The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-28 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

FALMOUTH, JULY 26.—The Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company's vessel the Tweed, Captain Franklin, arrived here
this morning from the West Indies, with the mails. Dates by
her are to the 29th of May from Panama, 18th of June from
the city of Mexico, 25th from Jamaica, Ist inst. from Havan-
nah, 4th from Nassau, 10th from Bermuda, 19th from Fayal.
On freight 200,000 dollars and t. 9 serons of cochineal.
Passengers.—From Lima : Mr. Arvelina Arvazo. Jamaica:
Messrs. Browse, E. Bryan, R. C. Thompson, Burton Taylor,
W. M'Aulay, and Mr. F. H. Smyth, of the Customs ; Col.
S. W. Short, late of the Guards ; Colonel Giffard, 60th Rifles.
Hayti : J. W. Thompson, British Consul. Trinidad : Messrs.
J. Cahoren, Louis Pauten, and A. Elizonda, Mr. and Mrs.
Cadett, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cadett and child. St. Thomas:
Mr. S. Bahusen. St. Croiz : Mr. George Burrows. Deme-
rara: Archdeacon Austin, Mrs. Austin, four children, and
servants ; Mr. J. Gibson. Antigua : J. Martin. Barbadoes :
Messrs. J. Whitle and J. Bishop. Turk's Island : Mr. W. E.
Darrell. Havannah : Messrs. J. J. Hardwen, J. Hughes, and
servant. Bermuda : Mr. J. Harvey. Fayal : Messrs. D.
Twining, G. Large, and R. Dart.
The British ship of war, 'Thunder, was at Nassau. The
British ship of war, Ringdove, was at 'Bermuda, and was to
sail for Jamaica. The Sylla was also there, and was to sail
for Barbadoes. The Fair Rosamond arrived at St. Lucia on
the 25th of May, from a cruise. The Tweed received her
Havannah and Mexican mails at Nassau from the Trent. The
Forth had arrived at Havannah. The Teviot was gone to the
Gulf. The Tay had left Turk's Island to replace the Tweed
on the Jamaica line. The Clyde had also sailed to take the
Windward Island station.

We have received papers to the 112 el and 23d ult., from which
we extract the following bulletin :
" We have much pleasure in announcing that the Countess
of Elgin was on Sunday last safely delivered of a daughter, and
that both mother and child are happily doing well."
By the arrival of the Mary, from Baltimore, we learn that
a severe shock of earthquake was felt at Ponce, Port Royal,
on the 7th ult. It lasted for three minutes. The inhabitants
ran out of their houses, and knelt down in the streets, pray-
ing. Several hogsheads of sugar and molasses on the beach
were destroyed.
HATTI.—This unfortunate Republic is now completely up-
set, both by the late destruction from earthquake, and the
tyranny of the despotic Eoyer, who is now, however, approach-
ing his last moments. It will be observed that, during the last
twenty-four years, Boyer has amassed a considerable fortune
from that Republic by theft and arbitrary measures, taking
every step to conceal his fraudulent acts, as it is evident the
banks of France hold a deposit of about twenty millions of dol-
lars on his private account, which now stands as a security for
the national debt.

The Senate, that intelligent corps of the Haytian administra-
tion, have hitherto accorded supreme power to the President,
whose mode of administering justice has been by expelling in-
telligent men from the House of Assembly, and other similar
acts of barbarism, to maintain himself in office. The blacks
are now, however, likely, ere long, to give the fatal blow—the
result of Boyer's flattering proclamation.
ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL HEREs.—On the night of
the 9th May, between the hours of nine and ten, General
Thomas de Heres was treacherously murdered in his own house,
by a shot from a blunderbuss, fired at him from between the
jalousies of one of the windows of his cabinet, where he was
sitting with the Bishop of the diocese.
By the paper from which we extract this, it appears that
the inhabitants of Carracas are grieved and enraged at the
event, and that the assassins are suspected. Proceeding to de-
plore the melancholy event, the paper in question says—
" Yes, in the presence of a pastor, whom all Venezuelans
love and venerate ; perhaps, whilst discoursing on religion and
virtue, or of the pleasure of friendship, a sudden blow de-
prived him of life—surprised and horror-stricken, the pastor
springs to succour his friend—both are prostrate!—the one
gasping, and the ether staining his sacred hands in the blood
of his friend, whose wife, revived from her swoon, lives hut to
eternally mourn her husband's fate!"
This is a stroke of Republican politics with a vengeance.
Our friends, the Haytians, may rejoice with their companions
in semi-barbarism.

JUNE 11.—A vessel arrived from Port au Plat this morning,
reports that few lives were lost, and little damage done there,
by the earthquake ; but that many people were killed at Cape
H ay tien.
The merchants of Demerara are up and doing. On the 18th
of last month two hundred and twenty-two of their body pre-
sented a petition to the Combined Court, which concluded by
praying (inter alia)—
" Firstly—For a careful revision of the expenditure of the
colony.

" secondly—For a reduction in every department of the
establishments of the colony which can be effected with pro-
priety and justice to the claims of individuals, and with a due
regard to the efficiency of the public service.
" That especially to the attainment of this object a respectful
representation be made, with the least possible delay, to her
Majesty's Government.• setting forth the inability of the co-
lony, under existing circumstances, to support the present Civil
List.

" Thirdly--For the encouragement of immigration on an
extensive scale, such immigration to be under the special regu-
lation and control of her Majesty's Government."
Upon this a series of resolutions were agreed to, promising
to attend to the foregoing important points. The published
returns of exports show a lamentable decrease in the staple
productions.
JUNE 21.—The Volage, Captain Dickson, Bart., arrived at
Port Royal from Santa Martha and Carthagena, with specie.
Occasionally shocks of earthquake were felt throughout the
islands, though we are happy to say withont any serious results.
From Panama we learn that the misunderstanding between
Peru and Bolivia was being adjusted ; the contending parties
were about to enter into a treaty. Chili, Venezuela, and New
Granada, were quiet.
CENTRAL AMERICA.—Nothing further from thence. Sir
Charles Adam was daily expected in the Illustrious from Ber-
muda from Belize.
FROM MEXICO.—The Congress was to meet on the forma*
tion of a new constitution. All parties were agreed as to the
invasion of Texas. Santa Anna was in the city ; he had con-
centrated eight thousand troops at Jalapa, and they were to
embark at Vera Cruz on board of two steamers expected from
England, when they would make a descent on Texas by way of
Galveston.

The Government has announced that a conducta wouldleave
the city of Mexico on the 28th of June.
The various market: in Mexico were well stocked with Eng-
lish manufactures, and we regret to find that husiness was dull.