Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-07-06

'S '"'ention Oh Tue nooie author to have this do.
cutnene published, yet that lAtterly both hitnscl
and Mr.. Moore strongly doubted the propr,ety
OF such a measure. With respect 10 Mr.. Mur.
rays share in the transaction, we understand
from the same authority, that this gentleman WAS
equally deSrous with the rest of Lord Byron,s
friends for the destruction oftte NJ. 8. and So
little regarded his own interest in the concern,
that ne declined accepting the money from mr..
Moore; who, however, insisted upon rcceiy;nr
1t as n debt due upon his bond.n
LATE NEWS FROM PORTUGAL.
new York, June 30.-An arrival at Boston
from Gibraltar, has brought papers from that
piace to the gid of May, containing later adyi-
ces from Spain and Portugal, than we lavc pre-
visusiy received. a letter from Cadiz, rcceiv-
81 at Gibraltar on the 22nd, says, sit is men.
toned with a good deal Of certainly, that 3joo
more French troops are to encounter Spain i'm
mediately; that two regiments are ordered from
Carthagena to Cadiz, at which place prcpara-
tons arc making to lodge them. These move
ments in Spain, with the recent events in Por-
tugai, lead many to believe all is not we'll. and
that war is brewing" I'VE have seen four
CO. ,ies of this letter, two Of Which state that
$4,000 additional French troops, are about to
enter Spain instead of $500 as mentioned above.
III the number was Stated at $1,000 i'm tle
Cadiz letter, we do not believe il. If il was
$500, the Importance of the Intelligence is yery
inconsderabte.1
The news from Portugal is The most im,nor.
can't, as will he seen from the Kings Proc.aina-
tioR and other extracts given below. From
these itappoars that the late proceedings of the.
Infaut were more serious than we nj first sup
posed. On the 7ui of May the King went on
board the British ship Windsor Castle, from
which he issued the proclamation of which we
speak. The extract Of a letter taken from the
Gibraltar Chronicle of the Goth, also contains a
summary ct IFS principal contents, and Of scvc-
raj DEGREES published at the sam. time. The
infante was stri ppe1 of his command, and sent
off IN a frigate on his traveis.-GCm .adr.
Prices ut Gibraltar, May 21-Codlsh, 81.
so; beef, 6 % to 9; pork, IL so; -four, Z 50;
sugar, IIavana white, 8 so to 10 %; brown,
S IS a6 %; rice, a 25.
From the Boston Courier of Monday.
Lqtc from G:bratar.-By the arrival of the
ship Coral, Hooper, 80 days from Gibraltar,
wo have been favoured with the Gibraltar
Chronicle Of May 10, 81, %, and %. We find
in them nothing very irnportant.-Their con-
tents are chiefly made up OF the articles already
noticedin London papers. The paper of Nav
81, contains the following Proclamation, by the
king Of Portugal dated son board the British ship
Windsor Castle, lying in the Tagus, May o.
1894. I
3artugucse! Your king is not going away
from you; on the contrary, he only intends 10
rcmoye the fears and anxiety under which YOU
are labouring to rc-cstablisI, public sccurity.
and to tear Off the veil which as Yeti conccaIs
the truth from you; certain as lie is that, at his
voice, all this loyal nation will unite to support
the throne, ana that there will be an end TO the
conflict ofopinions. and of the passions worked
up to the greatest height, which lately produced
tue most fatal anarchy, and which threatens
Government with a complete dissolution.
My Son, the Infante Don Miguel, who had
so recently covered himself with glory by his
heroic undertaliiag--my Son it was that, mr.
ged by wicked suggestions. &misled iy treach-
erous advice ventured upon acts winch, even
sanpssinG them just and necessary. ought to
have emanated from sovereign authority, and
thus encroached upon the kingl5 Power giaici, !
cannot be shared.
Early in the morning Of the 3Oth of April. all
the troops in the capital appeared under arms,
and my Son was scent TO leave my palace for the |
purpose of putting himself at their head, and
without aay knowledge, to order an immense
number Of individuals of all classes to be arcs
ted, including the persons who held the highest
situations IN the state, my own ministers, and
some of my chambcrlains. The palace 1 reside
IN was surrounded by men in arms, or rather
converted into a prison, and access to my royall
person prohibited forseveral hours. And lastly |
were seen proceedings SO violent that they bor-
dcrci upon open rebellion, Sc much SO that the
Representatives of the Sovercigns of EuroDe
thought themselves bound formally 10 protest,
against the violence thus offered to my royal au-
thority. So rash determination which threat
encd the most fatal consequences, so gross an
abuse of the trust which l had put in nv son.
was accounted for, or indicated on 10 other
ground than the supposition of a conspiracy
which, even if ii had really existed, could moi
justify such unprecedented proceedings.
But, as wished, cost what it might, to main
tain the public tranquility, and concord in my
royal family, l thought it proper to direct by my
royal decree ofthe Sd inst. that Judges should
to appointed for the trial of the accused. and to
f1rsiYs those acts in which. my son had ex-
ceedcd his powers in horcs that the legitimate
course Of law being thus re.establishcd, the re-
volutionary measures would cease, and order be
gradually restored. Bat the earnest wishes of
my ~patcrnal heart were not fulfilled; far from
t-indiviluals continued TO be arrested, and
orders issued in the Infants name, many of
which were signed by obscure persons who held
no public situations.
Determined to put an end to these scandal
lous proceedings, and to the degrading en-
eroachncnts made upon tic royal authority to
the evident injury of my loyal subjects, but en-
.ablcdt TO make my royal will known, in conse-
qlcuce OF my being beset by the factions who
led my son astray, and WHO had already, OH the
Both of April, made an attempt upon my liberty,
resolved, in order to avoid a contest, tho ulti-
mate issue Of which, however, could not be
doubtful, considering the well known fidelity of
the Portuguese nation-I2oa going on board
lhc British line of battle ship lying in this har-
.bor, whether 1 was followed by the RepTcsen-
tatyes Of the European Powers, f-t the purpose
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