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Spain ;. if rite English should enter Spain, should our soldiers
fire upon then) or the Spaulards* or should they look on?, ,The
Ahrquis of Lansaw» and .Lord Holland have asked in the
House of Lords, of what nature was our co-operation; and if
when we could yet' we Lave contented ourselves with .speaking,
could the English *naps:. ask the saute questions of our troop, on
the field of hattle.?' ',Would not the, Spaniards on their side sum-.
mon us to their assistance?
' But, say they, there will not be a war between Portugal and
Spain ; these dangers are imaginary. God grant that one
may be able to depend something on the paesions of the people of
the South, Who deceive all the calculations of reason But, we
repeat it, hoer 401 we- be looked at by the Spanish people, with
our declaration of alliance with England ? Shall not our feeble
garrisons be insulted? -Shall not our 'edifiers be obliged to fire on
the subjects a a King, of a BoUrbon, whom they 'have delivered,
or put urviith'theinsults of a fanatie populace.
The most comnron foresight, then, obliges us to augment the
number of abr. Irony% in Spain, "or etarnate the country. If we
reinforce our garrisons, we expose ourselves to the most hitter re-
presentations; and to an augmentation of military expenses, if we
withdraw our troops, shall we then leave Portugal in the hands
of the English? Shall the arrival of the English Guards at Lis-
bon he the signal of retreat flu. the French (Thuds at Madrid?
Should the definitive result of the victories of M. 'le Dauphin he
the recall of the English upon the continent, and the occupation
of Portugal by that nation ? Honour does not permit our
Ministers to evacuate Spain :• safety bee not permit us to remain
there any longer on weak. This double policy leaves us a prey to
the English and Spaniards ; and that impossibility of our
Ministers taking a part, whatever it may lie; creates for us enemies
on both aides.
When it is learnt to-morrow that the Portngnese insurrection
is quelled ; that the hfarytis of Chaves is beaten ; or that the
English, disembarking' at Lisbon, have prevented the occupation
of that capital by the enemies of the Regency, will our position
he miteh better? 'the English will remain henceforth in Portitgal
—and while they remain there; ran we honourably quit Spain?
Our part in alt this will be always miserable, and France is not
placed in that rank which she ought to occupy. It is remarkable
that,Mr. Canning, in hie speech, did not even pay a compliment
to ranee : noralliance, however, deserved come little word of
encouragonent for M. de Villele. But Al. de Villein has not
dared himself freely to avow England=--for in the Speech from
the Throne, he only made use.of the words, " in peace with our
. .

PORTUGAL—LISBON (1 TES.
Ltsam:, DEL!. An offic,iel notice from the
.1AI: (mice
says, The service of the King Dnn Pedro the defence of the
country, its honour and spiky, imperiously requiring that the
corps of the army should be completed as soon as possible, her
Highness the Regent has ordered, that the Generals of the Pro-.
vinces shall immediately declare, that every volunteer who shall
offer himself in the corps of infantry, cavalry, and carlallZffes,
within...twenty days from the publication of this order, at the head
quarters of the garrison, shall serve fur two years only.
Drosstuart '7.—" The • Garetie,containe all the ()Mem 41e1-
pitched to the Generals of Provinces for the recruiting of the army.
" Extracts from the official despatches received nt the War-
t`, `e, December tith, 182(1.
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" t)intral Stubbs writes from Oporto nu the Sri of December,
communkAting the loyal sentiment.' of the inlothitanttrof that city,
awl of his /Ants to maintain trampliiiity and obedience to Don
Pedro.lV,

44 The Genera of LAwer Ileira writes on the 2d and :id De
,
aembit, that in spite of the seduction and intrigues of therebels
to entice the militia with a deluge of inflammatory papers, the
troops there rellaitl constant in their obedience and discipline;
that the regiment of militia of Tordella marched to Almeida to
replace the fith regiment of Foot, which was to garrison smile
pqts to the left of t 1 Douro.
" ',The Conde d'Alva writes from Albufera that he marched
to Villa Peal de San Antonio, and was taking such defensive
moms as were necessary for that part riffle Guadiana.
" Various accounts from Alentejii, dated the 4th, confirm
that the rebels remained in Mourao, where the deserter, Jose .le-
ronymo, commanded ; and the Ordinary Judge of Ilarrancao,an-
pounces, that, on the 28th ult. the deserters of Algarve were
marching to Freirenal tie Sens, and the.troops 4Alentejo were
advancing to the Guadiana.

