Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-06-08
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ernmsnt, Than soy we have yet seen, aud confirms
our former statements.
RIO, April 18th 1927
My Dear Sir In my last. by the Minerva,
communicated the intelligence that great battle
had been fought between the troops of BueEos
Ayres and those oil ALL. From the ens!aved
STATE OF the press here, impossible 70 oo,an
any thing like positive info nation to the result
The Braz,liaos Of caiu ed tie victory, and
the rel sicinss in consequence have been giest. l,
leaked however that the STsziliaus had suffer
ed severely, and that their Claims 10 a victory
could no, he clearly established. About week
ago received the gazettss OF Buenos Ayres,
which contained tine Official desp,lcbes from Sen
ersl Aivear, stating, mat he uiet the Brazilian
troops on the lI,h Feb. at I,uzango, that he had
totally defeated then, AID that the Brazilian loss
was $500 in killed. aounded and prisoners. You
have doubtless already received this inteliie ence
through other channels, also the gallant
ploits of Bro W with a mu=Quto fleet against the
Brszilian naval forces.
The subject that engrosses all attention here, is
lie unexpected withdrawal from this cour, Of our
minister, Mir. Raguet: The causes oil this are
some o! them OF long standing. arising out of the
prevaricetins, shViiing conduct OF The ministers,
in regard 10 the Illegal captures Of merchant
ID N, aud the corruption OF The courts OF law as
exhibited in the conlt rnnation of our vessels no,
only against the c!earest evidence, but against The
laws OF nations. The circumstances that more i'm
nediately led Mr.. Ragnet 10 demand his pssspor q
are, a. understand, the following: You have oil
course heard of the outrac esp urc of the brig
Spark, OF N-w Vo,k. AS soon Mr.. r. was
made acquainted with the fact, with his usual
prOmptiiude he wrote to The minister Of foreis IN
affairs, a-kins tie reason of this proceeding. The
minister, after a delay OF three days, Helnowledg
ed the receipt OF his mole, and in reply called upon
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real destination OF that vessel. This, as you will
readily perceive, making our minister party
TO the transaction, and more insulting mode OF
dong it could hardly be devised. Mr.. Racquet In
reply informed the minister Of foreign aff,irs,
that if such question had been put to him before
the sailing OF The vessels, he would, with plea.
sure, have given all the information in his pow
er, but after they had declared officially that they
suspected she was about 10 enter in,o con;rtbanJ
trade, and bad captured her upon that suspicion,
The dignity OF his government and proper feeling
Of sel-re-peci would prevcu han ioin replying 10
-uch an insulting enquiry.
few days after this he learn ell tina; thee or
four American vessels, captured about three years
ago, which had been acquitted upon the clearest
evidence with and damages III all The courts
had been condemned by military tribunal OIL
which the Emperor IS the President. Our Minis.
ter then saw clearly that 1t was the inteation OF
n
American properly within Their reach, and rom
the temper display ed by the court, that his pre-
sence " ould no longer be OF service 10 his cOun-
rymen. He accordingly demanded his passports,
and sails Tomorrow with h:s family in the F!ori
ia, carrying with him the good wishes of his coun.
rymen, tn whom he has every occasion proved
himself the active, Perseverng and un riDg friend.
Even the English merchants and masters of yes
'es addressed him ls,ier, thanking him for the
VIII hs haI n tai IL
great and acknowledged principles laid down
IN the laws OF naliuns, against the corrupt law
tribunals, and The wealthy that pervsded every
court of justice. This " en- passant' must have
been core rub 10 their own Minister there, who
reposes placidly upon his $50, 600 per annum un
disturbed by the clamours OF MS counirymsn for
| redress. One good consequence has already Ie
sal ed from the spirited conduct Of Mr.. Raguet
Every decision prize eases has been suddenly
su> pended until some intelligence has been receiv-
ell OF the temper with which the news OF his with
drawal will be received in the u. States. The
brazlians affect TO treat il as a mere uifle, and
say th't our government is too sluggish It's
menis, and TOO calculating III Its policyto hay e
rupture with the great E1lpire. Ol- OF tie under
Secretaries OF State, told Mr.. - that the
worst result would only be claim upon the Bra
lillian Government, and all The world knoYs'' SAID
he, g That your country not very happy in OBJ
ufon france alone, which have been pend;ug near
ly twenty years, aud are now as far from beino
settled as ever
The report o-tIay is, that Inc Ministers repre-
sen;ed TO the Emperor the serious consequences
that might ensae 1t Nj. Racquet was suffered to
depart without Offering him some sort of apsloov
or expansion. The Emperor is reported Iu have
said that If Mr.. Racquet had been the REPRESENTA-
tive even OF a monarchy lac would not waste a
IN m md al -
to the agent Of pIraiical republic.
In the mean time they have shown Iit,Ie m .
ea~iness by secretly chsnering an English brig. ami
despatchins az agent TO Washington, that he ina v
set the start of Mr.. Raguet, under the silly notion
that he may bias public opinion and possibly nut
an unfaTou3abie construction upon Mr.. Rsguet's
conduct. How this affair will terminate no one
Of course, predict; but if, as | believe. from
The general reputation for fl mness and decision
which is said to characterize the present exscu
tiye strong squadron Of vessels should be iu,n,e
diate'y despatched TO this coast, it would have at
least one good effect, even if we obtained no in
demniiy FOR past wrongs, il would oyerayye the
Brazilian naval oincess. aud prevent the yanton
capture Of American vessels, which are now made
IN such numbers that they already begin TO ro.si.
der our ships, wherever found, as lawful prizss
To operate eiIectualy, our government sLo,Id
give discretionary power to the naval comnanders
and not crsmp them as they hitherto have done
with so many restriction and saving clauses, that
their seryices are rendered almost nugatory.
The country is in very disturbed and distracted
state, weighed down by heavy taxes, TO suppori a
ruinous aud useless war, which 10 them has only
been one unvsried scene Of disaster and disgrace
With a disaftscted population, q cabinet equally
notorious for lis inca scity, and a monarch vi
time is exclusively divided between the arms of his
mistress aud the pleasures OF the bottle, tire coun
ny is rapidly going TO ruin. Nor do the best in.
fnrtn Cd naliue. narcaiue any nLhar