The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-04 00:00:00

BRAZIL.

[Extract of a :Letter, dated Rio Janeiro, Sept. 21, 18221

" The _sailing of the Favourite to-morrow
morning for Liverpool affords us the opportunity of handing
you the following copies of proclamations lately issued by the
Prince and the Camara. These will show you the feeling Which
exists here towards independence : already there is a national
cockade, which appears to be generally worn, and the Brazilian
flag will be displayed on the day on which the Prince Regent
is proclaimed Emperor of the Brazils, by the title of I)on Pedro
the First. To-morrow is tLe day said to be appointed for this
festival, and the .coronation, it is reported, will take place on the
Prince's birth-day, the 12th of October.
" To-day the Camara have paraded the streets with a prods,
oration, the purport of which is to warn all evil-disposed per-
sons, that 30 days are allowed them to take their departure from
this country ; and those found after that period speaking agaiast
the Government will be treated as traitors.

" At present every thing appears quiet ; and we sincerely
hope that as soon as all these weighty matters are settled, that
confidence and business will be fully restored."

EDICT.

The Senate of this city, in compliance with the dispatch of
the Secretary of State, dated the 20th, orders the publication
of the following
DECREE.

It being possible that there may still exist in Brazil persons
who dissent from the great cause of political independence, which
the people have proclaimed, and I have sworn to defend ; and
who, either from gross ignorance or blind fanaticism in opi-
nions, may circulate rumours injurious to the union and
tranquillity of all good Brazilians, and even seek to make
proselytes to their errors ; it becomes an imperious duty to
remove or prevent this evil, by • separating the perfidious,
and expelling them from Brazil; in order that their ac-
tions, and the expression of their depraved opinions,
may not provoke the good and loyal Brazilians into civil
war, which it has been my most earnest wish to avoid. And
whereas I always wish to reconcile grace with justice, and the
public safety with the supreme la* of nations, I have, with the
concurrence of my Council of State, thought tit to order as fol-
lows :—A general amnesty is granted for all past political opi-
nions, down to the date of this my Royal decree, excluding,
however, those persons who are already in custody, and in the
course of trial. Every European or Brazilian Portuguese who
' embraces the present system of Brazil, and is ready to defend
it, shall, by way of distinction, wear on the left arm a green
flower with the inscription "Independence or Death." Those,
however, who will not embrace the system, ought not to parti-
cipate with good citizens in the benefits of a society whose
rights they do not respect; and must therefore depart from the
places in which they reside within the period of thirty days,
and from Brazil within four months, if in inland places, and
two months if in maritime towns, reckoning from the day of the-
publication of my Royal Decree in the respective provinces of
Brazil in which they may reside ; they being still bound to ap-
ply for regular passports,
Meanwhile, should the said system, and the sacred cause of
Brazil, be attacked, either by speech or writing, the persons so
doing shall be summarily proceeded against, and punished with
all the rigour which the law inflicts on criminals guilty of high
treason, and disturbers of the public peace. The same punish-
ment shall be incurred by all persons who shall choose to re-
main in the kingdom of Brazil, who are guilty of the like
offence.

(Signed) ' BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS.
Palace of Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 18.
(Ccuntersigned)
JOSE BONEFACIO DE ANDRADO E SILVA.

EDICT.

The Senate of the Camara makes known to the people and
the troops of This city, that being aware that it is thetinanimous
wish to proclaim his Royal Highness the Prince Regent—
" Constitutional Emperor of Brazil,"—anxious that no. precipi-
tate step should exhibit, under the colours of a factious party,
an Act which the general will of Brazil requires, and which
for that reason, and the importance of its consequences, ought
to appear in the face of the world invested with all the solemn
forms which are regarded as announcing the will of nations—
have adopted the necessary measures for the solemn Proclama-
tion of the Prince Regent on the 12th of October, the birth-
day of his Royal Highness, in this capital. And it is to be
hoped that the greater number of the United Provinces will
adopt the same course on the same happy day. And whereas
it would be very important to the cause of Brazil and the great
work of independence, if on the same day, the 12th of October,
his Royal Highness should be proclaimed Constitutional,Emperor
in all the. towns, or at least all the provinces, of Brazil, the Se-
nate request the people and troops of this city to suspend the
transports of their enthusiasm until the before-mentioned day .;
and also to unite with the Senate in order to render that import-
ant act solemn, great, and glorious.
(Signed) JOSE CLEMENT PEREIRA.
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 21.
PROCLAMATION.
Honourable Paulistanos,--Nhe love which I consecrated to
Brazil generally, and to your province in particular, (it being
that one which first declared before me and the whole world,
the Machiavelian, disorganizing, and factious syStem of the
Cortes at Lisbon), caused me to come among you to consoli-
date the fraternal union and tranquillity, which wavered, and
was threatened by disorganizers, whom shortly you will know
personally, when the deposition of the witnesses are closet:li
which I have ordered to be taken.

At a period when more than content to find myself among
you, I received advices that from Lisbon the traitcrs of the na-
tion, its infamous Deputies, intended to attack Brazil, and to
force its defender from among ydu, it behoves me, as such, to
take all 'measures which may suggest themselves to me; and in
order that these may be •determined on with such maturity of
thought as such a crisis requires, I find myself obliged, in
order to serve my idol 'Brazil, to separate myself from you
(which I must regret), to return to Rio, to take advice from my
Councilors, and to adopt such measures as may meet such
high occurrences. I assure you that nothing could be more
sensible to me than that I feel at separating myself from my
friendly Paulistanos, to whom Brazil and myself owe the good
we possess, and what we hope from a liberal and' wise Con-
stitution.

Now, Paulistanos, it only remains necessary to preserve union
among yourselves ; not only because this is the duty of every,
good Brazilian, but farther, because our dear country is threa-
tened to suffer war, which will not only be waged against us by
troops sent against us from Portugal, but likewise by her servile
partizans and vile emissaries which exist among us, betraying
us. Whenever the authorities administer to you that impartial
justice which should he inseparable from their institution, in-
form me of it, and I will apply the remedy. The device of
Brazil should be " Independence or Death." Know that when
I attend to public affairs, I know neither friends nor favourites
on any occasion.
Remain tranquil. Be on your guard against the factious
sectaries of the Cortes of Lisbon, and remain convinced that on
all occasions I am your perpetual defender.
Sept. 8, 1822.
PROCLAMATION.

The God of Nature created America to be independent and
free. The God of Nature preserved in Brazil the Prince Re-
gent, to be him who should confirm the independence of this
vast Continent. Why do we hesitate ? The moment is at.-
rived. Portugal insults us. America invites us. Europe con-
templates us. • The Prince defends us. Citizens ! Raise the
festive shout—Long live the Constitutional ,Emperor of Brazil,
Senhor Don Pedro the First. •
21st September, it 322.

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