The Express.
London, England, 1847-07-08 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN

MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Medway, Lieut.
with, Admiralty agent, arrived this morning
at Southampton, with the West India mails. Her
dabs are : Vera Cruz, June 2 ; Tampico, May 22 ;
&mush, June 10; Nassau, 12th; Jamaica, Bth;
St. Thomas's, 18th ; Bermuda, 24th. She brings
21,000 dollars on merchants' account from Tampico,
and 4,100 from Vera Cruz; 149 serous of cochineal;
and 47 turtle. The following are among the par

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Ths Hoa. D. O'Riely, attorney-general of Jamaica ;
?I, Judge Scotland, from Trinidad; Mr. and Mrs. Davey
(the brother of the late Sir Humphry), and Mrs. Hayne,
th. pucifie ; Mrs. Col. Hay, from St. Lucia; Mn.
Unett, from St. Vincent; Mr. Farrant, from Vera Cruz.
The Medway has had uncommonly fine weather
from the time she left England.
It was reported at Vera Crux that General Scott
less at Puebla on the 2nd June, and it was expected
be would enter the city of Mexico about the 16th
of June, no resistance being anticipated. Santa Anna
bad made good his escape to the city of Mexico, and
formally resigned the presidency. It was expected
that either General Herrera or Don Angel Irma
would fill the vacant honourable post.
Parties of Mexicans, of from sixty to seventy men,
were carrying on a sort of guerilla warfare. The
diligence from Mexico to Vera Cruz had been attacked
by one of these bands of marauders, the vehicle de-
stroyed, and the passengers murdered. Col. Somers,
of the United States army, with an escort of five
men, was with them, bearing despatches, and shared
the same fate.

The Americans have lost a great number of their
men from fever and dysentery.
The crops of sugar-cane, coffee, Indian corn, and
tobacco, were favourably spoken of, particularly upon
the island of Cuba. Ham was much wanted at
Bermuda. The Havannah crops were particularly
fine.

There had been a long succession of dry weather
at Porto Rico and St. Thomas's. At Porto Rico the
crops were expected to fail considerably. In the
other islands the news was good, and the crops
greatly exceeding those of last year. Jamaica and
Demerara are spoken of as likely to double their pro-
duce of last year, and Trinidad as likely to make one-
fifth more.

At the titre the Medway left Vera Cruz, not one of
H.M. ships was there; the Persian sloop-of-war
ailed a few days precious. At Sacriflcio were the French
brig-ef- war Py lade, 18 guns, and a Spanish brig Marion.
The American squadron, under the command of Com-
modore Perry, was off the river of Alvarado, about 7
or 8 leagues S.W. of Vera Cruz. The Potomac fri-
gate, of 60 guns, was at Vera Crnz, with 2 or 3 small
steamers. The town of Vera Cruz was very sickly,
thongh the rainy season had not yet commenced ; 20
to 23 died every day; the hospitals and churches were
full of sick and wounded.

On the 4th Jul 7, the Medway, in lat. 48.14, long.
22.,16, spoke the English brig Nautilus, of Glasgow,
from Jamaica to Liverpool, reported having picked
up the crew of the brig Gipsey, of Whitehaven. on
the 27th June, abandoned on her voyage to St. John's,
Newfoundland.

