The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-15 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC

MAILS.

The La Plata arrived at Southampton yesterday,
with the West India and Pacific mails. Her dates
were Jamaica, Jan. 26; Demerara, 23; Trinidad,
23 ; Panama, 22 ; St. Thomas, 31. She brought 60
passengers, among whom was Mr. Oveadon, her
Britannic Majesty's Consul at Maranbam. Amongst
the cargo of the La Plata was specie to the value of
900,266 dolLim, of which 816,174 dollars were in
silver and 76,459 dollars is gold; also diamonds to
the value of 768 dollars, pearls worth 7,680 dollars,
and copper worth 186 dollars.

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The followings from I). Cordova's IntsUigescer :
EXCNANOIII.—On Loudon. Coloaid sod Jam dcs &aka—.
93 daya, per rest pron. ; 60 dap, I per cart. prros ; 30
day. If par coat. prem. Morchsata lilt, par. Commi-ss.
Oak 30 days, i pro on.. pros.
Fazioan ire doll. Thera Is little chinos of vessels fir
the European markers te'ng Mon bdore March or dptil.

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In Barbadoes, the cane crop had so much Improved
under the rains which, after the prolonged drought,
had set in towards the end of October, that the most
sanguine hopes were entertained that a saving crop
would still be made. But the weather has been
intensely dry during the past fortnight, and the
canes have gore back very much. The planters
have no alternative now but to commence reaping as
soon as possible. Indere), some estates in this
pariah have already commenced, and mill points will
be very generally up by the end of February. Labour
is steady and abundant. The young cane crop is said
to have been planted tinder favourable circumstances,
and has sprung well. The yam crop is quite a failure.
In the meantime there is every confidence in the
value of sugar estates. Since the sailing of the last
steamer some few properties have changed hands at
prices which, before emancipation, would never have
been dreamt of, and, until within the last year or
two, would have been deemed fabulous.
Chili remains in a very disturbed state, and the
provinces are still nadir martial law. A number of

the partite who were arrested in Sinuago for sedi-
tion prior to the sailing of the steamer of 16th Dec.,
have been sentenced to a fine of 1,000 dots. each and
three years' exile,' whilst others lees implicated have
had to pay 800 dole, fine. The press throughout the
country appears to be entirely under the direction of
the government, and dare not express en opinion,
since the other papers were stopped; we are therefore
unable to glean any reliable information about the
state of the =entry from those at present published.
From Peru there are still very unsatisfactory
reports of the state of the country, and the prospect
of a general revolt against the present government
appears to increase.

OREYTOWN.

(11011 OVZ OWN VOZZMITONDINT.)
(H.R./TOWN, JAN. 15.
Nature herself seems to have taken in hand the
Nicaraguan queealoe, as far as the transit to the Pacific is
concerned. he the harbour of Greytown is now nearly
closed by the Point Mame extending itself at the extra-
ordinary rate of ten feet a week towards the mainland, at
present barely leaving a pumase wide enough for the royal
mail end small men-of-war steamers, with a depth of only
22 feet, her Majesty's .mew-steamer Valorous inside le
sounding daily so es to make her exit In time. The United
States frigate had great difficulty In getting oat. The inha-
bitants were in greet tsar that Walker would sleds the vigi-
lance of the maims and make a dewed. Her Majesty's
ships Cassis sad Diadem, with the United States frigates
were at anchor in the on* and the United Stems cor-
vette, Jamestown, cruising In the offing. The report of the
Swan, with 160 filibusters, having been wrecked on Cumber-
land Bed, near Belies, seems to want oonfirmation.

