The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-06 00:00:00

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WEST INDIA MAIL.
whi
arrived at Southampton yesterday, we have advicea to
By the royal West India mail pleatet viedw 43r, oh
the following dates:—Chagres, February 28;'..aitha..,
) gona, March 2; Jamaica, March 9; St. Jago de.. Cuba,-'
March 8; Demerara, March 7; :Trinidad, Dlarcit:t3;
Barbadoes, March 11; Grenada, March 9; St. 'kin's,
March 13; Nevis, March 13; Porto Rico, March 13;
St. Thomas's, Marsh 16; La Guayra, March 6; Fayal,
March 29.
The Medway brings the following passengers:—Mr.
Hopkins from Bogota, Mr. Rayne from Limei-, Mr.
Marsden from Chagres, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan and
seven children from Jamaica, Mr. and Mrs. Harris and
one child from ditto, Rev. Mr. and Mrs. M'Clererty and
one child from ditto, Mrs. Townsend and Miss Hay
from ditto, Mr. Carter from ditto, Lieutenant E. Griffith.
R.N., from ditto, Mr. Thornton from ditto, Mr. -
M'Donald from 'Demerara, Mr. Barber from ditto, Mr. .
Cave from Barbadoes, Captain Pack from ditto, Mr.
Burrow from ditto, Mr. Kains from St. Thomas's, Mrs.
Wright and Miss Johnson from ditto.
The freight brought by the Medway includes 109
packages of dollars from Chagres, on account of mer-
chants in London, amounting to 189,885 ; gold dust, a
small quantity ; 546/. in British coin ; one box of pearls
from Chagres ; and general cargo, consisting of 34 bales
of sarsaparilla, from Chagres ; 25 casks of coffee, and 25 packages of specie, from Jamaica;
34 boxes of speaie
her Majesty's ships—The Vindictive,
from Carthagena ; 4 boxes of specie from St. Thomas's.
Stations of
Vice-Admiral Sir 1?. Austen, and Imaum, at Jamaica ;
the Alarm, Vixen, and Daring, at Nicaragua ; the
Trincomalee, at La Guayra ; the Bellisle, at Antigua. _
News from the Islands—All the islands in the West
Indies were reported to be healthy, but all groaning
with the same complaint—want of labourers. The
Spaniards are row commencing sending labourers from
the Canaries. Ono small ship full of them sailed from
Porto Rico the day the Medway left.

IMPORTANT FROM THE MOSQUITO SHORE.
The R. M. C. steamer Medway arrived yesterday
morning from Chagres, bringing the news of the capture
of the Upper and Lower Forts on the Oregon River, by
the boats of 11. M. ship Alarm, Captain Loch, the steamer
Vixen, and brig Daring, and a detachment of the 38th
Regiment; the whole in the command of Captain Loch,
with Commanders Rider and Peel in command of their
own boats. The lower forts showed much resistance,
but the loss in the boats was trilling; one man killed, and
a midshipman wounded. The wounded and prisoners
were sent on board the Alarm—some of the former had
died.—Jarnaice limes, March 6.
The following are some details of this affair:—
Her Majesty's ships Daring and Alarm, and the
Vixen (steamer) were at St. Juan's, Nicaragua, with a
view of settling some misunderstanding or dispute
between the New Grenadian Government and the King
of the Mosquitos, whose cause England had espoused.
The ships, in addition to their crews, had a detach-
ment of the 38th Regiment, the whole under the com-
mand of Captain Loch, of her Majesty's ship Alarm,
with Commanders Peel and Rider in command of their
own ships' boats. The expedition left St. Juan's on the
7th of February. They had previously taken and de-
stroyed a small fort about half a mile up the river with-
out any resistance. The lower forts, however, of Sara-
pique, about twenty-five miles up the river, offered some
resistance, but the loss was trifling, one man killed and
a midshipman wounded; while the loss on shore
amounted to six or eight. An officer and a few men
were left in charge while a party proceeded up the
river toward another fort situated near the Lake
Nicaragua.
On the 26th of February dispatches were received at
St. Juan's. The Fort or Castillo del San Carlos had
been taken without any resistance, the New Grenadian
soldiers having fled on the approach of the boats.
Captain Loch had sent an officer to the city of Gre-
nada to make terms with the Government.
The subjoined are particulars of the killed and
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man, badly wounded. Billed—CharlesT of
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William Coombs, boy, severely; P. Nagle,
seaman, ditto ; James Hooper, seaman, dttto ; and W.
Wright, marine,
Two soldiers of her Majesty's 38thInfa. tr
seaman killed
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of the Vixen, had his
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Mr. Dewdney,
his pocket, which probably saved his life.
The Vixen had her starboard paddle damaged—re- -
ceived two round shot through her,.and fourteen musket

