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instructed as to the betrothal of the Infant Don Miguel.
I availed rbyself of this fact, to demand a categorical
answer; it was still evasive, and I resolved to depart. I
knew positively that the Minister of England continued
to take the same steps I had taken.
" The rebels invaded our territory on the 23.1 Nov.
the M.drid Cabinet was informed on the 26th; and it,
was then only. that it declared the Portuguese deserters
should not be admitted into Spain.'
" The invasion of Portugal' is an offence towards
?ranee and England ; towards the former, because
under taken in presence of a French army ; and towards
the latter, because it is in manifest contempt of its
counsels and menaces. As the Spanish Government did
not find itself strong enough to disarm the Portuguese
de.erters, why did it not call to its aid the French
troops ? It is not for me to judge how far the Foreign
Ambassadors had fulfilled their respective missions; but
I cannot help observing, that their silence in some cases,
and their observations in others, have produced most
unfavourable consequences.
" At all events, our Government has done what it
ought. It will not be deceived in the confidence which
it has placed in the faithful friends of Portugal and the
Allied Powers. All 1 have further to say is, tocounsel
the Government not to place all its reliance upon foreign
resistance; it is evident this aid cannot arrive in time to
repel the attack which is at this moment made upon us.
"Certain, however, as I am, that the majority of the
troops are faithful to the King, Don Pedro, and to the
country, and that our Generals will succeed in driving
the rebels back into Spain, I consider the assistance of
England as necessary to protect our external tranquil-
liiy hereafter. We shall exact guarantees from Spain,
that similar aggressions may not be renewed. The great
Powers are interested in the tepose of Europe, and the
cause of Portugal must, therefore, parses: for them a
common interest."

Letters by the ordinary post from Madrid have
reached town to the 14th inst. but they communicate
no- political intelligence. Letters have also been re-
ceived from Gibraltar to the 7th instant, but they are
equally de%titute of news. The fact of their coming
through Spain accounts probably for this silence.
The Portuguese Government has armed the Spanish
Constitutionalists who had entered its territory. Two
regiments, one of infantry and another of cavalry, prin-
cipally formed out of the Spanish troops who quitted
Olivenza, and bad been disarmed and dispersed by vir-1

tue of the fist Convention entered into with Spain, have
since the aggression been organized. In these corps,
some Constitutionalists, who foinserly held the rank of
Colonel, are now serving as privates. They amount to
upwards of 2,000 men, and are daily increasing. About
240 of them are at Oporto.
The British force at Lisbon according to the French
Papers, dispossable for the defence of the Capital
amounted even before the arrival of any troops from
this country, to 800 marines and 1,800 seamen, who
-were daily exercised on board ship, but were not to be
headed till an immediate necessity for their service
should occur.

Advices from Madrid intimate that the late attack on
the Courier who conveyed instructions from our Govern.
meat to the British Ambassador was not the work of
mere banditti, as it was officially given out, but of agents
-employed by high authorities. who wished to become
acquainted with the nature of those instructions, perhaps
with a further intention of suppressing them altogether
if they should find them hostile to their views. The
skill of the Courier, however, defeated their plans; for
though he was thoroughly searched, and several of his
papers were taken, he contrived to secrete the instruc-
tions for Mr. Lamb in such a manner that they escaped
discovery and reached the hands of our Minister. Ad-
vices from Vittoria to the 17th instant state, that there
has been great activity in the wheat market for the last
three weeks, and a considerable quantity has been pur-
chased for London. The quality most esteemed for
exportation can be put on board at 42 reals the fanega.
By letters from Bencoolen, dated in March last, we
understand that, at the beginning of that month, a
Chief belonging to the Rejang tribe, who was confined
in gaol, made his escape, when one of his relations and
another Chief was seized by Mr. Robert Bogle, a Ma-
gistra.e, and led, with his hands tied, and a rope round
his neck, like a thief, to gaol; in consequence of this
proceeding, a party of two hundred, armed men, of thf
tribe bad ar rived in the neighbourhood,and seven hundr4
more mere expected daily: the Dutch Resident was
therefore in the greatest alarm, the garrison were under
arms, and the guns in the fort were :hotted ; the utmost
alarm existed at the time the advices were dispatched.
—Considerable dissatisfaction prevailed at Bencoolen
amongst the natives. The coachman of the Resident
being discovered to have formed rather too intimate al
connexion with some native female in the Resident's
family, was in consequence sent to Me College, and,
without any trial, tied up, and punished with six dozen
lashes of the rattan; this was again repeated the next
day, and whenever his back would admit of it, a fur-
ther number of stripes would be inflicted
Kingston Papers to the 22d of October inclusive,
have been received at the Jamaica Coffee House, and
contain a debate on the slave question, which is im-
portant. In a Committee of the whole House, of Oct.
19, to take the propositions of the Government con-
cerning the slave population into consideration, Mr.
Stewart moved a resolution, desiring a free conference
with the Council on those propositions. Mr. Burke
moved an amendment to refer the propositions " to a
Special Committee, to draw up an answer to the mes-
sage of his Grace the Governor, stating their reasons
for not adopting the measures contained in the instruc-
tions.'' This amendment was agreed to by a majority
of thirty to ten; but even this large majority does
not adequately convey an idea of the hostility of
the House to the Govt rnment propositions. In that
feeling, indeed, the Members seemed to be unanimous,
the mover of the amendment observing, that the onlyl
difference was " in the mode in which the propositions
ought to be rejected." A supporter of the original
motion, Mr. Hyslop, called the propositions a farrago of
nonsense ; and a speaker for the amendment said (and
lie was loudly and most warmly cheered). " We will
convince our countrymen that there needs for the slaves
no protectr,r, no guardian, beyond what the feeling of
justice and humanity dictates, and which is to be found
in the breast of every slaveholder in the island." On
the 20th, Mr. Stewart presented a Bill to enable slaves,
under certain restrictirins, to give evidence, which was
answered by a general cry of " No, no." lhere appears
' Wag chance of its being agreed to.—On the same day,
14r. Hyslop proposed resolutions complaining of the
collectio'n of the new duties, and declaring that the
HMSO will grant no supplies tot the troops till the
grievance is redrv.ssed.

