Star. — London, England, 1823-07-07 00:00:00

OF BRAZIL. NEW RICTRACT Of A LITTER /ROM BAHIA, APRIL 21. The. Brazilian Government, at this period, is in a state of anarchy and confusion—every day state pus-, sonersnre arrested. • The Emperor, who is a young man of about 25 years of age s is actively employed in taking measures for securing, the affections of his people; he commonly rides bn horseback,attended by the Empress, and they are followed by one servant only. Indeed, his familiar conduct has, in many in-. stances, been considered as a degradation of his royal eharaCter: but this is one principal mean he employs tq free the Brazils from all European controul. and , eitablish it as an independent nation. The other day he condescended to attend the Host through tbe city, andeven supported one of the poles over the head of the Bishop. He often goes afloat; and- a merchant vessel getting under way will secure. his attention. • * o 7 Probably it may not yet be known in England, that when his tither (the King of POrtugat). sent a sqbadron from Europe to convey him thiriter,, he or dered the Commander immediately to depart. The, Commander urged .the orders of his Boveitlgn, but XOuldnot prevail over the Emperor to embark. • He then /leaded, as a cause of detedtiOn, his want . of supplies. • The Emperor demanded, of him a list- of everything he stood,in need of, and, by 1)4 own per-, sonal exertions, the supplies were all shipped:before, day-light the next morning. The &riper& thenareot on board the Admiral's ship in a small boat, Unat tended and unprotected, and. desired the Admiral to leave the port in less than an hour. Various means were used still to detain the vessels ; but at the expira. Alan of the time which the Emperor had stated, the Admiral discovering no disposition to comply with. the orders he had received, be went. forward with•an axe, with the intention of cutting the cables of the ship. The Admiral, astonished at the Ethperor's temerity, then ordered the squadron to be got under way, and left the anchorage. . . o This circumstance was the.more r e m arkable, as no one of the Emperor's household, was acquainted with the proceedings, whilst the Commander of the squadron had him totally in his power. His Majesty the Emperor has attached to his person a Legion of Honour, consisting of about 700 men, Who wear the Austrian uniform, in honour to the Empress. They receive no pay ; and a private takes precedence of any ensign in the other Brazilian corps. His Majesty is generally dressed in plain clothes, with a straw hat, and 'cannot he distinguished from a private indivi dual. Every Brazilian subject is.obliged to wear a badge on the arm, on which is inscribed" Independen cia ou•Morrer" (Independence or Death); any one re fusing or neglecting to comply with this order of the Government, must quit the empire in less than eight days. Patriotic songs,and martial hymns,descriptive of the popular feeling, are printed and industriously cir-• culated at Rio. Indeed, Iris Majesty neglects no means that may tend firmly to establish his Government. • A short time since, as he was riding through the streets of Rio in his curticle, a poor man presented him a Petition. The Emperor immediately drew up. gave the reins to the Empress, perused the Petition, and directed the Petitioner how to . proceed. These little things have a wonderful effectlm the'weak minds of the Brazilians. While his Majesty discovers such condescension as this, he may hang as many of them to the lamp-posts as he chooses, and lie can do 00 wrong. The compass of a letter will not admit of my • relating to you all t h at Ihave learned (from the best source, of information) relative to the character of his Imperial Majesty. His peculiar characteristics are intrepidity and personal bravery. But be is•stated to be nor uninf,•rnred only, but even illiterate.. He has no idea of the true principles of Government, hence, notwithstanding his disposition to cultivate the at fections of his people, his measures are arbitrary and despotic. The Government is, in fact, one des potism erecting itself upon the ruins of another. The Empress, who is sister to Maria Louisa, Duchess of Patlni, (Bonaparte's wife,) appears to have a great • deal of the German starch about her. Bonifacio, the Emperor's Prime Minister, is a man of considerable ability, possessing a great deal of Ministerial .cun ning. He is, however, reported to be a man of inte grity of conduct. His wife, an Irish lady, it is said, is an able assistant to her husband, and participates greatly in the duties of the office of the Prime Mi nister. That the existing Government of the Brazils will be completely established, there is no doubt here, notwithstanding a strong counter-revolutionary party is actively employed in endeavouring to overturn it. The disposition of this party is particularly observ able when the Emperor passes the streets. I have seen many persons, on his approaching, turn their backs to avoid paying him the' respect due to his Imperial Office. 