The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-08
ROYAL LETTER.

To my beloysd and highly valued Son, the
Infante Don Miguel, l send many greetings
as to one whom dearly love and highly
value,-In answer to the letter which you
have this day addressed to me, / have only to
tell YOU, that my breast harbours no other
sentiment towardsyou than the paternal love
which bear you and which makes me for
get your involuntary errors, while only re-
member the important service which you
last year rendered to the throne and to the
nation. And being sensible that the fulfilling
of the wish you express will be very benef-
cal to you, agree to grant you the perais-
sion you solicit, to travel for some time in
Europe, in the confident hope, that, in future,
I shall have every reason tobe satisfied with
your conduct-which deemed it expedient
to communicate to you, that you might un-
derstanditso.
Written on board the British ship Windsor
Castle, lying in the Tagus, this twelfth day of
May, 1924.
10 the Anfante Don Miguel.
The corps composing the garrisons of Lis
bon, Bclem and Alcantara, repeated, in 10y
al addresses, OH the 10th. 18th. and 10Th. inst.
their oath never to obey any othercommands
than his Majesty's
On the first of those days H. NJ. was pleas
ed to order all officers to rejoin their corps,
who had left them in consequence of the late
arbitrary proceding-and the military Gov
ernor Of Extremadura to submit, for his Ma
jesty's appreciation, the names of seven gen.
cral officers, who are to form board for the
purpose of ascertaining what officers belong
to secret societies, and profess principles
inimical to the existing order of things, in or
der that they may be dismissed from the SER
vice.
On the 18th. the Infante D. Minguel, sail
from England in the Perola fl+gatc and
the Anniversary of his Majesty's birth day
was celebrated both in the river and on the
shore, with every demonstration of attach
ment to his royal person. H. NJ. received
the congratulations of tho Court and OF the
diplomatic body on board the Windsor Cas-
tie, and the city was brilliantly illuminated at
night.
II. M. was pleased, on this occasion, to
confer several marks of distinction, or pre-
sents, on the Members of the Diplomatic
Body and on the officers of the British and
French ships of war, in the Tagus, and, a
mong others, the titles of Count of Bcmposta
OH Baron Hyde de Neuvillc, Count of Nlonta
on the Duke of Villahermosa, and Count Of
Casilhas on Sir Edward Thornton, (bcsidcs
which Sir Edward was presented with some
crown lands for the term of three lives ) q
medal, with the Kings portrait set with dia-
.monds, on Gen. Dearborn; the Grard Cross
of the Order Of the Tower ard Sword, with
diamond star, on Capt. Dashwood, of the
Windsor Castle; an honorary commandery
in the same order, with ditto, on Capt. Ell
lott, ofth Lively; the badge of the same
Order in diamonds OH the first lieutenant of
the Windsor Castle, (Lieut. Cook; y do. and a
sword set with do. on Major Adair, COM
mandng the Marines on board an homo
rary Commandery in the same Order, and
Sword, on the Commandant of the French
brig Zebre, and Medals with the kings Por-
trait, set with diamonds, on all the other Off
GERS ofthe Navy and Marines, and Midship-
men in the ships of war British and French)
lying in the Tagus.