" ' As General Mello was to march front Chaves on the 29t1
to Dropout, no accounts have been received at,thie Office up to
dos hoot from that province:
•
tprwro, Chief dills First Division.' "
WAIt-OPVICV, Tzar, -
" 11,,stracts from the official commUnicationti'rerelved to-day la
tkis Office :
" The i3larquie of An ija writes from Braga, on the 4th of this
utontll/ that be badreceweil a verbal communication from Colonel
Zagallo, Governor of Chaves, that General Comes De Mello (who
was on the lit of December at Mirandella), was sending forces
towards Villa And that the deserter, Leiters, with a large
holy of guerillas,
.threatened the road of Montealegre' ; for which
reason the Marquis detached the Lientroant-Colonel. of Cavalry,
Join Neporaueenn De %redo, commanding'a i'oltimn of different
troop', to Selemontle, and had taken other measures. The same
Marquis alao states; that; by virtue of the authority given him, he
had armed, the people of such places as he thought advisable.'
",The Viscount of 13eire, after giving up 'the- military com-
mand in`Alentejo .to the Count de Villa Plor, aecompattied that
General As a Volunteer, desiring to tight in the first engagement
in any command, except that nf,Commander-in-Chief
" General Cattle writes from Elias on the tith, that General
Conde de Villa Floc requested hint to retain the Government
that fortress, to which he immediately merited, always preferring
the service of her Iliglowor, and .the defence' 'if the country, to
every 'personal' cOnaideratiou.
" 'The Count de Villa Floe was•todot to-day .in Rethoolo ; the
rehela had only a piquet at Momenta, 'on this side of the Gua-
diana;. the Count was preparing to attack them.
" General Smiths writes from Oporto on the Atli, •at tea
o'chtd at night, that Cohntel Valdez had yielded for Want of pro-
visions; that the affieers were primonere, and the soldiers sent to
Spain, because they would not listen to the promises of the rebel..
General Mello atul Genersl,Claudino, had their head-quarters at
Mufti on thertti ; • the eehels had their advenced post at Miran-
della desolating every, thing ; the guerillas think
only of plunder and assassination. Suck are the accounts that
General lithbba received front private information.
s"The Comic trAlviwritea on the 4th, as follows I have
this owment teemed a 'despatch from the Captain-General of
Audelusia,,and•anoth'er front tile Military .Govermw Ayamonte,
of whip), And topics to your Eicerllency, to be laid before the
Infanta Regent f
.and ais it appears firint their eontents that the
arms and accoutrements which %vete taken to 81tain by the. &-
wore of Cite 14th Beg:lntent of Infantry, nod the 14th of Cam-
dorm, are to he delivered irp to me, I am going tristppoint two
officers, one, to receive the artillery, one the accoUtretnente,'
" The Gaiteral of Lower Beira writes from Castello Tirana*,
on the 4th: Deserulter,,at 9 o'clock its the morning :
" 11,1 to this day the rahebt have not appeared on this frontier
with' any, armed.force, but about two hours ago I was informed
that a Tortvey.or arum and ammunition had arrived at Valverde,
tan 4%1404 from', Penarmu'or. I ant aosembling the militia, and
asaure your INcelleney, that if they do ,not enter in too large
force, I will do every thing pow.ible to repel them,'
" The General of tipper Beira writes front Vixen on the btlt,
that on themtond,of this month, AhOnt two in the afternoon, the
Fos-t ieuteuttnt-Col. of the regiment of militia Of Mineola, en
teed tfrefrootier of that province with some armed men, and pro-
seeded to ihe house of the Mayor of Caatello Rodrigo, whom he
grossly iota"), took it,syuy papers, released-the prisoners, posted
lop firoclaroationa,, and
,I?l'Srecded from that place to Almendro
and other plates, eprea'll4.confOtion. A detachment of the Gilt
reonint
of infantry triAt. dawn an attempt. at rebellion in 101111
Nova de Faroe; the Conttnander of the detachment behaved
brevely. Similar conduct was 41110wo a piquet.of eavalry, No.
whieh.skiemished with *mite rehels who entered from the Al
sleia da Ramiro.
that Jose Ilitte ''T
5, The same„ General writes, IFO,' e I.haote
nant of the Militia of Lamego, with some soldiers, 'AM
tut Bnsigtt
of the, sow regiMent, tired, and took glignaere Kam $1,44
of
Villa de -Ilerdauda. tip to the third ',Wee will'
laid-alaia given orders to °ignite the goetilles, as be:hao 4foi
thetired. •
The Brigadier-General Antonio de Mevedor Cht,rnor•
ithigiate4, states, nu the 4tlt atel. the me:woes lie has taken
to put that place ios, good state of 4:efence and
he also mentione
the errival there of the battalion of the )4:regiment of infant: y,
end that the Militia of Calitello Branco 'were 'tntt,rthing from lint
place to this city,