6 6 The Cones are to meet in about a month. A military police is constantly, day and night, patroling the streets of Rio, and all parts of the country. A fertaigirt ago a number of conspirators were disco voed, -whose humane design was to assassinate his Imperial *Majesty. Ai has Coronation, triumphal arches were erected at the entrance of t he piincipal streets of Rio: some by Government, others by 'Volun tary contribution. They are now for sale, but no purchaser can be found. The public purse must be very poor;. for although there is a great abundance of gold and silver, yet nothing but Government paper and copper are in circulation. The population of St. Sebastian, or Rio de Janeiro, is about 110,000 ; six sevenths of whop ate slaves, who 40 all the labour; for it is considered as a degradation for a white man to work. I visited the slave-mast at Rio, and it,is' quite impossible for me to convey to your mind an adequate idea of the scene of misery and wretched ness which presented itself; men, women, and chil dren, many of them afflicted with loathsome diseases, were huddled together and exhibited to the purchaser, like beasts at a common beast-market. It is said, that the Emperor has expressed. a desire to do away • With. this 'disgraceful traffic in human flesh. Those • . slaves that are domesticated, lam credibly informed, are not treated 'in the cruel manner represented. Their food is jerked beef and firhina. Farhina is a lour prepared from the root of the nrendiock, and is the bread of South America. They use it in its farinaceous state, by throwing it into the mouth with the fingers.* The (ffi l atte et fieterde= r esees that his Tdmitsrr has Pm seated the Rev. Deems eo the Church and Parish at g, i n I ke Presbytery ot Loaf shad sod Gouty ot Ross, veld by the beadiest the Rev. Huse Nona Iliii•sm. lift. EVENING STAR. • • LONDON. . IkLONDAY, JULY 7. 1823. THE FUNDS. • STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. - Consols-opened this morning at s2j, j, and remain steady; but owing to this being the first Transfer-day, little business is doing. 'An Express from Paris brings the French Funds of Saturday at 1140. 60c. Spanish 36. FOREIGN FUNDS. ' 'nse intelligence from America Of this morning bas had con aldeMble intuence on Colombian Stock, which has' advanced to 67 and 68. Spanish Bonds st. Hastauactu,July I.—Eichange on London, 37. 11 1 . 27.41. Pirru.sauaott, June 17—Es.ettange cal London, 9 7-16 ; Paris' 102 ; Amsterdam, 9 11-16. Exams, June 28.—Exchange on London, 3 M. 7. n. AXSTSLOASE, July 4.—Exchange on London, 40. 11. 2 N. YIZZ4NA ) Jane 24.-4letallltkes, 80k—Bink Shares, 932. TRICE OF STOMI .AT ONE O'Cir.ooK. . 3 per tent. &dueed 81 3 / 4 Wi 3 per term Cons. so,%s % et. div. • 3% per Cents, 9)-0 per .Cents. Old 99 98 7 / 1 4 . : 4 per Calif,. Now VT 3 ex. div. Bank Long tries 20 3 / 4 India Stoct-01% 250%- , Bonds 48s. • Exacter Sills (E 1,000) 265. 28s: ~ Pig, all ?Ss. 295. pr.-13ank for Acct.. 2Et% - C9 13 441t fur Accpunt 82. 3 / 4 . I .•. _ . We give-to-data eorrectstatement of the Revenne for.tliklast 2 duarter ; fromvsvhich it will, be seen that 'the auticipedil•view we gave of. it, exclusively; on Saturday, was almost literally correct, .Tbe Revenue is prospering in all its branches ; and the-only dimi nution connected with it is "a' diminution arising from the absolute remission of certain Taxes and Customs. How is it, by the bye, that neither the Tinzev, 'nos Chronicle, nor Press, has . a word to say on the subject this morning? Had the result been as gloomy as it is favourable, would they have been so' . iumbstruck ? We suspect not. And yet it would be deemed a sore impeachment of the integrity of these guides of public opinion, to say that they pur posely keep their readers in the dark with respect to an important matter of fact, merely because it hap pens not to suit their sinister party views. 4 i3.SntACT Of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of GREAT BRITAIN,. 'in the Years and Quarters ended sth July, 1822. aid sth -Idy l 1823 ; shelving the Increase or Desrease on each head _thereof. 1 TZARS iIIDED.TCLY 5. 1822. 1 1823. I Increase. 'Decrease. Customs ... ..... 