The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-03
Interesting from Brazil.
OUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENTS.
U. S. SUP SAVANNAH.

i,elcid Scene IN Rio Hdr0or--Hpes Of Brcril-T-p
~ United States Ship Sarnnnah from Mon'erieo-cap
tain Frosers Muder-Aaericaa Traie-The Paraguay
L,6epty-An Imperial Etc--Ths English, French ami
american War Ships--IKaM Rtlort--The Brooklyn
Lycelai and is Pestdi Uses
The most enthusiastic we-wsher Of this land of dia
mon1 mines Dagos need not desire fattering
illustration OF the growing importance Of Brazil than the
entrance t. ts harbor exhibits to-day. Tie white
sails Of thnn fifty ships hang down like vast drop
curtain between and the ocean, and through the thin
ner be the slender spires OF other float
ing Of wealth quick succession coming behind
The gay and sprghly appearance Of SO many red and
white and blue and green and every other colored flags
tin the midst Of which the star spanglcd banner stands
out in bold iee they utter proudly in the breeze
makes II almost impossible for TO look them with
out feeling little romantic and poeca That there
brilliant fuiure-or rather future which may be
deled briniant-in store for Brazil, who knows
her history for the last few years reasonably doubt
and That bnck clouds may darken the sky Of that flu
ture, Is one my sincere wishes.
The news Rio present is not of the interest
ing character but there few items which may not
prove altogether barren 10 your enormous family Of
readers. tirqt with my wonied egotism of our illus
trious seves Having exhausted all the attractions Of
Montevieso (which taking into consideration our very
unenvahe life AT anchor " in that port, could have
done IN three days let alone three months up
Choir ana away for Rio. Never mind all the rolling and
tossing, ard ea,ng, and pitching, and turning out and
turning in aud shipping and seeing ships and going
through ever So many other ordinary and extraordnary
pautica eyolutions isome Of which 1t would make me
not without being becamed outside fort Santa Cruz, and
then oved in ly Ter British Majesys steamer Trident
We found o rs beautiful as healthy and full of men
Of war and II seemed to me- the witchy fairy
valleys LOOKED ereener and the great grave old mountains
less OARS and sobre but not less grand and picturesque
gded gracefully up of the loveest harbors in
the world We anchored moored ship, andnow for the
Spencer chief mate Of the shpsea Witch of New York.
who stands charged with having murdered Capt. Frazer
Of that vessel durpg her voyage from your city to this
port last monhogeiher with several witnesses against
Lm-wii be sent home in the United States sloreship
Kelics next September 20 that The circumstances attend
Ing This horrible tragedy may be Investigated in civil
court Tie evidence against the prisoner, which, how
ever is than crcumstantial cannot fail to call
forth verdict to his confusion but remembering the
pious prejudice which many now aday conscientious
Jurors cherish against all manner Of circumsantal tesh
irony matter how plain and palpahc 1t may he am
justified in expressing the belief that Spencer stands in
no danger Of capital punishment
@, forty American slips arrived here during the last
fortnight with all kinds Of marketable commodities and
tie wbar,es present unusually animated appearance
IN he midst Of all the din and hustle toll and trouble "
Of dischargpg and loading the enterrrsng energy of the
Yankee stands forth pre-cminent
The difficulty between Brazil and Paraguay is not set
tied vet and there il knowing whe her it will termi-
nate bottle Of champagne at the lannon's
mouth steamer arrived last week from the La Plata,
but does not report any hostile movements on the part
Of the Brazilian squadron Monteyideo quiet and
healthy and Don Pedrcs soldiers continued to remain
there.
coronation celebrated with great ecla In the
time the usual salntng and parading were gone through
ard in the evening their Majesties visited the Theatre
irico tlumineuse to witness the second representa-
ton in Rio Of Eonizett's grand opera Maria dc Rohan
MINES. Cartoa aud Casaoni performing the principal
characters. The armament regular blaze of fire
all night. with rockets and oh the bells the bells
the bells II they didn't ring sits caution to shcr-
burne."
The Peruyans working energetically to increase
their little navy large steam fiigate and two smaller
steam vessels built for them lately in England in
this harbor, and will shortly proceed homeHard.
have said found Rio healthy arrival here;
lid but fear IT is longer. Rumors afoat
that The cholera has appeared in the city and that four
or five died 81 IT, Advces from Para state that the
epidemic has already male ravages there. There
forty Of yellow fever on board tine British brig
of-war SPY. which is at quarantine here.
The United States cutter Joseph Lane Is under
going repairs preparatory to her coming voyage to Cali
fornia.
The English and French men-ofwar in harbor now,
exercising almost all day and night. As write there
blockade young sebastopo The Allied forces this
station present consist Of two so gun rgates 70
gun corvette six steamers averaging from to 10 guns
four brigs. and an old storeship.
The Germantown and Bainbridge-thc latter, by the
have not since her recent arrival from the
United States-are in Monievidco, all well.
Our three midshipmen, J. c. Chaplin Il. Bacon and j.
Arnold going home in the Tejuca to stand examina
ton.
The store.hp Relief is due time now but has not
yet arrived There Is however American ship elc-
grarhed which may turn out to be her
Why don't the government shut up that Old Curl
osity shop, the Brooklyn Lyceum and make arrange
mens with enterprising shipping merchant for
after the arrival Of Lyceum letters with
cockroaces. has originated caution amongst the
to open all communications having the stamp Of that
establishment On them, over a spit box EDROF.