New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-02
Important from Brazn and the River Plate.

: Important from Brazil and tne hi'ei go
! By the arrival al Baltimore OF the ofis Argyle
from BIO Janero whence she sailed on the leih pece
Der. and the brig Saldana also from tue same pace
having sailed the 20.h December, the dioaH has
sdvices Of important character. 1t will be seen from
the annexed letters that the combined forces of the Eng
fish and French had achieved victory over me Arsen-
tine troops and captured the forts al the mouth oil the
river Parana.
RIO DE JAxErRo 18th Dec. ls45.
The a-absorbins topic OF the day Is Toe ate eeno-
Gus engagement between the anglo aileo FORCES a. s
River Plate and OF Rosa= batteries al the mouth
OF the River parana. The newspapers VIII couotess
TEEN with the particulars OF TIE proceedihss on ooth
sides On the part of the Englsn ana FRENCH lhe VIC
tory was complete indeed not however "i'hou, SET,
Gus losses regards life and property in the way OF
shipping.
The English brig OF wa, Dolphin alone received l07
round shot in her hull and rigging during the engage
reat The French steamer Fulton lci shot and a
French vessel, least vessel manned by French
men, but formerly belonging 10 ne buenos Ayreans
completely riddled The total loss of the allies
amounts TO about $50 killed and wounded. While on TIE
part OF the enemy correct statement mas jet been
made public. Report says :hat upward Of -Uu men are
missing Certain i; is that in one toFt no less ian 20
bodies were found and in another some o or oo and
what is still more strange, they were III oiacAs 10
account for this is said that as iast as white man
Tell. killed or wounded he was immediately carried or
while the poor blacks kept az II and lay where they
! fell.
Once twice these miserable wretches attempted TO
Zee from the tora but sooner did they attempt L
than Rosas' cavalry charged on hem ana compelled
them to return to their at the point Of the la lance
Rosas seemed have anticipated the Digit OF his men,
and placed these cavalry there on purpose TO Keep them
in check; for the landing Of some $50 men from the
vessels Of war they with very little opposition
RIO DE JASEIRo, Decem 10, ls45.
Within the last few days prices OF Flour have under
gone slight advance. owing 10 the aiing OF OF sup
plies and the additional purchase OF 5000 bbls Richmond
Flour by Spectator 500 cash to $4,000 cred
IT, Some 2500 bbls. Baltimore sold at l65OO l.oO0 the
latter rate for an extra brand and 1900 bbs Glego
from the hands of spectators at 1880 credit.
Prices of Coffee have varied. The liner grades,
continue scarce. and We quote supcriors az 1880 a
3ii50; good first 100 81 200. Exchange on England
POD firm. Fr-iehts GO a 65s. nominal
Montevideo advices to the lst ut say " we have
from Parana stating the entire destruction OF the
principal batteries the Toneiero The loss OF the
French and English amounted about $50 killed and
wounded Flour is selling at Sl2 to net 50, Spanish.
We have nothing ire m Rio Grande.
Ex,rac; OF another letter dated
RIO De JASEIao, Dec Is, 1916.
Since our last advices of the 10Th inst we have nothing
to Prices of Flour remain at last quotations.
and business generally not very active