The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-16 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS.

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SOUTHAMPTON JAN. 15.
Company's
this afternoon with
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steamship La Plata,
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Weller,i
West Indies aid Mexico, in
charge of Lieut. Dennehy, Admiralty agent. Her
dates are—

Dm 13
Nassau
Belize
Santa Martha..
Greytown
C
ena --26
Colon—•-• 24
Jamaica - 26
Jacmel — 28
Porto Rico — 31
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Berbice
Demerara - 25
Tobago
Trinidad
This steamer brings 27 passengers, among whom
aro the Rev. A. Finlay, from Jamaica, and Cadi
Espana, Secretary of the Spanish Legation to Cen-
tral America, and on freight gold-dust value
377,711, British coin (copper)sB9o,
specie $156,869,
gold bars $54,453, silver bars $286,011, platapina.
$15,425 ; pearls, s2,soo—total, $893,859. The
cargo comprises 382 serons of cochineal, 214 serous
of indigo, 79 bales of tobacco, 614 bags of cocoa,
one package of vanilla, 22 cases of succades, 163
bales of bark, two bales of hats, 28 kegs of arrow-
root, 58 packages of merchandise, and 56 packages
of sundries.
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La Plata experienced strong westerly gales 011 he homeward voyage, and on the morning of the
12th inst. a fearful hurricane from W.N. W. and
N.W., during which the vessel had to round to
for 12 hours. During the latter part of the voyage
the wind was northerly, with fine Weather.
On the outward voyage, at noon on Friday, the
sth of December, during a fresh gale,
the ship forward and washed two men overboard
—George Brinsby and William Watts. Mr.
May, supernumerary a sea struck
fifth officer, having put on a
life buoy, leaped overboard with another to one of
the men. A fearful sea was running at the time,
but he succeeded in placing the life buoy over
Brinsby. The starboard cutter (manned by the
chief officer, fourth officer, carpenter, boatswain,
and three men who volunteered) was lowered, and
succeeded in picking up Mr. May and George
Brinsby, but Watts was not to be seen. g
Messrs. Joseph and Archibald Tregoning, two
gentlemen from Cornwall connected with mining
in Central America, have returned in this steamer
from that country. During their stay there they
visited the celebrated ruined city of Copan, de-
scry Stephens in his " Travels in Central
America." They have collected from these ruins
various specimens of sculpture, which they bring
with them.
Jamaica advices are to the 26th ult., but they
contain nothing of interest. The House of Assem-
bly continued in session, and the financial state.
meat for the year, presented by Mr. Hosack, was
considered very satisfactory.
From De Cordovas's Mercantile Intelligencer we
learn that sales of pimento had been made at 2d,
but little was offering. For coffee 40s was being
paid. Sugar sold at 21s to 235, according to
quality. Irish butter, in small parcels, sold at
14d, and American was dull of sale at 11d. In corn
a sale of Savanilla had taken place at 3s, and Ame-
rican was held at 7s 6d. The market was quite
ce pm. •
bare of hams ' • sales had been made at 104 d for
American, and is 3d to Is 4d for York. Exchanges
banks, do
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90
were quoted, for Jamaica and colonial
nt, days, i per cent. pm.; 60 days, 1 per
at par.
IVlerchanta' bills on New York, 14 per
30 days, li per cent. pm. Private bills
cent. pm.
but n
Pm Demerara we have papers to the 25th ult.,
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nothing
of public importance had occurred in
since the last mail. The registration or-
wasn in operation, and no difficulty had been
experienced in carrying out its provisions. Mr. T.
H. Forster had bees
appointed registrar of the
counties of Demerara and Essequibo, in the room
of Mr. Schrack, who
Europe. M T
a;., -r. '-' • W. Goodman had been appointed
a Stipendiary magistrate, in the room of Mr. Lyons,
had resigned and returned to
retired on a pension. Heavy rains had fallen
with the
throughout the colony during the fortnight before
the mail left, and the wet weather interfered con-
siderablymany of the estates. The weather, however, was
favourable for the growing canes, and vegetation
manufacturing operations on
exhibited everywhere a luxuriant appearance. The
exports from the colony during the fortnight had
Sugar, 1,G84 li•-:1)ea,d37 17 tierces, 69
barrels, 200 bags ; rum, 698 puncheons 73 hogs-
heads, 122 barrels ; molasses, 167 puncheons, 38

Barbadoes . Dec, 2S
Grenada .. • 27
St. Vincent — 28
St. Lucia — 29
Martinique — 29
Guadaloupe — 39
Dominique — 20
Antigua
Montserrat
Nevi 5.......
St. Thomas
S. Kitt's
3.1
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barrels ; timber, 38,203 feet ; sli in glee, 38,000 ;
plantains, 1,000 bunches ; rice, 6( )0 bags ; coffee,
1 bag ; soap, 30 boxeS. Of these 399 hogsheads,
17 tierces, and 562 barrels of s agar, and 167
puncheons 33 barrels of molasses were for the
North American market. A consicl Le table and in-
creasing trade in sugar and molar see had sprung
up between this colony and North Lmerica during
the last 12 months. Business an long the mer-
chants was brisk. Freights for su gar, 2s. to 2s.
3d. ; rum, 3d.
A St. Lucia the crop was late, la- it would be an
average one in quantity.
There is no political news from F ;t6rbadoes. In
the sugar market transactions bad taken place at
48s 6d t 4) 52s 61 for common to fine yellow.
At Trinidad the weather had till within the last
week been very wet. The canes grew and made up
in some measure for their previous shortness, but
operations for the commencement of crop were per-
formed with difficulty. Ships had come in very
freely well loaded with goods, and business of all
kinds seemed brisk and encouraging , There was a
demand for cocoa, which had rea Need lately as
much as $l3, and portions of next year's crop of
Sugar had been said to be purchase, 1 at $5.
A letter from St. Vincent, dated Dec. 23, says
there was not much'news. The B: shop of Barba-
does had confirmed 300 young peel de there.
At St. Kitt's his [Honour A. P . Burt had been
appointed by the Lieutenant-Gover nor to the vacant
judgeship, and F. S. Wigley to tall the office of
Attorney-General, vacant by Mr. B axes promotion.
From Martinique tbemelauchol3 intelligence has
been received of the death of Mr John Lawless,
her Majesty's consul at that place .
The Atrato, Captain Woolley,, arrived at St.
Thomas's, from Southampton, at 7 ,a.m. on Dec. 31;
the Clyde, Captain Heenan, on tl- ) Spanish Main;
the Conway, Captain Lewis, at ;S t. Thomas's, for
Jamaica ; the Derwent, Captain Reeks, at St.
Thomas's, for the Windward Isl sands ; the Eagle,
Captain Hole, at Jamaica ; the Solent, Captain
Bayntun, at St. Thomas's; the'Frames, Captain
Woolward, at St Thomas's, from e Spanish Main;
The Trent, Captain Leeds, in the. Gulf of Mexico ;
the Wye, Captain Gillies, at Bar' nadoes.
Movements of her Majesty's al tips : At Bermuda
—The Boscawen (bearing the fie g of Rear-Admiral
Fanshawe) and the Nile. At Port Royal—The
Termagant, Arrogant, Imperier se, Euryalus, and
the Imaum. At the Windward I elands—The Eury-
dice and the Brilliant. At Gre: rtown—The Orion,
Tartar, Cossack, Archer, Vic tor, Intrepid, and .
the Pioneer. The Arrogant aa, 1 the Imperieuse
were to leave for England in .a few days. The
Archer was ordered to Jamaica.