The National Register. — London, England, 1808-07-24 00:00:00

476 JULY v. ran 10,900 men, ase 1 have con- 61 ill fall a n easy :•et of transports oil Skil V. tt teal the Russian ; hut, vranze isc vit isroverect nutria ty h, Great a•-•ITO' Rri- shil► tinder hi s Persoi astir*. to :;ty w e o f VM t at Lazo; Lay, anti u IS'e are now in to Pe nine sail of the 10. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. met, and agreed on the instant formation of a religious proces sion, for the purpose of exhorting the mob to return to their homes. This was accomplished, and produced the elect desired ; and in the evening of the same day, before sun-set, peace was completely restored. FROM THE PORTUGUESE P4TRIOTS. Most important and gratifying communications were on Tues day made to the Portugese Ambassador from Oporto. They were brought by an armed schooner, commanded by Capt. Francisco Gonelave Da Costa, who left Oporto on the 11th inst. The dispatches, of which he is the bearer, are from the Bishop who is at the bead of the Provisional Government at , Oporto. They announce the arrival of Colonel Brown, at Oporto, after a passage of five days from England. His mission was partly to make a tender of British assistance, of which the Portuguese immediately availed themselves. They have rs.- quested arms, ammunition, and mooey. There is scarcely a man in the aorth of Portugal, who has not made a voluntary tender of his services to march against the French. Those who are possessed of arms have already been incorporated with re gulars, and have marched against the enemy. Loison, who ac cording to the last accounts had advanced to Armazante, had re- Ire tted to Mizaofrio, about six leagues from Armazante, where he had entrenched himself, but was soon surrounded by the Pa triotic Bands, who cut off all his means of procuring provi sions. In this state he requested permission to he allowed time to draw up terms, upon which he would consent to capitulate. His request was complied with ; and in a few hours he sent in a flag of truce, assuring this Leaders of the Patriots that he would surrender his army to any General Officer of the Portuguese ar my. Ile did this to save the effusion of blood; being acquainted with the determination of the Portuguese people to chew no quarter. This agreeable task was consigned by the Patriots to General Bernardine Friere, who is now at the bead of the Portuguese army in the North of Portugal, and who had proceeded to Mizaofrio to receive the capitulation of Loison. In this army Lalmrde has a command : he is the person who was at the head of the detachment directed to put to death the few persons in Lisbon, who had been taken up for betraying a disposition to revolt against the doctrines of the French on their first entrance into Lisbon. The Patriots, it is said, had protested against the lift. of Laborde. Bernardine Friere is a General of most distin guished merit; he served under General Forbes at Rosillon: on the entry of the French he resigned his commission in the Portu guese army, and refused to serve in that of France. Every Patriot in Portugal wears a cockade, which has this inscription — 6 ' For our Prince Regent, and revenge against our enemies;" the women and children wear a black crape, on which is the word " Vengeance." Those who refuse to wear this insignia are considered traitors. 200,0001. part of the exacted contribu tion of the French, in Oporto, had been discovered, and secured by the Provisional Government, in the house of Josef de Souza ?Bello. Other large sums bad been secured in two other houses, raised by similar exactions. At St. Übe's, the Patriots had put to death upwards of 500 Frenchmen; and they had determined not to leave a Frenchman alive in the North of Portugal. A similar massacre Is said to have takes place at Algarve. At Sardao, a body of Portuguese marched eleven leagues in one day, in very hot weather, and through the worst of roads, to attack 900 Frenchmen; they fell in with them and put nearly the whole to death. A plot had been discovered, in which many of the Frenchi fled inhabitants of Oporto were concerned • and the city would have been burnt to Whet, but for a seasonable detection of the diabolical design. The Portuguese engaged in the plot had all been arrested, and were expected to be tried and executed in a few days. The Moaks in Oporto had become soldiers Upwards of 11100 of them took charge of the French prisoners, and disaf fected persons, who were in confinement, and performed their duty with zeal and alacrity. Several proclamations had been issued, tending to inspirit the people, and exhorting them to extirpate the enemy of the human race. .Igatract of a Letter from an Officer. come Home he Le Gloire. 