be
he touching her and his loss
The same iurnat Of December 10, says:we are In
formed that the mother aud brother Of Ben arrived here
yesterday from Andres Island.
Thsy fully cogrobcrsts the account given by Ben leav
ing dsubt OF is truth though owing 70 the length Of
tine which has elapsed since he was stolen and his tea
der at that ms there are some discrepancies - to
| dates and places
For instance he left his mother In Florida not In Mas
sAu he rupposes, and he placed originally. not
wi the Captain, jim Who took him to Havana, but
vi another man, who transfer res him TO Jim, proba oily
4 after bringing him 10 Nassau.
He is also mistaken about his age which IL net ad
be staes and the time when he left Florida
1 which must have been 1884, mot 1914
Toe statements win b given, in crteso, ct Another
| time
SoLDrKR's "RETANKD Pathfinder the rule
pY. vaiIng the settlement OF army aoooun In of
the dessron Of soldier, u the discharge Of soldier
iscF, as mentioned IN paragraph 73b Of Army Rsgu
ations the sodisr IL rot entitled - hs rstAned pay,
srdG The Get Of july 1883 he has never earned that