Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-09-05

son. Tho cries oflhe Priests 20 Kill us seemed
"a have an extraordinary impulsive power
over The rahbtr. On reaching the Inn, the
rrnwd hevame very loud aud troublesome,
-;Ill insisting on having orr lives, and the
Commandaut could only satisfy them by
s,utins them he mean, Ia kept us prisoners
upfii he got further orders.
4; eleven o'clock the town became more
I quiet, and we ltGt with strong guard. The
next day, Saturday the It'll, another regiment
of militia marched in at 4. NJ; the whole
town seemed busy in taking up Constitution
slisls and the crowd for this reason was not
great before our windows. On the 9Th all
quiet, but still detained though in the mid.
die of the day we were Informed tbat Gen.
! Rego had sent an order for us TO be released
| and To have AN escort to conduct us to the
| frontiers, hut we were advised not 10 start till
midnight accordingly at that hour with IA
/, guard uf 80 men, we marched ont of he town,
and ii, Ponte Prado Zone league on the road
towards Vicnnal we parted from them, tax
| ing with us a corporal and four men ON
reaching another league we met All officer,
who delivered 4 letter TO Sin II. from - advis-
| ing him by no means To enter Vienna, for The
| people there was as much bent on our des-
tructon as nj Braga being informed that
every other place through which we should
have TO pass was exactly the same, we had no
road efl hut goirs hack To Oporo, and there
embark for Spain accordingly we repassed
the river Cavado, about league above Bar
crtlOs, and reached Oporto between IL and
| . al night, after march OF nearly 60 Eng
fish miles in enc ofthc hottest days ever ex-
perienced, and walking great part of the
! way in order to ease the FIVE soldiers
with Us (who mounted our mules in turns y
| We had hardly been ten minutes in our lodg
ings when three officers from the Governor,
attended by an escort of cavalry, came to fetch
us To the Government House, and desired all
our baggage to he sent there also. On arriv-
ing, Sir II was taken into>an0thcr room, where
he met with the mos uncvil treatment from
the Governor General Pamplona. | must
here observe the insolence and petty pride of
the newly established Aids De Camp. Spcre-
taries. sc. StC about 80 i'm number, who strut.
ted about Ike many dunghlll cocks. Al )
in the morning after all our la.igups, without
being allowed time to rest or refresh we were
marched oil towards Spain again, and halted
at CAIRO de Pedro "a lragues) where we rest
Ell some hours at ten that night we mount
ed our mules and moved on to Vile de Cund
on the sea coast, with the intention of embark
ing, and freei g ourselves at once from the
Portuguese soil hut our evil fortune attended
us here. Tor a strong nOrthCTy wind set i'm
suddenly and put an end TO our design At )
! \. NJ june -, we took the road To Vienna,
and arrived within half league of that town
IN the evening: put up ia miserable house
with the whole escort of cavalry, the Gov
rvnor OF Vienna having sent US word that he
did not wish ms to pass through the town Ill
midnight, the people being sll against us a
: half past , we again started. and passet
j through The town quietly-reaCbed Cammbc
, about in the morning. where We breakastet
and crossed the Mimic ahout II a. NJ foi
Ia Guardiu, not little pleased at touching
{ the Spanish soil again Finally we reached
Vigo onthe evening ofthe 18th where al ON
old friends manifested the same joy before
on seeing us
, SIR BOBERT WILSON'S LETTER.
. Portuguese II entered Your country as
an ailectiona,e friend and an ancient cempanicn
% your arms. entered IL with tire convic
ton that had founded indspuiahle titles IL
your esteem, and that no individual in your
nation could ever charge me with having done
him an injury or unliud action.
8 was on my way to your government
5 with propositions ot import for your safety
and honor, connected, as believed that safe
~ and honor to BE-, with the cause of indie
l pendenre IN Spain. And ] wall not deny lha
t. did entertain some authorized hopes o
renewing rotations which could have permit
ted me to participate in the assured glory
vOur achievements Checked In my progress.
by the transactions which occurred al Lisbon
and disappointed in every hope by the Roya
= Declaration that the counter-reyoution would
be The guarantee Of peace between Portuga
and the invaders, gave my word ofhOnor Il
= the new government of Op0rto, not to inter
j fere with the internal affairs of Portugal during
nv residence in the country; and ] sought i'm
Hpda'ry ~ regain the Spanish territory
T. without thought hostile To the right of Por.
t. tugal TO alter and construct her own form o
government at her own will and pleasure
however might regret the exercise of thai
right in the present instance, and particularly
in the present moment
4 phrrnzied popuIace at Braga, instigatrC
q by few individuals who, hope only assumed
the habit they wore. assr ubied 10 assassinat,
me and my unolendng companions, and il
q the absence Of military force. sufficient to pre-
II vent the violation OF municipal as well as pub
$ lie law, prevailed rs far as to detain us two
e. days in their city. Released from this con.
u fn"nent, and opposed at every point in ON
II progress, the government of Oporto denict
+ us moments refuge and rcp0sp, and the
II governor, carrying into execution The orders
e of the Junia, not only arrested and disarmeL
c US, bat presumed 10 treat me with all the insO
g. leDce Of Office, and the vulgar feelings Of a mar
% who was conscious that he could abuse hi
b. power with impunty. Portuguese! although
l. thus outraged, wrongpd and bascly insulleC
p by "a faction ADD its directors, believe me tina
s ! can never forget the friendly kindness anC
e de' OiIunal zeal of an classes, civil and military
= by which, had been previously honorcd an,
- protected. Believe mo, that in The defiance
" of every calumny, Whatever ! may be- an,
j. undcr Whatever circumstances you may fn,
me, You VIII alTuys be- the objects Of my sin
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