The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-20
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Supposed Peruvian Privateer-GoneraI
santa Anna-Where is He Goimx.-
American Trade With tho Antilles,


Supposed Peruvian Privateer-GcneraI
Santa Anna-Wherc is He GoiMx.-
American Trade With tho Antilles,
&C., Sc.
OUR ST. THOMAS CORRESPONDENTS.
ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May 2, 1890
The steamer vicksburg, from Laguayra, touching at
this port on her way New York. is hourly expected,
and will be the bearer of this communication.
SUPPOSED rRIvArEER.
End in port the United States steamer Bcnvlle and
the Georgia and Agnes from New York. both,
understand, for SALE In regard to the Georgia there
are two or three reports current. One that rho
has been purchased by General Santa Anna, and
other that she has been purchased by the Peruvian
government and is TO become privateer assured
there four officers Of the Peruvian navy here max ng
purchases Of the articles needed for steamers
outfit AT the same time am equally assured that
Santa Anna bought and paid for the Georgia either yes
terday or this morning giving the enormous sum of
quarter Of o million OF dollars for her. What he
templates doing with steamer only conjecture.
LEAvE-suRnIsEs.
That he intends leaving St. Thomas appears to be
tain; at least so informed by gentleman worthy
Of credit Where he intends going is secret which tho
public have not yet discovered Some pretend To know
that his destination Mexico whittier he intends pro-
ceedng quietly the steamer Georgia, II he has really
purchased her If all this be pufc fiction, the old
gentleman may have made up his mind TO try his hand
at another revolution In the hope Of extngushng inn
periasm in his country and perhaps Of eovating him
self once more to power
MEXICAN CELEBRITY. ALxoSrx,
with his son-ina law, General Herran, and General Brn
Of the French army In Mexico arrived here day
before yesterday, and left day French
Of the st. Nazarc line for Europe This vessel splendid
every respect lie this port with twelve hun
l..xI al.n half a{ hon
troops returning from Mexico 10 France The steamer
OF the line, which touched here on Monday her
Mexico I was told they Austrans, but do not
think for certainly all tho officers saw were French
SUGAR ISLANDS,
from Trinidad up 10 81 Croix, santa Cruz, IL is
more generally called. will be very large tins year
have just from short visit 70 all OF them and
report them In blooming condition
TIE CHOLERA GUADALUPE
makes that unhappy island exception The disease
has nearly disappeared but there occasional
here and there SO that IL can not yet be sad that all
danger In at end. IL a sad sight TO the town
Of La Basse Terre with Its houses shut up and IT, streets,
deserted Not soul was 10 be seen, except on tie grand
square, where dozen boatmen collected gazing,
detected and SILENT at the steamer which they dare not
approach The flag OF the fort hung at half mast, sig
nal Of distress and death bu, not soldier To he
One Of the most melancholy objects ~ THIS SAL
picture was fine new French schooner brgh, aud ean
lying close in shore, abandoned. She has been lying
there in that condition since last November, unclaimed
and untouched No man dare go on board and VINO ner
owners no one appears TO know Ina week a.'ef ger
arrival there in November every soul on board run
CAPITA in 10 cabin boy had pershed and is said mo
died on board and were left there.
uoxEwARD rlGHr ~ C1>SrL.
whether the cholera has had anything 20 DO WIN ne
disappcarancc OF our consns from tho island or No
cannot say but there not TO be found from 81
Thomas down TO trinidad. i found The Onnes
in Port Of Spain, Bridgciown, Barbaices, -.
Pierre, Martinique and this port OF 81 Thomas
in tho hands OF acting consuls The Isor
fellows very naturally get scared The hot weather T
breaches and run OF New York, where The tier
MON ctcr runs up point never approached ~ an, "
these Antilles. II Is simply question 81 home pf W
be al home IL 10 be safe aud happy | do not hia no
them.
.wERicAx SHIFTING.
The only port which found any decent number or
American vessels BrdFetOwu BarbadOcs q 10
probable that the principal American trade IL done ia
that nourishing little island FOR nourishing II ASSURE
Isl This is rartly accounted for by the u
being more liberal than In others OF the Engi-h
islands For instance, American Hour pays dtit at
Barbsdocs Of three and sxpcnce sterng eight, ir
cents per barrel while in Trinidad Il pays I've - Has,
Rice pays only cents the hundred pounds tho
! former two shlings forty-eght cent? IN the
latter, and the end Of the chapter Then again
great many articles admitted duty free into Bas-
BADGES which taxed elsewhere. Lucky Barbsdocst
| No rivals permitted
srATrs
are not often met with. The Rhode Island, with Adj
miral Palmer board is cruising among tie
islands, rather vas m che vent to visit the cess ~
Havana and Venezuela she had ben Of Psr o. sp@'s