Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-01-22
Et,ree. e}fa isas,.da.sd Flo Jdaeiro. No.
vember -i6se

ment moi to suffer The baggage OF bis en-.
ceilency Cesar A. Rodney, 10 be tran.
shipped from the U. s. ship Congress. n
The ship Sally, Capt. Cook, Of Salem, (tbe
ship in which Mr. Rodney was to proceed
TO lis destined station without The reeu.
lar inspection by the officers OF the Gus.
toms, to which passengers. baggage is sub.
jected. but 10 which inspection the appa.
rel, instructions, SC. OF a public mihisier.
destined from a country in amiiy With tbis,
government, 10 another friendly ccur,
should as a matter oi course, be exemp,ei
particularly as said baggage was not in.
tended 10 be landed here. Dir. Rodnev
in a very decided and proper manner re-
solved 10 abandon his property on board
the Congress rather than submit 10 The
examination of his effects, and by the 10.
lermined and spirited objections TO m.
proceedings of this government nv mn
Consul, Cnndy Racquet ESQ. the baseaus
of Mr.. Rodney was, after much detention.
allowed 10 be taken from the Congress ,,
the Sally without bindrance or moIesta--
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Rio DE JANEIRo, esd Oct 1893.
=. 4 Public Dinner was yesterday given I,
this city by the American citizens. to His
Excellency CESAR A. Rodney, Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Republic of H..
U S. TO the Republic of Buenps Ayres.
who stopped here On bis way to the place
o. his destination on the 18th September,
and who by a course OF proceedings ALTO
gether unprecedented. Of the part OF this
Government, has been detained until tbis
day. Mr.. Racquet, our Consul, acted az
President. and Mr. James Birckhesd az
Wee President, and the company was no.
Dored by the presence Of His Excellency
F. V. Gomez, Commissioner from Bueuos
Ayres on a special mission 10 this govern.
ment, with his suite.
Capt. Mott states, that aour continued
very dull at Rio, and sales were made on r
for immediate use-abOut 10000 barrels
in market, and a great deal more expect.
ed 10 arrive during January and FEBRUARY
some cargoes OF Wheat we're also ex.
pectsd from Europe. AdyIces from Chill,
into September represented the grain
crops 10 promise unusual abundance. and
at Lima, the last OF August, it was said
there were from IL to 10000 barrels of
-four en- hand-very dull at about 10 dol
lars.
In upper Peru, The hostile armies were
approaching each other, aod a decisive
battle was daily expected. 1t was gene-
rally supposed that the Royalisis bad The
advantage OF the Patriots 10 point Of cf6-
GERS.
At Rio the recent measures Of the En-.
peror. we're viewed by the BraziIians with
disgust. and as clearly indicating bis in.
teDtion OF siding with bis European friends.
The animosIty between the natives and
Europeans was so great. apprebensions
bad existed that it would lead to blood.
shed. The greater part OF the troops
were kept at The palace, about three miles
from town; this measure II was thought
had a tendency 10 preserve the tranquility
OF The city, and was adopted BY the go
yernnent Immediately after the Cortes
were put dowE, because il was sand, the
Emperor could place no reliance upon
the loyalty of the Brazilian troops, if
they were separated from he others
Some murmurs having been heared from
the native citizens against the recent ar
bitrsry measures, made !! more important
with the government to prevent a commu.
nicstion between them and The disafected
until the warmth Of feeling had
somewhat subsidized, which seemed to be
the case a day or two before the Tusca.
loosa sailed. The troops. however. most
ly renamed out OF town. and some OF them
had been sent several lesgues into the couI.
try.
Lord Cocbrane had arrived with the
Don Pedro. 81. IN wan; Of repairs. The
Pevango frigate, Capt. Jewett. was get
ting ready Tor SEA. An embargo was laid
from the l4ih to the 2Oth.
Nine members of the CoFtes had been
arrested and imprisoned, besides some CT.
teens. All but one of the members ar.
were sent away to France. in al
vessel, which sailed the day be.
fore the Tuscsloosa-among them were
the three Andrados and their families, Jose
formerly minister Of state, Mar
tinus Francisco, ex. minister OF FaZenda.
and Antonio Carlos, formerly member OF
The Cortes at Lisbon, from St. PauIs lead
ing members OF the house, and said to have
been active enemies OF the Emperor. in
consequence oil the harsh manner in which
the two brothers were dismissed from tbs
Ministry, and to punish whom was The
motive Tor suppressing the Cortes. The
press yet continued tolerably free, and the
people spoke with contempt Of the Enpe'
ror. II was e. said be regretted lbe bigb
measures he had taken, into which
he bad been hurried by the rancor OF The
European officers Of The army and biz
household.
The report Of the superintendent OF
schools in this state, to the e'
g%islature, states among other facts, all
4 ha ~connfiee "a in oomhae and all tho