The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-22
Havfsataea o. the Amazoa.
OUR RIO IN yANEIR0 CORRESPONDENCE.

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OUR RIO IN yANEIRo CORRESPONDENCE.
Rio On JAnIRo, Ose 80, 1854.
Close Of negotiations Bsisossm the Amnso, Compd
ny a~d the Government Privileges Gramssd 10th
FWmeT-7k Different Lines of Steossus--Grsnt
Of Land to the Compssy-F1ourishias Condition
ofits Sfeck-Hopss Of the Free Navigatiom Of III
1dmaSon-Stnor Fyenen Esongsiisa de Scsga.
Some time since wrote to you that the first steI
towards opening the river Amazon and iu tribuss
ries had been taken By the Amazon Company which
held the exclusive right to the navigation for thirty
years, Crltead Of ninety years, as then stated By
histoBe.) This company convened and authorizes
the Baras dc Mana-its President to contract with
the government for new priyiisges-and oeded back
TO tho government the old privilege Of exclusive
navigation. The negotiations were happily closed
ard sealed On the I'd OF this month, at tho imperial
Office Of State.
The usc Of thirty years navigation has been given
back to tie government, and new privileges have
been granted to the same comp any for ten years.
These privileges are in printed publication pub
lished in the formal do Commccio Of the 9Th Of
this month, and the Amazon Company are obliged
to establish In their next contract four steam lines
ofpackets The frat limo, from Bslem, province Of
Para, to the mouth Of river Negro, is composed of
steamers Of 200 tons each. They are to commence
en- the LIST of January 1866, and are to make two
trips per month. They must 90 at the So eed Of
twelve miles per hour. the government pay Sc 600
for each trip, and $4,000 mil reis as bonus for
carrying the mails.
Tie second line is TO navigate from the city da
Baua, mouth Of the river Negro, to the province
of Hcota da, republic of Peru, and will commence
Oh the lst of September 1866. Tdsy will make one
TRIP per month, and the governments guarantees
thtm 1913, 00O year Itexpects Peru to join n the
payment OF this amount; bus in case Peru dec4neB,
the aziiian govern il responsible
The third line travels from the city Of Bslem 10
the river Tocantius, to the village Of Barao and will
stop At least six hours going and returning, ct Ca
meta. They ere TO make two tgiDS per month
during the first i've years; and for the second five
years. four trips per month But IL thia line should
prove improbable the lesst number Of trips are to
be enc per mouth for the first Eve years-the gov
ernnent giving $500, or 1000 mil res, for each
trip; and for the Last FIVE years, $780, or 500 mil
refs, for each trip.
The fourth line will navigate from the city de
BaIra, up the river Negro, to g. Isabel This line
Is to mako enc trip per month for the 6rst five
years, snd the governments viii pay $500, or
100000 mil reis s0r each trip. This lice is 70 make
two trips per month during the second five years
the government peying 81 ,25o, or $500 mil refs, for
This company receives seventy-tvo grants Of land
Of two leagues square on the river JsSary, ten on
the small river of Hhrus twenty on the bank of the
river Amazon, ten on river Madeira, ten on rivers
Negro and Tspsjoz, and ten more in other locations
near the river Amazon, for the purpose OF es.ab-
fishing colonies of agriculture and industry 1t is
Obliged to establish Twelve colonies, Of ut least six
Ihave called on the barao Of Mana, who will in
few days give me frA copy Of the above import.
ant negotiation, and other particulars of interest,
which viii forward TO you as soon ca possible.
understand that the va ers Of the Ams9on and her
numerous tributaries are asOpen to the free naviga
tion of the Brazilian shipping the Mississippi is
to North Americans, and learn thast Amazon
Company has already constructed three large saw
mills 10 different locations on that river.
Tho stock Of this company was 40C nh reis per
share when 1t first appeared In the market, aud 200
mil reis were paid in on each share. 1t is now at
the value paid in and there is another call On the
shareholders for 100 milreis per share. This shows
that the exclusive privilege is done away With, and
that tire second step 10 now taken to open the re.
WHO 60 ahead. This VIA wake up Americans, open
new Ell Dorados and die mond mines, and enable all
10 reach the wealth OF the rich province CT Matte
Grouo. and an otherwise vast extent Of territory BY
steam navigation, and pour into the commercial
word the products Of the Amazon ana her tributa-
Ties, and all the wealth which has heretofore been
shut out from commerce. Brazil has vast amount
Of hidden treasure which will como ont under such
this mighty river and he innumerabse tributaries
shall be thrown open tothe free navigation Of the
world. This would make all nations cry ont "viva
o Brazil"-U ong life to Brazil.) Nothing can bring
about the free navigation Of the Arlzo0 sooner
than death to filibusters, combined With wise d.
plomasic negotiation. Hook upon this event
Of the greatest in tho history Of tbs commercial
world. The negotator ia the illustrious Seror FIRE.
men EvaDgt lista de Songa, who Is sell made man.
But few years ago he was a clerk and afterwards
. partner In the firm Of Caruthers % Co., an Eng
lish house. he then borrowed $50 600 of this gov
ernmeBt to establish an extensive iron foundry at
Point d'Area, opposite this city. The enterprise
met with great success, and yielded sufficient profit
sum was paid short time since, before 1t was due,
and now Ne zee him at the head Of the Gas Works,
and the protector Of arairoad to Tho river ParAhy.
ba In order to connect that river and its extensive
coffee fields with this bay or port. Lastly he il the
great operator in the Amazon. for which his Msjes-
ty has justly given him the title Of Barao de Mana"
+. H. s.