The Express.
London, England, 1850-10-23 00:00:00

ON TSB COAST OP BRAZIL.

The Hereford 7Tmes publishes under the above
title the following letter from Lieut. John Bailey,
R.N., to his brother, the late member for Hereford-
shire. If the letter be genuine, and the statements
of its writer correct, the Admiralty have given orders
to our cruisers rm the coast of Brazil to take slave
vessels out of Brazilian parte. "It had," he myth
"been hitherto unlawful to take slave weeds out of
Brazilian ports, but I had brought out despatches
from (quart, to or for) the Admired (queere, Admi-
ralty?) ordering him to take them out of their ports,
when it could be done without successful resistance
being offered." It mast be allowed that the words
of a gentleman who writes that "the Cormorant had
three men killed in the streets of .Rio by being thrown
out of a window," must be interpreted with some lati-
tude ; but there is nevertheless matter for grave and
anxious thought in this extraordinary document:
Rio. June 28.
My deer Joe,-1 have got much to tell you, and hope it
may lead to promotion, and therefore this letter is almost,
I may say, a business one. When I was ordered out to
Brazil, Admiral Dundui wrote to me, saying be hoped I
should take many slavers, and get my promotion tor so
doing, as Crofwn of the Rifi man has. The Rifleman has
been out here eighteen months, end has teken three
empty and ono half full slaver. I had only been on the
station five days when I captured my third ; the last of which
was from within pistol shot of • battery manned end loaded.
We arrived off ltio on the 18th of June, and is sight
of the harbour captured a slaver. We then went in
to nport ourselves to the Admiral, replenhh, and provi-
sion after our long penile ; but as the Admiral was
cruising outside, I was ordered out again immediately to
report myself, and at the same time to dratrey the slaver,
which was not in a fit state to go to sea. We sunk her that
night. Whilst looking for the admiral on the right of the
20th, we captured a second slaver, end the being a fine
sound vessel, dispatched her to Bt. Miens, for adjudication.
We then returned to Rio, but, being informed where the
admiral was, again went in quest of him immediately, found
him that morning, viz., the 22nd. It had hitherto been
unlawful to hike slave vessels out of Branilien porta, but
I bad brought out despatches from the admiral, ordering
him to take them out of their ports, when it could be done
without successful resistanoe bang opposed. Now, it was
• strange thing, that 1 hod that morning obtained informa-
tion ola notorious fellow lying Ina port about 80 miles off,
and at once obtained the admiral's leave to go and Mke the
first shine off the new order. Mind you, it was ticklish
wwk ; for Mr. Ruben, the British minister at the Breat-
h= court, tells me nothing could be tter, ea it has coded;
but that if blood had been drawn between the Brazilian
troops and my men, the whole responsibility 'would be
thrown ea my shoulders. As we had not been more then
halt an hour in lido, we had not had time to re.victual,
water, or coal, and bed therefore only half • day's water,
two days' breed, and about 16 tons of coal remaining ; we,
therefore, west en two pints of water a day, 11110 started on
our mission. I arrived off the port of Macahl et half.past
8, p.m., on the 23rd. We observed our friend moored,
with four stout chain cables, ready for sea, and within
pieta shot of an eight-gait battery, and lying immediately
under the guns. The boats were sent to examine her, who
foetid no captain or ripen, but a regular slave. deck. and the
beach was croteded with ruffians, banging off muskets in all
directions. Whilst the officer was searching, a body of
soldiers marched into the battery and loaded the rot.; my
young officer not knowing exactly how to act, therefore
dropped his prise, anti returned for further orders. 1 th, re-
fore went away in • four-osred host to speak to the coin.
mandset of the battery, and see if it was practicable to stet
her out. It was now dusk, and as I walked up the bank to
the office, s fellow let fly a musket dem to my head, out of
• hedge. I, however, did my business with the officer, and
want oa board to examine her myself; she was a perfect
little beauty, called the Polka, but as palpable a rogue as I
ever saw in my life. I therefore wished them good crating,
and returned on board, steamed out a little way to trick
them, and having cleared fur action and loaded with grape
and canister, manned the boats, towed them to within
musket shot of the echow.er end fort, then cast them off, as
there was not water for the ship to approach cny nearer. I
gave my men in the bats orders not to fire even if their
mewls or boats wee struck, but to mune their tire until
some of them had received personal injury, when in self-
defence they were to return it; and, as soon m they had
done so I bad intended to open on the fort, which I suspect
would very soon have been cleared, ter we were within
short musket range, loaded as I told you. The boats dashed
alongside the slaver on the side opposite to the Maury,
whilst a 3kerteet blaze of muskets and rockets wee going on
a/egad theme, though at so eautions a distance that no one
was touched. Preesatly, Is the moonlight, we maw her sails
dropped, the aisles were slipped, and out she shot like
an arrow. Directly she did so, bang went the first gun
from the battery, which want far over the mark; end
then a second ; it splashed them from head to foot ; a
third Sashed in the pan, sad by that time she had ran across
our hews end directly she done so we steamed in
aeries the. line of fire, which immediately ceased; and
giving them them good cheers, se the only return fur their
Shot, dashed off to sea together, at the rate of eight miles an
hour. It was the work of 10 minutes, and was dune with-
out oar even mapping • esp. We then put all the remain-
leg broad we bade:, board the prize, borrowing some water
tom her (for we had not a drop left), and, packing her off
to Bt. Helens, returned to the admiral, who was pleased
beyond measure, and ordered no into Rio, to provision, fuel,
and water. This is unprecedented. We had captured two
slavers before our reporting oareelves to the admiral ; and
in five days had captured three slavers, and that before her
fgvisioning, and with, tassel; the reassaretthoof
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up. The Brunk:is are ferioise—they declare that their
only treatment of as shall be the knife sad the musket; and
their aroma are not empty was. The Rifleman had •
volley poured tato one boat's mew, which killed one man
dead ; and the whole piny would have been murdered, had
it not been for their own presence of mind. The Cormorant
had three men killed in the street of Rio by being thrown
oat of a window. We are, therefore, does prisoners, and
never think of going anywhen.—Belleve me, your very
affectionate brother. Joust Bettie.'

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