It has already been menti...
It has already been mentionied, that some dissensions prevailed at Maranham in the beginning of July. We have seen letters from that place of the 9th of July, by which it appears, that on the 3d, the governing Junta no- tified to the British Consul, iMIr. IIESKE--i1, that a bodly of troops was advancing against the city for the avowed pur- pose of changing the form of the Goverinment. At the same time Mlr. HESKETII had receive(l indlirectly assu- rances from the leaders of the hostile party, that the per- sons and property of British subjects should be strictly re- spected, whichl assurances were officially cenfirmedon the 5th by documents signed by the leaders, or as they style them- selves, " The Junta of the Expeditioniary Commission." On receiving the first intimation from the Government, Mr. HE.SKETH addressed a circular to the English iner- chants at Maranham, leaving it to them to consider wlhe- ther steps should be taken to convei-e a meeting, but we do not find it stated that any meeting didl take place. It is therefore probable, that the assurances of protection which MIr. HEsS ET H had received were deemed satisfactory.