The Sun. — London, England, 1832-09-27 00:00:00

PORTUGAL. (From the Times.) Late last night we received an express from Fal mouth, bringing intelligence from Oporto to the 2lst instant. Nothing of a decisive nature her: oc curred. "Miguel's troops had retired from Villa Nova, and it was believed that disaffection was spreading both among the officers and men ; but an expectation prevailed, neverteless, that the army would return to the attack on Oporto. We sub join the letter of our correspondent, which is full of interesting details : oroßTo, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19. " On Monday the shortness of the notice we had respecting the sailing of the steam-packet from Lis bon obliged me to limit myself to a very brief sketch of the events that took place on SiturClay and Sun day. The steamer had arrived on Sunday night at nine o'clock, and was to sail at ten the next morn lee., and yet her arrival was net made known till within two hours of her departure, thus nega tiving the purpose of her delay, viz., the accom modation of the merchants here. Some persons nevertheless contrived, as I am told, to make use of this short time to send home overcharged ac counts of what took place here, On Saturday I mentioned that a 4-gun battery began to play from the Villa Nova side upon the town, and particu larly on the small ships of war in the river, which annoyed them dreadfully. In a few hours this battery was silenced, a pine tree having been felled by a shot smack into one of the embrasures, and the sand-bags, of which the battery was com posed, were so knocked about as to render all for tare time useless. The shot from the Serra con vent was admirably directed, and contributed mueh to this result. It is therefore greatly to be la mented that there are no heavy guns on dire point, as if they had them, they could, commandieg alt Villa Nova as they do, prevent Miguel's troops from erecting a single battery. Shells were, as usual, thrown in during the evening, but very little mischief wan done. On Sunday morning, an at tack wait threatered by a corps of about 800 men from Matozinhas upon the village of St. Joao de Foe. This force included about 24)0 cavalry, chiefly the cavalry of Chaves, who advanced as near to the Fort as the chapel of the Luz, or lighthouse. The posacasion of the Castle would give Miguel's party she command of the bar, but there was no chance of their being allowed that, and their intention could only have been a plundering incursion into the vil lage, and the carrying off any cattle they might find. This was the impression amongst the people, as they drove their oxen down to the sands, under the guns of the castle, and the women were in a great bustle, hurrying off with such of their valuables as were most portable. A detachment from the castle was sent ageinst these marauders, but there was no contest, as, after hovering about for two or three hours, they were finally drawn off, in consequence of the firing along the lines, whither they were or dered by a courier ; at least, so I am told by a gen tleman who was in Matozinhas on the day in question. " Information was, it is said, received here, that it was Gaspar Teixeira's intention to make a serious attack on the lines during the evening of Sunday, and Don Pedro was determined to be beforehand with him. They had been at the other side labour ing for a week at the construction of batteries in front of the centre of the lines at Aguarderee, and a sally was ordered from this point with a view to their destruction, in which the sortie party was completely successful. The .sth, and I believe the 12th, Cagadores, went out early in the afternoon, and took the enemy so entirely by surprise that they effected their object with great ease. Miguel's men were, I understand, cleaning their havresacks when the Cagadores fell in upon them, killed some, and took several prisoners. They then proceeded coolly to dismantle and throw down the batteries, which done, they burned some houses which gave cover to their opponents, and returned in column, with their hands playing the constitutional hymn. They marched as quietly as if returning from parade, and brought iu the fascines which the enemy had used in the Con st lict ion of their batteries. This attack of necessity provoked a reply from the other side, and clouds of _Miguel's troops immediately darkened the front of the lines. Skirmishing at - once commenced along the whole line, and only ceased with the going down of the sun. On the right of the line, where the British are posted, the firing became extremely sharp, Miguel's troops having advanced in great numbers and with great boldness, led on in the most gallant manner by two officers, who distinguished themselves very much,—a rare occurrence on that side, as Don Miguel's officers have evinced any thing but heroism since the commencement of the contest. The British pickets, and those of the Grgadores, on this point, under the command of Major Shaw, were driven in from the very advanced posts which they held, and a force tell times their number pressed upon them vigorously. They ral lied, however, beautifully, and formed round a small eminence in an open field, where they certainly stood at great disadvantage, as an enemy, far supe rior in number, lined the walls of this field at two sides, and kept peppering them without remorse. I was a spectator of this part of the affair, and felt greatly interested in the result. At this moment party of fifty red-coats advanced to their aid, under the command of Major Staunton, and the as pect of the field speedily changed. The enemy, in spite of their numbers, were driven back in double quick time, and made for their own lines, leaving the British in possession of all they had in the morn ing, and more if they choose to keep it. This, of course, they would riot