By Conway, arrived at Spithead, there are
accounts from the Cape of Good Hope to the 9th
May. The intelligence from the frontier communi-
cates nothing decisive. Kaffir depredations eon-
tinned, and collisions with the settlers were not
infrequent The governor and lieut.-governor were,
both at Fort Peddle, where much activity prevailed.
The determination of Sir H. Pottinger to restore Sir A.
Stockenstrom to his former command had given much
satisfaction to the Burghers, who appear to have be-
come so heartily tired of the service, that in raising
fresh levies some difficulty was anticipated. Respect-
ing Sir A. Stockenstrom's reappointment, the follow-
ing appeared in the South Afrtran Commercial Ad-
vertiser :
NEIORROVRHOOD or KOONAP RIVER, APRIL 22.—1
beg leave to send you the following circular for insertion
in your next number. You, as well as many of your
readers, will, no doubt, he delighted to hear that Sir An-
dreas bas responded to his excellency's desire that he should
resume the command of the Burgher forces. I under
stand that the proposition was as handsomely made by his
excellency, as It was handsomely accepted by SG Andreas.
This gentleman is said to be severely indisposed by a rheu-
matic attack, but his patriotism and desire to serve his
country and government have made him, as usual, sink
self in the general interests of the country. I believe that
his excellency has not specified whether Sir Andreas is to
be commandant-general, as before, but he is ready to serve
the country and government either as field-cornet, field-
commandant, or field-marshal, if you please—he does not
• we which. There is a nobleness of mind in this gentleman
which the vulgar and malignant cannot see. I trust that
the Burgher tortes of all grades and colones will, with
alacrity, respond to the circular :
Hautrom, April 1847.—Sir,—His excellency the right
hon. the governor and high commissioner having expressed
a wish that I should assist in bringing a fresh Burgher force
into the fell, aid take the command thereof, I beg leave to
request your co-operation, on which I know I may rely.
need not repeat all my arguments on our duty to give the
government our most cordial support under existing eircum-
stances. It is very desirable to have the men well equipped
at King William's Town by the 25th inst., at any rate to
have them there as soon as possible. I see by the newspapers
that we can congratulate ourselves nn the appointment of a
most efficient lieutenant governor. As, therefore, the British
government shows itself disposed to gene us, let us not with-
hold eve best services. I am, sir, your obedient servant, A.
STOCK xxsraum."
The following is from the Graham's Tonal Journal:
On the morning of the 22nd inst., 30 head of cattle belong.
ing to the Commissariat Department, were taken off ty a
party of Kaffirs in the immediate vicinity of the camp. A
petrol, consisting of one officer, one scrjesnt, and 11 rank
and We of the 7th Dragoon Guards, was despatched in pur-
suit aboat baltoest 9 o'clock, under the commend of Lieu-
tenant Butler, 7th Dragoons. The party, taking an inland
route, proceeded at a very rapid pace as far as the Guelana
stream, where they came on the spoor of the cattle, which
led them towards the sea shore. Here the spoor become
very viaible. Increasing their pace, they followed the
beech to the mouth of the Beka river. Here the spoor
tensed to the left, and the party proceeded to a height on
the right of the river, where they came upon the cattle in
Marge of four Kaffir. Three of these were forthwith shot
by the patrol. The fourth, being slightly grazed by a ball on
the side, was rut down by Lieutenant Butler (whose sword
ea napped asunder by the force of the blow). He then
threw down his arms and begged for quieter, which was
ranted, and he was brought prisoner into the camp, along
with the recaptured cattle. The patrol captured two guns,
t. 0.. Pouches with' ammunition, and a number of assegais.
Br. Webb, who accompanied the party, had a hair-breadth
"lcalw, ate of the K affirm harieg discharged a shot at him,
'kith very nearly took effect, and while is the very act d
*swing another assegai, was ghat b, oae of the patrol.
'the alacrity and determination which characterised thin
affair thrown out inert the highest credit upon lieutenant
Hitler, the non commissioned officer, and privates engaged
la it. A few such anent affairs as this, and one see lately fie
fo,led ef the Rifle Brigade, from Newtondala would des,
much towards checking the reckless daring of the Kaffir,.
The mace journal has the following observation
rpm the state of affairs in Kaffirland:
game aurpri-e has been occuioned that affairs should
remain so quitt in Kaffirland ever since the amumption elf
TO command of the troop, by Bir George Berkeley. Little
"Lewd of Kaffirs; and, with the exception of a few stow-
5tV, show thermelvei hero and there, the whole eosin-
°, to the Buffalo appears entirely abandoned by the
nettY, our troops and Burgher levies; appearing to have
lig harder duty to perform than en occasional patrol
sod the dimesal of their daily rations. This is en la-
!!'ltous and irksome state of affairs; and yet, perhaps,
ass a stronger tendency to subdue the Kaffir. thea
tWo active operations would have. To accomplish
Rasily the subjugation of these people, Kaffirlatal
e_ I" he take possession of and firmly held by the
td6tk enthoritli, for were it to be quitted by our force
Lvould be immediately reoccupied by ths same people
b'r, Ilan hitherto proved themselves so intractable ; tbs
.o;3ove so solitary, would be covered by their herds of
, end in the end a similar process to that which has m sal sad
pon the government such an enormous expendi-
,,,!J have to be repeated. If we are not te hare any
ffir ware we must take this country into our own
rad lay down such a social system ss shall afford
I)le_se.ceriy against any outbreak in time to come. T his LI,
a work of time as well ne expense, and hence no
g'ner that impatience manifested, both here andat home,
40a) which appears to be so unnece. , and at forbear-
Of which none but those familiar with local

