The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-18 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1852.

AVE`'"l INDIA MAIL.

ARRIVAL OF THE ORINOCO.
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY, OCT. 16.
The Loyal Mail steam-ship ,Orinoco, Lieutenant
Philip Hass, R.N., commander, arrived off this port at
6.m., bringing the usual British and foreign West
India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Robins, R.N.,
Admiralty agent.
P_er latest dates are :
Greytown (Mosquito), Sept. 17th; Chagres, 24th;
Carthagena, 26th ; Santa Martha, 22d ; Kingston
(Jamaice), 27th; Jacmel (Hayti), 28th; San Juan
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25th; Bridgetown (Barbadoes), 27th; Grenada, 26th;
Beloise (Honduras), 18th; Caracos, 26th; St. Vincent,
26th; St. Lucia, 28th; Martinique, 28th; Guadaloupe,
28th ; Dominica, 2811 ; Antigua, 29th ; Montserrat,
29th; Nevis, 29th; St. Kitt's, 29th, Tortola, 30th;
Nassau (Bahamas), 11th; St. Thomas, Oct. 1.
The Orinoco also brings mails from the west coast of
South America, received at Panama by the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company's ship Santiago, the dates
being:—Valparasio (Chili), Sept. 2; Callao, Sept. 12;
Panama, Sept. 21. The Orinoco experienced fine
weather for a week after leaving St. Thomas, but subse-
quently encountered strong easterly winds, with a heavy
head sea. She has, however, delivered the mails at
Southampton within the time they are due, and her
dates from the Pacific, California, Jamaica, and the
other most important points, are ail received in time to
anticipate the arrival of similar advices vii the United
States, expected at Liverpool on Monday.
The Orinoco has 43 passengers, and on freight from
the South Pacific ports specie value 443,942 doh. :.—from
California, 336,759 dole.; from Panama, 12,190 dole.;
from Carthagena, 94,318 dols.; frcaa Jamaica, 6,078
d015.;5 from Honduras, 5,800 dols.; from Greytown,
3,000 dole.; from St. Thomas, 53,777 dole.; from Deme-
rara, 164 dole.; the total value being 956,028 dols., of
which 433,999 dols. is in silver and 522,029 dole. in gold.
The freight list alone comprises platina, value 100 dols.;
precious stones and pearls, value 7001; 851 serene
cochineal, 1 seron indigo, 4 bales sarsaparilla, 2 cases
tortoiseshell, and 50 packages sundries.
All was quiet in Peru, and in business there was con-
siderable activity, the season for purchases from the in-
terior having opened well, and the commercial relations
with the Republic of the Ecuador having been resumed
since the annihilation of the expedition headed by Gene-
ral Flores against Guayaquil, who, having been refused
permission to land at Callao, had proceeded to Valpa-
raiso. The excitement in Peru on the question of the
Lobos Islands had diminished considerably, but the
Government had not withdrawn the garrison from the
island under the orders of General Deatua, and two
vessels of war were stationed at Lobos Afuera. Some
ships were loading guano for England on account of the
Government, and one or two American vessels had
been warned
-off and proceeded to Callao. The Minis-
ter of Finance of Peru, General Mendiburn, had been
nominated Minister Plenipotentiary to London, and
with his suite is among the passengers by the Orinoco.
He is said to be furnished with curious and minute
evidence of the right of the Guano Islands from
the time of the Incas, and, among other objects of
importance, wili order the construction of some vessels
of war, and a supply of armament for Peru. The city
of Lima had testified universal regret for the death of
Mr. Wiiliam Pitt Adams, Her Mejesty's Chargé
d'Affaires, which took place early in September (4th).
The deceased gentleman was greatly respected, and his
funeral was attended by the Ministers of State, the diplo-
matic body, a battalion of soldiers, and au immense con-
course of people cf all classes. The firmness and sagacity
of his conduct had procured for him the confidence and
resl;e:A of the Government of Peru, and the esteem and
friendship of his countrymen.
The Panama Star says—" Great excitement exists in
Callao and Liam respecting the discovery of some gold
mines at a small port north of Callao. The Quickstep
and another steamer had been fitted out with passengers
an

supplies for the purpose of examining the mines.
Large quantities of que.,riz had been found, but little
gold ; and it is said that the mines will not prove worth
working, unless by machinery.
" The ship Manlius, from Now York, had anchored off
the Loboa islands, for the purpose of loading with guano,
on the 10th of September. Tne Itimac, the Peruvian
steamer, being there at the time, Commander• General
of Marine (General Dunstua) sent word to the captain
that he could not load without an order from the Go-
ver

.nnaent, and gave him a letter to itho secretary at
Callao for the purpose of procuring a charter from Go-
vernment for guano home, which it is supposed he had
no difficulty in obtaining. .This shows a friendly dis-
position on the part of the Peruvian Government.
The French Consul at Guayaquil, having received
acme insults from the Government of Ecuador, had
struck his flag, and gouo on board the French frigate
with his family. The commander of the frigate, as the
French representative, atter the Consul had closed his
office, immediately addressed a letter to the Governor,
informing him that if an immediate and ample apology
were not made for the insult offered to the Consul, he
would deem it his duty to take immediate satisfaction,
without waiting for diplomatic instructions or advice."
The Panania,Star, of September 21, contains the ap-
pended remarks upon the detention of the British mails
on the Isthmus :

