The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-18 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 17.
The Royal mail steamship Orinoco, Lieutenant
P. Hast, R.N., commander, has arrived here with
the West India and Pacific mails, in charge of
Lieutenant' Ponsonby, R.N., Admiralty agent.
Her dates are :
Chagrcs June 251 Martinique June 28
G rey to wn
Carthagena — 25 Dominique — 29
Jamaica — 27 Antigua
Jacmel — 28 Montserrat ..
Porto Rico July 2 Nevis
Demerara June 26 St. Kitts
Tobago — 26 Tortola
Trinidad - 26 St. Thomas..
Barbadoes — 28 Valparaiso...
Grenada — 28 Callao
St. Vincent — 26 Panama..
St. Lucia — 28
The Orinoco has experienced fine weather. She
brings 70 passengers, among whom is the French
General de Fitti de Soucy, who has just terminated
a general inspection of all the fortifications, troops,
and public works throughout the French West
India colonies ; also Madame Vaillant, the wife of
Rear-Admiral Vaillant, the Governor of Marti-
nique, and Commander-in-Chief of the French
naval forces in the West Indies.
On freight, the Orinoco brings specie value
$558,516, 103 serons of cochineal, 43 serons of in-
digo, 136 serons of bark, 82 casks of copper ore,
134 bales of sarsaparilla, 26 casks of ginger, 2 cases
of tortoiseshell, 8 cases of succades, 14 barrels of
bees'-wax, and sundry merchandise.
The Royal mail steamship La Plata, with the
mails of the 17th of June, arrived at St. Thomas's
from Southampton on the 30th ult. The Royal
mail steamer Avon was in the Gulf of Mexico ; the
Conway and Esk, at Jamaica ; the Dee, at Bar-
badoes ; the Derwent, Eagle, and Trent, at St.
Thomas's ; and the Medway in the Spanish Main.
During the Orinoco's stay at St. Thomas's fever
of a malignant type broke out on board.; the fifth
engineer, one fireman, and one seaman died while
there, and on the voyage home 11 others were
added to the fatal list. The last death took place
on the 9th inst. ; since then no fresh cases have
occurred, and the ship is now healthy. The follow-
ing is the list of deaths:—Mr. Bibby, fifth engineer,
and William Downharn, fireman, died on the 28th
of June • James Manson, seaman, on the 2d of
July ; dr. Quarrie, third engineer, and Samuel
Martin, waiter, on the 3d of July • E. Loosemore,
fireman, on the 4th of July ; irederick Willis,
waiter, and George Harris, seaman, on the sth of
July ; Jane Pope, stewardess, on the 6th of July ;
Richard Burnet, seaman, Mrs. Lester, late
stewardess of the Avon, and William Fox, seaman,
on the '7th of July ; George Powell, waiter, on the
Bth of July ; and George Mitchell, invalid, on the
9th of July.
From Jamaica our dates are to the 27th ult.
Affairs up to the departure of the packet on
the 27th of June, remained in the same un-
settled state. No steps towards reconciliation
had been taken by the Council or the Assembly ;
all public business had been brought to a standstill
and the treasury continued closed against all
claimants. In consequence of the want of imme-
diate funds to meet the expenses of the Penitentiary
a considerable number of convicts had been dis-
charged ! The yellow fever had not abated its
ravages among the shipping of Kingston, and some
fatal cases had occurred on shore. The sub-
ject of copper mining continued to attract great
attention, and confidence is felt that the mineral
wealth of the island will ultimately justify very
high expectations. General discontent, to a great
extent, exists amonc, the community, in conse-
quence of the anarchical'' state into which the country
is now plunged. It is of course, felt that the pre-
sent state of things cannot continue without the
most grievous consequences to the well-being of
the island, but though the Governor and Council
labour under much unpopurality, it would be a
great mistake to suppose that their opponents in
the Assembly are in the full possession of public
confidence ; they are held in but slight esteem,
and the necessity is becoming more and more felt
of some vigorous act on the part of the mother
county, both to remedy existing dissensions and
place on a sounder basis the future constitution of
the colony.
The differences between Peru and Bolivia have
reached such a point as to bid fair for actual war.
China is going on quietly and prosperously.
Barbadoes on the 28th of June was healthy
throughout--the young crop more luxuriant than
had been seen for many years. 36,000 hogsheads
of sugar had been shipped, 2,000 or 3,000 more
ready to be shipped, and about 1,000 to be made.
Ships were wanted to take away the molasses and
sugar.

