The New York herald., 1863-11-19
News from Jamaica, w. I.

news from Jam o1c0, w. j..
By the British steamship Saladin Commander Jameson
from Kingston, jamaica and Port au Prince Hayt wa
have late dates and full files Of papers,
DCordoa's Mercantile Intslhgencey OF the 9th Of No
vember says
Business generally has been duh during the last fort
night and have little TO notice beyond the quotation.
which will be found 10 review. .o.l
We reproduce the following from our issue for the las
coee s early at market for the ssason and nrst pick
ported in our review.
Planters settlers turning their attention to the
cultivation OF cotton encouraged 10 do 40 by the vora
BILE report received mixed samples sent home and
small parcels which find their way to market are taken
Since the revenue returns for the quarter
ending Both september have been published. The
ceips Q! @ me @ quarter after deducsng return duties
the collections for the corresponding period Of the pre-
The Kingston Gkaner states that q long, raksb look.
Ing bark rgged screw steamer with white funnel placed
abaft, near the m'zeumas, observed from MAnch.
oneal on Monday Afternoon the 18th inst running under
steam and full canvass set fore and manmast from the
eastward 10 the northwest.
The same paper that the fine steamship Sir vii.
liam Peel which coaed at Port Royal some time ago on
her way TO aamoroe was captured at the moah Of the
Rio Grsnde by the United States gnboat Seminole Some
between Great Britain and the Federal states
The obituary includes the names OF the Rev wm. John
Pearson OF st. Thomas ye Vale and the Rev Dr. Bridges,
author OF the "Annas OF jamaica both OF the Church
Of England. Also those OF Samuel Murphy, q Clerk Of
the Peace for Kingston, and James Lunan, Esq late
editor OF the Colonial Standard and several other dis
tiuguished persons
AMERICAN GOLD IN JAMAICA.
The Kingston (Jamaica) Guardian Of the %th instant
contains the following letter from Mr. L. Hoffman.
distinguished chemist Of tps Island
TO nE EDiIoR or IHs JAMAICA GUARDIAN.
The Island treasurer, Mr. Bravo, had the kindness
10 eutrust me with two and half dollar sgod pecep
tAmerican). which literally derives s vsus from the
much despsed dust OF the highways. Aluminum, as
parts and half m Aluminium and nicely I've parts and
haf or copper evidently be coined into The most
perfect resemblance OF two and hall dollar p,ece
which II is possible TO imagine. They say that nothing
is 30 much like good shilling than bad one Several
Of my frsnds can vouch for IL, that nothing 10 more
like two and hslf dollar piece than the one made Of
aluminium bronze, worth about peuny, aud for which
they we're going 70 give ten shpes and three pence
good silver 10 exchange Out Of eight trials succeeded
three times 10 pass the false for genuine gold OF
course In fn otherwise would not tell you and your
readers. 10 s NOT likely that the piece handed ths
only ono In the island Geld being at such high pre-
MUM IN America, 10 not surprisng the ngcnu
U OF metargss exevted FOR the beuenceut purpose of
supplying the glorious Union wsh substitute resembling
gold ~ near ~ can be. foor Union, in which the base
metal amounts also 70 about ninety ave and half per
cent cxacty as 10 tie counterfeit gold coin Ny object
s TO warn the people o this country, and put them
their guard against American gold The country OF wood
en- nutmegs bound 10 coSnteract the drain OF srece
and 70 base ts eenbscks upon the broad shoulders OF
the bsss metal. am, yours very respectfully,