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

ABDICATION.

" Using the right granted me by the Constitution, I de-
clare that I have voluntarily abdicated in favour of my
much beloved and only son, Senhor D. Pedro de Alcantara.
" Boa Vista, 7th April, 1831, and 10th year of the
Independence.

(Signed)

" PEDRO."

Every means of persuasion were used to prevent his ab-
dication, both by the Foreign as well as his own Ministers,
1..:t of an avail, be had come to this determination, and
would not alter it, sayibg they were " an ungrateful
people." At five o'clock in the morning of Thursday, the
Emperor with the Empres,, and Dona Maria da Gloria,
embarked from St. Christavao, in the Engli.h Admiral's
barge, and were received with every kind of respect on
board the British flag ship, accompanied by the Foreign
Ministers. The Emperor, on his arrival on board the
Warspite, showed no signs of having experienced any re-
verse, and trod the deck with his usual firmness, but the
Empress was much affected. The ten• Emperor, Pedro
11., an infant of five years and four months old, was pro-
claimed to the soldiery on Thursday, and a Provisional
Regency appointed for twenty days, until measures are
further adopted by the two Houses of Parliament. The
following compose the Regency :
Marquez de Caravellas, who had 4O votes.
Francisco de Lima
Nicolao Pereira de Csinpos Vengueiro 3O
who will govern till a definitive Regency be appointed by
a general assembly of Senators and Deputies, in full number.
The new Ministers are as follows :-..,.

Empire—Viscon tie- deGoyan. ;
Fazenda—Brigatleiro Jort, Ignacio Borz,es.
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Foreign Affairs—Franeiseo Carneiro de Campos.
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This has come upcn us so unawares, Joaquim de Lima and Silva.
w that we can scarcely
never fora moment sup-
seeslinjd;iteatiaosn of disturbances which
occurred,coutlidiepossibly cause suchs
coloured a mere handful of mn
naeynedhatnhgoet; by no means
people,
et hasopl e , beena n d
irather that there
soldiery
be obliged
oinf
vtehreyfiirosnt. ocordnedri,tiltmhse
onfialjiif,er,itwvhboei;nunah
is beginning
were Revolutions every day than the
them, and
and to go to work. The conduct of the soylds
to be extremely brutal ; they enter houses'aynd shops, and
insist on articles being given to then
.. Vendas" they force from the owners in the
eat-
ables ; and this behaviour causes much
streets, and though the object of the Federalist in the
party,
the abdication of the Emperor, has been achiev.er al
shedding a drop of blood, the license allowed to these
people will be the mean° of many broils and consequently
deaths, the knife being the first weapon resorted to, eith
us offensive or defensive, in this country. Business, t,[
course, is at a complete stand still, and we fear the de. tri-
mental effects this may have upon our commercial interests.
Exchange has suffered but little in consequence as yet,
though the drawers were very plentiful in the market. It
was done last week at 21d., and to-day the rate has
varied from 20d. to 20-11(1. A Drawing-room Was held
this morning, and the new Emperor publicly proclaimed
amidst the acclamations of the people. With the excep-
tion of Dona Maria the children remain behind, they
bing Brazilians.
It is just asserted that the Volage, commanded by
Captain Lord Colchester, will proceed to England on Mon-
day or Tuesday next with the Emperor and Empress, •and
that the Seine, it French vtssel of war, is appointed by

LONDON, MONDAY E

. .
'.e French Admiral to convey the young Queen n!
but not to sail in company.

ARIL 12.

Findint the frigate was positively to sail to-morrow,
in& would -carry a mail hag, I have ventured to s,nd yeti
'!,is by her. Every thing up to this time is quiet, and
hopes are 'strongly entertained that confidence will be
teamed. The Emperor enjoys good health or
hoard, and appears, by the accounts of thi,se who saw hin.
,o.day, to be very happy. The Empress is unwell, not
em much it is exp,eted by the disastrous affairs of this
;dace, as, from the unwelcome news she has received by the
I.,st packet of the state of her oirn country. The younv
Queen seems delighted with' the change. The Marqui,
.ind- Marchioness of Louie return with them : the latter
skips'and jumps• about the deck, drest in the extreme of
the latest French fashions; much to the delight and amuse-
;oent of the sailorS, whO wonder how so third a body (front
heiiig so screwed in) cm stand the slightest breeze.

. _ I
subjoin
_the names and birth-days of the Imperi ,
Family now left in Brazils. The Cnnsuls of the diKre
~
nations issued a request that their eountrymen would wt.

their respective cockades in their hats. Many have
adopted. that which thy consider most secuD autt on this
account many are to be met wish using the
British cockade,-•avitbout any more authority for so doing
Than speaking tie language.—Pedro d'Aleantara, Imperial
Prince of Brazil, now Emperor, horn December 2, 1825 ;
Princess Dona Januaria, born March 11, 1821 ; Dona
Paula Marianna, born February 17, 1823, and Dona
Francisca Carolina born August 2, 1824.

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