Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-05-02
from extensive practical experience
this country, for 81 years.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF
THE REVOLUTION IN BRA

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Documents promulgated by the Proul-
sional Government Of Penambuco.
TRANSLATED FOR THE BALTIMORE
PATRIOT.
Narrative Of occurrences which took
place at Pernambuco since the glor1-
Gus revolution happily concluded in
the place of Resife on the 9th OF Mrach,
in which the generous efforts OF our
brave patriots cxtcrminated, in that
mart Of Brazil, the Internal monster OF
Iroyal tyranny.
After having tried our patience by
a system Of administration combined
Ionly to sustain the vanities OF an in.
soIent court which oppressed orr le-
lgitimatc rights, it remained now to
lcalumniate our honour with the black
iappel!ation of traitors to our friends,
relatives and countrymen, natives OF
Portugal. This was perhaps the only
thing wanting to the insidious policy
of the extinct government of PeFnam-
buco.
The perfdious governor began to
receive our sincerity, proclalmlnS
IpubIiclv on the 5th Of this month that
Ihc was the understanding friend of the
Ishahitant. of PernambucO ; that he
loved them with all his heart writing
his receptions with the same pen from
which he had Just issued In secret.
from his cabinet, lists of prescription
lbv which he was to deliver into the
hands OF certain persons the Brazil
Ilians of every class the most magma
Inimous and noble youth Of the coun-
Itrv, the bravest officers Of the army
lin a word, the sons Of the country Of
the greatest hope and OF the greatest
personal merit.
T At last, on the 9th Of the present
month. the doubts of many honorable
lpatriots were dissipatcd. Their ia
miles found themselves in tears. The
pcrver7e governor called a council OF
Officers. and Jealous of our glory, and
after settling with them and others the
condemnation Of their innocent vic
ltims. he sent forth those who appeared
TO him best qualified to execute them.
Some escaped to the harracks--some
to private house the prisons were
prepared. and they hogan TO forge
/ the chains with which they were to
Ientangle our good compatrio!s, one al
ter another.
Here we could show that VIC had
Icaracity enough to discover that DISC
Incidence is as greatly to be appre
lciated as heroism 10 some cases, and
THAT is. when the cause ofthe country
| is saved by it. A brave captain gave
tic signal Of duty to every one, by
destroying the principal agent of this
Idiabo!icM undertaking. The people
ran to arms and tie few hours of
the same day were sufficient to begin
and conclude that happy revolution,
which appeared rather a festival Of
peace, them the tumult of war an
evident mark ofthis being the work Of
Providence, and the benefit OF God
Almighty.
The late general Withdrew to the
fort of Brum, where he thought to
find a place of defence but where
he found prison for himself and for
his associates. He had recourse to
pacific proposals, which were termi-
mated by convention. to which he was
obliged to agree. on the 9TH inst. at
6 o'clock in the morning. Immedi-
ately public orper was re-establishcd,
and no other cries were heard but ge-
neral acclamations worthy ftlrat day
OH which an immense people came in
to the possession of their social legiti-
mate rights, and in consequence. there
has not been till now a single distur-
bance, nor any motive ofcomplaint.
At o'clock the provisional govern
ment was established, composed Of
five patriots, taken from different
classes. and this government has been
always regular in its session. Its
first intention was to free our country
men of Portugal of every fear or app
|preheusion with which they might be
disturbed by the partizans ortyranny.
receiving all of them with open arms,
and securing their families, persons
! and property from every kind of in
Jury, altering them to continue in
their commerce, trade and occupations
with the greatest liberty as before ;
and proclaiming, by a manifesto, the