The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1857.

TEE BRAZILS AND RIVER PLATE.

[A summary of the following appeared in The
Sun of yesterday
- SdIITHAMPTON, TUESDAY.
The Royal Ma'l Company's steamer Tamar, Cap-
tain Jellicoe, arrived here this morning, with the
Brazilian and River Plato mails, in charge of Lieut.
Irwin, R.N., Admiralty agent. Her dates were—
Buenos Ayres, February 1• Monte Video, 5 ; Rio
de Janeiro, 25 ; Bahia, March 1 ; Pernambuco,
3 ; St. Vincent, 11 ; Teneriffe-, 16 ; Madeira, 17 ;
Lisbon, 20.
The Tamar was detained for coals at St. Vincent,
strong gales prevailing ; she experienced strong
north-easterly gales from the line. This steamer
biinga 35 passengers, and landed 34 at Lisbon.
On fr-ight she has specie from Buenos Ayres, value
3,8001. ; from Rio, 1,0851. ; total, 4,8851. sterling ;
diamonds, value 25,8001. ; and the cargo includes
100 barrels of tapioca, 14 serons of ipecactiaiiha,
25 bags of cocoa, 384 bags of cochineal, and 113
packages of sundries.
From Buenos Ayres our advices state that the
law respecting the differential duties had been

modified by tli-e•authoritieS of the upper 'provinces
now allowing vessels to discharge pal t their cargo
nt Buenos and at Monte Video, and then proceed
up the liver with the .remainder ; also considering
Bahia; .Bianca, and Castillo as foreign ports, owing

to which the effect of the measure on.,tlie. commerce
of Buenos Ayres will be much loss serious than was
anticipated. The Buenos Ayrean Governinent
addressed a note to her Britannic Majesty's
Acting Consul-General, apologising for their note
of tbe 6th of January, 1853, to the Hon. Captain
Gore, enclosing him his passport, and requesting-
that both the note and the passport might be con-
sidered as withdrawn. In consequence of this apo-
logy being accepted, the British flag was duly
saluted at 1 p.m. on the Ist of February, which
salute was returned by her Majesty's ship Harier.
The money market had been very tight. Exchange
opened at 725. cash on. London, and subsequently
declined to 715., at which it was maintained until
the thy of sailing of the Tamar, when some large
amounts were done at 695. and a alma credit.
Doubloons had gradually advanced from 331 to
3411 during tbe month. In freights for Engl.nd
and the continent large transactions had taken
place, but for other quarters a!limited business had
been done. To England—Salted hides, 455. to
475. 6d. ; tallow, pipes, 50s. to 555. ,• boxes, 50s. ;
tobacco, 40s. to 455. ; bales, 403. to 455.
Our Buenos Ayrean correspondent writes as fol-
lows on the 31st of January :
" We are reduced in politics to the lowest ebb.
Ministers and admirals pass and repass to and from
the Parana without deigning to take the least notice
of us or speaking a civil word.
"Admiral Johnston was here for a few days. No
public—i. e., official notico was taken of his arrival,
and we are not aware that he had any interview,
public or private, with any member of the Govern-
ment—a great change from the palmy days when
Mr. Southern was the confidential counsellor of
Don Juan Manuel Rosas

" Our internal parties are at daggers drawn with
each other ; but there is a generaldetermination to
allow Dr. Obligaclo to finish his legal term, and for-
tunately, the revolutionary mania is fast fall ng iu-
to disrepute.

‘.` Our commercial affairs are quite paralysed in
view of the differential duties, aggravated by an
immense overstock of goods that persons hardly
know what to do with. Our situation is far from
satisfactory as regards commercial interests and
prospects.

