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POR fUGA I.

No. I.—Dispatch frwin Mr. Secretary Fos to tin. Lark of
Rus.ilyn an.l tit. Vincebt, mud Idrotenatit-tieueral Stsucoc,
dated Dan-street, ptle August, taaii.
NI% I.antis • au St a—lntentenenv ben been received by
Ilia Majerty's Stinedvri, of as nitration on Mit part of
Fenner immediately to invade the knitidoni ofitereoncd, and
the t'renelt Gdvernrient has, la) its own Derliaden.r, Lett
little or no roan to doubt the truth of that iiitegigence.

It leas oven here formally announced by thee floiTerinuent
to His Majesty's Ambassador at Pans, that an finny, said
to be tioneposeel of thirty divas/tad seen, is actually amen-
bled at Bayonne fur this purpose, and that the object Of this
invasion is riothing lees than that of dethroaiog the present
Royal Fatuity, loud destroying the very exiateace of the Por-
tuguese Monarchy ; the provinces of shish ere to be par-
titioned out, MC part to Spell), and the other pert, with the
tows awl port of Liaison, to he giveu se a separate ikauteiou
to the Presser of Peace, or the theca of Etruria.
let that care His Majesty leas thetaglit it right to direct.
that the time now tudiarkett, eueimstiog of the numbers
stated iu the margin, shoind be sent forthwith to the river
Tagus there to be snot by a oruipmeni naval force, which
has Tagus,
ire like manlier directed to iltair to that station.
And His Majesty has thought fit to give directions, that the
land force appropriated to ibis service, should receive suc-
cessive angtueututiuus, aa Gist as the meows of transport can
be pram itied.
In additiou to the command of the naval mill military
forces watch Apt,iiss estrutopel teape rtitsybr to the Earl tit.
Vincent and to Liitisteauttt:tleurral :Manor; life tlajesty lams
hero pinned to direct, that fe'l penitent should be granted
to than, conjoiutly hills the Earl of Rosily% to seguciate
with the Court of LiSISA.I on all matters that may concern
the joint interests of the tau Courts in the present coo-
juiteture of &Ries. I am, there fury, in this dispatch to re-
plano the pi iiscipks us which sack negotratuns ts to be CVO-
darted.
The object must desirable, if it should be possible le be
&talent, avoid by, to anange suflicieut and effectual
erensoves by concert between the two Courts, for the com-
plete defence of Portugal against the threatener: Memoirist of
Portugal; an object which it ought nut tap he difficult for
Portugal to provide for, if the iievading force should nut
exceed the intinbers stated by the French Government.
This is, threethre, the firm point which is tobe proposed to
the Court of Latium ; mid if that Court, either Cogly, by its
own nannrecs, Or by such coaverootioi, as it may he able to
uhtaiu from Spain, wince it is prohable the plan of France
will create.. much more alarm thaw pleasure, slintild be wil-
ling scrimp') tea engage in v.gurous end effective measures
of defames ; the hie; will approve your expending the Ms-
jeaty'r disposition to 'tippet them to the full etteat of au, h
.110 Ails as Ili Majesty way Is able to moiety tiPthis ol ject.
tor hilt, howetor, tortierhad distiuctlyi 'that this hi-
stnelion applies truly tat the vas: not merely of assurances,
hut, aa I hate already espre.sett it, of *ha effec-
tive witmenres, fears f't'. :Molded by the Portimoese Gowen,-
e'ent for its own defence : resolution which seems is be
to mruirely railed fur Ity the urgency of the present era's,
that one might took with some confidtuce to its adoption,
if former ),Ivela twe dial out gave too touch resume to detain
elk evt ot o.oter such rirCUHISISUCCS.
Shollid it l,e found, that either the means or 'Mercies of
the Coto t of Portugal ere inadequate fug such a purpose,
the mat endeavour must he to itespire thatikmerameot 'nth
a resolution which they are auderstiarely let have en-
tertained, anti which, iu the ease suppsad, Is the oaly one
that could he adopted, either with ellgiqty.lpr prudesire ;
nautelt t that of es ithilrawiag at once trim then 4utupean
ten Armies, null removing dot:towhee with all that they vah
carry with them to their poseessious heyood did Atlantic.
Should stab Is the elispos.tion of the Court, every ell-
courapeumi.t most tor given to eindirm them teflon lutes-
lion, and the strongest et:Nemesis may be talent iuto,
that its ouch case Ilia Majesty will out only by leis naval
Sines proh-ct and secure each retreat, hut that be will ic-
. elven, guanisity+eglioll.Veve of .Penergel.lbeletal.'
prudence of its donistous ie the Retails, as well as the poi-
bliaoll of all *Lisps and other property that met be tarried
there by virtue of any such arrangement.
A vac, howeerv, oust be provided for direinst front
either of the too pieetaling, anti ualiappily out 'the least
protsdile, in which the Govereirocat of Portiegahtibeedou-
lag all idea either of resiatance or escape, wattle
&sum, mopriereerwe the approach of 'hellcat leaving tlw
couutry with all then it cool/nue to fall easy and helium
prey tutu the heads of the enemy.
to that case Ilia Majeitywoiritt feel blnitell impelled, as,
well by ivory romideratiou of duty to Itidiself; in of regard
hear fax his ally, to take such tarps as might he necessary to
ditotuish the rpi‘, by preventioe the enemy from acquiring
that acer.sioa yr fort r, particularly of naval faie re, a Well
the pot, rision'Orthe port of Lisbon, in such cirmnistaners,
would pet bile, said *hick may hare had a priucipen *hare
in prompting him to the present Intended outrage.
lnu most, therefore, hem the beg tug, so regulate all
your conduct' us to keep in view this ultimate object, the
may our possobly which may at last be left to you to accom-
plish.
This, of home, should it ultimately *tribe nehmen!,
must be stone, sot by aegociatlou hut byl sictuustittothaus,
and possibly by artnal measures of fun'.
Rut even in this ease, it • very material -that you eausild
estwavou.- it. tit • utwitod to Impress both ow the Goveriemert
and eta the people of Portugal, that the steps resorted to,
are taken with no feelings or object of hostility towards
them, hat are the result only of that unhappy reectedty
which the injustice and moterre of the enemy, and the weak-
er*, of Portliest, impose upon His PI ajesty.
Conformably ta these in.pressions, if at any period before
the ships and troops of His 3lsjesty are williiirawu hoes the
uast, anti even eller measures of force shall have hero mu-
tually n sorted to, the Court of Portugal shall he diem...led,
un better consilei ahem anal further eveleare of the danger,
to accept the prequel! of removing to noir p 1.,. assns i.e
the other Cool ',tent, you ,‘ ill offer these every &schooner for
that purpose, and tusk.- all such engagements as ma, hot
soften mad conciliate them allude to so painter, an extremity.
In 1111 your practe dings you wiil avoid earefully gay lloMg
tint may give to the euein) say handle fur miser pleaerstiag
the jest sad upright Minnows. of His Majesty us this et-
rushMs. .