circumstances are able Iblly to voinelesi. hoes time im.
memorial it has bees dm arts% see Moho Willem
with the a, to meek labe tees bee the
Katie% anew a re-
turn, sodded with Maid VI be
which tieeamodirm was undertakes. Webers billood
very largely stlaibeg humbled the Le, of his My
pwtei-
tise for past slimes, and a great deal of 1110141111 of *5
lame thaeasete. tie maths lave, however leMeelloshett
the Now mime et ell them yeeires yeseileett tlKa settle
copteeei from the Miley lave bets
=Mr Item the herds of the sawn% sod these vim
on until continual espeedene have preiseed
a ri&se=on of the same coulee of pusseistre to OINK
pa the offenders, and with the ems beestal
_reeelte.
To avert this in future Kaffirlaad mei be edeolied dime
by whites or blacks, and seek stns. SOMSSIINIS mosiord
over it sa shall render it morally imporible that ewe eines
as those in question can be masted. The BMWs govern-
ment has the power, and, we trust, the will to accomplish
this; and it may be depended on that ultimately it will be
found the best and cheapest policy in the future efficient
government of this country. While it will secure pesos, it
will at the same time eonduoe to the civilisation of the
natives, to the extension of trade, and to the general im-
provement of South Africa.
A meeting had been held at Graham'. Town, at
which a committee had been formed, whose efforts
were to be directed to raise subscriptions for the relief
of the hungry poor of Ireland and Scotland. The
meeting, we are told, was distinguished by expres-
sions of the most generous sympathy. for their suf-
fering countrymen, and the most anxious desire to
mitigate, according to their means, the horrid calamity
into which they have fallen.

lintclusa.—Baussms, JuLY 6.—By a proclama-
tion which has just appeared, we find that on the propceition
of the Ministers of the Interior and Finance, " King Leo-
, pold has decreed that the time fixed by the decrees of the 7th
and 20th March, 1847, for the free importation—let, of flour
and meal of all kinds ; 2nd, of cattle; are prorogued for
flour and weal of all kinds, till the Ist of April 1848, for
cattle, till the Ist of September, 1847. The frontiers of the
province of Luxembourg are excepted from the decree in
that portion relating to cattle. A r" ht of Wanes of 10 cen-
time' will be charged ea evssy.l, 0 kihmeemmes of aster
and meal, and per Iced of cattle."
GIRMANY.—FRANKFORT, JULY 3.—A protocol
has been issued by the Germanic Diet, on the iruSject of
Cracow. This protocol states the reasons for the steps which
were taken by the courts of Austria, Prussia, and Russia,
with regard to Cracow. It is their opinion that that re-
public was created under conditions calculated to insure its
prosperity, as well as the tranquillity of the three powers,
and that it, net having fulfilled these conditions, fell into
complete anarchy, and placed itself in such a psition as to
preclude the powers from prolonging or taking again into
consideration, without detriment to their subject', the right
which kad been granted to it, an unconditional independence.
It was therefore resolved that this republic should not be
re-established, but that the town and territory of Cracow
should be replaced in the position which it held previous
to the year 1809. The votes of all the powers forming the
Germanic confederation follow this declaration, all agreeing
in the sentiment set forth by the three powers. It is, there-
fore, resolved as follows:—The Germanic confederation has
heard with gratitude the manifestation made by the courts of
Austria, Prussia, and Russia, of principles of inviolable
respect for treaties, principles which it consider' to have re-
gulated theirconduct and the confederation adheres to them
with the more satisfaction, as they agree most completely with
those upon which reposes the fundamental law of the con-
federation.

