Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-29
FROM RIO DE JANEIRO.


FROM RIO DE JANEIRO.
Bv an arrival at Bridgeport, Conn. advices from
Rio de .Ianeiro. to the Goth April, are received. A
letter Of the 2-h, says--''lhe Buenos Ayrean ar
my is said to have possession Of the better part OF
the Province of Rio Grande, and to have driven OIL
40, 600 head Of cattle. There rumours of peace,
but we place no reliance on thcnl--the willy yet
last some months "
From he Gazette we learn, that the brig Eagle,
from Baltimore, arrived safely at Rio, in passage
of forty days and the Cornhan went into port
few DAYS after. 1t was expected that certain pri-
vateer would be on the coast OF Brazil watching for
the Eagle, but fortunately she reached the place of
destination without hindrance.
Admiral BRowN in the LA Plata has been enabled
to reinforce his little fleet by many captures from the
Brazlians and the latter squadron now consists
almost entirely Of large vessels, the difficulty Of get
ting into Buenos Ayres is much diminished, if not
entirely removed
LIMA.-A letter from Lima Of the Cd March,
with which e have been politely favored. says =
The very few arrivals from the United States tor
the last six months have much reduced the stock
nf your produce, that actually in rant of al
most every kind and Of some Of the staple articles our
market is quite bare. A more tlatterng prospect than
the present offered for speculations to this
coast, and have doubt, that unless many vessels
have left the United States for this, the prices OF your
produce will keep up and possibly even rise am OF
opinion that our market would admit of 90 large car.
goes this year considering the present extraordinary
Scarcity
The ship Janus, Bridges, has arrived at Salem,
from Batavia. which place she left on the 9Th O.
March. Nchaye been furnished by our correspon
dents Of the Gazette and Observer, with the follow
ing information
/ The affairs Of Java, when the Janus left Batavia
remained in a critical position during the three
months previous the rebels had advanced upon thu
ooonisfs, much increased in power and numbers
On the first Of March they were but SO or 40 miles
from Samarang. The farce that the government
could oppose 10 them al this time could not be grea
1T any particular point. from the necessity Of divdn
their troops occupy many military posts, the
benn Is general through large part of the island
Numerous plantations Of coffee and sugar had bee
entirely destroyed by the rebels.
The conducting Of the war in Java was vcr,
difficult, by Of the policy Of the rebel chief
4 who constantly decline a general engagement
i Whenever attacked by any considerable ituropear
force they Immediately retire. and if pursued, watch
ng every opportunity OF attacking the Dutch III sma
botlles. ihe excessive fatigue occasiuned by th
Il desu tory warfare has occasoned sickness anon
the = European troops, which has destroyed me
than the sword Of The rebels, and considerably veal
Ieaed the power ct the colonsts
II When the ]. left Batavia, Official news had u
arrived from the Netherlands. that three thousan
troops were upon the point of embarking for Batav
1 who would probably arrive in May OF june Wit
the assistance ofths force, it is expected the coonis
! will be able to quel the rebellion.
II Mr.. CANNrNG.--The family of Canning, fro
e which the present prime minister Of Great Brita
A. descended, is one of great antiquity. Its head W;
g la Roman Catholic, Francis Canning, esq, of Fo,
le cote, in Warwickshire. The branch from whic
y the premier derives his origin, was founded /
&c George Canning who settled in ireland, and obtai
10 ed grant OF the manor of Garyah, in the county
Londonderry, from Queen Elizabeth. The premi
I'd succeeded to small estate in the county of Kilke
of ny, of about 20ol. year, either by bequest or
sh consequence of the entail not being brok en-It
this slender beginning that he has finally ACHE
n, ed his present proud pre-emincnce.
3. Mr.. Canning was born at Paddington, near Lo
IN. don, in It'll. His father, George Canning, hay
ds displeased his fatherby marrying dowerless at
in was eXlled from the paernal roof with an allowan
to OF $50 pound year. Under these circumstance
ch ne went to London, and determining to study t
on law, entered himself at the middle Temple.
to died in poverty, on the 18th Of April It'll, fi
y days after the birth of his George and was Blu
ave ed IN the parish of St. Mary-le-bone
out The infant George was afterwards placed with
e maternal uncle, respectable wine-merchant of
theIclty OF London. Discovering strong marks of
MUS at an early age, he sent to Eton where
ty soon distinguished himself and, in 1886. became
gh- lot the senior scholars
tile IN 1893, Canning was entered at Christ Chur
the oxford, where he was in due course. graduated
1hal Wmie at Oxford, he formed social connection