1 9,552,934 24,897,122 '6,319,355 1 1,347,000 j 6,8411,546' 420,387 169,83! Excise I , .768,449 .558;696 o.c 4 .i. Mom. Stamps Pau Olicc .... ? .. 1.. Taies — Aliscellancous QUARTERS SNEER JULY 5. 1822. I 1623. 109.81 ',.. 65,71 ~ .---, " Total'. 51,345,080. 19,185,364' 36;409! - Deduct Increase... ... Decrease on the Year £ ... It. 1,949,101 6,161,731 1,500,711 2,457,?. 102,1 2,095,426 5,612,959 1 1,620.011 5.5,000 2,631,41 93194 114853,43 e: 1%394.7, Deduct Incense— !,327,19.5 561.409 11,959,716 Custuats .... ..... 1 ticise Stamp*...... Post Office I Taxes ...... ...... 704,300 • 'Decrease nu the Quarter" ... J 431,693 INCOME and CI I A RGE on the CONSOLIDATED FUND Excise - Stamps - Post Office - Tans - 3liscebancous -~ • X 12,002,186 Cash brought to this Account, 'being the amount Issued out of the gmw lug product of the Consolbiated Fund in Ireland for Public Services 464,265 £1!,471,431 9114.466 Total Income - £13;456019 Cub brought to this Account, being • the Amount of expired and un claimed Exchequer :and Tontine ADDlLitiri - - - - • Total Income Exchequer Annuities - - South Sea Company - Bank on their Capital Dividends - - National Debt Civil List - Passions - Other Charges Quaker. E 18= ae16,71111 - 1614170 - 1 , 3425 -9.636,70 s 3 9 1 - 5 010 - • 31000 . -91 AW - 112,50 in the Quarters ended 51h Amy 1422 and ISO Quarters ended Sib July 1822. 1823. - £1,119,495 1,228,864 6,268,738 5,618,938 1,900,718 1,820,011 355,000 333,000 2,656,082 2,630,432 102,155 95,061 it,m,olis 364,563 11,1394569 1,955,134 led July 5. 11U. 4,191 97,031, assiss 1015,722 . iiil o Ao o - 2111000 1541091 414456,919 i :10.1184000 Surplus... . I 1,111104134 • Exchequer BM blued for the Congo- . Ildated Fund on the sth of Apsil,• 1843, and paid offous-of the grow- . . bag produce of the Consolidated • • Fund iii Quarter ending sth el * Surplus as above Deduct boned pursuant to Act 4th • Geo. 4. cap.sl. in part 0f‘11,780,000. • the estimated surplus of the dew. Untied Fund far use UMW el the yaw ill Ezeinser Eilla to he issued to mac • - • the charge upon the Coneolidstill Fundior the Quarter ended Sant July, ISO . s . . . 1,115 1 4134 3 1 7 4 1 0 . .; • ;3191.4L1 e r 557,906 X. 9,383,119 98,665,551 6,209441, haespoo 7,40'7442j 354,627 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. • - , 6-1 r."7" - • • An' Express from Paris hai t ai t: st f; d4 noon, the Papers.of Saturday,' • n 2*. An official Bulletin in the Monitent *IP account of the defeat of iht corps 9f,..MriOci t°,l ' at St. Juan de Nato, which we gaceN estildsivelyfi i on Saturday, on the authority of Oisc PrirOticttries" pondent at Paris.. Loraz BANOS, with tha orieekof his army, succeeded in embarking for-Cadis,..?' ' The Drapeau Blanc iffirmsk g. tb letters from Madrid, of the 29th 3wle, Comte. Botta-11 DESOULLE is master of the whole hay Of eidiz.r.. The Pilote mentions a report which is in circula tion of an engagement having taken place between the division of General DoNYADIEU and 1 -klitivi ; and expresses some surprise that " there hai been no news of this corps for these 15 days."—Five per Cents. Saturday, closed at 88f. 85c. • We have received by the PARTRIAN, the Hon.l Captain BARRINGTOD, which has arrived at Ply month, in nine days from Cadiz, some interesting advices from that City. . . The Royal Family made their entry into that city oh the morning of the 16th. A salute of artillery - was fired in the Plaza of Cadia, to notify their arrival. Before that event took place, inforMation was received that the functions of the Provisional Regency had ceased, and that his Majesty again remained in full possession of the executive power. • The Provisional Regency had in erect adopted thistesolution, and communicated it by letter both to the Minister CALA. TRAYA and the President of the Cortes. The National Militia lined the road along which their AMajesties and the Royal Family passed. AU the balconies and win dows were filled with spectators. The authorities went to meet-the Royal personages' at the Cortadura, and the Governor presented the keys to his Majesty at the outer gate.. Don PEDRO DD LA PUENTE, Constitutional Alcalde of Cadiz, then addressed the King in a right Consti tutional speech, which he concluded by offering his most ibrvent prayers,. that his MAJESTY, le 'deli vered from his enemies, may be a blessing •to his subjects of both worlds, by governing them consti tutionally and in Beice."