Rio
Janeiro, 18 March. Lord Cochrane arrived with a 16-gun brig and started the
negotiations dealing with the supreme command of the Brazilian navy with the
negotiations and visited 17 March together with the emperor all ships. The same
day a complete embargo for war- and merchant ships was announced. An expedition
towards Bahia was fitted out and consisted of one ship of the line, 4 frigates
and a corvette. The naval force of the Portuguese consisted of 1-80 gun ship of
the line, 1 frigate, 1 corvette and 6 vessels armed with at least 20 guns, all
fitted out and supported by the fortress of Bahia. The fleet is since 6 March
at sea and sailing towards an addition of another 2.000 men coming from Lisbon.
Another much larger addition escorted by the San Sebastian was also expected.
Original source was the newspaper Gazette de France.