do, as their outposts were originally too much advanced. This success was not, I regret to say, unattended with loss. The gallant Major Staunton, within a few minutes, fell mortally wounded ; Lieutenant Jenkins received a wound in the thigh ; and there were besides these two killed and ten wounded, some of them since dead. Poor Staunton died at six o'clock on Mon day morning, and was hurried yesterday in the Eng lish cemetery, with due military honours. lie was a fine young man, only twenty-eight years old, and is universally regretted, both as a soldier and a gentleman. I • cannot, of course, vouch for the accuracy of the numbers I give you ; and it ap pears to require several days cogitation of the autho rities here to fabricate a bulletin, which, however, is sure to come, and I hope may before I close this letter. This will give you a much grander account than I can pretend to give, and treat the skirmish of Sunday with that grandiloquence which the most trifling eccurrence here is worthy of. The num bers, however, I am told stand thins upon this side :—killed, 18; wounded, 60; prisoners, 47 or 48. The loss of officers is, in proportion, much greater than that of the men, 7 having been killed and wounded on Sunday. Indeed, the number of officers hit since the first affair has been very con siderable; no less, if I am informed correctly, than 16 field officers since their landing here. This pro ceeds from their gallantry, in ever being at the head of their men, and forms a strong contrast with the conduct of Miguel's officers, who are very back ward, and of whose inclination to stay behind, the prisoners and deserters loudly compiain. General Cardozo has, we are told, reprimanded and punished several of them most severely. The mortars on the Villa Nova side began to play earlier than usual this evening, of course to aid their friends who were at tacking the lines, bnt, though they threw several shells in, no great injury followed. " On Monday morning, having refitted their battery, they began at daylight to pour in shot, and their great object was to destroy the small ships of war in the river. These had of necessity suffered considerably before, and two of them, the Actor and Amelia, were ordered down the river towards the arsenal. The Amelia received three or four shots through and through her, but she is now in a state of convalescence. They continued for a few hours to throw shot into the town, and did considerable mischief in the course of the morning to the houses, particularly in the rua de Bello Monte, where much damage was done, and some persona severely struck. One poor boy was killed. They also threw shells during the whole morning, some of which did much injury. The master and mate of the Amelia were also killed this morning, At length the guns from this side rendered their batt6iiiseless, and the town enjoyed a respite, at least !rpm shot, during the evening. During the night ill : 0\ again re mounted their guns, and begun as usual to fire at day-light yesterday morning. Shells were also thrown in, one of which struck the church in the Cordoarii, another fell on the wall of Mr. Orme rod's garden, in the rug de Calvario, and exploded in the street, striking in two places the hotel in which the British Consul and Colonel Hare res , de ; another fell in the military hospital, the convent of St. Benno, and, passing through the roof, and one floor, I regret to say, killed two men, and wounded a third so badly that there is no hope of his recovery. They were mangled in a way too dreadful to describe. Last night the same play was repeated, with the addition of a few rockets, and the house of Mr. Jones, a highly respectable British merchant, w as sbattrred dreadfully by a shell, which went through the roof, and three floors, and burst in the portal, where a faithful servant remained, thinking it the safest position in the house. He was, however, mistaken, as his thigh is badly broken. Two also fell where the powder-magazine did stand ; how lucky none remained there I A little after nine o'clock a sharp attack is as made on the left and centre of the lines towards Monte Pedral, a position much wished for by Miguel's officers, as, could they secure it, the ground in the neighbourhood would enable their cavalry to act. The fire continued extremely brisk for an hour, when the enemy retreated, having been completely foiled in his attempt ; and the loss on this side has been scarcely any thing, not more, if I am informed correctly, than two wounded. I have :row given you a summary of events here, and I should have felt happy had they been attended with decisive results. From the want of an adequate force o attack, Don Pedro must stay as he is, and from a want of boldness on the other side, there is no like. lihood of any grand movement. One thing is cer tain, that unless the artillery and stores, which are xpected, speedily arrive, and unless such a fire is kept up as will completely uncover the heights over Villa Nova, it will be next to impossible that people can live in this city. The two vessels I mentioned before were put hors de combat by the fire on the other side, and in addition I should have remarked that a third, the Terceira •loop, did not even escape so . - wt l, having been sunk yesterday morning. These ves -els were agreat protection against musketry from Villa Nova, but now the whole line of quay is totally un covered, and whenever the troops at that side choose, they can render the lower part of the town quite impassable. Another point to which I would draw your especial attention is the totally unpre- rected state of Ritish property and British persons here. It is true that there is a squadron off the bar, but for purposes of protection it might as well ie at Canton or Rio Janeiro. General Santa Mar- tha said that all property would be respected as far