Star.
London, England, 1811-10-24 00:00:00

1110100J1MATION8 TO TAM COIWITTER FOR THE REPS/
OF Tint PORTUOLMAZ SUFFUIF.RS.

FllO3l THE BISHOP OF LAMEGO.
4 Lamege, August 3, IBM
•
44 I have already represented to you the greatness
of the benefit which his Britannic Majesty and the.
British nation, in giving prods of the most exalted
humanity, have bestowed on the miserable Portu.!
guese, who, being deprived of the very necessaries of'
file by the French armies, would have been the vic-1
tiros of death without this succour, of which Lamego
appeared to me deserving.
" Although not so great sufferers as Pitibel, Guar-
ds, Leiria, Estremadura, &c. it was sufficient, that
the greatest part of this diocese was trodden by the
French, and its capital invaded, to form an idea that
they had felt all the ravages and ruin which the enemy
ever practise.
" I n,,w see that your Cernmittee have been pleas-
ed to favour this Bishopricic with the first sign of 600
mil-reas, which I shall order to be distributed agree-
ably to your instructions.
44 I will communicate to you the state of indigence
of this diocese, and the distribution of this sum ; for
which I now return you all possible thanks in the
name of those assisted, assuring you at the same time
of our and their prayers to Heaven, to reward those
who have generously bestowed this charitable relief,
and your Committee, who have made the distribution
thereof. (Signed) TIIE BISHOP OF LAMEGO."

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FROM Tita RISIIOP OF GUARDA.
1' The greatest praise, and the most fervent expres.
sions of my gratitude, are due to the generosity with
tvhicb the magnanimous British nation, the constant
and faithful ally of this kingdom, has been pleased to
put under my care the sum of 3600 mil-reas for the re-
lief of my unhappy diocesans (unhappy from the evils
which they have suffered, and their results which they
;re now suffering ; and unhappily, because their Bi-
shop cannot, nor ever will be able to administer the
necessary relief, from his being almost reduced to the
same degree of indigence by the loss of his rents and'
his furniture) : and I deem it my obligation to con-
. form implicitly in the distribution of this liberal suc-
cour, to the benevolent intentions of the generous be.,
nefactsas who have granted it.
" 1 now beg leave to offer to their consideration,
that there not being -any hoFpitals in the Bishoprick
of Guarda, in which thousands, hundreds, or even
dozens of persons can be received (in benefit of whom
it would be proper to apply every thing in preference
to the wants of those in health), and it being intrrac-
ticable, to assist with soup the-multitudes of poor, '
versed through this Bishoprick ; two modes present,
themselves as the most prompt and efficacious for the
distribution of the generous supply.
The first is, to give each individual in want his
proportion of the donation-which will come to-bim, in
one general partition, by means of the respective parish
Curates ; and the other, to propot tion the share to the
necessities of the receivers
ff For the approbation of one of these modes, or the
ach-ption of any other which may appear better, I
must observe, that the Bishoprick of.Guarda, five or
six years ago, had in it 206 parishes, 156,000 souls of
both sexes ; that in ,:11 probability, in consequence of
known events, one fourth is deficient ; and that not a
twentieth part, more or less, will be exempt from thel
necessity of applying for relief, and therefore the per-
sons in want of assistance may amount to 70,000. It,
is certain that few individuals of this Bishoprick are
exempt from the ttecessiti of relief ; bnt it is equally
certain, that in distributing the above sum in equal
shares, each person would receive 53 reas, leaving an
overp,us of 30 mil-reas.

succour (4. 53 reas to each single persc
- rclp procure a piece of bread to satisl

would ,scarec _
hunger for tact. It is true, and I repeat it, that
the 70,000 contemplated, not one would IN in a state
above receiving succour • but in consideration that the
proportion from its smallness, would bp a poor
rxredy.and so little vrould the want he felt by each when
*silted of it, it would be better to give to the tick
a greater propoction, as also to the fathers of fain
!its 4urthencti by children,, useleso from ibeir tender
ate and we:llc state of health, epogigh to buy half- or
4 whoio alciticir of Tye or Indian coin, 14 fog otwshie
two mit-i-ea,7, although far thesputpaise of the•-•
b!N T01P.141 a 4 the fg* vf ?,f=agly •

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