The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-16 00:00:00

OCT. 16.

STATE PAPERS.
SECRET TREATIES RELATIVE TO PORTUGAL.

N.. I.
SECRET TREATY.

The following Treaties were eonehded on the 47th of Octo-
ber last, between Charles IV. of Spain, and Wm:Tarte, for
the partition of the Kingdom of Portugal. The following are
the Articles :
ARTA. The Provinces of Entre Mino and Duero, with the
City of Oporto, shall be given, in full property and sovereignty,
to his Majesty the Kiug of, Etruria, under the title of King of
Northern laisitania.
If. The Kingdom of Alentejo, and the Kingdom of the Al-
satins, shall be given, in full property and sovereignty, to thst,
Prince of Peace, to be enjoyed under the title of Prince of the
Algarbes.
111. The Provinces of Beira, Tras los Mattes, and Portu.'.'
guese Estretnadura, shall remain as a deposit till a general
Peace, to he disposed of according to circumstances, as shall be
agreed between the two Iligh Contracting Parties.
IV. The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania shall be possessed by
the hereditary descendants of his Majesty the King of Etruria,
according to the laws of succession adopted by the Reigning Fa-
mil) of his Majesty the King of Spain.
V. The principality of Algarbes shall be hereditary in the de.
scendents of the Prince of Peace, according to the laws of sue-,
cession adopted by the Reigning Family of his Majesty the King
of Spain.
V I. In default of legitimate descendants or heirs of the King
of Northern Lusitania, or of the I'riuce of Algarbes, these coun-
tries will be given as an investiture to his Majesty the King of
Spain, on condition that they shall never be united under one
head, or attached to the Crown of Spain.
VII. The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania, and the Principa-
lity of Algarbes, also acknowledge as Protector, his Catholic
Majesty the King of Spain, and the Sovereigns of these coun-
tries shall in nu case make either peace or war without his con

VIII. In case that the provinces of Ceirn, Tras los Montes,
and Portuguese Eitremadura, held under sequestration, should
be, at a general Peace, returned to the House of likaganza, in
exchange for Gibraltar, Trinidad, and other Colonies that the
English have conquered from the Spaniards and their allies, the
new Sovereign of this Province would have, with respect to his
Majesty the K ing of Spain, the same obligation that the King of
Northern Lusitania and the Prince of Algarbes would have been
under, and shall possess them subject to the same condition.
IX. His Majesty the King Etruria cedes the full property
and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Etruria, to his Majesty the
Emperor of the French, King of Italy.
X. When the definitive occupation of the provinces of the
Portugal shall be etiectedjthe respective Princes which will be
Pa in possession shall jointly name Commissioners to determine
the proper limits.
XI. llis Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy,
heroines guarautee to his Catholic Majesty the Kit, of Spain,
for the possession of his estates on the Continent ofb Europe,
south of the Pyrenees.
XII. Ills Majesty the Emperor of the French, King of Italy,
agrees to acknowledge his Catholic Majesty the Kiog of Spain,
as Linperor of both Americas, at such time as may be prepared
for hii Majesty to assume this title, which may either be on the',
occasion of a general peace, or at latest w ithin three years. •
XIII. It is understood between the two High Contracting
Powers, that they will make an equal divison of all the islands,
colonies, and other ultra-marine property of Portugal.
XIV. The present Treaty shall remain secret, shall be rati-
fied, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Madrid; at latest
twenty days after being signed,
Dour at Fontainbleau, 27th Oct. 1807.
ksigued) Dusoc.—E. IsteriEßDO.
'No.

SEClllit CO V ViITTON.
Art. 1. A body of Iniporial French Troops, to the amount of
20,000 foot, and 5000 horse, shall enter Spain, and march di-
recdy to Lisbon, where they will be united to a corps of WOO
infantry, and 3000 Spanish cavalry, with SO pieces of artillery.
Li. At the sante time, a division of Spanish troops, to the
number Of 10,000, shall take possessiol of the provihce of Entre
Mono and Duero, and of the city.olf Oporto and arrother divi-
sion of 6000 Spanish troops shall take possessi on of thu proViace
if p6OOO
joi 'Lod of tits kingdom of Algarbes.

