The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-02 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

FALMOUTH, Nov. 29.—1 t has blown tremendously
here to-day from the southward and westward, with in-
cessant and heavy rain. Her Majesty's. packet Crane,
Lieutenant Hill, with mails from the West Indies, arrived
during the afternoon, bringing dates from Barbadoes to
the 28th October, Jamaica 2d, and. St Thomas's 7th
November, with a freight of about 8,000 dollars and
fourteen passengers—no news. Her Majesty's packet
Sheldrake sailed from St. Thomas's on the 6th inst., the
day previously to the Crane, and therefore may be hourly
looked for.
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The Montrose steamer, with mails for the Peninsula,
left at noon, but in consequence of the tempestuous
weather, and heavy sea experienced, on opening the
Lizard was compelled to return to port, and will now
await a favourable change.
Among the numerous vessels which have run to this
anchorage for shelter, during yesterday and to-day, are
the following :-28th. Amity Hall, Ford, from London for
Jamaica ; Nesbitt, Marlow, from London for Jamaica ;
Ealing Grove, Falconer, from London for Dominica ;
Panope, Candler, from London for Alexandria.
29th.—Hebe, Younger, from London for Ceylon ;
Scotsman, Barclay, from London for Jamaica ; Moun-
taineer, Strickley, from London for Mobile •, Joseph Cres-
talo, from London for Syra ;, Azorian, Phillips, from
London for St. Michael's ; Ann and Elizabeth, Roberts,
from London for Bilbao ; Minerva, Guff, from Maldon
for Lisbon.

We quote the following from a journal of this Island :

" AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR AUGUST.

" The month of August has been wet. The rains
which at the commencement of the month were partial
and light, became, during the last fortnight, more gene-
ral and constant.

" As usual, on the first few days of August, work on
the estates suffered some temporary interruption—•the
labourers generally devoting a day or two to the com-
memoration of the anniversary of their freedom.
" The sugar crop has been taken off ; many estates,
however, leaving over large fields of cane uncut. As
the ensuing crop promises to be large—the planters in
general have considerably extended their plantations—
but a short period will intervene ere the manufacturing
process is resumed. Weeding, manuring, and restoring
plants have been the general work of the month.
" Coffee picking has been commenced; the trees are
loaded with berries.

" More emigrants trom Barbadoes have arrived this
month; and we are glad to see a few more of our planters
bestirring themselves in the promotion and encourage-
ment of this source of advantage to the colony. We
have now upwards of one hundred of these labourers
from Barbadoes, and it is pleasing to note that their ge-
neral conduct is exemplary, and that their attention
to, and performance of, the work assigned to them, have
been highly satisfactory to their employers."
The schooner Maid of Erin, Incledon, master, on the
voyage from St. Lucia to this island, was boarded by a
piratical brig, on the 4th instant, and plundered of her
stores, which compelled her to put back to St. Lucia.
The Palladium of the 14th, gives the particulars as fol-
lows:

"On the 3d of October, at 8 A.M., slipped from the
Castries wharf—made all sail for Barbadoes, with a light
breeze from the E.S.E. At 6 P.M., Diamond Rock bore
N.W. 15 miles—all night light wink, and fine weather.
At daylight St. Lucia bore W. 32 miles,. ,At 8 A.M.,
saw a sail ahead bearing from the S.E., she- steering
west, with fore-topmast and topgallant studding-sails on
the larboard side, and ringtail. At 9, she took in all
studding. sails and wore ship, and hauled to the N.E. to
cross my bows—hauled his square foresail and mainsail up
hoisted French ensign, with one man on the main top-
gallant yard, with a burgee in his hand, two men look-
ing out on the fore top-gallant yard. When she hoisted
the French ensign I hosted my English to the gaff end.
She fired a gun with shot across by bow. I did not like
her manoeuvres, and took in gaff top-sail and fore-sail.
She fired a second shot as she lowered her stern boat,
with four pulling, and two sitters with cutlasses and pis-
tols. On coming alongside I asked what they wanted ?
They replied water. I said I could give them one cask, but
that they need not come on board, for I was bound to
Barbadoes. Five men then jumped on board, took charge
of the vessel for an hour and half. They took all my
live stock, four bottles of gin, vegetables, fish, four large
tubs of water, and two barrels addressed to persons in
Barbadoes. At 11h. 30m. they left my vessel, cleared
the boat of plunder, hailed and told me to make sail for
my port. On asking them, where from and whither
bound they only answered that they were bound to
Porto Rico. On leaving, she set all sail, and steered
S.W., until 2 p.m., then in all studding-sail, tacked to
the N.N.W., and at five was out of sight. At noon, lat.
14 3 N., long. 60 30, W. by obs. Barbadoes Liberal.

THE BRAZILIAN TREATY.—As doubts exist
as to the period of expiry of the Treaty with Brazil,
when it is expected that higher duties will be laid on
British manufactures, it will be interesiing to all in the
trade to see, by the following letter, addressed to a mer-
chant here, from Lord Canning, that that Treaty cannot
expire before November, 1844:—"Foreign-office, Nov.
24, 1841.—Sir,—I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen
to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 3d inst.,
requesting to be informed of the views of her Majesty's
Government as to the time at which the Treaty
between Great Britain and Brazil is to terminate; and
I am to acquaint you that Lord Aberdeen has repeated
to the Brazilian Minister at this Court, that which was
stated to him by Lord Palmerston upon this subject,
namely, that her Majesty's Government entertain no
doubt that the meaning of the 28th article of the Treaty
of 1827 is, that the notice of the termination of that
Treaty cannot be given before the 10th of November,
1842, and, consequently, as the Treaty is riot to termi-
nate before the end of two years from the date of such
notice, her Majesty's Government maintain that the 10th
of November, 1844, is the earliest day om which the
Treaty can expire.—l am, Sir, your most obedient humble
servant, CAlizimn,"—G/asscoui Herald.