josé da silva carvalho - DSpace CEU

It appears to me that a sum less than £ 100 ought not to be
proposed, but whatever it may be, if Your Excellency will only cause
it to be delivered to him, or the Captain of the Cannon to be made
over to General Bem only after bis departure, or to myself, I will
desire that he shall be received to-morrow night, and taken off on
Saturday from Portugal.
I have the honour to be, Your Excellency's most obedient and
humble servant. = Howard de Walden.
DOC. CCXCIII
Carla do almirante Napier a Silva Carvalho
Pedindo-lhe que se interesse pelos melhoramentos na armada
e pelo premio dos servicos prestados por elle, Napier,
que foi esquecido, emquanto Saldanha e Terceira foram recompensados
Lisbon, June 8th 1834.
My dear Sir.—I have received such pressing invitations from
my friends at Portsmouth to stand for the Borough, Mr. Baring having
become Secretary to the Treasury, that I have obtained from the
Emperor a few weeks' leave of absence to go to England. The Duchess
of Braganza will land me at Portsmouth, and then go to Brest for
the ships. Let me beg and entreat, you will endeavour to get Margiochi
to decide on what I have proposed for the Navy. You know very
well I can have no prívate interest to serve in improving it, I have
a strong feeling for a profession that has rendered such services to
Portugal, and it is my pride to render it equal to the British Navy,
but I can get the Minister to do nothing. Everything I am doing
is for economy and order, and yet he will not move. If it could be
so managed that you could take that department from the colonies,
good would be done, and even the colonies is more work than you
ever will get Margiochi to do. I have left everything in proper train,
but I feel I shall be back ere he decides anything, and probably will
upset all I have done for he is beset with a parcel of intriguers who
have not the interest of their country at heart. I can do no more than
I have done. I have written him such strong letters that I really am
ashamed of them, for he is really a good, honest man. As to our prize
money I leave it in your hands with perfect confidence, for I feel you
will not let it slumber. I have never said a word about it till
Don Miguel was out of the country. As for myself you must be aware