Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-05
DECREE

DECREE
OF TIE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL, pEcLkRu11
THE BLOCKADE OF ST SALVADOR.
Translated for the Beacon, from the " d..
ar,o de Gouerns, Of Bruzii," Of Cd 4.
pril, 1898, reeeipsd BY The brig Eliza
Reilly, Capt. Small.
Considering it one OF my most sacred
duties as Constitutional Emperor and Per.
petual Defender OF this Empire, 10 fake
all measures, authorized by the usages n.
nations, to secure the tranquility Of Tho
slate, and TO repel force by force, and !,
being well known that The Portuguese
troops who commit hosliilies in hi, sm
pire are ena 5Ied TO hold out a. BAH, by
opening and keeping free the Fort Of lS,,
city, have thought proper to declare Tho
said por, in a stale OF strict blockade. pro.
hlbiting from this period the entry ,tereof
10 all national or foreign vessels, wbetbs,
Of war or OF commerce, so long as the Po-.
tuguese troops continue there; and all
vessels which shall infringe IN any mar.
Ter, this my lnperial Decree, shall jncrr
the penalties established by The laws OF
nations in such cases.
LUZ da Cunha Moreira, Counsellor ~
State, Minister and Secretary Of the Ma.
Wy, is charged with the execution Of tbi,
Decree.
Palace OF Rio Janeiro, March 80, 1928
the second year OF independence and OF
The empire.
{Signed)
The following was posted up al the pub.
lie places in Rio.
Rio de Jansiro, 9Ia yNarch. 1923.
LORD CocHRAEE, admiral and Com.
mander in Chief Of the Esel Of hi, Inps.
rial Mcjesfy me Emperor Of NE Bra1ii,,
invites all able and gallant ssamen who
are DESTROYS OF increasing in riches and
glory, to proceed without delay on board
his Lcrdsbip's Flag Ship, the Pedro Pri.
metro. OF 70 guns, where they shall i'm
mediately receive, in addition 10 the boun.
~ uf 8 dollars per man, an advance oil
prize money OF the same amount. All
who enter. may feel assured, that they
will soon be in situation where they
will gain more prize money in an hour
than they can spend IN . month,
By order OF the Admiral,
I. SAcHvlLLE, Flag Capt.
WILLIAM JACKSON, See'y.
THE BRAZILS-COMMERCfAL.
BALTIMORE, June 3.-By the brig Ro.
bert, captain McCIi.b, at this port last
evening from Rio Janeiro. The following
notice has been received [yamerican.
Consulate ofths United States Of america.
RIO De JAsE,Ro, April I, I8a3.-Ths
American Merchants and masters Of Anne.
rican vessels are hereby notified that de.
cree Of the Emperor uader date OF 99h
uli. declaring the port OF Bahia in a stats
OF rigorous blockade, bas been this day
officially communicated 10 this Consulate.
Copy-signed) CONDY RACQUET,
COnsul.
The kindness OF commercial friend. 10
whom We have been frequently indebted fo'
similar favors, has put US in possession OF
the following extract Of a letter, received
last evening by the big Robert. il is
dated
"Rlo DE JANE,Ro, 9Th April. l8a3.-An
embargo has existed IN this port since the
18th ullimo, and as vessels are just allow
ed to depart | am excessively buried
There are "a American vessels in port.
Having written great many letters and
as little time remains, by the oppor,uBi.
ties Offering TO say more to my friends gen.
orally, will give you hastY sketch OF
the state OF the flour market here, at the
La Plata, and on the Pacific, for general
information. We are retailing here al II
to 9 dollars; the supply is very large, and
only prime qualities are any ways saleablei
there may be on hand 10 10 IL 900 bar
rels, Of which 5000 are destined for Glib.
raltar, and 800 for the La Plata by order
of the owners, in case 10 dollars could no!
be obtained here.
Our dates from Mon.eviedo, are to the
18th ull.; - on board was The highest Of.
fer for -four there. We are not advisedot
the mode OF payment ofered-tbat place
was in depIorable situation-no business
doing-no confidence many stores closed
no produce to be bad, nor any eommu'
nica,ion with the country allowed. LIE
Core army few miles distant intercept
ted supplies, and military authority para
mount. At Buenos Ayres sales bad been
made al 8 dollars on board when the duly
was 81 dollars-6000 barrels only on sale,
and the crops reported to be short. our
dates thence are to 5th ultimo-tbe duy
had been augmented to 81 dollars lo'oV
barrels were on sale--6000 on The way
from Monteviedo-lwo vessels due from
the United Ststes, with about 9oOo
barrels, and the crop Of the country
going to market-so that they probably
had on hand by the middle OF last month,
r.o,, on IN o. OOO h,,rols Under such