The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-19 00:00:00

GENEItAL MANZILLA.

TO TIM EDITOR OF TUB EXPILIOIS.
Sta,—On my arrival in London I noticed in your
?rant ada4atr: account
the
t proceedingslnoe that
Ahelrmt teewte!)elieirceeer the
ain
statements were made calculated to injure' the hitherto un-
impeachable ehkracter of General Mantilla. Amongst
others, that the said officer " was left in charge of the city
(Buena Ayres), to protect it from plunder, Ac. ;" that out-
rages were committed to greatextont ; and on a representa-
tion being made to General Urquiza, at which he was much
astonished, he despatched =order to seize Mantilla, and
shoot him immediately. Your correspondent, I am willing
to believe, unintentionally has mistaken the facts. Allow
me to rectify the errors. Bo far from General
Manilla having been ordered to be shot, he gave
up the city_ on the morning of the 4th to the
troops of Umtata under the command of Colonel
Virasove, then embarked, and afterwards received
a passport by the orders of General Urquiza
himself. And as for the "representation," Urquita
might be well astonished, as it came from General Mantilla
himself. The insinuation that General Mantilla permitted
the plunder of his own native city, in whose service he has
passed nearly half a century, where he had his family and '
property, is too absurd tube credited. I enclose a pamphlet
containing the opinions of several of the most respectable
inhabitants of Buenos Ayres, es also those of the corn-
. =Landers of the French station off that city. Another error
is, that he " sought protection under the British flag." He
embarked on board the French steamer of war Flambort—
.

I, his eon, was with him.
You likewise state that General Menials is going to
Spain, with some " crotchet " in his head, to offer Buenos
Ayres to a SNinish Prince. Crotchet, indeed!—fora man
who assisted to overthrow the Spanish power in South
America. Trusting that you will kindly give insertion to
this plain statement of the facto,
I remain, sir, your obedient servant,
LUCID MANZILLA, Jun.
Mivart's Hotel, April 17, 1852.

Tint INDIAN MAIL.—On Saturday (as stattd in
that day's Erpress), the Bentinck, Captain Kellock ;
Admiralty agent, Lieutenant Hay, R.N. ; arrived at
Southampton with the hoary portion of the Indian
mail. The arrival of the homeward mail three days before
the departure of the outward one, never happened before.
the masthead of the Bentinck was decorated, and the band
on board played as she entered the dock, to celebrate the
quickest voyage on record. She brought, besides the mail,
a large cargo, and nearly 120 passengers. Amongst the lat-
ter were Chief Justice Hulme, Brigadier-General Dyce,
Lady Buller, from India, and some portion of the family
and establishment of the British consul in Egypt. The
Dentin& brings news that the crews of the Egyptian fleet
had been sent from Alexandria I. work on the railroad now
in progress of construction between Alexandria and Cairo.
WM.'. ships Britannia, Trafalgar, Ceylon, Firebrand,Spit-
tire, and Oberon were at Malta. The Bellerophon was on a
cruise, supposed to be to Tunis. The Vengeance, Terrible,
and Janus were at Gibraltar. The serew-steamer, Madras,
which left Southampton on the 29th ult., was passed off
Pantallaria on the 9th instant.

AMERICA.

(IT 11..PCTRIC TILEOILAPII.)
• LIVERPOOL, Aran. 19.
The steamship Europa arrived here this morning '
at 1 o'clock. Her news is four days later. Date,
New York, April 7.
The Baltic arrived at New York on the 24th ult.
The Europa brings 4,500 dollars in specie.
In the Senate, on the sth inst., the compromise
resolutions passed.
A riot at St. Louis, attendant upon an election,
resulted in the death of six persons.
A large number of persons had been killed by two
steamboat explosions.
Further troubles had occurred in Ecuador.
The Bolivia had arrived at Panama with 6t443,500
dollars in specie.
The Prometheus was at New York with 300,000
dollars in gold dust.
Business was still in a flourishing cmdition.
Stocks were in good demand, at advancing prices.
The exportation of specie was not active, in conse-
quence of the rates of exchange on Europe. Money
was plentiful in New York.
Breadstuffs are dull, at receding prices. Western
Canal Flour, 4 dole. 371 c. to 4 dols. 30c., steady ;
Gennesseo prime Wheat, 108 to 110 per 60Ibs. Sales
nominal. Indian Corn, round yellow, titie. to 70c.
per bushel.
There is much activity in the cotton market at
New York. Prices continue upwards in tendency.
New Orleans and Mobile, raid. fair to fair, 04 to 01e.
per lb., or a rise of etc. A similar advence took place
in Uplands, which were last quoted at 81 to 8;c. per
lb. Thu excess of receipts now amounts to 450,000
' bales.
Freights scarce, owing to the absence of a demand
' for breadstuff, and rates were a little lower.
Exchange on London, 1001 to 1091 (not well sus-
' tained) ; I'aris, 5.20; Hamburg, 331 ; Bremen,
771 to 1.