The Sun.
London, England, 1842-07-13 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The steam ship Isis arrived at Falmouth on Friday from
St. Croix, May 2i; St. Thomas, 27 ; Turk's Island. 30 ;
Havannah, June 15; Nassau, 18; Bermuda, 24; Fayal, July 2,
at nine, F.M.

Passengers from Havannah—Mr. Alexander Robinson, Mr.
Edward Shiel, Mr. D. R. Clarke, Mr. V. Arietta, Rev.
George Viteri, Roman Catholic Bishop, Mr. J. M. Ramirez,
Mr. Theodore Balite. From Nassau—Major Gordon, 59th
regiment ; Lieutenant Nugent, 59th ; Lieutenant Gawson,
10th regiment ; Lieutenant Pug-on, lit West India regiment ;
Mrs. Gordon, Sir S. Clarke, Bart , Mr. P. Clarke, Count
Walsh Freeman, Sir. G. Freer, Mr. J. Mill, Mr. E. Marshall,
Mr. A. Anderson, Mr. W. Lake, Mrs. and Miss M'Fariane,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Dc Lauberque and nephew, Mrs. Mills and
son, Mrs. Flamer, Sir. D. Smith, Sir. W. Brown. From
Maderia, via Fayal—Dr. and Mrs. Renton, ehild, and ser-
vant.; Dr. and Mrs. Lind, Dr, Foster, Mr. Luxford and
family ; Mr. Muir, Mr. Ludgater, Mr. Foljambe, Mr. Ivens
Mr. Welsh and son. From Fayal—Mrs. Paterson and
child, Mr. Bird, late officer of the R. M. schooner Tiffey ;
Mr. Armitage, late second officer of the Forth ; several seamen
of the late Medina and the 'tweed s earners, also lately be-
longing to to a merchantman, in all 78 passengers. Freight of
.284,000 dollars, and 107 serons of cuchineal, and some gold
dust. Ab ,ut .90 miles west of Scilly, signalised the American
ship Globe. The brig Brower of Whitehaven, Jackson master,
coal laden for the Government, was totally lost at Fayal on
June 13, 160 tons saved. The captain and crew are arrived
by the Isis. The West India steamer Trent sailed from Ha-
vannah for New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico on
June 6th. The Teviot returned from Mexico on the 14th,
and was left caaling at Havannah on the 15th. Tt:e Forth
arrived at Nassau trim 'Turk's Island and 13arbadoes on the 18th,
and was to leave Nassau fur Havannah the same evening. The
Tay did not arrive at Barbadoes until June 7th. The Tweed
was still on the line from Turk's Is'and to and from Jamaica.
The Isis was 30 hours at Bermuda, receiving 116 tons of coals,
and unless much better arrangements exist than at present in
this branch of their ill-planned service, serious and frequent
detentions of the packets must be the result.
'The sailing of the West India steamers has been much over-
rated in the plans laid down by the company. The '1 Names
and Isis are probably the best sailers since the loss of the beau-
tiful Medina, the finest and fastest ship of the twelve. Their
average speed may be estimated at from 9* to 10i knots ier
hour, :,:hen not deep in the water, and when quite light, they
will go 11 knots. We have been assured from the best
authority that the Isis is a very fine ship, and that her internal
arrangements, good order, and harmony are such as reflect
the highest credit en her able captain and officers. Site has
made one of the quickest passages ever known, perhaps the
shortest of the distance, having been only 20 days and one hour
steaming from the Moro Castle of Havannah into Falmouth
harbour, 4.224 miles, exclusive of her stoppages at Nassau,
Bermuda, and Fayal.
The Company's steamers having been discontinued from
going up the North American coati,-`the City of Glasgow
steamer is coming home with oneof her engines broke down.
Her Majesty's steamer Warspite, Captain the Right lion.
Lord Hay, &vied from Barbadoes for New York, Slay 21, to
take home Lard Ashburton. The Tweed was at Barbadoes
May 24; the L'rk arrived at Havannah from the Mosquito
shine June 15, all t‘ ell ; the Ringdove, Scalia, and Gleaner
were at 13ernsucla June 2t ; Sir Charles Xdain had rot. thin
returned from Honduras ; the Styx steam-frigate, and the
French war-steamer, Gomer, were at anchor at Fayal on July
2, the latter taking in coals fOr New Yoik.
At Demerara business on the sugar estates was almost ruined,
front the aversion o!' the negroes to work ; they haviag mostly
left the colsny and " squ tied" in the interior. At Bat bmioes,
en the contrary, labour was ahuntiaat and wages low; 24,000
hogsheads of sugar were exp. reed for this year's crop At Ha-
vaiinah trade was said to be very dull, but many ships, chiefly
American and Dutch, were in port loading.
The newly-appointed British Censul-Grneral Crawford had
arrived at Havannah, from Jamaica, in the Osprey.
The Countess of Elgin had been indisposed, but by the latest
accounts her health was fast imp.oving.
The Kingston Markets' reports w, re—Sugar, 21s. 6d. to 265.
and 275. ; Coffee, from (6s. to 80s. ; and b4s. per cwt.
Correa Da Costa having taken an interesting part in the
ernan ipation of the African race, at Martinique, Guadalouye,
Porto Rico, Cuba, Curacao, Surinam, St. Bartholomew, st.
Martin, and St. Croix, and having published a series of violent
articles on the subject, the Governor of Porto Rico, knowiag
that he had arrived at St. Thomas, was airaid of his presence
so near to Porto Rico, and therefore requested the Governor,
General Oxholin, to order him to quit the island. Correa Da
Costa lett immediately for Tortola, where he arrived in an open
boat, tut safe.

Died at St. Ann's garrison, last night, after a short illness,
Lieut.-Colonel Tyler. This Gallant Officer served in the
Peninsula from August, 1808, to the end of that war in 1814,
iirfluding the battles of Roleia, Vimicra, and Oporto; actions
at Talavera and Alberche, battles of Talmera and Busaco
(severely wounded in the left shoulder), the lines of Tnrres
Vedras, ac:ions at Redinha, Cassal Nova, Foz d'Ar uce, and
Sabugal ; battle of Fuentes d'Ontir, siege and blockade of Hada-
joz, actions at Fuente Guimaldo 'EI Rodon, and Aldea de
Ponte ; s.eges a:A captures of Ciudad Rodrigo and l3adajoz,
battle of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, action at la Bastide, battle
of Orthes, action at Vic Bigorre, and battle of Toulouse.
Served also in the campaign of 1815, including the battles of
Quatre P.m and Waterloo, at which time he ‘N as aide-de-carop
to General Picton, and received that veteran when falling
severely wounded.
FALMOUTH, JULY B.—Her Majesty's packet, Swift, Lieut.
Douglas, sailed this morning with the mails for Madeira and
the Brazils.