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the Chevalier d'Oliveira, who-was on his way to Berlin, in the
_quality of Charge d'Affaires , of, this kingdom, ,and that he was
given to understand thai lie- could not be received, until an-
,swers on the • subject of his mission should arrive from the
Courts of Vienna and Pepibuigh, whose Ministers;- rese,
dent in Berlin, had made Sigry, earnest declarations ag-ainst
admission.
Although this hesitation bf the Court of Prussia to receive our
Minister was much less offensive than the formal refusal of.thee
Government of Austria, and of its p4endants, Naples and Sar-
Ainiaethe Government of his Majesty having a delicate sense of
whatever affects the national honour' and dignity, of which it
is
the -geardian, thought it right to follow with the Prussian Go-
vernment, precisely the same line of conduct which that Go-
vernment had judged roper to trace out. Inasmuch, there.„
fore, as the journey of our-Charge d'Affaires had been suspend-
ed, it -was fitting that all diplomatic relations should be suse
pended with the 'Prussian Charge d'Affaires. ,This resolution
was made known -to him verbally, conformably to the mode
which had been adopted by.the Prussian' Government.
The Chevalier D'Oliveira was ordered not to wait for the de-
cision of the Court of Berlin, but to proceed to Stoiltholm, in
order to succeed the Minister at that Court, who, for reasons
connected with the public service, had been ordered to return to
Italy. His Majesty, indeed, had no anxiety to know what
were the questions which Prussia had addressed to Austria and
Russia, or what were the answers, and consequently cared not
whether the decision of his Prussian Majesty should be to ac-
cept or to refuse the Portuguese Minister. •
The Government of his :Majesty felt that it would be inde-
corous to wait for that decision, as they zoasidered it contrary
to the respect due by-the Court of Prussia to that of Portugal,
to hesitate in receiving a Minister sent to it, in reciprocity for
one accredited here since themonth of September last.
During the suspension of; his functions, the Chevalier
had received from liamhurght to be delivered to him free of
duty.
There was no wish to 7,eithhelcl the order, but it was neces-
sary to • certify to the, Custom-hotige the ground of the exemp-
tion, and -it could not be stated that it was granted, because
he was, Charge d'Affaires, for he did not then hold that charac-
ter. The real reason was accordingly assigned, which was,
that the commission for the books hard been despatched during
the time of his exercising the function of tharge,d'Affaires.
The order to the Custom-house, which was transmitted to
him unsealed, in order that he Might use it or not, at his dis-
cretion, excited the choler of the Chevalier d'Olfers, who com-
plained that the suspension of his functions had thus been
made public,, while his Court had only verbally intimated to
the Chevalier d'Oliveira 'that he should suspend the prosecu-
tion of his journey..
In vain was it observed to him, that as the using or not
using the order which he had solicited depended upOn himself,
the publicity which might be given to it also depended
.upon
him, and consequently might be avoided if he wished it. But
the 'Chevalier d'Olfers, notwithstanding that he made no use
of the order, made his suspension publicly known, and-ad-
dressed strong complaints to his Government on that subject.
Meanwhile, the answers which had been expected from
Vienna and Petersburgh arrived at Berlin, and his Prussian
Majesty, finding that he might give free scope to the liberal
sentiments which constantly distinguished him during the last
25 years of the war' of opinion that had from the commence-
ment of the French Revolution divided Europe,- immediately
declared that he would receive whatever Minister the Portu-
guese Government thought fit to send to him. Thus ceased
the suspicions which had been conceived, that the difficulty
started with respect to the admission of the Chevalier d'Oli-
veira proceeded from the same principles that dictated the re-
fusal of the Court of Vienna- It appeared manifest that the
hesitation was. founded on -a sense of the delicacy which was
due to the Allied Powers.
Notification of the determination of the Court of Prussia
having been received, the same was communicated to the Che-
valier D'Olfers, by the subjoined note, No.I. He imme-
diately requested a conference, in which
he demanded formal
satisfaction for the pretended offence of publishing the suspen-:
sion of his functions, and an express declaration that the Govern-
ment of his Majesty had formed an erroneous judgment of the
motives by which the Prussian Cabinet had been actuated.
It was answered, that the Portuguese Ministry., insteati of
abandoning themselves to vain conjectures respecting the mo-
tives which had induced the Prussian Government to throw ob-
stacles in die way if the journey of the Chevalier d'Oliveira—
motives which it never showed a, disposition to explain—con-
fined themselves to a single act of reprisal ; and to show that
the matter was no farther thought of, the destination of the
Portuguese Charge d'Affaires was immediately changed. He
was ordered to proceed to the Court of Stockholm, and to take
no step for communicating with that of Berlin.
