The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-23
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gerY Late from South America.

Very Late from South America.
The fast sailing ship Courier, Captain
olfe, arrived yesterday aymorning from
io De Janeiro, whence she sailed on
Is cath Of August, thus. placing VS. in
bosses ssion Of our dispatches and the
36vwal do Commerce. and O Mercaatii,
SSyehteen days latter than those preyi,
onsIylreceived. saisisa sgs qe.i gi,sa,s5.i,s
1--WE are indebted to the kindness of
Captain Wolfe for the latest intelli.
gence. This completes the ffty-frst
voyage Of CaptainaiWolf, in each Of
which he has been highly successful.
This United States friga,e Columbia.
Captain Ritchle, bearing the broad
pennant Of Commodore Rousseau, was
toleave Rio for the United States on
the 3fst Of August, with the Hon. H.
Advise and family, and Mr. Walsh.
the secretary Of legation, as passen-
gers.a The brig g.of-war Bainbridge was
to sail in company. i's .ts i .l.}. p
We find the following acc cunt ofMr.
Tod's presentation to the Emperor Of
Brazil in the Jarnal do Commercio of
August 90, the semi-official paper: ia
.sHis majesty the Emperor granted a
public audience on the 2sth Of August
TO- Mr. David Tod, envoy extraordina-
ry and minister plenipotentiary from
the United States of America, and this
gentleman, on handing the Emperor
hiss.credentials, made the following
speech; Mr.. roDs SPEECH. ,n3,s aa.e
,5SlR: The letter | am about to pre-
sent to your Majesty is from his excel
lency,. the President Of the United
States, and contains the evidence Of
my appointment as envoy extraordina.
ry and minister. pleni 2o.entiary from
that government to the imperial court
Of Brazil. ~ .gH aIaT
His excellency assures your majesty
ofshis desire TO cultivate the most
friendly and liberal intercourse be
tween the two governments. In ex-
pressing this wish, the President re-
fleets the sentiments Of the people
whose chief executive officer he has
the honor to be; and an omission, upon
my part, to endeayor to promote this
amicabIe disposition, would be to prove
no less false. to myself than treacher-
Gus to my country. ,s,,..5 nC
81 am not unmindful that my duties
are commenced at an unpropitIous Pc
riod. My immediate predecessor en-
codntered difficulties, unpleasant TO
himself, and unfortunate 10 both coun.
tries. 4 am, gratitied to know, howev-
er, that those difficulties have not dis
turbed the mutual friendship and re-
spect 50 long and SO happily existing
between the respective governments;
and, resolved to pursue a,course alike
honorable to each, Indulge the belief
that the duties of the mission will be
discharged in manner not only salts
factory 10 my own government, but
agreeable to that of your majesty.
= Suffer me, in conclusion, to express
my best wishes for the health and hap
piness Of your majesty and Of the roy
al family. .ea.irg5a i.9..- ia,...
"a THE. EMpERoR's Reilly The EN-
peror replied to this speech in English,
as follows: ,@m4s tes .,,,a
receive with pleasure The creden,
tials which you present me in the name
Of my good friend, the President OF the
United States. They prove that the
same friendship and understanding sub
sist between my government and that
Of your country, of which | believe
that YOU are the true interpreter-re.
moving the personal difficulties in
which your immediate predecessor in
polved himself. ~ l'sfa.ea - EFF -f.,y.5'aa
After this the French ambassador
was presented, and after his audience
was concluded, Mr.. Tod presented
the Secretary Of the American lega-
tion, and several officers Of the United
States navy. s'.saa q sEs'e' a2'A
The ship-ofthe-line Ohio, Captain
Stringham, was at Rio. She would sail
for the Pacific on the arrival of the
Brandy wine from Norfolk. i.:,t II,
Annexed are our dispatches, one of
which, rather severe on our late min
ister.to the court Of Braganza:
odd Rio DEF JANElRo, Aug. "a, 1847.
Our commercial relations are of such
importance as to merit the constant
and most iiial study Of the Executive
and his cabinet. For the last ten years
have !, been q constant and important
trader to the different ports Of Brazil,
and in no one instance, with the excep-
ton Of the last, Ito this port,) have !
found unnecessary obstacles thrown in
the way ofeur commercial intercourse.
The Brazilian government has in every
instance shown a decided preference
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