The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-22

We present to our readers to-day q complete and
iategible review of the present delicate relations
of our government with those of Central America,
and Of France and England in regard to the Transit
question and to the iilibuster movements in this
country. In view of the stoppage of the expedi-
tionary vessel Alice fainter, and the consequent
excitement at Mobile this grouping together of the
principal facts cannot fail to prove highly interest
ing.
We have sdvices from the city of Mexico to the
9th and Vera Cruz to the 9th inst. Mr.. Forsyth
had been grossly insulted, by order of President
Zuoaga while his route from the capital to Vera
Cruz, on his way home. The constitutionalists had
endeavored TO take Mexico by coup de main on
the 18th ult., but had failed and retreated with
loss. Great excitement was caused by the pre-
parations of Spain against Tampico and Vera
Cruz. The Zuloaga government looked upon them
with hope, but President Juarez had issued pro-
clamation calling upon the citizens to rise every
where against the threatened Spanish invasion.
Gen. Robes was al Jalapa and it was rumored that
he would soon be proclaimed President by new
p1onuaciomic1.ao. The church party making
preparations to attack Vera Cruz. The govern.
ment had agsin demanded of foreigners the pay
ment Of the forced contribution in the capital.
despatch from New Orleans announces the ar.
rival below that city on Saturday Of the steamer
Quaker City, from Mnitan. with mails and pas.
sengers that left San Francisco the 9TH instant.
They were but fifteen days in making the trip, in.
GLIDING forty hours occupied in crossing tie Isthmus
OF Tehuantepec.
We have news from South America, dated at
Buenos Ayres tine 27th and Monieyideo the Soth Of
September, Rio Janicro the 10TH Bahia the lath
mi ma afD atr la
Lopez vas blocking up the lower end of the Para.
quay river with lines Of sunken stakes, TO pre-
vent il possible, the entrance of the United States
vessels, and some reports state that he viii de-
fend his position with great tenacity. The firm of
p,owes, Sou 4 Co. had suspended payment at Rio.
Coffee supplies were veymoderate there and prices
Lad advanced loo reals per arrobe in all grades.
Ground sugars had advanced in price At Bahia the
s,ocL Of sugars small. Lasttransactions al
200 per arrobe for browns, AID 100 for whites.
Coffee ia tri-k demand, end stocks ofBaha cleared
ofat 500 and 800. Trade was dull at Pernambuco.
sugar supply small. Twenty thousand barrels Of
-four were on hand.
From the west coast oeAfrcs we have advices
dated at Monroyia the 18th, and Sierra Leone the
18th Of October. The rains were over AZ Sierra
Leone and the Shervoro settled satisfactorily.
Trade Wa dull at tie Cameroons and entirely sus-
PENDED at Benny and Accra.
4 correspondent, in the Gadsden's Purchase asks
us 10 correc; mistake made in a recent communi-
cation Of his in reference 70 the population Of the
Mexican portion Of the Mesilla Valley. II should
have been from seven 10 eight thousand instead OF
from seventeen TO eighteen hundred.
We continue to-day our interesting accounts OF
the damage by the recent Atlantic hurricanes
giving additional names Of vessels injured and
extract from the st. Thomas Times with particu.
lars q the new cases reported. We &c no
ress.r 10 decrease our previous estimate Of the
damag, at 81 100000.
The Rev. DR.. Cheeyer delivered a discourse In
the Church Of the Puritans last evening, to large
and attentive audience, upon the Right Of the
Bible in our Public Schools" The Doctor was
very csus,ic against those who are opposed to hav
ing the Bible in our common schools he considered
it, presence there rs the only sure means Of OBJ
tanning well conducted and moral society, Of pre-
venting crime. the use Of prisons and hanging
The annexed table shows the temperature Of the
atmosphere in this city during the past week, the
range Of Vic barometer, the variation Of wind cur.
rents and the Of the weather NJ three periods
during each day, viz: al . A. NJ, and and o'clock
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