Nothing would he more aereptslik to His Mainly, thin
that the Court of Lisboa should continue, if it were pets-
Mole, in the rojniyounit cf a secure and isintinurlsed neutra-
lity. It is mutter of treat regret to Ilis Majesty to look in
say risailt!e case to it.. necessity of employing force against
the territory ef a 6uudly 'rower and it is of great import-
ance that His Majesty's conduct on this oreainuoi lit he
repromated to its true light, both to the Court mid its the
people of Portugal. It r ill therrfa e be propor, not wily
to deliver in onis sal notes to dais enact, het to paint and
circulate, in the Portuguive laoguage, a Numerals, in which
those circumstances should he openly sad frankly explained,
which justify, by the "violent necessity ef use CM*, the se-
eariug beforehand dome military risourtet. which the carboy
has openly evinced, and formally deviated, his intention of
seising fur bin own porposvp..
His Majesty bas uo slurs to derive from this missive any
other advantage than tint of depriving his ememy of mein"
aosormer, which arc intended to be used Lodi option tbe
lenient* of Isis rummy, and fir the purpose of attack
against the colones of Portugal herself. Weeder to avert
these mitt, Ilis 3'nji sty anthorines you 4agree to any
plan by whirls the l'oetrignese skips./ war, Owed in his
eindholy by that Gurevanunt, viithout resort; to massive
of force, shall ler eitinr rutaired in trust r Portage', or
•hati be us:whined hula that CiLveremicat he Nis stymy,
vt..anting to/ bet. 'Minuted value. Ile cannot forego
thane measures, which me net:nary to prevent the Porta-
:ll,W navy (rout banataiug as accession to that of Crean
hot i.e is tlesinmis eveciditag dna purpose in such way an
may be trust oficosive to the or injurious to the in-
tervals of w, Ally, u, s bum ha tint wish would he to Gad
the nispositiou and the rat an. of opposiug au effectual re-
sistance agailso it 0.14 a eartny.
14 v... nd oloorts b.ch tire is view beteg thin explain-
ed to sin, the pni.i.elat meet se in whisk they are to 4 par-

arid, Oh:tether In measures of Permtattoo or of *wee, or ty
a modoest ef both, le left with full confidence to tie Macre-
Pill of Theiferrons in whom His Majesty has reined melt
map', pop cri, acil by whose entice and write* co-operation
iu evertslep of %Latimer descriytion that stall become ac.
ci swirl, the objccta in view eon nloue be accomplished.
The precoie pee.oil of the demeoil to be mole for the de-
barkation of the troopa, sod for the placing them iu a site-
&Hun of security, is perhaps the moat important amoug these
points ; and mut to that, the mode and time of the resod-
mtioo, that the Portuguese ships in tie Ta„vna Avoid ha
placed in each a state, as to be capable of being imat.ffiately
maimed on the approach of as enemy.
It el!' out mirapc year atteatios, that these am arattem
which must equally be adopted, in eaell of the three crises
above stated. ortugal intends, with the aid of this coun-
try, to Mend well; if the Cana aboold meditate a tee
tumid to the *mils; or, lastly, if a memoir,/ should exist
fur measures °florae, with a view to the removal, of the
ship : Popery one of these eases, the hires troops must
. he Melded, .and a politico meat b • occupied, that will both
place them la safety, ea rat as possible, and will facilitate the
executrou of such measures as I' may he nemistary for the
• King's navel forma to adopt for the remiival of the shi:iv.
As this ateptharefeee must at ad events he talsen, it v could
seem dersabie that as little time as is practicable ttiould be
allowed foe the preparation of aseaserea of rcsialance against
this i idiaienaable step.
lu the state of indecision in which it oi rot improbable the
' Portageme Gorier meet may ace be paced, you toast mau-
-1 rally expect, that the ex:eteii-e, or at least the nijency of
the danger, within droned to you ; and it it iudeed not abso-
lutely imprisihte, that cteminittances may in fart MCA/ to
delay the march of the French army, mow fixed, se we are
Wel by Frame, for the I.;tli of this month. Of this you
will of euurse have the teems of procuring, without difficulty,
authentic Onelliamme from Bo”onac ;bnui yon wiii "mark
that the me,
that 11.4/ adopted are fi.. -led un no light lur-
Muni but OIL .1!le Activation of the fp& Goemesitett tie
1 self; that it is tie habit of thattovirtssienThillepeeffdieffie
Ito announce its acts of violence ; that other measures ot a
like nature were in like imager announcee, mol have SCtilat,
been sine,. carried into execution ; and that therefore try
° temporary forbisrai ca Ord may emu in the enecution of
this particular design, affords no motive for delay leg messages
of toceseary precaution apical it.
If it should be urged, that the admission of the King's
forces will he cotisideced by the enemy es a v:oleion of the
neutrality of Portugal, and will therefore rifted cithrwa inn
-
tire or at least a pretext fer• tie Messier of that country,
you will remark that the bestiality of that country is at au
end from the moment that a dceiga of invachug its territory
acct subverting its Government is epealy announced to Gee
of the belligerent parties ; acd that wither justice nor pru-
dence require, that we should wait for the actual caeca:tun
I of such a menace, before ue take measures for averting or
komariog the evil. And experience his but too plainly
Mown, and in too many instances, wish' what facility the
French Government finds or makes pretences fur such Nom-

