The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-01 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Camilla,
Captain Curlewis, arrived to-day at 11.30 a.m.,
from the Brazils, where she has been employed in-
tercolonially, and has come home for repairs. Not
being the regular mail-ship, she brings little news
and but a few packages of cargo. She has five
passengers. Her dates of sailing were :—Rio de
Janeiro, Nov. 18 ; Bahia, 25 ; Pernambuco, 28 ;
St. Vincent's, Dec. 10 ; and Madeira, the 20th.
This steamer experienced fine moderate weather
until her arrival off Cape Finisterre, when she en-
countered a very heavy north-westerly gale, which
lasted 48 hours, the ship being hove to for that
time.

From Bahia we learn that the arrivals of sugar
bad been insignificant, and there were no lists of
importance in the market. The favourable ac-
counts received from Europe had caused a brisk
demand at higher prices, sales having been effected
at 2,900 reis per arroba for browns, and 3,500 reis
for whites. Superior qualities for the southern
Markets were likewise much inquired after at con-
siderably higher prices. In coffee and cocoa sup-
plies had come in very sparingly, and quotations
remained unaltered. Stocks of cotton were nearly
exhausted, and the price was firm. In bides
dealers could but with difficulty complete their
contracts for delivery made some time ago ; prices
remained firm. Rum was without alteration. Ex-
changes were quoted—London, at 60 days' sight,
27i to ; Paris, 345 to 350 ; Hamburg, 650 to
060 ; Lisbon, 98 to 100. A vessel had been char-
tered for Liverpool at 325. 6d. per ton freight.
At Pernambuco, on the 26th of November, ex-
changes were quoted as follow :—London, 60 days'
sight, 27/d. ; Paris, 343 res. In the sugar-market
there were several purchasers ; prices paid, 2,700
reis to 2,750 reis ; 2,820 reis to 2,900 reis for better
sorts ; and 2,950 reis to 3,000 reis per arroba for
clayed. Whites are scarce.
There is no political news by this arrival.
Madeira was in a healthy state and business brisk.
On the 18th of November, as the Camilla was
leaving Rio Janeiro harbour, she passed her Ma-
jesty's brigantine Spy, from the northward, bound
to Rio, and the Portuguese screw steamer Dom
Pedro 11., from Lisbon, entering the harbour.
The French war steamer Flambeau arrived at
Bahia on November 23, from Rio, and was to sail
for Europe on the 25th. The French screw
steamer L'Avenir, of Havre, from Europe, sailed
from Bahia for Rio on the 23d, at 6 p.m. The
English screw steamer Norman, from Rio, arrived
at Bahia on the 25th.
The ship Melbourne, from Sydney, sailed from
Pernambuco for England on the 27th of Novem-
ber; and the bark Floating Cloud, of Liverpool,
arrived at Pernambuco on the 28th.
Her Majesty's ship Actmon and the gunboat
Dove sailed from Madeira on the 18th of December
for China.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Avon ar-
rived at Madeira on the evening of the 19th of
December, from Lisbon, and proceeded on the 20th,
at 6 a.m., for Teneriffe. The Avon was hove to
for two days in a south-westerly gale off Ushant.
The Tyne arrived at St. Vincent's, and proceeded
on the 23d November.
The Camilla exchanged colours on the 24th ult.,
in lat. 40 42 N., long. 11 45 W., with the English
brig Volumnia, standing to the north-west ; and
on the 29th, in lat. 48 4 N., long. 6 20 W., with
a British barque standing to the southward, show-
ing third distinguishing pendant, No. 2,740.