Captain Loch, and Mr. Feyner, midshipman, had
narrow escape, and cut three men down.
The action lasted forty minutes, and resulted in the
capture of fort Serapique, with a loss to the enemy of
30 killed and wounded and 10 prisoners.
We regret to
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Walker,
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wasl:luist unfortunately drowned in proceeding up the
river
encriSt. Juan. It appears that he was in one of the
boats of the squadron, and while asleep the boat was '
suddenly surprised, as they supposed, by canoes; and -
while the seamen were procuring their arms from the
chest in the stern of the boat, Mr. Walker and another
gentleman unfortunately fell overboard; the latter was
picked up, but Mr. Walker could not be found. Thus
has the service lost a useful officer, and society at large
a va:uable member.—Jamaica Times, March 6.
NEW COLONIAL CURRENCY.—The following is ex-
tracted from a private letter from Barbadoes :
" There is no money here, and the labourers are
working for a bitt a day, payable in sweet Ipotators,
which may be considered as the silver currency of the '
island; yams, being a more valuable commodity, may be
termed the gold currency!"
We regret to announce the death of Lieutenant-
Colonel Capadose, Ist West India Regiment, which
melancholy event took place at Up Park Camp on
Monday evening. Colonel Capadose bad only lately
assumed the general command as senior officer, on the
death of Major-General Lambert, and was very gene-
rally respected. The deceased had been suffering for
some days from dysentery. The command now devolves •
on Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Campbell, Bart., cons- •
manding the 38th Regiment at Newcastle.
Her Majesty's ship Vindictive, having on board Sir
F. W. Austin, R.C.8., arrived at Port Royal, last
Grenada, yesterday.—Jamaica Times, March 2. •

KINGSTON MARKETS.
(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
No change of any importance has taken place in the
state of business since our last report, except the occur-
rence of a trifling improvement in the price of sugar and '
rum, owing to the reduction of the stock at market.
Money continues scarce, without the immediate pro-
spect of the stringency of the market being relaxed.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Commissary's Bills, 30
days, 11 per cent. prem. and upwards. Planters' and
Jamaica Banks, 90 days, per cent. prem.; 60 days,
per cent. prem. Colonial Bank, 90 days, 1 per cant.
prem.; 60 days, If per cent. prem.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 5.
STOCK ExdnANaa.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 61. 13s. 3d.—Great
Southern, Western, 201/2 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire
(late West Riding Union), 31/2 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 1% c.
dia.—London and North-Western, 124 c.--Ditto, New Quar-
ters, 1% C. p.—Ditto (late M. and B.), Quarters (A. and
B.), 134 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 24 p.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 51/2 dis.—Midland 95'1/2—Ditto,
Halves, 61/2 dis.—Ditto (Consolidated Birmingham and
Derby), 721/2—Newcastle and Carlisle, 98—Shrewsbury and
Hereford, 134 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 738.
9d. dis.—South Staffordshire, 84 dis.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), % dis.
MANCHESI ER, APRIL 5.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire Junction (late C. and B.), 133/4—East
Lancashire, Quarters, 44—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West
Riding Union), 3% dis.—London and North-Western 1251,1
—Ditto (Manchester and:Birmingham), Quarters (A and B),
11,,0 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 2 3.16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 54 dis—Ditto, Preference, IA
dis.—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 7 15-16 dis.—North
Staffordshire, 21/2 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No 4,
dis. •
LEEDS, Arnfr. 4.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following are this day's
. trapsact-_
lions :—East Lancashire, New, 71. 16s. 3d.
3di.1.--.Gares
Northern, 9 'Ts dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 321. Shares,
2d
North Staffordshire,
6d. dis.—Ditto, Extension,
Bs.
6d.
dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham,
dis.—North
dis.—Leeds 224. dis.—Ditto,
21A dis.—North-Western, New,ers, 365.
and Goole, 5 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover,
Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 1,10 s. n. p.—Ditto, Preference,
10s. dis.

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d Blanchard havebeen .
engaged at this theatre,-
Last night they appeared in
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and, with the assistance THEATRE, HULL, APRIL s.—Messrs.
Boatman; or the Dog of the Humber. We
the Murdered
make out either by the • . could not, however, dialogue or
•er'Wherr (Blanch d)
dress of Will y Blanchard) what the plot
the
had to do with the Humber ; when an old drama is
Mr. G.omersal, as Leer Eye,
tableaux.
attempted to be made local, the text ought to be suitably
highly excited
altered.
the risible faculties of the audience. We are sorry to
see this is the last week of that celebrated lady-gentle-
man, Miss Isabella Dickenson; we believe we are not
hovilearrifteymhaeler erheparraescetenrtsa;tiowne
oefe rt thaei n
Youngly enjoyed
singular in our approval of her performance in male
gmr eeal t.
ville Hill was good as the gay jealous husband, told Miss
Widow.wiwith
E. Lovegrove was
inimitable as the self-taught-dictionary
servant; this young lady promises fair to succeed on the
stage; she would do well, however, to look less at the
audience, and more at the parties she is addressing.
'We deeply regret to say we are in receipt of intel-
ligence announcing the death of the Bishop of Glasgow,"
Dr. Michael Russell, which took place on Sunday night.
The Bishop had officiated as usual on Sunday, but
complained of irritation in the throat, which proved the
forerunner of his death. The Bishop was the lecturer
appointed by Dr. Bell, and delivered annually a course
of lectures on Ecclesiastical History. This appoint-
ment will not be filled up, as it is intended to transfer.
the lectureship to Trinity College, Perthshire.—The
Guardian of yt steriay. .
[ADVERTISRMENT.]—An Affection of the Liver
anti Kidneys, Cured by Holloway's Pills, at Sydney,
New South %Yaks —Extract of a letter from Air. J. K.
Heydon, of Sydney, dated September 30, 1847, to Pro-
fessor Holloway:—Sir,—l have the pleasure to inform
you that Stuart A. Donald-Am, Esq., an eminent mer-
chant and agriculturist, also a magistrate of this town,
purchased of me fourteen pounds worth of your medi-
cines to forward to his sheep stations in New England,
in consequence of the extraordinary cure performed in
ten days, on one of his overseers of a affection of the
liver and kidneys, after the best medical advice tried for
months, had failed. (Signed) J. K. Heydon. Sold by
all druggiste, and at Professor Holloway's establishment,
244, Strand. London.