unite their efforts to urge and obtain their decision at Rio de Janeiro. The explanations furnished on this subject by prince Metternich having been found fully satisfactory, it was acknowledged that the reservation in question would be useless. The Portuguese plenipotentiaries afterwards announced to the English ambassador, that the Infant had anticipated the wishes of his government, in deciding spontaneously to address a second confidential and affectionate letter to the Infanta, his sister, to tranquillize her on the subject of her future condition. Those gentlemen added, that the Infant had also decided to write in duplicate to the Infanta, his sister; that all the letters were ready, signed and sealed; that it only remained for them, consequently, to request prince Metternich to have the goodness to hasten their despatch by way of London and Madrid. Prince Metternich gave a positive assurance that these two expeditions should set out with the least possible delay, and he, in consequence, engaged MM. de Villa-Secca and de VillaReal to send to him, in the course of to-morrow, the letters of his royal highness, as well as the despatches which those gentlemen may desire should accompany them. The Portuguese plenipotentiaries observed, lastly, that the frank and loyal support which they have constantly met with from M. the mar respecting the desire which he might perhaps have to assist at the conferences destined to sanction the result; but that the envoy of Brazil had answered, that he had fulfilled the instructions of the emperor, his master, in causing the Infant to know distinctly the intentions of his august brother, relative to his departure and voyage; but that not being specially authorized to take part in the affairs of Portugal, as he had announced in one of their former confidential meetings, he had preferred not assisting at the conferences relative to them. In conformity with this declaration, it has been agreed not to invite the marquis de Rezende to assist at the present meeting, but to conclude the protocol of it, and to submit it, as well as that of the preceding meeting, for the signature of the representatives of Austria, England, and Portugal, to preserve the two original protocols in the archives of the Chancery of the Court and State at Vienna; and to deliver legalized copies of it to the English ambassador, and the Portuguese plenipotentiaries. (Signed) METTERNICH. H. DE BOMBElles. BARAO DE VILLA-SECCA. (Annex to 1, Sub-Enclosure B in No. 15) quis de Rezende, in regard to all His ROYAL HIGHNESS the In the questions, relative as well to the departure of the Infant as to the direction and acceleration of the journey of that prince, has induced them to keep him generally acquainted with the course of their transactions, and to inquire of him FANT DON MIGUEL to His Vienna, October 19, 1827. Sir-I have received the decree which your imperial, royal and most faithful majesty has deigned to address to me, dated the 3rd of July, by which your majesty has been pleased to nominate me your lieutenant and regent of the kingdoms of Portugal, the Algarves, and their dependencies; and, conformably with the sovereign deter minations of your majesty, I immediately occupied myself in making the necessary arrangements to proceed to Lisbon, in order to fulfil the wise and paternal views of your majesty, in governing and ruling the said kingdoms conformably to the Constitutional Charter which your majesty has granted to the Portuguese nation. All my efforts shall tend to the maintenance of the institutions which govern Portugal, and to contribute, as much as lies in my power, to the preservation of the public tranquillity in that country, to prevent its being troubled by factions, whatever may be their origin,-factions which shall never have my support. in the Constitutional Charter given by our august brother to the Portuguese nation, I cannot, nevertheless, forbear announcing to you that I have received the decree of the 3rd of July of the present year, in virtue of which I find myself fully authorised to take possession of the regency of the above-mentioned kingdoms. Determined to maintain inviolate the laws of the kingdom, and the institutions legally granted by our august brother, and which we have all sworn to maintain and to cause to be observed, and to rule by them the above-mentioned kingdoms, it is proper that I should so declare it, that you may have the goodness, my dear sister, to give to that solemn declaration the required publicity, and that you may make known, at the same time, the firm intention which I have to repress the factions which, under whatever pretext, tend to trouble the public tranquillity in Portugal; May heaven preserve the pre- desiring that past errors and faults cious days of your majesty. (Signed) THE INFANT DON MIGUEL. His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. (Annex 2 to Sub-Enclosure B, in No. 15.) