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the hour % tspsr:srs fos Cs,lfosais cot Babsis
BsAf Lsis eeosss - ~ ssss- rail- vsy uAins.
ssuy sP the gasg.vsys fearful ef beiss Too late
10 eae corner OH ladies saieos = grosp Whose
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eyes hetckea d<rp sorrow o. he ssaf presracs Of
ih~ boar Of Q isss SEPARATES. That soise spos
The CARRIER aeek 10 fros bsyy OF fast hoys vho
ara hastily insieiss parting dsiak vth one q
whom, thss lated rseoiIecsioes asy Prove thess
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ashore .. gives. Asni<S asd ,ssrfsi sdIsss o..
sP"hrs. The gsrs-vsy p'asts beads ssd-s The rub
10 he pier. he hAssers let 20 ssi Assled 10,
and The s,ssseh. Sect ssd essstifsi .lus.sss THE
ssh day q sb. Sc. moves vi,h graceful mosiea.
iaio the stream AMID Tho roar Of The signal gun,
the saving Of hsadsrrehiefs and The reiterated
cheers from the crowds which darken the vhsrvss
sod The sides sad rissins Of ssishborins sAsppips
While movisg slowly dews The Nsrsrs towards
the broad Atlantic, Q eordoe formed Of The bodies
and limbs OF . dslegatioa from Aries, n thrown
scross the extreme alter part Of TIE steamer. \.
froaf valks the in6sxiels Parser vho, uavii.
ling TO carry dad heads" os stxiteys. sxaniars
n
psss To the rear. On resehisg he H.sk. The vs,s-
ran pilot Il default Of his services tAus far would
vhiaie oar ie'arasess) 10 discharged ssd vi,A q
cargo Of "skalkers." 10 5000 bssdiss ..il and oar
Tor The city. With seceIsrssed sp>ed. nish, soos
comes on, and 10 the morning. the shores Of Je,,,,
and cor sslisa, steamer are 10 fos. Another
day di'cicses the proximity Of Hsr,srss bv III.
rising Winds. the pIungins Of the strong ribted
he m xsk, ~
which appear 20 have bees levied on many uneu.
istins stomschs. The voy ager upon the great deep
does not realize lis extent from the simple fac, that
all around him Is water, for the area Of ocean ne
tuaiy visible "a small. but 10 Is the eontinu rd. m
ward progress OF the vessel. ever on ward through
. wilderness, and towards a horizon Of water win
no land In sight that sfards q conception OF th-
vas'be's, the immsnsity, the eternity almos, Of
the sea Passing the LESSER bahamas, we are &c.
minded that one Of the group. though barren and
uninhabiied. isJei rich In historic assoeaoas for
upon that sterile spot fret appeared the hru 10
Coumhus and hts discoaten,ed crew, on the even.
ing p'evioas 10 his recorded disco VERY Of land and
though no, first uodden by the Toe; Ct the great aa
venurer-it may he ssid 10 have been the hr., land
seea by him west Of he Canaries.
Ga the sixth Gsy ne were IN /. warm. .a,ny and
ner. We bad been running ell day between the
mountains onihe cas-, coast Of Gaia, aud the hixh
nouniaius and hills OF 81. Domingo. and rspidIv
approaching the ioftisI mou n,ains Of Jam.ies-
The sights and sceoery we're snimaiins and eIci,.
log In the extreme. The moon-aeariy full orh,s.
shooe viii that clear silver light seen oaly In the
tropics. The milky uay va, eiiu.rin, ,,a -.
'plendent with stars whose briliisney aud beauty
were scarce dimmed By the nearer and bro.a.,
light Of the moon. And the buoy ant, fresh and
baimy tropical winds, the profound measure
iess sea, aud the starry roof OF the Univsr.e far
towards H-srea Inspired thoughts Of happier
worlds Passing BY Port Royal In the morninr. IN
The arm OF the sea towards King.on, the gorgeou.
tean'v, and the splenior Of tropical scenery met
The eye on every side. The horizon IN ether
AAAd !. bounded BY mountains which RISE In msjes
" AID grsnseor ell their peaks are aluos, blend
ed with the azure of torrit cline
~ The steamer Is bsia q anchored q Kipr.,o,
the novel spectacle Is presented Of Q s-...> .f
enaneipaisd III eolored women and girls Who
with tubs Of coal upoa their heads-throns In Ia
dian hie up one OF The afer gsng. ways and empty.
