The New York herald., 1865-02-20

war there There very little fresh Intelligence rom
Of Dsosmbsr, IN, ~ fortnAskuy political summary,
Without atsaching TOO mach Importance 70 the resG
apprehension entertained u present OF general River
Plate war We regret sincerely 70 aoquaini or foreign
ns but s'gs &. y ss is u hs
packet the troops Of Flores aided BY the Braz Han gun
boats have besseed and bombsrded little town in the
Uruguay called Paysandd, and been sfectnsy repulsed
by the heroic garrison OF the place. The bombardment
Of this once thriving town has caused the most profound
by any success on the part Of the Montevidean gov
ernment troops cannot fail 70 result In very serious
have been compelled 70 raise The SIEGE owing 70 the noa
approach OF the government army and are now wait
ing % hear ne issue Of battle which Is anticipated
BY all but very probably never viii take place
Meanwhile the Paraguayan government viewing with
dstrust the alliance Of Brazil with such as Flors
mail steamer and actually despatched force OF two
thousand men 70 from Brazil the ch province Of
Matto Crosse The Argentine republic, we are happy 70
say still remains neutral and the people repose the most
unbounded confidence In the nrmness Of President
hre 70 steer clear Of all the dangers which threaten
very strong party s raising lis head In the Provinces
which loud and vehement In its complaint against the
national for ts neglect 70 protect the from
tier as Ina an nvasions Of late daring and repeat
the greatest peril The frontier line Of this repabc is
defend IT, save At expense which the coun
try q present is utterly snprepared 70 meet
The NdndGrd OF the 9th has the following
reported the Brazilian army-six thousand strong
has at last invaded the republic, and making forced
70 ~ throw S%ss p,a Sa ~ s e ff esndr
Gomez where they win hold out 70 the Last and tn
blow up invaders and garrison derwter resmt The
Of persons was On the Mole sn1ousy sapectns the news
but the result was the lighting policy has
BraziIians wore very long faces when the news was
known and resolved 70 keep Il 70 themselves In the
o With Se
under 6aS has not crossed the Rio Negro, the
infantry showing symptoms Of mutiny. Flores is at
Qov,T
grand Brazilian army under Marshal Mena Barrcto eight
thousand strongl who is making forced marches tnow
composed Of two thousand mounted nfsntry, was OK.
pected 70 join Flores Christmas night Sa& remains
q s o
lrebe cavalry keep: watch over Paysandd 70 prevent
the garrison receiving supplies The Era viii bring
papers from Conception and Gualeguaychl bring news
Of the siege to Saturday evening" but nothing about the
meet SaA Leahdro Gomez led out his valiant band TO
tack body Of six hundred Brazans who had remained
fed, pursued by the garrison to within two hundred
yards OF the Shore when the gunboaS Bcmonte opened
rs 70 cove, ts men some 2, wnom mad thrown T
left piece OF trophy for the garrison. Lean
dro Gomez introduced three hundred head Of cattle into
the town 70 provide against second SIEGE The Pub0
saysA rumor Is current that the vanguard Of Flores
was cut 20 pieces by General saa We hear also that
rumors are probably true as the silence Of our colleagues
is otherwise nexplcable In word Paysandl has not
partial defeat Flores thought best retire. waiting IN
Paysandl for the wonderful brazilian army which has
been making forced marches on that town since last
September but has not yet been seen anywhere except
when the Tribunal correspondent saw them lin his
minds eye) ten thousand strong, within league Of
Paysandd
The Isthmus OF suez Canal.
The following letter has been forwarded by H. Ferdi
nand de Lesseps 70 all the chambers Of commerce in
Europe
6rat covnynu alton In now onen
tween the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
Since the LIST OF January daily boat service has been
established from Port Said TO Sucz and between lsmaa
and Zagazig At the time Il serves all the inter-
mediary stations Of the Isthmus.
works During each Of these have established the
facility OF transit and have also clearly obtained re recog
milton by the distinguished visitors who have
done me tho honor to accompany me.
In large bark carrying from twenty thirty per-
sons and tugged BY steamer for which the company
Prince Napoleon accomplished the one hundred and
Ny ksessss sspaTatiss Ae tsco seas in srsMy.1bs~
These facts appeared 70 me Of character likely to At
the attention Of the different chambers Of commerce
which in 80 many ways are interested in the completion
The time arrived when must be prepared
burden and the sues Company calls upon It henceforth
70 study with the means Of making Of boat SER
vice .as @ sss ss"Sy Iv,a s~p ss e.. sss s, =
!saA one ssrs tsossv issss " depth and ee" ssTG ~
With this object gsnslemen the administration Of the
company has the honor propose that you make choice
Of to proceed TO Egypt In order that he
upon the prospects presented Of their approachng
ciusion, and more especially upon the resources At
Of daily service for the transport Of persons and msr
Chandise
ok small steam tugs 70 be delivered upon the spot In
four months lMN tt 4
trust these circumstances viii the attention Of
the assistance asked for 1t would be convenient that
the delegate may choose should be st Alexandria upon
the 9th Of April next myself shall be In Egypt TO re-
ceve the delegates and shall endeavor to afford them
every facility for inspecting the works the Isthmus
and will place at their disposal all information which
as' AM Dr.
President Of the Universal Company Of the sues Canal
Commercial Intelligence.
LONDON MONEY MARKEr-TUKsDAY EVENING, FEB. I.
the quotation Of gold q Paris about per mile pre-.
81 sterling On comparing these rates with the English
Mint price Of f3 lis per ounce for standard gold
It appears that gold Is about loth per cent dcarcr In
Paris than In London.
The English funds continue to be unfavorabiy inAu-
enccd by the number Of new schemes daily introduced
and those known TO be In OF concocton and
sos after having opened heavily At the weak prices OF
. =. soon % % from Mncn
for delivery, and the last 81 sex for delivery and
Soy y for the account
shares sax discount Erie shares SAX 32k.
LoNDEs TRADE REPoRr--ruEspAY EVENING, FEB. 7.
SUGAR There was a steady market to-day, and 1t
auction 500 bags Mauritus chiefly sold at firm prices
Since the close Of the market 100 hhds Cuba muscovado
have been sold ut 27s 3D. 500 bags Mauritius, sos Cd
600 bags Benares Bengal 35s 3D. $685. and 200 bags
old clayed Manila, as. Cd. per cwt
TKA.-First days sales.-Thc sales which commenced
this morning, assorted below comprised l0 743 pack
ages Of which 27, Ss6 printed without reserve.
which l573 found buyers and with the exception OF
about 200 packages all were swthout reserve Tho
in favor Of buyers Common descriptions Of black leaf
congou are rather lower few common red
and about 1900 chests Of common black leaf sold
Oolong realized only l0kd and 11kd. perth Green
teas from New York went rather easier. Packages
ofered:-Congou, % 531; Kasow buds, 90; scented
eapcr, l,isi; colons, 62s, sOuchong, 2,a2a; pekos
souchong l,o46; nowery pekoe, s75; scented orange
S3e; young hyson, 2,4os; imperial, $780, gunpowder
740; sorts, a; Assam, IA Japan, 22s-total 20 7A8