National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-03-16
BRAZIL DAY AT NEW ORLEANS.
y Magnificent Exhibit and war ship
on the Way,

On the way
Mai, Charles S. Hill, consular aud diplo.
matte commissioner Of the Three Americas
Exposition, has received the following let
ter from United States Consul General Clay
Armstrong, dated Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Feb. 10, 1856:
My DEAR SIN Yours of Dec. % last received
on the 9TH instant by steamship Advance.
lr. Duncan lCn here early in December for
BuCnos Ayres. few days ago | received n
letter from him, stating thnt he would soon
leave for Bordeaux. He Will stop here on his
way, and shall take pleasure in delivering
your messages.
The Almirantc Barroso, Brazilian war ship
$50 named In honor of an officer distinguished
In the PHraguuynn war will sail from this port
for New Orleans on the Goth instant, having
been prevented by mn unavoidable delay from
carrying out the original intention of much
earlier departure. She is now making cXten.
sive preparations to that end Special Interest
attaches to her from the fact that she Is a
Brazilian product, sheer and simple, having
been built In the government yards here, aud
none save Brazilian material entering into her
construction. She is n fine vessel, and would
do honor to the naval armament Of any great
The "Ccntro dc Commcrcio dc savours' has
| forwarded collections of brazilian products on
| the steamers Humboldt and Thalcs, and Hip.
| pnTChus, which left here for New orleans Jan.
| uary lQth the 9Th inst, and to-day. on the
| ground II could not without legislative sane =
| ton afford pcCunlary help for tho purpose of
| making an exhibit Mt the Exposition, the Bra.
lillian ministry has refused to extend such aid
| tothe association mentiOnedhbove. Noverthc.
| less, the governmental especially
Senior, Antonio da silva Brado,, minister Of
| agriculture, %c.-arc in Sympathy with the
| aims Of the exposition, and orders have been
| issued providing for the free transportation
| ever the state railways of the collections and
| their exemption from export duties
| The collections will no doubt constitute an
| interesting eenterpleco for Portuguese.Ameri-
| can day Mt the Exposition, but, as you can
| readily see, the celebration will gain vastly in
| importance andimpressivencss by the presence
| Of this magnificent homemade man.oEwar MS
would draw much admirlng attention to her
| self md to the country of whose material de-
| velopment she is such llattering exponent
| Impressed with this idea (whosc weight, |
| am satisfied, You will at OnCo appreointc) and
informed TINT II will take the Almirantc. Bar
| roso some thirty days to rcnch New orleans,
| Minister jarvis and myself have decided to
| telegraph you asking that you induce the
management to change Brazilian day to later
| date than that now fixed.
am more firmly than ever convinced OF
| the powerful usefulness of the three Americas
| Exposition in that longed.ior contamination -
| closer and larger trade relations between the
| United States and Brazil. Animated by this
| conviction, gave Commissioner duncan all
the assistance in my power in the discharge
| of his mission here, and, since his departure
| 10 the Plnttc, have, so far MS n constant press
! urc of official duties would allow, cXertcd
| myself individually IN continuing his i'm
| LotlNnt work; IL IS, matter OF regret 10 me
that the Brazilian government finds itself uu
able now, for constitutional reasons, to provide
| tie means for nu exhibit which would IT.
| tingly represent the vast capabilities and mag
| niilccnt resources OF this country, so layishly
| favored by nature. have received assurances
| nom persons In power here that should tho
! Exposition be permanent, Brazil would have
| there an exhibit Of this kind, since the na'nna
! legislature, which meets In May next, wOuld
| undoubtedly make a full and sufficient nppro
! ptiatiCn for this purpose.
| N.B.-SinCe writing the above am requested
| by TIC commander oil the Almirnntc Blrr03o tC
| sny that II would he extremely gratifying e
| his government II brazilian day could be liked
| for April T. that being Il national holiday.