When was it published?

October 11, 1780 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News October 11, 1780

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic, Military Campaign, Naval Affairs

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Court Of Portugal, Spanish Ministry, Court Of Madrid, Our Envoy At Lisbon

Q: What keywords are associated?

Spanish Forces March, Portugal Frontiers, British Warships Refusal, Spanish Declaration, Lisbon Envoy

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Reports from Lisbon on July 4 indicate Spanish forces marching to Portuguese frontiers amid demands to bar British warships from Portuguese harbors. Portugal provided the British envoy with a Spanish declaration dated May 23, 1780, sent home via the Milford frigate.

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July 4. We learn from Lisbon that a large body of Spanish forces have marched upon the frontiers of that kingdom, and a peremptory answer has been at the same time demanded from the Court of Portugal by the Spanish Ministry there, to the request made by the Court of Madrid that English ships of war of every denomination shall be refused admittance into the Portuguese harbour. A copy of the late Spanish declaration which is dated May 23, 1780, has been delivered by the Court of Portugal to our Envoy at Lisbon, and was immediately sent home by the Milford frigate.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Military Campaign Naval Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Spanish Forces March Portugal Frontiers British Warships Refusal Spanish Declaration Lisbon Envoy

What entities or persons were involved?

Court Of Portugal Spanish Ministry Court Of Madrid Our Envoy At Lisbon

Where did it happen?

Lisbon, Portugal

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Event Date

July 4; May 23, 1780

Key Persons

Court Of Portugal Spanish Ministry Court Of Madrid Our Envoy At Lisbon

Outcome

demand for refusal of british warships; delivery of spanish declaration to british envoy

Event Details

A large body of Spanish forces marched upon the frontiers of Portugal. The Spanish Ministry demanded a peremptory answer from the Court of Portugal regarding a request from the Court of Madrid to refuse admittance to English ships of war in Portuguese harbors. The Court of Portugal delivered a copy of the Spanish declaration dated May 23, 1780, to the British Envoy at Lisbon, who sent it home by the Milford frigate.