New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-28
ST. THOMAS.
Prom Our Own Correspondent.

Sr. THOMAS, w. L., Monday, Aug. 20, 1854.
The health Of st. Thomas is mexcephonsbly good.
Never was 1t or could it be better make this en-
phstc ausion TO guard your readers against the i'm
preston that cholera again prevails here saw in
The Ner- York Herald not long since the statement
that that disease was now raging here: and as that
paper claims to furnish the public with the latest and
most reliable news, and not few are found who place
that confidence in IT, have thought the belief that
such is the case might gain currency among you.
Besdes this opinion has been sedulously propagsted
throughout the Windward Islands, and by the con-
slant Communication thence to the States the news
may be carried and {" confirmed" Many vessels, we
are told have been detained from coming from those
lands here to secure their homeward cargoes by the
bugbsar Of shoie.s Ospidity prompts these repre-
emoluments of an Entrep6t for the business of the
West Indies and Of the Spanish Main; but Of late
years disposition has manifested itself in the other
islands hereabouts to establish direct trade with the
States and the British Provinces. And this DISPOSE
ton has been not little favored within the last two
or three years by the prevalence first OF yellow fever
here and last winter of the cholera. And now, # st.
Thomas can only be held in the public regard as
business become permanently changed into the de-
sired channels the plan will succeed admirably Such
\ the genesis and motive Of the =" sun upon st.
Thomas. So If rumors of pestilences, earthquakes
and Hurricanes laying Us waste, circulate among you,
sAey must be received with many grains Of al
lowance."
The packet steamer Conway, which at the date of
my last was lying in the roadstead at the mouth OF
the hsrbor with cholera on board, is still in quaran
tine, a. precautionary on the part of the
Government. Her passengers, among whom there
have been no cases Of sickness, were some days ago
transferred to small steamer lying in the harbor, and
their quarantine Of ten days 10 nearly expired: The
passengers on the English steamer, the Branch
steamer and the Curlew to which they were destined
protested against their being received on board and
therefore they were doomed TO the vexati0us deen-
ton, at charge by the Packet Compeny Of VI IS per
day Affer the removal Of the passengers to the
snall steamer the Conway was sent to Buck Island,
which Ia small island three four miles from the
Assbor, where her crew. among whom the cases OF
ehoers occurred, were placed in q special hospital,
6tted mp by means Of tens. There have been ten or
twelve deaths in ell, but no new cases have mani
tested themselves for several days, and night before
hst abe returned with her crew into the quarantine
ground. Capt. Powell her commander, very fool
ably attempted to come on shore in a small boat
few nighs after her first arrival. His landing at the
Kings Wharf was resisted by . crowd, speedily col
placed on guard to prevent 1t. The Government
have instituted criminal prosecution against him.
andhsve sgnfed that they shall feel themselves bound
10 arrest him II he comes shore. The penalty of n
violation Of quarantine regulations 10 DEATH He viii
therefore be compelled 10 leave the service.
The American bark Gen. Harrison, ofNew.York,
from the river La Plata with cargo Of hides put
IN here yesterday in leaking condition. 1t is sup.
that II Yin be necessary TO discharge the same to
effect the requisite repairs.
The clipper-echooner Siren Of New.York was ille-
gally cold short time since at Guadaloupe by man
81 the name of Colin who went out in her sailing
master. The circumstances are these: She left New
York about the lst May for St. Johns, n B.; thence
she came to st. Croix and st. Thomas. After lying
here some FIVE weeks, TO no business purpose, she
went 10 Trinidad There her Captain died, or left
Aer am uncertain which, and her entire direction
vas assumed by the sailing master, Colin. After
vainly trying sell her ct different Islands on the
way down. he finally succeeded in dsposing of her al
what he calls conditional sale, at Guadaloupe He
says he received O., o0o OF course the sale was
fraudulent and how il should be effected under the
eyes of an American Consul remains to be seen Her
owners in New-York becoming suspicious thar there
was foul play and learning that she had cleared ron
Trinidad for Guadsloupe and st. Thomas one OF tnem
Mr.. Valance, arrived here two weeks since TO avail
her arrival, or, II possible, to look her up.
Op Thursday evening last Colin arrived here on
board French schooner from Guadsloupe. Mr.. ".
upder cover Of the darkness hailed the schooner a
she came into the hsrbor and inquired If the schooner
Siren NO al said island when she LEFT. He was re-
nIed 10 by Colin, who very innooontly and unwit
Snoiy aid abe was there that he Captain of her
and 6sdkold her. Thereupon he was Immediately ar.
resfsd and Lodged in the fort, whore he now lies
AWAITING the furtSer decsion Of Mr.. ", who viii 90
nv the next steamer to GusdAleupe and endeayor q
reclaim his property. -, H.
vsssrdsy She came fro IN the Main, touching on her
vsv No a Porto Rico and >thsr Islands. Her odeer'
spdnSa ae we'll