Star.
London, England, 1828-06-05 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

FROM THE OPORTO DIARIO OF MAX 22.
' MANIFESTO OF THE MILITARY COUNCIL.
46 The Military Council, formed in the "name of the
legitimate authority of Don Pedro IV. would Elitist one
of its essential duties if it did not declare to the nation,
as early as possible, and in a manner the most public
and solemn, the motives by which it was guided in the
nomination of a Provisional Junta, charged with main-
taining the legitimacy of Don Pedro IV. for the direc-
tion of the general business connected with the glorious
object, which is maintained by the brave, and faithful
Portuguese army.
$4 Without pre►ious combination or studied concert,
the troops suppressed in their own breast the sentiments
of a just indignation which' they felt towards the framers
of the iniquitous plot formed to compel an abjuration
of the solemn oath of 'obedience and loyalty, taken on
July the 31st, 1826, to their high, powerful, and legi-
timate Sovereign, Don Pedro IV. and of their oath to
observe and defend the Constitutional Charter of the
Portuguese Monarchy, decreed by him on the 29th of
Aprii of the same year. Each corps of the army burned
with a slow fire of suppressed patriotism for their legi-
timate King. Each cherished separately the hope of a
I remedy which might prevent the breach of the oath
which they had taken, and at the same time prevent the
expression of their sentiments of fidelity to this inviolable
engagement from being construed into rebellion against
the Government.

" From day to day incentives to a more decided dis-
gust accumulated. To pronounce even in the lowest
whisper the name of Don Pedro became a crime of liege
majesty. To speak in the most cautious manner of the
Constitutional Charter became an offence of high treason.
Officers of all ranks were removed in the most ignomi-
nious manner, amid the per fiLliotis caresses of Pharisaic4l
patriotism, only because the reputation, of their probity
made them be considered as incapable of perjury. In-
terior officers were seized and carried off from the pre-
sence of fortresses into exile, only becaUse their honour.
able conduct rendered them inaczessible to corruption.
Soldiers of a religious deportment, who expressed a
reluctance to violate their oaths, were thrust into the
most unhealthy dungeons with the most barbarous
cruelty, on charges of being Revolutionists and State
criminals.

ai Ins proportion as the troops perceived within their
ranks a design to exterminate their sentiments of fide-
lity towards Dun Pedro IY. they observed their fellow-
citizens, friends, and relatives, oppressed with the same
iron yoke to annihilate the love and respect which they
evinced towards the same August Sovereign. A song,
which had been composed and set to music by Doa
Pedro IV. in honour of the Constitution, was stamped
whiz the character of a foreign and revolutionary hymn,
and not only forbidden to be played by the military
bands, but it exposed the individual who sung it at home
to be inquisitorially watched, and tried as a oemagogue
and republican; and what is more, even boys who sung
It in the streets were arrested and chastised. Peace/dr
citizens, families living in mutual relations•ot flivrtd-
ship, were cut off from the exercise of reciprocal kind.
ness and hospitality, by orders which exposed them, if
seen is the streets after aim o'clock to be arrested,

And during the Ouse that these things passed in
the ptovinces, what was happening in the capital of the
kingdom ?
"The most Serene Infant Don Miguel had sworn
obedience and recognition to his auguit brother and legi-
timate King, and to his Charter, at the Court of Vienna,
in Austria; and on assuming the • Regency, as Lieu-
tenant of his Majesty, he bad taken the same oath anew
;in the presence of the Cortes.

" His Highness, in nominating his Ministry, began to
issue decrees and ordinances with the prescribed formula,
and in the name of the King. After a short lapse of
time, there appeared a new phrase --' Royal Signature'
(rubriert real), in diplomas which expressed the destruc-
tion of the legitimacy of the King and of the Charter.
A fresh numeration of legislative diplomas showed that
the Gov:ernment had entered upon a new path.
"On a sudden, we find the nse of the word Regent:
without the addition, I in the name of the King,' and
again a return to the form Ula of Infante Regente in
the name of the King.
0 And what does this show, Portuguese ? Does it not
prove that his Highness is under restraint by a traitorous
Ministry, which, being invested with power in virtue
of the Charter, and by it responsible, issues documents
in such different diplomatic terms?
gi His highness is not King, and therefore is not en-
titled to the Royal signature. To his Highness, as Re-
gent, in the name of the King, does not belong the
signature of Infaute' Regente, conveying the idea of
absolute power.
" Thus is demonstrated the.sense in which he is coun-
selled to act by his Alinisters. Thus is rendered ap-
parent hii,motive for departing from the road marked
out to him by the King and the Constitutions! Charter.

