The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-03 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

The Mouitenr of Satunlay contains, from Rio tie Janciro,
en important c.or!vpondence between the French ('onsul
at Bahia and e President of the Government of that
Province, relative to the turnout that France was ou the
pint of assistin:; Portugal to recover her South American
Colonic., which is positively &Mill by the French Consul.
'there is also a ! tt er trom the 'onsul off ring the academics,
&c. of Franco. r the education of such young Brazilians
as may wish to adopt tliem—a circumstance with which
the British puLlk has long been acquainted. The follow-
ing arc the artic:es to which we allude:—
Rio Dv. JANEIRO, Aram 20.
Ever since the European newspapers announced that Portugal
intended to make great efforts to reduce Brazil to a state of de.
dendence. it was is.littved, not only here, but in all the principal
oars of Europe, that the French Government would aid Portugal
in an enterprise witich alone she has not the means of undertaking.
We now, however, give a literal translation of a antrespondence
which has yak, n place on this subject, between the Consul of
France at Bahia, and the Government of end ci :
" BAHI ty
A. JAN. 9, Ir.A.
Slonsienr—iteperts have been publicly circulated for some
time. that Frees has manifested a disposition to aid Spain
and Portugal in mu:miming their late colonies. These reports,
which are tlireoly contrary to the tenth, are not on'y calculated to
render individo u. easy, but :o injure the commerce carried on
by French subj. cis in this Province. It therefore becomes toy
duty to it to your Excellency, that lam authorised expressly
to enntradiet Ouse reports, and to assure you, that so far from
Erma- having any hostile designs agsinst Brazil, she desires on
the. contrary to unite more closely tbebontis which existed between
the two countries, and to give to the commercial relations • Pat
ciprocally advantageous extension.
I have the honour to be, &c.
" The Consul of France, GUINNBAUD.
" To his Excellency M. Joaquin Jose Pinkie°
tie Vsocoucello.. Secretary to the Provisional
Government of the Province."
ANSWER.
" Having submitted to the Provisional Government your letter,
dated this day, in which you declare yourself, Monsieur. to be au-
sitarist:4 to etottradiet the reports that France eras disposed to assist
Portugal against Brasil, which reports Irene prejudieial to the
Fried% towboats established in this province; attd'having de-
clared that you know France, on the contrary, wishes to draw more
close her retatioas with Brazil, I have recta ei orders front the .ante
Government to reply, that such reports have indeed been circulated,
but no person Ittliesed them. and now lea than ever, since they
hare been connidieted by you. It never can be believed, that a
patine so etilig'arened as the French would contribute, in violation
of the pnoctples of humanity, and to the prejttclice of its own inter-
ests, to the oppression of a country which has legitimately pro-
claimed its political independence.
" I pray you, Monsieur, to receive, Ste.
" PINHEIRO DE VASCON('F.LLOS.
" Palace efthe Governmest of Bahia, 9th January, lIH4.
"To 31. Gainehuod, Consul of his Most Christian Majesty
in this City."