Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-26
From, the Norfolk Beacon, Of August 81.
FROM RIO JANEGJO

FROM RIO JANERlO.
4 10 Capt. Hipkins, OF the brig Edwin, arrived hero
yesterday IN 81 days from BIO Janerio, in
debted for regular file of the formal do Comrercio
from 7th to 18th July, both days inclusive
Capt II. left at Rio lT'h July, U. 8 Ships Hudson,
| Capt Cissn. and VanIalia, Csp'. Gallagher, all
wel-'hc latter just arrived.
| Tho brig Post Captain, Walker, sailed for Phlla-
dephia days previous, having on board several OH
cers from the U. 8 ship Hudson.
The Schr Orion, Ross oi and for Balumore,
you'd sail day-she would also bring home some
o. the officers at uched to the American Squadron
the coast Of Br Gil
The brig Virginia, of and from Baltimore, had not
] arrived al RIO, but momenIly expected.
We make the following extracts from letters, from
highly respectable sources, with which we have been
politely favored by commercial friend:
Rio DE JASERIo, July 10, 1880.
"Durins the month of June there arrived thus
port, tho ships Douglass, Constitution and Shyock.
and briggs Lexington, Post Captain and Rubicon
bringing together IL 500 bols. of -FOUR OF various
brands, which made the whole quantity entered at
this Custom for the first SIX mon hs of this
year Q488l bbls Of which were exported $50 bbls
remained on hand first instan'. 900, bbis leaving
the consumption Of the place IL, $40 bbs equal TO
1888 per month Du ing the last month the article
experienced gradual from II 800 10 500 tor
z od Baltimore, aud from 8 500 10 20 900 Tor Gale
so, a. when prices We selling readily the car
goes OF the Lexington from Baltimore and Post Cap
tain from Richmond until the arrival Of The cJnStitu-
tun OH 10th inst She bringing u large Gu 20 3 So
bbls. induced the Bakers to suspend their purcha
SIS, IN anticipation of lower prices and the Rubicon
arriving on the eth Gltimo with 1000 bbis and the
schooner Orion the Sd inst with 900 barrels
making our stock now 1000 bnrs; aud two other yes
sels being daily expected from Baltimore with 5000
bSs We fear he necessity Of submitting to reduc-
ton say To 600 to 1850 As there is but little
Gt-go IN market and the orders from some of the
out pu;ts pcvemp,ory tor that brand we are cna
o!eh f"rcc To higher prices, and nave made some
sales as high 81 900
BIT tho above consumption OF Flour may be
| added $500 Balls o. hand first of the year.
"RIo DE JASERIo, July IL, 1880
"Slncc my respects of the 10Th May, bat little al
terra ION has occurred IN the state Of our marko.
phe stock oil Flour has been considerably reduced,
and prices NAV be quotod follows Gallego'
brand s0n Baltimore Howard Street l6N Canal aud
Wharf Floor ielsoo " l7l inferior descriptions Ian
10 i5H.
| Exchanges. eed; Eor,hern Ports, ca o
81; Silver, s; Copper, 9e; Douh!oons 81 800; Span.
ish Dollars, zoo.
! LScunURuo, Aug. ~.
hogshcad Of Tobacco sold IN this place on
"Wednesday last tor $40 oa cts per hundred Il was
mado 10 Halifax county and was one of q crop of four
h"gshrads, which averaged 81 sd cts.
The Editors of the American indebted to the
polenSss Of commercial friend for tho annexed ex-
tract OF q lottor, dated
"IosTEvI DEo, May 81.
There is not barrel of aour aaoa in frs, hands
IN MonteVIedeo, and the whole stock recently bought
up 10y the bakers does not exceed about $500 bTs
Last snles about S Q currency. Bxchunge 10 cents
to the dollar"
II will be recol"cted mat the u s. Schooner
GramPus seized cargo of slaves sometlDe since and
delivered them over tn the u. ). Marshal at NV
Orleans The Infamous kIdnappers recently attenpt-
ed to regain possession of hem but not beng able to
procure the bonds required obliged replensh
their purpose. The next question was in what way
shon d they be disposed of Application gas made
Tor Habeas Corpus IN order to declare them free,
and restore them To their birthrignr. The Judge,
however decided that the Marshal was fully author.
iz"d to detain them and that It cxpedient that
be should do so for if they were made free now By
the United States Court the Of Louisiana would
seHe on them in pursuance OF the law pissed at the
late session of the legislature. compelling oil free
people OF colour who have into this 81 ate since
1890 10 leave, and they would be driven off, pcrhaps
into another state which had similar laws thus these
miserable beings would be hunted like wild beasts
IRON ono state to another. They were now pro-
teced By he United States, and their ultimate fat.
would depend upon the determination of the Cabl-
net at w ashington. y. Y Herald.