Rooftwo PINT(? polZAftfti)
" Th ± Cilter of the Ist Division.

- " neettga.
." The Councillor oflitate, Ignacio da Costa Qu'orAtUao WM%
ahta.ined leave to resign the office of :Minister Secretary a State
far the 'Marine bard Colonite, and from the duties of fiecreta#y
4 War, with which he was charged, in consequence of the cir.
v.unistzattcce which hinder the Councillor of State, limn Carlos
de
Saldsokta Oliveira e Dann, from performing those (lair*, X 'have

thought 0, in the na►ne of the King, to appoint the Marquis de
Valeaca,!Peer of the Kingdom, to hold, provisionally, the saki
office of tdinister for the War Department.
(Signed) " Infanta RE(IENT.
" PEDRO de AIELLO.
" BREYNER.

" Pollee of Ajudi, Der. 6, 1826."
CHAMBER OF PEERS.

" b.•—Thu Sitting was chiefly occupied in the nomina-
tion of Committees:
" Dee. 6.—The President stated that the CoMmittee appointed
to congratulate the Princess Regent on the marriage of the Queen
Maria 11, with the Infant Don Miguel, had the honour to be
presented to her on the let of December. Her Highness received
them graciously, and answered them as follows:
" It' is with the most lively pleasure that I receive, on a day
which recalls to our memory such remarkable fads, the' depu-
tation which the Chamber of Peers sends to.compliment me on
the happy celebration at Vienna, of the betrothing of, her Majesty
Queen Maria IL, my Niece. arul Sovereign, to my beloved
Brother, the Infant Ann Miguel. The full accomplishment of
the orders and desires of the august founder of our wise institu-
tions, will doubtless put an end to our misfortunes. If some de-
generate Portuguese, to whom a neighbouring nation has given
protectiOn, attempt to disturb us, Icannot fear when I see my-
self eureounded by the illustrious decendants of those heroes who,
on the ist of December, 1640, rose so glorionrly, to re-conquer
--to preserve—the independence of our dear country.'
!"flie remainder of the Sitting was employed in discusting se-
veral chapters of the internal regulations or standing orders.
o me, I,—Nothing interesting passed in this Sitting.
" CHAMBER (W DEPUTIES.

" Drc. this Sitting the discussion was continued on
the project of law for the formation of a corps to be called Guards
of Security.'
" project of law for the Election of the Chambers was read.
" 6,--The Vice-Secretary Sousa Carvallio read the
low i ng' project of law :
".,1 Every individual, not belonging to the array, who attacks
the stitte in arms, spreads proclamations, or addresses Speeches to
die pOgple against the legitimacy of Don Pedro IV., or shall ex-
cite rebellion, shall he provisionally tried by a Court Martial,
notwithstanding any law to the contrary.' •
" There was a long debate on this project, at the close of which
the President moved, that the subject of the project was to be con-
sidered as decided by the powers already granted to the Govern-
ment, to which the Chamber assented.
" Dee. 7.—ln this Sitting a project of law was read, for in,
citing 'all the Students, and other persons, belonging to the Uni-
versity of Coimbra, voluntarily to take up arms during the pre-
rentyear. This project, consisting only of six article.; was ap-
proved." .