The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-19 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION TO THE TROOPS,

" Soldiers,—lf the day of the 27th of May, 1823, broke upon
us with a memorable lustre, the day of the 30th of April, 1824,
will be no less memorable. Both of them will occupy a dis-
tinguished place in the pages of Lusitanian history. In the
former, I left the capital to overthrow a disorganizing faction,
preserving the throne of our exalted King, the Royal Family,
and the whole nation, giving besides an example of virtuous at-
tachment to the sacred religion we profess, the true support of
Royalty and justice : in • the present; I shall accomplish the
triumph of the great work which was then begun, giving it a
secure establishment, and exterminating at once the pestilential
sect of Freemasons, • which, in the silence of its treason, pro-
jected the destruction and total extinction of the reigning House
of Braganza. Soldiers ! it was for this reason I called you to
arms, fully convinced of the firmness of your character, of your
loyalty, and of your decided love of the cause of the king.
Soldiers, be worthy of me, and Don Miguel, your Commander-
in-Chief, will be worthy of you. Long Live our Lord the
Ring ! Long live the Roman Catholic Religion ! Long live her
Most Faithful Majesty ! Long live the Royal Family ! Long
live the brave Portuguese army ! Long live the nation ! Die
all infamous Freemasons.
" Palace of Bemposta, April 30, 1824."

"LETTER OF THE INFANT TO
_HIS FATHER.

" Sir, my. King, august Father, and Lord,—Shuddering
with horror at the most perfidious treason, plotted by terrible
masonic associations, which, in conjunction with those of Spain,
overthrew the Royal House of Braganza, reducing to ashes the
finest country of the world, I have resolved (after hearing the
sincere and faithful wishes of all good Portuguese) to call to
arms the brave and immortal Portuguese army, to secure by
lits means the triumph of the great work begun on the immortal
27th of May, 1823, which, by an unexpected fatality, has not
had an issue corresponding with public expectation. Your
Majesty,. whose sublime virtues exceed the thoughts of men,
constituting the best of Kings who have reigned on earth,
cannot but approve of my heroic resolution, as it has for its ob-
ject to preserve your Majesty from the fangs of the infamous
persons who surround you, and who have conducted you to
the brink of a precipice ; and by preserving your Majesty from
so imminent a danger, preserve likewise the Royal Family and
the nation. _ _ _ . - •

" The proclamation which I have the honour of transmitting •
to your Majesty will prevent any false charge which, either at
the.present moment or hereafter, the evil-disposed might en-
deavour to fix upon me ; and I implore your Majesty to cast
upon it your 'paternal eye, that you may recognize the pure
truths which it contains as the only means of doing justice to a
son, who, to save his august father, his King and Lord, and to
preserve uninjured the primitive rights of Royalty, did not he-
sitate to expose his breast to the hazards of fortune ; but in the
firm certainty that a Portuguese Prince, when he takes the
field in so glorious an enterprize, must not sheath his sword till
he brings to a conclusion a contest infinitely injurious to those
who like your Majesty are born to reign, or before he rescues
you from the chains which Freemasonry has prepared. May it
please your Majesty to approve of my noble and royal proceed-
ing, making it appear to the nation that you sanction it, deign-
ing to grant me ample leave for proceeding with,it, and thus
removing every obstacle to the great undertaking in which I am
engaged. Anxious, and more than impatient, I wait, expect-
ing the royal resolution of your Majesty, at the head of the
army, surrounded with good Portuguese, true friends of your
Majesty, who entertain equal hopes with myself, and confide in
the sublime virtues of your Majesty, for the approval of my de-
termination, invoking your Majesty to remember that there
is no time to lose, and that expedition was never more neces-
sary. May the omnipotent God prosper the life of your Ma-
jesty during a long course of years
(Signed) " MIGUEL.
" Palace of Bemposta, April 30, 1024."

" PROCLAMATION OF THE INFANT TO THE

PORTUGUESE.

