Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19
THE UNITED STATES AND BRAZIL.


Our readers are freshly reminded, by the COM
ments upon it in the British Parliament which have
reached us by the last steamer, of the Message Of
President TYLER to Congress, founded on commu-
ncations received here in February from the Min
lister Of the United States at Rio Janero, touching
the prosecution of the Slave Trade by citizens OF
the United States as well as British subjects, not
whstanding the penal laws and the existing treaties
between the two countries for its prevention and
abolition.
This remnant of the Slave Trade, il is under
stood, our Minister (the Hon. Henry A. WIsE) had,
under sense of duty as the representative Of his
country, and with something Of that vehemence
which seems to be inseparable from his public cha
racser Sineularly the reverse Of the tenor Of his
priyslc life himself about extirpating, by apro-
cess more summary than was entirely acceptable 70
the Ge-rrhment to which he was accredited, and,
@1e current reports are well founded by means
ramer more energetic ttan the usual course OF
diplomacy. vega a.s
OF what has actually passed between our Minister
and the Brazilian authofites we have no doubt that
our Government is welLinformed, by communica-
tions from Mr.. WISE. if not also by circumstances
from The Government Of Brazil and that the country
viii in time be informed, upon proper authority,
what is the true state Of the case.
At present. however, our information oHthe sub
ject, through the medium Of extracts from mercan-
tile letters which find their way into the newspapers,
is very indistnct. We can only infer certainly
from these accounts that really serious difficulty
hos, ~
ment Of Brazil, for the history and consequences Of
which it is proper that our readers should hold
themselves prepared.
The following letter, written apparently by a
young officer board Of one Of our vessels OF war,
though far from satisfactory, affords the clearest
glimpse we have yet had of the occurrences in the
harbor of Rio Janeiro early in February, being
WIsE's dispatches transmitted to Congress by the
late President
Il Letter published in the Cleveland Plaindealer
Rio DE JASEIRo, FEBRuARr 8, ls45.
The Brazilian Government have insuted Minister here
and also the Consul and in fact the American officers and the
flag daily The Minister has written Washington about
it TO know how he shall ac-wheher he shall declare
not and to send him out larger feet The Brazans
fitting out all their ships Of and preparing their FORTS that
every thing looks like here They mpressing
every day board their vessels of war; and boldly
and say commander and officers they ready
and give the id Yankees licking. The English
and the French here laughing in their sleeves at it, We
took american slave brig called the Porpoise Of Brunswick
fortnight ago, with the slaves board and 900 in gold
and silver, with $4,000 worth Of gold dust We kept hel
for week, under charge Of the gate, but the authorities
here demanded her. and in fact made the Minister and Com
modoe give up, they would have sunk They had
all their ships around us and their forts double manned and
their guns double shotted to blow out of water if at
tempted to resist that have a war; recall
navy home and pocket the insult