Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-07-06
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LATE NEWS FROM poRruGA

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LATE NEWS FROM poRTrCA1.
A"arrivai at Boston, from Gibraltar has
brought papers from that place To the '2sd of
May containing later sdvices from Spain and
Portugal, than Ne have previously received.
letter from Cadiz, received ut Gibraltar, Oh
The 2sd, says, il is mentioned with a guod
deal ut certainty, that 5000 more French
troops are to enter Spain Immediately that
two regiments are ordered from Carthag.na
to Csdlx, at which place preparations are
making to lodge them. These movements in
SPAN, with the recent evants in Portugal. lead
many I" believe all il not well, and that war is
brewI"g." We have seen four copies of this
letter, Two of which state, that, $4,000 addi-
'tiona' French troops are about to enter Sraip.
instead of $500 az mentioned above. III the
number was stated at $4,000 in the Cadix let.
ter, we do not believe it. Ii il was $500 tho
Importance Of tho Intelligence is very inconsid-
cradle.
Tie news from Portugal is the most inn,
portans, as will be seen from the Kings Proc
iasnatt0n, aud other extract, given below
From. these it appears that the late proceed
ings Otthe Infant were more serious than we
at hrst supposed. On the 7lh of Nav the King
went on board the British ship Windsor Cas-.
tie, frnin which lie issued the proclamation of
which we speak. The extract of letter tax
co from the Gibraltar Chronicle of the 2Oih.
AIS" contains summary of IFS principal con-
Tents, and of several DEGREES published al the
same time. The Infant was stripped of his
command, and sent of in frigate, on his
travels.
Prices at Gibraltar, May s4.-Codfish,
%; beef, 25 To S-pork. l2 50-lour,
! 30-sugar, H.sana white, 8 SO to 10 95-
Drown. 5 ~ n R Qb-rica >
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LATE FROM GIBRALTAR.
Boston, Jrne %.
BY the arrival of the ship Colal, Hooper,
50 days from Gibraltar, We have been favored
with the Gibraltar Chronicle Of May 10, 81,
e, and s5. W. find in them nothing very
important. Their contents are chief, made
ny OF the articles already noticed in London
papers. The paper of May 81, contains the
following Proclamation by the King of Por-
tugal, dated Oh board the British ship Wind
s"r Castle, lying III the Tagus, May 9. 1894
Portuguese Your Hing is not going away
from you-on ihe contrary, he only intends
remove the fears and anxiety under which !
} op are labOuring, To re-establish pubic secu-
f'ty, and to tear off the veil which as yet con
'eals the truth from yOu-certain as he is, |
'nai' al his voice, all this loyal nation will |
unlte 10 support the throne, aud that there
WIN ne an end 10 the conflict of opinions, and
oi the passions worked up to the greatest height,
which lately produced the most fatal anarchy, |
and which threatens Government ith COM
plete dissolution.
My Son, the Infante Don Miguel, who had
so recently covered himself with glory by his
heroic undertakings Son it was that, urg
20 ny wicked suggestions, and misIed by |
r1acherons advice, ventured upCR acts which, |
ft,atr, u
ought To have emanated from my sovereign
authority, and thus encroaclied upon the King |
y Power which cannot be shared.
early IN The morning of the 30th Of April, |
al the troops in the capital appeared under |
arms, and my Son was seen TO leave my pal |
ace Tor the purpose of putting himself at their
lead, and without my knOw ledge, to order an |
immense number Of individuals of all classes
10 be arrested, Including the persons who held |
me highest situations IN the state, my own |
ministers, and some frny chamberlains. The |
palace reside in was surrounded by men IN
irns, or Father converted into a. prison, aud |
access TO my royal person prohibited for
several hours. And lastly, were seen proceed.
nss so violent, that they bordered upon open
'ebei'ion. 50. much so that the Representatives
d the Sovereigns Of Europe thought them
selves bOund formally IL protest against the
violence thus Offered TO my royal authority
30 rash determination, which threatened
ne most fatal consequences, so gross abuse
1f The trust which had put iD my Sun, was
accounted for, Or vindlcated ON no other
ground than the superstition Of a conspiracy,
which, even IL it had really existed, could not
uslify such unprecedented proceedings.
But, as wished, cost what il might, TO main
aln the public tranquility, and concord in my
oval family, thought it proper TO direct by
my royal decree of The Sd. inst. that Judges
should be appointed for the trial of The accus-
81, and to forgive those acts IN which my son
lad exceeded his powers, in hopes that the
egif'mate course of law being thus re-estab-
ished, the revolutionary measures would
ease, and order be gradually restored. But tn.
earnest wishes of my paternal heart were not
ulhlled-far from it-iDdi,iduals continued to
10 arrested, and orders issued Ia the Infants
'ame, many of which were signed by obscure
persons, who held no public situations.
Determined 10 put an end to these scandal
Gus proceedings, and to the degrading en-
roachmenls made upon the royal authority
o the evident injury ofmy loyal subjects, blu,
Unable to make my royal will known, in conse-
uencs OF my being beset by the factious, who
ed my Son astray, and who had already, on
he SO,h of April, made an attempt upon my
berty, resolved, in order to avoid contest
he ultimate issue of which, however, could
lot be doubtful, considering the we'll known
ideIlty of the Portuguese nation-upOn going
N board the British line of battle ship in this
HARBOUR. whittier was followed by the Re-
'rssentaiives of the European Powers, for the
purpose OF frankly disclosing my disgraceful
ituaiion TO my loyal subjects, and calling
hem, il necessary, to my assistance.
Having taken the advice of my Ministers,
nd of persons once learned, jealous for my
oval service, and who have the fear Of God
,afore them, have determined to re-sssume
he powers of Generalissirno of nv ROYAL