The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-18 00:00:00

ALARMING STATE OF AFFAIRS P RIO

JANEIRO.

We have knit received the following letter from
the capital of Brazil:
"RIO, Juiv 9.
" I avail myself of the moiling of • vessel for Lis-
bon to write a few lines to inform you of the state of
things here.
" I inclose • paragraph from the lomat do Co-
nerd° relating to the operations of the Cormorant
steamer, and have only time to add a few facts illus-
trative of the state of public feeling among the
natives of Rio, and the alarming predicament in
which British subjects are placed.
"The populace are furious,
_ and 'mater os Ingkses'
is the cry in every street of Rio de Janeiro. Several
Englishmen have already been beaten and ill-treated;
amongst others Captain Reanington, the owner of an
English merchant vessel in harbour. An English
gentleman of my acquaintance had a narrow escape
on the evening of the 7tb, a large stone palming
within a few inches of his head. The government,
o' course, will try to stop this sort of thing, but I
much fear they will not have the power.
"In the meantime, no single step has been taken to
secure the persons and property of British subject:,
here; and it is stated that the Cormorant has gone
out to attack the fart of Macele. This will necessa-

rily add feel to the flame.
The Emperor went In pawn this morning, to
I inspect all the forts of the harbour ; end ammunition
has been sent an board all the BresiPan vessel' of
War. We hamassly dellaitheopmea, the Lily brig,
the Packet, awl one slessw, the Harpy. The two
other steamers are out Milk*.
"Altogether the saps* of lairs is very ugly, end
we Lal ourselves wail. troosogmfortable. The
indignation of the hly roused, and
God knows what art dienausalt. With such a
pop liestkthe worse to dread.
= nissetVelLif ile
nt, let them eman-
ate from wham Ilbep
"L sailiarreellair bike. Oar coffee mar-
lot has kippers. i Illio • Ado • stock was sold at an
admires ts:pise, sad sot 5,000 bags in the
market.

Wle Mu dates frees Monte Video up to the 77th
alt.aseret that/elbow flue wee raging there is
The imesgrapit from the /Graaf do Comma) referred
to in the above is as follows
* With shame we &nuance that a new outrage,
more lamentable than any that have preceded it, has
bass perpetrated by an English °raiser in the port of
Pannegia. We will sober= to state the proceed-
inp exactly as they amnia :
The liaglish swum Cormonat went f:oat Cabo
-Frio to the port of P eatmed it, and
proceeded to overhaul the Bramilies shipping an-
chored there.
" had betel y cotassausd this mention when the
fort opened its be, bat as the steams, was out of
range of Its mai gams no easel was produced. The
Cerameash thestook psemesisa at fear of the Teasels
it had viedea--the Lassides, the Abu, the Berea,
end the bum-4e* them in taw, and began to drag
theta eat 11 Um harbour.
a The girt Biala Arad en the stammer in passing,
killed au sailer, sad wounded two. Immediately
the segues oast off the vessels it pad taken in tow,
took age a patios, and opened a fits vie the fort,
whisk did sat 0011/8 till It was dismantled. me
steams thwack the reed& it had released again in
tow, amid them eat of bops* sad, as we are ia-
fories4 s tened them.
' •
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---;.;-1n the absence of any of&dal report, noni leaving
been yet received, we are obliged to atop here in our
narrative of a transaction which cannot tail to. create

a profound monsation throughout the 1.71,
eountiy.
ti We are ignorant of the fate of the garrison bat
it is to be feared that io part, at kaet, they la,.
fallen •victims in the discharge of their duty. •
" It is certain that the council of state le holding a
meeting."