The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-07 00:00:00

MOLDAVIA.

Letters from Jassi state that the Hospador Prince
Ohika is subject to frequent visitations of insanity,
in one of which he lately attempted suicide. On re-
covering he resolved to lay down the government and
retire to a convent. The ministers are considering
" how the government is to be carried on." Acoord-
ing to the public law of the state a regency, if ap-
pointed, can only act for two months, during which
a new Hospador must be elected.

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

The Royal West India Mail packet, Thames, Cap-
tain Abbott, from the West Indies, &c., arrived at
Southampton yesterday, and lauded her mails under
the charge of Lieutenant Percival, R.N., Admiralty
agent.
Her dates of sailing are as follows :—Chagres,
Jan. 23; Honduras, 18; Carthagena, 28; Jamaica,
30; Trinidad, 30; Barbados, Feb. 1; Antigua,
Jan. 29; Martinique, 28 ; Grenada, 31; Porto Rico,
Feb. 3; St. Thomas, 7; La Guayra, Jan. 25; Grey
Town, 21.

The Thames brings 40 passengers, among whom
are Captain and Mrs. Stewart, R.N., Mr. Pritchett,
surgeon, RN., Mr. and Miss Fanheok, Mr. and Mrs.
Reyre, and Miss Reyre, from the Pacific; Mr. Soto,
from Honduras ; Mr. and Mrs. Lowndee and Mr.
and Mrs. Basan, from Jamaica; Mr. Therion and
Mr. Mathison, from St. Thomas; Mr. Haynes, from
Barbadoee ; Mr. Csyrol and Mr. A. Veda', from
Martinique.
The freight on board consists of 800,000 dollars
from the Pacific on account of merchants, 148 bales
sarsaparilla, 20 boxes indigo and cochineal, and
several packages of sundries.

ABATEMENT OF THE YELLOW FEVER.
When the Thames left Rarbadoes the fever had
almost disappeared at that island. No fresh cases
had been reported on shore for several days, and her
Majesty's ship Dauntless had only three men in the
hospital, and they were convalescent; the rest of the
shipping quite healthy. At Martinique and Ouada-
limp, where the epidemic had made such fearful
ravages, particularly among the troops it had entirely
ceased. At St. Vincent the fever had broke out about
the middle of January, and several deaths had
occurred, there had been one death among the troops,
and there were six bad oases among them when the
Thames left. The late governor, Sir J. Campbell,
was one of the earliest victims. Amongst others
who succumbed to the epidemic were Mr. H. John
Chopeu, Rev. Mr. Redyard, Wesleyan minister;
Misses Hackshaw, Hanley, M'Leod, Durant, Yeats,
young ladies belonging to distinguished families in the
island. The disease was still raging when the Thames
left, particularly amongst the Portuguese residents.
The inhabitants are naturally much alarmed, but the
strong trade winds just setting in, it was hoped,
would have a beneficial effect, and arrest its progress.
At St. Thomas, the fever had nearly disappeared,
and the rest of the islands were healthy.
The Thames lost since she has been out, by yellow
fever, &c., John Ed. Channel, purser; Thomas

Hatcher, saloon servant; James Aitkin, second en-
gineer; Henry Wareham, fireman; George Crouch,
seaman ; William Lovatt, captain's servant ; Joseph
Watson, third engineer; James Laycock, saloon ser-
vant; John Harlow., saloon servant.
The weather had been very unsettled for some
time, but latterly the usual trade winds had set in,
and sugar making had commenced. The prevailing
opinion appeared to be that the crop will be short of
what was expected, the canes not yielding what their
appearance justified.
The outward ships were making long passages.
The Ottawa brig, from Pernambuco to Genoa, Capt.
Urquart, out 23 days, was abandoned 140 miles to
the eastward of Barbadoes, having sprung a leak in
lat. 5 deg. north, and long. 32 deg. 30 sec. west, the
crew having with difficulty kept her afloat for 15
days, were taken off by the American schooner, J.
C. Patterson, and landed at Barbadoee.