The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-29
NEWS FROM THE WEST INDIES.

The weather-Drought East and Rain North
THE British Gunboats Ordered Home
Sugar Speculations-D Death Of an American
Citizen-Mines, Crops and Markets.
Our advices from the West Indies dated Kingston,
Jamaica, on 18th OF June.
good deal Of excitement prevailed In Jamaica the
subject Of supply Of slave labor In shape for the
sugar crop and cultivation of The Kingston Stand
ard has series Of editorials these important matters
The writer, on 1lth OF Juno, Says
The inhabitants Of Demcrara have petitoned Parliament
for laborers. They affirm that population adequate
the agricultural capabilities 81 the colony there scarcely
limit to the extest to which might be produced;
but they show that presen, population Is not more
than adequate the actual OF the country and
that cotton production 70 large extent 10 be entered
upon, . large addition OF hboring people Is absolutely
necessary.
He sddr-If we had a million Of soul, In Jamaica, in.
stead OF some three hundred and fifty tnousaud believe
that there Is scarcely limit TO the value thai might be
crbed TO is productive industry. Manchester might be
America
In the samepaper of June Q we find the folio wing.I,
pas oeen said and ny SAID that many OF the estates that
tho existence OF slavery when they first settled,
never would have been established at all If 20 TO
India and supply ourselves with Asistc labor ouc'y IL
raised aRaDtt the Introduction Of Pagan superstition and OF
starving Incidence u> claim 10 resor 10 Africa for
support g ho laOr uhieh "a peculiarly adaptsd 10 te
gouh Of aapl,s and the severity Of our climate se
are sug arzed a. hs better Than slave traders IN dis
guise.
.
In IN obtain supply Of labor In Jsms "a In point u
fact but for the foruous incidence of the late captured
slave cargo, We have hot received single immigrant into
the isapo for several years We have positive evidence
that Cuba recruiting her populsu tho rate " from
twenty thoufand n 'hirty thousand per aunum and
know that the people thus recruited are slaves whoo
labor Is compulsory, yet Ne allow This nonsuoas oompeu
The Standard Of June ,ays-rbe New York papers
announce, the authority Of Messrs BA-ings circular,
that further rise Of D. c~t had taken place In
with firm market If England would insist putting
down the trade Cubs would be harmless In this respect
but n she succeeds In procuring the 10000 slaves for
which provision In kno 10 have BEEN already made In
the course of the present year, there DC doubt
that she may shorty exercise very Important influence
on the sugar market
years past drought has not been experienced
that which, for the last six eight months has affect
ed several OF the agricultural districts The parishes
which appear TO have principally suffered are those 10 the
eastv ard OF Kingston.
been very general and heavy throughout The Island IN
parishes the crop nearly brought TO Close and
the benefit to the young canes in every part Of the island
The Kingston Sandard says-Grca disappointment has
been expressed at the announcement that all The gunboss
this station have been ordered 10 England by the Lords
OF the Admiralty. when the Victor and hu sister boats
arrived this station, the impression that
settled at Greyown, these vessels, which
appeared 20 perfectly adapted 10 active suppression u
the slave trade the coast OF Cuba, would In the per
formance Of the promise implied The obsorv .uons Of the
first lord OF the Treasury given In reply TO Admiral
Peche a the close OF the Of 1855 have been
ployed In the blockade OF the Cubsu coast Nothing, how
ever, coud be more lusory than this promise
Among the passengers for this island by the present
steamer Is gentleman named Evans Who visits Jamaica
with the intention OF investing such amount OF capital
be may find room for employing In the cultivation OF
sugar.
The copper mines very much improving, and great
proepecis every day OF increasing value.
M Geuisgs, OF Baltimore, son Of T. Gcttings died In
Kingston on the 9TH inst He arrived from 81. Thomas
wi yellow fever.
The Island OF Jamaica n healthy.
There were nne prospects Of the growing crops Tho
Kingston markets were supplied with brcadstufis, &c.
m. ia If oQuQnY n
4s wood sbs dos -four, 3s.; meal 93s; aud pork lss.