The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-09
Our Curoca0 Correspondence.

ISLAND OF CURACAO, March II, 1865
Proelomotioa Of the N1o Goonor-1he Neo Dip'osois
and Consular Law Of the United Sctes-HealA Of ~
Lsomd- The Difficulty Nth Vtnesuela-Aocsdess to ~
american l01k Vtnus DC, dc.
On the 26sh uH his Excelency Governor R. +. vaa
sberge proclaimed Governor Of this island and IL
dependencies In the presence OF the military under srm
and civilians After the reading Of the proclamation "
Mr. j. Schotborgh, CcloYis Secretary the different for
6catcrs sauted with theusual number Of guus Tue Go
vernon fter leaving hs official post-tAat Of Dutch
Consul General to venezrea-vsted the slands Of s.
Martins st. Euststius Saba and Bousr the pr,ncipag
dependencies Of this island before his arrival here -
make himself ccnversant with the manner In which
theic governments administered His RxoellsDsw
brings with him high character for ip,partlsity i-
tegriy and business-ike habits
In late edition of your useful and WILDLY crculatsl
HERALD perused, with much pleasure IN slMorsas
headed, american DIPLOMATS and Consuls Abroad ID
vsrg the United States government to pay these oes
salaries thatwonfd insure their protection Americas
citizens abroad The new and miscaed rexssa consular
LAWS passed BY Congress during the past year, In
deed affixed certain salaries TO certain oonsulatea ne
consulate OF this ssnd for instance has the palTy
OF five hundred dollars atscbed to it. fhs tacumbsot
is Also allowed TO transact business his own ACCOUNT
But the compi,ers OF this must again repeat ieoaissd
reform shoua have ade themselves aware of the fats
that there is commercial business that consul
enter into here indep1da1t Of his official onsths trade
Of the island being entirely absorbed by the native ms
The general health of the island good having neither
cholera yellow fever although the former Sp to ths
last sscounts In within s1 eaguss of The oty OF Oosa,
vessels fr which Tost are quArenned twenty days.
The drought Elm continues, ard noqnsnty Ne have
evy prospect OF of those salt crops Of old say
hu undI ed Thousand bryels.
Authentic intellyen arrived here sw days pssk
from yeseEuels, that the government Of that oosny
have decided not 10 pay ths government any inds mB1
cation for the desruooR OF property belonging ~ Due
jssts incurred BY riot aooat nine months psss -
the city OF Cora and also, that It eil not conceds ~
rIght Of ovEorthp 10 The island of Aves which sInn
tbs eovsi smeut claims as its torri,ory.
An the Dutch West India feet anchored In ths
Reads ofIsguhyra avail ing further instruo ons -
Dutch Consul Genersl at Caracas, who has giysa to
Venezuelan scverpm cut forty eight hours for iS Anax
answer (bs In taken from the CArnccAs papers of thU
1lih which also states that the Senate L. II sacrss
session. which win probably lead to IN smcaAA ssttls
ment OF the existing difficulties
The American bark Venus, j. r. Atkiasoa, aAstsr,
OF regular useers, axivcc THU port abcul
twenty days past leaking vss3 much, ooosssaed Sy hN
ber struck By lightning In the Gulf ssssaa - ssssAd
day u New Yoik. She fA Undergone al
repairs incurred by sad sccdsat ana psoceS % boz
sstrrn Itp 10 Nsv Tosk oa The l2tA