The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-20 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

The Royal Mail Packet Company's steamer Thames, Cap-
tain Ilast, arrived at Southampton yesterday evening at six
o'clock, bringing mails of the following dates.—From San
Jago de Cuba April 19, Jamaica 2.5,,,Jacmel 27, Puerto Rico
29, Demerara 19, Tobago 21, Trinidad 20, Barbadoes 27,
Grenada 28, St. Vincent 28, St. Lucia 28, Martinique 29,
Dominica 29, Guadeloupe 29, Antigua 30, Montserrat 30,
Nevis 30, St. Kitt's 30, Tortola May 1, St. Thomas's May 1,
six • Fayal 13.
The P.M.ihames brings seventy passengers, including his Ex-
cellency Sir Henry Macleod, late Governor of Trinidad, and
on freight 58 tierces of coffee, 126 barrels of ginger, and 283
packages of arrowroot.
We have our usual files of papers by the Thames, but
they are very barren of interest ; some of them, however,
give a more favourable account of the weather than we have
learned from private sources ; indeed, almost at the time of
the mails leaving the drought appeared to be breaking up.
Coolies had arrived in several colonies, and had produced
some effect in causing more regular labour; in Jamaica and
Trinidad they were much prized, and working steadily, show-
ing great aptness, as were the Portuguese emigrants from
Madeira at Demerara and St. Vincent. The colonial news-
papers have little interesting local news, if we except those
of Trinidad, which are filled with regrets on losing their
Governor, Sir Henry Macleod, who, it appears, had resigned
his office in consequence of some misunderstanding with
the Colonial Minister. His successor, Lord Harris, left
Grenada on the 27th ult., and would arrive next day at
Trinidad.
General Richi, the new President of Hayti, was still in the
northern part of the island, where all was quiet at the last
dates. Pierrot, the late President, had retired to his planta-
tion ; it is rumoured he will not be allowed to remain there
(as a few partisans may still cherish the hope of his return to
power), but be compelled to reside nearer Port, au-Prince,
where all his movements can be better watched. In the
south a few hundred men, chiefly cultivators, had risen
against Richi's Government ; their object, it seems, was
to pillage the town of Aux Cayes. They commenced by
massacreing several persons of respectability, who fell
into their hands, and committed all sorts of depreda-
tionsl obtained ;
but
signal General J
advantagese ffra n at the
over
ve headr
dif-
ferent combats, when from 500 to 600 of the banditti were
akilled. Nothing had been decided upon respecting the
of the Spanish port, and it is believed
Anna, the President
hostilities will take place until some-
that a suspension of host
L Dominicans. Dispatches had been received from Santa
t i office, clear-beaded
well of the present Governmen •,
Knisters who had been abroad,
I • andhad intercourse with
held • t
thing more decisive is determined on. The foreigners thought

foreign Powers.
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April
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arrived at St. Thomas's May 1; the Trent left Jamaica for
the Spanish Main April 15 ; tho Tweed was in the Gulf of
Mexico ; the City of Glasgow left for Trinidad April 27.
Her Majesty's ships Imaum, Daring, and Pickle were at
Jamaica; her Majesty's ship Pique at Barbadoes, waiting to
be relieved by the Endymion.
The Thames passed on the morning of the 18th two of her
IVleaTnjhceesedt3rophsaars Thames
lying to in a gale from N.N.W. ; also
passed the Royal Mail steam-ship Dee off Portland, at noon
yesterday.
ecsuihaardlyroema athrkeab:iyghfitnoetwtheaethl6etrhuanntidl nearing the
Channel,
of
when heavy N.W. and westerly gales were expe-
rienced,
17th,