sue-t, when 0114 V announced.
If oa your arrival at Lislme you should find that, ciliate
from slams dicited by,imy accidents] circemeduce., or is
couseepecree• of requisitions old den/sods nude by the
French, the coastr* Wee bees pet is mach a slate of
preparation and defence, es to make tee ectecution of any
entrrpr:se of twee more &Weft thee it Is hoped it wi'n'd be
found • and particularly if yeis should jarlre front these or
any otbei et.e.umeancea, that the safety of the army entreat-
ed to your ciousaaad euald he compenenised by a ebbe:ta-
ttoo, ur by the measures to lie afterwards pursued tte
Kalif relies on your diarret on not to adopt any step u Lich
might kid to the probable lota of the forces. •
u that case the *bole neguciation would of course mouse
'needy • patine shape.
It would be stated, that the troops are seat to two-operate
in trellpfriiiie of Purtigat, if devilled by that &Jemmied ;
but drat such desire not being there matartaised, they wadi
la orecii to their fur arer devtinatios.
In that case, however, as indeed is every case of diary*•
dun wtth dud Goternineut, it must uhraya be impressed
upue them, that the certain consequence of submirsion to
Franca most be, the lose of the Hearth; stitch, in inch
event, this country must occupy foe its own safety.
1 am, att. C. J. PDX.

our, dJted hooniotatert, Itth Angela, laud.
As the wind still prearuts the convey from getting roans*
front the Downs, I think it pri-por to apprise you in addi-
tion to your former lasts uttions, that it is thought you,
that you should loos no time in proceeding to LIIIiIOII in the
frigate destined for tlidt service.
tto *our arrival thine, it is presuowd, von will find the
cf St. Vincent already there ; you wilt, of course, in the
*rot Miriam /. communicate with his Lordship on the subject
of theteshitruttiona which are jointly o Idrculed to hi. Lord-
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ship add you, and also nu thisDispateh.
As yinir attire' will In all priltsbil tv precede that of the
troops, it is thought proper that Lord Itiisslyn should, after
communicating es oboes with Laird Se Vincent, proceed to
Li-bun., nod there enter epee his mimics ; General SAWN
rtmainina sith the fleet to wait the arrival of the troops.
laird Roselyn will begin Lis negociation by statue the
certainty and sweetie! et the danger es motet-Weed in your
former instrictior.s. He *RI remark, that while thine was •
hope that l'ortugal, even by co/miller:tide peeemiary sacrifices,
woold preserve her neutrality, the King felt too strong in in-
terest in the natty of his Ally to endings* it by any precipi-
tate prematere meemires on his part. But that the tea
mein is rare ensue when • derision must be taken. The
/limy hes announced his immediate intention of subjecting
Politiesl to the gi rifest emits to which an independent State
can be exposed—the sithjegation of the toiletry the over-
throw of-the Goverimeet hy a foreign force, thlt reptilians
.of drefamily of its lawful Sovereigns' and the teirtitioti outs
province*. There is no reason to doubt the teddy of dos
irdeution, which is indeed talked of at Paris without any se-
cret ; and the existence of the preparations fur civiag effect
to it hiss bees euanemed Icy additional Intelligence received
sieve pm left London.
Is this state of dimes' bear the King can no longer for te
urge' the Court of Lisbon
to set as the nrgeoey of each a
diner manly ntty requires. A forte is collected for the
porpoise of thisir destructing), end lire iutelitiesi of so employ-
ing it is openly atoned. In such a situation, to wait till the
hostile rimy is put in toothily, at till some Decree of the
Trench Governmeet publialus tothe world the pertidoe et
Purtagi4, would lee to expose the Kurd rowdy, the Covens-
Meet, sod the wintry, to the certainty of that rein with
which they are openly ins eaced. Tn• 'coyly geestion can sow
be, ehethee SIP &feed, or to shanelen the country?
Even if the latter resolution sere adopted, that wenkl re.
(mire to Ire sided upon with Term and derision in order to
preserve to the House of Bracanaa at least its American pus-
seroons If the former, the Grit step to be taken towards it,
moot he that iif apprising the country of the tonere, exteut,
awl nag,ary of its &ogee, in ceder to naintate the whole
enumumitir in comma tar dines of defence. This must be
accompanied Icy eiii.ttive and vigormis measures for putting
the army in a state of activity,and for defending the frontiers.
Cad. r ouch a PI/OCT, and with the aid ir. moory, troops,
and ships, which His Majesty remold I.e enthely disposed to
rootritine to it, if teeny 'uteri d and sturdily poseed, there
could he little dunht that the setae* of • muck enure power-
fni army than that now said to be meembling at Piquant
might he soceeerfully resisted. And. 1111 tise present state of
Eprope, greet us the nornie are which France peammas, it
may bedoebtfol ehethee she would be disposed to upply a
!overt fence to the permit o f verb as ohjeirt.
If, therefore, it still be pussilde to prevent the enemy from
emleteldiag is the iraterprier, the cyan* now reerminiended
cue aloe, effect that pimp's*. If the innate, t hie nuavoiliable,
tin other Went thee tteee ens afford say hope of a metes.-
fel iamse. *his remorse' Lord %Asir will press in the
moat urgent reannix,
The local °lntro is for Lord Roselyn tocarabal *ill he the
desire of pracrrtatinaliall. so amoral to a week rod the
felonies hope drat hr ps 01e113,1: If 111 the temp... Mon
the mile which they fear may tat he averted. his er red tie
met Is; strong neterseri.tat ions of the bendeesey of the dan-
ger. rad of the sire' ief °forest .
It is probable that ed., pierced spas this enkte,t, M.
D'Arapjosil triune shat.pn.itc esulitasee Ho Manley
will he dentreed to grant To Vorflegfil, W it should h seeb
1031.14111.V0 co are now reronnowt.ded den% ut.0,2 itself tie re-
seutnamit of !tweet Tv this it mast Away* be miewiteed.

