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London, England, 1822-08-27 00:00:00

[A BST R ACT.]

DECREE.—The salvation of the State urgently requiring
the meeting as soon as possible of the Council of the Represen-
tatives General of the Provinces of Brazil, that I ordered to be
created by my Royal Decree of the 16th February of the pre-
sent year, I have thought proper to order a meeting for to-
morrow of those already elected and residing here.
Palace, June 1, 1822. By the PRINCE REGENT.

Illustrious and 'Worthy Representatives,—The Representa-
tives of St. Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and the Mines, when they re-
quested me to remain in Brazil, also requested of me the creation
of a Council of State. I determined to create it in the form or-
dained in my Royal Decree of the 16th Feb. of the present year,
which form was required by the three provinces legally repre-
sented ; inexpressible was the pleasure that my soul felt when
these Representatives came into my presence, because I then
knew that the public will was not only useful but necessary to
support the integrity of the Monarchy in general, and especially
of the great Brazils, of which lam the son. My pleasure was
still much more enhanced at seeing that the ideas of the people
coincided with my own purest sincere, and cordial intentions,
and as I was not willing to delay their enjoyment of the benefits
which such a measure promised to them, I determined in the
said Decree, that as soon-as the Representative.; of three pro-
vinces should be assembled, the Council should begin to
exercise its functions. The execution of this decree cannot take
place literally, inasmuch as the will of the people has been
most unequivocally manifested, that there should be a general
Constituent and Legislative Assembly, as was communicated
to me by the Chambers. Not wishing, therefore, to postpone
for a moment, nor to abridge in the slightest degree, what is
desired by the people, I was convinced that I ought this very day
to convene my Council of State, notwithstanding that the Re-
presentatives of the three Provinces are not yet assembled,
in order that, in conjunction with such illustrious, worthy, and
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liberal Representatives, I might know what was their opinion re-
lative to our political situation, and in which the salvation of our
country, menaced by factions, is interested. I have allowed my-
self to make this single recommodation, which is to support the
cause of the Brazils, as they have just sworn, even though it
should be against myself (which I hope will never happen), for
I am ready, for the sake of the nation, to sacrifice my own
life, which, in compariSon with "the salvation of our coun-
try, is nothing. Illustrious Representatives, these are the sen-
timents that govern my soul, and that are to govern your's ; rely
on me not only as an intrepid warrior, who in our country's cause
will defy all dangers whatsoever, but also as your friend—the
friend of liberty—of the people—and of the great fertile and
most rich Brazils, which has so much honoured and loved me.
Do not think, Illustrious Representatives, that all that I have
said is the result of deep thought, expressed in studied and de-
ceitful words : No ; it proceeds from my love of our country,
expressed with the voice of the heart, believe me. •
June 2, 1822. The PRINCE REGENT.

[After the above follows his Oath, with that of the Ministers
and Secretaries of State.l

To his ROYAL HIGHNESS the PRINCE REGENT,

The public safety, the integrity of the nation, the honour of
Brazil, and the glory of your Royal Highness, most urgently
require that your Royal Highness should convene, with the
greatest possible speed, a General Assembly of Representatives
of the Provinces of the Brazils. Brazil, Sir, wishes to
happy ; this desire, which is the principle on which society
rests, is founded on nature and reason ; to fulfil it a Go-
vernment is necessary, which, giving the necessary expansion to
the great capabilities which it possesses, may raise it to that
height of prosperity and grandeur to which it was destined in
the councils of Providence. It was the desire which so long de-
voured her, that fascinated her at the moment when she heard
on the shores the cries of liberty which sounded in the Douro arid