-;LTheir Mi.l.girres and the other Royal persons 'then proceeded, emit& the-ap• please of the people, to the temporary lOdgings pre pared for them, until the palace of the din:tom-house, in which they are to reside, be in a state to receite them. In the evening there was a general illumina tion, and the theatre was very brilliant.:—On the 15th the Cot tes assembled an extraordinary sitting in the Church of San Felipe Neri, in which their Sessions were formerly held. It was resolved that The regular sittings.should commence on the 18th. " - Senor Gm- ZALEZ "14400 proposed th at measures should be, taken to make A severe example of the perpetrators of thoseeacesseswhich had been committed at Seville. Senor GALIANO, however, observed, that as yet the Cortes had only vague and insufficient information on this subject, -and the motion was withdrawn — This preliminary sluing was attended by 89. members. TIM CORTES. SIITTLIM OF JUNg IS. . - The President (Senor SEWER) opened the Sittings with the folloWing speech :-.- 44 Senores Deputies—lf in our removal from Sevill e to this city, we have not presented to the people the useless poop of a costly cerenionb4 we have at least placed before their eyes the grand spectacle'of the public liberties, borne thither by the na tional represeutatiOn, in fulfilment of the inviolable fidelity due to our oaths. This example and our sacrifices will not be thrown away; no, the people will be ashamed not to imitate them, and woe to the treacherous invaders, if the bitter complaint of this abused country should touch the pride, and awaken the terrible indigestion of her sons. Let us then labour to inflame it, and since we are now happily placed in the very cradle of the Con stitution which we defend, let us imitate the constancyind rnag ninimity of its authors, that we may, like them, merit the sweet gratitude Of the country. With then virtues we saved her then; with these same virtues we can again save her. Shall we fail? .1 do not fear it." A letter from the Secretary for the Home Depart ment communicated the Decree of the Provisional Regency, on the resignation of their functions. A letter from the President of the Regency stated, that in consequence of the notification made to him of the arrir4l of thi Cortes in the Isle of Cadiz, he had, accompanied by the other Member: of the Regency, waited .on the King, and informed him that the time prescribed• by the Cortes for the exercise of their func tions had now ceased. A proposition from the Lieutenant-Colonels Don AntoMo Merconchini and Don Antonio Lopez de Othoa, to raise a guerilla-corps, was referred to the Mar Committee, who Made a Report, recommending that the Government should accept the proposal. A list was' read of the Deputies:sVho.had arrived . since the Sitting of the 15th. The number was twenty - tivo, which, added to the eighty-eight who attended that Sitting, make one hundred and ten. Addreites, of congratulation were presented from the Constitutional Ayuntamiento-of Cadiz and other public bodipi. • ammo ow JUNE 19. Message - from the Secretary of State for the ae.Departmein k informed the COrtes that his Ma ; hacibeen pleased to appoint one o'clock to-mar /4.6e itch, fot tic:eking the Deputation appointed eauratulate hint on his happy arrival in this city. • Jksolkia'Arja.the...l3essetary of Suit foi the Ma innisimstkod, that la C,llllloCitte of the death of Dos Estmikao Snitches Salvador, Le had been ap. pointed to:discharge the functions of the War pc- • • _, putment, ad interim, in the same manner &elated. . A thirdMetsa t;tttSmitted by the Govermo t , relative to the measufes adopted by the Provitic: PePaiatiotivfrailiifor eupplying that city with visions, was referred; with notification of urge ßeni the . first rtnancial COnitnittee. * The followintosolution, moved by Senot Nav t , ti Tejeitts, was also approved :- -!s' Thieldstini cirevirastanees being so critical and mr,,,, t 111111%, that it May be add that the country is in the grai tes , sex. Iv., the. Corlett that they will declare to have arlits-k„ awe, pie yOA for in ailidie 30$ of the Constitution; anti sewage thereof that the Committee of Legislxion shall, Ati ; : l delay, present the draught of a decree, pointing out tt which ought to be suspended in the arrest of delinquen:,. at the iatne time prescribe the rules to be ibl3owed in • trials for conspiracy, in °Alec that this crime uiay not to be committed, as it frequently has heretoftire hero, _ impunity which is disgraceful, and which has involved is most hazardous situation." The Cortes granted permission to Senor 1.4g 3 go to Seville, for the purpose of recovering, if %Ale, some. manuscripts and valuable books were lost by the plunder of the baggage. After the public business had been gone the Ccrtes held a secret sitting. At thesailingof the I I ARTIIIAN,St. Afary's pied by the French; a French frigate, with :1 truce, was lying at anchor in Cadiz bay, au;{ French line-of battle ships, two frigates, and a of war, were cruising off,boarding every vessel ing the port, and keeping up a strict blockade. New York papers to the 10th ult. reached forenoon. The part of their contents most. immediately teresting to the English reader is, an account of meeting of the Congress of Columbia, quoted ii Bogota paper of the 11th May. ganized on the Bth, by the electi( palms., to be President, and Tonnes, Vice-President, and P. 