Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1822-03-13
Per Steamboat Potomac.
Novolk. March IL.
FROM RIO JANEIRO.

sailing brigantine Eliza Reilly, Captain
Small, 43 days from Rio Janeiro.- Capt.
5. furnishes the following as the state OF
the markets at RIO at the time of his sail
ng:-All American produce was very low
at Rio except -four and tar-there had not
been an arrival with -four for FIVE week,
previous TO that of the Timandra, and the
late sales had been made at 5000 rea.
the Timandra Immediately sold hers at
5000 reas. The Eliza RielIy-s cargo
was the next in market which went of "a
tber slowly, first at l3 milreas, but some
got down to l2.-The prices would pro-
baby soon get down again, as there were
large quantities on the way frnm Pernam-
buco and st. Salvador, where it was no.
minally at $500 to 5000, and at the river
Plate, il was only de SO on board, and
great quantity on hand-Coffee was scarce,
prices on board ds4 Is currency. Hides
tbuenos Ayres) on board, 90 22 cts per
10. Sugars 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 specie
had disappeared.
| The u S. ship FrankEn. Capt Stewart,
and schr. Doiph,n, Lieut.. Com'dt Conner.
sailed for Valparaiso before the Eliza
REILLY arrived out Captain Small under.
stood, however. that they left Rio about
The 95th December.
! On he subject of the political condition
Of the country, captain Small states, that
great agitation had prevailed at Rio de
Janeiro short time previous TO. but had
rather subsidized al the time of his sailing.
The dlsquiet ORIGINATED in consequence Of
| an order from the king and cortes al Lis
bon TO the prince at Rio, Instructing him
TO prepare to return home in ship which
would be sent for him, and to bring home
also most Of the men of war which were
there 10 depot. The inhabitants, daily
l
from Portugal, ana knowing that IN the e.
vent OF the navy being withdrawn, their
navy yard and arsenal would be broke up,
and they subjected 10 system Of military
government, sent IN petition to the prince
cou he'd in very humble and respectful
terms, requesting him to remain with them
They hesitated not to avow their appre-
tensions should the orders OF the king and
coltss be observed, and went on to shew
the great PROBABILITY of their being real
ised. The prince, (who is much beloved
by the populace, replied to the petitioners
that he would represent to the king aud
cortes the object of their wishes. and
would remain until an answer could be
received.
The answer of the prince to the inhabi-
tants was calculated BY no means to meet
the appreciation OF the commanding gene
raj OF the troops, whose pswers, had the
prince have lett Rio, would have been I'm
limited. But ambitious men, Especially
officers are not 10 be stopped ia their
road to distinction the commanding ge-
neral collected the Portuguese officers and
most OF the troops. and after stating to
them his object, which they acceded to,
they marched to Signal Hill on the mig bit
between the 18th and l4th January, and
come 10 the determination TO adopt mea-
sures to force the prince to proceed ter
Lisbon-tbe troops embodied on the oc-
casion amounted to about 1900. The. prince
next morning, on hearing OF the conduc,
of the general and troops, expressed his
astonishment, but declared in firm and spl'
rited terms tina, be would head the native
troops and the populace, and resist. by
force of arms, any plan that might be con-
certsd by the government troops to pre-
vent him from complying with bis promise
to the inhabitants.
The general, on the morning after pos
sessing himself OF Signal Hill, could easily
have destroyed The whole city in little
time; and the Inhabitants, who were much
alarmed under an apprehension that such
would be the case, kept their shops and
offices closed the whole day-not one was
open. The streets were patroled by horse
men in full speed, calling upon the inha-
b,an,s to arm and join the prince; and
| A. ;,hah;tan,s turning out and declaring