spect to the claims of the squadron--when influenced by the
dictates of honour and his own unbiassed judgment.

Nevertheless--should your Excellency consider it necessary, I
have no objection to prosecute the claims of the officers and seamen
to the balance before alluded to--in the Court of Admiralty which
your Excellency is about to convene. But I beg it may be distinctly
understood that I hold myself bound not to relax in any way
from my determination that these accounts shall be settled, so as to
enable me to fulfil the duty which I am engaged to perform to those
under my command.

(Signed) COCHRANE AND MARANHAO.

To my annoyance Para became the scene of renewed disturbance, and even
the life of the President was threatened. This was disheartening, as
evincing a desire on the part of the provinces to pursue--each its own
separate course; proving the deep hold which the counsels of Palmella
had taken to promote anarchy by fostering provincial pride--as a means
to promote discord, and thus to reduce the newly-formed empire to
insignificance and ruin,--from the same cause which had befallen the
liberated provinces of Spanish America.

Not having been furnished with troops, it was difficult to spare a force
to meet this new emergency. There was no time, however, for hesitation,
so I despatched the _Atalanta_ to Para, with a detachment of the best
seamen, under the command of Lieutenants Clarence and Reed, upon whose
zeal every reliance was to be placed; at the same time sending a
recommendation to the President to use the force for the purpose of
remitting to me those who had threatened his life, and of overawing
those who had been endeavouring to subvert his authority.

The Junta of Fazenda having now assembled, I transmitted to them the
following;

GENERAL STATEMENT

Of the money and other property claimed by the squadron on the
surrender of the Portuguese authorities of Maranham; in conformity
to the laws relative to matters of prize, and the gracious
decrees of His Imperial Majesty:--

Milreis.
Treasury and custom-house 62,000 000
In bills and debts 147,000 000
Value of artillery, stores, and ammunition,
say 100,000,000 at 1/5th
for the squadron 20,000 000
Value of stores in the a