The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-30 00:00:00

FRANCE.

A Paris letter in the Independance says :—" The
story has been revived here that negotiations are
to take place on the question of Venetia, and that
the compensations offered to Austria, in case she
should consent to cede that province, would betaken
from the provinces of the Porte, and especially
from those in which the Sultan has great diffi-
culty in maintaining his suzerainty. But nothing
precise is known as to the means of executing
such a plan, and, moreover, very little hope of its
success is entertained. As to Rome, the mere
rumour of a negotiation being opened on the
qr,estion of Venetia proves that the French occu•
pe►tion of that city is to be maintained for an in-
definite period.
BOURSE, Oct. 29.—Stock continues offered for
the arrangements of the settlement, and prices have
undergone a further decline, Threes, for the Account,
being now at 67f 80c. Railway shares heavy, and
quotations lower.
The following are the last quotations :-
41 per per Cents ... 95 251 Credit Foncier 1177 50
Do end month.... 95 351 Belgian 4f —
3 per Cents
Do. end month..., 67 801 Roman
Bank Shares 2900 Austrian
Credit Mobilier.. 693 75, Spanish Threes..., 48
Do. Account 695 —ll-lome Debt

improvement and fortification of the defences of the
State over which you preside, and ask you to sub-
mit the subject to the consideration of the Legisla-
ture when it shall have assembled. Such proceed-
ings by-the State require only a temporary use of
its means. The expenditures ought to be made the
subject of conference with the Federal Government.
Being thus made with the concurrence of the Go-
vernment for general defence, there is every reason
to believe that Congress would sanction what the
State should do, and would provide for its reim-
bursement. Should these suggestions be accepted
the President will direct proper agents of the Fe-
deral Government to confer with you, and to super-
intend, direct, and conduct the prosecution of the
system of defence of your State.
" I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient
servant, "Wm. H. SEWARD."

The commander of the blockading squadron off
Charleston had been superseded for allowing the
Confederate steamer Nashville, with the English
and French commissioners, to escape. Vessels had
been despatched in pursuit of the Nashville. The
mission of these commissioners is, it is stated, not
only to negotiate treaties of extraordinary commer-
cial advantages with these Powers, but to place the
Southern Confederacy for a limited period under
their protection. They were expected to land in
the West Indies and proceed to England by British
steamers.

Washington letters report that the order relative
to the exchange of prisoners would shortly lead to
the discharge of all the prisoners held both by the
Federals and the Confederates.
Sir James Ferguson and Mr. Burke arrived at
New York on the 16th from Manassas.

A despatch, dated Point of Rocks, October 17,
says,—

" Colonel Geary, with a part of the force under
his command, achieved a glorious victory yesterday,
at Bolivar, Virginia, against a greatly superior force
of cavalry, artillery, and infantry, capturing four
32-pounders and some prisoners, who report the
rebel loss as not less than 150 men in killed and
wounded. Our loss was 4 killed and 7 wounded,
1 mortally, and 1 missing. Colonel Geary was
slightly wounded by a shell. The fight lasted five
hours."

On the 16th a detachment of 1,000 troops from
the 12th Massachusette,lonel Leonard, and a
Pennsylvania regiment, crossed the river at Boli-
var and attacked the enemy, 1,600 strong, driving
them back from the river, and capturing a 32-
pounder.
On the 16th the Confederates showed themselves
on Bolivar heights at Harper's Ferry, and com-
menced an attack with artillery upon three com-
panies, under Major J. B. Gould. of the 13th Mas-
sachusetts, stationed on the north side of the Poto-
mac. A constant fire was kept up for some hours,
when three companies of the 3d Wisconsin Regi-
ment crossed the river, formed into line and drove
the enemy back, and captured one of their heavy
guns. They were, however, compelled to retreat,
but in good order, to the river, where they were re-
inforced by three other companies. They then,with
Colonel Geary at their head, marched upon the ene-
my, and after hard fighting drove them from their
position, and recaptured the gun, a 62-pounder
columbiad.

A number of vessels had sailed for Hampton
Roads, to join the expedition.

THE TVEST INDIA MAIL

SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 29.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Shannon,
. _

Captain Abbott, with the above mail, has arrived

She brings 75 passengers, specie value 1,246,246
dollars, comprising gol bullion, £77,683; gold coin,
£4,452 ; silver bullion, £63,171 ; silver coin,
£100,940; also pearls, £2,860; jewellery, £5,330 ;
and platina, £2BO.

Her cargo consists of 544 serons cochineal, 181
serons indigo, 52 serons jalap, 120 cases cigars, 116
bales tobacco, 222 casks and 66 tierces coffee, 13
casks ginger, 10 packages vanilla, 7 turtle, 3 cases
suecades, 299 bales bark, 74 bales indiarubber, 50
bags cocoa, 78 packages silver ore, and 373 packages
sundries.