"ABDICATION" OF THE EMPEROR OF
HAYTL

The following is from the packet summary of the
Jamaica Morning Journal :
Since our last summery we has to announce the elms of
the legislative session, which took place on the 11th instead.
Notwithstanding the more -don of an acivens opinion in
torahs obscure quarters :the country Is generally estasaed
with the manner the public business has beea disposed of ;
and we might say, without fees of contradiction, that our
worthy governor is every day becoming more popular.
In our last we briefly announced that a revelation had
broken out at Hayti, headed by oue General Oeffa,rd, end
that a lade had been fought between the trooped So= I ,
and the revolutionists. room recent accounts we axe
to give falls pantalets. It appears that on arriving at
Port-an-Pram Genera Geffsarit sent • fag of tram to tea
=w, offering him his ide and protection to bis
it he would abdicate his power sad save
the people of Hayti from the horrors of • civil war.
Sooloaque domauded time to conider,whichwasallowed him,
but brine the allotted time had expired the Imperial troops
laid down their MIA and made common muse with the fol-
lowers of Gaikard. The Emperor, no longer left to him
cake proceeded to male out his pep re of abdication, sad
a the ISM be awed the following ptodlarnation to be
made :
“Haytl2 ti-06,a110d. by therein of my people to govern the
1 destinies of , all my care and anxieties have constantly
ham for the al soy calms and the prooparity of my •
I=. I laid hopes that I could have Media the sac-
those who elevated me to the starer power ; bat
the last ovate that have tam past do not permit me to
doubt the lime sealimente of the people. I hews too moth
friendship for my country to hesitate in sat rifisim myself for
the good dal I abdicate, and have cooly ens wish, that
Earl may beam se hoppy le ay heart bas always dealred."
A illtiems at Hayti, writing to a Mead in this city,
mys:— It is spoken of here en a glorious revantke, so
thousands of weapons were drawn, bat not a single Oh lost
President Galiard is • soldier every bob alba. The Em-
peror sod his mesas have received all the Madness ma
protection that • truly noble and bunnies man could give
them TM mob wes ready to tsar them to pieces, If tha
had not bean orstraised by the Preadult. I can't say if the
Governor ma& his from the consulate on board the
Melboarns; is very mach aroused
Lai" IlimAtnarpator loupe is said to bo immensely
r• his wealth is estimated at upwards of ~ ben
in Europe. At tho bemiring oat offteW
revolution
he had at the peace 10,0001. la gold and two
takes of papa dollars; the paper money los
had to team width the mob divided among them.
saes, and a good dad of gild was fogad b the Empries and
Prhiceee's rooms. The mob took it all. He ham a large
amount of money sad abashes with him. The Emperor Is
acomapanied by M. Perks Panbart, who Is a grandson of
I ono of the armor presidents. The Emperor re-
questedbin to sotonasay Wm, and Clinical Oetaard kindly
grated the favour:
Os eatasday Ira the traipse Melbourae, which had left
this port some days before with Some for England, and do.
ta nod at Hayti some days, returned, having on board the
a-Emperor, hie family, and site, consisting of the Erop
e General
&main of the Emperor, and thaw attandeste;
Vil de Bea, governor of the capital; Gemara' Das-
hoes, prefect of Folios ; Gemara Boa Damberdlecrawy ad
St we. Os the landing of the party the greatest *tate:neat
prevailed in tows, partientarly astoe. the Hada retageen
expatriated by B.aboque at and sloes his awake, same al
whom, it is believed, meditated valance to his press
The black people here an toe man in favour of &domes,
se may be inferred from the demastratiom they made apes
his landing. They rushed in thouaands along the streets to
gain • mht of him so moth so, that a strum escort of the
police bad to be employed to keep off the crowd whilst the
en-Emperor ad patty wee mewling to their lodgings.

THE BRAZIL PACKS! AVON. SOUTHAMPTON,
MOND/LT.—TM Brasil felilik Avon, which Wok* down
titer s►e lett Liam, hal 'mired et We pork The puroar
states that at the groat Ire at Bahia the Bank wee burnt
dews.

Tae Lose or THE WILtID.—The following are
the particulate of the lois of her Mojeaty'a brig Wizard. On
the sight of the &h Instant., a little before 12 e'cldck, the
reamed, in stun tag to enter Bantry Bay, mot on shore
on the small "Rhone ORM," or Seal-rock, outside the east
setranec. The eight was exreedingly dark and hazy, and the
weather very stormy. After she 8 rack her gut s were tired,
when the coastguard and some of the Inhabitant, of the
a. giabourieg ahem went to her essistanes ia two bows, and
after movidsrabledidleulty rounded In taking off the sew.
The &leg hue the Wizerd was also heard oa board hoc
Major& gunboat Skip Pick, which was anchored In Berea
baron Barham% about Soar anise from the SONO of the
ceister.plas. amain wee got up cu board her, and she pro-
model to the spot sad took the °Moire sad crew of the Wizard
oe board. The latter become a total wreck, and the adore
did mot eves save their cite hr.

