Star.
London, England, 1823-07-07 00:00:00

OF BRAZIL.

NEW

RICTRACT Of A LITTER /ROM BAHIA, APRIL 21.
The. Brazilian Government, at this period, is in a
state of anarchy and confusion—every day state pus-,
sonersnre arrested. • The Emperor, who is a young
man of about 25 years of ages is actively employed
in taking measures for securing, the affections of his
people; he commonly rides bn horseback,attended-
by the Empress, and they are followed by one servant
only. Indeed, his familiar conduct has, in many in-.
stances, been considered as a degradation of his royal
eharaCter: but this is one principal mean he employs
tq free the Brazils from all European controul. and,
eitablish it as an independent nation. The other day
he condescended to attend the Host through tbe city,
andeven supported one of the poles over the head of
the Bishop. He often goes afloat; and- a merchant
vessel getting under way will secure. his attention.
• * o7Probably it may not yet be known in England,
that when his tither (the King of POrtugat). sent a
sqbadron from Europe to convey him thiriter,, he or-
dered the Commander immediately to depart. The,
Commander urged .the orders of his Boveitlgn, but
XOuldnot prevail over the Emperor to embark. • He
then /leaded, as a cause of detedtiOn, his want. of
supplies. • The Emperor demanded, of him a list- of
everything he stood,in need of, and, by 1)4 own per-,
sonal exertions, the supplies were all shipped:before,
day-light the next morning. The &riper& thenareot
on board the Admiral's ship in a small boat, Unat-
tended and unprotected, and. desired the Admiral to
leave the port in less than an hour. Various means
were used still to detain the vessels ; but at the expira.
Alan of the time which the Emperor had stated, the
Admiral discovering no disposition to comply with.
the orders he had received, be went. forward with•an
axe, with the intention of cutting the cables of the ship.
The Admiral, astonished at the Ethperor's temerity,
then ordered the squadron to be got under way, and
left the anchorage. . .
o This circumstance was the.more remarkable, as
no one of the Emperor's household, was acquainted
with the proceedings, whilst the Commander of the
squadron had him totally in his power. His Majesty
the Emperor has attached to his person a Legion of
Honour, consisting of about 700 men, Who wear the
Austrian uniform, in honour to the Empress. They
receive no pay ; and a private takes precedence of
any ensign in the other Brazilian corps. His Majesty
is generally dressed in plain clothes, with a straw hat,
and 'cannot he distinguished from a private indivi-
dual. Every Brazilian subject is.obliged to wear a
badge on the arm, on which is inscribed" Independen-
cia ou•Morrer" (Independence or Death); any one re-
fusing or neglecting to comply with this order of the
Government, must quit the empire in less than eight
days. Patriotic songs,and martial hymns,descriptive of
the popular feeling, are printed and industriously cir-•
culated at Rio. Indeed, Iris Majesty neglects no means
that may tend firmly to establish his Government.
• A short time since, as he was riding through the
streets of Rio in his curticle, a poor man presented
him a Petition. The Emperor immediately drew up.
gave the reins to the Empress, perused the Petition,
and directed the Petitioner how to . proceed. These
little things have a wonderful effectlm the'weak minds
of the Brazilians. While his Majesty discovers such
condescension as this, he may hang as many of them
to the lamp-posts as he chooses, and lie can do 00
wrong. The compass of a letter will not admit of my
• relating to you all that Ihave learned (from the best
source, of information) relative to the character of his
Imperial Majesty. His peculiar characteristics are
intrepidity and personal bravery. But be is•stated to
be nor uninf,•rnred only, but even illiterate.. He has
no idea of the true principles of Government, hence,
notwithstanding his disposition to cultivate the at-
fections of his people, his measures are arbitrary
and despotic. The Government is, in fact, one des-
potism erecting itself upon the ruins of another. The
Empress, who is sister to Maria Louisa, Duchess of
Patlni, (Bonaparte's wife,) appears to have a great
• deal of the German starch about her. Bonifacio, the
Emperor's Prime Minister, is a man of considerable
ability, possessing a great deal of Ministerial .cun-
ning. He is, however, reported to be a man of inte-
grity of conduct. His wife, an Irish lady, it is said,
is an able assistant to her husband, and participates
greatly in the duties of the office of the Prime Mi-
nister. That the existing Government of the Brazils
will be completely established, there is no doubt here,
notwithstanding a strong counter-revolutionary party
is actively employed in endeavouring to overturn it.
The disposition of this party is particularly observ-
able when the Emperor passes the streets. I have
seen many persons, on his approaching, turn their
backs to avoid paying him the' respect due to his
Imperial Office.
66 The Cones are to meet in about a month. A
military police is constantly, day and night, patroling
the streets of Rio, and all parts of the country. A
fertaigirt ago a number of conspirators were disco-
voed, -whose humane design was to assassinate his
Imperial *Majesty. Ai has Coronation, triumphal
arches were erected at the entrance of the piincipal
streets of Rio: some by Government, others by 'Volun-
tary contribution. They are now for sale, but no
purchaser can be found. The public purse must be
very poor;. for although there is a great abundance
of gold and silver, yet nothing but Government paper
and copper are in circulation. The population of St.
Sebastian, or Rio de Janeiro, is about 110,000 ;
six-
sevenths of whop ate slaves, who 40 all the labour;
for it is considered as a degradation for a white man
to work. I visited the slave-mast at Rio, and it,is'
quite impossible for me to convey to your mind an
adequate idea of the scene of misery and wretched-
ness which presented itself; men, women, and chil-
dren, many of them afflicted with loathsome diseases,
were huddled together and exhibited to the purchaser,
like beasts at a common beast-market. It is said,
that the Emperor has expressed. a desire to do away
• With. this 'disgraceful traffic in human flesh. Those
• . slaves that are domesticated, lam credibly informed,
are not treated 'in the cruel manner represented.
Their food is jerked beef and firhina. Farhina is a
lour prepared from the root of the nrendiock, and
is the bread of South America. They use it in its
farinaceous state, by throwing it into the mouth with
the fingers.*

