The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1844-05-28 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

FOREIGN AAD COLONIAL.  WEST INDIES.  The Royal West India mail packet, the Clyde, arrived at Southampton, on Wednesday. The Clyde left St. Thomas's the 30th April, and Fayal May 13. She had sixty-three passengers, among whom is Sir Richard Doherty, Governor of St. Vincent. The Jamaica Dispatch of the 23d April contains the following summary of news relative to that island :—" The only event of any importance which has occurred in this city since the sailing of the st?amer with the last packet mail, is the landing upon our shores of about 800 Harden refugees, driven out of Aux Cayes by the black natives, who have taken up arms against the new general, Herard, and his adherents. It seems that the insurrection has spread from Aux Cayes to Jeremie, and that Jacmel is likewise threatened. But the accounts brought are so vague and conflicting there is no judging what to believe. Something should be done to enable these poor refugees to recover their lost property, and to settle in some place of safety where they may find means of earning their bread. For- as to the grand vaunt about trade with Hayti in the present distracted state of that republic, it is likely the people will soon be without either money or goods. The planters of this island are looking anxiously forward to the May season for the hope of securing their crops." The accounts from Hayti, published in the Jamaica papers, furnish, we are happy to say, reason to believe that no massacre at all has taken place at Aux Cayes, though several more fugitives from that place had arrived at Jamaica. We have been politely favoured with the following extract from a letter received per packet, by a mercantile house in this town  Po RT-A U- PRINCE, APRIL 23 Wentare glad to say that our apprehensions respecting the fate the city Aux Cayes have not been confirmed. No disorder has been committed there, nor have the other towns beenjre entered by the i w as taken insurgents, as far as we have learned. possession of on the 12 inst. and it appearsetherneinsurgents have not advanced further, as there is said to be lant desertion from their ranks produced by their of Pn followers ]having been disappointed in the expectation de,ing the cities. A considerable force is collecting at Acquit, which, we hope may prove sufficient to restore tranquillity to this part of the country. Here everything is quiet, and the great naval force Assembled will be sufficient to protect foreigners and foreign property in the event of and commotion takieg place here. We have in port the French frigate, Meride, with Admiral Demages on board, the French war - steamer Styx, the brigs Seine and Papillon, and the British frigate Spar. tan. The Sylla is at Gonaives, and the Griffin, both British, at Aux Cayes. The news from the north is, ur tor,unately, not so favourable. General Pierrot, who had advanced upon St. Jago, was defeated by the Spaniards, and has been obliged to retreat to Cape Haytien, where he is now endeavouring to collect new forces, in  order to renew his march. The President is still at Azua, where he is likely to remain until the Division of the North has marched again upon St. Sago. The several vessels despatched from here with pYovisions had all reached Azua, so that the army is sufficiently supplied for some time to come. The William Rt-shton and the Moslem, both from Liverpool, have arrived here."  On the Bth instant, twelve persons were killed at Saragossa, by the explosion of a powder-mill near one of the gates of the town. SUICIDE IN A Ctruncri.—The church of St. Gervais, in Paris, was on Saturday last the scene of a frightful event. A young man, rather elegantly dressed, bad entered a few minutes before, and was seen to kneel and remain in pious contemplation before the picture of St. Julietta. Soon afterwards he proceeded to the confessionbox, and appeared to be most fervently praying, when all of a sudden a loud explosion was heard, and the unhappy young man fell on the flags, which were soon covered with blood. He had blown out his brains with a pistol, which he still held in his hand, and when the bystanders ran to take him up he had ceased to exist.