Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-01-23
LATE FROM RIO DIE JANElRO.


LATE FROM RIO DIE JANEIRO.
DIFFICULTY Bet'oeen Mr.. Wise and the Govern.
ment--Arrival Of the California Esped,.
tion.
The brig Reindeer, at New York, brings Rio
papers to the goth OF November. All II. vessels
Of the California expedition, under Col. Steven.
son, had arrived safe at Rio, viz U. g. transport
ships Susan Drew, Loo Choo, and Thomas H.
Perkins, with the U. 8. ship Of war Preble. The
officers and men were all in good health. The
expedition would sal! in few DAYS for its des.
tination.
Mr. Wise and The Gorernnenf TtonLke.-Nr
Wis., the United states Minister at Rio, hads
difference with the Brazilian government. orixi.
mating, according to the New York Sun, in the
arrest of two men from the United States ship
Columbus, who were shore while the vessel
was a, anchor q, Rio The men got intoxicated,
ard while proceeding thtough the streets 70 60
on board. were taken TO prison. Lieut.. Davis,
Of the Columbus was on shore with the men.
Being at some distance at the time of their arrest
he followed, calling on them TO accompany him.
Before he got up, they were taken into the fort.
On arriving at the fort he iIew his sword IN ev.
idence of his authority as All officer of the United
States and demand their release.
The guards then beckoned 10 him to come in.
and suppo.us them drsirous of having an inter.
view with him in relation TO the men. he did so,
bu, Immediately found himself and bis men pri.
soners Mr. Wise being apprised Of the occur.
renee hy Commodore Rousseau, ofthe Columbus,
opened correspondence with the government,
demanding their release. The reply being deem
ed unsatisfat tory, was answered by another COM
mnnication from the Minister, informing them
that the Colnmbn. would open her batteries upon
the city in two hours il 1ieat. Davis and the
men were not released within that time. The
Lieutenant was promptly released, but the men
were detained under the plea that being fonnd in
:oxicated in the streets, they were amenable TO
punishment by the civil authorities Farther
correspondence eNsued, the men still remaining
| in custody.
A day or two after this occurrence, the Empe.
ror's youngest child, the infant Isabella, was
| rhrisiened the ceremonies brine honored by sa.
iutes from vessels OF war, and the illumination
Of dwelling. OF the foreign ministers. The fefe
, lasted a whole week But Commodore Rous-
seau and Mr. Wise declined 10 Join in any cere.
monies Of this charar,er, until full r-raraton
had been made for the insult offered to their
country. The anthortie. requested the Com
modore TO fire a salu,e which he declined doing
Mr. Wise and other Americans did not iumn
ate their dwelnws. and have consequently been
subject TO repeated insn'ts The son Of the Con.
sui was assaulted in the streets and seriously
wounded The subject was taken up in the La.
tional Parliament, then in session. The House
of Commons passed a bill requesting the with.
trawal Of Mr.. Wise. but the upper House reject.
ed it, and the Commons rendered their resigna.
ton in a body, Thus the affair rested a, last al.
vices, the men being still in prison.
q Chr sfening among the Cah(orninns -Du.
ring the excitement at Rio, the California boys
arrived and resolved TO have an opposition chris
tening Of one Of our American sovereign, two Of
whom were born on the passage. splendid
silver cup was provided as a present for the
Young volunteers, whom the Chaplain duly chris
tened Alto CaGE~na. Col Stevenson stood
God. father on the occasion, All the officers OF
= the ships and many of the Americans were pre-
l. sent. 1t was splendid affair. and operated as a
> hint to the Brazlians. who were somewhat as
J. ,onished at the American volunteers leaving
o their homes in such numbers to 60 half way
l. round the world. The volunteers were allowed
: full privileges on shore but there had not been
u single desertion. Col. Stevenson made a
speech to them in relation to the difficulties
and every man expressed his readiness to join IN
s,ormng the City Of Rio, il necessary 10 sustain
"a the honor of their countrys flag.
A. Capt James NJ. Turner, of the Califoinia vol
unteer. arrived in the Render as bearer Of des
he patches from the U. S. minister at Brazil, an'
y will proceed this morning to Washington. Th
'e other passengers were, Mrs. S. q. Steele, of
thens, New York, lady of Capt @. steele, Of III
s. Volunteers; Robert P, Noah, Ia son OF Malo
m Noal) of Y, Secretary TO Colonel Stevenson
ed and Lieut.. George .. Brewster, Of the Voun
o. teers, from West Point.
LATE FROM THE CUR OF MExICo.-An es
ira from the New Orleans Times spprises u
ofthe result of the application Of the Campea