Ing their iosds OF AEtAraciis. staging the while
their old plantation sir-retarn by the forward
plank. thus forming kind Of seliyse Of The wheel
house. Mostof the passengers now 60 ashore 10
iske look this dils pitated and roliinr city and
not few tetern laden with Briels frcn slI ia,
naiea." The plantations throughout the Island
sie In waste, their former workers living Iif. Of
indoieni, cissoluie and ihleyihg freedom IN NOR,
brggariy aud degraded ihsn the Lszzaroni ofIiaty
Not fresh streak Of paint bteaks the mouo,oay of
grey old buildings which compose Jamaicas oaer
prosperous Commercial uae.rosoli. TIE e.p.. Of
this vide spread suaneiai and iedas,fIsi ae-.ysud
rain i' simply emancipation, and the attempt 10
substitute free labor 10 the cultivation OF slave rro
duets 10 ,otrid climate. The secret, or sastirs
pO'ssy ia Bfilisb Wesi India EmaHeipstioa IL dis
eeTOed aoi In The labors aad eloquraee Of q VIII
berfoTce. Fox and ciarks, o, be-, 10 the eupidi
y sad selhshness Of the Eat Ihdis company Who
knosis That the inuodBe,ioe Of free Isbsr veala
BE followed BY speedy peeRsisry blight aad ruin TO
their western Tiysls-sought 70 build % thels owa
sggrsndizsmsni os the rsias Of all the Yves, IhdIs
Islands, those gems OF the tropics" And bsIIev.
ing that Brsiss sxs@ple vosh Be immita,sd BIZ
toe Fies1A ssd Sp.sisi Govsrsmssis, aud exact
lag afsT sHuislis;to1 O. cor p-tiscs o. the -e., q,
supply from the pisIns Of H..<ss,a. the worlds
demand for ell tropical staples that powerful en..
pasy Viii then, dictated to The aDsas laid heir
bchssis on supple Parliament and the World ,..s
viih loud seclsin a. the hamaaity(ll 20 Rarisaaf
The sfqusaee 10 that measare " The fasaetsl Fata
OF JsasIes. vhilss The sqaAlid poverty. th. vice
sDd ef'~s Of her liberated ~ pgyuIa,oa. farni.h
me commentary on the policy spd pbuaathfo-
~ o'thst plan q s@asetpsiios. The raia Of B,a.
IA West IafiA u complete. bot tas sEx,snairr.
meat Of iss more Povsrfsi rivsi 10 the assieies.
t-d ~onoP'ly Is less apparent. COT, TO ihis DAY.
A~sr'oaa souos feeds the looms 81 Esslsna. ssd
hsf markets sal warehouse, ar. supplied whA ths
o'hsF staples frVm we bFosd savaahahs Of osr ON
'inhy Sg~iA saa thst heaaiIai bot mi.Eovsrssd
i'isat uAich zss Que dsy ~ ssrs.
Bot s0tvih'tssdIag IN, decay ssd ruIn. N.
aafufai advantages q the Island are unssrpss..S
fef' 70 einais "O-t delEAusll. aided sosl FER
'ils sad efhsas'lsss - ID. rrsiii.s Of ogs osn
Sr@f HsH. asd iscmisg wiih eli The rich fralis
sad Pf"cucis q ihs tropics. Kisgslaa sssaas spos
b'osd piaia 81 Ne base 81 lofty asouaislss TIE
s1ssts-lsid cot via shsas-hsard reralasisy, are
lissd 81 siiasf si4s vfs n. srsng- r-r tAs s.ecs
hassas, plsassia So ths wsviaa pals. Ftower. |
81 every kins a0ufisA IL psspstsal bloom !. a. |
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" every lsuiss SD pogtieo. A. ~ riaas hsisg
lhoss suhiias moaa,aiss. sad tbs Assvins. solsas
ssa--ths sPga = oss - tAs iosslissl ugsa sauk-
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