sted of less than a hundred men, the inhabitants of Para, without a
dissentient voice--save that of the Portuguese commandant--pronounced
their adhesion to the Government of His Imperial Majesty, and thus a
province, greater in extent than France and England combined, was added
to the empire, and the independence of Brazil effected to its Northern
extremity.

The only blood shed in the liberation of Para, was that of Captain
Grenfell, who received a severe wound, treacherously inflicted by a
Portuguese who was hired to assassinate him! This cowardly act was
resorted to, on the discovery--when too late--that I was not in the
river, as the Portuguese authorities had been led to believe.

The subjoined is Captain Grenfell's letter announcing the success of his
mission:--

H.I.M.B. Maranham,

August 12, 1833. (Off Para.)

MY LORD,

I have the honour to inform your Lordship that
your hopes of the union of Para to the empire of Brazil are verified.
Agreeably to your Lordship's instructions, and in virtue of the
power conferred on me, I opened the communications with the
Junta, and enclose a letter from the General-at-Arms to your
Lordship, and am glad to inform you that his is the only dissenting
voice. I shall pursue the tenor of your Lordship's instructions
until further orders.

I have the honour, &c. &c.

J. PASCOE GRENFELL.

I had directed Captain Grenfell--in case of a declaration of
independence by the inhabitants of Para--to form a Junta, and to adopt
generally the same course as had been so instrumental in preserving
tranquillity at Maranham; giving him, moreover, power to employ the
resources at his command in supplying the exigencies of the Imperial
service generally, as might be necessary. A Provisional Government was
accordingly formed, though not to the satisfaction of a number of
refractory persons, who, on the pretence of adhesion to the Imperial
Government, connected themselves with a body of undisciplined troops,
and made an attempt to depose the newly constituted Junta, which applied
to Captain Grenfell for support. Landing his men, the insurrection was
with some difficulty put down; but as an ill feeling still prevailed, he
considered it necessary to make an example by ordering the trial of five
of the ringleaders, who, being condemned, were shot in the public
square.

On the 9th of September, I apprised the Junta of Maranham of my
intention to proceed