Pi"

Mat the attack feat Ffasee -TM met be tb.• censtquence of

Nisei measures, but only the ',menthols of a deterinivatiou
taken amr annoirierd autecesiently to them. But there is ou
sLfdaisity is its kirig esplieitly mist,' that provided His
jelly sere Winked l'ortssul ars trMuy, rips-our and
etreetive nteasares fur her oat, defeuce, there is au ex-
ertion itt the poser of /114 country, that ills 31ajesty wiiiild
nut he ready to make for that purpse, in petssuiary asmst-
neer, as wcul us is military and natal socroun.
to nth:it:on la these general assuraiims, it would he pro-
per Una Lend Rossiya should state sperine.illy 04 an exec-
aitilie of lieu to,oou turn is now Fruity In oar ports; mul
that altbor.lh these have bees cullectc.l with rise to a dif-
&rent tiestioation, yet tout, on any iiitinu,tion of such a
wish fro.o tLe Purtsigne.? Government, unitm wimld Ise
gives, to these troops, seal to others which inialstsoceess.rety
&Atria them, to sail immedistely to Portnp.4. , But Lord
Rosalyn wilittot let it he undtr.tousi that such ,sactsidly their
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if the Portuguese Government should be indocecl by tines
"presentations to adopt a system of active preparation alai
v,gurousilefer.cc, lal lug mule ale hopes of llientsetrut
bi any oilier course, they will of course cheerfully accept
the petered ail; the' arrival of the troops whitis will
Mill, in all events. follow you es soon es the wind permits,
be matter of great eatifactiou to them.
If they ileciisie thit assonauce. trues the hid of irrevocably
Itiewselves with Fra.we, Lora fluselen is oat,
the setup, arrival, of the troops. to gire any iutimafinu
that he expects therii ; tsar to employ any utter language
L-sa sorb as is sieved!! yrmaed out ILI this 4, Bach,
When the t ',asps attailly arriyo, he "will :use no titae is
representing that evert os the te.;:t of the continue,' lofor-
Inst,on received here, as to the urgency of the &flirt, and
as the etrimrat proof of the bailee polie,tude to avert it
He will•rwiidoent tW the diseaMirkation of these troops,
when sent on sash twins.* Celia., he refloat.' by the Court
of Lisbon, except on thegroiihd of a resolution to abandon
all memokes of defence • in. wkich case oloce I,l4oesty
will driven to roundel; what is doe to the iutcrests of his
ono etas°, separately from thine of his ally.
Ile gingiva the me, ingest sad the must (urinal mesuntances,
that the continuance of the troops shall be hunted to the
estcut of the deoger ; and on thee ground he will deinaud
then ailiolasioti.
The tone to be limited fly a compliance with that demand
Insist be •.raered with the Earl of St %lucent and Lleute-
tnnt-central S tome. • lint at will he pcuper that tlie actual
lcuowledge of a refusal to admit the troops, as Mende, should
precede, by he ;veer short an interval, any attempt to disem-
bark in soy other taanswr.
If such reNsal shwa take pkee, the instructions already
Om' bayou .4; the Earl of ht. Vitsceat will then apply in
nil their points, as iod.ead they do its a great degree to the
course here puiuted out.
No. 111.—Dispeteli from Mr. Secretary Windham to Earls
ligosNlyu and M. Winevut, and Lieutenant-general Sinwoe,
dotal Dim umputrcrt, dnenat 1500.
311, Loolie, and sin--Since the End of Romlyo and
IE icutenant.Geori al Simret saikd from Pt! mouth, His
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jetty's servants have received information ishieh induces.
'brio to helium that the preparations for the attack of
Portugal are to a krea forward state than had before hems
opposed, thonh there appears no reams% to entertain more
doubt than before as to the final inteutiou of the French
GOVVI3IIOOI,i to carry mt..) effect the plans for the conquest •
01,116011 of Proteaul, which they hate already se-
niOtheed.
hs this mate of things, the whole Expedition brio' pow.
collected at Ph mouth, and ready to sail with the hist (Mr
it ha. bete iodic...A expedieut to detain them. emit in-
Uqigente shall have been received from yos of yetis proceed-
Liss, and of the state of affairs at lashes.
It is thought here, that there is now more prospect that
before of sr toniptishiug the objects in view, without the ne-
emeity of merging to museums of furor, which, if pree-
ticsbie, oi highly desirable.
The troops will, boa ever, he kept in Innanatit readiness he
MLA the eery CO o r 4yr able\ will be rem either on re-
eery trig web ieformatem Goat yin es shall appear to require
it, or on intelligence being received here in any other wan-
t:roof the 1 retch 10(CCSW11111( in a greater state of reedtuese,
or of the Jaeger urine attack from Slain be: outing timid-
-1 am, au. (Sigurd) W. DII .
....Pianist of a Dispatch from the Fart of it isles
Secretary fita, dated Liman, August 30,
ie the bosom to inform you, that Hi. Majesty's ship
Margarita anchored in the Toots late on Monday
•he esth.
that, Lord St. Vincent came on board, end
'-itutenant-Genmal Sirocoe, and 1, had a full
• upon the present state of attars in this country.
Steaugford, upon /Raring of our arrival, bad made
ion fur pr.aiqa.. fur us, without delay.
afternoon I landed, and had a log cu orerence with
lj°toult. ociasios to enter upon that print of our in-
, which relates to the dangers of the conntry, and
Ariel to millet io defending it. To this tirst head I
coedited myself.
intelligence respecting the pans of the French
and the perm aloe of ills Majesty's Ministers,
urgency of the dauger wising hum thence,
the tenor of the instinctiens.
stattiatia M. d'Arniiio replied, that there was no
aestiahly alive!. at Bayonne, no camp formed, and
preparations male. That he had sent several Couriers to
through it, tor the purpose of .einertaining the fact.—
' his intelligence from Paris anti Madrid concurred in
met, and that the forces collectial there, consisted
Italian hitgode of seventeen header...l men. That
hud given their nu rraa..n to apprehend danger,
10 commueication from Pans rif a rieciarrd in-
attailt the (wintry, our of any reports to that

