The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16
VOL. XLlll.-N0. ZIG.
THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL.


WNt ffhp
Dom Pedro H.. Emperor OF BinZii' MS
-if, and suite. hrcahfastcd on poaru tno
-. IN Long branch, ycstcriay morning.
,nJ Al ie o'clock noon were passing Sa'uS
u,,k Tho American public have been cXten-
,ty,,, Informed within the past few days that
p,r Pedro do AIcantara had expressed "A most
,,th,tio wish to bo permitted to travel through
lbi4 country without being ANNOYED by the at-
terfi ,n. that are paid to She monhrrhs oi great
o,nuires. ln lrazil the Emperor is noted Tor hls
lndi.ppsition t. public display lie has repeat
,uv d. ,tincd ovations I'm his own country. and
ha, no dosro to br publicly received outside oi
Al domains. This fact has frequently been an
t0gn.od to President Grant and his Cabinet
anI Maynr Wiokham WAS informed 10y the Bra
vf.,,. vtnistor that Mr. Aicantaru would he very
much ii-plcasod should any public dcmonstra-
n,n.bo attempted. Therefore ii mai -ht have been
f.ily understood that the Emperor was entitled
=, quietly enter the city and roam about at will
President Grant seems not to have comprehend
ei thc urgent requests of the Emperor, and.
tI.srflra. he conferred with Secretaries Fish,
/. .l.,.,n and Taft. II is said that Mr. Taft sug-
gr.'el that Dom Pedro should not be iutcrfered
viii Mr. Fish hintcd that tho reputation OF
tie state Department was at stake, and that hc
must onioally receive the monarch. Secretary
N,h,,,n steadicd himself ON his left foot and
shouted through his fat hands, Aye, aye, sir
and IL WAS settled that the three Secretaries
should make haste to this city and in manner
hrhtting the greatness of the country sihlle
upon Dom Pedro, and extend the Official hand
ol tue United Statcs.
n was doubtful whether tho Imperial party
would arrive ycstcrday. Tomorrow. or within
ver, vet the three Secretaries were not diSsatis-
f.l w,th thcir rooms in the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
1h.y wore brand new shining silk hats. and
led when they approached Tho hotel once
secretary liobcson retired carly Previous 10
. f1...l L. .fN. .faHN. N.r lNf ~ "a la.
stnirtipns to the gentlemen VIII preside ia the
Oflrc mot to receive the cards of any newspaper
Wa Admiral Rowan M the brooklyn Navy
ifl. mot to permit reporter To board either uf
tOr vessels In tho yard, ana under no circum-
stiuc,, 60 have ausht to do with newspaper
niru u general.
AT TIE nROoKLYN NNvY Yard.
A. even yS,tsrdss moryns ,9G ,,i Git%2,rhsro .d ere
hh1 wth my Ui''i,ai ,.,iM MN M
hll hc -llvmnl, parldcl in front ~ his head
quarter. A youihiW olirer iii new uniform,
AMI with an uncertain stare, wandered In the
nciEhhorhood. Tho snop-'f-War Alert was
sieining up roady 10 come to th, city and take
rs its precious freight down the bay the three
49,. rctirics who passed lNc night at the lf,h
Attu4O Hotel. " No, sir. firmly said the brave
oll Admiral when the SIS reporter confronted
lr. you cannot 20 d wu the hhy with Us.
lHc Alert started for Twenty -third street. and
tli' admiral took command Of Viz team launch
a.. -ula-hcd out into tho river. The Admiral
w.. -ulering from n severe sore THROAT. aud his
NY,,e Mas very husky when lac said "Good
b. ihr North river on fwcniy-thrd streot at
e.-lt o'clock IN the morning ~ecretames Fish,
Tat, and Kobc-On. and Najor-ten. Hancock,
tNo latter In fun uniform. wearing cooked hat
oi most imposing pattern, took carriages to the
,t'' .nd were then conveyed III ius 10 the war
4 light breakfast was offered the distinguish
81 gentlemen, but they ate with much dciicacy,
1ur 81 \ reporter proudly sailed hy tile war ship
Nendcrpocls deputy Dr. Thompson. was
Iaftl 4
culug the imperial company. Wa just outside
look Tho guns Of tGrts d,w9ith ana ail
lent, whom turned loose, To- create disturbance
the snIr SIGHTED.
