The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-22


troops, however, mostly, remained out o
town, and some Of them had been sents Sc,
veral leagues beyond st. Christopher into
the country.
Lord Cochrane had arrived with the Ga
gun ship Pedro, wanting repairs. The pi.
ranga frigate, Capt. levitt, was gettn,
ready for sea. An embargo was laid Al
Rio, on the l4th Nov. which was removed
on the Goth. Nine members Of the Cor. i
tes had been arrested and imprisoned, be.
sides some citizens--all but one of III.
members of the COrtes arrested, had been
sent away--it is said to Ilavre de Grace,
in an imperial vessel. the day previous to
the Tuscaloooa's sailing. Among them
we're the three Andrades, and their fami.
lies, Jose Bonilacio, formerly Minister Of
State, Martins Francisco, Ex-Minister Of
Fazenda, and Antonio Carlos. formerly
Member of the Cortes, at Lisbon, from 81.
Pauls-leading Members of the House,
and said to have been active enemies Of
the Emperor, in consequence of the harsh
manner in which the two brothers were
dismssed from the Ministry, and to pun.
sh whom was the great motive for suppress.
sing the Cortes. The press yet continued
free. The Brazilians spoke Of
the Emperor with great contempt; and it
was said, he regretted the high-handed
measures he had taken, having been pre-.
cipitated into them by the rashness and
|rancour of the European officers Of the ar,
my. and his household.
TIE BRAZILS.
We have given below, says the New.
York Evening Post. the promised transla.
Itions from our Rio Janeiro papers. rece.
we'd yesterday by the Tuscaloosa. Let
Iters Of the 18th of Nov. state that the Bra.
lillian government had determined not to
suffer the baggage ofhis Exccllency Caesar
A. Rodney, to be transported from the U.
nited States ship Congress, to the ship
Sally, Captain Cook, Of Salem; (the ship
lin which Mr.. Rodn'y was to proceed 10
,|his destined station,) without the regular
lIinspection by the officers of the customs
!, to which passengers baggage is subjected
: but to which inspection the apparel, u.
f structons, &c. of public minister, from
e a country in amity with that government,
: should, as matter Of course. be exempt
2 led, particularly as the baggage was not In
.tended to be landed at Rio. MIR. Rodney,
: lin very decided and proper manner, re.
u solved to abandon his property on board
: the Congress, rather than submit to thesr
: ANIMATION of his effects. and by the deter.
) mined and spirited objections to the pro-
e ceedings Of the officers of the customs BY
; our Consul, ,Condy Ragust esq. the baggage
g ,f Mr.. Rodney was, after much detention
4 allowed to be taken from the Congress to
b the Sally, without hindrance or moesa.
= ton. On the a2d October, public dinner
e|was given to Mr.. Rodney at Rio Janelro'
l-lby the American citizens residing there, a!
(which Mr.. Raguet acted as president, and
J. Mr.. James Birckhead as vicc-president-
r Besides Mr.. Rodney. the meeting Was no.
i ,ored with the presence His EKcelleNcy'
S. +. V. Gomez, Commissioners from Bueno'
,e Ayres on special mission to the Brazil
elian government, with his suite. Among
A 1.-The toasts drank on this occasion, were the
3 following:
lie Our country-Thc first to proclaim TO
b. the world, that the sons of America were
to|born free.
s. The President Of the United States-A
IN Chief who owes his title to the only leslt
T. innate source of power-the People.
d, THE Independent states Of South .8msr'
n ca-May acommon feeling Of liberty sulds
re their public course. and unite them WIN
le their brethern of the North, in resist'nI
ty foreign influence, foreign interference an
It. forei, n invasion.
ce The Republic Of Buenos .ayres-Dstl.n'
au suished far the wisdom Of her admins
IS, tration, and the liberality of her policy
e. may the friendship between her govern
y, ment and that Of the United States, nov
OF cemented by the interchange of ministers,
?. be daily strengthened in private lite. y
the cultivation Of reciprocal good feelings
and hospitality.
The Greaks-may the glorious strusss'
sa. in which they are engaged, result IN ~
In determination of their foes, and rescue tns
m classic land of their forefathers from 'a'
&c