The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-15
Interesting from Brazil.
REPORT OF TIE AMAZON STEAM NAVIGATION COM

Msua the I'D OF August the General Assembly OF
shareholders Of the Amazon Navigation Company
MEssns sAAsEnoI DIHs-In the name Of the directors
Of the Amazon Navigation and Commercial Company,
beg present TO you the report balance sheet
and details Of the operations Of the company up to the
close Of The year 1854 and TO inform yon Mt the
time Of wha has occurred during the past six months
In justification Of the eeay Of this meeting il be-
my duty remind you, Messrs Shareholders, thai at
comes the time the contract which gave existence TO
this undertaking approved by the Legislature, that
approval was accompanied by authorization, voted
unanimously, by which the government might revoke
he exclusive right Of the steam navigation Of the ANA
zon which the Fundamental base OF that contract
had then 10 ask you to confer upon me powers y
ment which consumed small time, because the diree-
toy compehendng the value OF an exclusive right Tor
thirty years 10 the navigation Of the greatest river 10
he worlo coudnot abandon such an advantageous right
without compensation so that the imperial govern
Mt endeavored the burdens OF the enter
prise in the interest OF the country which interest the
directory in another way also desired to promote
After the delays usual in such cases We hnay ea
I'd October 1854 in which now confirmed the rights
and existence Of enterprise On drawing near the
close Of the second year Of operations the directory
considered it proper delay for short time your convo-
cation, until It would be able to present 10 in com
pee form the result the two years in which the ORR
gina contract has been in force. That report pro-
The organization Of the company, as far respects
its agency at Para having formulated Mr.. Manuel
the acquisition Of the steamer Harajo having been made
for the Of 500 000 ready for she departed for
the waters of the Amazon under command Of 1s eute
Francisco Parahybunados Reis the LIST January
1862 10 commence the navigation contracted for the first
The ports Of call which the government designated for
this line and where the steamers regularly touch,
well going returning from Belem to the city of Barra
in the embouchure Of the Rio Negro the followlng-
and sepa Tie actual Importance Of each Of these ports
OF call you will by the annexed to this report
& 1881 the k9 Ne0 TnSss pFms 9ea
der the command Of st Lieutenant Antonio Jose Perera
Lea The arrival Of this fine vessel ut Para enabled the
the voyage Of the second line The Marajo was the
first steamer to plough the waters Of the majestic Soil
hope q splendid future, Il the government Of the re-
public should comprehend-asi is to be hoped it will
the interests Of Peru, by giving an adsaa .;dt
may acquire practically commercial interest, by the
greater frequency and regularity Of the steamers trips
In the line from the city of Rarra to Nana in the repub
lie Of Peru we have the following ports of cal-Ceary,
Fga, Tocapns Fonte Boa Tabatinga Loreo and Pebas.
nal contract for both lines made with remarkable
regularity Notwithstanding the losses occasioned by the
after her arrival at Para For this amentable event,
according to the information transmitted to at the
time no blame was to be attributed to any one The
rocks Of Salapapa, which the steamer struck, while
steaing at the rate Of twelve miles hour at rhest
were entirely unknown situated in the MIDDLE of the
river they had appeared above the surface Of the
waters Of the Amazon were unknown 1855 except BY
impossible to avoid it when the steamer had the fatality
Of navigating in that direction This occurrence, which
to compromise seriously the interests Of the
enterprise by the possible of the Suspension
Of some tips exacted by the contract greved very much
ZEAL the intelligence and the activity Of the
President aided BY his deputy and by the skul COM
mander Of the steamer Lieutenant Leal emitting
thing which could enable them to cope with the
saved the company from greater loss by rescung
The steamer which every considered lost This
done at additional expense of some $14 000 the
smalnees Of which sui prsed me- because in view OF in
res to the vessel and machinery its complete repair
did 10 me possible at less than dobe that ex
| uense
The safety of the ship was also owing in great me
tions a The esabshment Of Ponta d,Arena since were
it not for the iron diagonal supports inserted for greater
security che would nfaby have been shattered bv the
terrible shock which she received y '-'
This disaster obliged the directors to dispatch imed
atey for Para the Steamer Monarch which left this port
fRio de Janeo) with freight list Of SAC 4O8 This yes-
sell Of regular speed drawing little water and having
much space and sufficient accommodation is excellent
for the service Of the second and fourth lines in which
she employ ed and which service she performs salts
factoriy, with remarkable comparative economy. In
nd contract the drecors resolved to order the
construction England steame r OF large d.
mensicns the Of cagocs exhibited to the
company how much it was required Tho steamer Ia.
pajos therefore contracted for with the respectable
liverpool builder Mr. John Laird at the price of 22 800
she being already complete with the exception Of the
machinery This magnificent vessel of 20 feet keel and
~ feet breadth Of BEAM Of ISL tons burden and Of 200
power excellent saler and Of the best
going qualities On her voyage from England she called
Oporto ship coonts for the company and was de-
tanned there by the binary overflow Of the river
Douro which delay caused an Increased expense. On
her arrival Para she Immediately employed the
service OF the Amazon for the present necessities of
which she is perhaps too good Within one or two years
however the progressive commercial deveiopement Of
those regions should continue much cannot be said
The new steam packet lines from Beem to Bayano in
the Tocantno, and from Rio Negro to ST. Isabel obliged
the directors Of the company to send still another vessel
the Cametan Jany OF this year. which cost 500 00O
There is also in Of construction at Pona dArea
Qunta d'Arenas) account of the company the iron
in England were by my directions sent back to the ma
cbni.ts Messrs. Fawcett Preston Co., account Of
being according to PLAN and others was ordered
There having been however, ecandaous delay In their
delivery resolved TO order the building boilers here
to allow the steamer TO be brought into service
With these steamers the service Of the company ap.
peared to be at present sufficiently provided for but
The American steamer Bay City for SALE and her
machinery and all new OF $50 horse power and of
dimensions adapted 10 the requirements of the first line
Of contract the directors thought it right to pur
chase her. they would have had to order the con-