The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-06 00:00:00

THE MEXICAN AND WEST INDIA
MAILS.
The royal mail steam-packet Clyde, William Symons
commander, arrived at Southampton yesterdiy; at three
80 passengers, and mails of tie fol!owing
dvBmtC:Bo,: bringing
p
Tampico, June 21 and 29; Vera Cruz, July 2; Ha-
vannah, July 12 ; Nassau, July 13 ; San Juan Nicaragua,
June 23; C-hagres, June 25 ; Carthagena, June `..`9 ; S•nita
ii,
; artba, June 30; St. Jato de Cuba, July 5; Jamaica, July
13; 5 Honduras, June 22. Jacmel, July 11; Puerto Rico, July
Demerara, July s'; Tobago, July 7; Trinidad, July 6;
arbadoes, July 9 ; Grenada, July 11 ; St. Vincent, July 11;
I..;Lucia, July 11 ; Martinique, July 12; Dominique, July
Uuadaloupe, July 12; Antigua, July 13: Montserrat,
3 ;111' 13; Nevis, July 13; St. Kitt's, July 13; Tortola, July
'A; St. Thomas's, July 16 ; and Bermuda. July 21.
_ She also brings on freight 349,106 dollars on merchants'
3,656 ounces gold dust, 176/. British coin, 221bs.
11,159 ounces silver, 2 serons cochineal, 102 bales
"acco, 153 bales sarsaparella, 51 casks cigars, 76 packages
813 dries, 2,386 plata bruta.
at a
Y the—
most recent accounts the Royal Mail Company's
Themers
The Avon arrived at Bermuda July 20.
Dee left Hayannah for Vera Cruz July 10.
The Medway arrived at Grenada from England July 10.
The Severn left Grenada for Jamaica July 10.
The Teviot arrived at Jamaica July 9.
„hehe Eagle left Barhadoes for Demerara July 9.
Reindeer arrived at St. Thomas July 15.
e• silue Clyde left at Vera Cruz, on the 2d of July, her Ma-
),ll'3 frigate Endymion, 44, Captain G. R. Lambert; her
)4..testy a sloop Rose, 18, Commander R. W. Pelly; her
IJestra steam. sloop Vesuvius, 8, Commander W. V. O'Cal-
11eran.
eo
Majesty's brig Daring, Commander Matson, saled
Havannah for Jamaica in July.
the time of the Clyde's leaving, the Fort of St. Juan de
it 'l3a WAS well supplied with men, and the two forts adjoin-
g 'were defended by 1,000 men. It was thought that if the
Mexicans stand to their guns, the present American force of
ii"PB Would produce no effect. Santa Anna remained at
tannah, but was daily expected to be recalled.
folio addition to our usual Mexican correspondence, the
Wing interesting news has reached us from another
keret
The Mexican Congress was installed on the 6th of June
oral Paredes was elected President, and General Bravo
face-President of the Republic, and poviers were delegated
a„ the President to effect an arrangement of the public debt
ivto raise money to meet the pressing wants of the coun-
,,; bat the financial condition of Mexico was most lament-
aTe--the ports blockaded, therevenues anticipated, the pay-
offi_etit of the dividends expended, the salaries of all public
aalmns reduced one-fourth, and the Government compelled to
t 7, .Pt ruinous loans to meet the exigencies of the day; added
rtt„7,llieh. a great portion of Southern Mexico was in open
tn.rt_'• against the Government, which had been forced to
744 troops to the disturbed districts.
The Californias have declared their independence of
%ellen, and orders transmitted by the American Govern-
want to their senior officer off Vera Cruz had been for-
tfar,led through Mexico to Commodore Smith, in command
bean
American squadron in the Pacific, to seize on every
".4-teatt port on the coast.
form 'The states of Virrange and Chihuahua were about to
of,_an independent republic, under the title of the Republic
A, tile Rio Grande to be protected by America. General
~.4anieira, who he'd been deprive& of his command and
rraered to repair to Mexico to account for the loss of the
battle of Matamoras, but who had declined to obey the sum-
-340118, was to be President.
b "General Taylor had occupied the villages on the right
~.11,t,k of the Rio Grande, and was about to March on Sanfallo,
:neve he intended to wait instructions from his Government,
preparatory to marching on Mexico.
" • Vera Cruz was declared in a state of siege,. and martial
• prociaimed on the 30th of Jue, as it was reported that
re American squadron would attack the castle of San Juan
r Ulloa on the 10th of July. The greater portion of the
British; foreign, and Mexican residents had consequently left
the city for the interior."
, The Clyde was permitted to enter the port of Vera Cruz,
land quicksilver, and embark specie, under terms of an ar-
rangement entered into by Captain Pelly, of her Majesty's
sloop Rose, and the senior officer of the blockading
Itinadron. Captain Pay deserves great credit for securing
-11,!Fh exclusive
ices privileges for the royal mail steamers.
Vs sere have been highly appreciated by the British
','lnister and merchants resident in Mexico. Contrary
UV the established rules of b'ockade, the captain of the
nited States corvette St. Mary, stationed off Tampico,
alsed to admit the arrangement of his senior officer, and
prohibited the landing from the Clyde of 1,080 bottles of
ittieksilver, destined for that place. They were subse-
trintly landed at Vera Cruz, and on the circumstance
wed
communicated to the American Commodore, he
i'Z'red the St. Mary to repair to Vera Cruz, and con-
iii":7l:l his senior officer's arrangements, extending the
11411.eje of landing quicksilver and shipping specie to both
I!" Maj'ssey's steamer Vesuvius has been dispatched to
iing,Pien, to bring away all money the property of British
bards transferre,4 to the Clyde at Vera Cruz.
Nv,"eral Santa
..;; Tina remained at Havannah. His friends
tro'e active in crealjng disunion amongst the Mexican
ilii.%P,,°n the plea that lie alone could save the country at
llorejltical juncture • it was very generally believed that
recall e 4 Of the soldiers would pronounce in favour of his
I,T,
i,Thde spoke the Prince Albert on the 11th of July, off
"„54,„" ; the Feliza on the Ist of August, in lat. 46, long.
Cardiff bound to New York; and the Antigua packet,
;
11 long. 21, sameay.
LLughteti'B;:ival we hav our usual files of papers, contain-
be I,',elier very little news. The Trinidad Standard
" thse 0( the new Governor, Lord Harris. He had
allecd° the he rf a the Trinidad Agricultural Society,
Presided I TO
1114 eh SU at the late general meeting. He has given
I:lgin,satisi?ction in following. the example of the Earl of
in giving prizes for .agricultural essays and improve-
h e
wea,her "mice Dispa‘•h giro.' the following notice of the
" Our
_ corres
ton_ fordthe
e la Pondent from rirAnr hester informs us they
little finep_rasin, s since Friday for the ground, but very
ponds, which are very bra. The coffee crops, in
r„;,!erlilence of the severe drought, wii! be very small, as the
e°nies too late to expect any blossom of conse-
e". The cattle generally have suffered much, and on
0' properties great loss; this makes the thlncl successive
7.11. Year for pens, which, like most other Jamaica proper
ttj;" have become scarcely worth the anxiety of carrying
oxe