" We dir'tiot speakof acts performed by his Royal
Highness up to the 25th ult: in which; by irirtue of the,
power of the Regent, in the name of the King, he usually.
issued his decrees. . But since that•day, in which infrac-
tions of the Charter are evident in, the Arta of the Go-
vernment, all diplomas must be considered null and
void,becittie they are contaminated with contradictory
principles : and his Serene Highness must be considered
as under restraint, deluded, and fascinated by a faction
which represents him to the eyes of the nation and of
the world as a perjured Prince.
" Such are the grounds on which the Military Council,
formed to support the legitimate authority of Don Pedro,
have proceeded in-declaring, by their Manifesto, that
his Highness was under restraint, and that his governing
will, as Regent and Lieutenant of the King, was impotent.
" To determine, howeveri the citenmstances of this
restraint, belongs to, the mature 'Affection of learned
persons fearing. qgos honouring, the King, faithful to
the Charter,. and enjoying public conOdence.
"This is'the object of the Militair COuncil—to select
individuals invested writlestiCh eirinent
•' It has not yet been 'Possihlerto make this selection.
The 'choice is among the deliberatiOns Of the Council,
.% hich proceeds ia taking measures of military precau-
den for the public peace, in order that the Ecclesiastical
and Civil Authorities may ptirsue their ordinary course
erupt of the dritiy.which adhere to the noble reso-
lutioh.of•the troop! or this -garrison, have arrived in this
--Their confnfandets haie been heard, and there
Imbibe Military Council; formed in the name of the

" LOYAL AND RESPECTABLE POIITITGUESRI—IfOOP
wishes, lawfully expressed ; if the addresses of the 'Most
distinct classes, Tribunals, and Corporations of 'the
Monarchy; if the good of the State, the digility df'the
Throne, and the glory of the Nation /the sole ambition
which had entered into the heart of a truly 'Paituglaie
Prince)—if, finally, the principles of the' Mdst solid
justice caused me to take the resolution of calling hitt')
execution the primordial institutions of the Monarchi,
by convoking to
.the 'Chiles the three estatei of the
realm; the spitiit of revolt, not-being able to fate,•atib.-
out alarm, this legal Measure, Which will for 'dee
crush the march of' revolution, is no* using its
struggles, in Order to make opposition to trirs`sailuiary
,proceeding, and to perpetuate the series of evils which
710 r sit -many jeers have oppressed us. When our
'Holy Faith it kinked, • the Throne 'undervalued, the
:national honour sullied, our independence almost
destroyed, mid our tsolaitid existence ar "the lastsasp
.b Portuguese! This:caWse irea.liijours;j
call on you to be witnesses sof the legal deliterations
which are going to be adorited. Fdesire nothing ltre
than the welfare of the people, and -I Wishfot rierthhis
which is not founded upon the moist Otitinige' of
legitimacy. To you, Portuguese soldiers, by yrturhdr
nourable profession, belongs particularlysto sustain:this
glorious enterprise, and to redress from your.oohle class
the injury which some evil-minded, and otherkdeceived,
have rashly dared to cicr. I know your satirist; already
on a former occasion, at your bead did J. destyorniaco.
Lion; and 1 am resolved to do so every tittle whtl4l#‘
cumstances may require. All inconveniences
able, all dangers are nothing, when one fights, for 'the
just cause. They whom seduction has draggerkto rrinte,
and who, acknowledging their error, Shall preieni
selves, will be received ;,and df theM who 'will.tiOi via:43-
ply with this sacred duty the law shall decide.tbe intr.
People and soldiers of Portugal ! unite yourselves to me,
and let us for ever put an end to revolution. • •
" INFANT REQVIT:
. .
" Palace of our Lady of Ajuda, May 23."

