Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-07-06
PORTUGAL.

are 10 the 22d OF May, and contain she
following proclamation BY the king o.
Portugal, from which it seems that the
commoiion excited by the Infant was more
serious than at first supposed. Ills majes-
tvs proclamation is dated from British
ship of War, ON board OF which be bad
been obliged TO take refuge .-Phlt. Gaz.
From The Boston Courier of Monday.
LATE FROM GIBRALTAR.
By the arrival OF the ship Coral, Hoop
er, 80 days from Gibraltar, we have been
favored with the Gibraltar Chronicle OF
May 10, 81, 2s, and rs. We find in them
nothing very important. Their contents
are chiefly made up OF the articles already
noticed in London papers. The paper OF
May 2I, contains The following Proclama-
ton, by the king OF Portugal, dated ION
board the British ship Windsor Castle,
living IN the Tsgus, May g, 1924.
Portuguese. Your King is not going
away FROM you: ost. the contrary, he on
ly intends to te,nos-e TIE fears aud anX.
ie,y uuder which you are laborIng 10
re.establish public security, and to tear
off the veii, which as yet conceals the
truth from YOU; certain as he istbat, at
his voice, al! this loysi nht;on wills %
mite 10 support the throne, and that
70 ma nf
opinions, aad OF The passions worked
% TO the grea, height, which late y pro.
duced the most fata, anarchy, and
which threatens Government with q
complete dissolution.
aly son, the Iniante Dn. Miguel, who
had so recently covered himself with
glory by his heroic undertakIpg-ny
Son it was that, uEged by wicked sug.
gsstions, and misied by lfeacherous adj
vice, ventured upon acts which, even
supposiog them just and necessary,
ought to have emanated from my so
vereign authority, and thus eHcroached
upon the kiagly power which cannot be
shared
Early in the morning OF the 5o,h of
A prii, all Tire troops 10 the capital ap-
peared under arms, and my son was
seen to leave my palace for the purpose
of putting himself at their head and
without my knowledge, to order n im-
mense number Of individuals Of all
classes to be arrested; including the
persons who held the highest situations
10 the state, my own ministers, and
some Of my chamberlains. Tine pa.
lace reside in was surcoBDded by men
in arms, OF rather converted into a pri-
son, and access TO my royal person
prohibited for several hour. And last
ly were seen proceedings so violent hat
they bordered upon open rebellion, 80
much so that the representatives. ofshs
Soyereigns Of Europe thought them
selves bound formally to protest sgalnst
the violence thus offered to my royal
authority. So rash determination
which threatened the most fatal conse-
quences. 80 gross an abuse OF the trust
which had put in my son, was account
ed for, OF vindieated on DO other ground
than the supposition Of cons piracy
which, even if it had really EXISTED,
could cot Justify suoh unprecedented
proceedings.
But, as wished, cost what it might,
to maintain the pubic tranquility, and
concord of my royal family, thought
it proper to direct by my royal decree
Of the Sd INST. that Judges should be
appointed for the trial Of the accused,
and TO forgive those acts in which my
son had exceeded bis powers in hopes
that the Legitimate course of law being
thus re- esta biisheo, the revolutionary
measures would cease, and order be
gradually restored But The earnest
wishes Of my pa,ernal heart were not
fulfilled; far from it-jndiyiduals con-
tinued to be arrested, and orders issued
in the Inisnt's name, many Of which
were signed by obscure persona who
held no public ei,na'ions.
Determined TO put an end to these
scanGalous proceedings. aud TO the de.
grading encroachments made upon the
royal authority to the evident injury of
M loyal subjects, bat unable to make
my royal will known, in consequent
Of my being beset by the factions who
led my sea astrsy, and who had alrea-
dy, on the 30th Of April. made an at.
tempt upon my liberty, / resolved, in
order to avoid contest, the ultimate
issue Of which. however. could not be
doubtful, considering the welI.known
fidelity of the Portuguese na'ion--up.
on geing on board the British line Of.