The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

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The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Teviot,
Captain C. H. Onslow, with the Brazilian mails,
in charge of Lieutenant P. Rainier, R.N., Admi-
ralty agent, arrived at Southampton yesterday
afternoon at 4.30. On her route home the Teviot
experienced a continuance of strong head winds,
with heavy swell.
The Teviot brings mails from the following
places, to which the latest dates are affixed :—Bue-
nos Ayres, Feb. 2 ; Monte Video, 4 ; Rio Janeiro,
15 ; Bahia, 19 ; Pernambuco, 22 ; St. Vincent,
March 2 ' • Teneriffe, 7 ; Madeira, 9 ; Lisbon, 12.
Left at Lisbon 40 passengers ; landed at South-
ampton 46 ditto.
On freight the Teviot brings 124 serons cochineal,
205 barrels tapioca, 101 packages of sundries, 396
boxes of oranges, 3 boxes of gold, 1 box of old
silver, 6 packages of diamonds.
Movements of her Majesty's Ships.—At Rio, her
Majesty's ship Sharpshooter ; her Majesty's ship
Crescent ; and her Majesty's ship Trident. At
Bahia, her Majesty's brig Express. At Lisbon,
her Majesty's ship Inflexible.
Royal mail steam-packet Prince sailed for Monte
Video 13th February.
Peninsular and Oriental steamer Tagus sailed
from Lisbon for Cadiz 12th March, passed Royal
mail steamer Severn at sea 13th March, lat. 42 10
N., long. 9 46 W.
0." the 29th of January Henry Southern, Esq.,
British Minister at Rio, died of yellow fever. The
weather at Rio was close and sultry; cases of yellow
fever were daily occurring, though perhaps slightly
on the decrease.
After leaving Rio, the yellow fever broke out on
board the Teviot ; there were about 20 cases, three
of which proved fatal, on the 26th aid 27th, Wil-
liam Bennett, C.T. ; Alfred Carter, C.T. ; and
Henry Austin, scullion.
At Teneriffe the cochineal cultivation is rapidly
progressing. Very large quantities, it is expected,
will be shipped next season. The waste at the pre-
sent time in collecting and preparing is 20 per
cent., which will be ultimately improved.
From Buenos Ayres we have received news by
the Teviot to the 2d of February. The city was
still in a state of siege, several actions had taken
place, and much blood had been shed.
On the Ist of January a detachment of the once-
famous Blanderguez had to be dislodged from the
Convalescencia at the point of the bayonet. The
houses and fences along the Barraca road afforded
vast facilities and protection to the enemy. On
reaching the bridge two chains interfered, with two
pieces of artillery, that swept the narrow approach.
The besiegers abandoned a position that placed
every odds in their favour, retreating in utter con-
fusion to the fortified entrenchments. Several
boxes of arms and ammunition, 150 head of cattle,
and 200 horses were captured.
On the Bth the lieges were aroused in the morn-
ing by a rather brisker skirmish than usual to the
north-west of the city. It appears that Clavero
had meditated an attack on the parque de artilleria,
but was deterred by the warmth and cordiality of
his reception. The noise of fire-arms, intermingled
'with the Indian yells of the invaders, had rather
a picturesque effect heard at a distance. Two of
the besiegers contrived to escape inside, and pre-
sented themselves to the Government. No casualty
on the town side.

A communication from the south announces that
on the 9th of January the forces of Colonel Don
Pedro Rosas y Belgrano and Don Augustin Acosta
were on march, to the number of 6,000 or 7,000,
upon the Salado, 40 leagues from Buenos Ayres.
A decree had passed providing that the custom-
house shall be opened every day from eight a.m.
to twelve, holidays included, for the general re-
ceipt and dispatch of merchandise. It comes into
effect on Monday, the 17th, and will continue in
this restricted form till further notice.
On the 22d of January, at the pass of San Gre-
gorio, in the river Salado, the divisions of Colonel
Rosas y Belgrano, mentioned above, suffered a
rout rather than a defeat, their gallant leader fall-
ing into the hand of his opponents. His personal
safety was a matter of much anxiety. Admiral
Henderson, Commodore M'Keever, and others, had
gone to intercede in, his behalf, but with what suc-
cess was not known when the Teviot sailed.
The Buenos Ayres British Packet of January 29,
says—" There are at least 50,000 'messengers of fate'
loaded and primed, and the first act of indignity
or violence to the persons or property of neutral
residents, or unarmed or defenceless families,
whether native or foreign, would be the knell of
destiny to the invaders."

It was reported that Bustos, and Olmos, and
Costa had memorialised Lagos, to the effect that
they would hare nothing to do with the compact of
San Nicholas, the Supreme Director, or the Con-
giess now sitting at Santa Fe.
The capital has put itself into an excellent state
of defence against the besiegers.
!Business at Buenos Ayres, as a matter of course,
wps almost suspended.
Two sons of the commander-in-chief had fallen
into the hands of Lagos, and been kept in strict
surveillance at his head-quarters, near San Jose de
Flores. Her Britannic Majesty's Consul, M. T.
Hood, Esq., volunteered his friendly offices as
mediator with the besieging chief, and repaired in
person to the head-quarters at San Jose de Flores,
to endeavour to obtain their liberation. He was
unsuccessful, but afterwards the French admiral
interfered, and the youths were restored to their
parents.