By his Majesty's ship Blo...
By his Ml ajesty's ship Blossom, arrived at Portsmouth letters to the 17th of March were received yesterday fron Rio de Janeiro. The packet had sailed twvo days earlier. Intelligence had becn reccived at Rio of the embarkation for Portugal of the Portuguese troops at Monte Video which were expected to sail on the 6th. The EMrEnoS had given proofs of the sincerity of his attachment to the cause of Brazilian independence, by ordering the prosecu- tion of those 'who had been apprehended on charges of en- deavouring, by seditious publications or otherwise, to ex- cite doubts of his constitutional sentiments; aud by the publication of the annexed decree for aeiministering Che oath to the Constitution, which was to take place in the ca- pital on the 25th of AMarch, and as soon as possible in the other parts of Brazil:- " DECREE. "Representations frora so many Charnmers of the empire that 'hey forn a majority of tho Brazilian people, having reachled my IMperial presence, representing that the plan of a Constitution which I oflered to themn has been unanimously approved with thc most patriotic enthusiasmi, earnestly entrentisg mae to swear to it, and order it to be sworn to as the Constitution of the empire; and consi. dering the justice of these entreaties of the loyal Brazilian peeple, from the incontestable advantages whiici will result from their pos- seSSiDg, as soon as possible, their constitutional code, I h)ave re- .5olved, with the advice of my CouTacil of State, to swear and order to be sworn to the said projeot, that it may be established as the poli. tical constitution of the empire. This oath shall be taken in this capital on the 25th of the present month, and elsewhere as soon as this my Imperial decree shall be received by the respective authc- rities. Joao Severiano .aCiC lda Costa, Mtinister Secreta-y of State for the Affairs of the empire, shall take the necessary steps to exe- cute thi3 decree. "From the Palace, March l1, 1824. Signedby theRnmperor, " J. S. AMACIEL DA COSTA." It does not appear from the Rio letters whether any of the French slhips of war in that harbour ltad sailed, but no mention occurs on the other hand of any accession to their number having bcen made. The Blossomn has brought no accounts frotn Peru of later date than tbose previously re- ceived. The advices from Chile extend to the 19th Gf January, but supply no political events:: the country was perfecuy tranquiL The Blossom has brought specie for the merchants to the amount of 800,0001., who in this in- stance, however, have beeiu made to pay dearly for. the protection of 'British ship of war, by the delay which has occurred on the voyage, a great portioni having been oni board near twelve months. Notices ofremiUances lviu been shipped Oil board of this vessel have been received full six months ago.