The New York Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1865, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Feat, Dec. 16 P, M. ‘The stock market has doveloped increased strength ‘and activity to-day, At the early session of the open Doard it was firm, undat the first regular board Erie closed 3¢ higher than at the second board yesterday, Michigan Southern %, Northwestern 34, preferred , Fort ‘Wayne 3%, Mariposa #4. preferred 34, Canton 34, Ohio and Missiasippi certificates 3g. Thero was a sale of Milwaukee ‘and St. Paul preferred at 7534, and after the call 76 was bid. Durango Silver Mining Company sold at 35, City railread stocks are in demand for investment, and ‘as a large number of persons are interested in them we givo the following statement of the earnings of three of their nuinber for the last four months and for the corres- ponding period in 1864, according to tue returns made to the Intornal Revenue Collector:— 1864. Second Avenue. Third Avenue. Sixth Avenue. - $33,178 $78, $33,545 + 29,480 76,051 $314,763 $381,611 $163,847 «+ «$29,629 $66,848 $24,756 Or 24 percent. 213 per cent. 18 percent. It will be noticed that the business of cach of these roads has materially improved of late, the largost per- Contage of increase being on the Second Avenue, this company having, during July and August, taken in moro than the Sixth; the business of tho latter, however, was heavier during the Exhibition of the American Institute, in September and October, The experises of all the lines have fallen off very largely, owing to the decline in prices of corn and hay, Lat year corn sold at $1 95 per bushel, and bay at $32 to $35 per ton; now corn js sell- ing at 93c, to 96c. per bushel and hay at $12 to $14 per ton—making a differente to the smallest of these compa- nies of not less than $75,000 to $80,000 per annum in the item of feed alone, Government securities were rather dull. Coupon five- twenties of the old issue were }¢ higher. The rest of the list was steady. At the open board at one o'clock the market wasa fraction higher, Mariposa common was active, and rose to 163g under a mistaken impression which prevails on the street that there is a clique movo- mont in it. If there is any merit in Mariposa it must certainly ie more in the preferred than in the common stock, and the clique is mre likely to be in the former. ‘The creation of the preferred stock was authorized by the State Legislature on the 29chof April last. The conversion was allowed upon the payment of five dollars a share in money or in the scrip issued by the company in payment of their coupons, and the privilege of conyer- sion ceased on the 80th of October, : At the second regular board the market was less firm. New York Centra! closed %{ higher than at the rst board, Mariposa 3s, Mariposa preferred 114, Canton 34. Erie was unchanged. Michigan Southern showed a decline of 34, Northwestern 4, Fort Wayne 34, Cleveland and Pittsburg 14. ‘The latter compaby, at the meeting of directors which took place at Cleveland yesterday, declared a semi-annual dividend of four per cent, instead of five, as was generally expected. Government securi- ties were steady, At the open board at half-past three the mar- ket was dull and a fraction lower. New York Cen- tral closed on the call at 98, Erie 9234, Reading (b.5) 11614, Michigan Southern 7534, Cleveland aud Pittsburg 9334, Northwestern preferred 6543, Fort Wayne 106, McGregor Western 2734, Sckiuylkil! Coal (s.3) 1144, Quick- silver 47, Mariposa (b.3) 16, preferred 2244 (8.3), Af- terwards, on the street, the market continued steady but auf. Tho burning of the bridges and tearing up of the track of the Eastern division of the La Crosse and Milwaukee railroad by the Farm Mortgage bondholders occurred about twenty miles from Milwaukee, on that portion of the road now advertised for sale under a foreclosure of the mortgage, and not on any part of the line of the Milwaukee and St. Paul company, the traffic of which is uninterrupted. ‘The gold market was inactive but steady, and seven per cent was paid for having coin carried. The opening price was 148, and the only variation was an advance to 1483g, at which it stood at tho close of business, Foreign exchange was dull. Bankers’ bills at sixty days were quoted at 109 a 4g, and 1101{ at short sight. Commercial bills continue searce and in demand at 108 a 108%. The money market was a little more active at seven per cent, owing to tho recent borrowers upon the five per cent notes, maturing to day, paying off their loans. The disbursements on a unt of these notes up to threo o'clock were reported to have been $6,892,545, in addition to the interest on the Clearing House certificates, The balancein the Sub-Treasurer’s hands is, nevertheless, this afternoon, $75,288,609, To-morrow and noxt week transactions in loans at call will probably be common at six per cent, and this will give an impulse to speculation on the Stock Exchange, notwithstanding any discussion of the subject of contraction which may appear in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the people know by the figures of the national debt that immediate contraction, beyond conteracting the effect of the na- tional bank fesues, alike with an immediate resumption of specie payments, is impracticable. The Secretary's endorsement of the recommendation of a further issue beyond the authorized three hundred millions of national bank currency will at the same time offset the contraction argument to agreat extent. How far the National Currency act may be amended to most the wants of the South will depend more upon the pressure brought to bear in favor of Southern interests in Con- gress (N. B.