The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-31 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

A letter, dated Rio Janeiro, 19th April, ap
pears in a Philadelphia Paper, from which we
extract the following :
The English Government sent orders, now
almost three months ago, to Lord Ponsonby to
insist on immediate indemnity for all the British
vessels captured in the River Plate ; if this
should not be agreed to within one month,
Lord Ponsonby was to hand over to Admiral
Otway his instructions to make reprisals. The
absence of the Admiral, and probably the desire
of Lord Ponsonby to avoid such strong mea-
sures, have extended the time to three instead of
one month, but at length the British squadron
has put to sea, and it was at first understood
that immediate reprisals would be made ; but it
now appears that Lord Ponsonby has given a
few days more before be hands over the final
orders, which will put all our persons and pro-
perty in jeopardy. These people will not believe
that extremities will be proceeded to, and they
say that they have plenty of security from hosti-
lities in the enormous amount of British property
within their power ; but, in such a case, when the
national honour is implicated, I believe that the
Cabinet of St. James's will consider the sacrifice
of individual interest as a secondary affair. It
appears that the Brazilian Government consented
to allow the claim of 450,0001., but refuses to
fix any specific mode of payment ; and the Eng-
lish Minister knows too well how little confi-
dence is to be put in promises' to leave the
matter so far unsettled. The Marquis of Araeaty
is indisposed, and Jose Clement Pereion holds
temporarily the Portfolio of Foreign Affairs ;
but he is as hostile to concessions as the Mar-
quis. In speaking of the English claims, I
omitted to mention that three most valuable
captures (one of them the Hellespont, having a
cargo value 80,0000 were made whilst the
treaty of peace was waiting at Buenos Ayres for
ratification, and without previous notification of
the blockade.
" The Legislative Assemblies have been called
extraordinarily, and met on the 2d of this month.
Calemon presented a project to the Deputies
recommending the administration of the Bank
by a Commission of seven members—four to be
appointed by Government, including the Pre-
sident, and the remainder by the Bank proprie-
tors; and the raising of a metallic loan of the
amount of three-fifths of the sum owing by the
Government to that establishment, the interest
and capital of which to be paid off by the taxes
to be imposed. This project is now under the
examination of a Commission, and their report
and the subsequent discussions will be of the
greatest interest to the country. Cavalcade,
Deputy from Pernambuco, made an ineffectual
attempt to call the attention of the Assembly to
the suspension of the Constitution in that Pro-
vince, and the nomination of a Military Com-
mission to try those implicated in the rebellion
that lately broke out in the neighbourhood of the
capital ; indeed our Government appear to have
acted very precipitately in that affair, for even
from the documents that were published, it ap-
peared to be a mad project of a few obscure in-
dividuals, who we have just learned are all ar-
rested.
" In the elections that were lately made for
the new Legislative Body, to meet in 1830, the
people have shown that they are far from indif-
ferent in the exercise of this important right,
and have almost in every province chosen liberal
members to the exclusion of all those that have
received titles and Court favours. Alencar is