ITALY.—ROME, JUNE 26.—0 n the 28th of June
(says the Roman Advertiaer), the solemn funeral for the
repose of the illustrious " Liberator" of Ireland, D. O'Con-
nell, M.P., will be celebrated in the church of St. Andrea
della Valle. The sacred function will comments at nine
o'clock A.M. The funeral oration will be recited by the
celebrated preacher, F. Ventura. The pope hu declared all
the altars of the church of St. Andrea privileged for the
occasion. _

MALTA, JUNE 26.—A notice has just been pro-
mulgated here by the agent for the Neapolitan steamers,
that every bale of packed goods shipped at Malta in the
steamers for Sicily must have a certificate from the Neapo-
titan consul that the goods are of British manufacture, and
are shipped in pratique ; and, if ever they have been in
quarantine, when and where depurated; otherwise, a duty
of 4 per cent. will be levied on all such goods. This is done
with a view to injure the trade of Malta; for it is
well known that the consul will never sign such
a certificate in fact, he has already refused. Besides,
it is placing a power in the consul over our board if
health, of customs, and our government, and is in manifest
contradiction to the treaty existing between Great Britain,
her colonies, and Naples. The last steamer took over some
bales, which, as they were without the consul's certificate
that they had been depurated, although taken on board in
pratiqne at Malta, they were placed in quarantine, but the
passengers were permitted to land. It is to be hoped that
our minister at Naples will look into this affair, and have,
such an odious tax, as well so such an unjust order, speedily
removed. It is now quite certain that our governor-general,
Sir Patrick Stuart, has given in his resignation of the govern-
ment. He will leave in the Oriental, Peninsular and Ori-
ental Company's steamer, on the 14th July, when she will
return from Alexandria en route for England.
TUB/CET. ALBANIA, JUNE 13.—A powerful '
Albanian chief has put himself at the head of 1,200 men,
and openly declared against the authority of the Sultan.
Bestial Packs has marched against him from Bytolia, at the
hied of two regiments of infantry, two squadron. of cavalry,
and twenty pieces of cannon. The measures of reform
intreduced into Albania by the Sultan were the 00C2Si011 of
this rising.
DAMASCUS, JUNE 9.—The city is virtually without
a garrison. One part is gone to increase the army acting
against Bederhan Bey, the other part went to attack the Arab
rebel tribe of Bavarian, which they dispersed, and from
whom they took a number of camels and horses.
STRIA.—BEYROUT, JUNE 13.—A meeting of the
various Sheiks of the province, assembled some time ago tor
the purpose of putting the taxes upon an equal footing
throughout the country, and adopting more precautionary
measures in regard to quarantine. Having completed their
labours, they have dispersed to their several homes. This
decision of the quarantine has been occasioned by the
European powers having reduced it en all arrivals from the
Levant, excepting Syria. The government, therefore, wish-
ing to be placed upon a level with other states, has ordered
the formation of a cordon sailitaire from Gaza to liehron,
which it trusts will be effectual.

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