—The last words were misprinted interes! in coups in Thursday's paper) and the supposed require- ments of the South than the mere official recommenda- tion; @nd the probabitities are that the increase recom- mended will be exCeeded, However this may be, it will be the duty of tho Secretary of the Treasury to provent further inflation by counterneting the-effect of these iesues and kceping the currency as near its present level as possible, Discounts are firm at 7 a 9 for the best grade of commercial paper, and 10 a 14 for the second. Petroleum stocks were irregular. At the first board Pithole Creek closed 35¢. higher than at the same time yesterday, selling at $13 90; Oceanic 130, selling at 62e.; Excelsior 19c., selling at 99c, ; Bennehoff Run 25¢., selling at $19; Gunnell Gold 25c., selling at $1 40; New York and Newark was 1dc, iower, selling at 36c. ;.Palmer Petroleum 6o., selling at $2 70; Empire City 9c., selling at $5; Walkill $1 05, selling at 95c,; Allen Wright sold at 80c. ; Bergen Coal and Of), 440. ; Ivanhoe, $2 16; Kentucky National Petroleum and Mining Company, $1 40; Germania, 30c.; Ham McClintock, $8 75; North. ern Light, $2 75; Webster, $1 25; Corydon, $1; Knowl ton Copper, $2. At the second board Pithole Creek closed 15c, lower than at the first board, selling at $13 90; Bradley 10c., selling at 90. ; Bennehoit Run 10c., selling at $18 90. Fee simple sold at 25c,; First National, 60c.; Germania, 33¢,; Heydrick Bros., 10c,; New York and Newark, 900,; Manhattan, 420.; Oceanic, 60c. ; Oil Creck, $2; Hope Gold, $2; Gunnett Gold, $1 46. The dry goods movement at this port for the week ending November 30, was as follows:—Entered for con- samption, $1,461,963; withdrawn from warehouse, $161,330; warchoused, $532,661. ‘The businesa at the Sub-Treasury to-day was as fol- + $8,599,001 1,778,613 76,288,600 000 253,000, 865,000 Gold certificates... . Stock Exchange. Fripay, Dec. 1—10:20 A. M. $1, ¢ 106% 500 shaNYCenRR., 9814 call 10634 50 pi oondbopy ig 100 do. "2 101%¢ 200'Rrio RR. 2000 do. 200 do... ..800 9235 . a 100 Hndson Riv RR. 109% 2000 'do-2d seriés 96% 4000 Reading RR... 116% 20000 = do... 24rall 96% 1000 do. 2000 UE 6's, Lyren! 97% 400 a ‘8000 City 6's, "75... 90° 600 do. 6000 Mo 6's, PH ies 77 43 Panama RR..... trginls 6's... 65 500 MSo & NInd RR io. & Miss cer 281, 300 do. 30 kWistmex 92 200 do. ChickAlstm. 97 500 Cloye & PittsRR 94 10000 AIL&TH21mp 80 400 | do. a 3000 Mariposa lst m 43 1000 Cley & Tole{b 95 1600 American gold 1451¢ 60 Clove, Col, Cin RR 200 Chic & N'W RR, 600 WO... 0a. 600 ChickNWREprof 600 & Tol RR . 102 26°s. 103 m8 S8s8s8es g iJ S838 E 3 i g 2 5 i sit Groshers Fy a H i oT g ? Segeetuecessk RRR HA x BERBsaasssss aR & 3 RCIAL REPORT. Fawar, Dec. 1—6 P. M. Asmes.—Receipts, 22 packages, Tho market,was in- active, for lack of supplics, Poarl was not tobe had at any price, An occasional sale of pot was mado at $9 25 OIry comMME! Axconot was entircly nominal, with little or no. busi- ness, Holders were demanding $4 58 per gallon, Breapsrurrs.—Receipts, 21,442 bbls, flour, 70 bags corn meal, 110,726 bushels wheat, 143,933 do. gorn, 4,508 do. oats, 30,500 do. rye, 1,250 do. malt and 25,612 do. barley. The market for State and Western flour ruled inactive, and priees declined 6c. a 20c. on all brands; but principally on the lower grades of unsound, the stock of which was very heavy. The gales wore about 7,000" bbls. at our revised subjoined closing heavy at the decline. hut prices were also in buyer's favor, | 20P@ was dull, but unchanged. 600° pigs. sold'at 18. a 28e., ax to quality. «Butter was heavy, with a limited demand at 33c. a 45c. for State, and 25¢. orn. Cheese was inactive and drooping at 14°. 8 17c. Prrzouxvx.—Receipts, 4,443 bbls. ‘There wi tivity and less buoyanoy, and less firmness in and refined, to-day, and prices may be-written about The sales were about 8,500 bhis. at 40140. a 410, for crude, on tha spot, and forward delivery ; 890. in Philadelphia; 70¢, a Tic, for refined, in bond, on pot; 68c. a 69c. all for the month, and, 78c. a 80c. mod: The sales were the market closing Sc. a 100. lower for all ‘rhe sales were confined to 250 dbl, Rge flour ‘was inactive. Corn meal war steady, of 450 bbis. Brandywine at $4 60. @ 320. for West- with further sales half'acent lower, Common to medinm extra Western. Extra round hoop Ohio..... Western trade brands. Common Southern. Fancy and extra do Common Canadian , Good to choice and extra. Rye flour (superfine) Corn meal, Jersey. . Corn meat, Brandywine... ‘Corn meal. Brandywine, pune! —The inquiry for whent was limite The sales were only Rrcx. —Wo note sales of 30’ tierces prim> Carolina at 134sc, Som common grades were offered at 121<c. Rangoon was held at 9%. a 10%c. We heard of no sales, Saur.—Pulk was rather quiet, but prices were without Sack was in 200d jobbing request at fall prices. We quote (store rates) Ashton’s $4 75, Mar- shall’s $4 and Liverpool ground $2 30.4 $2 40. A cargo Turk’s Island ex bark Holland, comprising 1,100 bushels, sold on private terms. Srices.—There was literally wo market, though a few, small lots were taken by consumers, to meet their imtne- diate requirements, within the range of our annexed quotations, which are altogether nominal. Cassia, mats, 87340. ; do. cases, African ‘ginger, 24c. rency; pepper, 200, ; nutmegs, 90c. a 950 SAurrerne.