The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-09

correspondent there. 1t is mostly in relation TO
some trouble between an American vessel and the
Custom House Officers at Rio, and we give il for
the benefit of whom it may concern We have
heard similar complaints before this--one of the
ship Paris.
Correspondence Of the HeTald.l
Rio DE JANRrRo, Feb. s. 1913
The Brosiiian Idr1t-Mopements OF the English
State ofthe Enipire-Aniericams in Trouble at the
Custom House, there no Remedy?-S-c &c.
The Herald is read with intense interest by the
merchants of this port There is no newspaper so
much sought for, and II will always give me pleasure
to add any information can to its columns.
BY the fast sailing Odessa, send you some papers
and the latest price Current containins list of all
the shipping in port Flour, the principal article of
import from the States is heavy, and will not net
the first cost The Tariff of this country will be al.
every thing. Mr.. Ellis, British Minister Plenipo-
tertiary Extraordinary, has not succeeded in ne
gociating new treaty with this Government. The
Hardness of the Brazllians don't please him. and he
missed that on his arrival John Bull will send out
hisaccount Tor settlement; the amount due to
Great Britain, and her subjects enormous; per-
haps more than seven-tenths of the business of this
place is done with British capital.
The United States. during the last year. supplied
this market with l40 448 bbls -four besides other
articles, such domestics, wine, brandy, lumber,
candles, iron, salt, NC; and $50 vessels belonging
= >. n
fee, which cost upwards of four millions of dollars
The whole number OF bags shipped was l,lS9 945
besides considerable quantity OF sugar, hides &c +,
winch is mostly paid for, with the proceeds, arising
out OF foreign product.
The revenue of this country must be immense, and
still the government finances are said to be in
state OF alarming embarrassment. The Ministers
have all resigned, and those who have succeeded
them are quarrellng and there is nothing like har.
mony union TO be found in this country although
the people are led to believe the espousa of the
young Emperor, and that of Prince de Joinville to
the Emperors sister, will act panacea the af
pie into halcyon repose. Brazil is really fine coun
try; but what is good land without good laws or
what are good laws when badly administered!
The ex-minstersa are, no doubt, men of talents and
dspacing good officers, and doubly so by filling the
vacancy with bad ones. | will name one,
for instance-Leopoldo Augusta da Camera Lima.
This Is an honest man, and the revenue will
suffer great loss by his being of office the
word bribery was never found in his vocabulary;
he is gentlemen of splendid talents, and was the
best and most efficient Guarda Morthat ever filed
that ofcethe regulations of the port his test
rying them into effect; and, although little of the
Scochman naughty, he was esteemed and respected
by all the merchants. The Ex.Ministers made a
great error IN promoting defendant of Africa, by
the name of Joaquin Perera Wanna de Lima.
Now read what follows and agree with me.
The Lexington belonging to New York, put
into this port on her way to Montevideo, in a very
leaky condition; three government boats went on
board, and the Captain was told that he might go
shore, and did so, (taking two passengers with him.
who had given their passports to the boarding officer
who In return gave them permits to and) but he had
not been long with his consgnees Pearson, Brown
& Coz before an officer went there, and informed
Mr.. b. that the Captain of the Lexington had come
on shore without being visited by the custom house
boat, and that the vessel would be liable to pay
heavy fine unless Mr.. Brown went Immediately to
md AFT MIR
lost no time In calling, with the captain, on his roval
who looking through dark surface, sig
nlhcantly ordered the captain to go board Of his
vessel again. which he instantly did, and late In the
afternoon the Guarda Nor himself went on board to
visit the Lexington and see what arrangement cou8d
be made with her captain, who, by the by, was sui.
fering from severe wound on his head, caused by
the falling OF block from aloft, and should have
been on shore under the care OF surgeon or ply
stefan; but regardless of this the Guarda Nor urged
the fine, which he said the vessel had incurred by
the captain going on shore, declaring the vessel
should not be cleared until the fine paid-nether
should the captain go on shore. The captain as
sured the Guarda Nor that he had liberty from one
OF the boarding officers to go shore-that he was
stranger to the regulations of the port-that his
vessel was in sinking condition-his crew almost
exhausted, and himself laborng under severe in
jury which might be fatal-bu this argued nothing.
The next day the Captain being very i'll, and deem
can Consul, should be apprsed Of his situation, sent
letters on board the guard ship, with note the
officer in command, by his mate, (Mr. Hept) but
the officer of the guard ship refused to receive
either and informed the mate that the Lexington"
could not be allowed any communication with the
shore, or her boat go within gun shot of any vessel
tor three days; this on Sunday, and the Captain
was confined on board Of his vessel until Tuesday
allowed him to enter his vessel at the Custom
House, and informed him that he had incurred a
hne OF 1OOlOUO per dayn consequence of his vessel
not being entered at the Custom House twenty-four
hours after having been visited; and that he had
also incurred fine of 100000 for having gone on
shore before he was regularly visited, and also
100000 for having taken passengers shore without
calling on board the guard ship and 100000 for
took TO go on board in, when ordered to do SO by
the Guarda Mor) TO go alongside of his vessel.
The money for these ridiculous fines paid into
the Custom House, against all OF which the Captain
protested, and sent his memorial to the Emperor,
the result of which is not known. 1t is due TO the
Collector to say (SaturnlnO de Soma Olveira,)
that he has recently resumed his office, and was
not here when the shameful affair of the Guarda
think it will puzzle them to find pretext tor re-
tanning the money so unjustly taken from an I'M
offending Captain
LIST, Because the Captain went on shore in gno-
rance OF the regulations OF the port, which he had
never entered before. and understanding he had
leave granted him to do so.
I'd. Because 1t was the first duty of the Guarda
Nor and Interpreter, on boarding the Lexington, TO
latons of the port but which he has not until this
hour received.
g. Because it is the duty of the Guarda Nor, as
public officer, to treat with urbanity and cviy the
officers of vessels he visits.
4 Because the Lexington could not be entered in
the Custom House so long as the Captain was kept
prisoner on board of his own vessel by order OF
the Guarda Nor.
s. Because it is the custom of all civilized ma.
tons TO extend to foreigners speaking different
language, and unacquainted with the customs OF
their ports every facility therpower, and not
TO interpret the laws when inrlnged through ignO-
rance. as if they had been nringed contemptuousIy
and wilfully.
rhave dwelt on the case of the Lexington, be-
ieving it to be subject worthy Of particular notice,
and which might very well claim the attention of
government Our trade with the Brazilians is no
doubt deslreable but at the time it is recipro'
cal; they want our -four as much want their
coffee and if it not so, they should not be al
lowed to commit such outrageous acts our citi-
zens, stretch the cords of authority hey end the
hon nAa nj ntutl yatt / h1l hat Tho RVa-