"in other respects the country is prosperous,
and ought to be happy."
From the Brazils we learn that it was believed_a
new Ministry would be formed before the opening
of the Chambers in May next. In the meantime
there was nothing stirring in politics. Yellow fever
prevailed at all the ports, and at Bahia and Rio,
principally among the shipping, of a very malignant
type. The Tamar lost two men by this epidemic.
A letter from Rio, dated the 24tU ult., says :--
" Peace reigns all over the empire.
"The works of the first section of the Dom Pedro 11.
Railway are carried on with rapidity, and it is hoped
that it will be opened to public traffic either in August
or September. The "second section is already.marked
out, and it crosses thi great aerra- which sepsrates tl.
Paraiba Valley from the ocean currents. The plans will
be ready in February. The Cordillera offers a maxi-
mum declivity of 1.55 in 12 miles distance—i.e., Eng-
lish miles, terminating in a tunnel of 1,950 feet ;, in the
remaining part of it the declivities are not superior to

3.80. Te'n'ders have been called . for the construction of
this section. Mr. Edward Price, we' believe, will not
enter in competition with any one who may appear ; the
directors, on their past, without any compromise for the
first contract, give full liberty to all who may offer more
advantages in such an undertaking. •
" Since the sailing of the French packet Byzantia to
Marseilles, by which we have duly remitted the commer-
cial information which ought to have been taken by this
conveyance on the 15th inst., our markets have not pre-
sented much interest. Transactions have been made in
exchange upon London for this mail (Tamar) at 27i to
27i 90 days' sight ; Paris, 348 90 days' sight ; and
Hamburg, 657 90 days' sight. The total amount upon
London is very important, and upon France and Ham-
burg of little consideration.
"In freights little has been done, and we halie to
notice scarcely any alteration in the quotations , per
Byzantin. We have many ships, in port, especially
American.

"Coffee.—Since The sailing of the Byzantin prices
have undergone no variation, and we quote—washed,
5,500 to 6,200 reis ; superior, 4.900 to 5,000; let good,
4,700 to 4,800 reis; Ist ord., 4,300 'to 4,500 reis. Stock
about 100,000 bags.
"Shares.—Brez 1 Bank, 107,000 reis ; Dom Pedro
2d Railway, par ; General Insurance, 50 reis premium.
"Stock.—Six per Cents., 100 to 101 per cent.
" Specie.—Sales of Spanish ounces have been effected
at 29,800 each."

The latest Bahia Price Curren* (Feb. 28) states
that, owing principally to the heavy importations
during the last month or two, the Custom House
and landed warehouses were completely filled ;
vessels bad been obliged to wait for weeks before
they were admitted to discharge their cargoes, and
great stagnation had taken place in the import
market. The stocks of beef on hind amounted to
about 40,000 arrobas, selling at 4,600 reis to
6,000 reis per arroba, according to quality. In
butter no sales had been effected during the pre-
vious week, and quotations were nominally 660
reis to 640 reis for Irish ; and 570 reis to 560 reis
per lb. French. No sales had transpired in flour,
and stocks in band amounted to about 17,000 bar-
rels. The export market was brisk. We quote
the following from the Price Current of the above
date :
" Sugar.—Considerable activity has prevailed during
The past week, and brown sugars were eagerly pur-
chased at 3,200 reis per arroba in cases, with slight
abatements on inferior descriptions ; for superior bags
something more has been granted ; whites are less in-
quired after, and sell slowly at 4,100 reis and 4,000 reis
per arroba, according to quality. At 3,200 reis for
browns and 4,000 reis to 4,150 reis per arroba for whites,
exchange, 28d. sugars cost 30s. ld. and 375. 6d. to
38s. 3d. per cwt., free on board, exclusive of freight.
" Cotton—The greater part of our stocks on hand has
been bought up at 6,400 reis per arroba, at which price,
exchange 28d, it stands in 6.45 d per lb., free on board,
freight excluded.
" Coffee—ln brisk demand, fair quality from the inte-
rior selling at 4,400 to 4,500 reir per arroba, which, at
28d exchange, is equal to 44s 4d and 45s 3d per cwt. free
on board, freight excluded.
" Cocoa continues to be much inquired after at con-
tinually rising prices; last sales were at 5,200 to 5,300
reis per r.rroba, at which, exchange 28d, the article costs
52s to 53s per cwt. free on board, exclusive of freight.
" Rum continues firm at 1,200 reis per Canada, and
higher prices are demanded.
" Hides much inquired after, and stocks on band in-
significant ; sales have been effected at 400 reis per lb.
for dry and 360 reis per lb. for dry and salted, which, at
the exchange of 28d, is equal to about 13.40 d per lb. for
the former, and 11.13 d per lb. for the latter, free on
board, without freight.
" Tapioca.—None in the market, and our quotations
are nominal ; the high prices of mandioca flour prevent
the fabrication of ;this article.
" I'iassava —We have had no supplies latterly ; sales
in second hands have been effected at 17,500 reis to
18,000 reis per 100 bundles of superior, and 8,000 reis to
10,000 reis of ordinary quality.
" Coquillioa.—None in market.
" Tobacco.—A small lot of closed leaf seconds of su-
perior quality found a purchaser at 5,400 reis per arroba;
prices of regular lots without alteration.
" Wood.—Arrived, 15 dozen from Porto -Seguro ;
sales effected, 50-dozen at 125,000 reis, and 18 dozen at
115,000 reis per dozen.
" Freights.—Five or six charters have been effected
this week at 40s. per ton for the Channel, Great Britain,
and continent, and ono at a lump sum which has not
transpired, for London direct ; the Celt steamer is taken
up at 45e. per ton for Plymouth or Southampton, 425. 6d.
for London, and 50s. for Liverpool or the continent.
For Bremen light freight has been engaged at 475. 6d.
per ton.
" Exchange has settled down to 28d., at which it
doses very flat, something having been effected at 27icl„
60 days' sight on easy terms of payment."
Our correspondent at Pernambuco, in his letter
dated the 3d inst., writes as follows "
Our anxiety respecting the Tamar was relieved on
the 15th inst. by that steamer's safe arrival ; hhe pro-
ceeded to Bahia and Rio the following morning, and

