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tisans which pretend to figure the voice of the
nation ; the Portuguese natitm is nut comprised
iu 400, (300, 1,000, or 10,000 persons, who, at Lis-
bon, or any other place, sign that which they are
pelltutitled (if they knew ivliat they signed) will he
useful to the whole nation. This mode of petition-
ing can take place only in what concerns the parti-
cular *sidereal; of • corporution or class, and can
scarcely serve to point a way to an object winch
seems useful or necessary, applying to the Govern-
ment or the National Congress, when waited, that
it may, with 'nature deliberation and impartiality,
take the most just
The Governmeot has convoked the Cortes ; it
has allowed that tire elrctiou of the Deputies shall
be made in the manner practiced in Spain, arid
which the Constitutioli proscribes, the rest be-
longing to the Cortes.—The whole ration his
"worn to obey the -Constitittiou which our Cortes
shall make, and not any foreign Constitution
By acting trius it wed with dignity ; and is there
a Poi tugisese possessing judgment arid honour, who
wraithd nut blush to have foreign nations say, that,
desiring to form a Constitution, we did nut
think that we possessed ability or men of talent
capable of making a national Constitution, and
therefore adopted did of a foreign country ! %Ve,
who with prudent pairnitism desire to avail our-
selves of 11w productions of our manufactures mid
our country, shall we be so incoosistent in the,
most essential point in the government of a tuition.
namely, its Constitution, as to beg • foreign work
Let its lake advantage of the good which we hod
in oilier', but not deprive ourselee* of the glory
of haying • troly Natamill Constitution. A little
reflection will *hew, that to adopt the Spanish Cani••
ionisation would be concurriog in a peojory, and
tying the hoods of our Deputies, who are to di cuss
every thing freely in the Cortes. Hairy one doubts of
what leeway, let loin remember the solemn oath taken
by the nobility, the clergy, the tribuoals, the army,
in short, by all the orders of tire State, to obey
the Constitution which the Cones should make,
inairitaining our holy religion and the dignity of the
'louse of Bragatiza"--shisll the nation retract such
an oath so solemnly taken? The Portuguese
nations is not capable of such perjury. If there was
illusion or inconsideration in the act of the 11th,
what we all saw was, that nobody approved what
was proclaimed ou that day and on the 17th ;
if there were any among the crowd, any who
iiveited some individuals to cry " The Spanish
Conwitattora fur ever!" the Government did
not mower this expression, and the public iu-
sligiustion shewed itself tufSeietitly to restrain
the enemies of the national honour. The basis
of the Sp aiiish Constitution os ty be admired
for being liberal, but there are others uo less
liberal, and this paint is to he the object of
'Mature discussion by our enlightened Deputies ins
Cortes. Those writers who red rto seduce
the incautious and the ignorant into another course,
deserve no other name than that of incendiaries, and
enemies to the dignity of the Portuguese nation.

miaow, Novsmsza 25.

The most important event that has taken place
' here since the restoration of tranquillity. is the re-
moval from the Government of Antonio de Silveira,
late President of the Junta at Oporto. and Vice.
litesident of the Previsional Junta at Lisbon. The
Lisboa Gazette contains a correspondence an the
111.:'./ject between him and the Members of the GOVlria•
meta. lit a letter, d lied Nov. 16, M. de Silveira
sta.teis his health being in a Meet precorioas state.
5,!d his physician advising him that it was absolutely
necessary that he should go into the country, he is
unable to exercise his functions iu the Government
so less thou thirty or forty days, within which time
thervill of themselves cease by the convocation of t he
Curter. He therefore requests his discharge, his am-
laitien being satisfied with seeing his comer), and the
throne of the House of Bragauza safe, by the oath
filen' to the Swinish Constitution, sod in the mode
le election prescribed by it. The Government de.
e:iued either to grant or absolutely refuse this re.
quest,
Art., some Anther correspondence, M. de Sil-
veira stated that his Insilth had much improved
bocce the 17th ; and in onothee letter, that since he
had not been able to obtain the' diarharge or the
leave of absence whirl fie had requested. be re-
signed himself to these circumstances, and weld
miaow his functioos as wen as hii physician **odd
allow. • .

la reply to this, the Government Wet bins II 1et144
Stating, that us after what lie had written it could
not 11, doubted that he wished not to must* his
locutions in the Government in consequence of
west was lately passed, and as it now appeared
the he, notwithstanding, thought of resuming
the exercise of an office which be had so soleinnly
:61°110, which could not be permitted without
absolute contrad.ction of his own act, and without
as iurvitable disturbance of the tranquillity of the
t spital, threatened with dreadful calamities by so
tioexpected an event; the Provisional Junta consi-
dering the above, aud.bersuse the four members of
the Government only consented to verve their country
on the certainty of this abdication. orders hitn to
quit the city within two hours, to retire to his estate
at Canellas ; not to stop, except well time us may
he necessary to travel conveniently, and cot to have
I.ls estate oithout permission of the Junta. They
gave him an escort of cavalry to accompany him
three leagues from the city. lie obeyed the order
ionneshately, without difficulty.
The Government having communicated to Lord
Castlereagh all that had passed on the arrival of
Lard Beresford in the Tagus, to avoid any precise-
'tore notice which might interrupt fo► a moment the
good understaudirg with the English natiou, Lord
Castlereagh has replied, by the sodium of the
British Charge d'Ankires at Lisbon. that his Bri-
tatirit• Majesty sud Ins Government could form no
opinion on the subject of the facts relative to Lord
fleresfotd, it being for his Mrst Faithful Majesty
alooe to take cognizance of them.—( Lisbon Go-
sate, Itorenther 4:5.)
THE PROVISIONAL JUNTA OF THE SDPKEME Go.
IMMINENT OF THE KINGDOM TO THE IN-
HABITANTS OF LISBON.
u/tleririoun Inhabitants of Lisbon!—Yon are well ac-
quainted with the cleats that occurred in this capital us
the 11th instant. The Government. which participated
its the profound of which was Mt by all loyal Ports-
gises;, will sot now revive in your hearts so painful a read.
" It is aothisie now in the history of great political events,
ilsat the gout fault of the man most distinguished for his
Lwow, rub 17, and patriotic seal, may be unfortunately