"Thai's tho ship," remarked Dr. Thompsou
a. he pointed to a large vessel Which had
Just shown Itself inside the Hook. The yes.e
moved slowly along and passed the furts. tn,
Brazilian nag was Ayiug 40 lcr fore, Yet none Of
lhc guns had been deprived 4 their content'
until i've minutes latter the ship passed OF
the invitation of the Health Onlccr the reporter
stepped aboard the tug and went TO the ship
Dom Pcdro do AlcAntara was resting on the gun
vale Of the Ilevelius and was foudlins a small
Iilr of opera glasses. He was mistaken Tor th'
captain Of the ship from the fact that he wore
in the MERCHANTS service He stood at the gang
way when the Health Onicer and the rcporic
gentlemen. Dom Pedro seems 10 be nearly sixt'
gear. of age, yet he says he Is but hity
one. lls hair IA gray and cut closely
and no wears gray heard and moustachc
lie Is deficient In teeth In his upper jaw, aud hi
articulation IL consequently marred. lie doe
not speak the English language huently, ant
might hc mistaken forn German who was max
lus desperate attempts 70 master the language o.
flirt country. lie Is tall and has WelI-runudcc
stomach. iIe Ia not hcshy and his complexion
la, not a healthy hue. HIS features are de
Clrdy intellectual and he T. renarh abty ola
wear, plain black hroadcioth, the coat bcin.
ptoned close under his chin. a not scrupu
J il,y neat black neck tie was visible from alloy,
tNrt1tt collar Tho black cap Of small dcptl
,ni tho largc visor wa- most conspicuous In ll'
drosa. lilo seemed To have no especial affection
'i any ol tho PASSENGERS hut u ticd al Will
tte utmost ciyility, aud wa- n familiar with the
iNe Dth9ra. The Empress was m the cabin talk
i'- b" itl some OF her lady acquainianCes. She
T. mach smaller in stature than the Emperor
sii old-iashloned and .tdid. she wears hei
ir .u-Lray hair in the pastcd-down stylc Of many
r- ago; Her countcnance is pale and
std probably through illness. She wore
I5erca I@ d''S neck ''1,' te sRS ssRS Is la"Si''h amd Il
oa. ~ her limbs, and moves about with murl
ai was profuse in her Inquiries concerning
Amwicn and the Americans. She is 10y no mcan'
iy with the especial hope that her health may
BE- benefited. There were forty-six passenger,
aud 10 packages on the HcNelius. 1hc En-
lr.ors party comprised; Dom Pedro de Alcan
tirl Theresa Christina, his wife, NiscOunt d,
lun1re aud servant, liIchael Arthur T. De Me
S.l9 secretary DR. Longas fontes' physician
Joolna da fonseca and maid. DR.. Carlo
iieuniug, German Interpreters; Pedro AnlC
IliNo and servant, u. lemida Espo2el and ID
Joanna dAlcantaTa, ladies in waiting. Cullec
tor Arthur, Ou the revenue cutter Peter @. Wash
ingtnn, with Deputy Collector Col. Burton, anC
stan OmCers BENJAMIN, Mitchell, and Jones
reached the HeNeliu, .oou after she lad weighed
anchor. The Collector had been preceded by tn,
brazilian Minister, ton-clheiyO Borges, wht
reached the ship in the tug Goo. Brkbeck. Mr.
Bpfgos introduced MIR. Arthur TO the Emperor
ard the staff officers cast their several eagle eve
over tho vessel Cob burton joked with H.,
monarch, who soon became conyulscd witt
merfiWent. Collector Arthur Informed the Em
lerlr that the three Secretaries were maxim.
haste TO meet him, and his Imperial Mhiestl
won't into the cabin and sat at lunch with hi
vie
THR ALERT AND ITS CARGO.
In 0ftoen minutes afterward the Alert, will
h-uprrabundance OF flags, hove In sight. Along
tie was Admiral kOwans steam launch
through the EmperOrs glass the reporter dis
tefhci man wearing a huge cooked hat, epau
lr'l"S' and gold bands on his DantaloOns fran
III ally rushing up and down the narrow passag,
way alongside the engine room Of the tug. Ih,
sailors on the Alert were In their finest trim
.hd llcy manned the yards as the vessel passed
w." llrNellus. Thirteen guns were fired by tn,
Alett and the nag Of tho Heyclius was dipped IL
acknowledgement of the salute The Brazilian
s'Hnr who stood by the flag laughed so hearth,
Al he was ropTimauded. The reporter asked
I'"l me occasion of his laughter, and the saiul
lHNUrN, Look at those fellows manning the
YWl' That's tho worst ever saw. Such work
g. ihhi would disgrace a merchant snip" IN,
H"il steamed near the Staten Island shore, Rnt
We ilice Secretaries, with Maior-Gcn. Han
&C." ana Vice-Admiral Rowan, were taken int,