" Portuguese !—For the second time I appear before you, at
the head of the gallant Portuguese army, not to oppose the
royal and primitive rights of tke throne, and of my august
father, Don John VI. (far be from me such a thought), but
to give that tone and energy to the great work begun on the
memorable 27th of May, 1823, which filled with admiration
the whole of Europe, as you yourselves are witnesses that by
fatal misfortune that importance has not been given to the
public cause which the order of things required after destrovin
the infamous colossus which was raised on the detested `l4th
of August, 1820.• Our exalted King and Lord Don John VI.,
surrounded with the factious, has not enjoyed free-will : on
the contrary, he has been kept in perpetual oppression by them,
who, attending to their own interests, have forgotten those of
the nation, and produced a violent re-action which might have
ended in the destruction of the House of Braganza : they
thus lorded it over the kingdom, converting themselves into
arbiters of the will of the Portuguese. This has animat-
ed •me with new force to destroy this most perfidious cabal,
which been supported by the authorities employed to re-
press it. Portuguese !—Do justice to your Infant Don Miguel,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese army—recogniz-
ing his language to be pure, and proceeding from virtue.
--You have sufficient proofs of my singleness of mind, and
the candour of my royal heart. The events which occurred
at the re-establishment of the Throne and the overthrow of
the arbitrary Cortes, are irrefragable proofs of the good faith
with which I address you ; and if my royal word is not a
sufficient pledge to command your belief, I invoke the God of
Alphonso; and before that God I swear, with all my royal
heart, that my views are not ambitious—that my royal desire is
only to smooth the road of virtue, to save the King, the Royal
Family, and the nation, and to support the holy religion of our
ancestors ! For such just ends, in spite of all the sacrifices that
might be required, I engage to establish the necessary means,
as those which have hitherto been adopted have not produced
the desired effect. This is a truth which in few words I can
prove to you. You see around you the freedom which the Ma-
sonic clubs enjoy, where they treat of the destiny of the King,
the Royal Family, and the nation, while no measures are taken
to abate the spreading fire. You see that the laws, an object of the
first necessity, are not enacted as they ought; you see that the
administration of justice, on which depends the public security,
is in the last stage of decay; you see that the criminal commis-
sion, established to punish the enemies of royalty, of the altar,
and of the nation, have left those enemies unpunished ; you
see that the finances are in the last state of exhaustion,
the monopoly of royal contracts being increased ; you see
commerce in anguish, agriculture neglected, by want of means
in the overburdened and impoverished cultivator; you see arts
and manufactures without activity ; and finally, the loss of the
precious possession of Brazil, with the absolute abandonment
of the means necessary for its restoration : and that the Portu-
guese who exist on earth are not descendants of those heroes
who gained the conquest; and it is only since parties have been
increased, and a thousand misfortunes, that there comes to the
light of day the perfidious plan of a forced expedition in our ma-
i sonic clubs, not for the purpose of turning the inhabitants of

that vast portion of the globe to their former obedience, but to
tonsummate the work of their comPlettseparation_; thus open-
ing the door to a new re-action, which may -be the crowning-
stone @f our misfortunes. And in the midst of this terrible
situation, what remains for us, 0 Portuguese ? Either to perish
in the glorious struggle in which we aro engaged, or to -cut up
by the roots the evils which oppose us, destroying at once the
infernal race of Freemasons, before they destroy us. Thus let
it be Portuguese! The road of honour is open before us ; to
follow it is virtue—to wander from it is to fall into infamy,—
Your Infant Don Miguel, followed by the immortal Portu-
guese army, will never sheath his sword till he has placed you
in security. Trust in me, who am convinced of your loyalty.
Remain peaceable, permitting the constituted authorities to act,
as the means of the best and most efficacious security. Long
live King John VI. ! Long live the Roman Catholic religion !
Lone live her Molt F.Logaitnhfulv
liAeltlie nation ! Die the infamous
Freemasons.esty ! Long live the gallant
Portugues
earmy
(Signed) « DON MIGUEL.
" Palace of Bemposta, April 30, 1824."

