The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-07 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 3.—The Pigeon packet, Lieutenant
T. James commander, direct from Rio de Janeiro, whence
she sailed on the 21st of October. Only one passenger
(a lady, who died on the voyage). From 15,000/. to
20,0001. in treasure on freight. The intelligence by this
arrival is very immaterial. Her Majesty's ship Dublin
arrived at Rio on the 13th of October, from England,
and sailed again on the Kith, for the Pacific. Admiral
King left for the Cape, in the Southampton frigate, on
the 17th preceding. The Rio Grande enieute remained
in stale quo. The tax for granting means to the Go-
vernment to meet their financial deficit had not yet
passed the Senate, and both Chambers would sit a
month longer to bring the important measures of the
Session to a termination. Exchange, 324 ; Stock, 74%.
Eleven, P.M.—Also arrived, late this evening, the
Express packet, Lieut. Herrick, from Mexico. Her
dates are, Tampico 7th of October, Vera Cruz 24th fol-
lowing, and Havannah the 7th ult. On freight about
114,000 dollars only. The news brought by this vessel,
although her passage is short, has been in effect nearly
all anticipated by th recent steam arrival at Liverpool
from Boston and Halifax, and the lateness of the hour
prevents our saying more this evening than that Santa
Anna was in full possession of power and authority, and
Bustameete deposed. Great stagnation of business pre-
vailed throughout the Republic, and the prospects are
gloomy as to a revival, for want of public confidence.
The (Great) Liverpool steamer, with the Alexandrian
mails, and the Alert packet, with the West Indian mails,
have been prevented from proceeding on their respective
voyages in consequence of the extreme severity of the
weather, and remain. Among arrivals to-day the fol-
lowing : Dutch galliot Eendragh, Lemmin, from Am-
sterdam for Genoa, out 37 days, leaky and damaged ;
Ironside (iron brig), Brown, from Newcastle for St.
Thomas's ; Audax (clipper), White, from London for
St. Michael's ; Jordeson, Jordeson, from London for
Odessa, out 24 days ; Chase, Powell, from Liverpool for
Alexandria ; also Sir Hyde Parker in his yacht from
Cowes for Gibraltar.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 4.—ln addition to the information
conveyed in our communication of • last evening, we are
now enabled to furnish you with a list of the Ministry
summoned by General Santa Anna, in his capacity as
Provisional President, on the abdication of Bustatnente,
viz::--Don Manuel Gomez Pedrasa, for Home and Fo-
reign Affairs ; Don Francisco Garcia, for the Trea-
sury ; Don Jose M. Pernel, for the War Depart-
ment ; Don Crispiniano del Castello, for Public Instruc-
tion and Industry.
Although this change was quite new, and the position of
the Government thought to be a difficult one, still it was
expected some good results would arise from the new order
of things, and more especially so to commerce ; indeed
hopes of a revival of trade were fully indulged in. The
consumo duty, which in the course of the political pro-
ceeding was reduced to the old scale, would, it was gene-
rally believed, likely remain so.
The weather still continues most tempestuous and un-
settled. During a gale, however, this morning, the (Great)
Liverpool steamer, for Malta and Alexandria, took her de-
parture; and the Alert packet, for the West Indies, made
preparations to follow, but afterwards furled topsails, seeing
no probability of doing any good by putting to sea. The
ship Orient, of Belfast, Taylor, master, from Madras,
with a cargo consisting of cotton, sugar, indigo, tea, &c.,
and bound to London, ran into port during last night
in great distress, with eight to ten feet water in the
hold, having been struck by a sea on the 29th ult., in a
heavy gale of wind, and which shook the vessel consi-
derably. Had she remained out twelve hours longer, it
is more than probable she would have foundered, as the
crew could not gain on the water, and were nearly ex-
hausted on arrival. Prompt and effectual assistance was•
afforded from the shore, and it is intended to land the
cargo forthwith.