persuaded that no measures had be.rn taken for
;mate ; arid strongly stated the distinctioti between a
drel?ration of the Gireernmen., or a eioireristios of
• - hionalf, ana the kin;usage held by M. Talleyeind
was disposed to roawder d` • a mere iII.TICC or threat
Lord 1 aritiouth and 14. a Majesty's Monsters to
the terms of peace proposed.
d'Araujo further stated that the Spanish Ma-
rsptabred such surprise and jealousy upon
.cal of Lord Saint Vincent with the wpiadruo, that
thought it advised* to say, that Ili, iiritatonc Ma.
• received information of the no-acmes taken by
.114 int; a part of the hoops on the Wn. Faitriblish-
i especially Chines which were upon the frontiers of
, had a Mr a just and natural alarm for the satety of
ordered tutu the Tagus such forces as at re must at

tutd SI. d'Araujo that he was at liberty ohm
le the intelltgence Orem by me relative to the
that England entertaawa ef home, is runs,-
Talleyramrs Ihe:araticas. Tbi., humerir, he
the preses.t; adding, that he out att. thole
Load tit. Vincent to pie paratoms winch he dad
exist, our to di ..lara;tulis, of loch he bed re•
omit mid which hail out Men made wool sere
the Port none Nlix.strr at
the:grates' apprehrmium aim the semintiun.
Lard St. Veueent's arrival wsuld have the ...rut
tba altercate .awi !tart, -if Portugal,
the 4plaarkher uf rb.ps es ;ruin the
11.1 Lartialtip's awaked cbsineter, Ana Ow is..
Iliraissies with wit rb he *ft, oitdredoutl to he
4 hi, Aristech expressed Lis feam that this vivuW
„itrsek utter...rue iftiWll4lllll.
items in that...Prase of lay so/raft:um the iinroe-
tont wheels were em..arkeil igald rey"ly
- of Pairlugal, a.rd .Kith her that p.arrAe lies
„a diverted trims uthes eked* .4 the arm imp nt.
,splaiuml the emexatopted generosity with wheel, Ilia
•id determined tie %secretive tits force by furtiszr
to furstsh eves y asseitimer that the ease might
---.seeailiwJ, se writ ea M.ipr am: 111411se, as

.ure anti eat, ott of thew• offera appeared to halve a
reitaideral.l.! 'Rect. aid wee.. "weaved with risd raper.-
' --ddude.
teal to M. D'Arauja that thole tr.t,at d,earle wrap,.
offers of o. tour, has that the tontert I `Milt einPa
MOO, if 10, arplu,rd Gar the prute.'twu of

. .
sent ferwalti to Itl.lr tievi,nat•en, arm that If
t auw e, trd,l; cutaigi

set hereafter eensualul die esise ems% witAterrs inif;.t be

its duipiwittou.
lli tiosiepr D'Aranjo abaeraed, that U the tortes of Eng-
land were distracted, and eag,aled iu 'brunet eaptolitions,
Pattateal wosslaibe ettruard to the utmost danger, taiii kiT
totally defeacairsa. Ile trequently repeated how destral,:e
it ould have beau, that the arr.val al • , %sister should
bare pree.detl the dart, that hit etaratranitaatuus should
bare beru proriousl nia;t, of Intetittous of Ills 31ajest.,'s
Cytaintuenit, aid a due cousoieratfoti larstasiked lil,al the
means w could lo:sift.nrd for the &tenet of the country ;
and icernical to br tboroueldt pet .oine.rd that tt.e tiniest! 1.4
BMW' I.rte in the TuLtua at Cas taftueut, cotiactitd with
the eiscuirtatsneer of the pica net auto." would drew upon'
l'ortioolaburcsentuf.nt of lsrauce, and be et.naidercd as a
vinhattott ape the treaty of nem ralit.k. , . .

, _
ureedstreelly the exguiticute saggcated by my instrue-
tiut4 upou-that subject, sud I did not uaut to remark to
him, that His 31ajtrty had suffered the Coact of Lisbon se
pti) sui.stclies to France, as lon u a'hupe remained of its
!wing Mile to mestuec its neutrality. M. d'Arsuito said, he
foucit the treaty of ttentrality in existeuce wheu he came int°
office, mud behevcd it to be the only menus ofrres-rt Pur
Augal, and retpcittcd his arAurne its ugaiust the sufficiency of
the eeicieure on which HIS Majesty's Goertuitieut funded

the.r helMfof the designs hJatie to Porttiget. •
No. V.—Uttn,ct of a dispatch from the Earl of Russlyn to
Mr. Scerctapy Fin, dated Lisboa, Sept. e, 1.746.
am sorry to say that I cannot see the leaat grounds to
expect vtgorous effortsirom this nation in its eau defence;
Mto It is evident that no forte (rarest Britain can puesibla far-
Mali, would of itself be adequate t, atrial the progress of a
Freuch invasion. •
lo 'butt it is my duty to state, that I entirely despair of
the possibility of nefentiac Portithat against a French inva-.
sou by any mecca to be found hen, or that tir..st Britain
tun even with great sal titters supply.
With respect to the itunieulair objects of my Illini4lll, I
must observe to you, that no apiirehensions Gout
Fisace misted is this country ; and that all the intelligence
! have berms able to acquire here, contradicts the supposition

