The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-10-15 00:00:00

Tim Cuegreso refused to Br.zl a renter of union and
power for the purpose of m14,4)16611( her, previ..usly Melt-
rug he; premieres to set aside that metre of waiver which was
already happily established.
Goveranseels were decreed to Brazil void of stability gad
union, with risme humborderiate, rival, awl cualredielory
rewires of ached'', thus destruyiuly the rank of Brsail as •
kingdom, and undermining the basis of her furore gre•teiess
and prooper,ty, sad leaving her all the eleeseuts of disorder
sad anarchy.
The Brazilian, were ezeluded from all honourable poste,
slid your Cu irS VI re Ailed with Europese sr coops, cuerniauded
by foreign, creel, and immoral chiefs.
Enthissastic reeepliou and lavish encomiums were ci•en
to all the barbarism, who Melded painful wounds on your
beam. sad premised to continue to lacerate them. Rips.
eines bards were laid co the resoure.• of the Bank of Bra.
ell, which was surcharged with so enormous national debt,
of which the Cougars, took no heed, though the credit of the
Bank was closely coesocted with the public credit and pros•
prriry of Brazil.
Negoeistroos were teetered into with foreign nalkas fur
alielortsug portions of your territory, fur the purpose of su-
f. chime sod subjentattne
Your fortresses ware disarmed, your mesterei.; stripped,
your mots left rlefencelres, sod your whole easy called to
the ports of Portugal; your ire or re drained by re.
pealed pliseders for the payment of foreign troops, who mime
uninvited to shed year blood and destroy you ; while at the
same lime yois were pruhibiled the use of tortilla arin;. sod
anemehition, by which you might revenge yourselves and
ae-
sert your indrpeerlence.
You wee presenied with • project of commercial rela-
tious, which, wider false appearariere of chinieriesl recipro-
city surd *gustily, moiropolized year riebes,closed your purls
against furtive trade, thus destroying your •griculirare Pad
industry, and reducing the iuhabilsois of Brazil to the state
of colonists.

The Brasilia, repeemstatives were IMO t►e Int treated,
and still are teemed, with indignity and contempt, ohm they
have the emirate to contend fur their rights; and—whu
would believe it ?—threats hare beets held out of eniaticipsi.
tug the slaves, and arnsiug them against their own insster•!
Finally, to close this long narrative of horrible acts of in-
justice, when, fur the titst time, the Congress herd the ex.
premium of your just inthguatimi, they loaded the Brazilians
with insult, and twilight to vindicate their own trim.. by ul.
teeing that they had beta committed by your mincemeat*
and eOliSeni.

The delegation of tie Executive poser, which the Coo.
green rejected as auti.coostitatioust, is now offered to us by a
coassatesion hum that Congress, sail with such liberality,
that tiourad of a ceutie of the mune pow. r, which was all
that you r►quired, it is wished to t ale to you two or
snore. What unheard-of getterovity ! Bat who aso blind
as nut to perceive that the sails oijeet Or this psupusitiou Is
to destroy your power and integrity, to arum provinces against
provinces, and brothers against brothers
We agree libel!, generous iiihtibitatits of this vast and pow-
erful cuspate, that the guest step of your indef. ndritre sail
happiness, so Oleo foretold by the 'treat ponticiaus of Nu►upe,
la now atiu.sicd. You are ova a Su►-reign p• Nab, ya a Lae

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