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY—(FOURTH DAY.)
At the opening of the Court, Captain Robinson
was informed by the President that the Court could
not permit the passages in his evidence of yesterday
to be expunged, but he might add what he had to
say by way of explanation.
Captain Baynes contradicted the account given
in the Genoa's log.
Captain Thomas Smith, First Lieutenant of the
Genoa, who- was stationed on her quarter-deck dur-'
ing the ntstion, affirmed the correctness of the log,
and said it was never meant to describe that they
were engaged with so many Turkish ships, but that
they were merely exposed to their fire in the manner
they were placed in the enemy's curve. He then
proved the use of the Genoa's springs, and that it
was by their use the Genoa was placed in the beau-
tiful position so: highly praised by Sir Edward Co-
drington, which brought her broadside on the enemy,
and made her opponent a complete wreck. The
position of the Genoa occasionally shifted in the
course of the day, but her guns always bore on the
enemy. Throughout the battle the conduct of
Captain Dickenson was remarkable for coolness,
presence of mind, zeal, and ability. With respect
to Sir E. Codrington coming on board the Genoa,
he, Captain S., received him, and conducted him
with a lantern to the cockpit, where Captain
Bathurst lay, mortally wounded. The 'Vice-Admi-
ral there expressed his unqualified admiration of the
position in which the ship was laid, and the way he
maintained it; when Captain Bathurst, in thanking
him, expressed an anxious hope that the -Lord
High Admiral would remember his wife and child-
ren. As Captain Smith was conducting the Vice-
Admiral back to the quarter-deck, he met Captain
Dickenson, who apologised for not being present.
As the Admiral descended the side of the ship, he
inquired if lie knew where Mrs. Bathurst lived ?
which Captain S. knowing, answered, and took
charge of the delivery of the Admiral's sentiments
to that lady. .
The Court here went on the charge of the al-
leged false return of Captain Bathurst as killed,
when he was only wounded, and survived the battle.
—(Here a good deal of conversation took place be-
tween Sir E. Codrington, who was introduced to
the Court, and the Judge Advocate, respecting
some papers which had been sent down by the Ad-
miralty, and which Sir Edward insisted were essen-
tial to the case; they were intended to show the
motive of Captain Dickenson in returning Captain
Bathurst killed, in the expectation of thereby re-
ceiving a greater share of honours than he
would be entitled to when it was known that
Captain Bathurst had survived, and given orders to
the end of the action. One of these, which was
particularly dwelt upon, was a letter from Mr. Cro-
ker to Sir Edward at Navarin, requesting that in
the delivery of certain honorary orders transmitted
in a box, one of those of St. Anne should be given
to Captain Dickenson. Sir Edward replied to this
letter, through the Lord High Admiral, complain-
ing of this order being given to Captain Dickenson,
under the circumstances of the action. Sir Edward
then described the particulars of his visit to take
leave of Captain Bathurst, on board the Genoa, on
the night of the action, and persevering in stating,
though he said he knew from rumour his evidence
on that point had been impugned; that it was Cap-
tain Dickenson, and not Captain Smith, that re-
ceived him and conducted him to the cockpit, where
he (Sir Edward), consoling Captain Bathurst,
praised in the highest terms the manner in which
he had brought his ship into her position (his praise
being solely confined to that); that he had never
praised her management in the action, but when he
came upon deck with Captain Dickenson, had re-
proved him for neglecting to use his springs.)
Cross-examined by Captain DICKENSON—Did I
not on that evening go myself on board the Asia?—
You did not.
Did not an officer go on board you to report Capt.
Bathurst mortally wounded, and was it not myself ?
—An officer did come, but not you.
Do you not remember my finding you seated in
the cabin of the Asia on tile evening of the battle,
and you there telling me that we must go to sea that
night, from the probability of the danger of being
burnt in the harbour, and my describing to you the
shattered state of the Genoa, giving particulars
which rendered it impossible that she could put to
sea without slipping both our anchors and losing our
mizen and main-mast, as we had only one shroud
upon the two masts ?—Not one word of this took
place, I having no intention of sending a single ship
out of port that night, nor could the Asia have stirred
under any emergency.
Did not Admiral de Rigny also confer with you,
saying it would not be safe to go to sea that night ?
Certainly not; his own ship was as unable to go to
sea that night as myself.
These questions were repeated in rather a varied
form by Captain Dickenson, when the answers were
that " not one word of it could have passed even if
I bad seen you there." The only communication,
added Sir Edward, that 1 had from the Genoa, on
that evening, was from an officer, not you announcing
that Captain B. was mortally wounded.
Captain DICKENSON—Do you remember that at
the same time you were speaking of the battle, that
you said you did not know how it would be taken in
England, but " at all events you Captain-Lieute-
nants would most likely he promoted ?"—Not
one ward of that 'lid or could be passed.
Sir H. BLActswooD interrogated Sir E. Codring
ton respecting the return of the mortal wound of
Captain Bathurst, and Sir E. replied, that an ac-
couut of his being returned with a list of the killed
and wounded, was the last return of the fleet, and
was delayed by the Genoa till he was about to close
his despatches.
The PRESIDENT here said it was four o'clock,
and asked if Captain D. had further questions to ask
Sir E. C.; he replied he had several, besides wish-
ing to have Lieutenant Sturt examined upon some
of the points not recollected by Sir E. Codrington.
Sir E. added, that he had accompanied the Genoa's
return of killed and wounded with a memorandum
after the word killed, as annexed to Captain Ba-
thurst's name, a correction, mortally wounded, died
after the action; and that he afterwards.remarked to
Captain D., that it was fortunate for him and the
Surgeon that he had been with them in the cock-
pit, conversing with Captain B. on the night of the
battle, as he was able of his own authority, to make
the correction before he closed his despatches, and
thereby perhaps save both the Captain and the Sur-
geon from an unpleasant investigation of the point
by the Lord High Admiral.
It appeared, during a part of the evidence con-
nected with the complaint of Sir Edward Codring-
ton, respecting the Admiralty documents, that Mr.