THE IVEN

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LONDON.

kr: *II if
3 • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,1826.
STOCK }MCI'S NGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Consols opened this morning at the same price they left off yes-
terday, 80 mallets ; and soon after they got up to itOk for the Ac-
count. There was some business doing in the earlier part of the
morning, (*used by the arrival of the Express.

In the Foreign market it is settling day, and most parties are
busy making np their Accounts.

Consols have just been done at 80.

Current prices: Old Spanish 121 134 Mexicans 641 j, Co.
lotninan 341, Milian 30 38, Russian 84 j, Danish 8,7 j A, Poe
tuguese 70, Greek 17.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

Within this hoer the Consol Market has resumed a better ap-
pearance. Consols, which were doing this morning at eO, alter-
nately buyers and sellers, may at present be quoted at eO/ to I, and
were previously done at Ma for the Account. This tern in the
Market, is said to be in consequence of tome favourable informa-
tion by private letters received by the Expresses this morning ;
by some it is supposed to be a Telegraphic Dispatch, received at
Paris from Portugal. The Express this morning brings the S per
Cents. at Ofd. 25c: ; 3 per Cents. OM. ISc.

Letters are in Town from 'Lisbon of the ISth, which is not so
late as mentioned in the Eisele received yesterday. Them letters do
not communicate any thing of consequence, bet contradict the
taking of Oporto.
The chief business doing in the Foreign Market is settling ae.
counts ; but South American Securities have somewhat improved.

PRICE OP STOCKS AT POUR O'CLOCK:
Bank Stock 1991%
3 per Cent. Red. 79% 79%
3 per Cent. Cons. Shot.
3i per Cent. Red. 851,4 34 54 %
4 per Cent. New Shut.
4 per Cent. 1826, 945/3 1/4
Long Ann. 18 9-10
India Bonds 40 2.3
Limo Eicheq. Mils 18 17
1:500 ditto 19 1.7
£lOO and £2OO ditto 18 20
• Cons. for Acct. BOK
FOREIGN FUND
Milian Bonds 6p Ct. 371
Colombian Hoods, 6 p Ct.
Do. Bonds, 1824,34 k
Danish lionds,s pCt. 58! I f •
Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. 1i •
D0.800da.1815,5p C. 16k
Mez.Boods,s per Ct. 55
Ditto Acct.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN
111111
Anglo Mexiclin 100 00 6511
Potosi Ls Pas & Perim Assn. SO 5 Ale 90.
United Mexican 40 W 1 11111
Australian 100 6 le
Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 20 is

S, TWO O'CLOCK.
Idea. Bds 1825,6p.Ct.144 11651
$5
Do. Acct. SA 3 I
Russ. Bds, 1842, S p C. S4l
Span.Bonis d p Ct.
Do.Acet. Ist,
Do. Bds. HMS. S p Ct.
Ditto Amt. 11$
SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK.
It. PAID.

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