New-York tribune., 1841-07-21

FROM THE PAcIE1c.-Monrevideo dates have been re-
ceved by the Journal Of Commerce the 9th OF May
naval engagement took place the 18th between the Mon
tevdean under Com Coe and that OF Buenos Ares
under Admiral Brown Notwithstanding the Disadvantage
under which the former labcred from infeorty in the nr
Der of his men, &c ne sustained FIRE OF MS adversary
N three hours and then retired with the loss OF none OF MS
vessels He had twelve killed and twenty wounded
Brown had Only eight wounded, and MS vessels
sustained but little damage. Both repairing iof an
other engagement
Congress OF Plenpoenarie. from the several South
American States is soon be held consider questions
speeding the establishment of boundaries navigation OF wv
er and the stability of their Governments Diplomatic ne
atiens with other countries be extended BY BRAZIL
The report of the Minister of the Empire that the
Universities axe fast filling with scholars that the production
of silk and tea has proved successful and that the people are
fast lrang their attention 10 agriculture Manufactures be-
Tin 10 be established the provinces and extensive
coal and iron mines have discovered Catherinu
The report OF the Minister OF Marine tina; there are
attached TO the Navy hundred and seveny-hve officers
and 1856 sailors 1t recommends steamers, OF
which Brazil has now FIVE The Minister of Justice asks
for new respecting the criminal code elections 10 pre-
vent Disturbances &c Crime has greatly decreased during
the last wear The National Guard Of Rio consist OF $500
soldiers.
From MoBlLE-J B. NORRIS late President of the State
Bank at Mobile recently left that city for Texas, apparently
poor and in embarrassed circumstances On MS arrival in
Texas he purchased plantation for $4,000 and paid $4,000
in ca h for il and soon after received from Mobile
-roes purchased there the of friend for cash He
neither enbezzled the funds of the Bank, does his
appear on the books its debtor The correspondent OF
the Commercial saws that the mystery of
his creditors He states also that the failure OF some OF the
Cotton Merchants in this city has caused suspension by
some OF their respectable Merchants The bills returned
amount TO 100000.
FROM FLoR1DA-A correspondent of the Savannah Re-
publican under date of July 12h says tina, thus far
expected Haec Tusenuggee has succeeded concealing
himself among tic dense scrub which the sandy
plains of the Ockawaha and in his opinion, should twice
the number Of troops operating in that vicinity be put
in otian they would find themselves at fault, upon the
trail that cunning and restless chief Private Jacob Sci
gle of Company g. I'd Infantry accidentally killed by
the discharge of musket, while the vicinity of the With
lacoochcc on the 29h ult. Private Bcasc of the Com
pany, was also wounded by the same discharge
SuIclDE-On the l4th instant, at Pitisburs was
seen TO wade the for the purpose of
drowning himself Several of the citizens attempted TO
him. but he kept them off with axe, and succeeded
| in committing suicide.
70 Daniel Brown, in Cincinnati after having drank free
" of iced water fell in the the l4th and imme
Iatelv expired He was an Industrious man who had
Gently arrived in the city and being of work had engaged
TO drive dray The exposure, which he
toned induced him to drink t
NJ correspondent of the Philadelphia Chronicle wri-
ting from Baltimore with reference the persons found
drowned at Philadelphia many days since that
III. Sd inst, Young painter city disappeared with his
wife leaving his pictures &C. hn finished and has not since
been heard from.
~ Capt GARY OF the steamer Agnes following,
with three Others skH, the wake Of the boat while
returning from the execution Of the ST. Louis murderers,
when the skR filed with water and he drowned The
others escaped.
70 Mrs Mcclure an elderly lady Baltimore, on Friday
night stepped upon loose boards which served steps
for the door One them tilted up and she fell
three feet to the ground nurng her severely that she
died the night.
~ An industrious mechanic named Pierre Fowler, at New
Orleans on the 9th fell from workbench which he
standing upon an adze he had been using the edge of which
entered his side 1t supposed he could not recover
D' A Dutchman knocked down in the open day in
the streets of NcwOcans the 9th and robbed of about
$50 The miscreants the confusion which cnsued, made
good their escape.
70 A mna named Coney he's been arrested in Troy, and
counterfeit checks the Mechanics Exchange Company Of
th. city, payable the Farmers and Mechanics Bank at
Burlington Vt, found in his possession.
" Thomas Whitmarsh OF Northampton Mass. is now
feeding four millions of silk The amount of silks
imported this country for the last years is stated at
$l5O,OOOOOO.
g II said that part of the $4,000 recently stolen
from the Salisbury (Mass Manufacturing Company has
been recovered
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