When the insurgents in the north of Portugal were driven to take refuge in Spain, Spain objected to receive them, and England did interfere to procure them a milder treatment.  They, however, determined to repair to England, and applied for leave, which was granted:  and a body of from three thousand to four thousand men were received at Plymouth, and continued there for a considerable time.  The right hon. gentleman said that a notification was conveyed to them in November that the officers were to be separated from the men; that, in consequence, the Marquis Palmella informed the Duke of Wellington of their wish to retire to Brazil, and that on December 23 they applied to go to Terceira.  The right hon. gentleman’s version of this transaction was somewhat different from his.  On December 23, an intimation had been given to Marquis Palmella that England would not permit them to go on a hostile expedition to any part of the Portuguese dominions.  But the right hon. gentleman had not stated that, on October 15, two months before the period before mentioned, the Marquis Barbacena had written to the Duke of Wellington to inform him that the Government of the Azores had made preparations for the reception of the Portuguese refugees, and that the marquis applied for a conveyance of the troops to Terceira, the largest island of the Azores.  The other islands had acknowledged Don Miguel; in Terceira the garrison was in favour of Don Miguel, but there was a strong party in the island in favour of the Queen.  The answer of the Duke of Wellington, on October 18, was that England was determined to maintain a neutrality in the civil dissensions of Portugal, and that the King, with that determination, could not permit the ports and arsenals of England to be made places of equipment for hostile armaments.  It was intimated to the Marquis Palmella that, although the Government were willing to give shelter to the troops, it was improper that they should continue to occupy Plymouth as a military body, and that they should distribute themselves in the adjoining villages.  The answer to this intimation was that their separation as a military body would relieve the Portuguese Government of its apprehensions.  Was it to be tolerated that a Power not at war with us should see a force collected in England sufficient to excite apprehensions?  The Marquis Palmella was told that the troops must give up their military character and become individuals.  The answer was that, rather than separate, and destroy their military character, they would prefer going to Brazil.  The reply to this was, that we did not wish them to go to Brazil, but we would not obstruct them; and in order to protect them from Portuguese cruisers, a British convoy was offered and declined.  The right hon. gentleman said that application was made for permission for a body of unarmed men to go to Terceira.  But it was necessary that the House should know certain facts relating to the export of arms in that island which, if permitted, every object