Her Majesty's ship Termagant was at Panama,
Desperate at Vera Cruz ; Cygnet, Lan drail, Bara-
couta, and Imaum, at Jamaica ; Cadmus at Trini-
dad. The English bark Sir Walter Raleigh, of
Liverpool, bound from Montego Bay to the former
port, with a cargo of sugar, rum, &c., ran on the

beach 20 miles north of Cape Florida, and became a

total wreck. The captain and ten of the crew were
lost. The British bark Evangeline, of Sunderland,
bound from St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, to London,
with a cargo of sugar, was destroyed by fire, after
being fourteen days out, in lat. 27 deg. north, long.
71 deg. west. The captain and crew were saved.
From Barbadoes there is nothing to note in
public affairs. The House of Assembly met on the
Bth, but nothing of importance was done. The
Governor left on the 26th for St. Lucia, the admi-
nistrator of which, Mr. Breen, had been dismissed
from the public service, it is said for gross miscon-
duct in connection with the coolie immigration.
The Demerara Court of Policy met on the 25th
ult. and on the 2d inst. The. bill to regulate the
sale of opium and bhang had been the subject of
considerable discussion, and had, with various
modifications and amendments, passed through
committee. The weather continued hot and dry,
and the canes rapidly maturing. Manufacturing
operations were being carried on with increased
activity, and were expected to continue to the end
of the year. Exchange on London per £lOO,
drawing at 90 days, 480 dols. ; 60 days, 483 dole. ;
30 days, 486 dols. ; three days, 489 dole.; sight,

500 dols.; purchasing at 90 days, 472 dole.
The Jamaica Legislature was to meet for the
despatch of business on the 12th proximo. Rumours
were rife that it was the intention of the party
lately in power in the House of Assembly to offer
a most determined opposition to the Government.
The weather was exceedingly fine, and agriculture
of every description was in a very forward state.

The Panama Star says the accounts received
from Bogota of the success of the Liberal army are
conflicting.
By a private letter, we learn that Santander and
An tioquia had declared to remain by the old govern-
ment. Canal, it is said, was marching with a force
of 4,000 men on Bogota ; and Santos Gutierrez had
taken the field to oppose him. The conservatives
say that Gutierrez had been defeated, but the report
wants confirmation.

On the other hand, we learn from another source,
that Mosquera was very successful, having won a
battle in Tolima, freeing the upper Magdalena ; that
there were only 1,000 under arms in Antioquia,
which state, however, still held out; and that
Santander was nearly quieted in favour of the
liberals. A congress of representatives had met at
Bogota. General Mosquera had, by 'a
decree, in-
creased the army to 19,000 men, and to carry out
the order, all citizens from 15 to 50 years of age
were subject to be pressed into the service. From
Carthagena welearn that Nieto had despatched two
columns of 500 and 300 men respectively to aid
Mosquera. Mosquera has decreed an issue of
500,000 dole. in Treasury notes to pay off citizens
who hold claims against the GovernMent,
Foreigners are not obliged to receive these notes,
but their claims will be paid in cash. All the
monks and nuns in Bogota have been turned out
and their property confiscated by Mosquera, which,
it is said, has caused great dissatisfaction.
Senor Mercado has been nominated Intendente
to Panama, and Senor Manuel Maria Mosquera has
been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to Wash-
ington, and Commissioner under the Cass Herran
treaty, instead of Senor Jose Marcelino Hurtado,
who was appointed by the Ospina Government.
General Herran is still very ill in Antioquia.

In Ecuador the government was expecting Pre-
sident Castilla, of Peru, would soon commence war
against the former country, and Guayaquil was
being fortified in consequence.

Active efforts are being made to reconstruct the
city of Mendoza.

From Chili we have very little news of conse-
quence. The political situation of the Republic is
represented as being very satisfactory, and the
inaugural of the President, Don Jose J. Perez, has
been well received throughout the provinces. The
commercial crisis Continues, although the failures
are on a smaller scale. The country presents a
favourable prospect as regards agriculture, and the
mines are improving.
~.- The news from Bolivia is rather more favourable

the rumours of an insurrection in the South were
unfounded. The government continued at Ozuru.
The constitution was promulgated on the 25th of
August.

From Peru we learn that at Tacna the elections
for the new president were carried on with great
warmth, the government candidate being Gen. San
Ramon, and that of the opposition, Dr. Don Manuel
del Mar. Business was very dull in Tacna. The
arrivals in Arica were the Phaeton from Liverpool,
and Avelina from Hamburg. Castilla was so enraged
with the opposition given by the officers of the
navy and other officials to the illegal expulsion of
General Echinique, that he has, we learn, turned
them all out of office who refuse to aid him.
CALLAO, SEPT. 29.

The general quietude which has prevailed for the
last 15 days in Lima and Callao seems portentous
of a storm. On the 15th of next month the election
for President and Vice-President takes place. There
are numerous candidates for the Presidency, among
the most prominent of whom are Gen. San Ramon,
who has charge of the Southern forces, and Gen.
Echinique, who is now banished.

Rates of freight at Valparaiso continue firm, and
with no prospect of a decline for the next two
months. Exchange on London, 90 days, 45 ; Paris,
6.40. Bullion, bar silver, per mare, fine, 10.50 ;
hard dollars, 10 per cent. prem.

HE BRAZILIAN MAIL.

LISBON, OCT. 29.

The Royal Mail steamship Tyne, with the above
mail, has arrived here, and will leave for South-
ampton at 1 p.m., with 93 passengers, £119,238 in
specie, 1,530 bags of coffee, 500 rolls of tobacco, and
250 packages of tapioca.

At Rio, on the 9th inst., exchange on London
was quoted 251 to 251.

Coffee, good first, 6,100 to 6,300.
Shipments for the Channel since last mail,
40,700 bags; stock, 120,000 bags.

Freight, 455. to 555.

Exchange at Bahia was quoted 251. Nothing
was doing in the cotton market. Sugar—whites,
2,700 to 2,800 ; browns, 2,000 to 2,050. Tobacco,
5,800 to 6,000.

At Pernambuco exchange was 251. Sugar—
whites, 4,000 to 4,200; browns, 1,900 to 2,000.
Cottons, 9,400.