of preparations at Bayonne.
It appears to me guar incredible that so army could be
soddenly assembled at Bayonne, to half the ektrat state)
from the heginuing of August, without its being L i. 411 wall
the merchants ; and lama we mushier the roi s..qucoces
with which tile itt,"•1.10111 and partition of Purtwou would be
precoant, it must be evident that nu efforts of the Govern-
inept could suppress the intelligence, or present the weirer-
sa I publi, Mario w Inch. the avow al ot sock • Reseda tom, cou-
pled with the preparations nee. wary to carry it into egret's.
thin, most have produced throughout the kingdom, sad es-
peeially in the towns of Lisbon and Oporto.
I mist add, that I comet imagine any interest which the'
Coort of Lisbon could bare in shutting its eyes to such move-
meats, hail they bi ea maile ; sad it has 'hewn a suffle.eut
seeribilit) to clanger to assure as, that it could out conceal
its hers if they had brim really incited. I sin the...A:Jo: in-
, clioeil to doubt this 111111111111.111 as stated.
I am contd.,* that the arrival of the convoy with the
troops, will excite die utmost it erne sad despair in ibis Go-
vienmest and tit ; hot I do sot think the Prince Regent
will aitogethsr refuse the permissive to land alien de-
- seeded. . .

It is howerer unquestionable that lie wilt pr diet nowt
strongly agaimd it, out only as derogatory to hi, indrpend-
mice, bat is ISO infraction of his neutrality, likely to bring
duwa opus the country the resentment of France, and to cu •
gavhbeim in an uninci•nary was.
that moderate tune that can be takeu by the Court
hem, will be to declare Gloat Britain reipursitile for all the
couseepteures of the proceeding, and booed to'rendes take the
defence, sod provide tor the security of Portugal, should it
be attacked. . _

Although the permission to land and encamp Mty he
greeted, the' poomessiou of the forts will almost certainly he
refried • mad it is sot has), to give auy reason for imaging
opus having Ober
The landing way be required, bemuse the trete' ate
crowded iii their transports, and the :a.irtioi age without the
bar uneafest thiseellAtlll, and the Prince clay COUtellt himself
with nut opposing it.
Bat if the Government cannot be induced to consent to
let the weeps occupy the Fort of St. Julian; by the ergs-
meets draw's from the precedte te of im (which, however,
in strictest., du nut apply, for the forts were thee empty,
and the Purtugoese regiments upon the frontiers), sod from
repsweining him desirable it is licit the British troops should
be kept, as with as possible, out of the city of Li..ant ; it
will he a very strong step to acquire that the Portogitese
troops should be removed, and that the absolute command
of the poet and city should he given up to us.
No pretext of common danger can be alleged, and no ap.
prebensims for the security of auy separate interest of the
British ran be pretended.
If the Court of Lisbon take the line of expressing its gra-
htede fur the promptuess with which the succours hare been
test. spots the supposition of danger, and of nitrating His
Majesty to withdraw his forces, a ben it appears that such
trdistant exist ; ire should it prepare itself for war, as
ied inevitable ley this expedition; it will be equally
contrary to the professions which our have been instructed to
make, and spree • most extraordinary preliminary to the
defence of an alit, to pivoted to a redaction of their for-
irtIUMCN, by forte, without any provocation on their part, or
auy motive of self-detenee on mini, real or preteuded.
liar instructions proceed upon a supposition, that the
French weenie force at Bayoutte, and the immediate invasion
of Portugal indubitable ; and thine measures which nimbi
have been strictly jestitiable in ease this Goverunwitt should
have abandoned all idea of resistance or ese•ane from the
danger, would, in the ciecometances I have stated. assentue
an opposite character, and be made to appear to the rest of
Europe Sc an Art of unjustifiable violence 'sal aggression"
ins ell‘e lire not been furesecu, and colloid nut have been
distinctly provided for.
But the tit's and 12th paragraphs of the first instrue-
boos strongly indicate the sentimmits of His Majesty's Mi-
nisters as applicable to this question, sod appear to use to
pverlaide all measures pt force which are not prescribed by
the evident necessity of the case, and justified by the danger
alb, ships mid military re serves of the country falling au
tin' end certaie prey into the hands of the enemy.
Cluerruilig ourselves lay the general tensor of our orders,
and the • pint of muileration sod conciliation which pervade
the whole uf them, we must endeavour to make the lost of
this dial/Alt siniatiou ; nor might a e to depart m sin degree
from those principles while this Conrt saauif, sus i most
friendly elispisition, except upon the near approach- of an
enemy. 'lien ties reason euggemed for seising the facts and
ships may with propriety rust truth be alleged, and these
measurers so accessary fur the security of Great Britain be
carried into easestoms.
No. Vt.—Extract of a dispatch from Mr. Secretary Wind-
ham to the FAO of ltusalyn, dared Dowsing-street, Sep.
tellitt,eF i3lll,
Your Lordship'', dispatches have been daily received.
A very careful atteution bus leen guru by His Slajesty's
Ministers to the interesting picture which your Lordship
has drama of the present situation of Portugal, and of the
owned ilispositem of the Comet of Lisbon. these two
ponds your 1.....khip very properly directed your early atten-
tion. iii °roler to ascertain to what extent the mereaurs of the
French Goveniusot, se avowed by M. Talley rand, were hes
telly ready to be raiii,d into effect, and how far the preri-
sure of that danger was 'mooniest enough to call forth into
action the utmost envenoms which Great Britain timid sup-
ply, es well for the protection of hr ancient Ally, as forXhe
socticity of her own maritime power Mal inters-sta. )'pun
this great anal essential inquiry did necessarily depend the
pioveciatimo of thowe ulterior operations which His Majesty
had eutrusted to du direction of the distinguished ',dicers
who, were for that purpose joined with your Lordship is
tOl/1,111:014.0 (tithe Coed of Lisbon.
Tlie pm-Mir and entice' elementary:es of the position of
Portugal, mid information received soon after the time of
your Lordship's aiding frion England, seemed, hoses •to
h., such as to admit of deferring. for a short time, the actual
amwarance of the Bntisli Isnot faeces at Lisbon, His Ma-
jest) had therefore already !Welt 1141Vi•INI to direct the troops
to remitia in readiwess at Plymouth till your lordship's
patches from Lisbon should famish the mans of deeidiag
spa the twopenny id vending them to Portugal, oe coati-
auto: to apply them to their orteissal delineative.
Is this respect, tiweefore, the wish which has been so
stronty ram' ascii to ”.41 by HIS Royal Highness the Prieto
litg. bt SOY b Monsieur IFAhoktu, of the Briksth troops

