The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-12 00:00:00

WEST INDIES

The royal mail steam-ship Medway, Capt. M`Dougall,
arrived at Falmouth on Sunday last, bringing the West
Indian and Mexican mails, upwards of twenty passengers,
and about 370,000 dollars, 15G serons of cochineal, and 13
serons of indigo, on freight. On the 4th ult., whilst
crossing the Campeachy Banks, in lat. 22 15 N. and long.
88 W., the Medway's main topmast was struck with
lightning and thrown on deck shattered in a hundred
pieces. The head of the mainmast was also sprung. The
meteor was seen to fall in the water on the starboard
quarter, close to the vessel. Three distinct peals of
thunder were also heard.

The accounts from Jamaica respecting the crops are
very favourable. Lord Elgin was still in the enjoyment
of good health. The crops in the Windward Islands are
said to be good. At Martinique and Guadaloupe the crops
were about one-fifth less than those of last year.
At Barbadoes everything was favourable to the opera-
tions of the planter, but no improvement bad taken place
in commercial affairs. A correspondent of the Barbadoes
Standard says, " Continued rains for the last four weeks
have tended materially to improve the appearance of the
young crop of cains, now looking very promising. The
old crop is nearly finished, and will be from 24,000 to
25,000 hhds."

The weather had also been extremely propitious at
Dominica. The quantity of sugar already shipped from
that island amounted to 17,647 hhds., 850 tierces, and
560 barrels. Altogether the crop, it was expected, would
amount to 19.000 hhds., being an increase upon the pre-
vious year of between 4,000 and 5,000 hhds.
The Demerara papers contain a statement of the affairs
of the British Guiana Bank, from which it appears that
the losses of the company, arising from the commercial
embarrassments which commenced with the failure of the
Troughtons, would amount to 247,078 dollars, absorbing
all the remaining surplus fund, and ten per cent. upon the
paid up capital of the bank. The statement of losses in-
cludes a sum of 17,000 dollars, which would be required
to cover the frauds of the late assistant accountant. The
net profits for the half year were calculated at 46,448 dol-
lars, out of which a dividend was declared of two per cent.
on the capital stock.

The prospect of the crop was favourable. The dry
weather had set in unusually early, but no injury was an-
ticipated therefrom, vegetation in general in this colony
suffering from too much rain.
A great number of proprietors had come to the deter-
mination to discontinue payment for medical attendance
and medicine for the neeroes.

Santa Anna was at Mexico ; he appears to be getting
more unpopular. The treaty between the Mexicans and
Yucatanos had been completed; one of its leading clauses
is, that Yucatan is still to be under the Mezican flag, yet
it is to be an independent state. A treaty between Mexico
and Texas was also on foot, and with relation thereto her
Majesty's ship Sylla, Commander Sharp, had sailed for
Galveston. The Montezuma, and other steamers belong-
ing to the Mexican government, were at Vera Cruz, so
that the report of the Montezuma having been captured
by the Texians is erroneous.