'Next day the Bouse of Represent:c Dom INGO CAnCzao to be their 'Oslo, Vice-President. ." The su New York journalist, 41 WhiC . h w: time since, from a Curacoa paper. firsta ets of the. Congress would ' Loan- tontractesl in England, by in the Caraccas paper of the Bth publish this item chiefly for the London friends." The Columbian of the 21st M, important intelligence of the caps of San Carlos, and, consequently, of Maracaibo, by the Columbian Montilla. . From Mexico there are accounts ble interest. At a sitting of the of the 12th April, it was resolved, should be expunged from the Seal the National Flag. The new it entirely Republican. The plan at present in agita empire into several Independent a federal head, in the same m. States. 44 This arrangement," as quirer very impartially remarks, the diffusion and permanence of tions, but not so much so, perhal tranquillity, of Mexico." On th, for Foreign Affairs made a embassies of Alexia). Among of which were adopted, is the NI " That an Envoy be immediately sent for the purport of announcing to his Holiness Apostolic Roman Religion fs the Tole relij offering him the tribute of respect clue the Church." At the Sitting of the 18th, tit( lish the Council of State was di in the affirmative, upon « very nected with the economy and simj to characterise a popular Govern The Papers received by the Di contain an article from the from the 10th June, which states, tha , ductions in the Russian army to be carried into effect." Brussels Papers, received this the authority of an article from Zez Greece, as far as•Pharsalia,basbeen Turks,. and that a great part of " surrection. Confident hopes are.. properly so called, will be free the of Zeitounia are said to haye.killed all without distinction of age or sex, and set fire ta..* town in several places, before they left it. Th4if. vagc bands retired towards Larissa: ate'at tcr explain the motives of this procOokink. We have received adviies froth Bahia "to thealk April. Lord COCHKANX, of whin's aid his Nom° we have givcn„some interesting paidiulaii in axo# os part of our Paper, had just made his appearance di the harbour. The feelings of the inhabitants of Be are said to be decidedir.favourable to the Brasilis cause. The agitated it l iffikpublic affairs had ire, duced a eompiete stagnsidipti:cif commerce ! Mit° l the Eiiglish merchants ha the pace for Rio* Janeiro. A considerable q • of Eng:i , ll p e e petty, estimated to be worth £600,000, rem- , 11:o t Bahia, which cancot be disposed of in any way . ee, pointing out the Clic, reran of d e l inqUCll3; LI be Ibl3osvesl in iunitrii is crime uiay not coatis * heretofdre been, tvitird bleb has involved us o, as to Senor Laga.•car If recovering, if 'pc ! . Actable books ttbicy baggage. I been gone tbrosA r.,l,Sr. Atari's wnsotn• frig ire, with 7, Iles, Cadiz bay, and t,•7 ; frigates, and a,"., 7 ing every vessel ett.-.• strict blockade. h ult. reached as 6' ' .r• most. immediately ii, is, an account of Ct ambia, quoted flint. . . The Senlire mit 4 'l . :don of Gzwral L , rid Senor • Jentsin i '. J. Corso, SCZINLV:. .ntatives elected Sin Pres'ident; Senor Is statement," sayS ti was published Sot aper, tint one of n i tae, ir4;' rmeeogeile ly Mr. Zeai is • th of May. : P.S. V /I to info:nation of o May announces • apture of the fo.• ay, the lake ~and : ian forces under ants of very consi• ie :Meakati Con • lved, . link t/ Cro cal otiftiOti, and Ira institutions are to i • • tatioti is• to. divide di it States, united inx . • manner ai the Uni as' the Richmond ks, " is favourable. of Republican insrir. rhaps, to the in. :he 17th, the Minio Report on the fop his propositions, j followitig : lent to the Court of ac' Holiness that the CattC ! religion of the State, lue to him as the he . :4 the proposition to discussed and den Ty solid..reasorai • implicity whOfe . . Intnent." ' ?.. . . Dutch Mail bt .. ! Datiers of Moldsviso tat " the intended • are expected shes • his morning, state, Zea, that the Whole (been evacuated ' by.. . of Macedonia is fie expressed that Gr egct , this year. The VT ° filled all the Chtistill ft 146,31' 119, 22,000 28,309 6,191