The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15
Affairs In british Guiana.

We have receives our files Of Georgetown (Deme-
rara) JoSs mails, dated to the 18th Of July. They
do not contain much news of interest.
The Royal Gazette Of July the 4th, says :--rhis
day, the 4th July being the anniversary Of the in
dependence Of the United States Of America, the
British shipping In onr river, jointly with those Of
ing their various flags st early hour this morning
and displaying them until evening. The American
mastes Of slipA in the river Eve quiet dinner at
the Clarendon this evening, to which, we believe,
The R. N. s. Packet Companys new ship lamar,
Captain Rivett, came to anchor o. Georgetown at
o'clock on the morning Of the llsh ultimo, having
accomplished the voyage from Southampton Ia lsa
We find the following items in the Royal Gazette
Of July 18th I'VE have been requested by the Sc
crttary to the Royal Agricultural and Commercial
Society to publish the following extract from let
commissioner Of H. NJ. penal settlement, {, the
Hon. J. Roney, dated Massaruni, July 4th, 1854
had presented to me, BY order Of the President at
Washington some packages Of seed Of the line KIDD Of
tobacco produced IN the celebrated vaslsa Dc Aoso,
exteBse By the american government for dissemination
in the United States and should feel glad you would
be good to present to the Royal Agricultural So
ciesy At any Of your meetings or dispose Of It any
other way you may think most hksy to be productive OF
benefit TO the colony.
Mr.. Roney has placed the seeds in question at the
disposal Of the society and we are requested to state
that parties Who may be desirous Of trying the cul
tivaion Of this celebrated tobacco Ia this colony,
VII be supplied with limited quantity Of the see
on application to Mr. Watson, the secretary Of the
socifty.
In Il Surinam Couyunf, the government adver-
Using paper, Of the LIST Jnly, nosice appears, not
without It's interest TO us. treaty mas been entered
into, it appears between her Catholic Majesty OF
Spain ar q the President If the Mexican republic,
by which the free labor Of Yucatan may be intro
duced into Cuba. The Governor of Su.inam Ia
about to apply to the department of Foreign AdAi IS
in Holland for a share OF the loaves and fishes for
Sun imam.
few days ago . schooner sailed from Oporto tn
Nadeia TO receive colonists for Demersra, but this
was only 70 enable 1t TO take provision water aud
kettles, In order TO 60 TO Ambrz 10 take negroes
10 Cuba" This affair is 10 public that IL s talked
Of everywhere; there Is not porter or lyhternaa
who don't know it-even the hangers on TO whom
the employees at tho custom house give charity. The
authorities alone feign not to know IL.
The Cotowssf, Of Jolly 9Th, says" We regret to
hear that fire occurred on plantation La Jaioaste
lwcst coast) last night, and that all the losies,
hlhd with negass, were entirely consumed, the
buildings being saved With the greatest difficulty
At present the cause OF the DIRE s unknown, bat the
fact Of ito breaking out simultaneously In the three
loees leads to the suppositon that y the act Of
IN inceDaiary or incsndiaries. This win be seri-
Gus loss TO the prop, etor ~ the Misunderstanding Of
the crop had only Just commenced.