The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-22
BRAZIL.

French Captures In the South Atlantic
Tho Fate OF tho Germnu Sciooncrs
Lucie and Conc0rdia-Anot, Naval
Fisht-The Dom Pedro III. itaiiroad-sai-
eide of mn Attache Of the Argentine Con-
feicratf0a.
RIO JANEIRo, oct rs, 1870.
Tho case OF the German sclooners Lucie and
Concordla, captured by the French gnnboat lIame-
lin last month. has given rise to diplomatic ques-
ton between The Brazilian government and the
North German ana French representatives here.
The Hamelin having captured the schooners Off the
southern Brazilian coast, she brought them into
Rio and as the principal part OF both car
goes belonged 10 neutrals the Brazilian
government allowed them to discharge the neutral
parts. The Hamelin did not maintain prize crews
ON board but merely hired the French seamen as
guards OF the schooners until their discharge; and,
After having engaged p ize crews from among
French mrcbant scamen In port to take the vessels
TO France she put to again TO continue her cruis
Ing. The German representative alleges that the
whole affair Is against International law. First,
mat the vessels were captured within gunshot OF
Brazilian land. Seconl. mat according to the Bra.
Lillian regulations the prizes should have departed
within twenty-four hours alter entry, or
all events within twenty -four hours after
aischarging the neutral cargo. Third, that the
HamelIn should have remained in port In military
possession OF the schooners, and - remove them
win her. Fourth, that the hiring OF prize crews
Mlihln the port OF no was an Ouencc against the
brazilian neutrality regulations and should he
punished; Notes AND counter notes have been fly
Ivy hrisSiy for tho last fortnight IN KIND OF tri-
angular diploma. &c duel, but no decision has been
arrived at. However, the Brazilian government
mas ADOPTED Inc German views, at least IN part and
has forbidden The departure OF the prizes The
French have assumed high tone, and ut present
me brazilian government has three iron cads sta.
u0ned on guard IN the channel near WicgagnOn
and they and the forts have orders to use force II
necessary TO detain the schooners
notwithstanding the warlike demonstrations OF
the Brazilian government, The lron.cads ordeied to
the 'front.', the loaded cannon in the ports ana on the
boats Kept cruising at night around the Iucie and
CorcordIa. the government has cayed in under The
threats " the French Charge d'AHalres Mr. HocIne-
lie, and has lei The French gunboat Bruix depart,
carrying the prizes with her. In reference to this
affair the Ministry has published an expanal ion:-
The German bark Wanderer has been captured oy
Baha. The crew were sent to France In the Bor-
ueanx packet but whether as prisoners or not is UNI
known.
On the 2od telegram was received from Rio
Grande de sui, from the German Consul there, stat
COMMANDER OF a BRAZILIAN gunboat that d naval
engagement hat occurred between two French gun
boats and Prussian frigate, in which the later
came oil VICTORIOUS No particulars are given, bat
US 1t is known that he French gunboats Hamel,n
and Courier were cruising on the Rio Grande and
Montevldean coast and tnat a Prussian frigate had
LETT Valparaiso on her way nome from China to Eu-
rope, there are grounds to believe that engage
Although the Legislature did not pass the bill au-
thorizing loan oil 10000, 900 milreis 10 90 with
the Dom Pedro III. Railroad, the government Is deter
mined TO push the works, and two DEGREES have
been issued granting extraordinary credit for them
One OF the. credits processes to be for last year
uS69-70l raising the expenditure Of that year to
5,335, CAS- mires or 3,333143 mires more than the
sum voted by the Legislature, and this year
QS70-7l the acknowledged expenditure Is already
5.4OO,ocO milreis, although the appropriation was
only 2,034, $50 mreis.
Don Jorge Mitre, an atache OF the Argentine I.e-
cation, and son OF the ex-Pres,dent OF the Argen-
tine Confederation, committed suicide on the night
of the 17tn ut the Hotel dos Estrangeiros He lett
some open letters addressed to his relations, and
note for General PaunerO, but without abiding to
the Influences which led him to sefdcstruction He
was only eighteen years OF age and was remarkably
handsome. Current rumOr asserts that IL was q love
affair with beautiful Brazilian lady which pro-
duced the state OF mind in which, maddening hIm-
sell further with bottle OF sherry, he shot himself
through the head.