—We lenrne S2oaman material change. SSRssxossssay Bs SRESSSSSSSS Ranose prices declined 80,000 bushels, at $2 45 for new amber State, $1 82 for amber Milwaukeo, $173 a $175 for Milwavkee club and $1 72 a $175 for Chicago arket was also less active, and that though not noticeably lower, Tho sales embraced £0,000 bushels at 90°. a 94c, for vn- sound, and 95c. a 96c, for sound mixed Western. The transactions in oats were to a very moderate extent, and, Tho sales were at 480, a 53c. for un- sound, and 60c. a 64. for sound. Rve was dull and Lots were offered at $1 a $115. The business, if there was pny, was kept private, Malt was Barley was steady. but inactive. We note — of 2,500 Ibs, West- preegs were #01 TI%e.; mace. $1 25; ; Caleutta do. 19350. a 20c., cur? B20, a 2330.5 cloves, 0c. ;,“pimiento, " dba Prices ruled lower. of no special business. either in cradef or nitrate soda; 630, a Tc. was asked for the Sreanive was quiet and unchanged, with sales 20,000 Ths, grease at 104¢0. Tat tow was inactive, but prices were firm, with sales 55,000 Ibs, at 140. a 143<c, SuGar was firmer under an improved demand, some holders askmg an advance. Tho sales were 200 bhds. Martinique at 12'%¢. a 130,, 378 hhds, Porto Rico at 1244 a 14¢., and 50 hids. Cuba muscorado at 1éc. ; also 2,300 boxes Havana, mostly averaging No. 10, part at 18%¢¢. a 14e., but mainly on private terms. Refined was slightly firmer, with a better demand: Suvac.—The market was quiet for both foreign and Prices were without decided alteration. Syriten was in moderate demand and firm, with sales of 150 tons in the vicinity of 67¢c., gold. Towacco.—Receipts, 207 hhds. and 273 packages, Tho demand for Kentucky was rather more active, while other sorts were dull and heavy. hhds. Kentucky at 7c. a25c. We quote Kentucky and BRESWAX Was quiet. ern and Southern sollow at 470. 0 Carron.—Reoripts, 2.927 bales. The market continued dull and pr ces ruled even more irregular, closin: entirely nominal, with ho!ders anxious to realiz, about 2,300 bales at ur quotations, as follo Mobile. Good mddiing. Prices wore firm with a good business at our quotations as followa:—Honduras, per pound, $1 30.0 $1 45; Muxi- can §1'10% $1 25, and Tenor and Cnracu, $1 36 0 with a smal! stock of all descriptions. les outside small lots for consumption. Covrex was rather qmet; but prices were sustained, and the market closed firm at our last quotations. The nt stock consists of 35,695 bags Rio, Jamaica, $36 do. Laguayra, 523 do. 213 de, Angostura, 200 do. Mexican, 106 do. 1 be: Correr.—Prices for new sheathing and yellow metal ‘wete 60 unsettled that accurate quotations cannot be The excitement in the market for ingot con- were advancing. Tho sales were itimore, Portage, Lake and De! 4bc., and byte Ibe, Bergen Point for December, Caxpixs.—Sperm ruled rather firmer, and some holders wore asking 43c. a45c. No sales, however, were made Patent were steady at 50c. Adamantine were quict, with sales of 900 boxes, in lots, mostly at 2ic. a 27%e. for both city and Western. German in sold in small quantities to the jobbing trade ‘The demand was limited, but prices were rades. We quote best, brands German gran- ulated at Ile, a11ic., Belgian at 10c, a 103c., and roat Freicms.—Cotton freights were more active and higher, but grain was taken rather lower. ments were—To Liverpool, 1,500 bales cotton, at 5-16d; 500 bbis. flour, 1s. 94. ; 7,000 bushels wi Per steamer, 14,000 bushets corn, 7d. ; 1,100 bales cotton, To London—1,200 bbls. and ba, 208. ; 2,100 bushels corn, 74, bbis. petroleum, 58. 9d. barco, 35s, The charters are—A bark to Cadiz, staves, private; a brig to Favannah, $1,800; a bark to Liverpool, petroleum, 4s, 94; a schooner to Jamaica, private; three schooners to Charleston, $550 each; one to Wilmington, CBCOA was quiet, We heard of no sal We note gules of 150 760 do. Ci do. Maracaibo! nt stock comprises 37,159 bhds., in lots, ag 807 hhds.; Virgin'a and North Carolina, 1,607 do.; Ohio, 17 do., and Maryland 18 do. Tho total exports for the month prover follows:—Kentucky, 24, prenont delivery, at more for February deliv have been 12,579 hbds., 4, ceroons leaf tobacco, and is and 126 packages manufactured do. stock of forcign embraces 6,426 Cuba and 1,200 do. Yara, ‘Tea,—The activity in the market for greens, noticed fm our last, continued. and Ww note further sales of 3,500 h private terms; 7,000 from bales Havana, 50 do. prices remained firm. ‘chests ex-Benefactor, on half chests from first hands, and second hands, all greens, also private. A fair line business was done in other branches at full ests souchongs and 1,000 ate. firm. with a fair demand. About 350 id at 270, Banca was held at 28c, a 2830, 273. was refused fora lot of 1,000 slabs. We quote Encltah at 25 4¢0. a 26c., without noticeable business, ‘Waatenone was without sales. Prices, thangh nomi- nal, were very firm. Woot.—There has been rather more activity in the k, but prices are without improvement, holders generally being ready to realize at current rates. The sales compriso 250,000 22,000 ibs. Texas, 35¢. ; 7,000 Ibs. Mestiza, 40c., and 200 bales Mestiza at bout 26c,, gold, and 100 bales’ Cape on private terms; 40,000 Ibs, Spanish, private. Wuiaxey.—Receipts, 318 bbls. nally unchanged. We note sales 100 bbls, Western at including 1,000 half eh do, oolongs, priv: oil cake, 17s. 6d, 0 Antwerp—2,000 rscilles—900 hbds. to- Tbs. fleece at 55c. a T0e. ; © market was nomi- Fiait.—The markot was rather quiet for all deacriptions. Dry cod were firm with sales of 970 quintais at $9 50 for jeorge’s, and $8 a $8 50 for Grand Bank. steady: we note sales of 1,300 bbls. at $24 0 $25 for No. 1 shore, $18 60 for No. 2 do, $18 50 for No. 1 bay, $16 50 a $17 tor No, 2 do., and 2 $16 for large No. 3. covered 2,300 boxes at G0c. for scaled and 50c. Salmon were in light supply, but with a limited demand ices were only steady; the sales wore at $38 a $40 for ‘0, 1, and $36 & $38 for No. 2 Pickled cod wore nomi- _ at $9, Small sales pickled sealed fish were mado at 50. Gexsxy Baas were without special business. Prices, however, were firm. GexxY Cuom.