The (ffilatte et fieterde=resees that his Tdmitsrr has Pm-
seated the Rev. Deems eo the Church and Parish at
g, in Ike Presbytery ot Loaf shad sod Gouty ot Ross, veld
by the beadiest the Rev. Huse Nona

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EVENING STAR.

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LONDON.

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IkLONDAY, JULY 7. 1823.
THE FUNDS. •
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

- Consols-opened this morning at s2j, j, and remain steady; but
owing to this being the first Transfer-day, little business is doing.
'An Express from Paris brings the French Funds of Saturday
at 1140. 60c. Spanish 36.
FOREIGN FUNDS. '

'nse intelligence from America Of this morning bas had con-
aldeMble intuence on Colombian Stock, which has' advanced to
67 and 68. Spanish Bonds st.

Hastauactu,July I.—Eichange on London, 37. 111. 27.41.
Pirru.sauaott, June 17—Es.ettange cal London, 9 7-16 ; Paris'
102 ; Amsterdam, 9 11-16.
Exams, June 28.—Exchange on London, 3 M. 7. n.
AXSTSLOASE, July 4.—Exchange on London, 40. 11. 2 N.

YIZZ4NA) Jane 24.-4letallltkes, 80k—Bink Shares, 932.
TRICE OF STOMI .AT ONE O'Cir.ooK.
. 3 per tent. &dueed 813/4 Wi
3 per term Cons. so,%s % et. div. •
3% per Cents, 9)-0 per .Cents. Old 99 987/14.:
4 per Calif,. Now VT 3 ex. div.
Bank Long tries 203/4
India Stoct-01% 250%-, Bonds 48s. •
Exacter Sills (E 1,000) 265. 28s: ~
Pig, all ?Ss. 295. pr.-13ank for Acct.. 2Et% -
C913441t fur Accpunt 82.3/4. I

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We give-to-data eorrectstatement of the Revenne
for.tliklast2duarter ; fromvsvhich it will, be seen that
'the auticipedil•view we gave of. it, exclusively; on
Saturday, was almost literally correct,
.Tbe Revenue
is prospering in all its branches ; and the-only dimi-
nution connected with it is "a' diminution arising
from the absolute remission of certain Taxes and
Customs. How is it, by the bye, that neither the
Tinzev, 'nos Chronicle, nor Press, has. a word to say
on the subject this morning? Had the result been
as gloomy as it is favourable, would they have been
so'.iumbstruck ? We suspect not. And yet it would
be deemed a sore impeachment of the integrity of
these guides of public opinion, to say that they pur-
posely
keep their readers in the dark with respect
to an important matter of fact, merely because it hap-
pens not to suit their sinister party views.
4 i3.SntACT Of the NET PRODUCE of the REVENUE of
GREAT BRITAIN,. 'in the Years and Quarters ended
sth July, 1822. aid sth -Idyl 1823 ; shelving the Increase
or Desrease on each head _thereof.
1 TZARS iIIDED.TCLY 5.
1822. 1 1823. I Increase. 'Decrease.

Customs ... ..... 1

9,552,934
24,897,122
'6,319,3551
1,347,000 j
6,8411,546'
420,387

169,83!

Excise I
,

.768,449

.558;696