The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-05

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attention. and hope shall be able at the close Of next
week to congratulate you the result Of successful
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great, enthusiastic meeting broke up with shine
cheers for Dudley Selden and the young wing de.
mocracy"
Very Important from Braxii-Curious Pro-
ceedings.
The Amelia Muholland has arrived here, and the
Napoleon at Philadelphia, from Rio, with advices
to the nth OF February. The N. sailed on the 18th
We received by the latter the annexed important
letter. Nothing OF the kind came by the A. M,
although she sailed four days after the Napoleon
the letter. therefore, at first glance, may appear to
be hoax. -
II has been rumofed, however, in circles here,
ever since the arrival of the Congress- that some
thing of ,the affair." as described in our letter. had
actually taken place at Rio but we could not till
low reach any where near tothe truth ofthe matter
We give the letter to-day under the belief that is
true, but somewhat highly coIored.
The Rio papers Of the 10Th, l7th and 18th Of
February make no alusion whatever to the diff
Guilty.
Rio JANRIRo. llth February, 1845
Extraordinary Neios-Rnnsor Of the american MI.
mister having Demanded his Passports, &c. &c.
The American brig Porpolse, owned somewhere
down east, having been chartered by Brazilian
merchant for year, to proceed TO any part OF the
was, on the 23d ult seized in forcible manner by
the American authorities in this port on her arrival
from Quilemane, 1.-TWO boats crews OF the United
States vessels of war, in all 81 men, with drawn
cutlasses, boarding this poor unarmed merchant
brig in most feroclous manner,) upon suspicion
that the captain and crew had Deen aiding and
abetting the slave trade. This seizure was alleged
TO have been made by permission Of the Brazilian
boarding officer. This may be SO; and upon appli-
cation TO the Minister OF Foreign Affairs. by the
American Minister, he, it is said, received verbal
consent to hold vessel and crew until the case had
been Investigated. The Porpoise was consequent
y anchored under the guns OF the trigate Raritan.
While correspondence was being carried on in
diplomatic order, the Minister of Justice gave In
structI0ns for armed force, consisting OF six gun
boats and 100 men, to proceed on board the Por-
poise and demand the release of vessel, crew and
passengers, which demand, if refused, was to be
enforced Ui ct arms. -4 3s
The Commodore, much to the establishment OF
the officer in command of said force, did refuse to
deliver up vessel and crew, but gave up the passen
gers, with which the Brazilian ofictr was perfectly
satisfied. the Commodore having politely limited to
him that he had a frigate, a brig Of war, and five
hundred men, 10 oppose any forcible demonstra.
TOD on his part; and therefore 1t would be quite
useless for him to attempt anything by means OF
arms. .H
II this affair had ended here, all would have been
well, and the American authorities have come oil
with flying coors, but the Brazilian Government.
not SO easily satisfied as their officer, made for
NAL demand for the delivery of vessel and crew to
them vM sA5
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs. finding himself
countrymen, denied his ever having given his con-
sent to the holding Of the vessel by the American
authorities; and requested the American minister
to withdraw his note, in which ne stated that such
question was IN agitation, sundry threats were
stated to have b. EN- made by the American autho-
rites, viz: that sooner than deliver the Porpose
up, they would sink her at her moorngs; another
was, that the Commodore intended taking the
sci and crew out Of the port by force. In conse
quence of some suspicion OF she kind, the Brazilian
the harbor with five hundred men, on the night Of
the 29th ult the commanders of said forts having
orders 70 sink any vessel which might attempt to
convoy the Porpoise out Of the port without leave
The American authorities now finding that they
had overstepped their mark, and were presenting
rather ridiculous figure, gave up TO the govern
ment both vessel and crew, having discovered, at
the eleventh hour that the laws Of nations did not
admit OF the seizure by foreign power, vessels or
individuals within the jurisdiction Of another coun
try, without the consent of It's authorities unless
stipulated by treaty 10 the contrary; which is no.
the case between this country and the United
States. The Brazilian government, once in pos
session of the brig and crew, Notwithstanding the
~ (under the plea that the vessel forfeited to
the United States for violating its laws,) have alb
rupty refssed TO accede to his demand, and it is
said will hberate both vessel and crew. It's sup
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instructions come out from the owner respecting
her
Our usual quiet city was in state of great ex
element while this question was pending. CO.
vernment stocks fell IN two days six per cent and
every gun that was fired, or bomb exploded, was
Immediately thought to be the commencement Of
hostllties between the American vessels OF war
and the FORTS 1t was runlored during the excite
ment that the American Minister had demanded
his passports, and retired on board the rigate Rar
tan The final winding up of this affair 10 very sa-
tsfactory to the Brazans, and increased the popu-
arty Of the ministry very much, az i is consider
ed that the firm stand which they took inundated
the Americans from carrying out their Intentions
The American authorities, on the other hand. must
be very much mortified at the sorry figure they
have been performing in this farce.
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contradictory. For example, two black boys with
passports and free papers, servants of some Of the
passengers, were stated to be slaves in one of the
dispositions, and had actually been branded on
board; but upon examining the blacks it was dis
covered that they had not been branded on board;
and the deponent then stated that it must have
been their brothers. t8###
Should, however, the Captain and crew be found
guilty OF the heinous crime with which they are
charged, upon their return to the United States,
they ought to be punished; for II they have done
wrong 1t cannot be attributed to ignorance ON their
part.
/ will now take leave of this truly unfortunate
affair, whereby the Americans have lost both caste
anu commence WIFI THIS government, tney having
always heretofore stood A l. u. IN.
Movements OF Travellers.
The arrivals in this city yesterday, may be in-
ferred from the following synopsis not in pro-
portion to those of the last few days The depart
ures from the principal hotels, were generally
merous. We find at the
AMEAIcAN--Aldermun ElUsh Warng, Philadelphia; w
Cushman, Charles Wood, Newport; @ Haight, Troy;
w G NJ Swift, Messrs Haley and Ward, Boston.
AsToR-J Mervin. Saratogs; Bishop Brownell and
son. Connecticut. Johnston, Doston;J H Calvert
Van Zandt 0sllagherW Preston, and II Others co.
prising democratic ward deputstion from Baltimore
the democrats Of New York Judge Brice 10 still at this
Hote and 0ansev0ort Melville has returned from short
exursion, with 30 others.
CITY-S w, Springfield, Mass; c Clapham, Albany;
Gray, Cumberland; Wright, Asbsma; Spencer,
Greenfield; w Turberville Nashville; Messrs Ogden
Townsend snd Hart. Philadelphia; Carmichael Albany
and 10 others.
FRArKLIr-- Samuel Raymond, Cleaveland; II r Tur
ner Worcester; stoube, Norwich;J Clarke, Oxford
J G Dickens Utica and u others