The Allgemeine Zeitung of the 10th instant,
reached us last night. It contains intelligence
from Constantinople to the 14th ult. but it is of
little interest. The influence of Lord S'FRANG•
FORD over the Divan is said to decrease rapidly ;
but as its diminution is in exact proportion with
the increased support which the just and noble
cause of Greece receives from England, we ra-
ther rejoice than repine at the circumstance. It
was reported that his Lordship had been called
upon to declare himself explicitly with respect
to the conduct of his Government, and that he
was preparing to leave the city, but those ru-
mours were not credited.

THE RING AND Qp:',\TOF THE SANDWICH

-ISLANDS.

Since yesterday we have made some inquiries
respecting the motive of the KING of the SAND.
`PICA ISLANDS for visiting this country ; and the
result is, a confirmation of the alleged hostile
views of Russia, and of the wish of the Sand-
wich Islanders to obtain the protection of Great
Britain. We copy from a Morning Paper the
following notice of the arrival of the KING and
QUEEN in town :
" The King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands arrived
yesterday at Osborn's Hotel, in the Adelphi, from Portsmouth,
at which port they had landed from L'Aigle Capt. Starbuck.
We understand thatthe object of the visit of their Majesties to
this country is to make an offer of ceding their possessions to
the Crown of Great Britain, and in return to demand its pro-
tection against all hostile attacks that may be made upon their
territory. It is said that they have come to this determination
in consequence of the menaces of the Russian Cabinet ; which,
should they be put in execution, these islanders feel that they
should not be able, single-handed. to resist them. We were
admitted to an interview with these Royal strangers last even-
ing, and lamented extremely that they were encumbered with
the worst-informed interpreter it ever fell to our lot to converse
with; for to judge from the countenances of the King and
Queen, and their two attendants, which comprised the whole
of the party in the room to which we were introduced, they
were desirous of conversation ; but in addition to his want of
general information, we suspect this notable interpreter is in
blissful ignorance of the language lie is to expound, for we
could not prevail upon him to put a single sentence even of
common courtesy.
" On our entering the room, the party were playing, whist,
the Queen having for her partner her female attendant, who is
a daughter of one of the chief men of the islands, and his
Majesty's partner was the Governor of the island where the
seat of Government was held. . The Lathes were dressed in
loose robe: de thambre, of straw colour, tied with rose-coloured
strings, and on their heads they wore turbans of feathers of
scarlet, blue, and yellow. The two males appeared in European
costume, wearing plain black coats, silk stockings, and shoes.
These islanders are of a very large size. We only saw them
sitting; but judging of their height from that posture, we
should say the men were above six feet, and exceedingly stout.
The females were equally fat and coarse made, and propor-
tionably taller than the men. The whole party were of the
darkest copper colour, very nearly approaching to black."

The Bart of L4IIOtRDALIe3 Bill for removing
the Restrictions on the Silk Trade in Spitalfields,
again called forth some observations in the House
of Peers last night, and crowded Old Palace
Yard with the journeymen weavers. he Bill
went through a Committee, and the Report was
ordered for Friday. The Earl of HAnaowaT op-
posed the measure on two
grounds, entirely dis-
tinct from the principle or tile merits. Ho ad,
mitted that the restrictions prevent the increase
of the trade in London, while it increased in
Manchester, Leeds, in('
other places, but he
it
thought it desirable that should not increase in
London. The other ground of opposition was,
that the persons interested in the Spitalfields-
trade were petitioners against this Bill, and that
they had been distinguished for good order and
loyalty. Mr. CaLcof the Leather Tax. was lost by a majority of 71
a..,rr's motion for the Abolition
to 55. The strong argument used in support of
compared to the amount of revenue
was, the immense amount of expense
produced by the tax.
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yesterday, under the
headln part"s coof
goDu r
Filniprrieos
a paragraph was in-
serted, after both the Editors had left the Office,
contradicting the departure of ITuRBIDE from
The paragraph in question would
Southampton.
certainly not hare appeared, if either of them
had been present, as we are perfectly satisfied of
the fact that ITuunina has left this country for
South America,—
whether from Southampton or
any other port is quite immaterial.

