New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-19
ST. THOMAS.

From o Own Correspondent
ST.. TnoMAs, w l., Saturday, Sep. 30, lest
The American brig Crorstalt Of Boston, arrived
here the cath inst, with yellow fever among her crew
The disease was contracted at Gasdsloupe From
that land she went to Bird Island to load viii guauo
where the fe yer made its appearance board. There
being no medical assistance at hand, she came TO ST.
C,oix for that purpose bot were most barbarously
told by the authorities there that they must not enter
the port, and were directed TO 60 to ST. Thomas
Previous TO her arrival here the captain, his and
frat mate had died and two scanen have suce fallen
victims 10 the dsease Besides these only Of the
crew has tax Gu the disease and he is rapidly recoy-
ering The remainder of the crew, second mate and
six sailors have been put Oh board small soop char
tered for the purpose Of removng them from the IN
f,cted vessel Little fear is felt Of the disease spread
ing in port .,..
GuadaIoupe but to what extebt Is not definitely a.
ccrtaiued The wiod~ard steamer arrived this mora
ing, but no news either respecting FEVER or cherala
thoe islands has yet transpred, u she u IN qaeran-
tine two days before she viii be permitted 10 Had her
passengers and m nls. .
Two American vessels, the steam propeller Be9jl-
min Frnnk and the bark Catherine Augusta. ar
rived bere yeeteroay from New Yok, the former in
seven day passege the latter 81 days. These yes
scls appear here simultaneously, and in alliance no.
Der circumstances calculated 20 excite sus JlcOn.
With reference TO their business and desnatOn their
captains give dubious or curt answers and their con-
sienees profess to have received as little information
ss other parties. II is needless TO say that in these
DAYS of pTvateerDg bugbears, and flbuster facts,
these circumstances give rise to great mlny sur
misses which probably by Tomorrow will ripen into
run ors or positive assertions. Some say II must be
Cubsn expedition; others suspect it must be Paez
d, scent upon Venezuela But really mob 'dy kGors
ANYTHING about the affair. The bark processes to have
been dispatched in advance with a cargo Of Goals for
the use of the steamer. As these two long, log,
black" crafts lie out in quiet hsrbor underneath
the ample waving folds of the stars and stripes. while
in The street the aforesaid suspicious rife they
strike one as q new budding forth of "maoiest des-
"tiny," ana awaken in the mind peculiar excite.
mebt-to say more--Dot u0gratelu in this duh
town at this duh season.
The American schooner Echo, lawson, OF Balti-
more arrived here the 22d inst in distress. She vas
bound to Rio de Jeneiro with Hour, but met heavy
gale, by which her bowsprit was carried away aud
other damage was sustained. She was leaking bidly
las been compelled to discharge her ontiie cargo,
nearly half of which is damaged.
We arc now having Dry, hot weather; for the week
mast the warmest of the season. The health Of the
town continues good
=. S. The supercargo of the Benz. Franklin aud
Catherine Augusta applied to the government for
permssioB to land and sell ther cargo consisting OF
AMMUNITION and various materials OF war, bat
refused Subsequently for permission to laod it for
repairing the bark which was also refused.