Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-01-31
az LAST EVENINGS MAIL
From The Baltimore american.


FROM RIO DE JANEIRO & THE LA PLATA.
To the attention Of Captain Farm, Of the fas.
sailing brig Sylph, arrived at Annapolis, we are
indebted for the following intelligence. The
Sylph left Rio de Janeiro on the 9TH December
at which time commercial affairs were general.
iy dull, particularly in American produce, while
that Of the country was scarce and high, owing
chiefly to the hot press for men to man the YES
sells of war, proceeding which deferred the
county people from coming to market. The
Emperor, Gas has heretofore been stately sailed
from Rio on the 25lh. About the time Of his
departure, the Empress was taken sick, & when
the Sylph sailed, her life was despaired OF. The
u S. ships Macedonian, Commodore Biddle
and Cyane, Captain Elliott, were on the point
OF sailing for Monlevideo, for which port the
sloop Of war Boston sailed :wo days previous.
The English squadron consisted Of the Gan
ges, 80 guns, Admiral Otway, the frigate Do.
ris, Sir John Sinclair, and Ranger, LORD II
Thyme. The Doris sailed in CO. with the
Sylph A French frig ate, having an admirars
flag, and schooner, were at Rio.
The English frIgate Ranger arrived at Rio
on the I'd December from Montevideo, which
she left on the l4,h November, bringing des
patches from the British minister, and the Rio
mail, taken from the British Packet King Fish.
err, from Buenos Ayres, which latter ran on the
En- lish Bank on the 18th November. The
passengers in the packet, among whom was
George w. Sloeum, Esq. Consul Of the United
States at Buenos Ayres, were taken off thu
wreck next day by the Brazilian schooner Jan.
uary, the commander Of which treated them
with the greatest attention. The captain and
crew were taken off by H. M. ship Endeavour,
one Of the ships destined 10 make a survey
from the La Plata through the Straits Of Ma
gelan. The packet was afterwards got off and
,owed into Montevdeo, with the loss Of cables
anchors; provisions, &c. thrown overheard
MIR. Slocum, at the polite invitation of Lord
Thyme, came in the Ranger to Rio
The packet left Buenos Ayres on the 9th No.
vember, the blockade of which port was s,in
kept up by the BraziIians with large force
They had, however, permitted Admiral Brown
TO escape in the schooner of war Sarandi, (for-
merly the Grace Ann Of Baltimore,) and ioin
the sloop Of war Chicabuco from Chill A pri.
vateer brig also got out few days after ADM.
raj b. Business was at stand at Buenos Ay.
res.
Just before the Ranger sailed from Monte
Video, General Soler had arrived before the
walls Of that town with an additional force Of
] 2 to 500 men, and the siege was expected to
be more rightly kept up. Affairs in the Banda
Oriental presented more favorable aspect.
The dissentions which had existed among some
OF the commanders in the Patriot army had
been reconciled by the Intervention of the ee-
neral in chief, Don Carlos Alyear, who it was
said would march in few days upon the Pro.
vince OF Rio Grande, with well appointed ar
my of 5000 men. The whole of the Banda ORR
entail remained in the hands of the Patriots, with
the exception Of Colonia and Monte Video,
both OF which were closely invested.
Bank notes of Brazil were daily depree u one
spanish dollars, So per cent. premium. EIon,
VI nominal; to 5000 bbls. about, and several
vessels We: had proceeded south for a marke,..'
hides, l75to $50 rels; Coffee 800 a 1900 rel.
per arrobe 'ei'
Passengers in the Sylph, George w. SI,epm
Esq. Consul ofthe y. S. at Buenos Avr.s anJ
servant; captain Laud, late of the brio FIor,
so'a; ana Mr.. Patten. We understand tba, NJ
Slacum is on visit to his family in AIexan.
u y and Is bearer Of dispatches from Condv
nnasuet, Esq. Charge d'Affaires of the U. s =,
MO- and from Commodore Biddle.
Erlraa Of a letter, dated Rio de Laneiro D,. 1905
mere now remain very few Hides Of GOOD
quan'y LOT sale, and but little Sugar and Coffre
nor is 1t expected that any decline will tate
pace In price under existing circums,aner,~
Our stock Of Flour has been augmented This
nay 10 ABOUT 5000 bbls. by the arrival Of the
'rlg Delaware, from Philadelphia, exclusive Of
about 1000 bbls per Emma, which was to have
proceeded south, but will remain, and unwards
,, ooo Dds per VIM. Wallace, to denart for
non'e video In the morning. The Bakers are
pretty well supplied with the article for RI. ,re,
'en', ana sales are consequently limited: nor
ian we advance the price. Most other ;nnor,s
IRE IN plenty and dull of sale. The FIRST arrivals
u Goldfish and Cordage will however brine fs;.
'rlces' and wines are in small supply at the
nomeni, and readily command quotations here.
vim. Whilst the War lasts with the Bueno.
i,yreans, Beef will pay profit, not in sunsr,
'"ndanoe; but we rec ommend that no Pow b.
en'; as very little supplies, and depre.se, the
narkeI There is now a large ouan,;,v "n
ana' Which will require time to dispose of
Our last dates from Monte Video are -, w. RI.
'th uit. per brig James Noble. Hi NJ isr,
us on the oath ult for Rio Grande to ,l;rsrt
IS troops against the Patriots in the Rand
,a and if successful would proceed 10
nd