The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-02-19
am. ;,ir. your oo's. servant,
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Extract Of a tener from Lisbon, dated 29.h
.NsUem6er, 1907. 9 O'Clock, nio,ni..g.
{" At the momenS l am writing. the fortu-
guese squadron. consisting of q line of bat
tie ships, higetes and smaller vessels, are
under weigh. The Prince Regent ana the
Whole Royal Family are Our board - the ID axe
OF Cardeval, first Prince of ths blood. M.
q Aranjo, and the minister of niaYine and
foreign affairs, the marquis of Po.hb,l, and
several ether nobility, with number. OF Of,
hcers of government, servants. &c. &c. Few
OF no soldiers, eAcep, the marine corps, have
embarked. The preparation for einba, ka-
ton began the twenry-fourth, since which
they have worked night and day or rathers
since the 25th To get on board !; and every
thing which related to the embarkation has
ocen IN great Confusion. Appearances seem
TO Indicate that the government was taken
by surprise. Not even sailed provisions for
the ships use was on board but little shir,
bread was prepared, so that they have been
Obliged to purchase Hour and put ON boarding.
stead Of il. The ships have gone away W..
ny short of salt provisions, and the bull Of
them not half manned. The Prince as we'll
as the nobility have had only time to take
their most valuable movable effects, leaving.
all their fortunes behind. On the 22d notice
was received by the Prince that the French
army was about entering this kingdom. This
caused him very considerable alarm and a
general stir at the palace. The 24th Bril-
tish tfigate entered as a flag Of truce; and
the same day faint report reached the pub
lie OF his Intentions to embark-rhat night
grand council of state was held, and the
next day an order was received at the are
nal to embark all the provisions, and to pre-
pare the ships immediately for sea. They
also that day began to embark the Prinee;s
effects, but the ministers and nebilitv did not
begin to pack up till the 25th and 10Th. The
first OF these days the flag Of truce went OFT.
whether this sudden resolution was owing
to the marching of the French army, or Ia
the dispatches brought by the frigate, is not
known, but probably to both There are nov,
several British line of battle ships in the
ofing, whoit is supposed will accompany the.
Prince to the Brazills. Till however che en-
Closed proclamation TRANSLATED in haste1 was
published yesterday, and it was understood
that the Cannon III several forts were spiked.
and the elnpowder thrown into the river.,ir
was not generally believed that the Prince
would go, and until the ships were under
weigh, many we'll informed people believed
that he would remain 1t is supposed that
the value OF. The diamonds taken with the
frince is about an hundred millions ofsGoi-
lars, and that he took thirty millions OF dol
lars In specie, plate, &c" ....NaG Int.
1avlng endeavorcd by every possible
means to conserve a neutrality, which until
the present time, my faithful and beloved
subjects have enjoyed, and notwithstanding.
my having drained my royal treasury, and
every other sacrifices which have subjected
myself, arriving to the excess of shutting
the ports OF my kingdom to the subjects OF
my ancient and faithful ally the king of C..
Britain, thereby exposing the commerce of
al ct,ra L
tins motive greaI prejudice in the revenues
OF my Kingdom; find that III the interics.
OF my Kingdom are marching troops Of the
emperor or the French and king of Italy, to
whom had united myself ON the continent
IN the persuasion of being no longer disturb
ed; and that the same are directing their
ma. CHI tor this capital and / wishing to-
AVOID the horrible consequences which NAV
ensue from defence which would be more.
hurtful than beneficial, serving only to shed
blood to the destruction of humanity, and
probably to excite in greater decree the
dissention OF troops who haze come to this
SihSdoH,, with the declaration and pro;n;sc
MOTTO Commit the least hostility Knowing
likewise that they al directed very particu,
Larry against my royal person; and that NV
faithful subjects will be less disturbed, alb
senting myself from this kinreiom. / have.
resolved Tor the benefit of my subjects, to
80 w" INV puSCiI, my idtty ailG nlOtner, q
with all the royal family for the. States CT
America, and establ sh myself i'm the civ of
the river of January until a general neace.
And considering further how much it b..hoyex
to leave the government of these Kingdoms,
in that order which is essential for the GOOD,
OF them and of my subjects as a thing to-,
which am SO essentially obliged. Having
In this every consideration which in a similar
case are present to me +: am pleased to an
point to govern i'll nay absence and to rule
these my kingdoms the Marquis of Abran-
ties, my dearly beloved cousin, Francisco da
Cunhu de Menenzes, lieutenant general of.
my armies, the Prince Castro, of INV coun-
Gil, and rcgidor OF justice, Pedro de Mello.
Brcyneer, OF my council, who will serve as.
president OF my royal treasury, in the abb
sence and impeachment of Luis dc Vascan-
celias Souza, who is unable from sickness
Don Francisco de Noronha lieutenant gene
raj OF my armies and pres dent of the Meza
da Conscenciu Ordens and in the defcien-
cy OF either OF them, the Count Mepteiro
Mir, who have appointed president of the
oehado da Camera, with the assistance of
the two secretaries, the Count Sanpaio. and
in his room Don Miguel PereiIa Fofiaz, and
OF the DeSem6aTgador de Pare. and nv
Procurator OF the crown, Joao AHtonia Sat
ter g Mehdocu, from the great confidence
which j have in all of them, and great ex-
pcrience which they have had in the affairs
OF this government Being cer,ain that my
kingdom and people will be governed and
ruled in a manner that my conscience will