The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-03-13
FROM RIO JANEIRo.


we'd a, this port the fast sailing brigan,ine
Eliza Reilly, capt. SMALL, 43 days from
Rio Janeiro. Capt. ). furnishes the fol-
lowing as the state of the markets at Rio
at the time Of his sailing All Ameri
can produce was very low at Rio except
Hour and tar-there had not been an ar
rival with flour for five weeks previous to
that OF the TimaDdra, and the late sale.
mad been made at 5000 reas the riman
dra Immediately sold hers at I 8 900 reas
The Eliza Reilly's cargo was the next in
market which went off rather slowly, first
at Is milreas, but some got down to IL.
The prices would probably soon get down
again, as there were large quantities on
the way from Pernambuco and ST. SAL
"adnr, ulae-S it 'Sas ',n.,,inaBy at 1900 10
5000, and at the River Plate, it was only
Sc SO on board, and great quantity on
hand Coffee was scarce, prices on boari
ga 25 currency. Hides (Ruenos
Ayres) on board, 90 % cts. per Id. Su-
gars very brisk and scarce, the new crop
not having come in. Dollars 25 per cent
advance; bills on London, do. Since
the rising Of the troops all kinds of she
Gle had disappeared. The u. S. shin
Franklin, capt. STEWART and schr, Dol
min, lieut.. com'dt. Common, sailed for
Valparaiso before the Eliza Reilly arri
we'd out-Capt. Sinai! understood. howe
yer, that they left Rio about the 25th De-.
On the subject of the political condition
of the country, capt Small states, that
great agitation had prevailed at Rio de
Janeiro short time previous TO, but had
rather subsidized at, the time OF his sailing
The disquiet originated in consequence Of
an order from the king and cortes at Lis.
bon to the prince at Rio, instruc,ing him
to prepare to returnhomein ship which
would be sent for him, and to bring home
also most of the men Of war which were
there in depot. The inhabitants, dailv
expecting large reinforcement Of troons
from Portugal, and knowing that 10 the
event of the navy being Withdrawn, their
navy yard and arsenal would be broke uo
and they subjected TO system OF militia.
ry government, sent in petition to the
prince, couched in very humble and re.
spectful terms, requesting him to remain
with them. They hesitated not to ayow
their apprehensions should the orders of
the king and cortes be observed, and went
on to shew the great probability of their
being realized. The prince, (who is
much beloved ty the popuIace, ) replied
to the petitioners, that he would repre-.
sent to the king and cortes the object of
their wishes, and would remain until an
answer could be received.
The answer of the prince to the inha.
bitants wss calculated by 10 means to
meet the appreciation of the command.
ing general ofthe troops, whose powers
had the prince have left Rio, wouid
have been unlimited. But ambitious
men, Especially officers are not to be
stopped in their march on the high road
to distinction the commanding general
collected the Portuguese officers and
most OF tho troops, and after stating IN
them his object, which they acceded to.
they marched to Signal Hill on the nipb,
between the 18th and 18th January, and
come to the termination to adopt mea-
sures to force the prince to proceed for
Lisbon-the troops embodied on the oc.
casIo3 amounted to about 1900. The
prince next morning, on hearing of the
conduct OF the general and iroops. ca.
Dressed his astonishment, but declared in
iiTm and spirited terms that he would
'ead the native troops and the populace.
and resist by force of arms any plsn tha,
might DC concerted by The government