(From the Plymouth Post )
' rhatiks to a merciful Providence, we have been blessed
rillefrts Parish for the last week with several partial but
many:t:g showers of rain, and we are glad to learn from
alre,id°`°lll agricultural friends that the efftct on the soil
cane
are
Yrbegins
to be perceived, as the pastures and field of
rainy season assuming a green and healthy appearance. The
they --as°llB may now be said to have set in, and although
lu .are rather late, we sincerely trust that they have
rear/e
slll cient time to secure agood yielding for the next
Uttlag otrierauP.
planters, whose g
l The l
ittle capital wate drouht has nearlyas ruined many
tilewhe U irer;i.nhAoe
purchase or leasing of properties, and it will
some years of prosperity to relieve them from
thro_
_lculties into which they have been unfortunately
unday, the 26th ult., a melancholy accident occurred
board the royal mail ship Clyde, on her voyage home from
oarritniala• A seaman named Patrick Welch, engaged very
4 Y that morning in furling the fore-topgallant sail during
viselltlall, missed his hold, and fell from the yard with such
fortenee that he died in about an hour afterwards. The un-
ehauhate man was a native of Dublin, and bore an excellent
leftracter among his shipmates. So far as is known, he has
the tn° one behind him dependent on him for support ; but
to passengers, to show their sympathy with men exposed
rir,,.`,a perils in discharge of their duty, set on foot a sub-
RitsT,°l3, and the sum of 16/. sterling having been collected,
Pslaeed in the hands of Captain Symons, to be given by
hoe. 'a the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Benevolent
O'
atine.ur letters from the city of Mexico are up to the 29th of
drThe Mexican Congress was installed on the 6th, and ad-
the General Paredes, in explanation of his policy an
I,';ltuation of the country.
twit!" insurgents of Guadalaxara, Mazatlan, and San Bias
Lin .
ued in arms, notwithstanding the efforts of Govern-
Thesot State of Durangowas devastated by the Indian tribes.
it Iv" Californias had declared their independence of Mexico,
gs supposed through American intrigues.
Illetil2eral Taylor, with the American army, greatly aug-
Andvolunteers, remained in possession of Matamoras,
Ilk had occupied the villages of Reynosa Carnargo, and
,r*oll the right bank of the Brano (or 'Rio Grande del
1.
was
resis anted ould cteto advance on Lionterey and Sal-
-4‘ where no be offered.
oheral Paredes had been elected President, and General
tiavt, Vice-President of the Republic. With the exception
puiss,°lhc privileged British credits, no arrangement of the
t"gm debt had been made ; but the President had received
Wers to that effect, and to raise money, Commodore
finer had arrived at Vera Cruz in the United States frigate
li'lakberlalid, and was supposed to be the bearer of an
tt/It:turn from his Government.