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE IN FANT DON MIGUEL to HER Vienna, October 19, 1827 My dear Sister,-Although I have every reason to suppose thatyou are already acquainted with the resolution takenby our august brother and king to nominate me his lieutenant and regent of the kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves, and their dependencies, to govern them conformably to what is prescribed which may have been committed may be buried in an entire oblivion, and that concord and a perfect spirit of conciliation may succeed to the deplorable agitations, which have divided a nation, celebrated in the annals of history for its virtues, valour, loyalty, and devotion to its princes. In order to execute the royal intentions of our august brother, I am preparing to return to Portugal; and I request you, my dear sister, without any loss of time, to cause a frigate and a brig to be prepared, and to set out for the port of Falmouth, in order that they may serve to transport me to Lisbon. May God, my dear sister, have you in his safe and holy keeping. (Signed) MIGUEL. The Infanta Regent of Portugal. (Annex 3 to Sub-Enclosure B, in No. 15.) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE INFANT DON MIGUEL to His BRITANNIC MAJESTY. Vienna, Oct. 19, 1827. Sire,The decree by which the emperor and king, my brother, has nominated me his lieutenant and regent in the kingdoms of Portugal and the Algarves, and its dependencies, having reached me, one of my first cares must be to convey this noble resolution to the know ledge of your majesty. Convinced of the interest which you will take in it, on account of the antient and intimate alliance which has always subsisted between Portugal and Great Britain, and which I sincerely desire to cultivate, I dare flatter myself that you will have the goodness to grant me your good-will and support; the end which I propose to myself being invariably to maintain tranquillity and good order in Portugal, by means of the institutions granted by the emperor and king, my brother, institutions which I am firmly resolved to cause to be respected. I address this request to your majesty, in the expectation of having the honour of making it to you personally, with the confidence inspired by your great wisdom and the interest which you have always taken in every thing which regards my family and the welfare of Portugal. I pray your majesty to accept the homage of my sentiments of attachment and high consideration. (Signed) THE INFANT DON MIGUEL. His Britannic Majesty. (Sub-Enclosure C, in No. 15.) PROTOCOL. Vienna, Oct. 23, 1827. PRESENT. On the part of Austria.-M. le Prince de Metternich, M. le Comte de Lebzeltern, M. le Chevalier de Neumann, M. le Comte H. de Bombelles. On the part of England.-The British Ambassador. On the part of his royal highness the Infant Don Miguel.-M. le Baron de Villa Secca, M. le Comte de Villa Real. The protocol of the conference of the 20th of this month was approved and signed, when the British ambassador announced that he had still a confidential communication to make to the members of the conference, and he read to them a letter which he had that day received from Paris, in which he was informed that some agents of the Portuguese refugees had been sent there to obtain access to the Infant. It appears, according to this letter, that these refugees are endeavouring to excite an insurrection in Portugal, and to destroy the constitution before the arrival of Don Miguel. Prince Metternich observed, that this communication deserved the more serious attention, as the intelligence which he had received direct from Spain in the course of the last week, and which he had hastened to communicate to the British Government on the 18th of this month, gave him reason to believe in the existence of, this culpable project; that the Infant had himself been the first to speak to him of his fears with respect to this, and had expressed a wish that means should be thought of to prevent a movement, which, should it break out before his arrival at Lisbon, might place him in a very difficult and embarrassing situation. Prince Metternich added, that, as the Infant entertained views so favourable, the most effectual means to employ, would be a direct over ture from this prince to the king of Spain. He proposed, therefore, to invite the Infant to write immediately to his Catholic majesty, to inform him of the determination which he had come to, in conformity with the decree of the emperor Don Pedro, his brother, of the 3rd of July, and to ask of him, at the same time, with confidence, to take such measures as, in his wisdom, he should judge most effectual in preserving tranquillity in the Peninsula, and to make known to the aforesaid refugees that the Infant highly disapproved of such projects, and was determined to repress them. This proposal of prince Metternich