Star.
London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

OFFICIAL REPORT.

" Lord Beresford, coming from Rio Janeiro in the Vengeur,
anchored in this port on the 10th instant, a little before noon.
The first advice the Secretary at War, General Azedo, had of
his arrival, was brought to him by General Campbell. The i
latter Officer informed the Secretary that Lord lleresford bad
arrived from Rio Janeiro, something indisposed, and had only
learnt the occurrences wh'eh had taken place iu Portugal from
Ia fi•herman, whom the Vetrgeur bed !net on the coast i and as
he was selisible of the genero,ity with which the Portuguese

Government treated British Officers, he requested, as a simple
individual andan Engliitman, permission to laud, as he had ar-
raLgemet,ts to make respecting Iris house (a house taken from

the real wormer, witheast the smallest indemnity), and vsti.,tl6
affairs, he had to settle in Portugal, which recants!
sonal attention.

" The War Secretary, surprised at this unexpected appcm
ance, immediately considered the popular fermentation such al
event would create; that the assassination of his Lord4;l,
sibly would be inevitable, and that this terrible occurrence
Would not only defeat the vigilant measures of the
but Llkewise produce fatal consequences. No apprehension w,e
entertained of Lord Beredord ; the Government was cernin cf
its strength, and of the unanimous wishes of the ation; but I
was necessary to avoid tumults, and possibly in consideraticn to
the British Nation, to the person of his Lordship, and rius the
services he had rendered to Portugal, it was likewise necear.ra
to prevent his being assassinated.
" Ile, therefore, Instantly declared, in the most positive ten,.
to General Campbell, that Lord Raesford being now placed
circumstances very different to those in which the other Criti
Officers were placed, and the name of his Lordship being one
odious to the Portuguese people, a tumult must nocessarily Cr.
sue, by which means the prudent and cautious measures the
Government had taken to prevent disorders, and ru.tintala
order and tranquillity, would be defeated, in consequence of
which he was not only unable to give his Lordship permissica
to land, but besides, in the name of the Government, he a..
pressly forbade it.
" With this answer General Campbell departed.
" About this time Captain 'Maitland, Commander of the Vot.
rut-, requested the Inspector of the Port to furnish him a
boat-load of water, which was instantly done in the usual
and a Report sent up to the Secretary of War and Navy, w:.)
not only approved his conduct, but ordered him to go on bo:.rd
the Vengeur, and tell the Captain and the whole of the
Officers, that the measures taken with regard to Lord II rof d
had nothing to do with the British Nation, and that the Go-
ernment was ready to afford the Captain and Olct7s t:.e
said vessel, as well as other British subjects, all aid af:d asiii-
ance, according to the law of Nations, and the relations .1.
friendship which have so long subsisted between the Portuo..-e
Nation, King John VI. the Government, and the British Na-
tion and their King.

" The said Officer then proceeded to speak to. Lnrd
and representing to him, in lively colours, the state of fermertx.
don in which the people were, the danger in which his life w;4,
and how odious his name was to the people, and eveit
he again intimated to him, on behalf of the Government, tit
not Only on no account would he be allowed to land, but that !s
ought immediately to leave the port. Lord Betesforcl,
having obtained the Decree of the 29th of July, I BCO, in‘r!i:h
he was the only and real Vicegerent of the King named for Per-
tugal (which sufficiently proves the want of foresight in Lri
who planned and advis,:d our good King to select him), ecru lir
in his plans expectei to avenge himself on all those he cocsiderid
his rivals, and reduce this mouldering kingdom to the state of a
miserable colony, perhaps more poor and miserable than the !a
which the Papal States have always been kept. Everythl:g !:c
heard and saw appeared to him a dream. Ile expostulated it
the Officer, but the latter answered hint with firmness, and
cording to the express and clear orders which the War SCCrEt27y,
on the part of the Government, had given him.—(o es
.Rwo, which promises a continuation)."