—A fair demand prevailed, and full prices were realized. We note sales 500 bales in Boston Hives wore dull and irregular, closing nominally ic. The sales were confined to little, if any, was offering at the cur- . Holders wore generally asking 10%. a 1lc., dock and to arrive. FAMILY MARKET REVIEW. Business has been remarkably dull throughout ‘the week at Washington Market. Poultry, especially, has fnllen considerably within the past fow days. Below will be found the prices for choice qualities of family proces, 2c. to 25, a Ib. ; er house ;. corned beof, 140, eae 2c. to 16c. ; hams, Mrat,—Roasting 30c. to 28c.; mutton, 1 2c. to 280. ; salt pork, 22c.; tongues, Pouutry axp Game. —Turk chickens, 20c, to 2éc. : ducks, 1 60 0 a partridges, lower on nearly all sorts. Buenos Ayres, 21 Ibs. ai 70 at Ge. ; and 2,600 slaughter cow, 50 Ibs. 3ge., currency; also 1,000 city sin and 1,100 Puerto Cabello, ixue.—We heard of no important transactions in either foreign or domestic. Prices, however, were well lly for the latter, which continued in supply. Small sales dressed were made $360 per ton, as to quality. Jute in every respect, fairly active demand at full prices oe 7 shipping iots at 60c. a to consumers at a was also quiet. No hemp tow offering. Honny.—Tho.market was unc! We heard of no sales. Hay continued in City bale sold at 75c. 65c., the market closing Hors. —Rocelj Murder and Suicide. PARTICULARS OF THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR LITTLE FALLS, x. Y¥—A« FATHER, WIFE AND CTEMB. DAUGHTER THR bales, The market was steady, with @ fair demand from congumers. The sales com- pecan teh tales 9 106. a 35c, for old crop; and 35c. a 6c. new Ran ad ‘t quality, the latter an extreme rate for extra —, featern in small Inox.—The demand for Scotch and was very fair, and, with continued short suj and slightly in. sellers’ favor, Th . 1 extra American, for earty Dece: and’ 400 tons do. for immediate deli is 10340, ; Norway do., 114¢¢., and toe cor! Il sorts were di somewhat limited ir, sheet and pipe were in but prices were firm, with Laarnen.—The stock ‘Tas beon somewhat increased, but, with a continued domi maintained for all grades, while some slightly higher, LINERRD Was Without further sales. Prices were nomi- nally unchanged. Mozasses.—3,000 hhds., mostly English Island, but part Cuba, were taken for export and refiaing pu We note sales of 271 ti Rico at 860, a 95e., and 85 Rerbadoes at660, The mar- kot was buoyant and firm, and p tending upward, though io decided « ke Wore without important change in an; department) Rosine, if anyihiog r, strained ruling 12c. a 26c. in buyers’ favor, other qualities ‘e note ales of 1 art, if not all, at Anot! . to defend that jer, It wil ae of the three arms. The Argentine Colonele Hornos on private terms, through the kitel Prraguayans to the woodhouse chi there are three thousand infantry (Brazilt ith lead—th fleet on that river. In addition to these tl Colonel Castro has with him about twelve bundred light cavalry. From the’ imformation I have received the Taguayans seem to have a poor chance against the allies. if anything, were at ne, of the Bi mall ‘he Bench, with th a strin, tly in is hand Mate nas ch the temples, tearing out and ‘uelt ba evidence. of the Insanity can be strained at $7 B74 a $8, bbls, No. 1 at $18 a $15, jading small Vi a, at $19 cake something lower, 525 his. ,§ incinding Pitch was in stead Bales of about 400 pentine Were somewhat firmer, with sales of 200 bbl mostly at@1 05 a $1 10, the market closing at the latte rate, Crude do. was in small demand at $8 50 $9 assigned for thia fearful deed, Mr, W. an Lonost and upright character which he lived, was known a8 @ band, an affectionate father and a good citizen. From the evidence before tio ji he had had somo difficulty con urchased, and this had tended to produce melancholy ; the community in good demand at previous and loving hus. it would seom that ing a farm he had 60 Q’silvor Mg Co.. 47 A: 9 40 Mo... do. .34 ‘Gali 6634 do,.....b10 65% 0. 200 200 per bbl. of 280 Ibs. ut it was not regarded as auything serious by lus fy Nam,—Cut were firm. with a fair trade demand. at 55 mily or friends. NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, DEVEMBER 2, 1665.—WITH SUPPLEMENT | Ae SOUTH AMERICA. Interesting Sketch of the War on the Rio Plata. THE SEBASTOPOL OF PARAGUAY. Honors to the United. States’ Squadron at Rio Janeiro. AMERICAN EMIGRATION TO BRAZI Professor Agassiz’s Scientific Ex- plorations. Dnthusiastic Reception of the Ha- vana at Para. ha. &o. &. ‘Tho steamship Havana, Captain Greene, arrived at ‘this port yesterday, from Rio Janeiro on November 4, via Bahia, Pernambuco, Para and St. Thomas, making the first trip of the mew line established between those ports and New York, Wo aro indebted to Purser Hucrtas for the prompt delivery of our South American files and despatches. The nows by this arrival is most interesting. It was expected at Rio Janeiro that the war would soon be over. The victories of the allied forces over the Para- guayans are deemed decisive. * 7 ‘Tho return of the Emperor to Rio Janeiro will be ‘marked by popular féte. At the mint a gold medal is to be struck in his honor It is expected that there will be a laqge immigration into Brazil from the United States. Several gentlemen from Ls for it ‘At Rio Grande Do Sul tho sudden disappearance of Mr. Charles Raysford, an American merchant, has occasioned much comment, . Ticro is no farther news relative to the movements of the Paraguayans. They had received another repulse at Corrientes, Professor Agassiz was, at last accounts, following the upward course of the Amazon river. jsiana