The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-10 00:00:00

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE ON THE
AFFAIRS OF PORTUGAL
We bave received s copy of the "Correspondence
nudes to the affairs of Portugal," laid on the table of the
sows or Commons, and containing ample information ea
she object of the pending quarrel and menaced intervention.
The tint letter w from Lord Howard, dated Oct. 8, 1848.
Ong an account of the sudden change of ministry, and the
substitution of Marshal Saldanha for the liberal Pahnelia
dailir/Nn 7;froni Mr. Southern, shows Marahal Saldanha's fear
glebe Miss/elites; though Mr. S. considers the name of Mi.
pel merely and as expressing hostility to the prawn go-
vernor nt. It also states the marshal to have sailed tar
Spear& intervention.
o. 9is Lord Palmerston's instructions to Col. Wylde, to
go to transmit military information, and persuade the insur-
gent chiefs to submit to the queen ; to act mediator, if ne-
goseary, but t, guarantee no performance on either side. If
this waste be Col. Wylde's errand, it was an idle one.
to No. 17, Mr. Southern writes, that the ministerial rev°.
lotion at Lisbon was concocted at Madrid, that 60,0001. was
sent from Madrid to Lisbon for the purpose, and that
Marshal Saldanha was but Costa Cahrare instrument.
Oct. 21, Mr. Southern protests against Spanish interven-
tion, and ridicules the idea of any serious measures from Don
Mier, PartY.
Nor. 4, L .r.l Palmerston authorises the British admiral
to occupy Belem Castle, or other fort on the Tagus, for the
safety of the queen, hut to avoid " the appearance of British
interfereueo to the political questions which divide the
Peened se."
Nov. 14, Mr. Southern depict the general disapprobation
tithe appointment of Costa Cabral to be Portuguese minister
at Madr.d.
Nov. 26. —Lord Palmerston writes to Mr. Southern, to
represent to the Queen the difficulty of her putting down the
insurgents, and the necessity of making concessions to them.
A letter of Dec. 11, from Mr. Bulwer to M. Isturitx,
acknowledges the assuranw of that minister to be pacific and
against intervention ; whilst the acts of Gen. Sang, Minister
ei War, are in a directly °entree. spirit.
The defeat of Bowfin, at Torres Vedras, by Saldanha
took place Dee. 22, and of course gave nee to much
correspondence.
Towards the end of January the Portuguese government
poem the English for intervention, on the ground that the
standard of Don Miguel was unfurled. This Lord Polmer-
stoa denies.
The Portuguese ambassador asks : " Whether, if, by un
foreseen circumstances, her moat faithful Majesty shall be
ander the necessity of demanding, according to existing
',maim military assistance from Great Britain, that usisto
saw will be granted ?"
Lord Palcaerston's reply, dated Feb. 3, is as follows
th that question I can have no hesitation in answering, that if a
one gat* snit in which, under the etegigemeuts and stipulations
el existing wanes between the crowns of Great Britain and Portugal,
Greet Br.tain would be liable to afford military or naval monstrance to
porusral, the engagements or those treaties would be faithflity fut-
ile* by the British government; assuming always that the exist-
emee of the MS. look, is should have been clearly and satisfactorily
established hr the government of Portugal. But I cannot give this
mower without reminiling you, M. le baron, that the ancient
Valk. by which Great Britain is bound to give naval and military
aseirance to Portugal, controaplaie mainly the defence of Poe,
sap& *skint foreign invasion; and it W. accordingiy to de-
tain Portugal against Invasion from Spain, that • Brinell
OM Me Mg to Lisbon in ifeffi ; and I would beg too to oh-
=the quadruple treaty of 1834 had for its duvet object the
of Dan Mlgool and Dee Carlos from the Portupwes tort-
iery, alms bask d tree ponces then were, at the bead of military
Berea The army of Dun Miguel connoting not era few hundred in-
most and guerillas, but of not lees than 15,000 well-
ogetgott regular troops; walk, cm the other hand. the army and
memo= of Don Pedro, then contending for the rights of her most
Mktg welesq, were very different indeed from those now at the
.haul at tie govornatent of Portugal. To the hypothetical
was, therein% wide yen have put, I can only answer that her
ryerVti gwerassat will do* grew* all salting trestles, but
wog heti itself two, as sesagsso way orbs to adds both on the
leseardag at Ile abligatkey sod es the Waring of the drew:n-
orm which may Wove the gowesseent of her meat faithful ma-
to call for as moist once or her *tunic kispeety. (Signed)
lOh he, Peniassistos.
