Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-06-03

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FROM RIO JANEIRO.
NORFOLK May 3i.-The brig Eliza Reilly,
Capt Small, arrived at this port from Rio ia
Metro, left that place on the 9th of April. Capt.
S. was detained Il considerable time at Rio
by an embargo laid on that port while the Bra
lillian fleet was fitting for the purpose of block
aiding St. Salvador. The feet sailed on the
Sd of April and. consisted of the flag ship Pc
dro Primeiro of rs guns, two frigates and Sc
veral sloups of war and briggs, the whole under
the command Of Lord Cochrdne. Madeira's
fleet at st. Salvador was represented to be
equal tn Cnchrane's and well manned Great
complaints We're made of the improper means
used at Rio to inveigle the seamen from the
merchant vessels in that port, to man the
Braz lan fleet some of them were entirely
deserted 10y their crews. The following proc
lamation is one of the devices used on the oc-
casion by The noble admiral to raise recruits -
NOTICE.
Rio de Janeiro March 81, 1928.
lord Cochrane, Admiral and Commander
in Chief of the fleet of his Imperial Majesty
the Emperor of Brazil, invites all able and
gallant seamen who are DESTROYS of increasing
y
on board his L0rdship's flag ship, the Pedro
PrimeirO, 10 guns, where they shall imme-
diately receive, in addition To- the bounty of
dollars per man, an advance of prize money
of the same amount. All who enter may feel
assured that they will soon he in situation
where they will gain mole prize money in an
hou: than they can spend in month.
BY order Of The .4dmiral.
II. SACKVILLE,
WIN. JACKSON, Sec'ry Flag Captain.
Capt. Small has favored us with Rio pa
per ofthe Cd ApriI-The only article of any
interest contained in it is the following decree
OF the Brazilian Emperor, declaring the
blockade of Bahia.
Decree Of Blockade Of HE port Of Bahia.
1t being one of my most sacred duties, as
Constitutional Emperor and perpetual defend
er ofihe Empire, 10 adopt all measures autho-
rlsed bv the rights of nations to secure the
tanqui!l ty of the State and repel force by
force and it being we'll known that the
Portuguese troops committing hOstilites in
ms Empire, continue at Bahia, by keeping
open the port of that city, / have thought
proper To declare, and do hereby declare the
SAID port to be rigOurously blorkaded, and do
hereafter prohibit the entry of all and every
national or foreign vessels, whether of war or
IN the merchant service, while the Portuguese
troops remain there; and all vessels infring-
ing this, my Imperial Decree, shall incur the
penalty established in such cases by the law
Of nations. LUZ da Cunha M0rpira, my
Counsellor of State, Minister and Secretary
ofthe Navy, is charged with the execution of
this Decree Palace of Rio JaneiTo, 29lh
March 1928, second year of Independence oil
the Empire.
HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY.
The Eliza Reilly has brought in two Lamas
tmale and female,) of Peru, belonging to a
mercantile house in n. York, whittier they
are to be sent. HERALD
WASHINGTON, May 5O.-We learn that the
British Government has appointed Mr. George
Jackson tbr0lher of MIR. Jackson, formerly
the British Minister TO the United States
Commissioner, and Mr. - M"Tavish Ar
bltrator, under the first article Of the Conven-
ton ofJuly, 1929, with Great Britain, for the
settlement of claims for slaves and other pro
perry carried away by British vessels at the
close of the late wary
Mr.. M'Tavsh is already 10 this country
ana Mr.. jackson was to SAIL we understand
w 'ne April packet from England and may
ne da'y expected. On his arrival, as there
VIII be no impeachment To the immediate or
SanHation Of the Board, they may be expect
ca to proceed forthwith to the discharge o
'heIr duties. Mi. Int
ihOInaS Il. IL. Brent, for many years Sc
ereiary of Legation at the Court Of Madrid
ana recently at the Court of Portugal, ha,
been appointed by the President, American
consul at Cadiz in Spain, in the place of Mr.
Hall, deceased. 1B.
We are sorry to learn. by private letter
That Mr.. johnson, the owner of Henry, and H.
whose Judgment his Southern friends place.
aII Their confidence, was not present at thu
race at AL, being confined to his room by in
disposition. H.
The following extract Of a letter, from
commercial house in La Guayra Of the frs
rssspeetability, with which the editors Of III,
american have been politely favoured, furnish
Is some additional particulars Of the recen
engagement between the Spanish and Colon
Dian squadrOns of Porto CabeIlo.
Ia GUAYRA, May 8, 1898.
Inc Navy Of this Republic has met with
Ioss IN the capture Of two CoryeItcs by
nl,eayy Spanish Frigate and a heavy Sloop -
war on the lst inst. near Porto Cabello. Tn
colombian ships, although bot very imperfect
armed and manned, fought the Spaniard
Ionr hours, but finally (being cot almost {
P'eces) were compelled TO strike The pliz