The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-08-08 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

IRE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.  WEST INDIA MAIL.  The royal West India mail packet, Dee, Captain Allan, from the West Indies, &c., arrived at Southampton on Friday. Her dates are: hagres, June 27 ; Carthagena, 30; Jamaica, July 8-; Demerara, 6; Trinidad, 8 ; Barbadoes, 12 ; Grenada ; 9 ; Porto Rico, 16 ; St. Thomas, 15 ; La Gueyra, 7 ; Fayal, 29. Amongst the possengers by the Dee are :—His Excellency Governor Shortland and lady ; His Excellency Governor General Von Scholton ; Mr. Guyes, French Consul at Valparaiso ; Mr. Nunes, French Consul at St. Thomas ; Mr. A. White. Colonial Secretary. The freight on hoard consists of 503,000 dols. from the Pacific via Chagres, on merchant's account, principally in gold dust, bar silver, and dollars. The accounts from Jamaica are of the same disheartening nature, and they are somewhat aggravated by symptoms of an outbreak in the western part, in consequence of the inability of the planters to give employment to the labourers. Nothing to disturb the peace had actually occurred, but private accounts state that the colony is far from being in a settled state. The police force had been augmented in those districts where a commotion was expected. The ministerial declaration respecting the sugar question had reached Jamaica, where it had been received With the greatest dissatisfaction. The Chamber of Commerce had, at a meeting held on the 4th of July, passed resolutions protesting against the proposition of Ministers, and declaring " that it is the duty of the people's representatives in the present alarming condition of colonial affairs to refuse all vote of supply to the Queen's government, until the injuries under which, the colony is now suffering are fully and substantially redressed." The packet of the 17th instant was anxiously looked for, as bringing out more cheering hopes to the island ; and for the last fortnight a general feeling prevailed that the news would be satifactory, and more beneficial for the West Indies than they have had. The island itself was very healthy, and the late refreshing showers had given a better appearance to vegetation. The exchange on London, at all the banks, was one per cent. premium, 90 days. The governor had issued a proclamation summoning the assembly for Thursday, the 3rd of August, then to meet for the despatch of business. An American frigate from Haiti, with 400 refugees on board, had been wrecked off the Morant Keys. It was said that their lives had been saved. Intelligence had been received at Jamaica from Haiti and from Venezuela. From the latter the news was, accordibg to the fast advices from Maracaibo, that victory had once more. fallen to the .arms of the constitutional party, and the city of Maracaibo was once more in possession of the army of General Paez, no less than 1,200 men of the army of Monagas, deserted by their officers, having laid down their arms and proclaimed Paez as their leader.  From Haiti we learn that a renewal of atrocities had taken place. It was said that the President was taking a tour throughout the island, and that instead of exercising his authority to stay the enormous crimes which were being committed, he was using it to cause an increase of them. Refugees had arrived in great numbers at Jamaica frotn L'Ans de Nord. They all confirmed the accounts which had been, brought by other vessels that the greatest atrocities had been committed, and that a number of the most respectable and influential inhabitants of the island had been cruelly. murdered ; and not only did the President sanction and assist in the perpetration of the most wicked crimes, but that lie endeavoured to prohibit parties who were made the victims of his barbarity from leaving the island. Those who escaped, to use the words of the un. happy people who arrived at Jamaica, did so " with the knife at their throats." One of the vessels which had arrived was fired at from the forts.  On the 10th July, a slave insurrection took place in St. Croix, one of the Danish Antilles. They demanded their freedom, which was granted, deposed the governor, Von Sell°ken, rescued the prisoners from prison, set fire to and destroyed an immense deal of property all over the island. Part of the town was fired. The estates which mostly suffered were Spreat Hall, Rose Hill, Concordia; Negro Bay, Golden Grove, Mannings Bay, Mount Pleasant. Nearly the whole of the island had been more or less injured. The insurrection was at last quelled, but 30 negroes were killed in it, and several have since been shot. Governor Von Scholten left Croix and came to England by the Dee.