English Residents At Para...
By the Hebe, Captain Trist, arrived at Fowvey, advices from Para (Brazil) to the 3t of Mfarch were received yes- terday. It appears that the English residents at that place have been unexpectedl v placed in a situation of much dif- ficulty and danger, and have been compelled hastily to em- bark with their goods and families for Barbadoes. The following letter, addressed by Captain Trist to his owners, Messrs. Pinto, Urquhart, and Co., will best explain the state of the case: "Powey, April 18. "Gentlemen,-The following document is my authority for leav- ing Para as I did on the 3d of March, ;n company with all the Eng- lish inhabitants, and every person almost who ha-d suffeient funds to get away-some to Barbadoes, others to Cayenne, Portugal, and Gibraltar:_ "'TO CAPTAIN TRsIT. ' Sir,-Having received an assurance from the Government of this place,that it considers thelives and properties of Brftish subjects in peril, on the departure of the frigate Inmperatiz and brig Afara.. Itao, and its refusal to guarantee their safety, I consider it my duty to inform you thereof; and that if you think fit to remain in this port after the saiLing of those vessels, being thus apprised, the responsibility of such act must devolve on yourself. Enclosed I hand you apassport from the Government. " I I am, Sir, your most obedient servant. (Signed) "' HENRY DICKENSON, Vice-Consul. "'Vice-Consul-office, Para, March 2, 1824.' The English are all gone to Barbadoes, in the brig Mfary and Ellen,taken by the authority of the ConsUl to convey the British sub- jects in Para to some Port of safety. The reason of all this arises from the evil-minded having spre: d a report that the 256 rioters who were put on board a ship in the river in October last were suffocated by sulphur, and that the English, who took an active part in quelling the disturbance, were the cause of their deaths, for by them they were disarmed. In consequence, it was determined to re- venge their deaths on all English indiscrimnaiutelv.." BNGLISH RESIDENTS 47 PAIM.