having been unanimously approved, the Portuguese plenipotentiaries having undertaken to submit it to the Infant, and that prince having received it favourably, the baron de Villa Secca, and the count de Villa Real have announced to-day to the conference, that his royal highness had willingly consented to write to the king of Spain in the sense agreed upon; that they had it in command to deliver to prince Metternich the letter of the Infant to his Catholic majesty, with the request that it might be forwarded to its destination as soon as possible, and to annex a copy of it to the present protocol. The prince Metternich declared that he took charge of it with the greater pleasure, inasmuch as he did not doubt but that a step so frank and loyal on the part of the Infant would produce all the effect which it gave a right to expect. He then proposed to communicate the present protocol to the cabinets of London, Paris, Berlin, and Petersburgh, with the request that they would transmit, without delay to their respective missions at Madrid, orders to support, with all their influence, the step which the Infant has just taken towards his Catholic majesty. This proposition having been unanimously approved, it was agreed that the despatches for Paris and London should be in consequence made up immediately, and that they should be intrusted to M. de Neumann. (Signed) H. DE BOMBELLES. CONDE DE VILLA REAL. (Annex to Sub-Enclosure C, in HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE IN- Vienna, Oct. 21, 1827. My very dear Uncle,-I have the honour to inform your majesty, that I have received a decree, dated from Rio de Janeiro, by which my august brother, the emperor of Brazil, and king of Portugal and the Algarves, nominates me his lieutenant and regent in the lastmentioned kingdoms. Having accepted this regency, and proposing shortly to repair to Lisbon, it has come to my knowledge, from sources worthy of credit, that some of the chiefs of the Portuguese refugees, who are now in the dominions of your majesty, intend in the mean time to excite movements, with the intention of disturbing public order in Portugal, which would necessarily produce calamities which will not escape the high penetration of your majesty. In this state of things, I address myself directly to your majesty, with the confidence with which I am inspired by the sincere and well-known desire by which your majesty is animated of maintaining tranquillity in the Peninsula, in order that, weighing in your high wisdom a matter so weighty, your majesty would deign to take those measures which you shall judge the most fitting, in order to make known to the aforesaid refugees my most entire disapprobation of such projects which I am firmly resolved to repress.-May God, &c. (Signed) THE INFANT DON MIGUEL. His Majesty the King of Spain. Despatches from SIR FREDERICK LAMB, with regard to the conduct of the INFANT DON MIGUEL IN PORTUGAL.—1828 No. XVI. SIR FREDERICK LAMB to THE EARL OF DUDLEY. (Received March 14.) Lisbon, March 1, 1828. My Lord,-On the 26th ultimo, the Infant Don Miguel took the oath in the form prescribed by the constitution, the Infanta Donna Isabel Maria having previously resigned the regency, and delivered the speech, of which I have the honour to enclose a translation. The whole of the diplomatic body were present except the Nuncio. Not having delivered my credentials, Mr. Forbes attended on the part of England. On the days immediately suc ceeding his royal highness's landing, there were cries of "Long live Don Miguel the First," and attempts were unsuccessfully made to induce the soldiers to join in them. These have not been re pressed or punished as they ought; but although much distrust prevails, no further expression of party feeling has taken place here. In the provinces some ultra royalist movements are reported to have been attempted, but to have been easily repressed, the military taking no part in them. I have the honour to be, &c. The right honourable the (Enclosure in No. 16.-Translation.) Speech of the INFANTA DONNA ISABEL MARIA, to the CHAM- Feb. 26, 1828. An event out of the ordinary course, which at this moment not only attracts the attention of all Europe, by uniting the good wishes of its separate governments, but which ought to leave all good Portuguese nothing farther to wish for, has, to-day, called you together in these august precincts. My esteemed and dear brother, the Infant Don Miguel, appointed to assume the regency of this kingdom, is here for the purpose of ratifying and fulfilling, by the most solemn of acts, in the presence of the nation, that oath which he so willingly took when at a distance from it. My august brother, the Infant Don Miguel, having thus been legitimately called to such an exalted station, having been welcomed by the good wishes of the whole nation, and re-uniting unanimously those of all the European Powers whom |