The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-16 00:00:00

for which he had been sent from Portugal,—that
his Majesty is resolved to listen to no proposi-
tions from Portugal, nor to enter into any con-
feietice with any of its emissaries, without a
preliminary recognition, as a sine qua non con-
dition, of the independence and integrity of the
Brazilian Empire,—ind that if the Conde is not
furnished with legal powers for the said recogni-
tion in the name of his Faithful Majesty., he can-
not be admitted to the presence of his Majesty, nor
can his Majesty receive the letters of which he is
the bearer. No. 6 is a long answer from the Conde
DA RIO MAIOR, in which he expresses his rea-
diness to deliver the letters with which he is
(huge() to any person whom the EMPEROR may
appoint for the purpose of receiving them, and in
hich he states that he sailed from Portugal fur-
nished with a passport for a flag of truce, but that
us his PA I TIIPUL MAJESTY wished not to consider
himself as at war with Brazil, but on the contrary
bad actually issued orders for the suspension
,of hostilities by sea and land, he had accordingly
been instructed not to hoist a flag of truce unless
it should become indispensable, but was to enter
Ibu,port of Brazil as a friendly ship; and also
'that although his Faithful Majesty wishes by
Commission to effect the reconciliation of
Brazil with Portugal, yet that he, the Conde DA
RIO MAWR, is uot authorized to recognize the ab-
'solute independence of Brazil. No. 7,dated Sept.
19, is from the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs to the CONDE DA Rro MAJOR, and puts
an end to the correspondence, by informing him
that as he acknowledges himself to be utiatitho.
riled to acknowledge the independence of Brazil,
he neither can be admitted to the presence of his
Majesty the Emperor, nor can any further com-
munication be held with him, and that his Ma-
.
Joky will not receive the letters of which he is
the bearer) even through the hands of a third
person,

On the question of the Brazik, the Eloile has
quoted the following article from the Oracle of

Brussels :

It is pretended that the Ambassadors of Aus-
tria and Russia at the Court of London have
received from their respective Governments,
instructions relative to certain dispatches trans-

mitted from the Austrian Ambassador at Lisbon

and which have been communicated to the Eng.

li►h C►tbinet, in order to ascertain, if possible the
Policy which will be pursued by that Cabinet
in eau. the Prince Royal (now Emperor of Brazil)
should persist in the resolution not to abdicate
'his Brazilian title, and which would force
the Great Powers to adopt measures fore
"inPelling Brazil to return under the domination
°f Portugal, in conformity with the resolution that
hed-to have been adopted at Czernowitz, by
the Emperors of AUSTRIA and RUSSIA, who had
there determined not to recognize the independ.
"ee of the Brazilian nation.

C'TT, Twelve o'Clock.—Consols opened this
MOM tow
ilia at 86,11, at which price they have
re'naittod steady up to this hour.—Yesterday
afternoon some large purchases were made, to
which the advance was attributed, as well as to
a report that the next Quarter's Revenue would
14 Productive; and money being plentiful, with
scarcity of Reduced Stock, has caused an opinion
ratConsols will have a further rise. lire do not
'sear of any Expresses from Paris.
,ottt tax MARKET.—Spanish Bonds opened
"IN morning at 2841, at which price they remain
I'P to this hour. Russia Stock has improved, with
4 great demand. in all other Foreign Securities
!'ere is hut little doing.

tonDEAUX, DEC. . 6 —TIle letters from Ma-
or the 30th, are not very interesting. Political affairs are
le same state, and the military operations terminated by
'he defection of the remains of the troops of the Empecinado,
Mil hi
ti arrest or submission, for there are differences on this
ti it is only known that he was expected on the 28th at
71111114°11, Li, where sits the great civil or criminal tribunal.
thelßll it is firmly believed that the amnesty was signed on
ocotltith, and that it is to be published to-day, the exceptions it
irre,lol ure said to be numerous, including free pardon to a
4-editpnber of Spaniards who have been more or lessu con-
clude .1 the Revolution, so that his Majesty's favour will in-
of 4C c"lliaratively small number of individuals. The Duke
Prov-ertierne gave amnesty to all the militia ; the King ap-
it hk,,," it; in some towns it has been observed, but inn others
is
have
and even now the bastinado is aplied. to
It is ,t`a_eelt who have incurred the displeasure of the fanatics.
ed on good authority, that in the Council of State
sea 40tht at Which the King presided, Ids Majesty expres-
,thmirtaelf decidedly against the persons proscribed, and said,
12,00fP14 would not be a great sufferer by the loss of 10, or
Stud oPers°ll2, who have fled to foreign parts to avoid the
Al the Justice- Count Pozzo di Borgo was to leave Madrid
fiitti utnencement of this month, little satisfied with his
anal AL it w and
Talaruas Raid that a coolness had arisen between

Aun fie Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess
wile;usTa. are on a visit
to Prince LEOPOLD at Claremont,
• ,ht t4* here is a select party to meet their Royal Ilighnesses.
W 4°W
. Earl of LIVERPOOL continues at Coombe
Oh S
Wits,,,eCrettlry 0
%JAN NINO, we. are happy to state,
.
Z`vru. RY in a less painful state than on the preceding u7e-
ien7alerday. morning the CHANCELLOR of 1.11
gle lefti'lJETA accompanie SULLIVAN SARAH Roursson let
Nook, :f the 'Ron. JOHN, Richings Lodge., I
e ti,,,4tingliamshire, where they had been on a visitU
fnor-
Dkeeed-4*
acr The Right Ron. Gentleman and LadySantu
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theie.;f
the Eoss
athe country to Wimpole, lin Cambridgeshire,
'54 of ITARDIVICRE,
' Buring the week, where they will remain