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ARRIVE AT RIO JANEIRO. 



then sailed for Rio de Janeiro. Amongst other 

 passengers^ came on board the President's 

 brother^ Senor Garcia^ said to be the bearer of 

 a complaint to the Emperor of Brazils against 

 their admiral, for not rendering the blockade of 

 Buenos Ayres more effective. It is certainly 

 most ridiculously absurd, to see such a squadron 

 as they possess in the Bio de la Plata^ not able 

 to do any thing, or even make any attempt to ex- 

 terminate brave Admiral Brown's little squadron. 

 This brave man's name carries terror to his ene- 

 mies wherever he goes, and he is very justly 

 called a host within himself" The feats which 

 he has performed with the few boats only which 

 he possesses, (for they scarcely deserve the name 

 of any thing else,) are incredible, and scarcely 

 possible to be conceived. 



We had a pleasant passage of twelve days 

 down to Rio, arriving on the 14th. Our stay 

 was only three days, but I visited the opera for 

 the purpose of getting sight of the Emperor, 

 who happened to be there, accompanied by his 



