[CARNEIRO, Heliodoro Jacinto Araujo] Quelques mots en réponse à quelques personnages sur les Affairs du Portugal. Followed by:- [CARNEIRO, Heliodoro Jacinto Araujo]: Algumas palavras em resposta ao que certas pessoas tem ditto e avançado à cerca do governo portuguez, com algumas observaçoes tanto a respeito do Estado actual de Portugal e da Europa como da extravagante e inexperada conducta do Governo Inglez para com Portugal, &c. &c. &c. London G. Schulze 1831
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The work examines the part played by Sir Charles Stuart in the negotiations in Rio de Janeiro by which Portugal recognized the independence of Brazil in 1825, and the alleged duplicity of the British Foreign Secretary, George Canning. Araújo Carneiro gives credence to the theory that D. João VI had been poisoned, and vehemently upholds the rights of his younger son, D. Miguel. When the French invaded Portugal Araujo Carneiro had fled to London where he initially proved himself to be a sincere liberal and supporter of a Portuguese constitution. He had a considerable flair for politics and foresaw many political events, and gave the Prince Regent, later D. João VI, beneficial advice. He was granted a pension for his work as a political informer, but inevitably acquired many enemies, and later fell out of favour with D. João, to support D. Miguel, erstwhile regent of Portugal, and to oppose the claims of his niece, Dª Maria da Glória, daughter of D. Pedro. The first work is an almost exact translation of the second. Small piece cut away from top of front free endpaper, otherwise a good copy. Innocêncio X, 2. Cf. Borba de Moraes (1983) I, 157, for 2nd work.
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