arrived here homeward bonnd'this morning at 7 o'clock.
Ths yellow fever has almost &together disappeared from
among the shipping."

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT.

SOUTHAMPTON,fo
gentlemen conne.ted with. this port was, held a-. the
nerejia I Mci o
t,NhriApYpi
A public meeting ng .
Town-liall this afternoon, "to take int. considera-
tion the present State of:the law as reg:irds the pro-
with the advie°wPtoefl
ciceuidriienraffecting the commanders of merchant ships,
inbyeintloireialos.iundg of Tra)o in. their in-
the Government to
rewliust that part of The" Merchant :Shipping Act
which refers to this particula,-." The meeting was
very numerou-ly.attehd.„ld by captains and. ether
officers of the various mail steam-ship companies
loca.ed at this p r!-,_ and other gentlemen interested
in the prosperity of our mercantile marine.
On the motion of Cap'ain J. R. ENGLEDUE
(superintendent of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company), seconded by Captain Sawyer_ Captain
J. Strur,t (the examiner to the Royal Mail Com-

pany, and superintendent of the Company's Offi-
cer's Home at this p..:rt) wag voted to the chair,
and introduccd the business of the meeting with a
few preliminary remark:.

Ciptain ENGIEDUP, moved the first resolution, and
in doing so entered inro a statement of the griev-
ances complained of. The first point ,contended for
was that the in rchant sarvicesbould have the 33111 e
justice extended to them as military and uaval offi-
cers, who, when charged with any offence, were
put upon their trial before courts constituted of
their own body, and who were therefore competent
to judge of the merits of the question. Another
question related to the operation of the Passenger
Act, which prevent, d British sbipowners from
fairly competing with foreigners. A Belgian
steamer might arrive at this port with 500 passen-
gers on board, and could take on board 100 or 200
more here without any interference ; but an Eng-
lish merchant ship of the same power would be
compelled to take a very much smaller number
They had at present fitting out at this port a splen-
did fleet of steam-ships, lately belonging to the
General Scnw Company, on whom this Act would