On withdrawing with this answer the Chevalier d'Olfers
adopted the resolution of demanding his passports, by his note
No. 2, which gave rise to the correspondence (Notes No. 3,4,
and 5,) in which will be seen a new proof that the Portuguese
Government prefers cutting off all diplomatic relations, to per-
mitting the Ministers accredited to it to fail in a single iota of
the respect which is dui to the dignity of the King and the
nation.

No. I.
The undersigned Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs has the honour to inform the Chevalier d'Olfers, Charge
d'Affaires from Prussia, that he has just keceived from Berlin
the agreeable information, that the Prussian 'Government, hav-
ing had those explanations which, according to its system of
policy, were judged necessary with Russia and Austria previous
to the reception of the Chevalier d'Oliveira, Charge d'Affaires
from Portugal, there now exists no objection either to the recep-
tion of Chevalier d'Oliveira, or any other person whom his Most
Faithful Majesty may choose to accredit to the Court of the
King of Prussia.
His most Faithful Majesty, after this declaration, being sa-
tisfi.Al that no disrespect to the dignity of his Crown had any
part in the motives which induced the Cabinet of Berlin to de-
lay the reception of the Chevalier d'Oliveira, has directed the
undersigned to intimate to the Chevalier d'Olfers, in order to
its being made known to his government, the extreme satisfac-
tion which his Majesty experiences at the happy removal of
every thing capable of suspending even for a moment the con-
tinuation of those relations of friendship never before interrupt-
.ed between the two Courts, and in the preservation of which his
Majesty, as well as his government, take an interest proportion- I
ate to their high importance.
The undersigned experiences much pleasure in being the me-
dium of this communication, and avails himself of the opportu-
nity to reiterate to the Chevalier, d'ollers, the assurance of his
particular esteem, and also of his most perfect consideration.
July 3. (Signed) SI LVEST it E PIN II E IRO FE it REIRA.
No. 11.
The undersigned Counsellor of Legation to his Majesty the
King of Prussia, has the honour to inform his Excellency Don
Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreiro, Minister and Secretary of State for
the department of Foreign Affairs to his most Faithful Majesty,
that in consequence of the verbal explanations which he has had
with his Excellency respecting the contents of his note dated
July 3, it only remains for him to demand his passports, and
to express at the same time the regret he feels at being,driven
by his Excellency into this extremity.
The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to reite-;
rate to his Excellency Don Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira the as-
surance of his high consideration.
St. Bento-street, July 6. (Signed) D'OFLERS.
To his Excellency Don Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira,
Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Af-
fairs, &c.

NO. lII.'
The undersigned Minister and • Secretary of State for Fo-
reign Affairs has received from the Chevalier d'Olfers, Charge
d'Affaires for Prussia, a note dated this day, in which, af-
ter asking for his 'passports, in' consequence, as he says, of
verbal explanations held with the Undersigned, on the con-
tents of the note addresSed to him on the 3d instant, he adds
that he has been driven to this extremity by the conduct of the
said Undersigned.
- It being the duty of the Undersigned to bring to the know- I
ledge of the King the note of the Prussian Charge d'Af-
faires, he could not take upon himself, in the account which
he was bound to give of what had passed in the conference of
the 3d instant, to leave his Majesty to conjecture what had
induced the Chevalier d'Olfers to demand his passports ;
and when to this reason, the Undersigned adds, that his
reputation will not permit him to leave so serious an imputa-
tion recorded in the archives of his department, without.also
depositing there the means of estimating it according to its real
value, he conceives he has a right to demand, from the honour
and good faith of the Chevalier d'Olfers, an explicit declaration
of the motives which (in the conversation that took place be-
tween them both on the 3d instant, •respecting the contents of
the note in question) could have •obliged Inin (the Chevalier
d'Olfers) to resort to what he terms the extremity of demanding
hiS passports.
The undersigned, while he expects this explanation; in order
that lie May bring the whole affair to the knowledge of the
King, -renews to the Chevalier d',Olfers the assurances of his
esteem. and perfect consideration:. .
Signed) SILVESTRE PINITEIRO FERREIRA.
:Office of-the Secretary of State for:Foreign
• Affairs,' jUIY 6, 1822.
No. IV.
Senhor--Maving had the honour to explain, in several con-
ferences with your EXcellency, the only points of conciliation
by which I could possibly resume my diplomatic funetions,
and not considering either your ,Excellency's note, dated July
3, or the conversation 'which took -place on the occasion of
that note,-Sufficiently satisfactoryfor that ohjectf but on ,the con-
trary seeing that every probability of arrangement has vanished
by your Excellency's peremptory and formal refusal to assent
to my propositions, I conceive I was entitled to say, without