The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-23
BRAZIL.

Regrets ar tho Reclamation Of the United
States Minister-Chief Mate OF che Bark
Cricket Washed Overbeard-Tbc Yellow
Fever at Bucnes Ayres-The United states
Squadron.
RIO JANEIRO. March Is. 1871.
The Brazil and United States mail steamer South
America leaves this port for New YORK tomorrow
morning. at ten O'Clock, and am disposed to send
a mere mention Of such items as may be matters OF
interest, for Rio affords just now not much CLEAN
ing which may be OF value to the HERALD readers as
home.
BY the South America, which came In here on the
10Th inst, learned OF the resignation OF our
late Minister, Mr.. Henry I. Blow. OF Missouri, and
OF the improbabity OF his returning to Brazil
This Is no light cause OF regret, not only on
the part OF the American residents, but many
foreign and native families as well; for the
course pursued by Mr.. Blow won MIN the confidence
and esteem OF all with whom he came In contact
while the friends OF his peculiarly charming anu
hospitable family embrace all those who have had
the pleasure OF meeting them Much anxiety IS
manifested to know who his successor may be, very
many expressing the wish that the post might be
filled by Mr. Munroe, the late consul, whose resi-
ae e a wIh os
The bark Cricket. Captain James Kean. OF and
from Baltimore, arrived here sarely the afternoon
more on the morning OF the 9th Of February,
and on the 10Th encountered gale IN the
morning OF the 10th Mr.. Preston. the nrst
officer, came on deck. The vessel had the gale
and q heavy sea on her quarter, and was shipping
much water Mr.. Preston, IN order to avoid the
water on the deck, stepped up on to the house ait
and threw his arm around the spanker boom. He
had hardly done this when heavy sea swept the
vessels quarter deck and took MIR. Preston with II,
sweeping him beyond the possibility OF succOr. At
the same time 1t swept away two men who were
lashed to the Wheel but they saved themselves from
gong overheard Mr.. Preston was from Baltimore,
was young man OF much promise, had the esteem
OF his employers was personally beloved by his cap
tain and VIII be sincerely mourned by all who knew
him at home or abroad.
The English mail steamer Oneida came into this
port yesterday, from Montevldeo, and reports o
frghtful evidence OF yellow fever at BuenOs Ayres
The epidemic has come upon the city quite sud
denly. and RACES fearfully, the deaths one day
amounting to over two hundred. Business Is almost
entirely suspended and more than ten thousand
persons have left the CITY, and all who by any means
can get away are leaving. thirty days quaran-
tine at MOntevdeO on everything arriving from
Buen0s Ayres is almost equivalent to a severance
OF the latter city from the rest OF the world. At
present the city Of MontevideO Is free from the
fever. The American Admiral, with his snip, Is
lying of MOntevideO the United States man-Of-war
Wasp also The Portsmouth, Captain Semmes, Is
up the northern coast.
TINS city. having only few mild cases OF yellow
fever. may be considered free from 1t. There are
few cases OF typhus and typhoid fevers, but there
have been only very few deaths. The city gene
rally is in healthy condition. though 1t remains
still quite warm.