The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-20 00:00:00

BRAZILS AND THE PLATE.

The Royal Mail packet Great Western, Captain
Bede—Admiralty moat, Lieutenant B. P. Fug*, R.N.—
indeed at Southampton yesterday with the South American
sells. The dates of saint are—Bassos Ayres, Feb. 2;
Video, =
6; Rio de Janeiro, 14; Bahia, 19; Parasol-
-22. The Western brie. 112 passengers.
Istalligence had bees resolved at Rio by the I:lnited
States skew frigste fluoinabowalt, that Unguent Farmer,
yentas oMcer of her Meisety's ship Dido, had been stabbed
W we of the crew of that ship, and since died of the wound.
The Susqueliannah also reports that a large armed Rusks
skip ban eluded the blockading squadron, and made its
neaps from Petropaniovski. The frigates Diana and 1,
Aurora were still there, dismantled. The ship Francis, of
Liverpool, had been wrecked 20 miles to the northward of
Bahia. Ship sad cargo totally lost; crew saved.
Her llejesty's ships reported are—in the River Plate,,
Rear-Admiral Johnston, in the Indefatigable ; at Rio, the
Madagascar, Trident, and Rifleman ; at Bahia, the Sharp.
shooter and Spy ; at Pernambuco, the Reprint.
(TROY THE CORIMPONDINT OP TEE DAILY news.)
RIO DB JANEIRO, Fan 14.
By the Rifleman, just arrived from MouteVidee, no leers
that the dispute between the Brutalise and
governments bad not bees adjusted. 600 troop WW
bete
embarked on board the Brazilian vessels of war from the
Betide Oriental. The squadron was composed of 16 ves-
sels, end on the 30th of last month commenced its voyage
up the Parsed.
A treaty has bean concluded between the governments
of Buenos Ayres and the Argentine Confederation.
The state of Buenos Ayres does not enter the Argentine
widederadon, but forms with it an alliance definitive and
owarsetelal. Both parties engage to co-operate for the de-
fines of the territory, as well as of the sovereign rights of
the " nation." The governments engage also to net toge-
ther in peoutet:ng their common population against the
Indians. Vessels engaged in the coasting trade, and owned
by a citizen in one state, are to have free entrance to the'
ports of the other, subject only to the dues imposed by the
peens:tent of the port on its own vessel,. No duty is to
be levied on produce of the one state imported into the other.
The duties payable on foreign produce will be that, of the
convention of Dec. 20,1864.
In Rio we have nothing new. The sympathise of the
people, particularly the Portuguese inhabitants, are evi-
dently with the Russians in the present great European
question. The fact is they owe us a grudge, and would like
to see us humbled a little.
Our coffee market, although supplies belie best
has been exceedingly animated, and sins We liISIS keni
160 to 200 roil. Continual rain in the Wader has
article back, or banana would have been dons to
wsw
the present extent. tales from the let reach 85,000 bedasl
of which 35,000 for America, 60,000 for Mediterranean nod
North of Europe. We have only 20,000 stock, all of ordeary
quality, and as we have buyer. for at least 80,000, we easy
I look for a still farther rise in price. In exchange a large
amount has been done, probably 4.50,0001., principally at
271 d., extreme rates being 28d. and 2716. To-day the market
is Sat at 271 d.
In imports little has been done, and arrivals have been

very fed.
Freights have fallen, in consequence of the scarcity of
coffee.
We have in port the following vessels of war :—Andro-
used', Chesney, Catiaat, Thisbe—French; and Trident,
Spy, end Rifleman—English..
:change on London, 271 d. flat.
Coffee.—Superior, 4.300 to 4.500; good first, 4.000 to
4.200; American assortments, 3 950 to 4.950 ; European
ditto, 3.700 to 4.200. Stock, 20,000 begs.
Sugar.—First quality, 3.490 ; uoond quality, 2.400 ;
third quality, 2 300. Stock, 2,100 boxes and 4,000 begs.
Freights.—Ckannel, 45a.
Six per Cent. Stock, 1091 to 110; Provincial, 103 to 104.
Advice. from Pernambuco of Feb. 22 state that the heavy
rains bad suspended communication, and very little had
been done In imports.
Exchange since the sailing of La Plata, 110,0001. at 281 d.
and 280.