" We have lately received from England, via New
York, papers of the 25th of August, while the latest
dates brought out by the British mail, arriving here
about the same time, were only to the 17th of August,
ng
wNietwh
iYmoinrkediraotuntedi;spaantedhinnsntetabdeiorfartrhi
meking a difference of eight days' time in favour of the
evsael hmeVels
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ne-
cessary to detain them about eight or nine days in Pa-
nama, awaiting the sailing of the steamer hence to Val-
paraiso, thus making an actual loss of time of two weeks
in the transportation of the mails from England to Chile,
and consuming more time than would be required by
good steam-ship to make the entire voyage from Eng-
land to Valparaiso by way of Cape Horn.
" It appears quite possible for the West India Com-
pany to transport the mails direct from Europe to
to Panema, in less time than is required to perform the
same service via the United States, and if this is not, or
cannot, be done, then the British mails should be sent by
New York, when a saving of eight days can be made.
" On the arrival of the British mails here they should
meet with immediate dispatch to their destination,
instead of being detained a week for the steamer. It
is an injustice bot'a to the merchants in Europe and in
South America, as well as in Panama, and the attention
of the British Government should be immediately called
to the matter, if in no other way, by an appeal from the
British residents residing in Panama, Callao, and
Valparasio."
The intelligeuce from New Granada is to the effect
that General Obendo had been popularly elected Presi-
dent of the Republic for the proximate constitutional
period of four years. to commence on the let of March
next. He obtained 1,158 votes against 260 votes given
to General Herrera, and 110 to other candidates. Five
small steamers are now employed in navigating the river
Magdalena.
From Jamaica our dates extend to the 27th ult. in-
clusive.. The sailing of the brig John Robinson, with
lefty-eight passengers for Australia, forms an epoch in
the annals of Jamaica. The adventurers belong chiefly
to the middle class. It was said that another vessel was
shortly expected to take away another body of adven-
turers, who were disappointed in obtaining berths in the
John Robinson from the smallness of that vessel.
The planters of St. George—proprietors of the soil
1— about to transmit a memorial to Sir John Paking-
ten., asking for g: nuts of land in A ustrulia, as an indem-
nification for losses which they had sustained through
repeated acts of the British Government, and which had
been aggravated by the prevalence of pin virulently
eases in the island. The smallpox was regieg virulently
in Sr. George, and in some other parishes; but it. had
entirely, or nearly, disappeared from those parishes
where it made its first appearance. The equinoctial
rains were steadily, accompanied by occasional
thunderstorms. The Local Legislature was expected to
be in session during the latter part of this month. The
half-yearly meeting of shareholders in the Jamaica
Bank had been held. The report presented iby the di-
rectors exhibited but a trifling falling off n the gross
profits, and a dividend at the rate of 3 per cent, was
declared. The meeting of shareholders of the Planters'
Bank took place on the 16th ult., when the report of the
directors was adopted.
Exchange on London.—Jamaica Bank, 90 days, per
cent.; Colonial Bank, 90 days, per cent. On New
York no operations to report.
Yellow fever has broken out in Bsrbadoes. The latest
accounts state that the fever has appeared in St. I
Philip's parish and in the Black Rock district. The 11
cane crops throughout the island had much improved,
but the provision crops were not so promising. Labour
was more abundant, at easier rates.
Tne Antigua papers announce the demise of Dr.
Daniel, President of Her Majesty's Council in that
island; the Hon. Dr. Coull, a member of Council; and
the Hon. Mr. Eldridge, a Baron of the Exchequer and
sole proprietor of the Bank of Antigua. All these gen-
tlemen were much esteemed inhabitants of the island.
The mortality in Antigua during the last two months,
in the absence of any epidemic, was said to be almost
unparalleled.
Our accounts from British Guiana are to the 25th
ult. The weather bad been very dry, with intense heat,
accompanied with an influenza epidemic and colds,
coughs and fever plentifully prevailing in the colony,
The plantations were beginning to suffer for want of
rain, The politicel uews is unimportant. Rssolutions
had been adopted, fixing the rate of bounty on Chinete
immigrants at 80 dols. It was feared there would be
difficulty in procuring ships to convey the immigrants,
on account of the bounty being so smell. The registra-
tion list had closed very unsatisfactorily (says the Royal
Gazette) for the Reform party. Mr. Arrindell, having
been promoted to the Chic' Justiceship of the colony,
was succeeded in the Attorney-Gtneralship by Mr.
bout was almost Craig, and Mr. J. L. Smith had been appointed Solici-
tor-General.
snpee. u-
At St. Lucie, the plantations were suffering fright-
fullyens.for want of moisture, and it tree feared that the
Imwos
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deserted
ante dub nyy d inna
,actung crop
the
Trade was unprecedentedly dull, and the. liar
good deal of prevailed, gercanndtilleosminagri
and two cases of fever,
tervainatieg
o are recorded. A royal order in
Council, eonfisan
raise a loan of 3 ln4/Governor Darling's ordinance to
receive.
The the formation and tapir of
roads, had been
The yell
ow fever is said
in Martinique. sue, " to have considerably abated
the 100 kilogramme: was quoted at St. Picnic? at 44f.
tolitre. , wan molasses at 12e 50c. the bee-
At St. Vincent the heat hat. 4
by copious showers. The present been partially relieved
former by about SCO hogsheads,
crop will exceed the
In Trinidad a public meeting of planters,
and others immediately interested p merchants,
in the agricultural