PORTSMOUTH, AuG. 29.—This week has pre-
sented the unusual occurrence of a first interview,
at Spithead, between an Empress and a Queen—the
former the Consort of the Emperor of the Brazils,
the latter the daughter (.1 his Imperial Majesty—
Donna Maria, the young Queen of Portugal. In-
timation having been given by the Semaphore in the
course of Tuesday, that the latter interesting per-
sonage might be expected here on that day, the
Commander-in-Chief and the Lieutenant-Governor
made such arrangements for her reception as were
suitable to her exalted station. Accordingly, soon
after four o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, the troops
in the garrison were drawn up to line the streets
leading from Landport-gates to the George Hotel,
through which, precisely at the hour of five, her
Majesty and suite passed into the garrison, under a
royal salute from the ramparts, and alighted at the
George Inn. The young Queen immediately after-
wards presented herself at the window, when the
troops marched past in sub-divisions, the officers
presenting arms; a respect which the young Queen
acknowledged by gracefully courtesying. Her Ma-
jesty and suite dined at the George at seven o'clock.
On the following morning she proceeded in an open
carriage to the Grand Parade to witness the guard
mounted, and received the customary salutes, and
afterwards rode through the streets of this town. In
the course of the day the Hon. Lady Stopford, the
Hon. Mrs. and Miss Elliott, Lady Otway, Lady
Seymour, Mrs. Col. Burgoyne, &c. were presented
by Major-General Sir Colin Campbell to the Queen.
Her Majesty in the evening entertained at dinner
with her suite the Lieutenant-Governor, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Ware, and some of the Brazilian
officers. On Thursday morning the Superb steam
vessel, bearing the Imperial standard of Brazils, hove
in sight, with the Empress on board from Ostend,
when Royal salutes were fired from the men of war
in the harbour (the Victory hoisting the Imperial
flag), and the Briton and Brazilian frigates at Spit-
head. The Empress left Ostend on Tuesday even-
ing at eight o'clock, and arrived at Spithead, after
an exceedingly boisterous passage, at nine o'clock on
Thursday morning, when she immediately repaired
on board the Imperatriz, bearing the Brazilian
Admiral's flag, apartments in which had been splen-
didly fitted up with silk, chintz furniture, and superb
plate glasses, by Messrs. Hill and Perkins, uphol-
sterers, High-street. Soon after her Majesty reached
the Imperatriz, the young Queen of Portugal and
suite, indifferent to the weather, which was very un-
favourable, proceeded to the New Custom-house
landing-place, the passage from the George Inn to
which was lined with the ttotips of the garrison, and
embarked under salutes frcan the garrison and ships
of war, in the Admiral's barge, for the Lightning
steam-vessel, to join her Royal step-mother. The
Empress of Brazils suffered in a great degree from
the effects of her rough passage from Ostend, but
has nearly recovered. The Empress is described
as possessing most agreeable features and very
interesting manners. Her Majesty has not been
on shore since her arrival at Spithead, nor has
the young Queen of Portugal, who is in excellent
health and spirits, landed since she embarked on Thurs-
day. The Commander-in-Chief, with the principal
Naval officers, Lieut.-Governor and Staff, have since
paid their respects to their Majesties at Spithead.
The Imperatriz (with these illustrious passengers),
Isabel, and the corvette proceed to-morrow to Rio
Janeiro. In the suite of the Empress are—the
Marquis de Barbacena, Imperial Commissary for re-
ceiving and accompanying the Imperial Bride; Ba-
roness of Sturmfelder, and Countess of Itapagipe,
Ladies of Honour; Chevalier Saldanha, and Cheva-
lier D'Almeida, Chamberlain ; Chevalier D'Oliveira,
Secretary of Embassy; Chevalier D'Hennin, Pri-
vate Secretary to her Imperial Majesty; Doctor
Cassnova, Physician ; his Serene Highness the
Duke of Leuchtenherg, Count Mejcan, his Tutor,
and Count Sprcth, Aid-dc-camp. Those in the
suite of Queen Donna Maria are—their Excellences
Madame Donna de Cancer°, Madame de Masca-
renhas, Mademoiselle de Brusco, Marquisses de
Palma and de Valence, Viscount de Itabayana, Che-
valiers de Mascarenhas, de Mattos, de Guerrein, de
Bayard, de Couttenho, de Lisboa ; Marquis Lisboa,
Chevaliers M. A. de Paira, M. de Paira. The Mar-
quis de Palmella had his last audience with their
Majesties this afternoon.
As an escort to the Brazilian frigates, an applica-
tion was made to the Government of this country
for an English man-of-war, at least to the Equator,

