The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-13

WITH u cumIletc ulssulnliOu.
! My Son, the lufantc Don Miguel, who
had so recently covered himself with
glory by hs heroic undertaking Son
II mas thar, urged ty wicked suggestions,
and misled by trraeheraus advice vcnfur-
ed upon acts which, even surprising them
Just and necessary, ought Ia have cmanat
ed from sovereign Authority, aud thus ~.
croachcd upon the kingiy Power which /
cannot be shared
Early in the morning Of the 3olh of .
April, all the ,ronps In the capital stppear.
ed under arms, aud my Son was seen 10 |
leave my paiace Tor thu pntpnse of putting .
himself III their head, aud without my |
knowledge, 10 order AN immense unmhr, |
otlndl, idnals Of all classes IN l5r arrested, |
including the persons who held the highest |
situations in the state, my own ministers, !
aud some Of my chamherlains. Th. pa
Lace reside IN was surrounded by men ~ |
arms, or rather converted Into prison, 4 /
access to my royal person ltohbltcd ior |
several hours. And lastly we're seen pro.
teedings So violent that they hordrred mp
ON rebellion, 80 much So that the Repre-.
sentati,es of the So,crcisns of Europe !
thought themselves houud formally To |
protest against the violence thus offered H.
my royal Authority. So rash u detrrmi- !
nation which threatened the most fatal con
sequences, 81 gross an abuse of the trust
which had put in my sou, was account
ed Tor, or tlndicatrd on no other ground
than the sspposition Of conspiracy
which, even il had really existed, could
not justify such unprecedented proceed
ings.
But, as | wished, cost what IL might, Ia
maintain the public tranquility, and con-
cord IN my royal family, thought II pro.
per direct by N: royal decree of ihe Sd
inst that Judges should be appointed for
the trial of the accused, and To forgive
lnose acts III whiehmy son had exceeded
his powers, IN hopes that the legitimate
course of law being thus rc.cstablished,
the Revolutionary measures would cease,
and order BIZ gradually restored. But the
earnest wishes of my paternm heart were
not fulfilled far from IT. Individuals con
ti0ued ,o he arrested, aud orders issued
m the lnIant's name, many of which were
signed hy obscure persons who held no
public situations.
Determined 10 pet an end To these
scanddous proceedings, aud To the drgra-
dlnb encroaohmcnls made upon the royal
authority 10 the evident injury of my loyal
subjects, but not enabled To make my 70, al
will known, IN consequence of my being
BEST by the factions who led my son a
stray, aud who had already, on the 50ih
of April made an attempt upon my H.
, berty, | resolved, in order 10 avoid n
contest, the ultimate issue Of which, how
ever, could not bo doubtful, considering
the well known fidelity of the Portuguese
nation upon going ON board the British
ne of battle ship lying in this hdrbor,
WHITTIER WAS followed by the Kepresrn
tatives of the Europcn Powers, for the
purpose of frankly disclosing my Disgrace
r fnl situation to my loyal subjects, aud cal
ling them, il necessary to my assistance
r Having taken he advice Of my Minis
tiers, and ofp"rsous, once learned, JEALOUS
for my royal service, and who have the
fear ni God before them, have deter
mined 10 reasssume the powers Of Gen.
craIissmo Of my Royal Armies, taking
from the Infante Don Miguel, the com.
mand in chief of the army which had
conferred upon him, and foibidding the
authorities and all aud each of my sub
lects, to obcyshs orders, or such rs may
be- gwen in his ndme, upon pain al being
treated as reb' Is Ia the Royal Authority,
which exclusively belongs 10 me by the
grace Of Cod.
Portuguese Such are the first DISPOSE
tons which have made, issuing without
loss of time, the requisite orders for setting
al liberty the innocent persons who were
lnyolIcd in those arbitrary prescriptions,
and for Furnishing those who may really
prove guilty, as aecomplices 10 The ma
chnations OF secret societies My will is,
that the latter should be proceeded against
in strict conformity with the laws in force
aud thus " i'll virtue and 10y atty be righled,
and crime punished.
Soldiers | do not blame you for what
you have done you obey cd the commau-
der whom had gwen you, and thus com
piled with your duty. This inexperienced
Chief was involuntarily driven, by peif
dious ad, ice, not al all cougend with his
nature and fila obedience, 10 the most
criminal disrrspect To his Father and King.
| deprive him of tn. authority which wick
I'd intrguers without any public character
induced him to abuse and COMMAND
you TO acknowledge no other authority
than mine, and confiding yourselves TO
the military duties laid upon you, 10 use
The arms committed to your loyalty, for |
my royal service only, ever Obey ing III"
commanding officers whom | may please |
10 confirm OF to appoint.
BY this Proclamation | confirm In the I
exercise Of their powers those who are IN
vested with them, 50 hong as shall ISSUE |
no orders IN the contrary aud com ,
maud all aud each Of them 10 pay the most +
implicit obedience To the directions that |
shall be given them, in my nhra", by the
auil critics 10 " hch ,ou are htuc'iolth 10
submit. Subjects of all classes behave
peaceably, and confidently expect from
your Sovereign the restoration of public
tranquility, Justice, and general s.cnri
ty. 1hE MIMI
Ertruet from n prfcats ictt'r
TARpA, Potnsal,) May Ills Ma !,