The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-07 00:00:00

TILE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY EVENING.
The Royal Mail steamer Oneida, Captain Leeds,
has arrived with mails from Buenos Ayres of the
28th of October ; Montevideo, November 1; Rio
Janeiro, 9th; Bahia, 13th; Pernambuco, 16th; St.
Vincent, 23d; and Lisbon, December 2d. She
brings 80 passengers, £9,247 specie, jewelry value
£ll2, and cargo of tobacco, cigars, coffee, and sun-
dries.

Hostilities between the Buenos Ayreans and
Urquiza continued. An engagement between
the fleets took place on the 14th of Octo-
ber, at Martin Gracia, which lasted nearly two
hours, and ended by Urquiza's fleet forcing the
passage of the river, with considerable loss to
himself. The Buenos Ayrean squadron pur-
sued them until within about a cannon shot and
a-half distance, when the chief signalled to cease
pursuing and return. This order produced great
disgust among the officers and men, reaching to
such a pitch that some of the former have thrown
up their commissions. The squadron anchored at
San Nicholas on Oct. 18. Urquiza, having concen-
trated his two squadrons, and withdrawn his army
from Rosario, was advancing on Buenos Ayres.
Gen. Lopez continued his peace negotiations, but it
was supposed that the settlement of the claims
would be attended with difficulty, as the Buenos
Ayrean Commissioners appointed to treat with the
representatives of France and England were said
to be men whose interests and opinions would tend
to keep them from any settlement at all. The people
were very dissatisfied with the conduct of the Go-
vernor. On Oct. 23 an engagement was fought be-
tween the land forces at Cepeda—Urquiza's force
being 10,000 men of all branches of service, 26 guns,
and one rocket tube. The Buenos Ayrean force was
about the same number. The Buenos Ayrean
cavalry, excepting 60, all fled without fighting, but
the infantry and artillery succeeded, after three
hours' hard fighting, in routing seven battalions
of the enemy, forming his right and centre. His
left was at sunset, after a furious cannonade, charged
with the bayonet, and routed, leaving the Buenos
Ayreans masters of the field, with 800 prisoners, in-
cluding General Santa Cruz, the chief of artillery.
At night the Buenos Ayreans fell back with their
wounded, but were obliged by want of horses to
leave some of their guns behind. Urqniza had
subsequently rallied his forces, and when the
steamer left was within 10 leagues of Buenos Ayres.
The town was under martial law, and entrench-
' ments were being thrown up: The National Guard
was being drilled, and great preparations made to
repel the expected attack. This being the state of
• affairs business was at a standstill.

From Rio we are advised that but little of gene-
ral interest had transpired during the month, the
chambers being closed and the Emperor away on
his visit to the northern parts.
Coffee sales at Rio had been active at increased
prices, and the quality was very good.
Freights to Channel for orders, 255. and 30s. for
coffee in bags. In exchange about £550,000 had
passed for this packet on England, at rates varying
from 251 to 251 per milrea.
Commercial affairs at Bahia, in consequence of the
decision of the Imperial Government respecting
banks. were exceedingly dull, and nothing doing.
Exchange transactions for this mail amounted to
£120,000, principally at 251, some small amounts at
241 d. and railway bills at 251 d.
The ship John and Lucy, from Liverpool to the
Cape of Good Hope, with over 400 emigrants, was
wrecked at Garcas, Cape St. Rocque, and the emi-
grants taken to Pernambuco.