The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-02 00:00:00

2112 PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Tagus, Capt. W. B: Hall, with mails in charge
of Lieut. Bnlfour, R.N., naval mail agent, arrived
at Southampton yesterday at 2 p.m. She left Lis-
bon on the 27th ult., and Oporto and Vigo on the
28th ; and experienced fresh breezes from S.W. and
S.E., with a heavy westerly swell along the coast
of Portugal and Spain and across the Bay of Biscay,
and calm fine weather in the Channel.

This packet brought 15 passengers (eight first-
class, four second, and three deck), 8 packages of
specie, value £2,231 sterling, 143 boxes of eggs,
225 half-chests of lemons, 165 half-boxes of
grapes, 15 baskets of chestnuts, 59 packages of
sundries, and 18 live oxen.

On the 27th the Tagus passed the steamship
Rotterdam, entering the river Tagus, and on the
29th she passed the Ellora steamer, hence for
Gibraltar, steering to the southwest.

The Tagus brings Lisbon dates of Sept. 27,
when the only vessels of war anchored in the river
were the Brazilian corvette Bahiana and the usual
Portuguese squadron. There was no political news
of any importance.

Lisbon exchanges for three months were quoted
this mail :—London, 53t 531 ; Paris, 528; Amster-
dam, 42 75; Hamburg, 48 ; Genoa, 526; Portu-
guese 3 per Cent. Stock, registered, 481 48:1; Cou-
pons, 47,1 481 ; Deferred, 40 41; Bank of Portugal
shares, 17 171 per cent. prem. ; Bank of Oporto
shares, 29 to 30 per cent. prem.

THE BRAZIL AND RIVER PLATE
HAILS.

The Oneida, whose arrival we announced yester-
day, had moderate light winds as far as Pernam-
buco; variable light winds thence to St. Vincent;
to Lisbon moderate light north-east winds ; across
the Bay strong southerly and south-easterly ; light
variable airs and thick weather in the Channel.
The Oneida brings 63 passengers, £95,923 in
gold, £20,818 in silver, £3,400 in platina, 3,000
bags of coffee, 398 barrels of tapioca, 30 packages
of crystals, 664 bales of tobacco, and 165 packages
of sundries.

Intelligence from Buenos Ayres is to the 27th of
August. The negotiations for peace were entirely
broken off. By the last advices from the frontier,
General Urquiza's army was eleven miles distant
from the Buenos Ayres forces under General Mitre,
a general action was hourly expected, the fortifica-
tions of the town were proceeding rapidly towards
completion. Buenos Ayres was declared by the
authorities under military law. Business was at a
standstill. The Commercial Advertiser of the 27th
says : _ _ _

"The condition of our army is far better than ever before
known at anytime. From 16,000 to 18,000 men will be in
line at the first gun, and we prognosticate, with ordinary
intelligence on the part of the officers, that it will gain
a decisive victory. The centre division of this army
is alone a much more respectable force than Paz had
when he defeated a better fighter than Urquiza ever was.
It is composed of 6,000 troops, which include the infan-
try and artillery of the line and the Italian Legion, and is
commanded by the loyal veteran Paunero. On Saturday,
at daylight, General Flores left this city for the army, ac-
companied by his suite. He commands the right wing,
chiefly composed of his favourite arm—the cavalry—and is
not to be beaten."