The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-07


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The news is interesting, and has previously Cast
Friday and yesterday been alluded to in the HERALD
The details, however, will be read.
OUR PERNAhBUcO CORRESPONDENCE.
PERNAMBUoo, January %, 1853.
Loss of the Brazilian War Steamer Alfonso
Wreck of the British australian Emigram Ship
Sir Fo,ceN Burton-Action of the British Con-
sm-Arripal Of The american Consul at Rio de
Janeiro--Amomaly in the Brazilian Rerensc
La,Ss; a Captain Compelled to Smuggh-Tardy
Delirery ofthe United States Mail at Pernambuco
Tile YcltoW Ferer at Rio-ImpreSsion in Favor
of Caloric as Motive PoUer-Ihe Establishment
of Caloric Mail Line bee,ceen the Brasas and
United States suggested &c. &c.
The r. NJ steamship Severn leaves directly for
Southampton, and as her news may reach you before
that by any direct opportunity, avail myself Of her
departure to write you few lines. Our climate is
too even and warm to allow Of our getting excited
about the most startling intelligence otherwise the
news per Brazilian mail steamer from the southern
ports would have caused more surprise She brought
the intelligence Of the total loss near Cape Frio of
the splendid Brazilian war steamer Alfonso, while in
pursuit Of SLAYER.
Your advices from the south by this conveyance,
will doubtless give you full particulars Of the loss
therefore, will remain content with the mention of
the fact.
British ship, with some two hundred emigrants
for Austraa-said to be the Sir POWELL Buxton
was wrecked on this coast to the norhward of Para
ba; and the British Consul on account Of his govern
ment, has chartered the English brig Richard Capt
White, for $4,000 sterling, to 60 up and take the
passengers to their destination.
How would these distressed subjects have managed
had they been from the United States, in an Ameri
chi haxn i1n1f fhnvn
as John Bull has DONE left them to the charity Of
foreign people, with many of them, perhaps, to fall
victims to tropical fevers?
James Wright Gordon, U. s. Consul at this port
has just returned from the States via Rio de Janeiro
1t is said he s afflicted with disease which renders
1t necessary for him to spend his winters in milder
cline than Michigan. His predecessor, c. &. Sa-
nas, It i SAID, IS assured by his friends in the
administration.
heard beautiful commentary Oh the wisdom of
the Brazilian revenue laws, which force people at
times TO act contrary to their conscience and wishes
1t seems that on the arrival Of vessel, her con-
signees discovered some valuable item of her cargo
not manifested. Her manifests having been delivered
to the proper authorities, it was too late to note it
therein and tomenon il at all to the Collector would
incur the seizure of the article and additional fine
Of $50 per cent on its value. OF it snug
gled; So instead OF the law encouraging honesty
and thus allowing the captain to correct an oversight
by which course the Custom House would receive
their duty on the article they drive man to smugge
against his will, and they lose what he would rather
pay them, provided they would accept it, and not
fine him for wishing to give them their dues.
1t is strange the government can't see the working
of such stupid regulations, and almost as strange
that other governments don't try to open their eyes
to it, and thus do something towards saving their
own people who are trading with the BraZils many
annoyances and imp0sitions.
Those in charge of the mail of the United States
steamer Saranac deserve thanks for their Of it,
for the steamer was at Maranham, Pernambuco, and
Bahia several days at each and left this port about
the last Of November. Now, the mail from Rio de
Janeiro brings letters and papers carried there
by her. The mail must certainly have been well
guarded, and very necessary on board, to induce
them to carry it, or part of it, to Rio, when all
might have been delivered at her first port.
Your Rio advces will tell you Of the yellow fever
being at that port. Pernambuco is more favored,
being entirely free from it as yet and it being so
late in the season leaves room to hope that if does
pay its usual annual visit here, it will be mder and
Of shorter duration.
The occasional notices of the caloric ship Err lesson,
leads to the suppositon that it will succeed; and, in
such anxiousy desired event tor the establishment
OF regular line between the BraZs and the United
States, calling at st. Thomas, such line would
complete the mail communication to all the princi-
pal parts Of the world, and be great advantage in
communicating between this coast and the west
coast Of North and South America and the " new
world" Of the West, Australia, with which places
there is felt, on this coast great want Of regular
and certain communication. The principal cores
pondence between all this coast and the United
States is now carried on per English mail steamers,
which leave Southampton on the 9th Of each month.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
The news from Buenos Ayres is Of most unfavor-
place, fresh provisional government was installed
a civil war Immediately broke out, and continued up
to the date Of the sailing Of the packet. The follow
ing are extracts from private letter, dated
BuENos AYREs Jan. q 1853.
December has been stirring month for good city.
On the LIST revolution broke out headed by the Minis,
ter Of War As dislike to the person Of Governor Al
and periodically resigned, thinking thereby to alay
the tempest This point conceded, new demands
the first object was to levy a heavy contribution
on the capital, and then seize the government
falling back on the assistance 9i urauas 4 Necessary
to accede, and accordingly have another govern
ment and the revolution still continues the town closely
beef the saf Of life with large proportion of the com
muDy at 40 80 times its usual price, and almost daily
skmis hes In the neighborood Of the city and in the
lanes Of the outskirts Every native ought be
SOLDIER and many foreigners from instinct sympathy
lend their aid for the defence Of the capital We consider
the triumph secure in the first instance but should the
rebcls be allowed to retreat to the north and form
junction with Urquza, it may occasion serious
pcation We have very recent from the capital OF
Paraguay. Sir Charles Hotham had arrived there but
matters we're not going very smoothly with the foreign
Glpomatlsts' It Is reported today that son Of the
on special mission We should not be surprised to hear
that the Paraguayans embrace the cause Of Buenos
would amply justify that policy.
An official proclamation has just been issued announc
BeRrnno at the head Of 5000 in support OF the
Provisional government. On the receipt Of this nte-
penc General Pacheco sailed from the city and dslodged
the besegers from the bridge putting them to fight
with considerable loss in killed and wounded and captur-
ing some munitions Of war.
At the commencement of the disturbances Mr.
Gore, the British Minister published the subjoined:-
NoTG-An British subjects voluntarily taking up
at the present critical moment for the protection
Of their lives and property, cautioned account
whatever to join themselves to other Of the par
ties which unhappily divide the city and province of
Buenos Ayres. ROBERT GORE
British Legation Dec. 10, 1852.
The United States Consul likewise issued the
following
UNITED STArf CONSULATE
The undersigned Consul Of the United States of North
America, would suggest to those OF his fellow citizens
VIII" may take up arms at the present critical moment
In hat d,,fu fac