New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-03
ST. THOMAS.

From Our Own Correspondent.
ST. Thomas w. l., Monday, Dec. 49, 1853.
Since the disappearance of yellow fever in June last
which has ragged for eighteen monhs-more especially
among the shipping howeverthe health of this town and
island has been remarkably good But nov We are threat
ened with that other alarming scourge from which
this island has hitherto been exempthe Asiac cholera
This reported to have broken out the fore part OF last
week at Nevis one of the Windward Islands, two
hundred miles to the south east and Friday the alarm
ing intelligence brought to town that it had made its
appearance at estate the north side OF this Island
six miles distant Five persons were said 10 have
died Of il already, and of death were re-
ported Saturday and yesterday, making the whole
number at the last accounts, ten on that estate Re
ports last evening, which generally credited, say
that deaths have also occurred other estates
Two deaths have also taken place in town the first
Friday of woman who came in from the aforementioned
estate report the existence of the disease and the
other yesterday of person who is said to have been out
the estate from motives of curiosity. Communication
is now cut of between the infected district and the town.
guard the city from the approach of the disease But the
most serious apprehensons entertained by all classes
and particularly the colored population who are exces
vey alarmed by the approach of the least dangers and
whose Of life and general improvdence is such
that mnlttudes would be swept off, should it break out
The United States figate Columbia, which arrived in
this haIbOr yesterday morning, has also three Of
Small Pox on board.
She comes directly from New. York and bears Commo
dore StOus hton, who we told has appointed this
place Of rendezvous for the ships under his command
There of course abundance OF firing of during
the forenoon In sautes and return sautes between the
Columbia and Danish man-ofwar lying here, and the
Danish Fort in town.
The Southampton steamer arrived this morning early
two or three days behind her time.
The steam propeller Curlew from New York the
7h arrived the afternoon Of the 10th making the pas
sage in nine days. including the ordinary delay Of
hours at Bermuda She has made very good passage.
Her passengers however make bitter complaints Of her
sea boat-that being very narrow she rolls deadully
Tie Capt of an American bark from California for New
Orleans which put in here days SINCE for supplies
died the morning OF the 18TH and buried the next
morning shore after which the vessel put sea- She
had cargo OF Guano.
The American ship Cayborne, from Rochelle to New.
Orleans with valuable cargo of wines and silks and
hundred and fifty German emigants, went ashore the
Anegada Reef and with her entire cargo total loss
Her and passengers all saved and the latter
have mostly been sent New Orleans by vessel
this port.
Another American vessel-Atas, from Baltimore bound
also to New Orleans with four hundred and fifty German
emgrants, entirely dismasted by gale of the 2ih
Nov and after floating about for several days. dis
covered week two SINCE from estate ne east
end Of the Island and intelligence being comnicated
here she was towed in by French lying here
She is undergoing repairs and her passengers here
waiting to be transported TO New Orleans.