The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-09 00:00:00

kRRIVAL •OF THE WEST INDIA

MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The Royal
.;ail company's steam-ship Dee, Captain Helmsley,
arrived at half-past one o'clock this afternoon; from the
West Indies, Mexico, &c., bringing theusual mails. Her
tes of departure are as follow;—Tampico. Feb. 24 ;
Vera Cruz, March 3 ; Demerara, sth ; •Trinidad, sth ;
Jatriffica; 10th ; Barbadoes, 10th; Savannah, 11th; Gre-
nada, 12th; St. Thomas, 17th; and Bermuda on the 23d,
havi; g no communication with Fay-al.
The Dee brings no news of importance. Everything
Was goiet in Mexico, and nothing was heard of Santa
Anna.

Yud West India Islands generally were in a healthy
Awe. At St. Thomas's the small-pox was gradually de-
Teasing. and, in fact, may be said to have entirely sub-
,iided. The authorities were issuing clean bills of health.
Ile Dee, however, was put into quarantine at Havannah,
an I remained seven days, in consequence of having
touched at that island.

The Inconstant frigate, with Mr. Nnkbead on board,
.vas off Vora Cruz on'the evening of the Ist of March,
sut in consequence of a" norther" springing up, she was
necessitated to pet is sea again, and had not returned
when the Dee left.
The Governor of St. Kitt's was much better, but still

in a very delicate state. of health. The last accounts
state that he was gradually, though slowly, recovering.
Sir Charles Adam was daily expected at Bermuda
when the Dee left. The Dee remained .here two day,
eeyond her.tirne, waiting for the Thames to bring up the
mails. Her Majesty's ships Ringdove, Albatross, and
Spartan, were ordered off to the coast of Africa, in con-
sequence of• the great increase of the slave trade. The
Albatross, however, proceeded to Halifax first.
The Dee brings home 214,320 dollars on merchants'
account ; 308 lbs. of gold dust, 870 lbs. silver, 85 serons
of cochineal ; two boxes of vanilla, valued at 3,000/, and
two boxes of pearls, of the estimated value of 1,2001. She
also brings home. 44,000 dollars on account of the Mexi-
can dividends—viz., 20,009 from Tampico and 24,000
from Vera Cruz ; 18,000 more were left behind at the
latter place,an consequence of a stiff norther" blowing,
rendering it impossible to ship them.
The Dee spoke the Ringdove on the 13th of March,
all wall. Her Majesty's ship Albatross arrived at Ber-
muda on the 19th of March, and sailed the same day
ler Halifax. The Company's steamer Thames. arrived
at Bermuda on the 23d of March with the mails, and
the. Dee immediately started fOr England. Hee Ma-
jest 'a ship Scylla was also at Bermuda. The Tweed
was at Havannah on the 11th of March, and the Teviot
[at St. Thomas's on the 17th, all well. The Trent is the
next steamer home, and nearly every berth is taken.
The barque John Dennistlun. of Greenock, Young
master, from Liverpool to Mobile, was totally lost on
the 2d of February, on shore off Cape San Antonio,
crew and materials saved. Part of the crew are at.
Flavannah; the master and articles saved were at Key
West. The mate and nine seamen came passengers in
the Dee.
The ship Ayrshire, of Greenock, Barker master,
from Mobile to Liverpool, with cotton, was also totally
lost in Hanover Sound on the Ist of March, crew, cargo,
and materials saved. The mate and ten of the crew
came hi elle in the Dee. It is a singular coincidence that:,
both these unfortunate vessels belong-to the same owner.
The brig Two Friends, Ozier master, of Jersey, from
:Cewport, South Wales, was lost and abandoned on the
Colorado Shoals on the 28th of March ; mastettand crew
saved, and arrived at.Havannah. Four came home pas-
sengers in the Dee. . •

The Dee passed the Dutch barque " J. 48, J.," of
Portland, running. westward, on the 7th ult.
The Dee brought home the following passengers :
'Jr. Stein, Higson, Mrs. Higson, Mr. Benoist, John
King. servant. from Vera Cruz ; Count Sazamet, from
Havannah ; Dr. and Mrs. Gilgeou., from Detnerara ;
Rev. J. Cox; from Dominique ; Miss Hill, from Antigua ;
Van Bremen, from Carthagena ; F. Henry, Mr. and
Ntrs. Lowe and child, Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Sercomb, and
three children, from Jamaica ; Miss A Noreen, from
St. Thomas ; Wm. Jamens, Dr. Goodriche, Mr. D.
Si' v:4; from Jamaica ;: Mr. Morgan, purser of the Scylla,
from Bermuda.