The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-18


The steamship City of Washington, from Liver
pool Hh inst for Philadelphia, passed by Cape
Zs,and about halfpast o'clock yesterday after aoon.
she viii probso reach The city some time this fore
sson. Her adu from Europe are four days later
than received ~ Europa.
d has been sDcertained that the vessel watch
eaxae in contact with the steamer lie Lyonuas was
The bark Asriahc, bound from Belfast, Main, FOR
Savannah she arrived az Gloucester, Mass, on the
4sh instant, With loss of 5ow.spi., forward bal
warks, &c.
Our correspondence and fles from the city Of
Mexico are 70 the 18th of October and contain some
very interesting news. General Morena repor-s that
The reyelutionists at Puebla had been vanqusahed
The sale Of church property progressed daily
Cououlort was still popular. Hon. Nc. Forsyth,
Omitted States Minister, had been presented TO the
President and some fat,crng Official addresses we're
exchanged or the .casion. The prospee, OF drain
rc tie Valley oil Mexico vas stall encouraged by
the government \ scientific exploring expedition
was also sent 20 the came quarter. Petit al agiti-
,,or was rife ali over The land. The ltllian Opera
has been encouraged. Late accounts from Tampic)
contradict the report that Canaes had gone over to
yidsnsri.
We ho~e news from Buenos Ayres up TO the eth
sf septenber. Much uneasiness prevailed bon on
me gorthegn and Southern frontiers. The IndiaGs
had retired from the North with large bootT, and
au.thsr incxrsion was locked for. body Of
,egular troops had marched for Azu, in the South,
unser command Of General Escalada- The Senate
had authorized the creation Of public funds to the
amour, Of ten nil ons Of dollars, in order to supply
. deficiency IN the Treasury, and Senior Gregorio Lee
- IL iats u SAINT -7qn
was also authorized to sell one hundred leagues Of
land IN the Salado. Juan Lopez had been elected
Governor Of santa Fe. Ge1eTais Lagos and Bustos,
fooled in a plan for the invasion Of Bnenos Ayres,
haa retreated TO Entire Rios; but II was feared that
Flores would act with the Northern Indians Rosario
had been visited by dreadful hurricane. George
Ford, an American, was found dead near Paenos
Ayres. and Il was thought he had been murdered.
The Indians had defea'ed the government army
near Forth de Mercedes.
We have files from Rio Janero 20 the % ul:., bot
they contain nothing Of importance.
Our files from Bermuda ase 70 the 9Th Inst. Toe
Bsyundicn OF that day says;--We regret thai We
have 70 report several new cases Of fever, which
have SHOWN themselves within the last i've days.
INDEED. Il you'd seerl tDa. this dread malay hid
taken fresh start in the central parishes. Penn.
broke. Devonshire. Paget and Southampton are
badly scourEod. 81. Georges, Somerset and War
w,ck MARSHES are a'mosi free from disease. The
British ship Of var vestal, after obtaining a supply
Of provisions and water, and receiving on board
some inyalids, had sailed for England
The Board Of Comfy Canvassers met yesterday,
nj twelve O'Clock, parsusat to aojournneat-Aider.
man Ely in the chair. There were but four men.
hers present, and after canvassing the Third and
Eleventh wards they adjourned. This leaves thir.
teen wards to he oanvassed, which will occapy a
week or ten days.
The Central Republican Association Of Brooklyn,
r. D., met last night, 81 the OdeOn, Thomas W.
Field Esq, in the chair. There vas very respect
able attendance. report q toe operations Of the
Association during The late campaign was pre-.
,nted and accepted and the continuance or the or.
csuizstion resolved upon.
There was more activity in cotton yesterday,
while prices we're quite steady. The sales reached
about 1000 bales, including parcels for export,
Flour was heavy, and closed at decline Of about
cents per barrel Wheat fell of sbou; 70. &C. per
bushe and was quite active At the define, with coa-
siderable purchases for export. The receipts Of
corn we're light and the sales moderate, at frmer
prices. Western mixed brought CSC. zoe, and
Southern yellow tic. RJe cold at sc. Pork was
duh. and closed al about sls so for mess, and at
sl7 20 Tor prime. Dressed hogs sold at nc. 81.
gsrs we're quite steady With sales Of $50 hhds. and
800 boxes No 81 at prices given 10 another column.
Coffee was steady, With sales Of 900 bags Of Rio.
Rates q fregbis for English ports were firm, with
aour 20 Liverpool At p. 3D., and grain OF 9d. lOd
and some lots we've reported in the forenoon ss high
a. loH in ships bags To London and Glasgow
rates were finn, with fair engagements at full rates.
We base some particulars Of the CONGREGATION at
Three Rivers. Canada East, on Saturday night
About one-hsif 9th business portion Of the town
was consumed. The amount Of property destroyed
" estimated at one hundred Thousand pounds s'er-
Ing.
The Beard o. Aldermen had little skirpi'b last