the country it
should be explained forthwith.

[1] [In December 1828 an expedition, consisting of 652
Portuguese refugees of the party of the Queen, sailed
from England for Terceira in four vessels, under the
command of Count Saldanha. Terceira held for the Queen,
and arms and ammunition had previously been sent them
from England. The British Government ordered Captain
Walpole, of the 'Ranger' to stop this expedition off
Terceira, which he did by firing a gun into Saldanha's
ship. The ground taken by the Duke of Wellington in
defence of this measure was his resolution to maintain
the neutrality of England between the two parties then
contending for the Crown of Portugal. But the
proceeding was vehemently attacked in Parliament and
elsewhere.]

[Page Head: DISCONTENT OF THE TORIES.]

We are now beginning to discover different people's feelings
about this Catholic business, and it is clear that many of the
great Tories are deeply offended that the Duke was not more
communicative to them, principally, it seems, because they have
continued to talk in an opposite sense and in their old strain up
to the last moment, thereby committing themselves, and thus
becoming ridiculous by the sudden turn they are obliged to make.
This they cannot forgive, and many of them are extremely out of
humour, although not disposed to oppose the Duke. The Duke of
Rutland means to go to Belvoir, and not vote at all. The Duke of
Beaufort does not like it, but will support the measure. Lowther
has been to the King, and it is supposed he has resigned. They
complain that the Duke has thrown them over, still nobody doubts
that he will have great majorities in both Houses. It was
asserted most positively at Brookes' yesterday that Peel's offer
of resigning his seat at Oxford had been accepted. In Dublin the
moderate people are furious with O'Connell for his abuse of
everybody. There is no getting over the fact that he it is who
has brought matters to this conclusion, and that but for him the
Catholic question would never have been carried; but his
violence, bad taste, and scurrility have made him 'lose the
lustre of his former praise.'

February 9th, 1829 {p.179}

I called at Devonshire House in the morning, and there found
Princess Lieven very eloquent and very angry about the Terceira
business, which certa