The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

Weat Coast of Africa.

The Royal Mail steamship Athenian arrived at Liverpool
on Sunday night with the West Coast of Africa mails, 1,6611
ounces of gold dust, and £5,110. Her advices are to the
following dates :—Benin Oct 24, Now Calabar and Bonny
Nov 7, Lagos Nov 10, Accra Nov 12, Cape Coast Castle
Nov 14, Cape Palmas Nov 16, Sierra Leone Nov 21, Ba-
thurst Nov 25, Teneriffe Dec 1, and Madeira Dec 3,
In consequence of the death of the purser of the Inter-
colonial steamer there is no news fr3m Fernando Po, Came-
roons, Old Calabar, and Brass, further than that the Euro.
peons at those places are in good health, that trade was
tolerably good, and that the Liverpool ship Express, with a
cargo of palm oil, was totally wrecked on Brass bar in en-
deavouring to put to sea.

Trade was active at Bonny, and the health of Europeans
was good. The Laughing Water was totally wrecked on the
bar on Oct. 27. At Benin trade was totally stopped, and
was not to be reopened until the fine imposed upon the
natives some time ago has been paid. Health was good.
In consequence of the temporary opening of the Abeokuta
road, a large quantity of cotton has been received at Lagos,
and awaited shipment for England. On Oct. 21 H.M.S.
Investigator arrived from a cruise of 400 miles up the Niger,
bringing highly satisfactory reports as to the resources of
the river for trade. Dr Baikie, who established a native
colony, and has resided for some years in the interior, re-
turned by her. He purposes proceeding to England by next
mail steamer. Trado at Lagos was moderately good. The
colony was healthy.
At Accra trade was moderately good. Europeans were
healthy.
The natives of Cape Coast Castle expressed themselves
annoyed in consequence of the Governor having levied a
very just tax upon licences for the sale of spirits, &c., to
assist in meeting the heavy expenses incurred during the
Ashantee War. Trade was good. The colony was healthy.
The Agrippina, of Liverpool, and bound to that port,
had put back to Sierra Leone in consequence of all the cre
being sick of African fever.
At Sierra Leone the weather was intensely hot, the dry
season having fairly set in. Trade was improving, and the
health of the colony was tolerably good.
At Bathurat trade was dull. Nov. 19 being St. Elizabeth
of Hungary's day, and the sour cis ft* of the Queen of
Spain, a grand levee was held by the Captain-General in
Teneriffe. The troops of the garrison were reviewed, and
subsequently blessed by the Bishop of the Canary Islands
from the balcony of the palace. Mr B. Oliveira, late M.P.
for Pontefract, was present. He had received much atten-
tion during a stay of some weeks at Teneriffe, in consequence
of his haying taken part in the Spanish campaign in Mo-
rocco, for which he has received a medal. On Nov. 22 the
Infante of Spain, Vice-Admiral Don Enrique de Bourbon,
arrived in the Spanish frigate Isabel Segunda. His highness
was received with a Royal salute from the batteries, and the
Spanish and French ships of. war in the harbour. This be-
ing the first Royal visit ever paid to the Island of Teneriffe,
the excitement among the inhabitants was immense. It was
rumoured that his highness was temporarily exiled to this
place for political reasons at present unknown, He had evi-
dently left Spain in great haste, as he brought with him a
single portmanteau, and was accompanied by only one ser-
vant. He had been indebted to the hospitality of the inha-
bitants for almost every necessary- The wealthier of them
made arrangements to provide him, during his sojoura
among them, with house accommodation, a carriage, plate,
linen, &c. In return he every day made it a rule to invite
two or three of his benefactors to dine with him, thus deli-
cately acknowledging the favours they have done him.
Trade was rather dull in Teneriffe owing to the high price
of cotton goods and the uncertainty of peace in _America.
The cochineal crop is not so good this year as it has been
for several years past, and in consequence of the orchuin
having destroyed the greater portion of the grapes, very
little wine has been produced.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
At Benin were the Benin, the Medea, and the Eagle's
Wing. At New Calabar, the Annie Nolly and the Richmond
—sailed, 0ct.31, the Ethiopian for Liverpool, and the Bark-
hill for Cerise°. At Bonny, the Charles Horgan, the Royal
Arch, the iphigenia, the Ferozvore, the Ellen Grant, and
the Belle of the Ocean (the last named about to sail for
Liverpoll)—the Laughing Water was lost on the bar on the
27th October. At Lagos, her Majesty's ship Investigator,
the Sylphide, and the Manchester. At Accra, the Louisa.
At Cape Coast Castle, no ships. At Cape Palmas, the
Royal Mail steamship Armenian arrived and sailed for the
leeward—all well. At Sierra Leone, the Sobraon, the St.
Magnus, the Sopia, the Maud, the Arehitecite, the Leo-
pard, the Nox, the Phoenix, the Gazelle, and the Agrip-
pina. At Bathurst, her Majesty's ship Pandora and the
Kingston—sailed the Menai on Nov. 24, and her Majesty's
ship Gladiator Nov. 20, for the leeward. Sailed from Tene-
rife, Nov. 4, the St. Elwine for Palmas, and the Royal
Mail steamship Armenian for the Gambia-47th, the
Rapid, for Azores-20tb, the Sidney Hall fur London, At
Madeira, her Majesty's ship Sharpshooter,

TIMID EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

I,AQUA TICS.

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COOMBBS AND KILSBY FOR, £lOO A SIDE.

This aquatic contest, hich has excited much attention
in spiting circles, was brought to an issue this aft, moon.
Tho course war, as usual, item Putney to Mortlake, and
at star ting Countbes was Our favourite, but nothwithstand-
ing Kilsby had a very large number of friends. The
result of the race showed that the dependence placed in the
pluck and stamina of Coombes was not misplaced, as,
amidst tho cheers of his friends, he rowed in a triumphant
winner.