not entering the TAgaa, lug lees sheadi anticipated end
your Lordship will out fail to impress His Royal Highness
the Prince Regent with this proof of the delicacy and atten-
tion with which His 31siesty has consulted the Wiabes and
apprehensions of the Court of Portugal, while he aas at the
saint nue geserosaly providing fur the substantial purposes
of IN.•,r support sod protection.
The general teuour of your Lordship's nue! recent iu-
formations, concurring with The posif.ve ssAirances of M.
d'Araitio, in establishaug thebrlier that there is nu iniine-
(hate menace of attack trout Bayonne, and the (eau and so-
lichenous of the Court of Lisbon appearing; to be much
alive to the suppoard clanoer to Portugal by the continuance
of the British squadron in the Tazus, ydur Loidship is in.
strueted farther to declare to Ilia Royal Higlincia the Prince
Nereid, that Ilia hlitjesty, having verfornied ti ihity of a
faithful and generous Ally, by the proffer of hit: p,..i cr:"ti I AS-
Kilt/111M, is satisfied to withdraw, fur the preset+ t, that assist-
ance, at the earnest request of the Court of Lisbon, and
therefore that proper orders will be acciirdingly forthwith
seat out to the keel of St. Vincent to that eirtcL.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

GOTTENSIIIMM, FED. 19.

The fleet for England sailed ou the 14th net. but
put hack the next evening by contrary winds, and
still remain ; an English 74 is at Klaidestuilinen,
new. NlarsViind, for the purpicie of protecting the
convoys. The winter is very ',evert, the ire extends
about five English wiles from this wan.
POIItiIiOUTH, MARCH 6.

This morning telegraph orders were received for
the-itottnediut e sailing of the Mediterranean convoy,
under the Proserpine frigate, Captain Otter, who
was joined by the Mercury frigate, Capt. Gordon,
and they *ailed by noon, this day, consisting of
about forty sail.
Sailed the Malan, frigate, Hon. Capt. Bouverie,
on a cruise, uti the coast of France.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH S.
Sailed the Plover, 18 guns, Capt. Browne, on 'a
cruise ; Humber armed ship, Capt. Hull, with the
Ranger transport, to Falmouth; Fabourite'cutter,
Lieut. Green, for I: Orient ; Pkkk and' Crane
schooners ; E/i:a tender, for Ireland; the En-
'demurer hired ship, with a convoy for Wades ; and
the Scorpion on a cruise.
Arrived His Majesty's brig Raeikoreei IA guns{
Capt Fisher, with a French privateer &lent the
General Cantheaume, of. $ gnus, which she cap-
tured oil the Seven latinds. out • only two days
front Granville, and had taken nothing.
Arrived also His Majesty's ship Leyden, 64;
Capt. Cumherland, front the Eastward; also, the
Edgar and Chainpioa.—Wind N.E
YLLMOUTH, MARCO 4.
Arrived the Humber, ariand ship, turd the hind
cutter, from a cruise. • '
_ . .

Sailed Majesty' a ship Iris!:, w;t!, the.lnn;
Covey, tinder convoy, for Cork:
The Princess Charlotielateket, Captain Kerr,
which arrived on WeAlnewhiy in thirty-seven da:fis
front the Winaaard Islands, tirohghi passengers',
Mr. Gibbon, Master, and thesteniwd of the Dttki
ejMostrose packet.

Dove% MARLIt 6.

About a week since the brig !lope, of linstiags,
with a cargo of timber, from live, fur Stuiderlanil,
put in here, wind-bound, the Master of which,
}Cent; died on board on Friday last.
On Friday, General rrascr, with his Fatuity;
was landed here, from Lisbon, out of an American
shit), and this morning proceeded to London - it is
said to be owing to the assistance of the Danish
Ambassador resident at Lisbon, that •he found
means to get from there. It is also stated, that
the father of the Lady of General Fraserlias fol-
lowed the fortunes of the Prince of Portugal, iu
his exile to the Brazils. The Captain of another
AMerican ship which passed here, says, he fell in
with the Rochfort squadron, in the Mediterranean,
which' detained him some time, and that soon
after be was, liberated he felt in with the English
squadron in pursuit of them, to which he gave the
above iuformation.

DEAL, MARCH G.

Came down from Sheerness 'yesterday Kul Ma-
jesty's ship_Goliailt.-
Sailed Hi Majestra ship -7.'tompt.ntse; on a-cruise.

