“The orderly, with the general orders, on his way to St. Julian’s, was stopped by a Portuguese sergeant and twenty men with pikes; the sergeant forced the orderly to deliver the letter containing the orders, broke it open, read the contents, and returned the enclosed receipt; the same guard stopped captain Clives, Royal Grenadier army, and lieutenants Beurman and Liners; these officers were in full uniform.” _General Sontag’s Official Report, February 3._ “Mr. Usher, deputy purveyor, and Mr. M’Carty, interpreter, both British subjects, arrived this day from Oporto, went to Moore’s Hotel, where they were arrested and brought to the minister of police. Mr. Usher was in his British uniform.” _Sir J. Cradock to lord Castlereagh, January 30._ “Some unpleasant incidents have lately occurred on the part of the Portuguese armed inhabitants of Lisbon towards British individuals, but I cannot persuade myself that they have proceeded from any fixed evil disposition.”--“The British army has not, in any instance, departed from the most regular discipline, and continues to manifest the greatest temper and moderation.”--“The excesses on the part of the Portuguese commence by an _uncontrolled pursuit, without any authority from the police, after all persons whom they please to call Frenchmen_, and, in their indiscriminate career, they _often attack every foreigner, and will not even abstain from_ those in our service. Those _persons seek refuge in our guard-room_, and though the guards and patroles have positive orders not to interfere under any pretext with the police, yet it is very difficult to smother the feelings of humanity when the wretched persons are flying from a furious and unauthorised rabble. _Mr. Villiers has exerted himself much with the Regency to check this disorder, and prevent the assembly of armed persons in the streets at night, who beat drums and discharge their pieces at all hours; but as yet his remonstrances have not had the desired effect._” _Mr. Villiers to sir J. Cradock, January 30._ “Finding the people beat to arms, and paraded about the streets after dark, _on the very evening after the regency had settled that these irregularities should be restrained_, I addressed the ministers of the home department upon the subject; and as other excesses came to my knowledge, I followed up my complaint.” _Sir J. Cradock to Mr. Villiers, January 30._ “I have, this morning, been taking such steps as appear necessary to secure our general situation from insult; and, at the same time, if practicable, not to manifest a distrust in the Portuguese nation, which, if sanctioned from head-quarters, would destroy any reason for our being here. I can assure you, every officer and soldier has received impressions that it is most difficult to act against, but I am determined to persevere in keeping the army from aggression to the last moment.” _Sir J. Cradock to Mr. Villiers, February._