Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-31
From the Salem Reo;s,a.

In connection with the recent reyoL.
in Rio Janeiro, we publish the foIIoa:
extract of letter from a pentismo
Fayal, dated April Is, 1921. reIat;n.
connections in other parts Of the pn:
guese dominions. '"
>, :" Faya', Apra Is, 1881
You will doubtless have heard ~
political changes of Madeira, and St
chaels, which have declared for the q.
stitution of Portugal, and have dem,
those officers who refused to sanction n,
proceedings-among that number is
governor of St. Michaels, who has bs
sent to Lisbon. understand that bs y,
the only dissentient on the island-evs|
thing there is conducted with order ~,
concord. An unfortunate attemut w..
made at Terceira, where, you will reed
lect, the governor General of the Azo,,
resides, and maintains l20 reguiartroor]
The troops were suborned by the form
general Araujo, who, during his admin
tration, had incurred the hatred of alm,l
every individual on the island. This ms
aided by very small party, obtained NJ
session of the forts and proclaimed b
constitution-and such was the enth,n
asm, that notwithstanding the hatr
most people bore to the chief instigato
they cordially entered into it. The reir
ing governor, general Stockler, findi
himself deserted by the troops, fed fro
the city to town called Prayo, whe]
there is fortress the town contains
regiment of militia: here he hoped to ford
a party and regain his ascendancy
this expectation he was disappointed a
finally was compelled to capitulate a
consider himself as a private citizen
For three days Araujo held the reig
and proceeded to organize government
but on the night of the Sd of April, at |
P. M. while those persons who COMPOSE
the new government were celebrating
council, held at the palace, situated |
Fort St. Sebastian, the soldiers, with \
officer among them above sergeant, con
menced furious bombardment of nj
palace with field pieces, loaded with gnp(
shot and musketry, those within imporI
ed the Bishop to show himself at the wnl
dow, and endeavor to appease the fury
the soldiers, conceiving that they woul|
have more consideration for him than fo|
any other person-this he declined, consl
dering the peril too great, and recommend
ed the governor general as chief Of thu
military, to make an attempt to harangu|
them, and finding that they must all pd
rish if something was not done to put
stop to the firing, he advanced to the win
dow withtwo lights, and before he cou|
utter single syllable, was shot throug
the head. AS soon as it was known .h|
Araujo was killed, the soldiers ceased fll
ing, although they committed divers out
RACES on the persons who had been acce|
sary to the revolution, yet there was NJ
further effusion Of blood. The troops in
mediately reinstated the other genera
declared for the former order of thing.
and renewed the oath of fidelity to tn
king. 1t appears that gen. Araujo d.
ceived his troops by not complying wit
the promises he had made them, of increa
sing their pay, &c. There are twenty Sc
ven prisoners, among them some OF tn
principal persons of the place. Affair
were in very unsettled state by the las
accounts, there being no subordination 8
mong the troops, and l fear it will not en|
there; should another attempt be made
of which have little doubt, there will b
a great deal of bloodshed
"This is one of the fruits of the king
delay to accept and approve of the msa
sures adopted in Portugal.
Important to M'llers. Formers, and FoH
Merchants.
We are informed of an experiment made
some years ago, which is OF much impoi
lance to millers and -four merchants. 1t bad
been the practice with millers 10 save
large quantity Of old wheat to mix with The
new, supposing that -four made from rev
grain would sooD spoil, and was consequent
ly not fit for expectation. An experienced
miller Of this city had three barrels Of 6Ouf
made entirely from new wheat. put away 10
a damp celler, for an experiment. T0s
flour at the time it was put az az, was oil We
~ inferior quality. He occasionally exaun
ed it for niue months, and found that it in
proved, became very white, lively an
sweet, while the barrels had become gree
from the dampness Of the cellar. He wouI
have kept these barrels longer, but flour
that time having become very scarce, b
opened barrel for bis own use. and foun
il the best -four he ever saw, and that
made the best bread. The other two barre
were sold for one third more than the con