Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-26
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4 oou,n america ma, not b zen accu .'y
tfetailed; but j. ca1no eXcred pn IN II, m.
according. no &sye,, to Sir G. .otgt. S,alo-
ION, a, the time of his voyags, The ,uial
! lid not exceed 500 900 sous The dia.
mond mine are h exclusiv. pr,neetv az
'he crown: Sc ons-f if OF the gold is -xaa.
ted. There ATE also nam -rous iax., * IN.
p 'si ions, which instead of enlatg,ng tas
rc:n2e, are the " apd CASES o',.s III mi.
ton AMI the expenses 81 .;.,-.rnme6t
lconsume one third of the m Hon sterling,
which Brssii is supposed to yield TO PR.
tugal.
The Portuguese ar ny in Yrasii is said to
amount to about 5000 regulars. an / 90 go
! militia.
The inhabitants of this country are very
numerous, and consist VI Portuguese, Me-
lgroes, Indians, and original atves. The
portrait given OF the manners ani custo Gs
OF the Portu Suese in Brasil, by the IN ,se
ljuiicious travellers, is the reverse vi faI.-
vourable They are described as n peo-
pie sunk in the m 1st eff.m nate LUXURY, and
tPractislDS the most desperate crumes of "A
temper hypocritic1l and dis SEN 5!ins; of
Httle sincerity IN conversa,iIn, o. h Jnesty
IN dealing lazy, proud all cruel penu-
rious Iii their diet ; for, like the innaoi-
tants of most southern climates, they are
| much more fond OF Snow, state, ayl at;en.
dance, than Of the pleasures OF free soc,e
or good Sab.e; yet ,ne,r feas.s, wn,ch
are seldom III ide, are su nptu ,us to extra
vaganc..
The Brasilian won IN, in the opinion of
| Lieutenant Tuckey, o! Caicu ia, VINO was
!tnere IN 1898, can seldom claim the epithe,
o. pretty, though he observes, that their
back eyes, large, full, and sparkling, give
a degree ofbrili ancy 10 their dark complex
ions, Snd throw some expression into their
| couDtenances ; but It is too generally the
mere expression OF animal yivac.ty, uatem-
pered by the soft chastising power # teader
sensioll,y. Their eyebrows are fne;y ar
ched: their eye lasnes ,pls All 5 K -;
their ha,r Is long, black ana cars 81. iu1-
uriant: and, If we may jud.e from the FREE
qusnt apple ,tion OF the finge;s, I.no. 4lwlys
wIthOu. .nha1 rants In tneir persons tney
are unacqual0ted with that del ca;e mo
lfretc. from whica cur c Iuitry wo nen de-
1--WE 80 large port Oh OF ,le.r % yer over
| the other sex, auJ for whiCn tn-v are 50
conS.1 cu1us over all the nations OF urope.
| Among other ha0:ts Of ihe Bra siii;.n ladies'.
which, separately consdere,. are pef!,,ps
l.GIiiiiIs, bu. i'iisn combined sJrli il Dog.--.
| tul opposition TO the empire OF FINALE
charms, IS that OF c0ntdiuAHy soitS.Mg,
without regard 20 manner, tine, or place.
Tac Brlsjian, OF ooth Sex excel In
| music and Singing, and the / dies are great
! ~ attached To dancing, whIca tlcy per-
form with nue. grace they prefer en-
giisn country dinces, though the, ofteu per-
iorm the indecent na,ivc dance oi the Ia
dams
The European settlers are in general
gay and fond OF pleasure: yet, ex r. neiy
r OTIS .rvant OF the ceremonies of religion,
and constantly adore the Vrsin NJ ,ry, who
! ~.
ner. Cl,aks and swor1, are generally
worn by the men. Inc Convent, aud IN -
nasteries are numerous, and the IN .GufIc-
tories rare. LIbour IS CHIEFLY perform I'd
by slaves, a5auS 10000 negroes b. ng aG.-
lnualiy imported, at the price Of a11u. Z2i.
each, and even the monks ana clergy Keep
black Saves.
: Mr. Lindley, who was at Brasil in 1894,
: expresses himself to have been shocked
}. with the indelicacy Of the ladies', VINO g..
Y muse themselves with hunting vsrmin a
c mong each others hair, and shoa, with
p great coolness, certain cutaneous disor-
;, der on their hands. The inhab.san;s If
> Bahia generally follow the LISBON fasl c..s,
but with an excess o. embroidery.
{ The trade o. Portugal is carried On uo.
t on the same exclusive ptln Oh wnicn the
several nations Of Europe trade with tie r
:, liarly resembles the ) Danish method, IN n1t
. sending out single ships. as the convenience
'c of the several PAGES and (he jIIs neni Of
the European merch inis, may d,rect DuI
:. by an ua flee S, which sail at sta cd times
from Portugal, aud compose three hrtas,
,e bound to as RtIy ports In BRASIL /, nAms v
=, to PernamOuco in the northern part {.
I'll Rio J4nriro, at the southern extremity s
to the .hid, or the Is y Of All SAINTS, IL
the middle.
The trade OF Brazil is very great, ant
81 increase, every year. vi the d,anoId
u! there is supposed to be returned t. Eu
u rope to the amount Of $50 600. In $, W Il
se the sugar, the tobacco, the des, AMI tlS
fs valuable drugs for medicine and MANUAL.
~ lures, may give some ide OF the impJr
nd lance of this trade, no. only TO Portugal
-. out to all the commercial powers OF bur p,
OF the chief comm Jdt,ss whIcl Europe
's an SHIPS carry thinker IN return, no; fiji
tieth pare is the produce OF Par;ug the
en- CONSIST of wool, n goods o! all Kinds, frei
- England, France, aud Il bland the 10 a.
e aud laces of Holland, France sud q cr.o
~ nv; the silks of France AID Italy SIX tn
in Unread stockings, hats, ie i'd tn, ps'E "a
,hs iron, copper, aud al! sorts OF Utensils Giat
:, of these metals, from England as We. :