46 We have just come in from Lisbon; the whole of our crew, and every other we have met with, are in high spirits at the happy prospect before us, as every thing is going on favourable to the Spanish Patriots. Political affairs wear a more pleasing aspect than they have done for a amber of years past. The French army, which is estimated at little less th, is completely hemmed in at Lisbon ; and all those versed with upon the subject have no doubt wig prey to General Sir Arthur Wellesley, w hose fleet we fell in with at sea, on Sunday, the 17th inst. on " The brave Sir Charles Cotton has summoned fleet, in the Tagus, to surrender to the British flag to say, th. , Russian Admiral, in his answer, di: violence, as well as national and indiVidual flunk' tain, and declared he would rather burn every command than surrender them. I have the plea landed great quantities of arms and ammunition and Oporto. for the use of the brave Spaniards. possession of some batteries. Sir C. Cotton has line lying tinder the Rock, the crews of them are %%ailing with the greatest anxiety possible to he brought into action. " The Russian fleet, lying in the Tagus, consists of nine sail of the line and one frigate. " We were infarnied at Lisbon, from a quarter that was not to be doubted. in fact as it was generally understood, .tha; the English and Spanish fleets were lying together at NI Mores. " We have brought to England Rear-Admiral Obtsay, t o . gether with a great number of French prisoners, taken by the Portuguese. A [slang them is that celebrated haratter, Men sieur Prigay, Commandant of the French Marine at Ovf.rto ; he is distinguished as a Member of the Legion of Honour; he was Captain of the Fleet in the memorable Batik of Trafalgar, in which he signalized himself. We have likeo he Monsieur Guiinbaisd, the late French Consul at Oporto, whose house was completely gutted by the populace at Oporto, himself :nada prisoner, together with the Commandant of Marine, and a vast number of officers of the French army. There is little or ms doubt, either of the taking or destruction of the Ru.siau fleet; in fact, it appears inevitable." Extract of two Letters received on the 22d of this Illontk, by Ms Excellency the Portuguese Minister, from Mr. Patrick Furral, the Portuguese Agent at Gibraltar : " Gibraltar, June 3n. " I have the honour to inform your Excelleney, that on the 16th of this month the whole kingdom Algarve rose :4r,aiiist the French, proclaiming his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, our Master, for their only true and legitimate Sovereign: the French Governor, and all those of that nation, holding public situations under him, were made prisoners. Many of the French were killed; the rest, throwing down their arms, •ought their safety in a shameful flight. A Supreme Junta is already established in Faro, the capital of that kingdom, in the iN.ine of his Royal Highness, which is composed of the following Per. sovs President—His Excellency the Count of Castro Marim. Vice-President—His Excellency the Itichop of itlar%e. For the Clergy—The Rev. the Arch Dean of the See and the Rev. Antonio Louis de Macedo. For the Nobility—Dorembargadoe Joze Duarte da Silva Ne grito, Joze Bernardo de Game, and Joaquim l'elipe de Lau dresete. For the People—Miguel de 0, the younger, Captain of the Ordenances, and Joan Aleixo. Secretary—Doctor Ventura. "The Junta is occupied in preparing with the greatest acti vity the means of completing this heroic undertaking. An Ex press bas just arrived here from Taviras from his Excellency the Count of Castro Marim, requesting arms, Ike. from the vernor of this plaae, who sent w hat arms, powder, and shot b could spare, having sent large quantities to Spain. Alesbenger , have also arrived here from Silves and Faro, making the same request, but which could not be complied with, the Goveri,or not having any to spare. The Portuguese Officers who were there, waiting an opportunity to go to Brazils, have returned, full of joy, to join their regiments in Algarve." THE COURT AND WORLD OF FASHION. --~- Wednesday, about twelve o'clock, his Majesty arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor. At three o'clock his Majei.ty held a private Levee, which was attended by a Deputation fruit' the Corporation of the City of London, to present an Address. ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY. The Court of Common Council of the City of London pre. sented their Address to his Majesty, which was read by the Recorder : ~- - Waif ally the f give' Dare sure, exci an rd lIRI re• aci frr sal po