The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09
INTERESTING FROM BRAZIL.
The New Brazilian Tsrfm-Demand for LABOR
Progress OF Internal Improvements -
Brazilian Expedition up the Paraguay, &C.


Brazilian Expedition up the Paraguay &C.
OUR PARA ooRRE sPoSDBscs.
PARA (Brsd) june 80 1857
Feast of Sonio Acknowledgment Cremones-Seaners on
he Ama1on-Pecple and Tom Of Fara- Vasels in POI
-Commerce-A Portuguese Bishop on Slapery-Interest
ing Geographical Disqualification Of Brarilian
Sdman-Greas RoI1zy Of 1000 coo REFS from Naua
Steamer-rhe americans Murdered on the Amazon.
The departure OF the brig IAurea for New York afford
opportunity of sending all that has tras spred Of int
rest this place during the last five weeks We hav,
just gone through the celebration OF the feast of
Antonio which has lasted for days. and to grea
extent retarded II not put a stop to all business tn.
town is consequently unusually dull During the function
the great cathedral Of ssRto Antonio been brilliantly
illuminated inside and out, and the private houses have
not been lacking In their religious zeal of like ma
ture The feast OF St John the Baptist has also recently
taken place, and the may be said to have been
about equally divided between religious ceremonies aud
business Dancing, feasting and music have been the
ruling passion for some weeks.
Since the establishment OF steamship companies in
Brazil, there Is scarcely any limit TO the commercial
progress OF the country We have two lines regularly
ouchng here one the Brazilian stea mshlp COMPANY have
two English built steamers the Tapsjos and San Salvador
which bring nom Rio JAaiero and the ports to
the southwark few weeks and keep posted in
known here the Com palma do Amasonss the stock Of
which principally held believe, in Englsnd and in
Rio. There aso English built boats, and the assoca-
ton enjoys exclus privileges from the government
The Dames of these steamers are the Rio Negro Capt
Lea the Cameta Ii, rgueiredo the Soemes, Ii. Pa
rsby buna dos Rss and one other whose name have
not at hand. These boats ply the river Amazon ard
receive constantly increasing support In the way pa.
eengers and freight
The population of Para is slowly but steadily increasing
Various government improvements going forward,
such quays, wharves and public buildings but those
matters oueh constantly operated upon by laborers will
be several in process Of construct ethsrge
movements Of hese ntetropical people actually
ing and your correspondent il he resides here much
longer will doubtless become initisted into their snail
paced movements and his time uxurously any
of them swinging in his hammock and looking upon
fhe breat estuary upon which Para is SITUATED.
The harbor OF this port of the best the Brazilian
coast, and only exceeded by that OF Rio Janero. II
stretches along the land and aford an ample and
secure shelter from the sea. Vessels are loaded bv
lighters though the water is OF sufficient depth admit
them Of any size 10 lie AT the wharves.
About this time hides, India rubber and the other ex.
pos OF the region are rather scarce and high market
is pated There In harbor quite little
neet Of vessels, which plainly from my win
dow. These the English brig Isabel Capt Sco the
Brazilian ship Recfe; the American brigs Adelphi and
Shepard and the brig Mouteo and ebi Beem both Por
tuguese. The above disc narged. The following yes.
seh loading for foreign pors:-rhe English FL
American brig lauretta Spanish schooner Caudna and
Enel,h brig Freeman We have also here the Brazilian
steamer Thers and tue steamers Tapajos and Sole.
NOES, belonging TO the Amazon Company
You will see by the steamers above me 1tioned that
American descendants OF the lain dec sden and
exhausted The government within the past few years
has been wide awake 10 the advantages of steam navga
ton, and though country have not yet had
hand In the construction OF their vessels and machinery
the silly jeaousy and fear they have ~ays had of s
fast disappearing before the advascs our commercial
nov n M no
could be more popular than the Emperor among
ahe more intelligent casses.
