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within any of his coo -••••. •. • • and dal:shams face"
aforesaid); and piclausesbeinietted is
the said n" as ruse berm nsual, and are accoediog
former precedents : and they are I.ke • tie to prepare, 484 ;a,
before His Majesty, at thii Huard, a draft of such instruetiou
as may Le proper to be sent re the Courts of the Adcoiralt.
us 'l/41ajestv's Foreign Gosernments and Plantations, fur thy.
guidance herein ; as also another draft of Instructions for
ships as shall be commissioned for the purpose abeve-mretiriou
CAML)EN, P. ST. t11.1.F.N.5.
WESTMORLAND, C. P. S. SP. PI:het...VAL
CANNINti.
bAULGRAVS.

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the uniform tenor of his eharaitee and conduit,
thur appears to have made its proper impression
upon the mind of the Court of Lisbon. The terri-
ble example of so many other Crowned Heads of
ELlr.lpf, showed to the Royal Hcuse of BaAC:ateza,
that they had nothing to expel (tom the tyrant but
disgrace, insult, and every ill that upstart power could
inflict upon fallen greatness. The Pa IhCC Resume,
therefore, finding that the French troops were rapidly
approaching, and encourard by the arrival of Su
SIDNICY StilITM'S squadron off the Tagus, prepared
to carry his determination into effed ; and on the
1111 J, the day before the Court departed from Lis-
bun, he published a Manifesto to his loyal subjeds,
in which he observes, that "be had by every pos-
sible means, and by considerable sacrifices, endea-
voured to conciliate the Government of France ;
that his only object was to rule as he had always
done, with advantage to his people, and with ho-
nour to the Crown ;—that having found the impos-
sibility of condueting the public affairs in a satis-
fadory manner, or in any degree compatible with
the happiness of the people and the personal safety
of the Royal Family, in consequence of the determi-
nation of the French Government, he had been
reduced to the ,necessity of leaving the seat of Go-
vernment, and of placing the Queer; and family
tinder the proteetion of their near ally the King of
Guitar Barratw ;—that they were on the point of
proceeding to Madeira, far the purpose of still leav-
ing open toe means of nrgociation ; bat that,
sLuld all acces; to these means be shut up, he had
irrevocably resolved to i...ansfer the ROYAL FA-
nut and the seat of Government to the Brazils'
The greater part of the treasure, jewels, and valu.
able effets, belonging to the Court, and those loyal
suhjeds, of rank and distinCtion, who were re-
solved to share its fortune in a foreign clime, had
been for some time embarked ; and the remainder,
with the archives, records, Sec. were put on board
within the few days previous to the departnre of the
•st, which amounted to nearly 70 sail, of differeat
descriptions. The naval lures is calculated at seven
sail of the line, five frigates, and three armed brigs.
The merchant vessels, which were converted into
transports and store-ships, exceeded forty. Among
the latter were several Brazil ships, of very large di-
mension. The number of persons on beard the
whole of ;he ll,et is calculated little short of forty '
thousand. The ROYAL FAMILY were accompanied
by a considerable number of the Nobility, the Offi-

lees of State, ck • halos of the Ginn oh and Liar, sae
by about 17,000 loyal subjefts, most of then* re-
gular troops, including the Quaur's Body Go ids.
Among the subjefts of distinSion, are the Primo
Minister, Ant ow lc) DC A AJIO, who has been in
disracis from the 13'h ult. having been convia•al
as the devoted minion ani the uniform tool and
drudge of Bun...ram. His treasons have been of
as black a hue as they now appear to be numerous
and aystenastic. He had nothing to plead in
his defence, and wee conveyed, in fetters, on
board the 11•*44 rot P.artuguese Admiral's
ship; Use General Nov ota, who had been dismissed
tom the chief command at t!.e Pylice Guard of
Lisbon, io consequence of Wrench intrigue, but nho
was, before the departure of the ROYAL FAMILY,
'catered to favour. His innocence was manifested
beyond a doubt, and the Punts R►GE/IT made
every possible atonement for the treats:mut he had
so unworthily expetienced.
The Manifesto published by the Palace Rut's?,
appears to have made a strong imp.ession upon the
minds of the people, and they beheld the departure
of their Sovereign with the deepest sorrow. It
was probably from regard to their feelings, and to
reconcile them to this melanaholy result, the PK INC,
was induced to hoW out a hope of their return, by
stating in the Manifesto, that the Court meant only
to remove, is the first instance, to Madeira, and
there open a negociation with Franco. The Bul-
letins issued on Saturday, and The Eztreordinary
Ge:wte, state, that they were, left between Madeira
and the Western Isles, well in for the 3rezils, a
statement incompatible with any idea of stopping at
Madeira. The departure of the ROYAL FAMILY
appears to have taken place at a most critical mo-
ment. Had it been delayed a day longer, it would
have beta impraCticable. About one hundred
French dragoons entered Lisbon just after the ships
had begun to drop down the river; but they found
that all the mounted guns were spiked ; otherwise
some annoyance might have been offered to the
Royal Emigrators. At this perMd, the main
body of the French was fifty miles from Lisbon,
but was advancing by forced marches, and
before the Portuguese fleet had cleared the Ta•
gas, the French colours were flying upon the forts
of the capital. The condua of Lord ST Atlolo aDi
through the whole of this important business, is en-
titled to every praise. He had not only the me: it
of encouraging and confirming the Panics RfOINT
in his design of emigration ; but he continued
with, and assisted, by his advice and personal cur-
the whole Covzt, to the last Inorn.,.