FROM. T.1:0Y1j111.1114T

GRA', /Web,. M RC 6.1—Pen54441 •Carriel, store.
ship, frusi the Cspr of Good. Hope oilaisetiosii, Hall, t
Ihirtioosth ; Adventure,', Kok% from the South Ness
Cicero, --,, from Memel ; liuuice, lisietcr,fivis Si. 'NI I;
chacl's ; nod Muotertons,, Snail, from Madelphis.—
Railed She Uses, !kooks, fUrCihisiltar ; Jolinseiddrhoniss,
Niche:Awe,. fee Geteroberg aulatee, ltsiaiisun, fur Mop-
dare ; Abide, sod Juhu, Coopsiiefurgalts.

, •
Copy of a. letter respetting. .suilimf of tote
General Comoy, from Spitheatl, for the Alrafils:
SIR, Achniralty7Othre, Fehrutry,
Haying laid before my Lottls eummitsiooeca of the Ad-
miralty, tlw PetitiON transmittisl pith letbrsr of this
day's iktte' from several merchants trading to She
praying that the ueiliog of the CollaVy appeliliX4 hir Om !Un-
til' way be postponed until the 24th 31arch, I have‘thcir
Lu;dships' ciantiUmuls to acquaint you the sailiag of the con-
voy has been deferred till the 10t11 March. •
I am, Sir, yotir eerphstiable *errant, .•
(Sigurd) JOHN Winnow.
To Mr. Henry Nodiii, Agent, Tower-street, Loudon.

follo'wing .Members are returned to serve in
the present l'arliatnent
Barmah sr Nvetsare--The How. George Aiolcrson Pel-
ham, of Brut-J:104bl, in the comity of Lincoln, in th.. room of
Done', Surth, 'since his Eteethirefio the said IS&
resifts, hits averred tins Aire of Sten nevi sr Omni! of 114 a
atest)'s three Chiltern Hawilreda of Stoke, 134 s/.0r0u.11,
anti Bunridism, in the comity of Bilr‘ingtisits.
Bortafg .;I• It„nab la .ri .-11ebry Clinton, F.sq. 1r.ai1147-
General. of His NrjestN's rimers, mitt Captain of the ilt Re-
giment of Tom tluanta, in the ri/01111 Of Henn Use sins, hut.
alio, since In. F.lect tuts for the mitt Iteruucit, hail, accepted
.the ofliee of Step and ur Bailiff 4,f Hu NI isjerit!,'s three (lA-
tern linerdrerls of %tyke, Dastiormagli, and finnenhoin, in the
county uf Rut kiiighaiu

Borosgh st—frol,r--Jarnes Steven, Esq. of Serjearts Inn,
London, h. the room aft Erma l'on.lkes, Esq. who, met his
Election fur the gaol Borough, Lath eryted th. ctlice of
Ste* lard of His lajesty's Ilsove of Last Itriol.l..J, 111 the
county of Beds.

ice pramereu tam; e•
0:11, in all events. f
aid be matter of grey
If they tleedne tint
committing thee,selt
it'd the sett9tl acrietil
that he expects thee
t:.att sorb as is skein
When the icon* I
representiag that eve
meow' rzmeived hen
as the Minaret prue
He willectirtvont t
stun Peut on eisch gr
of Lisbon, except o
• all altelll4CS 01 derei
will he driven to roue
etaWD, Gepflltel
Oe sill giro the at
that the toutinnant
eutent of the &Loge
then
The toot to be lie
newt be •..rimoped et.
Lant-t.:entral S term
lcuowledge of a ram
prenelk, h 1 ht trt.tr
bark in any tither umi
If mull refusal sh
ewe' toyeio lath tl
all their points, as
course here pututed
111.—Dispetch
Ritual:sit and St. t•
dated Prom unigoi
llv Louise, an
Il it:Mena:tut:retrial
jmoty% servants Ina
Harm tit Iwlwee ti
Portugal are ill a It
suppueed, thungh tl
doubt flies before
G4lVtrillUtill 10 car
aa,• t
,tartuttot of l'
111.5.4111..eal
to the state of
collected at
vial, at ha. beta jr
WU/genet shall bay
Liss, and of the stm
II is thought het
before of arcatupiu
em•ity of rettortio
Ursine, as k.gllll d
The troops will,
oul.ua the miry 101
CCAISIg web rufuru
it, or on attritive
tzr,of the 1 remit
or of the danger 01
dent. 1 as
Ira 111,4ditreet
to Mr Secretor
I have lite Irma
• Baas.' llorgiultu
evesitug, the oath.
tarty 014 the to
his Luedehip, Lte
Conference upou C
Lead Strauglon
application fur Pr=
to the aftarouoi
14. &Amid*.
lu this 1 took to
structium, winch
the proposal to as
chteny coutined
1 stated the tub
Gaveruatent, and
of the extreme tic
according to the I
Tu this stetson
actual oratiahly u
no ptepszatunts
pus through it,
That all hut anted
that nctuuttt, alt
only of an Huhu
da% Luau iudi
and Lade eu
ttutio• to attar
edict,
He war pasha
that purpow ; SA
formal dreLanitiu
Busiip•ile hoot
whirls be treader
to iitdore Lewd
conseut to the tr
Ifouswur d'A
mister hid into,
the arrival of
be had thought
',stye haring reel
,hpacs fur VISA illy
mem, sod rapes
l'ortitgal, had a
1,. Ally, ordrreil
baud sod mem .1
('pull this I it
go communicate
spy/rheas:or, al
garner of 'Um
declined for the
I tln ;wriest of L 1
wit tw:.rer to ex
crier:a tat memos
• not known to th
He *hewed lii
produced by Lo
ejects wpm lb
Lauri. from the,
attochut to ha
Fortune.. of Mr.
rtiarl:4ll; sod It
oke an attat
After stating
chafe soccoura
the defence of
:Mule atyt had dill
•101,, 1 explaito
31ajests had d
. supplies, and tt•
require, or lots
ill tret.ips.
The nature
very etoteideral,
Motto of goalie.
I "tiggesteliS
11, spoil the alto
rut embarked, r
l'urcorsl, to. si
Use uumr Welt I