Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-16
From the British Traveller, Dec. IL.
MESSAGE FROM THE KING.
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! MIR. Secretary Canning rose and said that lie
had TO present Message from the King.
| The Message was then brought up and read by
| the Speaker IL was in these words
GEORGE r.
His Message acquaints the House of Com
| mons that his Majesty has received an esrnes
application from the Princess Regent of Portugal
claiming in virtue Of the ancient obligations of AL
lance and Amity between his Majesty and III,
Crown of Portugal. his Msjesty's aid against ar
| hostile aggression from Spain.
g. His Majesty has exeried himself for som,
time past In conjunction with his Msjes'y's Ally
the King OF France, 10 prevent such an aggression
and repeated assurances have been given by the
Court of Madrid of the determination of his Catho-
lie Majesty neither TO commit, nor allow TO be-
committed, from his Catholic Majesty's territory
any aggsession against Portugal; but his Majesty
has learned, with deep concern, that noiwithsiand-
ing these assurances, hostile inrosds into the terri
tory OF Portugal have been concerned in Spain and
have been executed under the eyes of Spanish au.
th0ri'ies, by Portuguese Regiments, which had
deserted into Spain, and which the Spanish Gov
ernmen, had repeatedly and solemnIy engaged 10
disarrn aud 20 dispense
" His Majesty leaves no effort unexbausied To
awaken the Spanish Government TO the dangerous
consequence OF this apparent connivance.
" His Majesty makes This communication to the
House of Csmmons with the full and entire con =
fidence that biz faithful Commons will afford 10 his
Majesty their cordial concurrence and support in
maintaining the faith Of Treaties and in securing
against foreign hostility the safety and ndepen-
dence Of the Kingdom of Portugal, the Oldest Ally
OF Great British. &C. r."
From the LiUeypoot Commercial Chronicle of
Dec. 9Th.
Since our last publication, accounts have been
'eceived by the invasion of Portugal, by armies
equipped and provisioned in Spain. Portugal
has called upon this country frr protection; The
KING has sent p message 10 both House of Par
Lament on the subject: Parliament has answer
ed the Message 10 The most decisive manner. and AZ
this moment several thousands Of our ccuntryuen
are Oh their way to Lisbon, TO combat for the fl ee
institutions SO recen'is granted by the Emperor OF
br'zII to- his Enroresn subjects. The debate on
the Address, IN the House OF Commons is ex',ene-
ly interesting, and many Of the Speeches, eyince
sOild aud splendid talents. Mr. Canning in an
elaborate oia,on detailed the nature of the various
Treaties which have existed between this country
and Portugal since the time Of Charles the second
and pointed ont The obligations Of Great Britain TO
sustain faithfully the spirit Of those Treaties Tn
the speech OF the Foreign secretsry, /, is i'm
posslblr not to admire The talen, nolicv and h IN,
which he displays. In COME nplatag the proba
Oily OF the w'r becoming general, Mr. Cannit z
,o's's o' tne power Of England power not ri
Armies or Navies, but Of opinion public opin-
ION, which has gone forth through most Kingdoms
Of Europe ~ favour of Liberty, which hes array
81 "sei against Tie ancient Despotisms Of ;be
world and over which il appears England %.
sssses o. 'n's moment controlling power.