rsenal, including
gunboats, launches, boats,
and materials of all kinds 25,000,000
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Public property 254,000 000

Obligations delivered as Portuguese
property under the decree of
H.I.M. of Dec. 11th, 1822; by
that decree confiscated to the
Crown, but by the gracious bounty
of H.I.M. awarded to the squadron,
in his own handwriting, dated
12th February, 1824 170,196 461
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Sum total 424,196 461

Together with this statement of account, I forwarded the following offer
of compromise, on the part of the squadron, for the payment of
one-fourth only:--

His Imperial Majesty, having--by decree of the 11th of December,
1822--commanded the seizure and confiscation of all merchandise in
the custom-houses of Brazil belonging to Portuguese subjects--all
merchandise so belonging, or the proceeds thereof, in the hands of
merchants--and all vessels or parts of vessels belonging to such
subjects--I, therefore, in conformity with the said decree, having,
on the occasion of the capitulation of Maranham, directed, that all
persons having property in their hands of the nature set forth in the
said decree, should deliver in an account of the same; and the bills
and papers herewith annexed having been given up by their respective
holders as _Portuguese property of the description set forth_, the
said bills and papers are now laid before the Court of
Vice-Admiralty, in order to the adjudication thereof in conformity to
the said decree.

But, whereas, the said Imperial decree could not be enforced at
Maranham in the ordinary manner, by means of civil officers acting
under the authority of His Imperial Majesty, by reason of the
port and province being under the authority and government of
Portugal; And whereas, His Imperial Majesty, in consideration of
the annexation of the said port and province to the Empire, by
the naval means under my command--and generally of other
important services--was graciously pleased, by virtue of a grant
in his own handwriting, bearing date the 12th day of February last,
to accord the value of the seizures to the office