The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

EDICT.

The Senate of the Camaro makes known to the people and
the troops of ibis eity, that being aware that it is the unanimous
wish to proclaim hi. Royal Highness the Prince Regent. COll.-
stilutional Emperor of Brazi."—anxious that DO precipitate
step shoehl exhibit, under the colours of a factious pal ty, au
act which the general will of Brazil requires, and which for
that reason, sod t e importance of its eoneequencen, ought to
smicar in the face of the world invested Willi all the solemn
forms which are regarded es annooncing the will of nations—
have adopted the D. eessary measures for the sal. tan proclama-
tion of the Prince Regent on the 12th of October, the birth-
day of his Royal Highness, in ibis capital. And it is to I.e
hoped that the greater number of the United Provinces mil
adopt thu same concise on the same happy day. And wLerel.s
it would ho very important to the cause of Brazil and the gret.t
work of indepeedence, if on the seine (lay, the 12th of 11,b,-
her, his Royal Iliglimois should be proclaimed Conslitot.ooal
Emperor in all the towns, or at least all the provinces, of Brazil.
the Senate recpaea the people and troops of this city to suspetid
the transports of their entlinsiamn until the berme-ineutioned
day ;rind also to unite with the Senate in order to tender then
important act solemn, great. snit glorious.
(Signed) JOSE CLEMENT PEREIRA.
Rio de Jeneiro, Sept. 21.
PROCLAIIATION.

Honourable Pauliettuvos,—The love which I consecrated to
Brasil generally, end to your province in particular. (it being
that one w hist. tiret declared before me and the whole world,
the Machiavelian, d:norganixiiig and factious system it the
Corte* at Lisbon), caused me to come among you to consoli-
date the fraternal union and tranquillity, which wavered and
was threatened by disorganisers, whom *lwly you will knew'
personally, when the deposition of the witnesses are cloud,
whieli I have ordered to be taken.
At a period when more than eonteot to find myself atnong
you. I received: %deices that from Lisbon the traitor.; of the
nation, its infamous Deputies, intended to attach llrazil, and
to force its defender from ameng you. It behoves me, as Foch
to take all men-arcs which may sitegest theniselv Ct. to we ; sod
in order that these may be determined on with such muttony
of thought ns such a crisis requires, I fend myself o' liged, in
order to serve my idol Brazil, to separate myself from yeti
(which I mach regret), to return to Dm, to take advice from
my counsellors, and to adopt such measures se may meet such
high occurrences. I nature you that notbiug -could be more
sensible to Mt alma that I feel at scparatin; myself from my
Tiendly Paulistamis, to whom Bruzil and myself owe the g, ed
we possess, and abut we hope flout a liberal and wise eeestl•
tuition. •
Now, Panlistanos, it only remains necessary to preserve
union an:on, yourselves ; not only because this is the duty et
every goodllrazilian, bet farther, because our dear coinitry
is
threatened to antler war, which wi:l not only be wrgtd against
its by troops sent against us from Portugal, hut likewise by
her servile partisans and vile *miniseries e Ida exist among us,
betraying us. 'to heuever the authorities do not adminiater to
you that impartial justice which should be iusepulehle from
their institution, inform me of it, and I will apply the renicely.
The device of Drazil should be " Independence or Death.--
Know that when I attend to public allairs, I know neither
friends or favourites en any OCCRSIOU.
Remain tranquil. De on your guard against the factious
sectaries of the Cordes of Lisbon, and remain eouvisterd, that
on all occasions I am your perpetual defender.
Sept. 8, 1822.