Middle course proposed by the Portugueze Court 91 Preparations for occupying Portugal 91 The French and Spanish Ambassadors leave Lisbon 93 Secret treaty of Fontainebleau 93 British residents expelled from Lisbon 96 Edict for the exclusion of British commerce 96 For registering the persons and property of the British 97 The British Minister leaves Lisbon 97 A Russian squadron enters the Tagus 98 Buonaparte endeavours to seize the Royal Family 99 Junot’s proclamation from Alcantara 100 The French enter Portugal 102 Their rapacity upon the march 102 Conduct at Abrantes 103 Representation of the British Ambassador 105 The Prince determines upon removing to Brazil 106 He refuses to let the people and the English fleet defend the city 107 Embarkation of the Royal Family 109 Regency appointed by the Prince 112 Junot advances rapidly 114 The French enter Lisbon 115 Miserable plight of those who first entered 117 Arrival of the second division 118 Forced loan required 120 A Frenchman added to the Regency 120 Edict for confiscating English goods 121 Use of arms prohibited 121 Pastoral letter of the Cardinal Patriarch 122 Conduct of the Inquisitor General 124 The French flag hoisted 124 Insult at the theatre, and commotion in Lisbon 126 Precautions of the French 128 Regulations concerning English goods 130 Scarcity of corn apprehended 131 Measures for providing the army 132 The Portugueze leave their fields unsown 133 Spaniards under General Carraffa at Porto 134 General Taranco takes the command there 134 Good conduct of the troops 135