The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-05 00:00:00

THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PORTUGAL.

" The undersigned Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of his Majesty the King of Great Britain has the
honour to lay before the Marquis of Palrnella, Minister Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Ailltirs of his 3lost Faithful Majesty,
the enclosed representation which he has received from a
number of English merchants -residing in, this capital, on
account of the events which have taken place within these few
days.

" The undersigned, 'though as well as the petitioners he has
no idea of interfering in the internal Government of his Most
Faithful Majesty, or with the ordinary and legal administration
of justice, cannot but feel himself justified in expressing with
them, his own uneasiness at the view of proceedings which
have been acknowledged to be irregular and illegal, but which
proceed in such a manner and to such an extent, to every class
of peaceful subjects, that if they do not directly comprehend
the persons and properties of the subjects of his Britannic Ma-
jesty, attack ind I ectly their,princtpal interests, and threaten
by their continuance to put an end to all commercial relations
between them and the subjects of his Most Faithful Majesty.
The undersigned earnestly requests his Excellency to lay this
representation before his Majesty, expressing to him, at the
same time, his ardent wish that his Majesty may be pleased to
give the most positive orders to put an end to those illegal ar-
rests, and for the restoration of that regular and legal admini-
stration, which has for so many years happily conciliated the
interests of the subjects of his Majesty with those of Great
Britain.

" The undersigned takes this opportunity to express, &c.
(Signed) " EDWARD THORNTON.
" Lisbon, May 6, 182.1,"
" TO SIR EDWARD THORNTON, ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY

AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY OF Ins BRITANNIC
MAJESTY AT THE COURT OF PORTUGAL.

" IVe the undersigned Merchants, English subjects, resid-
ing in Lisbon, seeing the extraordinary occurrences of the last
few days, during which persons connected with us by the rela-
tions of commerce or partnership have been suddenly torn from
their families and business, and thrown into prison in the most
unusual, and,
apprehensionsa sitseemtsb' illegal manner, -exciting the most
r the security of our persons and
the property which we confided to them, hasten to apply to
your Excellency, to claim that protection which you may afford
us, as Representative of our august Sovereign. Haring the
most complete reliance on the spirit of justice, the benevolent
disposition, and ardent desire, of his Most Faithful Majesty
for the good of his people,' we are persuaded that by the inter-
vention of your Excellency, his Majesty will deign to order the
adoption of such measures as will calm our fears and restore our
confidence, without which our commercial transactions will be
completely interrupted, and our personal security and property
exposed to great hazard.
We confidently hope that your Excellency will take such
steps on the subject of our representation as will be the best
calculated to attain the object desired.

" have th:: honour. &c.
" Lisbon, May 5, 1824." (The Signatures.)

LISBON, MAY 24.

,
• The Gazette contains a circular letter, dated May 15, to the
Generals in the provinces, informing them that all orders issued
from the 30th of April to the Val of May, during which time
the country was-in a state of anarchy, and which were issued by
the intrusive chief of the staff, Lieutenant-General Nanoel de
Brilo Mozenho, are null and void.
• Another circular to the Generals is as follows :
" The horrible consequences of a plan subversive of the esta-
blished Government of his Majesty, and of the public tranquil-
lity, being happily checked, and his Majesty having, by wise
and vigorous measures, restored the order which perverse or
misled persons sought to overthrow, his Majesty orders you to
be informed that this happy event is by no means to cause any
relaxation in the execution of all those measures of police, in-
structions, &c., hitherto given, to prevent the absurd and anti-
monarchical principles established by the faction of the 24th of
August, 1820, from farther deluding any of his subjects ; on
the contrary, the King recommends to you the greatest vigour
in the execution of the said measures, and particularly to con-
cur with the magistrates of the province, in order that the pre-
sent events may not serve as a pretext to the said faction to con-
ceive new hopes against the Royal power ; and his Majesty,
not having spared any means to cut tip by the roots the machi-
nations of the 30th of April, at the expence of the most pain,
ful sacrifices, has hereby given the most decisive proof that he
never will permit any faction whatever to dare to disturb the
tranquillity of his subjects, or in any manner to attack the au- •
thority which Providence has given him, and which his Ma-
jesty will always maintain with the firmness and dignity
suitable to the respect due to his Royal Person and to the
good of the people, whom he governs by the Divine Mercy,
and who, from duty and love, are the first objects of his pa-
ternal care.

" God preserve, &c.
" Conde de SUBSERRA.
" Palace of Bemposta, May 22, 1824."

" TO THE RIGHT HON. Sin EDWARD THORNTON, G.C.8.,
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY

AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY AT TEE COURT OF
PORTUGAL.

" We, his Britannic Majesty's Consul-General-and faithful
subjects residing in Lisbon, beg leave to offer you our cont,Tra-
tulations on the happy issue of the late important crisis of pub-
lic affairs in this country. Sensible of the alarming nature of
that crisis, and of the danger to which we were'exposed both in
our persons and property, we feel deeply indebted for its speedy
and successful termination to your able counsels and unwearied
exertions, united with those of the other Foreign Ministers,
which have been productive of essential benefit to ourselves and
to our country.
" While we congratulate you on the high sense of those ser-
vices which it has pleased his most Faithful Majesty to mani-
fest on the present occasion, permit us to add the tribute of our
sincere thanks, and to express our ardent desire that you may
long hold so distinguished a station in the enjoyment of every
happiness. • _ _

"'We have the honour to be, with the most profound respect,
" Sir, your obedient Lumble servants,
" Lisbon, May 21."
[The signatures follow.]
(ANSWER.)

" TO JAMES R. MATTHEIVS, ESQ. HIS MAJESTY'S CONSUL-

GENERAL, AND TO THE DRITISII MERCHANI;:-
" Gentlemen—l cannot express to you how much I feel my-
self honoured by the address which you have been pleased to
make to me on the late crisis of public affairs in this country,
and on the share which it has been my good fortune to have in
puffin an end to it.
" I can assure you for myself, and I can venture to say the
same for my colleagues with whom 1 had the honour of co-
operating in this important work, that no secondary considera-
tions had any influence upon us in a transaction of which the
consequences appeared to be connected not only with the order
and tranquillity of this country, but with the peace of united
Europe and of the world. Your good opinion of it, next to
the approbation of his Majesty's Government, is a most gra-
tifying recompence to me; and animated as you are with Bri-
senttments and British feelings, I cannot but hope that
the one which you have now expressed will be the precursor
of the other.
"Lisbon, May 21, 1824."