The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-26 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIES.

The Royal mail steam-ship Trent, Captain Thos.
William Sawyer, arrived at Southampton at noon
yesterday, from the West Indies. The Trent left
St. Thomas's at noon on the 7th inst., and expe-
rienced fine weather up to her arrival in soundings.
She brings a ship letter bag, but no mails, pas-
sengers, cargo, or specie, and came home under
easy steam (the second grade of expansion) to
economise coals, and has made the run in 18 days.
This steamer requires a thorough refit both of hull
and machinery, having been employed incessantly
on the intercolonial stations in the West Indies for
the past two y ears. It is said out of the original
crew which left Southampton in this ship few re-
main alive, such being the sacrifice of human life,
arising from the deadly nature of the climate and
the recent prevalence of yellow fever, in this ser-

vice.
As the Trent left St. Thomas's only five days
subsequently to the departure of the Orinoco,
which reached Southampton on the 17th inst., she
brings no news of importance. The Royal Mail
steam-ship Thames, which left Southampton on the
17th ult., with the outward West India and Pacific
mails, arrived out at St. Thomas's on the 3d inst.,
at 10.45 a.m., her passage having occupied 17i
days. The will bring home the next West India
and Gulf of Mexico mails, due on the Ist proximo.
The Clyde was on the Spanish Main, the Medway
on the Northern Islands route, the Conway at
Jamaica, and the Teviot on the Spanish Main.
The intercolonial packets were generally free
from yellow fever. The epidemic was, however,
prevalent at Montserrat, Antigua, and Trinidad.
Her Majesty's ship Megra, having on board
Governor Wood and staff, Commander-in-Chief of
the Windward Islands, was at Trinidad.
The Trent spoke the following ships on the home-
ward passage :—On the 14th instant., lat. 30.39,
long. 47 39, the American clipper ship Sweepstakes,
of and from New York, bound to San Francisco,
out 7 days, all well ; on the 17th, lat. 36 57, long.
36 42, the English ship Indus, bound to Islay ; on
the 17th, lat. 37 26, long. 35 47, the Swedish brig
Allwine ; on the 19th, lat. 41 18, long. 27 33, the
barque izabeth Moore, from Bahia to Falmouth,
42 days out; on the 20th, lat. 43 6, long. 23 15,
the ship Eastern Queen, bound homeward ; and on
the 23d, lat. 47 30, long. 10 52,
the Hamburg
barque Amazone, from Mazatlan, bound to Fal-
mouth.

TIIE MEDITERRANEAN.

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The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation -%
Company's ship Euxine, Captain F. Meehan, arrived 50
at Southampton on Saturday, bringing the heavy
portion of the East India, China, and Mediterra-
nean mails, in charge of Lieutenant Gardiner,R.N., gt.
Admiralty agent, and dates from Alexandria, 10 ; 16
ta, 14 ; and Gibraltar, 19th instant. St.
T Euxine experienced generally fine weather St.
t is Mediterranean, but in crossing the Bay of
Biscay encountered fresh north-west and northerly
t
winds, with a heavy north-west swell. She brings
48 passengers, and on freight from India, China, St.
&c., 785 packages of raw silk and 60 packages of 50
sundries from Alexandria and Malta, 2 packages of
specie value 2,5001., 330 bales of flax, 147 bales of
12
wool, 18 cases of opium, 5 cases of tortoiseshell, 23 12
cases of elephants' teeth, 35 barrels of mother-of- 25
pearl, 106 barrels of gum, 25 bales of tobacco, and
55 packages of general merchandise ; also, 2 gazelles, 10
3 flamingoes, 2 hawks, 2 pelicans, 1 ibis, and 1 6
12
wolf, all alive.
The intelligence brought by this steamer from
India, China, &c., has been anticipated by the
overland express, published on Monday last.
On the 14th inst., the Euxine exchanged colours
with the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Indus, 60 miles south-east of Malta, proceeding to
Alexandria with the outward India and China
mails of the 4th of September. On the 23d inst.,
in long. 5 35, spoke the French brig La Foi, steer-
ing towards Brest, full of men, the calculation of
the commander of the vessel being long. 7. W.
Her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand, Captain
H. Parker, arrived at Alexandria from Besika Bay
on the 9th of September, having touched at the
different ports down the coast. The Firebrand
was to leave again for the fleet on the 11th. The
Austrian frigate Bellona sailed from Alexandria on

the Bth inst.
From Gibraltar our accounts are to the 19th
instant inclusive. On the 17th at noon a frightful
and melancholy accident occurred, by the explosion
of a powder magazine, used by the 30th Regiment,
situated at the furthermost or south end of the rock
at Windmill-hill. The disaster was not fully
accounted for, but was to be properly investigated.
We learn, however, by private correspondence,
that a tobacco-pipe was found near the spot, thus
indicating that the accident may have arisen, as is
often the case, from the incautiousness of persons
in smoking. The loss of life was very lamentable ;
five out of the six men, all belonging to the 30th,
who were at work in the magazine, were killed, and
the sixth, the corporal (in charge), was dangerously
wounded, and was not able to utter a word. He
was not expected to survive. The funeral of the
five unfortunate deceased took place on the 19th.
It was attended by the whole of their corps, the
regimental band, and detachments from other
regiments in the garrison, military honours being
paid during the ceremonial of the interment.
The Prussian Government steam-sloop Danzig,
five days and a half from Portimouth, arrived on
the 12th inst., and sailed again on the 13th. The
Austrian steamer Benaco sailed on the 12th for
Trieste. The screw-steamer Arno, three days from
Marseilles, touched at Gibraltar on the 14th, on
her way to Liverpool. The screw-steamer Genova,
seven days and a half from Liverpool, bound to
Genoa, Leghorn, &c., arrived at Gibraltar on the
17th inst., and cleared for her destination. Her
Majesty's steam-sloop Vesuvius was at Gibraltar
on the 20th inst. The steamer Earl of Lonsdale
left Gibraltar on the 17th inst. The screw steam-
ship British Queen arrived at Gibraltar on the 18th,
laden with fruit from Smyrna and Malta, and
started in the afternoon for London. The Por-
tuguese sloop-of-war Porto arrived on the 18th in
seven days from Algiers.
Exchanges at Gibraltar were quoted as follow :
London at 90 days, 511: Paris, sf. 34c. ;
seilles, sf. 35c. ; Genoa, sf. 38c. At eight days'
sight on Madrd, Alicante, Valencia, and Barce-
lona, 1 discount • Cadiz, 1 dis. ; llalaga, par ;
Sevile, f dis. gpanish pillared dollars, 84 per
cent. premium.