wore in Brazil seeking suitable localities ling immigrants. Our Rio Janciro Correspondence. Rio Janurno, Nov. 4, 1865. ‘The war betwoen Brazil and her allies with Paraguay is getting to be interesting. From ail the information I have been able to obtain during the short time I nave been here the following seems to be the gist of the mat- ter:— WHAT CAUSED THE WAR. ’ For some reason that I bave yet to fathom Paraguay has determined on this war with Brasil for tho last ten years. My impression is that the wish of Brazil to open up the river Plate and its tributaries, the Paraguay, Uru- guay and Parana rivers, to the commerce of the world, of which Brazil, of course, would come in for a very large share, is the cause of the present war. Indeed, it is said that the late Emperor, Dom Pedro the First, was desirous of taking in Paraguay, and mak- ing tho river of that name the boundary of the Brazilian empire. ‘This pilav, however, was never carried out. The idea of Brazil wishing for more territory, large as her domains are, is now treated with ridicule hero in Rio Janoiro, where the general dosiro 1 for more inhabitants and not for more land. ACTION OF PRESIDENT LOPEZ. As long as ten years ago, a4 I have been informed, the President of Paraguay was determined to go to war with Brazil. For the carrying out of this purpose he bought several steamers and established a foundry for the manu- facture of munitions of war at Assungéo, which was conducted by skilful English engineers, Three years ago he went to Europe and returned with a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition, just as some of the rebel chiefs did in the southorn section of the United States, ME BEIZEA A WRAZILIAN PACKET. ‘Things were in this position when tho war betwoen Brazil and Uruguay broke out, when Prosident Loper seized a Brazilian packet that was proceeding up the Paraguay river to Matto Grosso, a province of Brazil, hard ‘on the confines of Paraguay, and #0 situated as to be hard of protection. All the officers and passengers on board were captured, and among them was Senor Frederico Carniero de Campos, « Deputy, who had been recently appointed Governor of the Province of Matto Groaso. They are all st{il retained as prisoners. He then invaded the province, and took possession of soveral towns, threatening at the samo time to send another army to Uruguay, to support the taro party against Brazil This plan was, however, {rustrated by the energy of the Braz'lian admiral, in co-operation with President Flores, of Uruguay. 18 WISHES TO MARCH THROUGH THR ARGENTINE REPUPLIC. The next move of Lopez was to apply to President Mitre, of the Argentine Confederation, to allow him to march his troops through the territory of the Confedera- tion, On the refusal of President Mitre, Lopez, without any declaration of war, captured two Argentine packets lying in the port of Corrientes. CAPTURE OF A PARAGUAYAN DIVISION, According to the Brazilian accounts a Paraguayan division, under the command of Colonel Fetigarribin, invaded the province of Rio Grande do Sul, and after peeking rete farm houses and plundering the inhabi- tants t guay river. He was there completely surrounded by the Brazilian consisting principally of wilitia- men. Some time bei about three thousand sx hun- dred Paraguayans had been prevented from crossing the river by a small Brazilian gunboat lying before the town. This forco of Ps 8 was completely routed by the troops under General , who aft*rwards crossed the river in the Brazilian gunboats and joined the other forces besieging the town. SURRENDER ey arrived at Uruguayana, a town on the Uru- EMPEROR, sevoral times to sur- Dia fs now in hie, ety aaa prisoner op purl is now city a8 @ prisoner on le. ent allows The im twenty milreiz (ten dollars) per day for his support. @ young and end a by birth. surrendered in the pre- of the Ei 's aon-in-law, Count d’Euand Duke de and ite Mitre and Flores. ova INTERVIEW WITH curiosi to ‘hie gallant Ndi aroused is soldie: ry Vibe kindness of r, Bovina, Twas intro: He informed me he had pe and cavalry. His line of ‘Gpacavoren Hie ‘was the advance guard of grand b took the 224 Sopambers Like Panes vee in his own the allied apmice is General Mitre, President of the Ar- gentine Republic. The Brazilian army is comm! Oriental General see a FL fo ‘tral army of twenty-five thousand, of whom are under General Osorio. General the Baron Porto , with twelve thousand men ians) is rey be marching on to the ford of ipua, to enter ‘that way, asa reserve Caceres have about sit thousand men watching ‘on the left bank of the a iG the THR SEBARTOPOL OF PARAGUAY. In such an extensive territory as Brazil, and in the ab- sence of railroads and telegraphs, which aided us 80 thuoh during the recent struggic in the it is difficult to get precise information relative to the moves ments of troops, By the Jine of march of the three ar- ties they are evidently determined to strike at Hi re after capturing Corrientes, and they are fobie which’ wr isd LJ sidered the Sebastopol of tho, State of that same, From the river it ts ‘ag impregnable; but It is fad it may be taken from the land, by which way the allios aro advancing. the last mentioned place. the left bank of the Paraguay river, is con- RXPRCTRD RETURN OF THR BMPRROR, ™ Emporor is expected to returo between the 16th teoploal 7 was hare viaible Ya perfection, Here and however, as wpace was cleared away HONORS TO THM AMARICAN SQUADRON Af EO to make room for a dwelling and its surroundings four and miles southward Polat, | umbrageous plantain and banana, and a wight suspicion “on fe sid, Home Sonhor do Deter, tot of yam vines and other adjuncts of tropical scenery im — ‘the island. ‘The principal objects of the ox- | the vicinity of humas life, ‘The land all the way to Para, ay a are American interests | ninoty miles from the mouth of the river, is very low generally in that Bp pry ‘and liable to inundation at overy extousive rise of the Fiver, Another tropical feature of the scenery isthe i i Fi Ha “nome immense vines (hanging down in graceful festoons, and fairly, fo ontoy the facilities afforded, Tor Sommplizved, | extending from tree to tree, so that often in felling » tree the ooal to be in far bettor state of prosorve: {it will romain upheld by tose cable-like stays after the Hea than contd ibly have been expected these | trunk has been out right through. We passed a fort em bpd wha French vessols | the bank of the' river; snd:e ciroular one ia the river in pt Ri al cpp th dug th na | itsclf; but neither of them are of any strength. bd out—a mark of nusual, if not alto | COOLNESS OF THR ATMOSPHERE. Of course, I had all along expected to experience the most intense heat ‘here, right under the equator, but I ‘was most agreeably disappomted. The evening was de- lightfully cool and balmy, not only while the motion of the steamer through the water produced an artificial ourrent of air, but oven after she had-anchored. It was only for @ fow hours before and after orossing the equi- noctial {ine wo wore able to make sail, owingte head winds; hence the length of our passage. Bow WE WERE RECHVED. Yesterday morning anchor was weighed at five o'clock, ‘and we wore soon steaming gallantly up to Para, On approaobing the city, which prosonts @ pleasing appear ance from the river, in all ite glory of lofty warehouses and pingecies and minarets of the numerous churches, _| wo wora saluted by « porfoot “feu de jote. of crackers andl jand these im broad daylight. ‘The rockets, of course, were invisible in their flight through the alr, but the spot where each one burst was indicated by a wreath: of amoke very much like the bursting of ashell. Tha | was thoarrival of the Havana heralded and welcomed. Of course Captain Green could not do less than ecknow- ledgé the compliment by the discharge of his two brage guns. Boat aries Millor. Gunner—Edward J. Waugh. joseph K. jaker—Heury T. Stoker. ‘UNITED BTATRS STEAMER JUNIAT Oapiain—Jobn J. Aimy. Lieutenant Commandsr—F, V. MoNair. Liewtnant—C. N, Schoonmaker. Surgeon: ( Acting Assistant Paymaster—G. W. Morton # ‘ViRITORS. ‘We were soon boarded by the custom house officers, and by an officer from his imperial Maj:sty’s schooner Mondego, the only vessel of war of any nation im port. ‘They wore followed up by Mr. Bond, the United States consul at this port, anda number of citizens in several boats, and the Havana soon became the centro of attrac- tion. The visitors wero all loud in praise of the one aocommodations and other appointments of the Havana. Eagerly was the question ‘put:—“Ia this really the fret ‘vessel of the regufar lino?’ And much gratified were they to find that it waseven so, for they had and waited for maoy an anxious day and night forthe ning of the long promised line. Jubilant were the PRiane at this fruition of all their hopes, and showed it in their almost frantic desire to ovorwhalm the passengers and every one on board with the most unbounded hospitality on shore. JOHN BULL ON BOARD. Looking over the aide I watched with much interest the severat boat loads of swarthy Brazilians who swarmed up the side. At length a red beard, bencath a florid countenance, surmounted by a Panama hat, was seem ascending. The man with the redibeard turned out to boa regular Jonnny Bull. Ho accompanied by & brother John, who had returned: up the Amazon within a iow days, and had “Profess'r Agassis and his‘exploring -party—whereby hangs a tale.’ TH FIRST NEWSPAPBR CORREPONDANT IN PARA. Delighted to have an opportunity of converaing with some person’from the shore who spoke m: wn ago & made up to tle two Englishmen, despite the tradi character of thoir countrymen for surliness, and them. Ifound them to be Mr, A. Kingdom and Mr. B. L, iacReican—the latter being the gentiernan who had just returned, not only from up the river, but from Li all the way a@goss the continent. I had been pre- ody, Peleg MAD aie ie Phare Huertes. Mir. Rond congratulated me on being ir correspondent who had visited Para, and wits planet sayy that it evieced the trrepressitle enterprive of the HERALD, SPANISH OFFICIAL EXPLORATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA. T have said already that Sir. MacRelcan. had. met Pro- fossor Agassiz far up the Amazon. On turning out of my berth this morn‘ng I found that we had received a con- siderablo accession to our passenger list from ‘Para, tm theehape of several Spanish and Brazilian Paymaster's Clerk—Chria, A. Spear. Engineers—Chief, Alox. McCausland; First Assistant, Bonjamin F. Beckett; Second Assistants, Levi T, Safford, ‘Wm, L. Bailio, Asaph Dunbar; Third. Assistants, Benja- mio F, Lewis, John E. Conner, A. Merit Shaw. a rein seca as ie as el ign—Goorge M. ure. + Mates—Charies H. Chase, E. D. haber; George W. Marchant, George H. Prescott. Hor'swain—-Kaward Brady. Gunner—David A. Roe Carpenter—Jobn Mills. UNITED STATIS STRAMER WARP. Lieutenant Commander—Wm. A. Kirkland. Lieutenant—s. N, Mitchell. Passed Assistant Surgeon—Geo. W. Gale Acting Assistant Paymaster—Jns. H. Giraud. Acting Master—Isauc Hallock. Acting Ensigns—Jas. B, Taney, G. EB. French, John Brennon. Mate—Louis Reinburg. Enginvers—First Assistant, C. E. Lee; Second Assis- tant, Enos M. Lewis; Acting Second Assistant, A. C. Til- apt Acting Third’ Assistants, J. B. Edson, Joha W. ‘earon. UNITED BTATES STEAMER SHAWMOT. Lieutenant Commander—Jolu