Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-11-04

desp0ndency but
as s, moe .euc'an, TO conceal from the government, or
inc uo the true situation Of tho county, concerns
It's future supply Of food
From Rio Janeiro and Buenos .4yres
ny the brig Virginia, captain Hsgg, we have recei-
vsu h'o 1ahe:ro papers to the 9th ul,.-oonta aiming
bn n.n Ayrrs dates to the i4h of August.
The exports of coffee during the month of A,ous,
amounted to 80 951 bags and barrels of which 76
bags were Tor New York, eisi for Norfolk and 1850
for Baltimore. Sugar, GIL boxes, I497 barrels and
80 bags; of which to New York 4O5 barrels No
other TO the United States. Hides 438 of which
4785 to New York, and 765 to Baltimore
The Dario Mercantl states that for some time
oack, the launches and boats from Ubatuba and other
ports OF the Province of st. Paulo, which formerly
supplied the Rio JaneIro market with abundance
OF excellent coffee had not been in that ha rbor
IN consequences of an mpotc and burdensome mea
sure adopted by the government relation to duties
A violent gale occurred AT Rio Janeiro on the last
day OF August and LIST of September, accompanied
with hcavy thunder and rain. Several vessels Mt
anchor in the Bay, dragged and drove ashore AMONG
winch was the French brig Cecile, and nm Ame,ic.1
orig name not acntioned. On shore great many
trees were torn up by the roots and others entirely
stripped of their foliage The Portuguese BRIG M
OF May went ashore at the Isle lies Cobrss, and WINS
lost Cargo saved in damaged state
The ordinary session of the General Legislative
Assembly was closed on the Sd September by the fol-
lowing
SPEECH FROM THE THRONE
.d"Snst and honorable Representatives. of the Brasil
i'm Nation.
1t becomes my duty to signify TO the General As
sembly my'rrgrct that the time appointed for the
close of this season has arrived without the oe
of certain Acts which the constitution of the emn,Ie
demands,-which had recommended and which tho
whole nation anticipated from the patriotism of its
Representative
IL deVolves upon me. as first and most Interested
IN the prosperity of Brazil, to apply prompt and
legal remedy TO the evils of the country, and consid-
ering the urgency and indispensable necessity of GER
tam legislative measures which are pending and
others which the critical circumstances of the nation
demand have resolved 10 convoke General As
semby Extraordinary, for the consid Grafton of those
subjects, which IN the Speech from the Throne I
shall lay before them. This session is closed.
Inc Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender
Of Brasil.
An imperial decree was issued the same dav CON-
vokiDg an Assembly Extraordinary, to commence its
sessions on the 9Th of September, and continue them
I'LL the last of October, lin order to consult the well
fare of the state"
RIO JANEIRo, Sept. Give have received Buenos
hyres papers toSAug 18th. They contain NOTHING
of interest in addition to what we have already pub
'lshed At Monte Video the festivities public reioin-
'ngs and luminaons. on account ofthe swearng.n of
the new constitution, continued with the utmost
spiendor The description ofthem do not CODY
for want of room; and will only say, that nothing
could exceed the Joy and patriotism which was man.
ifested by the Montevidians The Brazilian Consul
kept an open house and free table for the space of
week.
Buenos Ayres Market, .4ug. H.
Spanish Doubloons, Sil7 I18; Patriot do lie
l16; Spanish Dollars, 81 a 7; Six per cent public
funds, 70 rs per cent. Exchange on London, ca for
|; on the u States l3l per cent Flour, 70 10 per
barrel
Rio Juneiro, Sept 2, 1880.
We are experiencing the effects of violent tenn
pest. have Just heard that Portuguese ship has
gone down at her anchors and indeed the storm has
been committing the most dreadful ravages Since
country / hnve
the weather so cold 1t has been for the last two
days.
p. S.-Since preparing the above, we hare
been politely furnished with Buenos Ayres letters 10
Aug 18th, Montevldeo to the list and Rio Janeiro
to Sept. nh.
Buenos 4yres Aug. IL. 1880.
Our political affairs maintain threatening appear.
ance, and business cannot be expected to be active
before We ofiranquility and peace nor then
except in proportion to our reduced resources
Monte Video, Aug %, 1890
Gen RIVERA will be our President. He is not
bad man, if he would pu his adviser Don Obs inside
.d"guh 3lSt-Our currency, owing 10 the expor-
tation, lately, oS large amount of specie To Brazil
and the introduction of copper coin in defiance of
the law, has suffered depreciation and the fear
OF its continuance, has eIciteda Just alarm among
the commercial community Petitions have in con-
sequence been preferred 10 the government recon
mendDg the adoption of measures that may be like
~ TO remedy the growing evil. These circumstan-
ces have served for the moment to depress our
trade, and suspend transactions which would other
wise take effect.
Rio Janeiro, Septem5er z, 1880.
Things at Buenos Ayres wear the aspect ap-
pronchlng political disorder, and reliance can be
placed upon that market. That of Montevideo is
too small to have an important influence on business
in this quarter; and increased ombarrassmens here,
from the condition of our currency, lead US to ap.
Prehend very bad state of things You may at
least count on limited supplies causing reduction
IN prices Indeed we consider it duty to dis
courage all shipments to this place. The trade of
the place has fallen off one half within three years.
There Is yet great oxtravagance and change o.
things, moral, commercial and political, in pro.
gress, which must occasion general embarrassment.
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