The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-15
FREE NAVIGATION OF THE AMAzoN.--No.
PARA, Brazil, June 10, 1854.

PARA, (Brazil) June 10, 1854
While the free navigation of the Amazon has so engrossed
foreign nations question has grown out of it here
that likely become very important to the trade OF
Para. The river which this city is situated is the
Para 1t has generally been treated of the mouths
of the Amazon and considered part of that great
But recently the provincial government has found
cessary to supply this city with beef from the large island
Marajo opposite this city to the west and lying in the
mouth of the Amazon, by steam 1t desired Also steam
accommodations to Niga, small place fifty miles below
this city, and to the city of Cameta place of about
thousand inhabitants on the Tocanns river about one
hundred miles above Para The provincial assembly re-
solved to order the president TO contract thus for running
three steamers and voted bonus for the same The pres
dent advertised directed for proposals but the ques-
ton regarding the exclusive right of the De Saza
party lreneohe by which De Sauza is generally
known hereproposed for The contract but was rejected
He then objected to any other party coming the river
and has advertised line of steamers commence running
to Caneta on the first of July This is evidently
keep Others out he has bonus and will likely find
the trade very Improbable. The vessels employed are
ocean steamersnarrow, deep hot, nconvenent expel-
sve, and slow IL is worth the price of freight to handle
it, while the want of MI reasonable accommodations for
passengers will prevent the line doing much in that way
Meanwhile the president of the province regardless Of
the wishes OF lreneo his Amazon Company negotates
with independent parties for the steamers fortified and
sustained by the provincial assembly, and by the general
opposnon OF the whole people 10 reneos monopoly of
elusive navigation This river declared 10 be wholly
distinct from the Amazon IT is neither continent of the
Amazon is the large river Tocantns which empties
this side of the island Marao with the Para Guiana Ac
ri and some smaller rivers into the Atlantic The gov
determined sustain this view of the ques-
tion and viii unquestionaby all the steamers desired
without the moleaton of Ieneo whose hands are Ger
tainy full already lie has much as fairly begun
to execute the Amazon contract although it is reported
here that he has yielded the privilege and will receive
large from the government and largely increase the
mail and passenger service Peru rcneo has n large
machinery establishment in Rio is engaged in lighting
that city with gas completed railroad some weeks since
from Rio TO Petropolis and the Organ mountains and
was very recently made by the Emperor for his eminent
abilities and public services, Baron o. Moua
The country being new, and just recovering from the
terrible Indian revolution of 1885, has hitherto de-
anded much communication, promised very favoraby
to enterprise The whole system of business labor and
trade must be evolutonized The slavery of the province
rs mos exngushed Nearly all of the negroes are free
ana most of them purchase themselves Slave labor is so
scarce that many large and beautiful sugar mil rice
estates around this city lie neglected and wholly
productive Slavery will unquesonaby abolish itself in
few years in this province that importatons of
Africans not permitted to supply the of labor
The Indian labor is very unreliable The tribes are tickle
insubordnate, and very widely disposed to revolution
These laborers managed in peculiar manner The
governors of the districts have arbitrary control of them
Should sailing craft up down the river need
ten men, il is necessary only to make application to these
governors who order the to The service and prescribe
the remuneration which they shall receive Thus these la
oorers are unable to conduct any regular business of
heir own as it is constantly liable to be neglected or de-