Star.
London, England, 1822-11-19 00:00:00

LISBON, NOVEMBER I.

On the 27th of October a Deputation of the Cortes
was introduced to his Islajety to aequaint him with
the intended close of the Session of the General Ex-
traordinary Ccnstitutional Cortes of the Portuguese
Nation. The following is the Speech of the Presi-
dent of the Deputation:

Stns—The General `Extraordinary and Consti-
tutional Cortes of the Portuguese Nation, scud this
Deputation to acquaint your Majesty that the Ses-
sion, having concluded and the end of their career
arrived, they have resolved to clo:e their Session on
the 4th of November next, and desire to know whe-
ther your Majesty will please to be present at the
ceremony ?

When the Constitution surrounds your Majesty's
throne with the Representatives of the People, it is
not only to give splendour to the political regard due
to the highest National Dignity, but likewise to in-
culcate on the People that the interests of the country
and of the Crown depend on s sincere and strict
anion between the Throne and the Representatives of
the Nation. This is the first basis of the Government
Which we have established. Happily, Sire, we
adopted it ; and, happily, we are now all convinced
that the best form of Government which suits Portu-
gal is that which conciliates the prerogatives of the
Crown with the unalienable rights of the People—
that 'which binds in an indissoluble chain the security
of the Throne with the political rights of the Nation.
44 You, Sire, who are the firmest support of this
forts of Government, by your formal and public ac-
ceptance of it, by your spontaneous and solemn oath,
by your open mad sincere declarations—you, Sire,
merit the applause of the people, and the highest tes-
timonies of their gratitude and respect. The revolu-
tion is finished, because you, Sire, set limits to it ;
all divisions and partici cease ; general harmony of
desires arises; the union of 'stir ateinterests with those
of the public, is accomplished ; foreign nations re-
spect out political changes, and cone now venture to
contest our independence. If some of our fellow-citi-
zens are not entirely satisfied with the changes in
our political system, your Majesty has imposed
silence on them ; your Majesty removes all our dif-
ficulties, aid the co-operation of your Majesty has

a complete syaem of the most useful and wise
Administration.

4g These, Sire, are the happy results of your accept-
ance of your oath, of your faithful and magnanimous
adherence to the same which the People adopted.
This happy conformity of our principles and senti-
ments must necessarily promote and secure (so we
all hope) the glory and happiness of this brave and
loyal nation. Deign, Sire, to receive from the hands
of us, the interpreters of itrwishes, the most sincere
tribute of its gratitude, its:confidence, and its love—
the love and confidence of the People are the real
treasures of good Kings. Enjoy, Sire, this treasure,
which you will find inexhaustible; the Representatives
of the Portuguese nation. faithful auxiliaries of the
Qmstitutional Monarchy, Congratulate you, Sire, on
this rood fortune; and this faithcal declaration of
your contemporaries secures to your memory the
131essine of posterity.
al You have already began, Sire, to receive the re-
ward of sockgrest virtues, and of such elevated pa-
triotism. aincryos have enjoyed more then own the
sgeetiug right of the public joy, aad of the ardent

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egheiparof the grotto &e arid loge of the Portuguese
tlag the greets of this tapitel Sp to the steps of
brosle, whets 700, in the Midatof us, went to
pelesireise upon it the spontaneous declarations of
four Wen sentiments of adherence tie the Coast-Ito:
don't cause. We have new, sire, nothing more to
dare, but that the SUPaIKS RIGULATOR and Mo-
Deltatoa of.friustan Arsatas may consolidate this
dtsjestic.work ; may inspire wisdom into our public
and private Councils; may promote the interest and
prosperity of this nation, Ifibich deserves to be happy ;
may preserve *fume order and tranquillity which
lie havep-itht:rto happily enjoyed, to fill up the mea•
sure of Ear goad fortune; and may prolong for many
years the precious life of your Majesty, which is and
always will be one of the first sources of the public
happiness of the united Kingdom ; and for this reason
is and always will be one of the first prayers of the
Nation and its Representatives."
His Majesty exprested his satisfaction at this Mes-
sage, and accepted the invitation ; saying, that when-
ever the Constitution permits, he will always be happy
to find himself in the midst of the National Repre-
sentation.
OPORTO, NOVEMBER s.
We can assure our readers, that the French Charg‘
d'Affaires has orders from his Government to assure
our Ministry, that France never had any idea of in-
vading Spain, and much less Portugal ; and that-the
army in the Pyvennees was solely for the security of
France. Mr. Canning has also officially given a si-
milar assurance.,

This morning we received a Dutch Mail, with
Papers up to Saturday last inclusive. There is no
news frem Greece that can be relied upon. They
contain another instance of those convulsions of na-
ture which litay have been so trequent. Latakia,
the Laodicea of Biblical geography, has been visited'
with an earthquake, which has destroyed a third part
'of the city, and with it a considerable number of
the inhabitants. Latakia h a.Considerable town in
Syria, 245 miles north of Jerusalem. 'and 75 miles
S.W. of Aleppo, •which, it will be recollected, has
lately suffered much by an earthquake. The follow-
ing are extracts :
LATAKIA (IN SYRIA), AUGUST 2a.
The city of Latakia, and its environs also, have
suffered severely by a dreadful earthquake in the
night of the 13:h of this month. A shock had been
felt on the 12th, and it was imagined that all was
over, when, on the 13th, about 20 minutes past nine
in the evening, a slight trembling was the harbinger'
of most , violent shocks that immediately followed.
They began from north to south, and then took a
direction from east to west. The shock continued
for forty seconds.
The quarter in which the houses of the Consuls are
situated has suffered the most Several houses are
thrown down ; those of the Consuls of France and
Austria, and the Convent of the Fathers of the Holy
Land, are very much damaged. A third part of the
city lies in ruins. Though many persons have beep
killed and wounded, the number would have been
much greater, had not a great part of the inhabitants
been abroad or not yet gone to bed. Several vil-
lages in the environs are wholly destroyed.
Of the little town of Gibelette three-fourths are
destroyed. Its harbour is chocked' up by the ruins of
the houses that have fallen into it. Three hundred
persons have lost their lives on this occasion. On St.
Louis's day, M. Guys, the French Consul, with all
his countrymen here, went to the Church to return
thanks to Heaven for their preservation,. and to put
up prayers for the life of their august Sovereign.