Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-08-31
From The National Inteliigencer.
BRAZIL.

"
fnrthe last two years, the theatre of a
revolutions unparalleled 10 the histo-
nv of mankind, having terminated,
in two years, with the loss of only
500 lives, in the establishment of
munarchical representative govern
ment. in despite of Portuguese troops
and intrigaes. ;,
The history of this we'll framed
and executed revolution has been
misrepresented in foreign papers,
Those of the government have not
been read, and individual letters
have been relied upon, the perusers
setting aside the idea, that it is ve-
~ common thing to paiat things as
we think and wish, rather than as
they are. To clear the character OF
so peaceable and rightful a revolu-
ton, is the only cad of this nara.
tive.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal,
until the 2sth January, 1905. On
this day John the 9th. now King OF
Portugal and Algaryes, and then
Prince Regent, in his passage to Rio
Janeiro, being at Bahia or st. Sal
yador, by law declared the Brazf.
liam ports free, and open to all ma
tions. On this then very happy day
was put nff the Brazilian colonial
badoe. So anon as the Court estab-
lished itself at Rio de Janeiro, all
depa. tments necessary tor a mo,
narchical government we're created
rbere. and. on the 10th December,
Brazil, by law. was advanced TO
a Kingdom, and the King entitled
King of Portugal, Brazil. and AL
paryes. As such he received Minis
tiers from all nations. and among o.
theirs those of the United States.
Brazil was thus kingdom until
the goth April, Issl. when the King
and Court went to Lisbon, carried
thither by set of political and com>
mercial monopollsts.
The Portuguese nobility. seated
an Cintra Rock, sighed for the CON-
mendas and distinctions before gain
ed with the trouble only of going to
Guelez or Alafra twice a week,
three or eighteen miles distance; and
as now q 40 days sea voyage was
necessary to catch the same grace.
they trembIed at this. So powerful
alInrements had not sufficient force
TO rcuse their debased spirits; Cana,
Almeida, Cnnha, Castro, and AIba-
oueraues, were names by nature en-
grated in their bodies, but the spirit
and mental qualities to be learned IN
the writings and sea journals OF those
) heroes we're i'm the libraries, under
three inches Of dust, never shaken oy
the fawning hands of so corrupt, oes'
picable. and sycopbantic race.
The merchants at Lisbon and "
porto, not realizing more than TWEEN
ty per centum, as the selling anu
buying commission of the product q
RETURNS going only through their
hands from Brazil to- europe, a"d
Asia. and, what is still more scanda-
lous to America, cried OUT against
tbe law nf the 2Sth January, 1903,
md hailed the treaty between the
Enelish and Portuguese govern
mrnts. signed at Rio de janeiro In
February. 1910, as the death blow TO
their monopoly.
Free from Napoleon's invasion,
tbose two short sighted bodies began
20 undermimine the settlement of the
then Portuguese monarchy at Brazil;
and, although to the nobility, who
presented themselves at Rio de ia
Metro, pensions and honors were not
snaringly distributed, and to the
merchants it was demonstrated that,
inlsle, Portugal had imported from
BRAZIL as much as in 1906, when it
was a colony; yet, they ambitiously
attempted TO entrap all the rapidly
growing riches of Brazil. and for
that end they planned, prompted,
and executed, on the Gath August,
lsso. the revolution called the regene.
ration of the Kingdom, headed by mi
Iitary men-the revolution that car.
ried the king to Portugal to sanction
ALI the encroachments that they me.
ditated against Brazil. Peter, his
eldest son, now Emperor OF Brazil,