press most heavily. There was the Golden Fleece
which was about -to run in conjunction with the
Teutonia and Petropolis, sailing under the Ham-
burg flag. They might take passengers on board at
Antwerp, without restriction, but as £OOO as the
Golden Fleece came here the emigration officer or
Cullector of Customs goes on board, and says,
" You have too many persons on board, 'and you
must land some of them." And under the present
Act the order must be obeyed. This was very un-
fair, and the law must be altered. The speaker
enumerated other grievances, 'among which was
Lord Campbell's Act, making owners of ships re=
sponsible for the support of relatives of -persons
whose lives might be lost by accidents. He also
contended that the Marine Department of the
Boird of Trade sbould be composed of mercantile
men, and complained of the manner in which cap-
tains of merchant ships who might be so unfortu-
nate as to lose their ships, or be subjected to any
accident, were put upon their trial as though they
were only common felons. Nothing could b 3
worse or more unjust than the manner in which

the officers and men- engaged in the transport ser
vice during the late war had been treated by the
Government. Their services had been unnoticed,
and unthanked almost, by any one connoted with
the Government of the country.'. He referred to
the loss of the Prince and the Resolute, and con-
tended that the Government were bound in justice
to give a pension to the widows and orphans of
every person who had perished in those ships. The
administration of the Patriotic Fund, which had
been so generously contributed to by the country,
was grossly unjust to those engaged in the trans-
port servic', who were as unlit ,e.tionably acting for
the welfare and benefit of their country as the
members of the army and navy were. Captain
Engledue concluded a spirited and lengthened ad-
dress by moving the first resolution, which, with
those subsequently adopted, will be found in our
advertising columns.
Captain STEWART, of the European and Austra-

Tian Royal Mail CoMpany, seconded the resolution,
remarking that it was manifestly unfair for lands-
men to sit in judgment on nautical men.
The resolution was put-from the chair and carried '
unanimously.
Captain FIELD (Peninsular and Oriental Com-
pany) moved, and Captain METEVEN (Peninsular
and Oriental Company) seconded the next resolu-
tion. Referring to the late Court of Inquiry into
theloss of the Madrid, Captain Methven remarked
that he could not help observing that as at present
constituted such courts were composed of lands-
men, who received their bias from a man not practi-
cally acquainted with the rapid progress of naviga-
tion at the present day. He had no objection to
magistrat,s or townsmen being associated with in-
quiries of this nature, ;but he did want to see a
large influence therein of men of their own class,-so
that men who met with an accident to their ships
might be judged of by those who thoroughly under-
stood the whole bearin,g, of the question.
The remainder of the resolutions were severally
proposed and seconded by Mr. P. Hedger (superin-
tendentof the Southampton Docks), Captains Tre-
gear, Christian, and Evans (of the Peninsular and
Oriental Company), Moir arid Curlewis (of the West
India Royal Mail Company), Blackmore, Benson,
Bown, and Baker (of the European and American
Steam Shipping Company).
The proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to
the chairman.

TILE AMERICAN WAR IN OBIATA.

U. S. Steam Frigate San Jacinto,
WhampoS, Dec. 5,185 G.
Capture of the Barrier Forts—Another Account of
the Operation—The Chinese Fire on. the Ships
and Boats—American Rush on Three Forts—
Bombardment and Storming of the L'st One—
Scene of er the Fight—Officers and Men at
Dinner—:The Walls and their Armament.
It appears that I am fated to part'cipate in all
the firtiting► the United Sates Government has to
do. We have had a nice little skirmish with the
Chinese. I will .now give you all the pneticuhrs.
The English bad commenced hostilities o.omo
two or three months since, and held -the city of
Canton in a state of siege. The Governor of Can-
tln requested all .A.mericms to withdraw, and tint
he would make restitution for all property destroyed
from the effects of the war, belonging to View, as
he intended to fight the English to the death.
This snip, the Portsmouth, and the Levant, comr
prising the whole American sqlladrim; were lying
at Whampol, twelve.mil.is below Canton. On the
15th .of November, Captain Foote, of the sloop
Portsmouth, attempted t 3 go up to Cant m in his
gig by a channel that leads past four Chinese forts.
AS soon,' however; as he came within reach of their
guns they commenced firing at him, and compeled
him to return to his ship again. He then itnme-
diately acquainted Commodore Armstrong of- the
fact.
i3ii'tL`l~ morning-01116 lath of Noveml*-1-a:IA
from the San Jacinto, in charge of Lieutenan
Williamson,wae sent up thesame channel to sound

