The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-07-22

A xenassaan ses.asas AZ ElbrailAI. 4ndef daas 81
May 18Th, 1874 writes 10 friend Ia Boston thus
4" In my long experience at this great rendezvous
for vessels of Of all nations have never sisiteu
one 10 compare, when taken as whole, wiln inc
Plymouth. Our governor, with the head oi INC 81
illery visited her during her stay here, and ihef
opinions am happy 10 say, confirm me m THIS CON
cusion. And not only did their expressions OF com
mendaon extend TO the ship itself but TO her gallant
comm snder, whose manly and obi gng conduct won
the steem OF all who made his acquaintance Ia
him recognise friend OF by-gone days and nooio
hearted man"
An officer on board the United States ship Cumber-
land, which vessel sailed from this port IN Novem-
| Der last, now in the Mediterranean, writes
al have never before in the service witnessed 50
little quarreng, drunkenness or confusion, as this
ship presents. Since January last but hye' men OF
the whole have drawn their grog ration. The
| principle of moral suason works wonders. Such a
thing as foggng is scarcely known on board"
BRAzIL.--The Rio de Janeiro newspapers received
by the Swift, contain great deal of information as
TO the present state and future Improvement In The
agriculture OF that province. The President, on
opening the sessions of the Provincial Assembly laid
before it in elaborate expose, from which II APP
pears that in the article of coffee the produce has
| more than doubled since 1886 and 1887 when the
quantity exported was 32l 7l0 arrobes Of 80 lbs.
! each, and the duty amounted 800, 7l9 milreis /;
| whist in 1912 and le43 (ther financial year being
from July l. year, to June 80, in the following
the quantity exported 1904 1913 arrobes, and the
555 923 milreis. The general of the
provinces had increased in the same manner, having
been, in 1867 4l9,695 milreis and in 1923,
907 SOP milreis BY this increase in the receipts, the
provincial authorities had been enabled 10 improve
the copmunicat on with the neighborng provinces Of
| ST. Paulo, Mnas Geraes, and St. Catherine, by re-
| pairing the old and making new roads. 1t also
| appears from these papers, that the Brazi
Ian authorities we're carrying out their plans
| for promoting immigration from Europe and
the Western Islands. French Company
had engaged to send 1000 emigrants from the
South OF France, the borders of the Rhine, and
Switzerland. A MIR. Bergasse had begun to carry
this offer into effect, and had entered into contract
TO Introduce 6OS persons, TOR whore location grant
OF land, two leagues square, had been made, paying
the province ground rent Of 800 mres per annum.
Belgian gentleman, Mr.. Nells, had arrived at
| Compos with IS emigrants, his countIymen. They
had been located IN that Deghborhood provided with
provisions for the first twelve months, and lands al
ready in state of cultivation ceded them by the
Brazilian inhabitants The Emperor had ordered a
palace to be built in the province of ST. Catharina
and town to be laid out in its neighborhood, near
the Sella da Estrella, to be called " Petropoiis "
Extensive surveys were making throughout. the pro-
vince, in order to select the best spots for the cu
walton OF sugars, and planting of mulberry trees, to
promote the propagation OF the sllk-worm. From
the Azores 400 emgrants had likewise been engaged
and 100 mechanics arrived from Havre, to repIensh
the colony at Sahy, established by DR.. Mure Great
exertions making to improve The quality and
mode of cleaning the coffee likewise to adopt the
new method OF extracting the juice from the sugar.
cane, and improved process Of clsying sugar, for
which purpose the necessary apparatus was about to
be ordered from this country.-London Times.