COLLISION AND SUPPOSED Lou oF Two
V 161131.11 —FALMOUTH, FEL 13 —The Oecrges, Captain
Ilms, from Dunkirk to Cardiff, which put in hers on tba
11th of February reform bating met two large veasels in
collision en the night of the 10th, &Sag 30 rolled tooth et
tbe Lizard. Several lights were divinely witible which
soddenly disappeared, and it is feared both veoeda foundered.
DESTRUCTION OF A LIVERPOOL SHIP BY FIRE.
—The following extract is from a letter nweived from Cap-
tain Smih, Ire o maunder tf the Fox, boom to Pernam-
buco, destroyed by ere war Paraila When the ship
drew close in 'bore peroslved a Inge steamer wider &w-
-ellies fist:. holetedths enagn union dowo half-mast, and
dewed op sole, fully expect Wg asjotsoce, bat. to oar alto-
aishmtnt, be took no notice of It. As for the came of the
fire, lam entirely at Ludt. The only p'amible soppositime
I essa offer is, the bolts of felt may have bean chafing
against a beam and eyontensonely ignited."—Lirepool
Deily Post.
ACICIDLIFT FROM A FLOOD.—About eight o'clock
on Wednesday evening Mr. diehard Woadharar, butcher.
mod Mr. Jeffery, raidler and !imosa maker, of Pena.
hutst, were returning home from W. sthoehly, when en
reaching Stadium Mill, Witliyham, !bey !wad a great
body of water tuabiog acme Its road with great force.
Mr. Jeffery became alarmed, and jumped out of the core
end thus saved himself. Mr. Woodhouse and the horse and
tart were almost immediatily fumed by the sheen into a
depth of wall of fore 140. to 1611. Mr. Weoghares was
thrown from the cart and sank, but on comieg up to the our.
face fortanately caught hold of the bough of • stub, and e.
supported hims.lf until he was sztricatei from his perilous
si uation. Eon* time alsisid befote this could be accom-
plished, as ha was surrounded will deep water, end the
stream was In an extremely swollen elite. The love (which
wee a valuable one) end cart sorer lost, rein carried away
hy the corr. et, sad had not been fount at tea o'clock me
Thandoy mornlt_s.-6waser Express.
A HORSE KILLED BY EATINO WHEAT.-01
Friday last, Mr. T. Banner, farmer, of K.ru.iteg perish.
lent a hone to a oeishbour to ktcb home some faggotty
altar which ft was tied up in • eta! le, where the party had
inaaatiosaly put about three baste s of wheat in a sack.
Darla( the sight the bores got lease and ate nearly a bushel
date sheet, in 00010111111.011 of ',bleb the animal died me
Saturday 'awning, when turned out in a &Id. It le thought
Ma peck of wheat fa suMcient to kill a bore.—dose=
Elrese.
AD CALAMITY ON THE SEA OF AtOrs.—A hitter
from Tegenre, in the Sea of Azoff of the 24.1 t al•., states
that three days 1 efor a terrible calamity befell that town. The
weather being beautifully fine, many of toe inhabit iws, of .0
alarm, were oa the lee to some diet dire from land. All
at wee a violent tempest canoe ea, and there, breaking
the ice, rolled In on the lend with exeraordiemy stoker*. Ik
even broke ow r the cliffs near the the tows, and lined em
enmities valley nth water, ttans'orming it litsrelly into a
marsh. The 'omen, who had been It ft at bowie, assembled
in the heights and the tops of houses offering up prayers 10
Providers* to spars the lives of the periods on the ice or oat
at ma. Baia after, dead bodies, frmh.fally matilatsd.
began Oreille, ant persons were seen on large fragments of
the broke. Ice tuanizg to and fro In term., or apparently
di-
Idneamin; as to whet could be done. It is impessible to tell
how many People perished, but the number wmconedemble.
I. addition, many flatlet-men were out at sot, and it is feared
tiaaktliey have pari-hed.