The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIAN MAIL.

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SOUTHAMPTON FRIDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Atra4o,
Captain W0011e35 has arrived with the West India
and Pacific mails,

Her dates are--,Hon du rag, March 17 • Grey town,
19th ; Carthagena, 28th ; Colon, 26t11 ; Jamaica,
26th ; Demerara, 25th ; Tobago, 25th; Trinidad,
2,5 th ; Barbados, 27th ; Grenada, 26th ' • St. Vin-
cent, .26th ; Antigua, 29th ; Bermuda, 22d ; St.
Thomas, April 2.

She brings 110 passengers (including the Bishop
of Antigua and family, his Excellency W. Steven-
son, &c.); specie, value 689,801 dots. ; pearls,
value 1,0001. sterling; plata"piaa and plata bruta,
value 7,8001. sterling; and a cargo consisting of
976 serons of indigo, 357 serons of bark, 120 bags
of cocoa and cockneal, coffee, sarsaparilla, arc.
April 16th, passed the brig Thompson, of-Work-
ington, standing to the N. W, ; off the Lizard,
passed a man-of-war steamer, going to the west-
ward.
Exchanges at Jamaica on the 26th :—On London,
90 days, per cent. prem. ;60 days, 1 per cent.
prem. ; 30 days, 1 per cent. piem.; private bills
at pa-. On New York, merchants' bills one per
cent. prem. Coffee not procurable under 40s. for
ordinary quality per 100 lb. Sales in flour at 28s.
Rice very dull, arid stock much in excess of demand.
Nothing of importance at Jamaica since last mail.
The cholera had ceased its ravages, and clean
bills of health were issued to vessels sailing from
George Town. It lingered in some of the country
districts, especially on the east coast. Produce
was very scarce, and trade among the merchants
dull. Freights very low.

The island of Jamaica was healthy. Rain was
very much needed. The mining intelligence was
favourable. Exchange as last quoted.

At Demerara business was dull. Produce very
scarce. Sugar was in brisk demand. The cholera
had almost disappeared. The Court of Policy had
sat twice since the last arrival.
Private advices respecting the pending difficul-
ties between the United States and New Grenada
state that the President arid Congress of Net
Grenada have refused entirely to negotiate with
Mr. Morse respecting the matters upon which he
has been commissioned to present the demands of
the United States Government. All further cora-
munication was suspended until an answer bad
been received from the United States Government.
The South Pacific mail has arrived at Panama
with advices from Callao to March 10.. , •
The Chili advices are devoid of interest. The
crops in the south promise to be short.
Bolivia is quiet, but revolutionary movements
are apprehended.
The steamer New Grenada, from Valparaiso to
Panama, was boarded by an officer of a Peruviau
war steamer in arms against President Castilla. 11°
had four boats with armed men, and demanded of
the captain of the New Grenada arms and money,
which he said belonged to General Castilla. The
captain refused, and the Peruvian officer ordered
his men (60 in all) on deck, and directed them to
cut down any who resisted. They then tore open
the hatches and the specie room, and took away
all the treasure. The captain of the New Grenada°
has entered a protest before the consul at Paita•
From Barbadoes we learn that the financial con'
dition and prospects Of the country were most satin'
factory. Agricultural prospects promising, weather
good ; the young canes healthy and vigorous;
Labour abundant, and sugar being manufactured
at an average cost of 1/. per hogshead. The no'
' usual state of the weather at St. Lucia bad over'
thrown all the calculations of the agriculturists",
The quantity of rain had been detrimental to tte
young canes.
From Nicaragua there are rumours of the death
of ex-President Rivas of Nicaragua by assassins.
t ion.
News from San Francisco is to the sth of March/
but it contains nothing of interest.