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The eclat of the Portuguese business has inspired
Ministers with n:w confidence, and induced them
to 'ilium distil. dwiesoarces upon Lbis Carbolic Ques-
tisic. The addition of the Marquis WEL LssLis- ic.
we believe. the only material change likely to talte
elite in the Ministry. His Lordship attended the
Admiralty yesteraty.

His MAJacyr's Declaration, in answer to the
Rtusian Manifesto, and Letters of Marque and Re-
prisals against tLe ships of Rinds, were published
on Saturday in an Extraordinary casette. The Decla-
ration is given at length in our preceding columns.
It is a well-written article, and a complete refuta-
tion of the arguments advanced in the Russian
State Parer. The Letters of Marque and Repri-
sals are in the usual form. Such Russiau vessels
as have received His MAJESTY'S license to be re-
leased from the embargo. are exempted from their
operation.
1-w-wurameni-

On Saturday the dispatches were fineilly rimed at
the East-India House, and delivered to the Pursers
of the following ships, viz.
Ewa, Captain. R. Nisbstt; Elphinstone, 14. Craig; Win.
shenea. W Moffatt; for fiunolmy allsi china.
Walnut Castle, L. Dodds; (or St. Helena, Bentoolen and
China.
Phoenix. J. Ramsdell ; St. Helena and Bankgal.
The PORTVOVESI AIIIASSA owes Chapel, in
Sonth.street, was yesterday very fully attended.—
After diviikservice, a great many of the Portuguese
Nubility west to his Excellency's house, to con-
gratulate him on the escape of the ROYAL FAMILY
of Portugal to the Brazils.
We have received Dutch Papers to the 11th, cos-
taiaiog the Paris news to the sth instant. We have
extrafted from them the Exposition of the &ate of
the Nation, presented by the Minister of the Inte-
rior to the Dutch Legislature. It is exadly what
previous accounts taught us to expell—a melan-
choly pidture of the state of a country, which sub-
sisted only by commerce, and where commerce has
ceased to exist. A Decree has been passed, apparently
preparatory to the removal of King Liuts from
the throne of Holland. A Prime President of the
Council of State is to be appoiated, who, in lite 86-
wrier sr the Krim, is to preside, and report his pro-
ceedings to him.
It appears that we are to have one Ally in the
Mediterranean. The Algerines have declared war
against Fiance and ail her allies, and her friends
the Americans.
BUMA}AITC is abet to set oat from Milan to
Venice, where the fate of Turkey will, in all proba-
bility, be finally decided.
The issues'', Lieutenant MORRIS, lately arrived
at Plymouth, with dispatches from Lord Cows's:.
WOOD, brought also letters from the fleet, one of
which states, that whets Off Palermo, in &ally, on
the 27th of October, with five sail of the line, his
Lordship received information that the French
squadron of six sail of the lice, with troops (45
board, at Toulon, were preparing to put immedi•
ately to sea, in consequence of which be sailed for
Toulon on the 28rb, off which place he was left
cruising. Admiral l'uosegoeousio was gone to
Tripoli f w provisions.. Ms aioloor Castle and Ph..
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of their going on ha trd, sod afterwards ac-
companied them beyond the Western Islands,
His Lordship was the bearer of duplicates of his
own dispatches, which had been sent off shortly
after the fleet left the Tagus, by Mr. GAMBIT".
It was the opportune arrival of Sir SID WC Y &IT ITN's
squadron off the Tagus, which emboldened the
Portuguese fleet to set sail ; he proteeled it to a
certain distance, as is stated in Vie Gaut's, and then
returned with the remainder of his force to block-
ads the Tagus. We are assured, that on the next
day the gallant Admiral intended to make an
attempt to destroy, if possible, the few vessels
which the Nino& had left behind, and to seize and
burn the Russian squadron, which, according
to our information, was lying at anchor,. ,
patently in a state of the greatest disorder.—
Among the rumours of Saturday evening, it was
asserted that an acceunt had been received of Sir
SIDNEY SMITH having. gone into the Tagus, and
brought away the whole of the Russian fleet, and
the remainder of the Portuguese shipping. This
rumour was premature, but we may exptet soon to
find it realized. An Officer is hourly expeCted at
the Admiralty from Sir S. Suitrss, with an account
of his Dispatches were received

yesterday from Portsmouth, which were sent off
Kith a Messenger to Lord MULOR ATE, at Ful-
ham, but they were not from that gallent Admiral.
It would appear from The Gnattte, that Sir Sawyer.
Noon would join Sir SIDNEY SMITH, and their
combined force would probably lose no time to
attack the Russians. The latter are suppo.ed to
have been ignorant of the circumstances which
Ilan rise to the emigration bf the Royal Family
"IT PORTUGAL. No resi,tance to the measure
was attempted by the Russian Admiral. But
whatever may be the result of the attack on
•he Russians, the emigration of the Portuguese
Government to the Bratils, is an 'yam
newly favourable to Great Britain. It will give
a :iew political tone and charafter to the wide
region of South America, by the establishment of
a regular Gover-.mcnt within its confines. It will
rcp..rir the disasters that attended the unjustifiable
and buccaneering expedition of Sir Home Pot-
HAN is the Rio de la Plata, and open a new and
extensive channel for the manufadtures of this
coup try.