Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-26
FROM BRAZIL.

E1a'act Of q letter to q gentleman in PhiIadei-
Ph'n, dated Pcrnambuco, Sept. %, 1924.
"A you have heard OF the blockadc of on,
port by Lord Cochrane, and the rigorous and
decisive measures taken by the Emperor 10
bring tins rebellious province under subsection
TO The Imperial government of Rio Janerio, You
no doubt feel anxious to be made acquainted
with the issue which has been looked forward
to with much anxiety by the inhabitants ofPer-
nambucO, and which was brought to a final ter
mnation on the 10th inst. by the entire defeat
OF onr army and the'surrcnder ofthe city to the
Imperial troops. On the arrival here of Lord
Cochrane OH the 2lst ult. lie issued an official
notice that all foreign vessels might leave the
harbor until the 9th ult. on which night he
said he would rae PcrmaInbuco to the ground,
provided the government did not surrender; and
in opposition to which Manuel Cavalho, our
President, laid ali embargo, and all foreign YES
sets consequently were prevented from sailing.
at IL o'clock on the night Of the 2Gth, the
bombardment commenced, and continued until
daylight; all the Congreve rockets fell short.
but the cannon balls, being eighteen FOUNDERS,
generally took effect. The damage sustained
was on'y by private dwellings and warehouses.
Lord Cochrane landed his troops at MAGIC.
$50 miles south of this, & then fought their wav
up within ID miles Of Pernambuco, in 10 DAYS,
when our troops threw up strong cntrcnch-
ments, and stood their ground for some d. s.
General lin finding they would not give way,
Lord Cochrane took 800 men off in boats on
the night of the llth inst. and landed them the
same night between OR army and the town,
and they made forced marches and arrived
within two miles of~Pernambuco at two o'clock,
when they were opposed by about four hundred
volunteers and regulars, who fought bravelv
for four hours, but were ultimately compelled
to retreat TO Bonavista, & then across the bridge
IN ST Antnntn-f,rn ~ rIg 81 u -,-L---
Here they opposed the passage of the bridge till
night, when they retreated across the st. Anto-
MO bridge into the RecifFe, and destroy cd
a great part of the bridge, and then stood
their ground until reinforced on the 18th
with $500 men. The satne day the imperial ar
my likewise was reinforced by 1000 men; and
a severe battle Commenced-and the whole of
the fleet, consisting of five frigates and FIVE
smaller vessels, commenced bombarding the
town, and the bombardmcnt and fighting ofboth
sides continued without intermission for four
days, with the exception of three short periods
for the purpose of receiving flags of truce sent
by our distressed forts, demanding terms of ca
Pitulation-but the terms required being a sur
render of the President and Government, with
all the General Officers, Of course were not
complied with.
The President escaped in a ionguda, a raft
of logs, and went on board the English frigate
Tweede, and asked for protection, which was
granted him; and on the night of the 18th, the
army rctreated TO Ollinda, four miles from town,
and the firing ceased on both sides. The same
night the fleet landed three thousand English
soilors, and took possession of the ReciTc and
forts, without firing a gun; but previous to the
surrender of the place, the soldiers sacked the
houses and destroyed the furniture of the Eu-
ropean Portuguese. Almost every dry goods
store in town has been swept Of the goods, and
the loss is immense. Fay and Bryan's house
was attempted, and when the clerk went to the
window, 10 tclfthem they were Americans, and
to desst, they SAID that was exactly what they
wanted, for they well knew there was plenty of
money, and Immediately fired two balls at the
window, one Of which passed through the frame,