The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-23
NEWS FROM TINE wE.11 INDIES.


arrival Of the sasss.fn-American Emf
grants lnvitsd % Dsmerara-Prospses
% the euGes Crop, &C., Se.
Tne csnard steamship saadin, Captain Jameson IRON
Iussson jamaica on the 7th, Port Prince the itn'
nd Turks Island the 18th April, reached inns P0f
~ night
ma FALMOUTH Jamaica) Post OF the latest date says
Notwithstanding the long drought and the dincu"es
Nth which lbe proprietors and lessees OF es'aes
lad 70 contend, the sugar crop OF 1reawny WI -
4 600 hogsheads and there viii be an average P'iS'
~ rum. ~.
the Kingston journal Of the 4th OF Apfh .'ye'-0
weather has been nDe-not TOO dry Dor VOC warm fus
eppor,unuy for preparing lands for planting whea .ne
III, nr,n Wa understand that the cultivation OF COT
Sou IN this par sh will be very extensive .nis yeaI
several eentemen VINO Ae n claa IN Their fragrant
~nWe blossoms is refreshing both TO the senses o.
smeI and slsni 10 behold them Inc pimento ouoa'ns
Tse reports OF the prospect the sugar crop in An
sieaa Barbads and Granada are Dot very hopeful Inc
v~siber was unfavorable to the canes.
The Kingston journal Of the 9th Of April, speaking
progress OF the war 10 the United States SAYS
We FAR from sympahze the North 10 the war II has
esen waging against the South. Not that We sym.
ya,nze with the South either but simply that We have
% confidence whatever in the antslavery pretensons
which hostilities have been based
AMERICAN EMIGRATION TO DKMlRARA.
From the Kingston (Jam- Journal March 49,
e q ~ Na a. sSa ana IN
o. the resolution Of the Court or Policy Of the
BAN Of December last, Offering bounty Of twenty I'VE
collars per head for Immigrants from the United States
Tue ports named are Philadelphia New York and Boston,
and the length Of voyage is estimated 81 seven weeks
chips claiming the bounty required 10 be prov
wt,h the Governors license or other equivalent insiru
Dens.
Important from 81. Domingo.
yHs SPANISH GARRISON or Porto PLATA MAKES A
eORTIE, WHICH IS REFUSED WITH GREAT LOSS
ny THE D0MIHIcANs-RETREA OF THE sfANiARDs
TO sr. DOMINGO CITY-THE REVOLUTIONARY GENE'
RAJ FLoRENTINo SHOT BY THE sPANIARps-coN.
FIscATIoN OF THE oPERrY OF THE REvoLu.
TIoHIsrs, ETC.
BY way OF Turks Island we have from ST. 10.
ua,ngo dated at ST. Domingo City the 2lst, and Porto
Oabeio the 3oth OF March.
The death OF General Florentino, the revolutionary
hero OF Aqua is confirmed 1t Is stated that when the
Spanish commander, Rondon condemned him TO be shot,
Ne begged time TO his prayers which request was
vssused Rondon at the time making this sarcastic
remark-You did not allow such privilege 70 the one
hundred forty five you murdered, die rs they
did, without time 70 say your prayers"
Plata made q sally 90 the Dominican outposis and were
repuleed with considerable loes. Forty seven ltters
le the harbor the next day for Cuba with the wounded
The attack appears to have been unprecedented
reported and believed 70 be correct that the Span.
Yards have evacuated their cantonements at Guanumo
and Monte Plata, and reiterated into the city Of So Do
senor non Bengno de Rojas resigned the Office o.
Woe President OF the provisional at Santiago
~ M Rojas e Of the abest that the Domni.
cans have their side the motive which has induced
him to resign such critical period explained
The Juzguade de Marina (Court Of Admiralty St. Do
ssoCOer Rapid 1suppossd to be an American vesse &c
- lawful prize 20 the Spanish Of war Africa
which captured her near Monte Christie barbor the 9Th
On The l2th Of March the same court condemned the
1ytien sloop which was captured near Manzanila bay
- the 9th OF December last, by the war steamer Don
The Captain General Of 81, Domingo, Don Carlos de var
cuad an rd nj fh1ud afadM Mare q
declaring the OF Those Dompicans who
ore engaged the revolutionary shall con-
that loyal citizens who are uIder The control Of the SO
called rebel authorities shall be managed (admtnitrar)
~ the boards OF aldermen and municipal councils Of the
respective districts in which said property situated
by act fourth Of the bdndo Is ordered the net
the enemies Of the shall be used charta
~ purposes by the municipal authorities in Their
Preparations for the expedition 70 Monte Christie arc
Gcing on with activity. The Dominican officers 10 tht
ensves IL readiness TO embark al the shortest
steamer has been sent 10 Venezuela for load o
Jules and four more steam men Of. war had recent,
bgadier General Palanca has been appointed 10 ID,
command Of the garrison at Porto Plata.
Great Fire nc Demerara.
SHE Brs NESS PORTION OF THE TOWN Destroyed
sETwEEN TWO AND THREE DvLLAne
WoRTn OF PROPERTY BURNED-SAnEs OF THE
HALIFAX, N. g., April %, 1854.
he greater portion Of the business part Demerara
vas destroyed by FIRE the I'd inst The loss 10 from
swo 70 three millions Of dollars Long continued drought
caused scarcity OF water, rendering IL necessary TO
blow up the buildings TO save the town.
The principal sufferers are;--Gourlay h Co, julius
Meyers. Henry Murray William Henry h jose Matthias
zsnss, jose Gomez Jardine Booker Brother 90 Pinto
Brothers Co., Samuel Barber Co.. Richardson 4 Co.
Gray Cunningham Co.; the British Guiana Bank, W.
FM Doliyeria NJ. p Lopez Feriera A MartIns Miss
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