Feb. 5. Lord P. we:tee to Col. Wylde, to go to Oporto,
and act mediator, but to guarantee nothing.
Feb.ll. Lord P. writes to Col. Wylde that the quadruple
treaty merely related to the expulsion of Don Carlos and
Don Miguel, and that • cast's faderis was not created by
the mere appearance of a body of Miguelites in arms, and
that the treaty did not establish a right of foreign toter-
ference is the internal affairs of Portugal.
About the same time the arrangement took place between
the Duke of S•domayer and Mr. Bulwer that a corps of Spa-
nish troops might approach the Spanish frontier, but not
keep it without the consent of the British government.
The French Government, in the middle of February,
informed the English that it was ready to concert measures
with the other three powers of the Quadruple Alliance, to
put down the Portuguese insurrection. Lord Palmerston,
on Feb. 19, replies, through Lord Normanby, that Dun
Miguel had not made his appearance in Portugal, and that,
should a cams fcrderis arise, the troops of Spain alone might
be called on to act.
March 19.—M. Guixot writes, that the presence of Gen.
Posen at Oporto is ground enough for the Spanish troops
entering Portugal under the Quadruple Treaty. No. 199
shows • difference of opinion bet weeu Sir H. S ymour and
Mr. Southern ; the former thinks the Miguelito party
menacing, the latter does not.
About the middle of March, whilst M. Guirot was involv-
ing the Quadruple alliance, and recommending the inter-
vention of S;ianish troops in Portugal, King LOUIS Philippe
directly offered Donna Maria any aesialance she might
re2wire. This important fact is stated in No. 202 of the
correspondence.
At the same time the Queen, Donna Maria, made the
most pressing demand for intervention to the British
minister.
The following is Lord Palmerston's reply, dated April 5 :
tier Majesty's government Gannet persuade themselves that either
the letter or the spirit of the quadruple treaty can junky be deemed
applicable to the state of things now existing io Portugal. The treaty
of 1844 was concluded for two purposes. The first purpose was to
put an end to a war in regard to the nuccesaion to the mown of Por-
tugal, which bad then been waged for mime time between the
Emperor Don Pedro, who contended for the rights of her present
Majesty Maria 11., and the Infante D o Miguel, who had usurped the
theune. The sort purposes of that treaty was of a similar kind,
namely, to expel from the Peninsula, the Infante Don Carlos, who dis-
puted with her present Majesty Isabella 11., the succession to the
mown of Spain. Beth Don Miguel and Dan Corbin were at the time
within the territory of ?or ugal, and at the bead of troops, armed
end organised for the purpose of supporting by force the pretensions
of those two Princes. Questions of (Imputed socosegon have always
Men deemed matters which might justly be considered as involving
the political intersts of foreign states; and in stub gustier,
wherever arising, the
.powers of Europe hare from time tO WEe,
according as their Interests impelled them, held themselves
at liberty to take an active part. Op* sad Portopt
had, in 113.11, • common interest Is regard to these
netters; and Great Britain and Promo thought It alma conformable
with their pointed views to unite with spin and Portugal for the
=of the two infiones from the Naiad& ad wad the
were enmity so expelled, the letter dins sligaladow ef the
tram eat et Ito Wannest articles was, as regards iinesd later-
Inswe in the affairsor tie peninsula, 11* aingibisly tra-
il. 14 bowever, either Dos Moat shoo* In Pertap,l,
or Dis Corks in Opals, with • view los Mira* sesta,
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