The New York herald., 1845-04-22


in her eighteenth day at sea.
The Hioerna, with advices to the I9ih inst. is in
her third day.
Relations OF fYanIxeedoodiedom with Mexl-
co and Brazu-Prospect of a Breeze.
Yankeedoodledcm appears TO be creating trou-
BILE amongst all the nations just now. Mexico has
been all brised up by the passage Of the annexation
resolutions in the late Congress-, and now Bfazil is
fumlng and splu.tering in quite respectable par
oxysm of passion.
We have been vastly amused, by the by, with
the fuss made in some Of the newspapers, for day,
or two past relative to certain occurrences at Rio
Janeiro, in which the flag of Yankeedoodledom is
alleged tc have been grossly insulted The Nation
al htelAgencer at Washington, has just made the
interesting discovery OF serious and threatening
collision between the Brazilian authorities and our
Minister, Consul, and naval officers stationed at
Rio. This intelligence has been greedily devoured
by the Courier and Enquirer, and other equally
industrious and wide-awake journals and all sorts
of alarming anticpations are INDUCED IN, and the
most fervent hopes expressed that the two ccun-
ttes may not be preclpltated into ierce and
bloodyiwar. 1t happens that all this Is old news to
our readers. Nearly three weeks since, we pub
lished full and accurate account of all the occur
rences in question, of which our active contempo-
rares have now given meagie and garbled
account. In the evening edition OF the Herald OF
the 4h instant, and in the paper of the following
morning, we published letter from one of our
correspondents at Rio Janiero, conts lining mi
mute detail Of the whole transaction in that harbor,
and the subsequent occurrences. whlch have Just
come to the knowledge of the National InteLi.
gemcer. We do not, Of course, imagine that
the intelligent public require at this day, any
additional proof of the infinite superiority OF
the independent press. as vehicle OF In
telligence, over the mere organs of politicians,
or stockholders, but certainly if any such deraon-
straon were needed, the present case would afford
it. But the facts detailed by our correspondent are
really of the greatest interest, and as there cannot
be any doub, that the difficulty between Brazil and
Yankeedoodledom is likely to assume much
more serious and aggravated character, and as none
Of the other accounts which have been published
within the last few days give minute narrative of
the affair at Rio Janeiro. we repnbsh the letter,
as it originally appeared in our columns on the
4th inst. Here it is:-
Correspondence of the Herald.l
RIO JANEIRe, 18th Feb. ls45
Er,ao,d;na,u R,nor of the american Minister
having Demanded his Passports, &c &c.
The American brig Porpoise owned somewhere DOWN o
vs,r 70 nroceed to any part Of the world on lawful
voyages snd with lawful cargoes was, on the 2sa MT,
seized in forcibe by the American authorities
in this port on her arrival from Quemane two toats
crews the United States vessels OF war; IN all 81 men,
with drawn cuasses, boarding this poor unarmed mer
chant brig in the most msnner upon suspicion
that the captain and had been aiding and abettpg
made by permission If the Braziiao boarding officer
This may be and upon application 70 the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs BY the American Minst. ST. hs t saa S
had been investigated. The Porpoise was conse-
quently anchored under the of the rgate Ksran
While correspondence being carried on IL diplo'
matte order the Minister OF Justice gave Instructors Tor
armed force consisting of six gun boats and 100 m en-,
proceed board the Popose and demand the release
of vessel crew and passengers which demand il reus
ed was 10 be enforced vi ct arrnis
The Commodore, much to the astonshment Of the Off
command Of said force did refuse to deliver up
sci and crew but gave up the passengers with which the
emfer was 2eriecy ecu a M Ine
OF war; and five hundred men, to oppose any orcioe de.
M on ms Sr 69 aae
II this affair had ended here all would have been well,
and the American authorities have come on with flying
colors but the Brazilian Government not easily salts
fed their officer made formal demand for the dev'
cry Of vessel and crew to them.
rather bad fix with his brother Ministers and country
men, denied his having given his consent to the
requested the American minister withdraw his note in
which he stated that such permission had been grantee
threats we're stated to have been made the
authorities viz that sooner than deliver the Porpois
In.
that the Commodore intended taking and
OF the pert by force In consequence OF some sus
hsp ort a the mouth Of the haSor With Eve hundred
men, the night Of the Goth ut the commanders OF said
forts having orders to sink any vessel which might at
tempt to convoy the Porpeise cut of the port without
The American authorities now finding that they had
ridiculous figure gave up to the both vessel
and crew, having discovered at the eleventh hour that
thelaws Of nations did not admit of the seizure by fo
reign power, vessels individuals within the urisdic
ton of smother country, without the consent Of its au
which |. not the cass between this Country and the Uni
ted States The Brazilian government once in possession
brig and crew. Notwithstanding the request Of h
American Minister for her redevery (under the ple
that the vessel forfeited to the United States for vie
atng it' iaws have abruptly refused to sccsds to hi
is supposed however, that the vessel will be held unit
instructions come out from the owner respecting her
while this question was pending Government stocks fel
in two days six per cent and every gun that was fired
Of hostlities between the American
sells Of and the forts 1t was rumored, during tn
his passports and retired on board the rgate Rsran Th
final winding up Of this affair very satisfactory to h'
:. increased the P'Psay RI, Of the ministry
they toek intmidated the Americans from carrying
their intentions Of taking the Prpoise Of this port BY
be very much mortified the sorry figure they hav
been performing in this farce
As to the guilt of the of the Porpoise nothing
yet be the dispositions being very conradc
tory Fer example, two black boys, with passports
free papers, servants Of some Of the passengers
stated 10 be slaves in of the dispositions, had
tually been branded board but upon examining III
blacks discovered that they had not been brande
board and the deponent then stated that must hav
been their brothers.
Should, however, the Captain and crew be found guilt
Of the henous crime with which they charged, upo
their return to the United States they ought to be punish
cd for. if they have done wrong cannot be attributed
to ignorance on their part.
will now take leave of this truly unfortunate affair
whereby the Americans have lost both caste and conf
dence with this government they having always hereto
fore, Stood L. u. 8. N
Such is the interesting narrative with which WI
were furnished by attentive and intelligent cor
respondent at Rio Janeiro. The whole affair ha
since been formally laid before the government
Yankeedoodledom, and is surrounded by grea
deal of difficulty We cannot suppose that ou