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During the last month refreshing rains have fallen
in British Guiana, and the cane cultivation has
quite recovered the late severe drought. Trade is
very dull, and provisions scarce and dear. Another
Colonial School Bill has been proposed, and is likely
to give general satisfaction, the promoters having
discarded the erroneous idea of introducing a purely
secular education. The bishop's college for prepar-
ing candidates for the ministry of the Church of
England and for the training of schoolmasters for
this important diocese has been opened, and we wish
it every success. The yellow fever has for a few
weeks remained dormant, but we regret to add that
it has made its reappearance among the shipping.
A revolution has broken out at Venezuela, and
active hostilitities have commenced between the

Government and insurgents. The city of Cumanas
made a pronunciamento on the sth of June against
the Government of General Monagas, and this
commenced the movement. The citizens of Cume-
nas had also issued a document, containing seven
articles, as a sort of declaration of independence.
The revolution is said to be instigated by the ad-
herents of General Paez. The insurgents had
marched upon the city of Valencia (the second city
of Venezuela), but had there been repulsed on two
different occasions, losing one of their generals,
who was wounded and captured. General Ma-
rino was a prisoner in Caraccas, the capital ; and
that city at the last account remained faithful to
the Government. Reinforcements of 500 troops
were leaving Caraccas, under the command of Ge-
neral Silva, to march to the assistance of Valencia,
and General Sohllo, with a considerable number of
soldiers, was marching to attack the insurgents at
Cumanas. The city of Guiria had capitulated to
the insurgents, and the Government authorities
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had been permitted to embark for the English
colony of Trinidad. It was further stated that the
island of Margarita had declared for the insurgents,
and that the Governor had been shot. The move-
ment, therefore, appears to be pretty general. La
Guayra was in arms in favour of the Government.
The Trinidadian states that 7,000 doubloons had
been sent to Trinidad by the Monegas family for
safe keeping. As a great trade is carried on between
Venezuela and Trinidad, and much money is owing
by the Venezuelan merchants to the dealers of
Trinidad, great anxiety was manifested respecting
the re7olution, which would have the effect of put-
ting, a stop to mercantile transactions.

At Maiurin the pronunciamento was received
with satisfaction, and a p:ovisional Government at
once established in favour of the new orderof things.
Direct letters state that General Sohllo having
left Barcelona with 900 men to unite his forces
with those of President Monagas, advantage of his
absence was immediately taken by the inhabitants
to declare their adhesion to the Provisional Go-
vernment, and General Brito at the head of 300
men had put himself in a position to protect the
pronunciamento of the Fedeialists, for sech the in-
surgents had declared themselves to be. Sohllo
subsequently made a retrogade movement, but no
collision had taken place—no intelligence of the
movement had reached Bolivia at the last account
from that city.

From Trinidad we learn that the sugar crop had
been nearly reaped, and would not turn out so
short as was generally anticipated, the deficit over
the shipments to the corresponding date of last
year being only 500 hogsheads, notwithstanding
the scarcity of tonna3,e to carry away the crops.
The yellow fever is represented as raging with
worse virulence than ever at St. Thomas's not
alone in the harbour, but also in the island. Dur-
ing the time the Orinoco was lying there, she had
33 cases and three deaths. The last case occurred on

the Bth inst. ; the last death on the 7th. The fol-
lowing deaths are also reported by this mail
Mr. Ramsay, chief engineer of the Trent ; Mr.
Halmond, chief engineer of the Dan7ent ; the fifth
engineer of the Trent, name unknown ; and Lieu-
tenant Warren, Admiralty agent of the Eagle.