The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-07 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

By the arrival of the Mary Ellen, letters were
yesterday received from Rio Janeiro to the 23d
June. The following is an extract Hof a private
letter addressed to a Commercial House of the
first respectability :
" Rio DE JANEIRO, JUNEI2..-- Since the 18th inst. all the
energies of the Government have been put in activity for placing
this capital and its suburbs in the best possible posture of de-
fence, in case the expected attack from Lisbon should be made
in this neighbourhood. Nothing is now going on but military
movements, pressings, recruitings, and fortifying the Bay and
neighbouring coast. The Town Militia is on constant duty,
and for the last few days the officers have been incessantly oc-
cupied from house to house collecting household slaves, in
virtue of an official order to lend one in every five' as la-
bourers for thirty days on the surrounding fortifications, with
peremptory directions to seize them by force if necessary.—
Those negrocs sent out by the proprietors as street porters with
baskets, trunks, &c. are all demanded by the Government for
the same term, as well as the slaves of certain mechanics, such
as carpenters, smiths, &c. Bomb and gun-boats and fire-ves-
sels are ordered to be got ready. We further understand
that measures are provided for removing the Bank, the
Treasury, and the Imperial Family in case of need, into the
interior of the Minas : but this, like various reports, needs con.
firmation. A general pardon has been issued in favour of all
deserters who shall return within a given time ; an extensive
promotion in the Army and Navy has been Gazetted, and our
Official Edicts breathe nothing towards the inhabitants but con-
ciliation, rewards, excitement, anti arnor patrix. All the
launches and lighters usually employed in transporting cargoes
on shore or on board are this morning put in requisition, and
some of the Trapidies are shut up, under pretence of thus hav-
ing nothing to do, but more likely fbr the purpose of concealing
their working Negroes from seizure. Thus every operation is
totally suspended in shipping, in the Custom-House, and in our
stores. Notwithstanding the commercial interest must mate-
tinily suffer during this state of things, we can but contem-
plate with some satisfaction these symptoms of energy so ap-
parent in the recent measures of the Government; and they
are doing all in their power, by example and exhortation in
appeal to the patriotism of the country, to come forward with
devotion and spirit in lending all possible aid, so as to enable
the Government to save the country in general, and this city
in particular. In short, we are assuming throughout a warlike
and imposing attitude; and you will naturally conclude that
these strong and alarming measures have in no small degree
panic-struck for the moment the peaceable inhabitants, and so
paralysed every branch of business, that while such state of
preparation and suspense continues, we expect having little
more to do comparatively than to look on, watch, and report

pagsing eventg.

" With regard to the Emperor, there can be but oxe opinion
—that he will be found at the post of honour should the day of
trial come. his personal courage is no more doubtful, than his
unceasing activity, vigilance, and attention, even to the lowest
details of every department ; and such a personage must and
will be, as he certainly now is, most popular with the army;
and we must hope that so .brilliant an example will create a
contagion of feeling amongst big civilian subjects, if they aro,
not entirely lost to all such noble feelings as inspired our court.
try when the British soil was insulted with a similar hostile
menace of invasion and conquest.

" Business continues hulguid beyond description, and likely
to remain so for some time; for, independent of the stagnation
occasioned by political events, our stocks of European goods are
so large and supplies so constant, in spite of the bad accounts,
which must have long since reached Europe, that nothing
short of a miracle can cause a brisk demand at fair prices."