Tho forts opened fire on her and struck her with a

cannon shoc which killed one of the crew instantly,
and they had t.) return to the ship. Imme Hate
preparations were now made to take satisfaction
f,,r the death of one of our men and •the
offered to the flag. As the San Jacinto draws too
much water to get up any flit ther the most of our
crew were armed and transferred to t'ie sloops
Portsmouth and Levant,•and a steamboat chart-red
to tow them up within range of the forts, so that
by three o'clock in the afternoon the Portsmouth
opened a gal'ing fire of shell and shot upon the
lower fort. The Levant got aground going up,
and way of no service till next day.

The bombardment was continued until the morn

ing of the 201 h, when the order was given to land
and storm the fort. As soon as our men landed

the enemy evacuated it, and we took pos-ession.
Early on the morning of the 21st it was decided
to take the second fort. The boats were filled with
men, and under cover of the ships' batteries pulled
in for shore. When within about twenty yards of
the beach a 24-pound shot from the fort struck the
San Jacinto's launch, killing one man instantly and
wounding three others ; two died shortly after, but
the other is fast recovering. As soon as the boats
landed the men, the Chinese began to retreat from
the fort, but our men rushed on them with a fury
indescribable, and, maddened at the death of their
shioma es, gave no quarter.
In the afternoon the third fort was taken.

Early on the morning of the 221 the attack on

the last fort commenced. The broadsides of the
ships were accordingly brought to bear upon it, and
also cover the boats while landing the storming
party.. There were at least 4,000 Chinamen in and
about it, and it was evident they intended to
,make
a last and desperate stand. Still our little party of
about 200 pulled bravely into the shore under
showers of grape from the fort, which fortunately
for them were not well aimed, and succeeded in
landing without the loss of a single man. The
enemy retreated as soon as we landed, as they
know nothing can stand the charge of a party of
sailors. Captain Bell was as wild as anybody else ;
he killed several with his own hand, grabbing them
and running his sword through them. Ho nar-
rowly escaped being killed himself, m a fellow m tide
a full charge' on him with a pike, but ho struck. it
aside with his sword and run him through.
Here you see r,,publicanism. There are Captains
Bell, Foote, and. Smith, of the three ships, sitting
down on a log by a fire ; some of the crews are
roasting some eggs pr boiling a chicken on the coals,
with potatoes they have foraged somewhere. One
of the men takes a chicken by the leg : "Here, cap-
tain, will you have a piece ?" " That I will, and
thank yon' too, as I am very hungry." So the
captain takes hold of a leg and pulls for his share.
This is another part of the play from the clean
deck, elegant uniform, silver plate to eat oil; (C.-,e.
In place of his line cab'n, Captain 801 l has had no-
thing but a bunch of straw and a blanket that ono

of the men gave him to lie on, night after nigh,

We have blown the walls of the forts down with
gun-powder.

Our total loss is five killed and ten wounded.
The walls of the forts were of the finest granite I
ever saw, eighteen to twenty feet high, and six to
twelve feet thick, and mounting 165 guns in all.

There was one gun twenty-four -feet long and ten
inch lante—l suppose the largest in the world.
We look back now surprised at our own foolhar-
diness in attacking forts that in proper bands would
have blown the ships out of the water.

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF ROMAN POLI-
TICAL PRISONERS.-FATAL CONFLICT
WlT.ti THE SOLDIERY.

(From a Correspondent of the Daily News.)
ROME, MARCH 19.

The most exciting piece of intelligence that has
presented itself since my last letter is an attempt
on the part of the prisoners confined in the Castle
Of Palliano, chiefly for political offences, to escap,
vi et artnis, from that place of durance vile. The
attempt took place about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
of Saturday last, and various accounts of the occur-
rence were in circulation in the cafes and saloons
of Rome on the following day, but the official nar-
ration appeared on Monday evening with more
exact details.