G. Walker. Lieutenant—B. J, Cromwell. Acting Mast ‘A. Moyer. Passed Assisiant Surge n—Dougiass R. Bannan. Acting Assistant: Paymas'er—James C. Graves. Engineers—First Assistant, R. 8. Talbot; Second As- sistants, J. W. Hollihan, J. M. Emanuel. Ac'ing Enaigns-—Wm.' B. Holt, Otus A. Thompson, J. W. Pratt, John 8. O’Brien, Captain's Clerk—J. L. Smallwood, USITED STATRK STEAMER NIPSIO. Lieutenant Commander—EAmund W. Henry. Tieutenant—Henry L. Johnson, i i ves witli a second lieutenant and seventy-five I recruits Fees OR serch cree for the Brazilian army. The Spanish are:— Acting Me —W. U. Pri Senors Manucl De Almagro, Marcus de la Frea- cisco Martinez and Juan Isern. These gentlemen were sent by the Spanish government, threo years ago, to ex- lore the entire South American continent, and they Lav just returned, by way of the Amazon, having faith- fully fulfilled their mission. They aro, now Pernambuco, where they expect to Smbark on the French sieamer for Bordeaux, and Ince proceed to Madrid to report. ‘Their travels will be published offiai- ally in Spain, and will, doubtless, make JOM! tovgressingy book. These Fig hk from Spain to the American continent, passing Rio Javemo, Nov. 4, 1865.1 ina Cape Horn, after calling at the Falkland islands, The passage from Para was ® plearant one, although | and thence to Sau Francisco. ‘They have thoroughly ex- we had head winds anda pretty henvy Lead sea all the | plored the countries. forming the Argentine Co Contedors, tion, and other meri tates ; May to@abia, We called ‘at Pernambuoo, but stopped | ‘7, Valparaiso, on the Pacife coast, to: the Atlantia, only four hours. "3 “ by Way of tho. Rio dela Plata; and now have re- Tam assured that all the fvss mado about the Florida apes, Trees Guayaquil, tn Eatiador, ‘cross t Andes, affair was by MMltish residents, The Brazilians themselves | through Quit, and down the Marafion Amasoa, ‘4 whero they met Professor Agassiz, and thus to Para. cared little about the matter. DIF¥ICULTIES OF THE ROUTE—!ROFESSOR AGASSIZ. In reference to om'grat‘on to this country, I beg to lay The cimeaies which this sen party “9 Spaniards encounte: and overcame must have been stu before the readors Bf the Haratp the fullowing documont, SoA tho hardships to which they. were 6xpased which fas presented to me yesterday. It is written in | to break down the strongest constitutions. From Quito English, just as T transcribe it, by an American gentle. | to Napo, a distance of two hundred and forty miles, as man:— the crow ilies, but nearer one thousand miles by course they were compelled to pursue, thoy performed EMIGRATION—CRIEVANCRS OF WPICH EMIGRANTS COMING TO | their tortuous and torturing journey on foot, guided ogg BRAZIL MAY JURTLY COMPLAIN. Indians, They crossed imnumerablo streams ‘and Firt—No naturalized citizen can evor become a depu- | ful chasms on ride logs cast across, subsisting, during ® ty, or minister, or rorent of the empire. Therefore, how- | great part of tite journey, on the flesh of moi ever numerous such cilizens may be, whatever reforms | their scanty stock of provisions having given out; and to or improvements in their districts or in the country they | obtain even this unenviable sort of game they had fre- may desire, they can never have one of their own class | quentiygio longthen their toilsome Journty,, tn order to in parliament to represent thelr Interests. make a detour to hunt up this means of subsistence. Secondly—Every general aid provincial deputy is re- | Napo they embarked in canoes, and floated down the quired to be of the Roman Catholic religion; consequent- | Napo river to Tabatinga, where they entcrod the Ama- ly no naturalized citizens, vor their children, nor their | zon. there called the Maranon. The groat rivor is called. children's children, for all generations to come, however | hy many different names at various parts of its courne, talented they may be, or whatever services “xf may | At Tabatinga, which ison tho frontiers of Peru, our tra render their adopted country, if they be not of that re- | vellers met Professor Agassiz and suife, which they say ligion, can have the honor of a seat in any parliament. | consist of eleven persons. ‘The Professor was busy n reality, such persons have no country here ax far ns | ing collections of different objects in natural history, privileges ro, while the free; native born sons of slaves | especially fishes, of which he collected seventesn may reach ® high position in the government of the | hundred different varieties, many of them entirely new. country. The Professor and hix whole party were enjoy! excel. ‘Thirdiy—However well and elegantly citizens, natural- | jens health, From Tabatinga, which is eighteen hundred ined or native born, of any but the Roman Catholic re- | mffhs from Para, the travellers proceeded down ligion, may build their towns, cities, &c., they will not | river, arriving in this city in eight days. This was alte- be ailowed to erect any regular church, temple, &., in | gether the easiest part of the whole Journey. ‘They have which to render more honor to God, a8 their consciences | with them several elaborate maps of the countries they may dictate, or with which to embellish said towns, | have explored. cities, &e. SOURCE OF THR AMAZON, lec. Captain's Clerk—Thomas W. Howard. Engine-rs—Viret Assistant, Samuel L. P. Ayres: Sec. ond Assistants, William S$. Cherry, Francis D. man aie Astistanin, George FuiBweet, Jobn J, Ryan. ting Easign?