The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-13 00:00:00

No. 12.091.

RIO DE JANEIRO.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

APRIL 9, 1831.

SIR,-1 beg to hand you the following rarticulara of
,he late disturbances of this city, and which, should this
vessel be first to arrive in England, may prove accept:ldr
to your Journal.
I give you the rough facts, leaving you to arrange then
in what manner and language you please; and for this
purpose, and as well to lead to the abdication of his Im
perial Majesty Don Pedro 1., I must carry you back for
some little time:

It is now rather more than three months since their
Imperial 'Majesties, the Emperor and Empress of Brazils,
left this city on
.a journey to the province of Minas Geraee,
as well for the benefit of a change of air as f, tr political pur-
poses ; and visited all the principal cities and towns, where
in every case they were most cordially received by the in-
habitants, and every attention to their Maj,,sties' comfort,
which it was the duty and not less the peculiar pleasnre of
the loyal inhabitants of Minas Get aes to pay, had been
rendered. Their Imperial:Majesties expressed themselves in
the highest degree pleased with their reception, and -by
their urbanity of manner and condee ending affability, de-
ligh'ed those who hat done all they colild to assist and
further tiro neeit arranged attentions :or the comfort of
their Majesties. N.tr were the English residents in those
districts behind the natives in their demonstration of re-
spect, and so much pleased were their Majesties with the
attention of the English, that the Imperial pair were guests
for a night and day at the private house of an Englishman,
residing at his own mine, and who since that period has
been honoured by the Emperor with :the presentation of
the Imperial Order of the Rose. Anticipating their re-
turn to the city, many of the most respectable inhabitants
went about to the resident merchants collecting sums of
money' for the purpose of publicly celebrating, and show-
ing due honour to their Majesties' safe arrival at the capi-
tal. Public illuminations for three nights took place, and
a sp7endid display of fireworks was exhibited on the second
evening, when tasteful devices were arranged, with the
initials of their Majesties entwined, and every method taken
apparently to show respect to their august persons. Dur-
ing the absence of the Emperor a party had formed, calling
themselves " Federalists," at the head of which were one
or more personages of distinction, who kept in the back
ground, hut supplied the party with money, &c. Atter
inflaming the minds of the people by inserting in the • op-
position Journals sentiments uncongeni'al to this, and, in-
deed, to every good form of Government, and endeavour-
ing to work upon the sensibilities of the inhabitants, not
only by misrepresentations of circumstances, but by asser-
tions of ftlsehoocl, (one of the inflammatory pipers, if no!.
actually belonging to the head of this party, it is pretty
certain it was in its pay), they seized the opportunity of-
fered by this public nights, to commence disturbances,
and some few skirmishes took place, two or three were
killed and some wounded. Among the latter who wete
taken to the public hospital, were chiefly mulattos, and
they did not hesitate to say, that " these," speaking:of their
brok-n heals, " are all I have got for sir milireis,
which were given me to cry Viva a Federagao.'" The
then activity and loyalty of the poice and soldiery, pie-
vented a continuance of these disorders, and we were led
to believe, from the Federalist party getting the worst of
it, and the apparent tranquillity which reigned fora few
days, that all disquiet was at an end. But this time was
made use of to bring the soldiery over to the other party,
and with troops like those in this service there would not
be much difficulty in so doing ; the Emperor having dis-
banded his foreign troops (German) some months since.
Treachery was at work, fir a berjamao (a kissing of hands)
took place at the Imperial Palace, on account of the birth-
day of Dona Maria da Gloria, when the very men, no
doubt, were then arranging means to hurl him from the
throne, to whom they bent the knee, and Judas -like, kissed
hands. It bating been found necessary to change the
Ministry, who had been in office but a few days, the Em-
peror on Tuesday nominated others, who in their turn nut
possessing the confidence of the rebel party, measures were
taken by them to render these unpopular, and raising out-
rages in the streets with their hired mobs, thereby causing
the fears of the inhabitants for an insurrection; the soldiery
were called out, who paraded the streets day and night,
and on Wednesday a great assemblage collected in the
Campo d'Acclarnacao, when " Vivas" were given by some
for the Emperor and Constitution, and by others for the
Federalists. The Emperor's Guard of Honour were in
attendance at the Palace of Sr. Christavao, and late in the
evening of that day, the mob getting very numerous, cried
out for a change of Ministry, which demand being for-
warded to the Emperor at the Palace, he peremptorily re-
fused to comply, and after some time the populace becom-
ing outrageous, the Emperor sent his commands to Ganeral
Lima, who had command of the troops, to disperse the
people by force, which they one and all refused to do, and
at once threw off their allegiance, which being made known
to the Emperor, he desired the Foreign Ministers to be
sent for, and after consulting them for some time, he de-
termined to abdicate; leaving the room for a short time, lie
returned with his abdication written, and presenting it to
the English Minister, requested permission to be received
on board one of his Britannic Majesty's ships.