[General Oribe; Howard de Walden, diplomat; Lisbon] Autograph Letter Signed Howard de Walden to Captain Waldegrave, of HMS Revenge, concerning Genl Oribe who was not welcome in Lisbob
Howard de Walden was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the court of Lisbon from 1833. ALS, 3 pages, bifolium, good condition. Genl. [presumably 'General') Oribe - one of the Spanish Refugees - concerned in the late revolt in Spain [First Carlist War probably] is anxious to leave the country. His presence here is embarrassing to the Port[uduese] Govt, - & the [Present?] m[inister] of For[eign] aff[airs] as well as L[or]d Aberdeen. I have reason to believe would prefer his not remaining here - Under these circumstances altho I [underlined] do not give him a passport - perhaps you will be so good as to authorize the Commander of HMS Lynx to receive Him on board as a Passenger for England in case of his applying or he probably will do tonight for a passage - of course you will report to the Ad[mra]lty [?] having applied to you to do so - but confidetially [underlined] only as regards the wish of the Port[uguese] Govt as regards the wish of the Port[uguese] Govt [...] Note: The only General Oribe mentioned (as far as I can see) on Google is Manuel Oribe, 2nd Constitutional president of Uruguay and founder of Uruguay's National Party. There is no information on Google indicating that he had a part in the Carlist Wars etc.