—Wm. 1. Pary, Mate—B, G, Studley. ‘Tho Juniata goes on the dry dock to-day for a thorough overhauling. The Shawmut will follow, Both vessels will proceed to the river Pate. Fourhly—All citizens are obliged to serve in the Na- | Here I may be permitted to supply an omission in my tional Guard, or in the regular service; and only those | tief notice of the travels of the Spanish explorers. They Whose names are enrolled as national guards, &c., are per- | have definitely settled the question of the source of the mitted to vote, Being citizens, or national guards—which | Amazon, as being m Lake Lau about 10 30 south: are equivalent terms—they are obliged, however poor, to | igtivude and 70 30 west longitude, m the State of Bolivia, find uniforms, &€., at their own cost, and to bo ready at CAPABILITIES OF THE AMAZON VALLEY—@LAVERY, & word to present themselves for roview, to march in | — To return to Para. While awaiting breakfast with my Roman Catholic processions, whatever may be their own | Envlish friends an English physician came in, when am religion, and to appear on other public occasions, On | introduction took place. The conversation naturally Sundays or week days, in any weather, and perhaps | turned upon Braz, ‘and its capabilities eens leaving at home wife, children or friend’ on a sick bed, | wealth, os} ly the valley of the endeav- or wanting the food which a day’s work may have pro- | ored to point out the beneficial results that would follow duced them. In the case of fy. Tefural or unwillingness, | ¢he throwing open of the noble river to the commeroe of they may immediately, by their captain's order, be com- | the world, - seites to prison, leaving thoir sick or starving families | Professor Agafasiz, and the blessings that would the or die. gel i 1@ school system hag its drawbacks for emi- dustrious Dit} grants. " For exnmple, the laws of the capital, and of the fogs comideratae prepertion ‘otilve Yankees, empire in general, are: that in, the public schools no | goon clear portions impenetrable: book can be adopted without being previously authorized | f¢ ‘and plate sugarcane, rice by the general tchool authoritiess and. the adoption of | y, ‘Seles eathriea which contains matters of religious instruction | trees into ‘material building must always be preceded by the approval of tho bishop | net purposes, and convey the of the diogese. Therefore, it ig very ible that the ig —— to children of emi; cannot be taught from the Holy | merce pray gored numerous steamers Scriptures; for it is well known that bishops, vicars, | ba up and down the river and on priesta, &o. ie eo Sennen st he eaee Sa oi eed og 3 ibited, on pain 1c excofamu- | and well-to-do community, who would make Fes Fp ina i i il } Printing, buying or pos- Sizthly—Teachers, doctora, and in all admitted that all I said of the: anexamipation here, as to Prete, ae the Valley of the Le anh Rages can exercise their 3 and ‘thet it was Lonpphin of se hmngn ey that graduates of distinguished Sra ” said he, ‘‘what's useof all this with- a ie abd obliged ory sd sgn, un at Pt nat oltinate, and ne sievey eh out, rete last, Co osc coumry in dingua, without tavery’ exiats’ now ooly in name, for the negroes having beon able to succeed in taking out a Ii to Foeee Sater taker ent working when they like * ‘The obligations of all citizens, Protestants or Catholics, since ebandonment slave trade whether naturalized or native born, appear to be protty See. Pea ee oe arary tet Pat much alike; but on examination there will be found @ faded the Cg Ab dare 3 ft vast difference im their privileges. eer avery oa kis Seed There are other grievances besftes the above, such as con ae cacata ap pole Sg a Fe} of marriages by law, and being | dustrious white settlefs De induced to settle in obliged te beg as a favors place in grou Valley of ‘Amazon the amazing fertility of the soll the so-called heretic &c. These things are Coy rs g ip nl Bred a fow hours? Fb ae nding Senne ee pore ips bn Toe dey, the eset of the maces died, te repo oe 2 man to draw tee the ctuboraat soli OOF fs wealth he on se a corih American tu Bradt rod y CRUIR THROVOR coun’ a . 4 Pama. ir) endorse of the above. I sim t friends a send it on for an Pe) Are tthoat bore oe crane tara te fown na tba Tae Lureete are comment. Brazil undoubtedly offers a vast field forim- | narrow and lyon ge evny he est Ge oy Sven any pare of tie werney bus the Popeletion Duilt of wattles and ves ‘United States is not excessive; in fact, is a | dows aro few and far between. Sanh Bally 9 nek of bees eS fu leek, 09 Cermant's = pearls ager h, og pogo cert clinton Pele Tale the additional population tion of wh Tednarabie oatrey Our Para Correspondence. streets were 09 ee Pana, Brazil, Oct, 17, 1865, | Show from tho river af into Pare ‘The steamship Havana loft St. Thomas on the evening | two indred of the 7th instant and arrived at this place yesterday av. ‘morning, after a very pleasant passage from thé Danish Arrived at on oblong wooden building, open on aft island. were being made ARRIVAL IN THE AMAZON. for the celebration ‘a commem.- We ontered the mouth of the Amazon on the night of | oration of & Pineiro: Ns from one tho.14th, bot it was not until long aftordawn on the 16th | 9" sme 09M te aaid, by reat Pore that we came in sight of land on thé south bank, on | quguese ket Camoens A similar = miraculoun which the city of Para stands, The Amazon, from a uy fe Tenn the barter Dey,’ Menem little distance beyond tho mouth to Park and highor up, | Years lO, On it, ‘hough f the is an archipelago of small isiands, anniversary should be put off from the 24th of June tlt TROPICAL SCENERY, North American, As we approached nearer to the land it bogan to assume ie Getiin Sen, ae q tue appearance of an inpenirable Jungle, chy ated | Tinga toe Ihe fobival, "A nelgoabie ded with large trees, The depse undergrowth gf an was the number gf temporary cas lamp pontg ex> —_.