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IRELAND.

111. The French troops shall be provisioned and maintained
by Spain. and paid by France during all the time of Abakt pro-
gress through Spain. •.
IV. From the moment that the combined troops enter Porte-
gal, tfteprovinCes of Beira, 'frulos Monies, and Portuguese Es.
treinaditra (which must remain under sequestration). shall be
adatioistered and governed,by the Commandant General of the
Fiend, troops, and the contributions which they shall impose,
shall be for the benefit of France. The provinces which wilt
be formed front the kingdom of Northern latiltania, and the
Principality of Algarbes, shall be administered and governed by
the Commandants General of the Spanish division which Al.:ill
enter them, and the contributions ss kWh shall he imposed, shall
be applied to the use of Spain.
V. The central body shall be under the orders of the Colmar.
der of the French troop►, and. to hint shall he submittad the Spa.-
nish troops united to such central army. Not wit h‘tranding, if the
King of Spain or Prince of the Peace shall unite theinst`i% Ch to
such army, she Commander General of the French troops, and
the troops themselves shall he under their orders.
V I. A new body of 40,000 Fiends troops shah: be collected.
at 'Haymow pi the latest, on the 20th of November Deli, In tan .
ready to ppocthrough Spain for Portugal, in ewe the English
should send forces, or 'threaten an attack upon that country.
This new body, however, shall not enter Spain, until the two
High Contracting Parties shall have agreed upon Ilse mestere.
% 11. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the I'Bos-
- shall he exchanged at the same time st lilt those of the
treaty of this day.
Done at Fontainbleau, 27th October. 1807.
(Signed) Iviviaapo.
. We have approved and we do approve of the preceding Con-
vention, in all and each of the articles contained in it. We de-
dare that it is accepted, ratified, and confirmed, and we promise
Oat it shall be observed invioliebly in the faith of is Welt .ss e have
delivered the present. Signed o ills our hand, countersigned and
sealed Kith our Imperial Seal, at Fontainbleau, 29th October,
1807. (Signed) NAPOLI:ON.
The Minister of Exterior Relations,
(Signed) Clbotraext.
For the Emperor, the Secretary of State,,,;,,;
(Signed) II L. u .1/aiter.

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STATE OE IRELAND.
DUBLIN, OCT. 10.-Our domestic' oeenrrences wear upon the
whole no unfavourable nspeet ; indeed if oe could except out of
the statement some atrocities that have been too long persisted
in in the County of Kerry, ire should have to felicitate the
country upon its calm and prosperous condition. That excep-
tion, however, not only must he made, hut also another, %%bids
the frequent outrages committed in the County of Limerick ren-
der imperative.
The incessant violations of the public peace in 'dint county,
and the continued outrages committed against the persons and
properties of individuals, do not appear to tend to any particu-
tar object. They seem to he the offspring of a licentions love of
evil, which has let itself loose upon the community. But in the
county of Kerry the midnight plundering and morders have a
manifest design, according as they appear upon the Journals of
that part of the kingdom. The actors in these horrid designs
have assumed the designation which used to denote those whew
had taken up arms openly to oppose the levying of tythes—ther
distinguish themselves by the appellation of White Boys: and
their hostility is directed against those whom dealings in tythes
,have rendered obnoxious. We speak solely upon the authority
of the Kerry Prints, the last of which that we have received
(Chute's Western Herald), mentions the murder off a Mr. Mur-
ray, who is said to have large possessions in t.)thee.
The pour and miserable of every country seldom enter into the
subtleties or refiuements of theoretical distress. Tangible griev-
ances they understand, and when those press beyond n certain
,point, the resentments of the people proclaim their excess. Our
peasants do really safer—thnt ctumot be denied, more than in a
well-adjusted condition of society they would be required to
bear.; but if a question of remedy ever arrive, it should not hob
left in 'the hands of those, why being themselves the authors
(thinkingly or unthinkiagly) o fatuity of the heavies basilic
that rouse the peasant's pout criglit•no Ito obtain more eienit
for their sympathy thrift.° rtt tti IcaPtlear, wheal. OM! 11+14;411' t
to' chnret upon auotht fwessu sal kho misers: tut tins
country.