Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-14
From the opdon Star Of Nov. 7
Received at the office OF the Com
mereial Advertiser.
PortugaI->tate Paper.

al faFls 10 rFcV'' NV
lfrsl three quarters Of the quota as
lsigued 10 Portugal in the conlrIhu'
I.ions i'm posed on France by tn Pow.
Ier. which sigDed the last Treaty Of
Pari, il appears to US that the pub
Lie NAV wish to br ipf"rmed oil the
principI upon whh'h the Portuguese
PlenIpotsntiaries founded The 'igh'
on which they Lid claim Z" the con
tribution--a claim which WAS dIspu'-
ed 10 them on account of Portugal
not having entered the campaign
v ith their contingent against France,
that being the basis on which the
contribution was divided anoI K 'he
other Powers Thr,eprincipies m4,
br very easily deducted from The fol
lowing
NOTE.
l." The undersigned P1enipoten
tiaries Of his Royal Highne,s the
prince Regent of Portugal and the
Eraztis, have received the ofti ial
c0u ton which lhsir Highnes
SEES aud Excrllenrics the MDIs'rrs
of III. u .inets of.tu-i. ii * 4ss,a.G
Britain aud PRUSSIA, did them the
honor 20 address, to ,hem under dste
of ,hc i9ih instant.
e. fhe uuder,isaed cauDoi but ap
prove VI the bass of The arrange
.nens shich the fou, Power, above
manned deem = dp"rio p oppose 10 Inc
government Of al. t.oh hrist ia
II. ,jesi,, md in which The. appear
TO nave cuu,binrd. - far as circum
stances WIli Ddmif, the essential OBJ
ierI VI .be cOali.i n, VIZ rhe IL est.
,ulisnneni of the ,r"DYnlii, OF Eu
irppe on solid foundation. "Hn the
guarantee OF the just Ind"nniiies
icI.,meG by all states which took paw
iD HE aiiI,nre.
II be undersigned thank the Mi
!ri.ters Of Austria. Russia. Il KAT Bri
tain and Prussia, for the ASSURANCE
which thvy give them Of COMMUNAL
eating Tie answer Of the frener So
yernme NJ, and the Interior resu luton.
to which il ma, le:ld for the purpose
Of putting the" IN caparii, 10
contribute. according TO the spirl oil
treaties, 10 the final rrsuit Of the ne
gotialiun. The four powers vino
sIgued the Treaty Of Alliance o. the
tz5th Of .harch. will sure y no loose
ls,shl Of the fact, lbat Portugal mol
lcniy acceded by formal ,rcat! to
that alliance, hut alsn. tnat, in gU IL,
OF signing part, and of guarane e OF
The execution Of the treaties of .'aris
and Vienna. il ought doubtless Ia
ru,ne 10 as one Of tLe primer pal par
lies IN every arrangement when shall
ectity any ofthe articles Of the said
treatles
&" The undersigned, convinced Of
the mOmeuIous nature Of EXISTING
circumstances, aud Of 'he i'm Purtance
wnlch the overs must attach 30 the
speed, conclusion Of the negotiation
Stll abstain IRON impeding its pro
grrss ny my new claim. on THEN
p. t, as against France; hut thinking
that the peeuuiary sacrifices 10 be
exacted Of that power should be de,
tined not only to pa, the expenses OF
the war, but also 10 reimburse each
Of the Allied powers fer the prepare
uous anu expenses which recent e.
vents have caused. they claim on be
haifo. his Royal Highness the rinct
iteSent OF Portugal, therigh, of par
ticipating in the contribution which
shall be imposed On France. and II
this view they rely on the justice ant
lmpaItialily Of the High rosers I,
which they address their rsciama
tiOns.
"Fhs undersigned, the moment
the escape Of Napoleon Bonaparlt
was kaown ut Vienna, interpreting
the intentions Of their august So,e-
reign, and convinced the moral
forcs which the close and immediate
union of all the Powers would pro-
duce, signed without hesitation, the
declarations Of the 18th Of March a
the 18th Of May, and BY consequence
from that moment, in the name of
their Court. came under engagements
most solemn. Consistently following
the same line Of conduct, the under.
signed we're The 6rst who formally
nrcppded tO fheVreafN nj llun.n ni