Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-05-13

~ time when this expedition was fitted
1t, therefore, Gas one would suppose must
nave been the case) Id Beresford knew of
any such treaty, IL was very strange that
the House should now be without infor-
nation on the subject. The House had
some right to know, even If a convention
had been made 10 cede that settlement.
whether there was any equivalent TO
SPAN. II was said that the equivalent
was the abstinence on the part OF Poriu
gal To cIiim the restoration of Olvcnza
wiiicn II mad been settled at the Congress-
should be restored. Ii had been s,rmis
ed that Olivenza was TO rcn.a;n 10 spain
white Portugal was 60 have Monte-Vidpo
IN lieu Oft. If this country was par,,
to the Treaty Of Vienna by which Tie re-
sloration OF Oilvenza was stipulated, and
another Treaty was made elsewhere
relating so that place. IL WAS a necessary
consequence, that whatever was done in
conitaVeni.0l 10 the Treaty TO which
we were parties, should he stated. The
principal reason why he brought forward
this motion, was 10 give cur Government
an opportunity OF explaining the conduct
OF our Agents tciyil or military in This
transaction; and Tie was sure that moth
ing would be more satisfactory. to the
louse and to the country, than TO find
thal Ire proceeding IN question, on the
rari % Portugal, was in no way sanction
Ell 10y the British Government. He then
moved iiat there be laid before the
iionse a Copy of any Treaty between
Portugal and Spain, relative 70 thp roe.
tora'ion of OiiVenza, and-of any Corres-
pondence relative TO aDv such Treaty
Lord Casflereagh said, lie did not tb;n,,
that the Honorable Gentleman meant
TO press his notion, for If i, should be p
greed to, the return to II must be- in The
negative. because the G-orc, Cas.Iereagh)
syEs not IN possession OF any such treatv
re PAD no diidcUlty III stating that the
Tr!'isli Government was 30 raI;V. direc,
orin.irect, to the course OF polirv mr.
sued by Spain towards her colonies 'Fb..
conduc; which this country followed i,
reference 10 these disputes, was adher.
ing ~ system of strict ueutraIiiv unh
not Chat which the Honorable Genie.
man seemed to cOmmend) to assist The
coionieS against the nat.v" couniyy. which
W"uiu he IN d,Icct coniraVention 10 the
= rea'ies between Great Britain and
9Nain. When Marshal Rereslord was
eHpioyed III the service OF another now
80 ionS as he was n0t recalled from,
-, ;,,,.E:ccf " t'i;;a cG;::iiry, the capaciiv
IN when he acted as IN tie service of
mai power must not be confused with
MS character oi British subject. His
conduct must be considered as dir,cted
by me portuguese Government. in ,yhose
ser7ice he was now acting. There were
marv other British Officers in the service
Oh rortnga', whose situation was quite
analogous 10 that of Marshal Bcrestor5
Inc crown undoubtedly might. when il
pleased, recall ali those Of lis subjects in
any foreign service But as Marshal
heresiord was now situated, ii wonId he
su9poSIng him guilty an absolute breach
ottrust TO assume that be communicated
TO fhls country the Council, of the Co
ycTnnenf IN whose service he was em
pioyed. Having already said. that ,he
return TO his motion if it ", re agreed e.
husf or IN The negative, he must AT the
same time dcnY that it was compctent
Tor Government lay before Parliament
any treaty between other Powers of
Wlich ii might have knowledge he
He2nt Stale: generailv, that there was
noillin% which could indicate tic exiS-
tence Of such treaty as tha. which liz
iionourAblP Gentleman alluded 90. Re.
yonh this, he must decline catering irio
2"F discussion np0n The present question
re House must he aware the events in
ne River Hiata, az they nigh. involve
luzefes'S ~ Tie most Important nature
affecting the European d0mini0ms of Poy-
tugal, must he considered NOT az n mere
South American question. huf rs an En-
ropean question. tle therefore did NOT
think he was at liberty to enter into any
further statement Of the facts. even If
they might he in his rossesson. lie had
disclosed the nain fact that Great Hri-
ia'T was no party in any shane 10 the in
teIilonS Oh acts o! the Crown of poriu-
gal ~ the transaction in question. lie
would repeat, that he had no reason 10
suppose that tn re was any snch Treaty.
III existence as that alluded TO by the no.
nourablc gentleman
hIr. Brougl!am explained, that he did
no. sneak with reference to the proceed
iiigs Of The Conrt at Lisbon. but Of fife
Court at Rio Janeiro.
Lord Cas'lereagh desired to be under
Stood as saving, that passing events rave
negative to the suDp0siiion Of The no.
noarabic gentleman as TO the existence
o. any sdch Treaty.
MIR. Brongham-E There was lust one
thing more as TO which he begged some
Information from The Noble Lord II was
said ihat nothing was done by the Rri
tish government To give room Cor The SIM
position that it cspoused lie one cause
more than the oiher-that the system
acted on was one Of public neutrality
that Marshal Bcresford's acts are merely
those of an officer in the service Of Por-
tugai, and do not i'll any way commit the
British government; that not only Mar
shall BereSiOrd but many other British Of
fIcers are IN the same situation. So far
II was all very well. But if any number
OF our officers or men should engage on
tue side OF the colonies, was il to be nm
dcrsiood from Tie Noble Lord mat noun
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