The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-04 00:00:00

MARCH 4, 1850

THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC

MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.—To the surprise of every
one, the Severn Royal Mail steam-ship, Captain Vin-
cent, arrived in the river last right about eleven
o'clock. She has made another rapid passage, having
been only 16 days and six hours from St. Thomas, a
voyage hitherto without parallel since the establish-
ment of the Royal Mail Company. February being
a short month, the Severn, notwithstanding her
acknowledged speed, was not looked for until Tues-
day or Wednesday at least.
The freight of the Severn is 971,226 dollars on
merchants' accounts, 23,612 ounces of gold dust (the
total value of which two items is 1,409,388 dollars),
two boxes of plating, 12,0641. in British coin, 112
bales of sarsaparilla, 421 serons of indigo, a quantity
ofcc:ffee, succades, turtle, &c.
The latest dates by this arrival are—Chagres, Jan.
28 ; Carthagena, 31st ; Deme.rare, Feb. 4 ; Trinidad,
6th ; Jamaica, 7th ; Grerada, 7th ; St. Jago de
Cuba, Bth; Barbadoes, 9th; Porto Rico, 12th; St.
Thomas, 14th ; and Fayal, 25th.
The following is a list of passengers, and from
whence they embarked :—Mr. Lopez, Mr. Gevers,
Mr. Schull, Chagres ; Mr. Amador and son, Mr.
Saltines, Mr. Megia, Mr. Uribe, Mr. Santania, Car-
thagena ; Mr. Jones, Mr. Henriques, Mr. Levi,
Jamaica; Messrs. Marquis, Croil, Faill, Burnett,
Runge, Hater, Bell, &c.
Feb. 6—Her Majesty's ship Wellesley, Admiral
the Earl of Dundonald, Alarm, and Plumper, were
at Trinidad, the last vessel having arrived that day
from Bermuda with dispatches for the Admiral.
Feb. 7—Her Majesty's steamer Vixen was at Ja-
maica, awaiting the arrival of the Admiral from Tri-
nidad. Her Majesty's ship Sappho, having repaired
her damages at Belise, sailed thence for Jamaica on
the Ist of January, but she had not arrived at the
latter place when the Severn left.
The company's steam-ship Thames was in the Gulf
of Mexico. The Tay was spoken by the Severn on
the 12th of February, off Porto Rico, en route to
Jamaica. The Teviot had not returned to Jamaica
from Havannah, having had to wait for the Trent's
mails.

MONTSERRAT.

' We observe with deep regret that this generally
healthy island is suffering from small-pox to a fearful
degree. One of the Antigua papers (the Observer),
of the 18th January, says that 700 cases of the disease
were then existing in the island. Locking at the in-
creasing poverty in this place and of its inhabitants,
and their consequent helplesness, we really think
their present afflictio❑ one that calls for sympathy and
help.

Since the above date we learn that the disease had
increased to a frightful extent, and that a large pro-
portion of the cases proved fatal. The disease had also
been introduced into Antigua, from Montserrat. The
Antigua Weekly Register, of Feb. 5, says—
" The board of health held meeting on Friday to
concert the best means of laying out the 200/. granted
by the Legi,lature in aid of tie ,ufferers from small-pox
at Mont,;errot, and provisions and nourishment to a large
amount were purchased a:id forwarded immediately. It
is to be hoped that this benevolent assistance, which
could be hardly afforded, ott lug to the embarrassed
sic e of the treasury, will be judiciously employed by
those to whom its distrihuti,,n hat been intrusted."