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and the Melville, 74, Capt. Schomberg, was conse-
quently ordered to be got ready for sea on Monday.
She was manned yesterday, and will go out of har-
bour on Tuesday. Our Government, not being
particularly solicitous on the subject, alleged that
the Melville could not go to sea until the termina-
tion of Capt. Dickenson's Court Martial released
Capt. Schomberg (one of the Members). This
event the Brazilian squadron would have awaited,
had not an express reached the MarquiS of Palmella,
at three o'clock this morning, from Falmouth, with
dispatches from the Governor of Terceira, brought
by a Lieut.-General, who was ten days on his pas.
sage. Adverse, weather, we learn, had compelled
the fleet to anchor under the lee of the island, and
within reach of the batteries. In this predicament
they resolved on a" coup de main, and promptly landed
their first division of troops, under cover of
the fire of their fleet. These were as promptly at-
tacked, and compelled to surrender. The second
division shared the same fate. Five hundred prisoners
remained in the hands of the Pedroists, and seven
hundred were either killed or drowned ; their bodies
washed up on the shore for several days after the
attempt. In the meantime the fire of Fort Paro
sunk four gun-boats, and the remainder of the fleet,
which were much shattered, got off and sought shel-
ter at St. Michael's. The Commandant of the Mi-
guelists was missing, and it is believed he was
drowned. The General who brought the des-
patches, on his arrival at Exeter, hearing the Mar-
quis Palmella was here, instead of proceeding to
London, repaired direct to this port. This intelli-
gence having given the Brazilians necessary confi-
dence, the Melville's services are not now required
as an escort, and she will proceed forthwith to the
Mediterranean. The Gloucester, 74 guns, Cap-
taina Stewart, endeavoured on Monday last, to pro-
ccaereidiefd away
the Downs, on the same destination, but
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will be sent come in here
for another,a but
to her from Sheerness.
The Lord Suffield transport, Lieutenant Barber,
Agent, arrived to-day, from Fernando Po the 19th
June, and Sierra Leone the 23d July, with naval,
ordnance- and victualling stores, and naval and mili-

tary invalids, seventeen men accused of piracy, and
an African witness to depose to their guilt. The
Eden, 26, Captain Owen, arrived at Fernando Po
on the 10th June, from Sierra Leone, the crew of
which had suffered in a dreadful degrce from a ma-
lignant fever they had caught at the latter frightful
settlement. On her pasage from Sierra Leone, we
lament to say, she buried 47 (including acting Capt.
Baddesley, her Surgeon, Dr. Burn, his two Assist-
ants, and the Carpenter). On her arrival at Fer-
nando Po she landed the remainder of the crew who
were infected ; these were soon afterwards restored
to health. The Sybille, Commodore Collier, who
with the ship's company was well, arrived there on
the 18th of June, but finding it sickly, sailed again
on the following day, to cruise off Whydah, in search
of the large slaver, for which the Commodore has
so long been anxiously looking out. This slaver is
represented to be about the size of the North Star.
Lieutenant Ayrey, of the Sybille, is promoted to
the command of the Medina, vice Commodore
Rowe, invalided. Lieutenant Parrey, of the North
Star, succeeded Commodore Downes (who was pro-
moted for his gallantry) in the Black Joke, tender
to the Sybille. The latter officer returned to Eng-
land in the Lord Suffield.

The Champion, Capt. Scott, was at Ascension
on the 10th July. She had been to Fernando Po,
and although her crew was then healthy, she had
lost Mr. Ritheroe, the surgeon, Mr. Brickwood, mid-
shipman, and two marines. Dr. St. John and Dr.
Field, both of the Colonial Establishment, were also
dead.

By a letter of a recent date, from an intelligent
officer of our squadron at Constantinople, we learn
that the Russian squadron, consisting of eighteen
ships, was lying in sight of our own, and that in the
night previous to the date of this communication,
they effected a landing on the Asiatic shore; the bat-
teries, however, opening upon them, they re-embarked
without doing any mischief. It is credited by a
portion of Turkish politicians, that the Grand
Seignor is not using his utmost exertions to defend
his dominions; that contemplating the entrance of
the Russians into Constantinople, he will readily,
when that event occurs, relinquish the disputed
principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, pay the
expences of the Russian campaign, and then avail
himself of the presence and support of the Russia►►
army to re-model both his civil and military institu-
tions. The Turks are apprehensive of destruction
to their ships by tire vessels. The services of Capt.
Hanchett, who had given 9,0001. for the Hylton
Joliffe steam vessel, were at once rejected by the
Capi tan Paella.
Lord Strangford has been ordered to proceed to
the Court of King Miguel of Portugal. The Briton
frigate, Hon. Capt. Gordon, was ordered on Thurs-
day to proceed to Lisbon with his Excellency.