The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-31
Affairs I'm Brazil.
OUR HIo JANEIRO CORRESPONDENCE

RIo JANEIEo July Is, 1854.
THE Coffee Cror-Asaefiean Shipping in PORT
Mining Privileges Granted By Peru to Foreigners
on the Bas,ss of the AmGsoa-D predations cf
americans from San Fraacisco-Free Nariga-
ton of the A,aosose--A Destitute american Sea-
man PICKED Or dy a BrRtsa brig, sr., &C.
The bark Indus, Captain Thompson, leaves to-
morrow for Baltimore, and hare an opportunity
of sending you few lines.
No news Of any Importance has transpired since
the date Of my letter Of tie 7th inst. Coffee has
been firner in this market, and the demand for bet
ter descriptions Of the ar lie continues increasing.
About 80. 000bag were shippedfhis week-s.O0 to
the United States and the balance for the Channel
10000 bags have been shipped to different parts Of
aroba.
A letter has been published in our paper. dated
Lima, April rs, 1854, stating that the government
Of Peru bad agreed to devote certain lands and free
mining privileges to Americans and other foreigo.
crs on the River Amazon, and also to pay their
travelling expenses through the Andes to that river
il also states that 10 600 men are ready to embark
in San francisco for Lima; that those who have
already arrived are well armed, and have been CON-
mittirg on the road all sorts of mischief robbing
people OF their horses, and even killing peaceful
inhabitants. Publications like this, aud every act
Of our reckless young men which gives rise to such
reporta do great harm in this country and prevent
tHS tftEkG6s VI ttUccim UtbOtiItOu6 Oy WulCQ the
waters Of the Amazon are to be opeGed to the
world. While adventures are fbustering 10 Cuba,
Lower California, Sonora ami Mexico, the inhabi
tats OF Peru have Just cause to fear and reasons for
forbidding, the navigation OF their rivers. have
convcrsed during tho past week with tao distin
gushed Brazilian Senators On this subject, and oil
wish to see the great river opened, and look for
ward to The speedy accomplishment Of so desirable
an event.
The Brazilian governments desires IT. but its head
quarters arc 30 far from the Amazon, and filbus-
toros start up on such little provocatiol that they
fear to endanger their territory by granting these
| privileges
The Brazilians are good and intelligent people.
! Thoir laws are humane and are humanely admins
tered; and though in some instances they differ
| from Ours, they are generally just.
Her British Maicsty's brig Doncta, Captain
Charles Wake, arrived on the nth inst, from Pa
ranu5ua, where she found q destitute American
seaman, who was taken on hoard and delivered to
orr acting Consul, Mr. Robert Scott The latter
| ceived hinn, and sent q letter TO Captain Wake
| thanhirg him for his kindness.
The first OF the new Brazilian and Portuguese
iiilc Of steamers, DoIa Maria Segunda, will leave
tomorrow for Lisboa with l6i passcn gcrs-a Bra
| Zilians with the exception Of two-a FrcnchIlan
| and Spanard. She carries on freight over 1000
| bags Of coffee. IN.
When the mighty rivers OF this empire shall have
boon opened, and when the resources Of lite exscn-
| rive diamond beds ans metallic mines shall have
been folly developed under FREQ trade and peaceful
enterprise, then the riches of California will he
| oquaLed, not eciipsod, BY Brazil. +. rs.
| A MoNsrrs IN HUMAN sH.rE.-A German