The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-01-18
FOREIGN.
NEw-YoRx, Jan. l3.

Britain, from Havre, files Of papers hav'
been received to the 10th Of Dec.
The English government have, in con
sequence of the Spanish aggressions OF
Portugal, resolved to interfere by armed
force, for the protection of the latter king
dom. From the Courier Of Dec. 18th, TIN
following is extracted
WAR WITH SPAIN.
On the / lth Of Dec. the King Of Eng
land transmitted the following message L
Parliament.
" George X.
"His Majesty acquaints the House o
Commons, that His Majesty has received
an earnest application from the Princess
Regent Of Portugal, claiming, in virtue o
the ancient obligations of alliance ant
amity subsisting between his Majesty an'
the Crown of Portugal, his Maiesty's ai(
against an hostile aggression from SPAN
=" His Majesty has excrted himself fo
some time past, in conjunction with hii
Majesty's Ally, the King of France, tC
prevent such an aggression; and repeat
ed assurances have been given by the
Court of Madrid Of the determination oI
his Catholic Majesty's territory, any ag.
gresslon against Portugal.
But his Majesty has learnt with deep
concern, that Notwithstanding these as
surances, hostile inroads inte the territory
Of Portugal have been concerted III Spain,
and have been executed IN the eyes OF
Spanish authorities by Portuguese regi.
ments which had deserted into Spain, ano
which the Spanish Government had res
peatedly and solemnly engaged to disarn
and to diSperse.
!" His Majesty leaves no effort unos-
hausted to awaken the Spanish Govern
mcnt to the dangerous consequences OF
this apparent connivance.
ellis Majesty makes this communlca-
ton to the House of Commons with the
full and entire confidence that his nales-
ty's faithful Commons VIII afford his Ma
iesty their cordial concurrence ard sup
port in maintaining the faith of treaties,
and in securing against foreign lostllity
the safety and independence of the King
dom of Portugal, the Oldest Ally Of Great
Britain"
On tho 18th, when on the subject Of the
Message, Mr.. Canning explained the re-
lations tina. existed with Portugal, unt
went on to statc.-"On the 3D. of Sept
the first application was made to our Gov
ernment by the Portuguese A nbassader
for assistance. On Friday evening gov
ernment was satisfied Of all the facts nee
essary to make q case for our intcrter-
ence, and on Saturday came to a decision
upon these facts. On Monday the Mes
sage was sent to Parliament, and at the
4 tlp
way to Portugal.
Mr.. Canning went on to state, We 60
to defend Portugal, not to wage war with
Spain to plant a British standard in de.
fence of Portugul.** MN at would be I'M.
Just to France not to mention that the rep,
resentatlons and rcmonstronces OF tho
French Government to the Court OF Spain
had been quite as urgent, though at the
same time, as fruiless, as those which
had been made by the British Govern
mcnt. On the first irruption into Portu
gal, the French charge d'atiairs had been
directed to signify to his Catholic Majes
" the displeasurc which the French Gov
felt ut such proceeding and TO
warn him that he must not look TO France
for any support Ia it, but must take all the
of it upon himself. lie
was bound in common Justice To say, that
the French had exorted themselves to the
utmost to prevent this aggression, and
that there did not appear the least ground
for sxspocting that there had been any
want OF sincerity or good faith on the part
of France in endcayoring to force Spain
to fulfil her treaties. The preservation OF
our national honor justified and indeed,
H.. 4 e., IS,,N q
An approximation to tho danger ofa war
was certainly to be apprchended, and
avoided If possible. He did not wish to
be understood as drcadlng our being en-
gagged in war in good cause through any
distrust of our power or resources; has
npprchensions were quito Of n different
nature, und arose from rejecting on the
power which this country pos.
sessed, and that ifa war should be the re
suit of the measure now adopted, VIC
should have ranged on our side the disaf- |
lected and discontinued of every nation in !
Europe. $*% He learned that the next war !
hat should be kindled in Europe, would !
be q war of most TREMENDOUS couscquen- !
ces. We have no desire to govern or die |
latc in Portugal, but there the standard of
England will be planted to afford her de- I
fence, and there foreign dominion shall
not como.'
The address in answer to the Message
was carried almost unanimously.
Lieut.. General Sir VIM. Henry Clinton.
commands the troops destined for Portu.
raj. Four sevcnty-fours and one eighty
run ship are ordered to convey the troops
o Lisbon. The lower deck guns were
% be taken ont TO make room for the
soops. The Melville, ~, sailed the lith
Dec.
The British troops were moving with as
much promptness as the Ministry have act
u ,I,l.o DI kntt Lon al.Ahc ID Mailman. |