It appears that the prisoners had chosen the hour
allotted to taking exercise in the court as most
propitious for their attempt. Instead of returning
into their respective places of confinement, some
of them succeeded in forcing the doors leading to
the piazza .d'armi, whilst.. others broke thrOugh the
ceiling of the prison wards and got upon the roof
of the barracks and infirmary. The first detach-
ment, making me of the tools with which they are
allowed to work at certain hours, broke open the
door of the head gaoler's room, to get the keys
from him. Those on the roof of the barracks un-
tiled the roof to gain admission into the building,
and seize the soldiers' arms, whilst the other pri-
soners who had got on the roof of the infirmary
endeavoured to keep the troops from entering the
barracks by pelting them with tiles. Some of the
rioters finally forced the door of the great tower
of the fortress, whence they molested the soldiers
with showers of stones and bricks. In this state of
things, having in vain summoned the prisoners to
roturu to their places of confinement, the com-
manders of the garrison of chasi:eurs and of the
brigade of gendarmes gave their men orders to fire,
when, brickbats • being no match for muskets, the
mutineers had to submit, with the loss of four of
their number killed and five wounded. One of the
soldiers and a keeper were wounded also. The
official report does not give the names of the killed,
but merely states that they were persons who had
been condemned for wounding or robbing, "through
party spirit," the damning clause which enhances
threefold the heinousness of every crime in this
country whenever connected in any way with poli-
tical motives.

The prisoners in the Castle of Palliano are all
considered as political offenders, and amount in
number to several hundreds, ooufined in separate
cells, each containing twelve individuals, who are
only allowed to see the inmates of other cells dur-
ing the hour allotted to exercise. The plan of
operations appears to have been concocted during
these occasional meetings.

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ELEOTION INT ELLIGENCE.

CITY OF LONDON.
A district meeting of the supporters of Baron
Rothschild, Sir .Tauies. Duke, Mr. Crawford, and.
Mr. Currie was hid last evening., at 21, Cannon-
street ; Mr. J. Ingram Travers, in the chair. The
four candidatee attended to hdclro;s the meeting,
but neither of them deemed it necessary to enter
into an expo•i`ion of his political sentimants, their
principal object being to show to the constituency
that Ahoy are acting in strict conceit and com-
bination.

Thero were 22,000 electors in the city, -but so
much general ap.itlif ex;sts with regard to the
electi•,n, that it is probable only a small number of
votes will be recorded ou the polling-day.

FINSBURY.
Addressee were delivered last night to the con-
stituents in different parts of Finsbury by the re-
spective candidates,—viz., Mr. T. S. Durronv,e,
Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. Cox, and Major Reed.

THE TOWER HAMLETS.
A met ting of the electors was held at the Beau-
mont Institu, ion, Mile-end-road, last evening, for
the purr ose of get•int-r, ups demons' ration in favour
of Mr. Ay: ton, but, the 'interval before the noln-
natiOn;lty being so' short, Mr. Ayrton determined
to follow up hisaddrasß, which vim only published
yesterday, by a spetth to Vie constituency.
-41 r. AYitToisT having itidressei The meeting said,
as rz.garded the question whether he would assist
to ere de a sort of fairy Princess with 70,0001. a-year
as preposterous7—(cheers)'—he thought one tenth
of the sum more than enough. (An Elector—"One-
seventieth.") Whether a tenth or a seventieth was
a matter of det di, but he thought one-tenth a very,
decent maintenance for a young lady on the Con-
tinent. • Foreigners believed that the English had
such an abundance of gold that it was their duty to
relieve us of the surplus, but if any Prussian Minis-
ter acted upon that impression he had enormously
mistaken the intelligence of the- people of this
'country.

Resolutions cif support were put and carried
unanimoAsly.

LAMBENT.
A meeting of the friends and supporters of Mr.
Williams took place at the Camberwell-hall, Grove-
lane last evening. The two other candidates also
addressed: the electors last evening—Mr. Roupeil
at the Victoria Theatre, and Mr. Wilkinson at
Newington.