The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-09 00:00:00

AFRICAN MAIL.

PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY.

The Royal Mail Steam-shipping Company's ship
Forerunner, Captain W. H. Barnwell, arrived here
this afternoon from the west coast of Africa, bring-
ing mails from the Cameroons, Nov. 29 ; Old Cala-
bar, Dec. 2 • Bonny, 3 ; Lagos, 6 ; Accra, 8; Cape
Coast, 9 ; Liberia, 13; Sierra Leone, 20 ; Bathurst,
24 ; Goree, 24 ; Teneriffe, 29 ; Madeira, Jan. 1.

Cargo comprises 115 casks of palm oil, 105 ele-
phants' tusks, 29 pieces of ebony, 7 tons of cam-
wood, packages of samples, 6 puncheons of seed,
2 boxes of specie, 1 case of hardware, 163 packages
of gum, and a variety of general cargo ; gold-dust,
2,220/.

Passengers—Mr. John Kirtley, Mr. W. Hearne,
Dr. Hutchinson, Mr. Mitchell Hearne, from Fer-
nando Po ; Rev. Mr. Sheres, from Monrovia ; and
Lieut. Anton, Ist West India Regiment, from
Sierra Leone, all of whom landed at this port. She
also brings several boxes of despatches and ships'
papers for the Admiralty.
The new King of Lagos, Dosunes, had paid a
visit of respect to Rear Admiral Bruce on the ar-
rival of the Penelope, flag-ship, on the 7th of No-
vember. His Majesty was accompanied by many
Abbeokutan chiefs. Affairs are still in a very
troubled state, Kossako using all his exertions to
neutralise legitimate authority. Some of the slave-
traders have lately been killed at Labu by a party
of Abbeokutans.

Her Majesty's ships Polyphemus and Ferret
were in the harbour at Lagos. Penelope and
Teazer were. at Sierra Leone on the 14th.

Rfp-.Ldinfirak.Bruce's daugkier-wtwiskeerriod.4o7
Lieutenant Aleicande , Flag Lieutenant to the
Admiral, at the church in Free Town on the 15th
December. The ceremony was performed by the
Bishop, Dr. Vidal, who, with his lady, have since
left Sierra Leone for England, in the Volcano, on
account of Mrs. Vidal's health.

The Hope, mail packet, arrived on the 18th.
Mr. Carr, second master of Myrmidon, was shot
by two natives at Knazaban, one of the Bijamba
islands, on the 28th November. He was on shore
amusing himself by spearing fish, when he was
fired at from the bush. His body was frightfully
mangled when discovered next day.
Three ships of war—Antelope, Myrmidon, and
Britomart—left Sierra Leone for Kan Sabac.

SinCo leaving Madeira the Forerunner has ex-
perienced some very severe weather, and shipped
some heavy seas. The St. Jean d'Acre, Hon.
Captain Keppel, was at Madeira. The Volcano
(steamer) put out of Madeira harbour on the 31st
of December, on her voyage home, but was obliged
to put back in consequence of the heavy weather.
She would, however,.sail the day after the Fore-
runner for this country. The Faith, mail steamer,
had arrived and sailed on her outward passage the
day before the Forerunner arrived.
LIBERIA.—The message of President Roberts
had been addressed to the House of Representa-
tives at MormonialPon the sth of December. It
represents the state of the colony to be in a very
flourishing condition, and details assurances of
friendly concern for its welfare from her Majesty
as well as from continental governments. From
the French Government tangible proofs had been
received of the interest his Imperial Majesty feels
in the future prosperity of this infant state. As a
present to this Government, the French Minister
of War had forwarded recently 1,000 stand of arms,
to be followed shortly, as advised by the agent in
Paris, by an equal number of equipments for the
militia.

The Act of Incorporation of the Liberian College :
a statement of the receipts and disbursements of
the treasury, for the year ending the 30th of Sep-
tember ; a notice of the abandonment of the Libe-
rian exploring expedition by Commander Lyrch ;
of the disturbances caused by some slave-trading
chiefs of the coast ; and an eulogium on the Hon.
J. Teague and J. A. Rowne, concluded the mes-
sage, which was one of decided merit as a literary
production.