The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-29 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Oor. 28, Emma.
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the above mails, arrived at
her woorings off Netley Hospital at 6 p.m. this
evening. She brings 93 passengers, specie to the
value of 354,3111. sterling, of which is gold bullion,
121,7971. ; gold coin, 120,1131. • silver bullion,
151,1101. ; silver coin, 65,3911. ; also pearls, value,
14341. ; and gold and silver alloy, 2,5651.
Her cargo comprises 138 serous of cochineal, 12
morons of indigo, 244 cases of cigars, 130 bales of
tobacco, 383 bales of bark, 149 bales of India-
rubber, 114 bales of °robins, 71 bags of cocoa, and
126 packages of sundries.
On August 6 an expedition against Tampico sailed
from Vera Crus. It arrived at and took possession
of Tampico on the 11th. It was composed of some
1,200 troops and seven steamers. No resistance
was offered.

The Triumvirate had sent a notice to the foreign
consuls in the city of Mexico that there was now a
legal existing government in the country, and re-
questing them to recognise the Triumvirate as such.
The rely of the ministers was that they would not
recognise it until they received further instructions
from their own governments.
The Meier(' de los Ultima Sumo* in ifejico, of
August 26, says TheFrenchpooupy Cuernavaca,
Inlanciogo, Tlaxcala, and some ot►er points. The
rainy season makes important military operations
impossible, and the communication between the
places occupied by the French and the rest of the
republic is entirely cut off, and the whole commerce
with the interior is paralysed."
The latest intelligence (to the 2nd Sept.) brought
from Mexico by the Shannon announces that affairs
io that country were stationary. General Forey and
the French Commissioner were about leaving for
Europe.

THE INSURRECTION IN SAN DOMINGO.

SEVERE FIGHTING.-TERRIBLE SCENES.

By the Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Shan-
non, which arrived at Southampton yesterday, we
have iutethgenue from San Domingo giving details
of the fierce struggle which, as we mentioned yes-
terday, was going on in that island between the
Spaniards and the Dominicans.
_ . _ .

By the schooner Rapid, with 84 refugees from
Porto Plata, we have dates to the 18th Septem-
ber. The 2,000 Spanish troops that left on the
3rd for Santiago, under the command of General
Suero, were followed on the 10th by another tbros
of 1,600, but both divisions have been defeated.
The latter, on reaching Perez, a place about 18 miles
from Porto Plata, were attacked by the Dominicans,
and obliged to retire with the loss of several killed and
many wounded. They returned to Porto Plata at
midnight, which caused the greatest uneasiness
among the people, as everybody fancied that the
rebels had entered the town. The men under Suero
succeeded io entering Santiago, and in uniting with
the garrison commanded by Brigadier General
Buoete, who had managed to retain the
fort. But Santiago having been burnt by the rebels,
and there being a dearth of provisions, the Spaniards
were soon compelled to capitulate to • force of
15,003 Dominicans. The terms of the capitulation
were that the Spaniards should give up the fort to
the Dominicans, on condition of their permit-
ting them to retreat to Porto Plata unmolested.
The Dominicans, however, did not respect
these stipulations, for the Spaniards had
no sooner left the fort and began their
march to Porto Plata, followed by • large
number of the inhabitants of Santiago, than the
Dominicans pursued them, firing upon them with
deadly effect. The Spanish losses are over 1,000 in
killed and wounded. Many of the inhabitants of
Santiago who Lad sided with the Spaniards
were also killed during the burning of the
town, and many more, including women
and children, were slain during the
retreat of the troops to Porto Plata. The atrocities
committed on both sides were horrible, and are
said to have been an bad be those committed
during the Sepoy rebellion in India. The town
of San Carley, in the neighbourhood of San
Domingo city, is said also to have been
burnt by the rebels, and it is believed
that Porto Plata will share a similar fate.
Many of the town's people, and some
who hive bad no share in the rebellion, except as
sufferers, have been arrested and imprisoned by
the Spaniards ; others are denouncing their friends,
hoping that they will thereby shield themselvea.
Bands of soldiers armed with Mini 4 rifles, and pro-
ficient in rapine and lust, are daily roving through
the streets, breaking into hoaxes, and destroying
their contents ; and it is said that these unlawful
and pernicious deeds are sanctioned by Spanish
officers, who, influenced neither by humanity as a
sentiment nor humanity as a policy, have elides-
, voured to throw around such iniquitous proceedings
the forms of martial law.

The following additional important late intelli-
gence from San Domingo bas been brought by the
Shannon :

"The San Dotningorevolution hasbeen successful
in the district of Cibao. Santiago Liu been burnt.
" In the south the rebels have been defeated."

ROYAL AOILICOLTVILAL SOCUITY. —An influential
omen eg, presided our by the Mayor, was held I. Newcastle
Oa Thowlay, to make uranaemonte for the ineetleg al the
Royal Awicaltaral Society as that town in 1864. A mole.
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and eireative cammitteee sad Giber allows more appalatel
to tarry oat the radical details of the atidertakinig. Il mil
also decided that a enbeoriptios list, to defray tie apnea
of the chew, should forthwith be opened.
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