The trade OF this port really important and Is fast In
creasng II extends in all direcons-up the Amazon TO
endless distance and down the South American
Baiao, and Ma anhao, coast wise and need
the fores commerce that centres here Tue place has
above IL 900 inhabitants sgree.oy and healthy stua
what New Orleans 10 TO the Mississippi
good deal OF excitement has recently existed here In
relation TO the expected comet and 90 fearful we're the
tcipations that pu bic prayers offered up n the
churches TO avert the threatened danger The leading
journal Diario do Cram Para daily solemn
in learned portuguese on the subject but the
day predicted by German astronomer and
without any cometc and general jubilee
was the result Of the srsion OF public ieeting.
The well IN house OF Perera Coelho have dissolved
partnership, and the business will henceforth be
short time since the Archbishop OF Braga (Dou Jose
de Arevedo houra) published his semi annual
manifesto or acdIess 'no,e .nIn q" croul. or }ans
which aer touching upon tae numerous aims aud trans
gressiops Of the people he takes hold Of the slave sde
handles the conductors Of that traffic with the gloves
Oh lie reprebs the trade and those engaged In f. and
speaks OF II " imam commerce which has for s
ends the acquisition OF wealth for party aud doom
OF hopeless serviiude for the other 1. oious
Continues hs hese enterprises OF suffering and death
conducted under the auspices OF dsnsurazed PJrtu
gxese who themselves without hu nsnity do hesitate
70 oorruo. the mot lusrioos and h herto blaneess
among their fellow citizens with The false and seductive
pc OF thus acquiring suddenly the wealth which they
might gain with less sscrince Of conscience the les
nAte branches Of com merce."
THIS rather strong language from an archbishop whose
~ ople are nearly all slave holders and whose personal
pre- perry IL doubtless ths result OF their connection with
the trade hut goes 10 snow that freedom Of speech
and thought no, entirely crushed out In the church In
me steamer san Salvador IA Psn,e Rbeiro, arrived
here few DAYS since from the southern coast ~h al
vices from Rio Bahia Perpambuco, Ceara, Plainly ana
naranhao up The 18th Of June and from B1enos Ayres
9th, from honeyideo 70 the Ill., and Rio Grsnde
SOL. ths 2ls Of May The news il published In the
ID Iyo C7nperco OF this place, -hich have ranslAi
ed There 10 ship news from the southwark
Ths death OF the Bshop OF the Oriental republic
pounoed In B1eno. Ayres paper, his loss deeply and
generally deplored The steamer ha'acanss arrived at
Do the 2oth Of April from an exploring expedition
70 the Guy uba She received wherever touched
with extraordinary de nonstrsions Of Joy by the nhab
His Excelency, The Bishop OF Cuyuba, held pablo
religious services 70 gte thanks for the prosperity which
bad those countries since the celebration OF the
According 70 letters from Paraguay iae negotiations be-
Brazil and thai country were proceeding with hap
In Porto Allegro had been discovered and beautiful
sons II lies the borders Of the Uruguay Astounding In
woods and eras,es and 10 vel sstered and fertile II
Uncovered by the two missionaries Jesuno Silva Nunes
and Iaurino Vargas. Immense deposes OF sdrgts we're
seen which could not be awaited Of for want Of vessels
Some small bose had been offered $50 refs per arrooa 70
freight u 10 the rorthern provinces
The sailing days Of the steamship company hal been
changed by decree 10 the loth and 18th OF each
mcD from Para, and 10 the llth and 2eth when north
ward bound.
The urreo krodntl Of Rio Janierio, contains an &C
count Of the Of OF the crew Of the Brazhs
war Rsoife the % OF Nay, In that hsrbor
for The assassination Of the bosswAn The sentence was
confirmed by the sopreme Military Council, and erscuted
on board the ,hp where the deed 90 nmtted and In
full sight o. the heet
from Porto Aegre several cases OF the
typhus fever which had terminated fatally.
beso Duarte sva, Of the directors OF the Bank OF
Brazil and for many yesrss leading member Of the Con
rtuent Assembly cied In RIO Janero the s7th OF May,
IN the Hospital Of Pedro II he the trainers OF
The constitution.
beep o~nmi led board the Brazilian .,es ,hip
uanabaaa Of millions OF refs, be onsng the govern.
n. l..s of tne sfaa to