The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-11-20
From the Boston Evening Gazette, Nov. is.
BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL.

BRAZIL and PORTUGAL.
The connexion between these respec-
tive parts of the Portuguese dominion
grows every day more precarlous. We
have received intelligence, this week,
at the same moment from Europe and
South America, completely hostile to
the continuance of peaceful relations
between the kingdom of Portugal and
the government in Brazil.
Information from Rio Janeiro. of Sept.
2lst, announces the entire cessation of
all Portuguese rule and authority in
nineteen of the Provinces of the Bra
zlls. Eight Deputies have been elect
ed to the Congress Of Brazil, from Rio
ana the circumstance was promulgated
to the people with much pomp and cir
cumstance. On the 2lst of September,
a decree of the [.epislatiya hnAu, an-
nounCed the intention OF the people TO
proclaim the Prince Regent the consti-
tutionaI Emperour of Brazil on the
10th of October following. This is the
Princes birth day, when he attains his
25th year. He is Of pleasing appear
ance-is a bold and determined man,
and seems highly popular. lie has is
sued decree, which is published by or
der of the Senate, granting an amnesty
for all past political sentiments, and re-
quiring every European Portuguese, or
Brazilian to give in his adhesion to the
existing government, to wear the green
badge, containing the motto of C Inde-
pendence or Death'-or to quit the
places of their residence in so days, and
Brazil in two months if in the maritime
cities in A months, and if in the interior
towns, dating from the PRONUNCIATION of
the decree in their places of residence.
Accounts from Pernambuco and St.
Salvador are unfavourable even to the
Constitutional Empire, the people pre-
ferring republican to an imperial gov
eminent. They had committed some
excuses in both these cities. At st.
Salvador some skirmishing had taken
place between the native inhabitants
and the troops, and the city was closely
besieged. At Pernambuco, the people
on the 18th of Sept. turned out the ex-
isting President and Junta, and had APP
pointed others. The old President had
escaped to Rio in a British packet.
The events at Rio Janeiro were not
known at st. Salvador and Pernambuco,
at the last dates, and perhaps all the
people may be reconciled to the new
constitutional basis. The excessive hos
tility existing between the natives and
European Portuguese, may possibly be
allayed, if the latter will send in their
adhesion to the Independent govern
ment.
On the other hand, the Cortes at Lis
bon are determined to maintain the CO.
lonial dependence of Brazil on the moth
er country. A committee of that body
have made report containing six Res
olutions against the independent govern
ment declared in Rio de Janeiro. They
| declare the decree of the Brazilian Cor
ties to be null-and the government be-
ing only de facto and not de jure, all o.
bedience thereto unless upon compulsion
is criminal. The resolutions require
the Prince to return to Portugal in 4
months, and declare that his delegated
authority shall Immediately cease.
A suspicion seems to be entertained
by some European as well as American
writers, that the recent events IN Brazil,
| have been conducted bV %he Prince Re-