The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-06
News from South America.

TIE steamship Medway arrived ~ SOUTHAMPTON,
England on the 18th Of April, with the Brazilian mslS
The dates are;-puenos Ayres, sh kJn-svideo TN,
Rio Janeiro l7th Bahia 2lst and Perrkmb1co IAN OF
March.
The Nedway had on freight specie rom hon,oydeo,
f6l ls6; Buenos Ayres f62,5i5 Ro Jsnero eco, S09
Bahia, f12 ,92s pernamouco fe2ls; from ctner ports,
Sans. Total f4s0 500, 81 064 0cc. heo diamonds,
value f5 40 100 rolls Of tobacco and l2o packages Of
supdrpp.
From Buenos Ayres We have Ae principal sras o 20
We have he satisfaction of announcing awe comp.cA
1 Ss S
France on other, have tefniivey aud Anlcaoy
arranged and good example also c'ntsgiou' similar
States. The details Of the arrangement have
not reached u.s. but, as ID evidence e.
SSay had Sd Sssoi Paranhss, aud Senior P.ransos
In bis turn had fed the ParsguaysD author:ies in the
spirit genuine reoprooy and N trre John Ban issnon
Senior ParaDbos having thus paved tie way was aboat
to proceed to Matto Grosso.
Al Official despatch from Colonel Granada dated Caru-
hue February H. announces mph over TOO
Indians, supposed To be commanded by Ca!facurs per-
Alters fair trial OF strength with The Christians hey
the disorder, tacLy confessipg Lhst tho
chusa is mpotent before modern civilization and military
discipline. As the frat essay In an oil Important enter
Colonel Granada emo his worthy companions oar most
hearty gaiuaons or the situation Of he central and
northern frontiers the accounts are 20 conrsdic.ory that
impossible 10 form reliable opinion Col. laareano
Daz admits invasion At the Bragado end bad The
ports about Cbvcoy been altogether uDfourded We might
certainly ere this have had An Official contradiction me
sinister rumors.
The British Packet Of the 4sh Of March has Ne follow
We have good authority for stating thu. Mr. CHRISTIE has
effected arrangement with government, by which
joint commission will forthwith be appointed for he In
veseaton and deciscn or all pending Bhkh claims ana
have beard the gratifying eulogrms The
frank and honorable manner in which she preliminary
negotiations have been conducted
Buspess dull at Buenos Ayres 10 all departments.
Or, goods extremely aneud, and ~ raiss far from
satssctory The market overlooked with all arti-
n.
TAX ing place In regard TO export produce decided
ing from the great foreign mails.
The republic Of hontevideo was quiet. Business dull,
for want Of confidence On account Of the very recon; as
turbapcss.
Commercial advices from Rio are TO the l5h Of March
Tie coffee market, after having remained in calm state
sales thence TO the TN Of March amounted 70 % 6sgs
at gradual advance Of 2o0s 70 3oors the auoaous
Of me I'm o. aeorSsy he Sss s ?. the coffee sod IS
ror, and regards the better descriptions, very far
from corresponding with Their denomnaon fact, real
Superior had been entirely wanting, AMI Ia quotation
nominal.
A, BAHIA the prices Of sugars had sustained themselves
$500 for superior whites with 1oors 10 20os per arroba
abatement on Inferior qualines The demand mad been
confined 10 sugars suitable for Channel shipments, for
turns, in consequence Of the low rates OF exchange.
there had been no supplies Of coffee Former s0oks
ssed Of about 1000 bags, Of which 500 bags mad been
arrivals and inquiry less brisk Quos;iors were
Dominsls, being those q last sales
correspondent q, Pernsmbuco writes ~ follows TIC
2ith OF March
Business during the month has been excessively cGi
Dscounu 10 10 IL per cent per srrobs Ia sugars le
has been done con,equeDce Of the high rates demanded
by packers and purchases have been confined whites
and selected yeows for exportaton 70 RIO, River Plate,
Portugal and France stocks Of nasccvxdoes
lating, and Ia fully erpested packers vii vtimSely
give way. Our quotations Are--Muscovsdoes, 400 q
2ce per arrobs 22s. Id 25s lod per CIT free
board freight whites, AGO $500 per uroos 2ss
Id. 34s. Sd. per cwt, free board freight The
crop the three provinces OF Pernam ou:o, Pa
ta md ty ~ asa
yesr'y, and the dehceucy, IN estimated, VIII reach
20 oc0 tons. Tho crop al Bahia also reported snort