The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

West Indian, Mexican, and Pacific Mails.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 30.
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tasmanian
bas arrived here with the above mails, 4,083,524
dole. in specie, 2,886 package's of cargo, and 131
passengers, including Baron Wagner, Prussian
Minister to Mexico.

The Tasmanian left St. Thomas's on the 16th inst.
The marriage of the Prince of Wales was celebrated
there with great loyalty. Salutes were fired from
the shipping and the forts.
The English mail which usually leaves Mexico
on the 2d had not arrived at Vera Cruz on the 3d,
when the Tasmanian left.
The Prussian Minister left Mexico on the 18th of
February, and embarked at Vera Cruz on the 3d
inst. General Forey left Orizaba with his staff on
the 23d ult., to join the main body of the French
army at Acultzingo. All preparations were made
for marching upon Puebla; 18,000 Mexican troops
were in that city, under Ortega, and 3,500 occupied
San Martin, on the road from Puebla to Mexico,
under Comonfort.

General BazAile was menacing this position with
6,000 men, quartered between Naupaluca and Hui •
mantis.

The Juarez Government continued its extortions
in Mexico, and the principal capitalists left with
the Prussian Minister. They were attacked near
Soledad by Mexican guerillas, who were repulsed
by the French escort. The htabh of the French
troops was good on the plateau, but they had suf
fered from intermittent fever and dysentery on the
coast. In consequence of the bombardment of
Acapulco by the French fleet the Governor of ALI-.
zet,lan had gone there with 2,000 men. No news
had been received of the whereabouts of the French
fleet since the bombardment of Actpulco. Mr.
Walsham, in charge of the British legation, was
still in the city of Mexico.
The news from Chili is unimportant. The Val-
paraiso markets were more animated. The wheat
harvest would be abundant and shipments heavy.
Discount and interest were unaltered. Exchange
on London, 44-td. to 45d. the dollar.

The principal subject of attention in Peru was the
new currency law, which had given great dissatis-
faction to the merchants, who held an indignation
meeting, and protested against it. Various Peru-
vian vessels employed in the transportation of emi-
grants from Polynesia bad been de ained by the
French authorities, under the impression that these
vessels were taking passengers from places belong-
ing to the empire. Almost all the vessels detained
had been released on condition of their abandoning
the trade.

A battle was fought on the 23d between the Guate-
mala forces under Carrera and the Salvordian forces
under Barrios, resulting in favour of the latter.
Carrera was repulsed, leaving his killed in the in-
trenchments. The following day a.rrera renewed
the onslaught, and, after eight hours' fighting, the
Guatemalians were completely beaten, when they
retired in great disorder, leaving their arms, muni-
tions of war, and the killed and wc undc d on the
field.

Congress was in Session at San Jose on the 28th
ult. No oppcsition was likely to be offered to the
Government candidate, Senor Jimmtz.
The coffee crop was a failure, and would not ex-
ceed 70,000 quintals.
The people of ..k.ntioqua had loaned the Ganeral
Government 1,400,000 dole. by subscriptions.

The news from the West India Islands is unim-
portant. The elections at Jamaica were drawing to
4 close, and were unfavourable to the Government.
His Excellency the Governor had issued a procla-
mation for a general holiday for the 12th ult. in
celebration of the marriage of the Prince of Wales.
Business was dull. Public health good.
At Demerara the weather was fine. Trade stag-
nant with no prospect of improvement, Produce
was arriving at market slowly. Tonnage was
abundant, and freights decliaing.

At Barbadees the weather was favourable to
planters, and tt.e sugar crops were promising. The
health of the island was good. Provisions dull,
excepting butter, which wasiwanted.

Tho Confederate steamer Floric:a left Barbadoek,
on the 25th ult. The Federal steamer Vanderbilt,
in search, arrived on the 6th kat.
Exchange on London, 60 days, 490 dole.