willing, to protect the
oppressed.--I have, &c.

"W. SYDNEY SMITH."

[Note 20: _List of the Portuguese Fleet that came out of the Tagus
on the 29th of November, 1807._

Guns. Commanded by

Principe Real 84, Adm. Manoel da Cunha.
Capt. Manoel da Canto.

Rainha de Portugal 74, Capt. Francisco Manoel Soetomayor.
_The Princess Dowager and younger daughters
came in this ship._

Conde Henrique 74, Capt. Jose Maria de Almeida.

Medusa 74, Capt. Henrique de Souza Prego.

Affonso d'Abuquerque 64, Capt Ignacio da Costa Quinatella.
_The Queen and family in this ship._

D. Joam de Castro 64, Capt. Don Manoel Juan Souca.

Principe do Brazil 74, Capt. Garca[)o].

Martim de Freitas 64, Capt. Don Manoel Menezes.

FRIGATES.

Minerva 44, Capt. Rodrigo Lobo.

Golfinho 36, Capt. Luiz d'Acunha.

Urania 32, Capt. Tancos, Conde de Viana.

Cherua Princesa S.S. 20, Commanded by a lieutenant.

BRIGS.

Voador 22, Lieut. Fs. Maximilian.
Vinganca 20, Capt. Nicolas Kytten.
Gaivota 22.

SCHOONER.

Curiosa 12, _Hoisted French colours and deserted._

Of these vessels, the _Martin Freitas_ is now the _Pedro Primero_. The
_Principe Real_ is the receiving ship at Rio. The _Rainha de Portugal_
is at Lisbon, as well as the Conde Henrique. The _Medusa_ is the sheer
hulk at Rio. The three other line-of-battle ships either broke up or
about to be so. Of the frigates, the Minerva was taken by the French in
India. The Golfinho is broken up, and the _Urania_ was wrecked on the
Cape de Verde Islands. The Voador is now a corvette. The Vinganca is
broke up, and the Gaivoto is now the Liberal.

_List of the Ships that remained at Lisbon._

Guns.

S. Sebastao 64, _Unserviceable without thorough repair._
Maria Prima 74, _Ordered for floating battery--not fitted._
Vasco de Gama 74,[21] _Under repair, nearly ready._
Princesa de Beira 64, _Ordered for floating battery._

FRIGATES.

Fenix 48, _In need of thorough repair_ (broke up at Bahia).
Aamazona 44, _Do. Do._ (Do. at Lisbon).
Perola 44, _Do. Do._ (Do. at Lisbon).
Trita