The Sun.
London, England, 1823-04-18 00:00:00

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THE BRAZILS.

RIO DE JANEIRO, FEB. 11.
DECREES.

Inasmuch as after the oppressive and unjust
proceedings of Portugal against Brazil, which in-
duced its political independence and its absolute
separation, it would be contrary to the principles
proclaimed, indecorous,- and even dangerous, to
give free admission to the subjects of Portugal, in
a country with which that kingdom is in a state
of war ; it being proper also, not only to avoid
all causes of trouble and discord, but also to
maintain the honour and dignity of the brave
people, who have formed themselves into a free
and independent nation, I think it fit to deter-
►nine---

I. That from this day forward every subject of Portugal who
shall arrive at any of the ports of the Empire with the intention
of residing therefor a time, cannot be admitted till he bits given
sufficient security for his behaviour before the local gagistrate
being reported a subject of the Empire during his residence,
but without enjoying the rights of a Brazilian citizen.
11. If he should come with the intention of peaceably set-
tling in this country, he must on his arrival in any port pre-
sent himself to the Chamber, and solemnly tale the oath or
fidelity to the cause of Brazil and to its .Emperor, without
which he shall not be permitted to reside or to enjoy the rights
of a citizen of the empire.
Jose Bonifacio d'Andrada e Siloa, Minister and Secretary of
State for the Home and Foreign Departments, will see to the
execution of this Decree. ,

Jan. 14, 1323.
The second year of Independence and of the Empire.
Signed by his Imperial 111ajoity,
JOSE BONIFACIO b'ANDRADA E §ILOA.

Since Portugal, by the cruel and unjust war which it made
upon Brazil, has broken the ancient bonds of friendship which
united the two States, and in consequence forfeited its right
to the continuation of the extraordinary favours which it long
enjoyed to the benefit of its commerce ; and the notorious pre-
judice of this Empire and of its revenue, as well as the direct
or indireCt prohibition of the importation of certain foreign
produce or merchandise, and the very great reduction of the
duties, ur total exemption from them, granted to the produce
and merchandise of Portugal, I, desiring not only to remove
all and every einharrassment which may result from the im-
mediate want of any of them, but also to destroy the abuses,
and remove the obstables to the free circulation of merchan-
dise, by at once putting an end to the prohibitory
.system, hi-
therto tollowed, which was a manifest contradiction with the
enlightened principles of liberty and Brazilian Commerce,
have thought fit to ordain as follows •
I. That all foreign goods (the word in the original is rape)
shall be admitted in the Ct6tom houses of the ports of this em-
pire, on paying the duty of 24 per cent.—excepting, however,
all articles whatsoever of lynglish manufacture, which shall pay
15 percent. in conformity with the treaty of the 19th of Feb.
1810

2. That all goods and merchandize of the produce, fisheries,
manufactures, and industry of Portugal, imported in foreign
vessels, and for the account of foreigners, shall pay 24 per cent.
in the same manner as is fixed for all other nations.
8, and lastly—That all wines, ardent spirits, liquors, oils, and
vinegar, shall pay in the ports of this empire the duties on itn.
portation fixed in the annexed table. (This Decree is address.
ed to Senhor Martin Francisco Rebeiro de Andrade, Illinister
of Finance.)
Table of the Duties which his Majesty, the Emperor, has
ordered to be levied on wines, ardent spirits, oils, and vinegars,
which shall be entered in any of the Custom-houses in the em-
pire of Brazil:—
Red wine of whatever description or country, per pipe
of 180 measures (medidas) of Rio de Janeiro, and
in the same proportion in the other custom-houses, 12,000
'White wine of every denomination and country, dry
or sweet, per pipe of 180 measures, as above, .- 24,000
Oil per pipe, as above, • - - - 7,503
Vinegar per pipe, as above - - - 2,500
Ardent spirit per pipe, as above, - . . 36,000
Red wine in bottles, per dozen •'. - , 4110
White wine in bottles, per dozen - - iloo
Liqueurs, or ardent spirits in bottles, per dozen, . • 1,200
(Exclusive of the duty on the bottles, which hall be
as hitherto.

RIO D JANEIRO, FEB. 8.-1 lis Majesty has approved of
a plan for a monthly voluntary subscription, the produce of
which is to be applied to the purchase of new ships of war for
the Brazilian navy, or to repair the old ones.
The Diaris of the 6th and 7th of February contain a protest
of several inhabitants of the city. of Mariana, against that part
of the document announcing the proclamation of his (to which
they had all subscribed) in which it is stated that his Majesty is
proclaimed as having taken previously an oath to the Constitu-
tion which the future Cortes should establish.

Jury now declare they were imposed upon,. and signed, in
the joy of the moment, the form that was laid. before them;
that to exact such an oath of his Majesty was contrary to reli-
gion and to the public good; an absurd, odious, machiavetian
condition of the elevation of his 1\ lajesty to the Imperial
Throne, which they &dare to be null and void, it having been
the will of all to proclaim his Majesty simply and without any
condition whatsoever.---( Mario de Governo, of Rio Janeiro, to
11th February.)