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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The King of Spain threatened to invade Portugal with 40,000 men unless the Portuguese king declares support for Spain in a potential war with Britain, demanding an answer within four hours; no resolution reported.
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The King of Spain threatened to invade Portugal with 30 or 40,000 men; " His Catholic Majesty had ordered his ambassador at Lisbon, to demand a categorical answer from his most faithful Majesty. in what part he would take in case of a rupture between Britain and Spain : His Portuguese Majesty had answered; it was a question of so much importance, that he could not well determine in less than seven months ; whereupon The Spanish minister told the king, that his master had ordered him to signify to his Majesty. that if he did not give an explicit answer to his demands in four hours, he had 40,000 men on the frontiers ready to enter the kingdom of Portugal ; but that in case he should take part with Spain. then he and his subjects should meet with every kind of indulgence and assistance that a good friend and ally could give."
What resolution his Portuguese majesty came to upon this extraordinary declaration; we dont learn.
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Portugal
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threat of invasion with 40,000 men if no explicit answer in four hours; potential indulgence and assistance if siding with spain; resolution unknown.
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The King of Spain ordered his ambassador in Lisbon to demand from the King of Portugal a categorical answer on his stance in case of rupture between Britain and Spain. Portugal requested seven months to decide. The Spanish minister then warned that without an answer in four hours, 40,000 men were ready to invade, but offered alliance benefits if Portugal sides with Spain.