Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-13
FROM PORTUGAL

Court before the verdict was returned
FROM PORTUGAL.
>,BosToN, December 4.-Thc Cortcs of Por-
tuSai having established IA system for the Go
vcrnment of the BraZils, which renders the
residence of the Prince Royal there no longer
necessary, he has been recalled to Lisbon.
and is hereafter to visit the Courts and King,
uonis oi SPAN, France and England.
Translated G,r the Palladium
Lettef from the Secretary Of Stale to The Secreta-
ry Of Me Cort.s.
Most ExcELLENr SIR-Ihe decree of the
Cortes dated the 10Th of Sept in which it is
resolved that II. Il. Highness the Prince Row
al shall visit Spain, France, and England, hav-
ing been prescntedto the-king. His Majesty has
not only ordered it to be immediately published.
hut has adopted the most active measures for
ITS prompt eXecution-and he has directed me
TO make known to You, and through you TO
me Sovereign Congress, that he has observed
with great satisfaction the Ijudicious measures
winch the Congress have adopted in the poll
teal regeneration of the Monarchy. His Ma
lesty cannot fail to consider as more particu
arly productive of general felicity to the peo-
pie of the United Kingdom, the enlightened
ana wise determination of enabling the imme-
ulate successor to the crown, to acquire, in
the lliustrious countries which he may visit.
the necessary and most useful knowledge of
the operations of the Constitutional System
which the King has deliberately embraced and
sworn to support, and 10 which he again re-
news has strongest VOWS of invariablc adhc-
sion.
Ills Majesty commands me to make to the
Sovereign Congress his most cordial acknow
Judgements, not only for the diligence with
which IT has exei ciscd the powers confded TO
1t, hut for the particular interest which thew
nave displayed towards the person of the
i.rlncc hoyal ms son-whom his Majesty de-
sIres to see increase in those virtues and oual-
:tics which will enable him TO promote the
happiness fthe nation, which has given so
many fr,,acs of attachment and fidelity TO the
House of Brasanza.
i'dtdce Of Qteier, 9th October, 1891.
JOSE DA SILVA CARVALHO.
Senior JoAo BAPTIsTA FELGUrIRAs.
The Cortes of Portugal, by IA decree of
sept 96th, ordered that the commemoration
of the political events which occurred on the
gath Aug. and 18th Sept. 1890, and the Goth
Jan. and Goth Feb. I3eI-The anniversaries
OF those days respectively should, in add
lion TO the National Festival of the Ist Oct
he hereafter observed as holidays festivals of
the Portuguese nation.
by decree of the 9th Oct 1921. the duties
on foreign spirits imported into Madeira and
the Azores is established at so milrcis per pine.
and on those of Portugal at 1900 refs per
pipe.
In the session Of 18th Oct.-the committee
oil Finance, 10 whom had been referred the
proposition of the committee of Commerce.
Tor imposing duty of 95 per cent on goods
OF me country, and so per cent on all others
without discrimination, reported the following
alterations =
LIST. That Merchandise of the country 20
ing from one part of the kingdom to another.
and TO he exported to foreign countries
should be more favoured or be made free of
duty.
Cd. That foreign merchandise similar to
those ofthe country, and which are produced
IN abundance, should be subject 10 a heavy
duty Or entirely prohibited, and that those
winch are material to the National Manufac
lures, or which are scarce in the kingdom,
Should be favoured or imported free of duty.
Sd. That the duties on Colonial Mercban
die ought not to be altered until all the de-
putics shall have arrived, when general
system can be maiurrd.
A long report was made by the Minister Of
Finance on the causes ofthc depreciation of |
paper money and the measures proper to be
adopted for the removal of the evil
Among variety of other causes he assigns |
hat of the rulnous state of Portuguese com
ncrcc, which he states is chiefly owing to the
rade being IN 4 great measure confined to fine
Importation Of Brazilian products into tbc
port of Lisbon-and while foreign vessels find
Iiher markets IN Europe for the goods of
Brazil, Portuguese traffic is confined almost
'ntlrely to the consumption or Portugal.
AS a corrective Of this evil, he proposes 10
.s'aDI'sh Free Porf--to favour the cxporta-
ION OF all Brazilian products for Portugal in
National Vessels, free Of duty, and the ra-ex-
,orta'ion to be subjected to light dmty--at
NE same Time retaining tie present duty on
Expectations by foreigners. [Paltadiam.
BosroN, December We were Yesterday
avoTed by Mr.. TopliT with Gibraltar papers
Oct 10, one Of which contains the pr0cla-
patton of the Governor of Gibraltar, prohi.
itng communication with Spain, from the
VenInS of the 18th Oct. except through the
customary process Of quarantine. This mea-
ure appears to have been resortcd to incense
uence oi the prevalence OF the Yellow Fever
u the coast of Spain.
In Barcelona the Notarics, through fear oil
'icctlon, had refused to draw I'D the wills oil :
rrsons dying ofyclow fever, in consequence
which, they had been threatened with fines ,
ID the loss Of their Offices.
several private letters from Cadiz, received I
Gibraltar, concur in stating, that there had 1
teiy been some cases Of the epidemic fever. t
: AT least very suspicious ones, in that city. i
Is even added that on official acknowledg ID
'rnt OF 1t would shortly be- made. y
dtBRALTAR, Oct. 1.-THE crews of sevc- g
y vessels from Malaga state the number ofl \
MY deaths of The yellow fever in that city. n
mount to between o and 10 while private e
TIERS, received by land, while they acknow g
age the existence Ola malignant fever ashore. a
ny i to be ofthc same nature rs thatwhich 3
ses ~ I'ic harbor, and which Is on ali hands Il