The conflict of rumours is -very great: Some state
that Don Miguel is about to proceed at the head a his
troops to attack the revolters; but some denYft.:' * •
The expedition of to-morrow inorriing4to'inniist wf
the elite of the 16th Regiment of Idantry, of the 7th
Cavalty, of the Bth Battalion of the Rifle Corpve ditsi
of six pieces of artillery, under the command •ftf
Alvaro da Sousa, brother to the Conde de Mettittitetbe
a violent adherent to Don Miguel. It is said to hestbet
intention of the Absolutists to disarm the Bthtacidottv
to-night, and all panics are prepared to heyf some noise.
Late this evening the steam-boat from Villa' NO4
arrived at the quay, and brought the news chair tht Ithb
regiment of infantry, which is nine hundred and sixty
strong, and which was expected to come to Llsbotr to
replace. the expedition, having gone off to join the
Oporto. Constitutionalists, went, at five o'clock this
Pluming, towards Tomar, and with them went mere
than one hundred persons from Santarem, moented•oel
horses, which they put under requisition on. all sides.
Thisis miserable news for Don Miguel; and the Con.
stitutionalists here are enchanted at the event. The Kitt
cavalry is also gone over, and the Isth infantry left
Cintra and its neighbourhood for the same purpose.
SUNDAY, MAY 25.—This morning, at 7 o'clock, I saw
the Bth Cacadores take their departure; the men went
off in silence, but their looks indicated their content.—
:Their Colonel represented himself as sick, and confinea
to his bed, in order to avoid proceeding in their come
pany. I was in the great square of the Rocks as they
passed through, and heard no cries of .Viva Don Miguel,
or Absolutism; the people looked at them with traft-,
quillity in the eyes of some, in those if others a sort of
suppressed satisfaction. None expett that they will•
proceed to a civil war, for their in ration is well knoWe
of going-over to the Constitutionalists as soon as they
*get beyond the reach of the Lisbon troops. The deter.
•mination of the soldiers was shown in their retaining
their rifles during the night, for all were apprehensive
of an attempt being made to disarm them, but theysaid
We will keep our arms, and not be fooled as was'the
old police." •
A battalion of the 16th Regiment of Infantry, ender
the command of the celebrated Major Oliveira (he whs.
lately killed the old Count de Sampaiu's shines* in rt.
print in &lint-street), and a part of the 7th Cavalry,

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went also, and six pieces of artillery. This is Don
Miguel's first expedition against what he is pleased to
call the revolters of Oporto.
1". • s I have received intelligence, from authority which I
cannot doubt, that the Constitutional troops have already
advanced within thirty leagues•of Lisbon : they neither
want arms nor money, and did they want them, there
are both, which have long been ready, and only required
the necessity to be put into the hands of the Con-
stitutionalists. Some of the money is actually por-
timed off for particular purposes. One part is for the
taking of. Fort St. Julian. This evening, just as the
Doke of York steamer was aboot to take her passengers
on board, two armed Portuguese boats e
came alongside
and commenced an examination of each percon as h
came on boat d. As violence was dreaded, this circum-
stance was made known to Captain Sartorius, of his
Majesty's ship Pyramus, wko instantly sent off a couple
of his boats, which remained alongside until the Duke
sailed, and then one accompanied her outside Belem
Castle, and, as there was nothing then to fear, returned.
MAY 28.—Arrests follow arrests. Shopkeepers,
householders, men of all stations and sizes—even a
hunchbacked boy of 15, has been,imprisoned to-day.
A highly respectable man, one of the most upright
Judges in Portugal, was seized on Monday night coming
out of the Opera, and conveyed to the marine prison
in the tower of Bugio, where, although old and in anl
infirm state of health, he will be kept below the sea-1
water for, perhaps, the remainder of his life. Such is
Don Miguel's mercy to Pedro de Mello Brayner. The
only accusation is his libet ality and his love for Portu-
gal. Others are taken up for vat ions reasons, such as
suspicion of sending money to Oporto, or receiving
horn thence Proclamations. The Conde de Ficallo has
been imprisoned for his free opinions; he is a young
man of talent and good conduct. A great chase has
been made after the old Archbishop of Elvas, but he
has contrived to elude his pursuers. Several prisoners
have been removed at night from the gaols to the tower
of St. Julian.
As for the troops in Lisbon, the Government of the
Absolute Don Miguel has now no controul over them,
although these regiments constitute their only farce.
They are as follows-Ist, 4th, 7th, and 19th regiments
of Infantry, of whom the two first, being tar the
strongest, cannot be depended on by Don Miguel for
two hours. The only cause of their not breaking out
is the want of officers. On the cavalry here no reliance
can be placed. The Ist and 4th have declared that they
would not fight. The reasons are as follow—Their
Colonels obtained a promise from Don Miguel that no
officer should be changed in their regiments ; and then
exacted a promise from the officers, not to turn against
Don Miguel. 4‘ We will neither- fight for nor against'
him" was their reply. The sth is decidedly Constitu-
tional since the affair at Evora; and the 7th, a part of
which went on Sunday's expedition; is strongly inclined
to the same side. The power, therefore, of the absolute.
Prince and his Government is confined solely to his
body of select Police, which is already, from overwork,
almost without the power to breathe. The whole of
his Police may be about 2,000 men, and of the tee
Ments about 2,000 more.
The English Ambassador has an assembly of Foreign
Ministers at his house to day. By the packet which
arrived on Monday from Falmouth, instructions ate
stated to have been received from Earl Dudley, in
which it is declared that Don Miguel is considered
by the English Government to have forfeited his honour;
and that 'it will sot recognise bins as King nor as Re-
gent, but only such as his brother appointed him.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Rims 4.
The Air and Calder Navigation Bill was read a second time,
and ordered to be committed ou Friday next.
Several private Hills were forwarded in their respective stages.
Lord KENYON. presented Petitions against aoy further con-
cessions to the Roman Catholics, dram Sydenham, in Kent, and
from Bolton le-Nidors.
The Earl of HAREWOOD presented a Petition from some
Proprietors of Land io the Cooney ot York against certain parts of
the Air and Calder Navigation Bill.
tamale ASYLUM. W.I.
The House resolved itself into a Conunittee upon this BiU.
The Earl of )IALMESUURY moved the introduction of a
clause, making it a misdemeanour for any Superintendent orKeeper
to conceal any puient from the Commissioners or Visitors.—

