Show PORTUGUESE KING xING PROUD OP OF ENGLISH ALLIANCE Lisbon Jan 2 King Charles In his this speech at the opening of the cortes to today today today day said HId The queen of England was pleased to send lend recently to Lisbon a powerful squadron on a special mission This was extremely agreeable to me and will wilt be so to you The presence of this great squadron signally emphasized zed the solemn a lemn affirmation then made of the clone ClOE friendship f and alliance which Un es s the two nations The speech also alao dwells on ott the finan financial cial cia difficulties of the government on account of the successive deficits and urges economy |