The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

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Theßoyal Mail Company's steamship Tasmanian,
Captain Sawyer, with the above mails, has arrived.

She brings 65 passengers,specie value 1,059,271 dole.,
also the following cargo-16 serons cochineal, 31
serous indigo, 13 bales sarsaparilla, 52 packages
silver ore, 43 packages skins, 250 bales bark, 130
bales Indiarubber, 20 live turtle, and 99 packages
sundries. The Tasmanian left St Thomas on the
3Uth alt ; the first eleven days of the passage she
experienced strong head winds and heavy seas, sub-
aequently westerly gales and heavy seas.
Yell)w fever still prevails amongst the shipping
at Demerara ; the colony is reported healthy. 417
immigrants had arrived at Demerara from Barba-
does since the last mail. The accounts published
by the British Guiana Gold Company ere very
cheering, the value of the gold found, it is said, will
produce a daily revenue of £3OO. Produce was
coming forward freely. Sugar quoted at 450 dols.
tihds ; rum little demand, 40c to 42c for strong.
The weather was dry, and favourable for Manufac-
turing operations. Freights, no change; for sugar
to London 2s, and 2id for rum. Exchange, 90
days' sight on London, 470 dole.

Yellow fever continued to rage fearfully at Ha-
vana. Mr Beer, purser of the Deurent, fell a viol
tim to the scourge whilst at that place.
The greatest tranquillity prevails at Haiti, and.
the first deliveries of coffee had begun with pros
mising prospects.
The Barbadoes House of Assembly met on the
11th; the business transacted was unimportant.
The vs eather was fine, and the crops looking bets
ter than for many years, with a prospect of a larger
crop than ever reaped in the island. The health
of the island was good. Trade quiet; sugar 4,76
to 5 dole. per 100 lbs. Exchange, 90 days, 485 dols.
Trade dull at Trinidad. The weather, however,
was fine, and the heat intense. The health of the
c lony was good. The gulf was still bare of ship-
ping.

The Grenada Legislature was to assemble on the
25th ult. The weather was fine for the planters,
and the cane crop promised to be productive. Cocoa
was also looking well. Cotton cultivation was be-
coming general over the colony. Provisions, fruits,
and spices were abundant, and the island free from
all epidemic disease.
The Jamaica legislature was to meet on the Ist
inst. The steamer, Plantagenet arrived at Jamaica
on the 12th in 309 days from Liverpool. Her Ma-
jesty's steamer Fawn, from Bermuda, arrived on
the 18th ult. Small-pox continued its ravages in
Jamaica, and several deaths are reported ; amongst
the victims are G. B. Smith, E3q., George Dellisier,
E.q., M. Alexander Naer de Graffe, and Mrs Price,
wife of the Hon. George Price. The death of Lieut.-
Governor Price is reported from Dominica. Trade
remained inactive, with little improvement in prices
—the crops of Guinea corn were suffering for want
of rain. Coffee reported at 47s to 48s for ordinary.
Rum, sales at 2s 3d to 2s 6d for proof 18 in bond.
Tobacco dull, no sales. Sugar fetched for middling
qualities, 22s to 23s per 1001bs—fair ditto, 21s—
dark withdrawn at bids varying from 18s 3d to
19s 6d. Exchange on London 90 days, 1 per cent.
premium-60 days, 14 per cent. ditto—and 30 days,
2 per cent, premium.
The Pacific Company's steamers Bogota from the
Pacific ports, and Inca,from the intermediate ports,
had arrived at Panama. The following is the latest
intelligence •
The death of General Jose Flores,the commander•
in•chief of the Ecuadorian army, and one of the
most prominent men in that republic, is announced
as having occurred on board the steamer Bogota,
whilst proceeding for Guayequail.
The Ecuadorian troops had &leafed the revolu,
tionists and taken possession of Santa Rosa, but
not without heavy loss—the revolutionist loss was
very small.
The revolution in the south part of the republic
is said to be ended. Machala and Santa Rosa
are in the hands of the Government, which is
engaged in re-establishing order.
The revolutionary movements in the north have
been frustrated by the measures cf the Ecuadorian
Government, assisted by the friendly co opertion
of the authorities of the United States of Columbia
on the frontier.

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