LORD BROUGHAMwould take this opportunity of putting a question to his noble Friend the President of the Council, regarding the Portuguese insurgents who had been sent as prisoners or convicts to Angola by the Portuguese Government. He wished to know whether or not it was true that when the small vessel which took out Count Bomfin and the other prisoners arrived at Angola, an insurrection took place in the colony? Could it be possible that such an untoward event as this had taken place? It was understood that the prisoners of war had been sent out to the coast of Angola for greater security; but it had turned out, as it seemed, that the people of Africa took part with them, and that at this moment Bomfin was governor of Angola. He hoped that Das Antas would be kept in better security, or he might become governor of Lisbon.
§ The MARQUESS of LANSDOWNEwas understood to say, that he had heard of such a report as that to which the noble and learned Lord alluded, but he did not know whether it was true.
§ The MARQUESS of LANSDOWNEI have some doubts.
LORD BROUGHAM, seeing the noble Lord at the head of the Admiralty in his place, inquired of him whether there was any truth in the report?
§ The EARL of AUCKLANDwas understood to reply that it was not in his power to say.