The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-02 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, DEC. 12.—The Gazelles .of yester-
day and to-day contain a long extract from the Padre Amara,
No. 36, printed in London, on the fantastic empire of Brazil,
the establishment of which is entirely ascribed to the Free_
masons in support of this assertion a very long document is
inserted, which was printed in June this year at Rio Janeiro,
under the title of " A Defence of Citizen Domingos AlYez
Moniz Barreto against an imaginary crime, for which he was
unjustly sentenced by the Judge, Francisco de Franca 31i-

rands."
In this kind of defence he has particularly in view a letter in
No. 112 of the Diario of Rio, signed by a Friend of Order.
The following is the passage in whim the Mason Mon iz Uar-
reto, defending himself for being such, because (by the fault of
blind or wicked Ministers) the order was not only tolerated,
but approved there, removes all doubt that the separation of
Brazil, begun and instigated:by the Masons of the Cortes, Iv"
prepared and accomplished by the Masons of the Brazils :---
" 1 cannot (says the author) fear to appear criminal in any
accusation, even were it for being a mason, since, not being
able to deny that I was a member of that society, its existence
was so notorious, that nobody was ignorant that it did exist in
this capital, not only tolerated but approved ; still less was it a
secret, that the same body had among its members all the Mi-
nisters and Councillor of State of his Imperial Majesty, except
one, and that it was presided over, and guided, by the judg_
ment, patriotism, and probity of its President, the Most Ex-
cellent Senhor Jose Bonifacio de Andrada c Silva, in whose
presence all matters were discussed tending to the prosperity of
Brazil, its independence, and the Proclamation of the august
Emperor; and that the whole was effected by the assiduous la-
bours of that Society, constantly directed by its illustrious
Grand Master, and with great expence to the general treasury ;
not only for the lustre of the glorious day of the 12th of Octo-
ber, including five triumphal arches, but also for the emissaries
who were sent to all the provinces, both on the coast and in the
interior, that on the same day Senhor Don Pedro I. might be
there proclaimed Emperor of Brazil—a commission which the
Philanthropic Assembly also confided to General Labatat, as
one of its members, when he was on the point of embarking for
the provinces of Bahia,presenting a valuable sword,upon whic h
he promised, and sworn before the Masonic Assembly, to
fulfil it, and, his well-known valour and skill in war, to ex-
pel. the Lusitanian Vandals, and to unite that province with

this capital."
The Gazette then quotes a very long s.)eech, made by a Ca-
puchin, Francisco de Sampaio, one of the Members of the
Lodge " The Grand Orient," in which he justifies himself
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before the Sovereign Masonic Assembly, for having inserted
an
article, contrary to the opinions and doctrines which
It wishes
to see universally prevail. In the spich
,the same ideas are
produced. "If in this oration," says Gazette, "we see an
august Prince implicated in this detestabAc scFt, vfe are certaln
that it was a profound policy which led hiM into ft, to fathom
the secrets of that society of darkness; ane,
.th.at the, same Jose
Bonifacio, the Grand Master of the Brazlhan Masons, as a
faithful subject, gave him the clue of Ari:qine, by which he
might one day find his way into that labyrinth, and finally de-
stroy that den of Cacus (a law against Freema:onry has al-
ready been published there,) as soon as circJmstances should
ermit ; nothing else can be expected from the religion, the
energy, and the firmness of the Prince, destined by Heaven
to be one day the heir of the Throne of his august and virtu-
ous father."
DEC. 19.—The Gazette contains a Decree ordering the far-
mers of the duties on totacco and soap (which are mortgaged
for the payment of the principal and interest of the loan of one
million and a half sterling contracted with the house of B.
Goldschmidt and Co. in London) to pay the amount into the
Bank of Lisbon, declaring it to be at the disposal of the Pre-
sident of the Royal Treasury for the time being, to be em-
ployed in the manner directed in the general bond, signed by
his Majesty, dated October 9, this year, &c.
Another Decree orders, that the duties on tobacco, &c. being
mortgaged (as above), his Majesty desiring to gave vouchers
(titulus) confirming said mortgages, declares that the certificates
of the said duties, approved and signed by Jose Lopez di Oli-
viera, Assistant of-the Clerk of the Royal 'Preasury, authorized
to this effect by the Conde de Povoa, Minister of Finance, and
President of the said Treasury, shall serve as vouchers of the
mortgage of the said duties. The Count de Povo is ordered to
send this Decree to London, to be added to the bond of the 9th
of October, and also to have authentic copies made, to be de-
livered to those whom it may concern for pies ma
understand-
. ing and execution of its contents.