New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-22
u For an interesting Abstract Of the Report
of the Commissioner of Patents OH Recent I'm
proYements in the Useful Arts see First Page.
From The National Iatclllgcnccr Of Saturday.

THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZI..-Ou readers
are freshly reminded by the upon in the Brit
h Parliament which have reached us by the last steamer
of the Message President TYLER 10 Congress- founded
communications received here In February from the Minis
ter Of the United States at Rio Janeiro touching the prose
cuon OF the Slave Trade by citizens Of the United states
as well as British subjects, notwithstanding the penal laws
the existing treaties between the two countries for Its
prevention and abolition.
This remnant of the Slave Trade It is understood
Minister (uon Henry a. wiseJ nad uncer duty
rs the Representative OF his country aud with something
Of vehemence which TO be nscparable from his
public characicrsinguary the reverse Of the tenor Of his
private ife-se himself about exrpating, by process
summary than entirely acceptable the Govern
meut which he accredited and II the current re-
ports weloundcd by means rather more energetic
than the usual course OF diplomacy.
OF what has actually passed between ouT Minister and the
Brazilian authorities we have no doubt that our Govern
mclt is well informed, by communications from Mr. Wise,
also by remonstrances rola the Government of Bra
z that the country will in time be informed upon
proper authority, what is the true state OF the
At present, however, information on the subject
through the medium OF extracts from mercantile letters
which ind their way into the newspaper is very ind-
;inci. We only infe- certainly from these accounts
that really difficulty has arisen between our ain
ister and tie Government OF Brazil for the history and
consequences OF which IS proper ha; on. readers shoald
hold themselves prepared.
The following letter ,ritten apparently by young officer
on board Of vessels Of war; though far from
iisctoy affords the cearest glimpse we have yet had OF
the occurrences In the har5or Rio Janei,o early in Febru
ry being I've six weeks later thsn the date OF Mr.
wise transmitted 10 Congress by the late Pre-
sident
4 Letter published in the Clereland Plaindeller.
Rio JASEINo. February 9, ls4i.
Tha Brazilian Government; have insulied our Minister
here and also The Cousul and in fac; the American of
GERS and the flag daily The Minister has written on to
Washington about It know how he shall act-whether
he shall declare not and 20 send him out laryer
hee The Brazans fitting ont all their ships pt
and preparing their forts, that every ,hns looks like
war here They are mpre, sing every day on board
heir vessels Of war, and come out boldly and sly
20 our comm ander and officers they ready TO go
TO war and give the ID Yankees licking
The English French here laughing in their sleeves
1t. We took an American slave brig called me Por
poise of brunswick fortnight ago. with the slaves
board and $50 600 in gold and silver with $4,000 worth
gold We kept her for week, under charge Of the
fgate but the authorities here demanded her, and in fact
made the Minister and Commodore give up. they
would have sunk They had al their ships around US
their forts double manned AID their guns doube-shot
tina, we must have war, recall navy home and
pockct ,le nsil;.