The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-22 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

The Royal West India Mail Packet Severn, Capt.
Vincent, arrived at Sun lismpton yesterday, and
It ded her mails under the chtrge of Lieu'. J.
lily, R.N., Admiral ,y agent. The Severn had a fair
wind and moderate gels a during the voyage.
The dtte4 by the Severn were :—Vera Cruz, May
16; Tampico, May 1.1; Havannah, May 27 ; Hon-
duras, M.y 11; Jamaica, May 23 ; St. Jago de
Cuba, Mal. 20 ; Demerara, May 19 ; Trinidad, May
22; Barbidoes, May 29; Antigua, May 30; Gamic-
I, up.: and MAI tinique, May 30; Port Wei, May 29;
Xllfl4lll, May 30; St. Thomas, June 2; Bermuda,
June 6.

The Se rern bri ege home 41 rassengtv,among whom
aro 11 die resod resmen.

The freight on bird conri•ts of 675,995 dollars on
merchants' account, and 8,161 dollars on accaunt of
Mexican dividends; 260/. British coin ; 494 sir. ns
cochineal; 5 serons jalap, 26 bees tobacco; 51 tsars
cigars ; 32 casks arrowroot ; 4 cuts vanilla; 3 es...es
suceades: 6 emus pines; 20 live turtle; 70 pants
of sundrier.

The news from Mexico is of a chequered com-
plexion. The republic has not enjoyed public tran-
quillity cv. r sirce the American war, and it is a
war of castes which has been raging, especially in
Yucatan, for in veral years past, and it is to be feared
that it will be very difficult to put down the Indians
of that province, who appear to be supplied with arms
and ammuation. The against. the Indians of the
" sierra " of (4i:ureter° and San Luis Potosi,
is of lets importance, and it is gererally surmised
that this waif ire is kept up he aome opponents of the
government, w ho avail themselves of the disturbance for
party purposes. flu t althoug h the present party in office,
the moderadoes, is weak enough, and frequent chances
of ministers we going on, the President, Dr. Joaquin
llrrrera, will be able to maintain himself, so long as
he can draw against the American indemnil money.
This is the resource which his government always
retorts to, so socn as it is hard up for money, and by
dint of these supplies he has been enabled to make
head against the ultra-liberals (Turns) Santanistas,
Monarquistas or ariat'xratical party, and some more
minor tractions, who, if they or some of them did
unite, would soon upset the pre sent party. There is
still another circumstance which ought to be borne in
mind, viz., the general drains, which will take
place towards the latter end of the yi ar. It cannot
be expected that parties will keep quiet: on the
contrary, if the opponents of government do not
secure a majority for next Congress, some of the
various fractions will white for the sole por.ion of
upeettir g government; and if such a union ts brought
about government will be lint. G •neral Santa Anna,
at present a resident of Kingston, Jamaica, is con-
stantly on the look-out, and emissaries are frequently
going and coming : however his pirtv is gradually
losing ground, for its strength consisted in the army,
which has been almost disbanded, and only a few
corps have been kept, who, being commanded by
offP ere who are pommel enemies of Santa Anna, are
considered faithful to government. _ _

At most of the Cires• India Wands freights are
high, in consequence of the number of ships taken op
for Calif onia. Most of the adventurers who left
Elmore within the last three months are detained at
Chagres and Panama, in car s• pierce of the want of
conveyance, and a recent proclamation of the Ameri-
can President opposing the landing of Europeans on
the north-west coast of America.