Agreed to.
Several of the original clauses were also amended, on the motion
of the Earl of Matasssuu ay.
The nano then tenoned, and the Report was ordered to be re-

shed to-morrow.
The Berl of MALUESBURY gave notice that he should move
the commitment of the County Lunatic Asylum Bill to-morrow.
The Earl of HADDINGTON moved for a Return of the t
Port otal
Number of Passengers comteyed by Steam Vessels from any 1
in Ireland to any Port in Great Britain during the years 1824,
1815„ 11126. and 1827, so(Sr as the same could be nude up.—

orticied.
The House then adjourned nntilto.morrow (tbisday).
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Me. SYKES presented a Petition from the town of Kingston-
upoa-Hull. praying that Apprentices and Porters might not be
hob* to the Duties as Clerks and Shopmen.—Laid on the table.
Mr+ POLHILL presented a Petition from Andover, against
the One Pound Note Act.—Ordered to be printed.
On the motion of Mr. G. DAMPS, the E.:datable Liquors Bill
was read a third time and passed.
Mr. I.ITTLETON gave notice. that on Friday next he would
move for leave to bring in a Bill for the Suppression of Buil-baiting.
The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Irish Stamp
Duties' Act.
Mr. DAWSoseroved as a Resolution, that it was the opinion
of the Committee, that leave should be given to bring in a Bill for
the better liegulatioti of the Ditties on Sea and Life Insurances,
and on Gold and Silver Plate, sad on the Licenses of Pawnbrokers
to sell the sante.—The Resolution was agreed tu.
Sir .1. WHOTTESLEY presented a Petition from the Farmers
and Labourers of Nt'olverhampton, relative to the Malt Act.—
Laid on the table.
Mr. DICK presented a Petition from the Inhabitants et the
Borough of Maidon, against any further Concessions to the Ca.
tholics.—Laid oa the table.

SUPPLY.
Mr. A. GRANT brought up ;he Report of the Committee
of Supply.
On the motion that the first Resolution of the Committee be
agreed to.
Mr. HUME said, chat the House was called upon by
that Iteso.ution to agree Loan increase of 40.000/. in the
Civil List. This was alleged to be for the purpose of
paying the Mezican4 Buenos Ayres, and others, of our
South American Ministers. He thought, however, that
those Embassies Mete upon too extravagant a scale.
Mr. DA‘.% SOS said, that sine+ the discussion the
other night, the Chencellor of the Ezchl'quer had made
a most rigid inquirf as to the expense of these Depart-
swats, and he could assure the Hon. Member, that the
almost attention should be.paid to reducing this branch
of the expenditure within the narrowest limits possible.
Mr. HUME said, he observed a charge of upwards
of 3001. for legal expenses incurred in defending sonic
Officers is Barbadoes. He wished to be informed upon
what ground those Officers had been defended at the

Odic expense.
Iit...DAWSON said, that actions had been brought
against au Officer, for something he had done iu the,
amities of-his duty. The Law Officers of the Crown
tbouskr be bad acted properly, and therefore they
undertook bis defenc•--for it would be hard to leave

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