TnE DUKE or DEvoNsantE, &c.—liis Grace
arrived about eleven yesterday, A.M., and after
alighting for a moment at Devonshire House,
proceeded in an open carriage, attended by seve-
ral outriders, in deep mourning, for Chiswick.
We have since heard that the remains of the late
Duchess were brought in her own carriage to
Devonshire House at a late hour in the evening.
The arrangements were so privately conducted as
not to be known in the neighbourhood.
An Austrian Courier left the residence of
Prince ESTERHAZY yesterday evening, with dis-
patches for Vienna.

- The Duchess of GLovccsTca and the Prin.
ceases AUGUSTA. and SorniA Paid visits to the
KING on Monday.
Yesterday the Duke of WELLINGTori and the
Right lion. CIIAS. AnnuTuNoT had audiences of
his AIAJEsTv.

Yesterday the Duchess of CLARENCE visited
the Duchess of KENT at her Apartments at the
King's Palace, Kensington.
Prince LEOPOLD, attended by I3aron STOCK-,
11A R, left town yesterday morning for Claremont.
On Monday evening Prince LEOPOLD, accom-
panied by the Prince of LEININGts, honoured
Covent-garden Theatre with his presence.
Our readers will see by the Gazette, which
we have to-day inserted) that the name of Mr.
BATTIER is erased from the half-pay list of the
Army.

THE KING'S DRAWING ROOM.
BOARD OF GREEY CLOTH,
St. James's Palace, May 17, 1824.
By Command of his MA.tEsT It, Notice is hereby Given,
That all Carriages going to his Majesty's Drawing Room,
at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 20th of May, are to fall
into to the line at the top of St. James's-street, in Piccadilly, go
down the left-hand side of the street, round the corner of Pall-
mall, and enter at the Iron Gate, neatest to. the Palace; set
down at the Arcade, and come out of the Palace-yard by the
Iron Gate nearest to Marlborough-house, and pass through
Pall-mall, into St. James's-square. In taking up, they are to
come down St. James's.street in like manner, passing through
the same Gates as when they set down, and go away through
Pall-mall.
No Hackney Coaches will be permitted to come within the
Iron Gates, but must set down at the outside thereof, and go
away through Pall-mail.
The Gate at the top of Constitution-hill will be open only for
Carriages of persons having the Entre, which are to proceed
down Constitution-hill, and enter the Palace, at the Stable-
yard Gate, turn into the Ambassador's Court, set down at the
Arcade, and go out at the Gateway in Cleveland-row ; .turn to
the left, and wait in Cleveland-row, the Stable-yard, or St.
James's Park, till called for; then to take up in the same or-
der as they had set down, pass away through the 'same Gate-
way, and go up the left side of St. James's-street. The Car-
riages of Ambassadors, the Ministers, and Great Officers of
State, may remain in the Ambassador's Court till called for.
Tickets for Carriages belonging to persons having the Entre,
going in at the Gate on the top of Constitution-hill, will be de-
livered at the Board of Green Cloth, St. James's Palace, on
Wednesday next, (this day) between the hours of One and
Three o'Clock.
Chairs to come down the right hand side of St. James's-
street, from Piccadilly ; Dress Chairs are to enter at the Great
Gate of the Palace, and pass under the Colonnade into the
Ambassador's Court, set down there, and wait in Engine Court
till called for. Hackney Chairs are to enter at the new Foot-
way Iron Gate, nearest to the Palace, set down under the
Arcade, and pass away on the outside of the Carriages, through
the new Footway Iron Gate, next to Marlborough House.

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