ORCES AT THHEopCEAPE OF GOOD

(From the Cape of Good Hope Shipping Gazette, May 15.)
th'n our last we briefly alluded to the skill and bravery of
t tSouth African farmers, and now, under so able a leader,
able
to confront the savage foe, they must soon turn the
i? in favour of the colonists, and inflict on the invaders
ter, Weil-merited chastisement. The following is a return
stot!le armed force collecting to oppose the Kafir horths,
tiliz it has been compiled from the best sources at our corn-
tilnate of the Forces for the Defence of the Frontiers, on
ir Way, or about to be dispatched, from the different
Districts

BUIVGIIIIIL LEVIES.
i,t
kill anY, Somerset, Cradock, Graaf-Reinet, and Coles-
llitet4 7,500, say
..3411 age
116 k ellbosch (including second division) ..
..r, .
ri, ester 6OO
Zvatiwilli
l'r,lvtlle ,iarn
'ea ll'am (including second division)
.. 1,700
-I.ge ........... . ................. 600
14t°11. (including second division) .... ..... 4BO

Cie Total 13,430
Tr's' ilnd Ca •• • l - expedited )...••• 1,450
oops, pe sion (only part y exP .
3,500
independent of Fingoes ..• ..... -

Grand total .... •

„.._
;0411.)(1111 "wr°N, AUG. s.—Mr. R. Cobden,
rno cen, Bedfor
arrive at the Htel last
M.. Pill, and firs.
is
toullir d pie
ing sailed from the r ford Dieppe, onnig a continental
worn, with
.. 1,,t PLAia To DE SOLD.—A flag, a little
torsS4rtender” inscribed upon it, is offered
of
th, ::'• national relics. The flAg has been in the campaign .
0e,..,:-!tn-law and sugar questions, and will now go at a price
te-tl. `Tleh reduced from its original cost. Should the fl.a.g..
be Sam, required in any future service, a liberal sum
.vi in
114.18tia,n tor the loan. Apply for terms to the Duke of litch-
i, Post paid......punch.
ttalsrittslpPlNN,l.—Extract of a letr : " Sir
three , .• Coote's house was found to be on lire this morning, aboutvery
'valtisbi_e!?''t• A great deal of damage has been done, and
poB itiridture destroyed."
Order ~,,..r,AGE STAMPS Sze —From a return just issued by
ge ist„ ,arllarnent it 3appears' that the total cost of producing post-
4.4grix'ped nvelo'pes since 1541, has been as follows :—ln 1841,
Sim fr; 1842, 5,530/.
:::in,,;tl:eer 1843, 5,290/ • 184'4 6,101.;
Aid t,` the Ilrst quarter of 1846 'l' 546/ ' Total, 30,072/. he-
-1845, 6,9,b,/.
coottisumers in addition' to, the. retiallen' profit, 31,0"1"
The 4 Profit to Gove;nment during the abovi3'years of 992/. IBs. 7d.
stamps issued durinv the atm, gperiod is 83,694,240.
consume per mi.lion of the envelopes is 359 ~ f.:.1 Id. ; repaid by the
I)er Tnlllirs' Per
million, 3711. 4s. 24., leavin If, profit of 111. 175.. 3.d.
At the on upon the whole number issued, w Lethe profit per million
1414,_,Present time N 211 16 Id The t l• - stper WWII of poet-
Aneli 4 791, Os, 7.1. . e. . e ..ce