Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-03-09
THE QUEEN OF PORTUGAL's POSSESSIONS IN
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.

doubt not it will be to of your readers that
sovereign Princess Of Europe became possessed by
deed duly executed acknowledged and recorded of lot of
land in this metropolitan city of Democratic Republican
America, and that she her legitimate do for
ausht know retain it STILL But such, shall proceed
show, il the fact.
When the city of Washington was selected as the perma-
nent seat Of of the United States mag
ncence of design apparent oil the arrangements of
Streets avenues, and public squares. These were laid off
amplitude Of scale little calculated for the convenience
Of city growing up from small beginnings its unad
ed resources Every thing betokened anticipated great
ness in this seat Of empire Among other schemes of
its projectors that Of public squares parks site for
university for the various Government buildings and Offices
and lots set apart for the soveregns Of foreign nations the
construction thereon Of suitable residences for their aassa
dors to the American Court.
Il has been said that lots designated each of the
great European nations then in amiy with youthful Re-
public and have heard that money actually furnished
to Minister Of the King Of Spain suitable house
the lot assigned TO that monarch What obstacles pre-
vented the accomplishment of the purpose history hath
narrated.
But the various land records Of Washington county the
year 1885, per Lber B. folio 474, do such esti
mony may gainsay saith the venerable Lord Coke
that the 25h Of May in the said year, the Commissioners
of the city Of Washington did grant by Decd duly executed
under their hands and seals
"To her faithful Majesty the Queen of Portugal
her heirs and successors forever all that square the city of
Washington situated, lying, and being the Presidents
square east of III the engraved plan of the said
city, bounded and described follows Beginning
marked Portugal hundred feet of the southeast
Of the said square No. III and extending 81
thence north 2s feet inches thence west 81 feet thence
south to the place Of beginning containing within the said
described limits SO, 639 feet of ground
" To the same to her the said Queen
Of Portugal her heirs and successors and for the and
Majesty, her heirs and successors forever.
"GUSTAVUS SCOTT, y
"M. "x. wHiTE' THnhSroN' Commissioners
Such is the substance and nearly the literal form Of the
grant, Appended to it is the following certificate
"Be known all 10 whom this present writing shall
come, that John Adams President of the United States of
America do assent and approve Of the within mentioned
grant of land to her faithful Majesty the Queen of Por
tuga her heirs and successors for the purposes therein
pressed.
"JOHN ADAMS.
"By the President:
"T PIcKERISe, Secretary of State.
The land in the foregoing deed granted forms believe
what regarded part Of the Presidents square, lying
south Of the Executive Mansion and the outlet Of the Wash
ington Canal. has been recently enclosed, with other
portions Of the square, by picket wooden fence built not
BY order of the Queen Of Portugal but in deogaton,
greatly fear Of her legal vested rights. REGIA JUS.