London,
24 August. Since two days are rumours that there again a troop transport with
soldiers destined for Portugal was. According to the New Courier were
just two ships destined for the river Taag to replace two others which recently
left there. The same evening newspaper published a letter coming from Lisbon
that the common believe there was that Dom Pedro was to visit Europe. This
tiding was brought back by the Portuguese brig Apollo, which sailed in 59 days
from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon. According to another tiding brought by a ship
was the emperor already departed 27 June on board of the Dom Pedro, the
frigates Constancia and Rio de Prata and the brig Princeza da Para. If these
tidings were true, than was it possible that the emperor already arrived at
Lisbon, while the letter was dated 15 August. Rumours in Lisbon claimed that
the palace of Ajuda was prepared for the emperor and signal flags sent to the
castle of Belem, to announce immediately the arrival of the Brazilian ships.
