The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-22
INTERESTING FROM THE WEST INDIES

INTERESTING FROM THE WEST INDIES
| Arrival Of the Tennessee--seriom Disturb
anccs At Demorara Occasioned by the
Angel Gabriel-Our st. Thomas and Porto
Cabelo Correspondence.
The steamship Tennessee, Captain Weber, arrived at
hts port yesterday, after passage Of days from
st. Thomas.
There h no important news from the Danish Wes
Indies.
The United States Commercial AReut at St. Thomas
had oziazed the Governor asking for the establish
meat ct hospital for the relief OF many sick sesmen
visiting the port Of st Thomas.
Dsnerars has been the scene serious disturbances
See sscount ANNEXED.
OUR ST. THOMAS CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. THOMAS, March 4, 1873.
Trip Of ne Shdae'hip 7snnessee-Ier Pcrfoymane--A Re
balion IN British Gajana-7Ae Anga Gabria asd The
Negroes-Aurde, Of the Cooses-M Military Callai ont.
embrace the present means Of josting down few Oh
servations Nade by she way voyage from New York
to st. Tboas We eft New York ON the 10th Fceruary
in the Tennessee, Capt Charles Weber on her
second voyage to this port Porto CsSeo and L&gayrs
The enerprsng ownerssof this fine vesse-Messrs s. De
Agreds, Jovs Co.. OF South srree-deserve the utmost
credit for the completeness with which this steamer
w.eh all her appointments has been placed upon line
heretofore deemed unproatabie.
The elements have conspired to render the two FIRST
trips Of The Tennessee rather longer than
arst day out we taken by tremendous nor,A
west gale Our ship heavily laden, aud too much
by The heAd In fac, In precisely he posi
tion as ,se San Francisco when she was lost We owe
saety to the substantial buid of the ship en-
giI es, guided by Capt Webber.
The British mail steamer Conway, from the Wndward
ISLANDS snd Den erars for vhisn port Ieaye morrow
arrived this morning. and reports disturbance
or nsurrecton among the negroes ef the entire colony Of
Guians, who, at the nstgaon of Orr lately of your
city, known as the Angel Gabriel have commenced to
murder the Portuguese coolies, or laborers.
The Governor, Col Woodhouse, finding the force his
disposal too small cope with the Insurgents contens
himself by holding Orr in prison st Georgetown, with
all his available force and in the meantime up BY
the steamer to the Windward Islands such oops
be spared to assist him. The poor coolies having
supp)anled the negros laborets &c. ard being all Ca
tho les Orr has taken advantage Of that
nce the savage disposition Of tbs negroes against them
1t that he is native Of the province and that
his mother resides in Georgetown.
will write to you from that place. and give you
detailed account of the affair.
Please to correct this as you may deem proper, and
excuse the STYLE am in great hurry, and dash of at
random.
The harbor is full Of American vessels in Distress list
OF which may send you.
ST. THOMAS, March IL, 1856.
The Weathr-Business and Shipping Repo.,uioH De
merard, DC, de-
While you have been freezing to death In America we
have been burning up in the West Indies During the
stme five to ten degrees warmer than known at
this season; while lame ducks" constantly hob
bling into this port whose shattered masts tattered
as stranded rigging and open hulls gave evidence of
terrific northw.steis the American coast, we have
been relaxed by kind Of srocco which has parched
cur green hills and caused TO Sign for the nvigoratng
trades natural to this season of the year. and if to
verify the old saying, ut III wind that blows
body good the part winter and present spring will prove
qui,e ba vest to the American commission merchants
tere. We counted NJ time eleven wrecked Ameri
can ssef in ibis hsrbor and the I'D Of February
many stars and s:Iip+s floating in the breeze
that We became enthutiastc ano repaired TO
t5e levee held by our Consul Msjor Helm, where we
met some forty American csptaias, with whom We
qusf.d potaions potts deep" the memory OF tbs
immosts George This large NUMBER of American cap.
ans VIII give your readers some idea Of the trade with
am informed that the British vessels of war, the
Boscswep ard the Media left here under sealed orders
snd it supposed thei destina lion was Portau Prince
where they cent to sympathise with the Emperor of
Hsy,i in his recent defeats and misfortunes.
We have just received the of uprising Of
you full account Of the iots in slip from the Royal
Gazette We expect to hear t. at the negro John
Ross who was taken from the American brig Loango,
will head Q mob and lead on precautionary baud at
Antigua.
The Tennessee ia nomently expected from La
.r s sns an.
steamer, with good accommodations for passengsrs is
admrabesea boat, having wea hsred several severe
the Of the experiment another good
steamer must te pat the lire making semi monthly
trips to st. Thomas and monthly trips to the Main;
making such arrangements as win enable these
to leave this for New York stimuli aneousy with the de-
pariure Of the ropean steamers, and In ninety days
line More this SUBJECT my next. regret to say
That several OF yellow have occurred here
within the past week, two three Of which have
proved fatal the disease however has not assumed the
form cf epite c; other Size the island ia healthy.
The cholera Is abaDg in Porto Rico IL has almost entitey
reA alma tro nxh hrt
is lingering In the interior. strict quarantine is
stiI kept up here all vessels coming from any part of
that island.
NKws FROM pEMrRARA--vrsIr OF THE ANGEL GA
BREL-sBRIoUs DISTURBANCES.
[From the Roy al Gazette, FEB. 2S
We regret say chat serious disturbances have taken
chops OF the Portrguee traders have been piaged and
destroyed by the negro population There has been for
%s G Ss ar
thrifty AMI industrious of people, this feeling s
sso prevalent among the African Immigrants and negroes
from the islands, who have come to reside here This
la ent feeling Of Jealousy would have broken out into
active hos y but for other circumstances which have
TINS II I man, thS ss' ,ss se John
ssyers Orr, better known in England and in America
by the ccgnomen Of the "Angs Gabriel or as the
returned to this colony, of which be is creole, and
took up his abode with his mother in this city. This
serious riots, attended with bioodshsd in New York.
Montreal Grenock and Glasg,w, BY the violence Of his
language had not been many days In this colony before
he eneed his old trade of disturbing the blic
peace by violent harangues sgens the Roman Catholics
whom lie accused of all sorts Of crimes and immorates
Had he confined himself fh, kind Of preaching be
might have preached till ooomsday before he would
have succeeded In inHanng the minds srousng the
pa soDs Of the ignorant portion Of the black popuaton
but having discovered that there considerable de-
gree of othered jeslousy and eeina existing between
the negro population and the Portuguese be adroty
seized upon that and mixed II up with hts attacks the
Roman Catholics. In this he was only too successful
ike spark dropped upon tinder, hostility against she
communicated 10 the country districts In George
'own the Portuguese were asssied by men, and
chiloren with cries of Down with the Pc Ptrtuguese
down with the Pope ~ The Portuguese exhibited very
considerable forbt srance-anc however much they may
have been annoyed they did not commit any breach OF
the peace in resenting the insults offered to them
thus matters went until Sunday, the 10th instant
when Orr mounted the town pump In front of Stabrock
Market armed with dagger and life prsserver, and ad
ed large crowd of persons In most infammatory
manner. For the ,editous language used BY him en-
he hss sr been arrested and committed to take his