is it could be ; but it was at the same time plainly given to be understood, that in case of the town be- Ing taken by assault, it would be impossible to re strain either troops or guerillas. There are now four ships off the bar, the Talavera line of battle ship having come tip yesterday. Two of these,—the Orestes, 20 guns, and the Childers, 18,—could both come over the bar, and if in the river, might, in case of need, afford some shelter. Representations have, hear, been made to Government upon this point, , he necessity of which is obvious to every one here; hut lam also told that L-rd Palmerston has given .trict orders that in no event shall a British ship come . _ nto the Portuguese water, for fear of wilful niscon- •truction by the Spanish Government, who would be ready to interpret this into a violation °Neutrality. This may be all very handsome in theory for the Govern ment at home; but if thousands of British lives Should be sacrificed, as would inevitably happen iid the infuriated militiamen and guerillas come in, the Government would have to stand the brunt of t storm of national indignation, such as they have hither•o escaped, and it would not be less marked 'or being mixed with contempt for persons who •vou!d abandon their own brethren through fear of he Camarilla of Ferdinand. The bad %;eather is now very likely to commence, when it is impossible the ships can keep their anchorage ground. Even luring the very fine weather ‘‘e have lately had, they have been obliged constantly to stand out to , ea, so that the show of respect which might be nspired by their presence will be absent when most wanting. For weeks the bar may be impassable ; old though they might see Englishmen perish under cheir eyes, still our seamen could render us no as .istance. The anchoring of these two small vessels It the river, solely as a place of refuge in time of need, could not, I think, even in Spain, be tortured nto an interference in the quarrels of Portugal. " I wrote the above in haste, supposing that the I?anzona would sail this afternoon, which I find will lot be the case. This morning the City of Edin burgh steamer arrived from the fleet, where nothing has vet been done. Miguel's squadron, as you will nave heard, lost their steamer, and then stood down -0 the southward, with Sartorius and his consort to windward, waiting for a chance. When the City of Edinburgh left, on the 15th, both squadrons were ibout 100 miles off the land, in the latitude of Cape St. Vincent. They were within four miles of each ither, just as was the case when they left Lisbon, but not a shot was fired. Miguel's ships, six in lumber, kept as usual close together, and Sartorius, iaring only two frigates and two brigs against their tipetior power, could not with any prudence ven tire to close with them. Four sail left this and are now off Lisbon, and as at the starting of the City of Edinburgh both fleets were beating to northward, nost probably Sartorius will fall in with his rein- Urcements, and then you may expect a good ac cout of Felix and his Miguelites. I regret that no shing has been done of a striking and decisive cha :acter, either by sea or laud. Last night one would lace thought that thousands ought to have been killed, from the heavy and sharp fire of musketry hat took place, but, if lam informed correctly, Ykiguel's troops began to throw in their fire at such t friendly distance, that it could possibly do no mis chief, and with caution equal to their good-nature, hey did not come so near as to be injured, save by round shot and shells, which were dealt out to them with an unsparing hand. " THURSDAY, SEPT. 20. " The steamer not having sailed, I am enabled to 4ive you one or two particulars mere. First, last night passed quietly without shells, except one or which I regret to hear caused the loss of three it four lives. Some rockets have been sent in at intervals from Villa Nova, but of a poor quality, and with very little effect. This morning we find that Don Miguel's troops have retired from Villa Nova, ,it least the major portion of them. They have, however, only gone up the hill of Santo Ovidio, and the baggage is behind it. All accounts agree that they suffered very much in the affair of Sun day, as well as on Tuesday night, when they fired on each other, leaving the pickets of Don Pedro (who alone exchanged shots with them) very little to do. Round shot, shells, and Congreve rockets, added to their confusion, and seriously increased their loss. The market-people have this morning a free inter course with Villa Nova, and boats cross arid recross in great numbers from Gaya. An attack was in tended upon the Lena on Tuesday night, but the officers will not lead, and the troops, after so many repulses, will not otherwise advance. From the north side the accounts are, that the militia and vo lunteers are greatly dispirited, and threaten to go home. This is very probable, bat it is impossible to depend urn reports here. My own impression is, that they will wait till the 29th (Michaelmas -day), make an attack, and, if they fail, retire and end the campaign. It is to be hoped that the Brito mart and other vessels, expected here with military stores, may speedily arrive, for they are indeed very much wanted, especially balls for the heavy guns. From what is now going on, [ hope that the Commander-in-Chief, Teixeira, has altered his plan, as, while I write, he has begun to throw shells into the lines. This is all fair, but destroying women and children in an open town is abominable. Some light troops still remain on the bank of the river at Villa Nova, and keep themselves in practice by Artng at any thing that does nut please them at this side. Some of our alarmists here dread that the withdrawal from Villa Nova is only the skulking of a tiger, to make his spring the more secure. This I do not believe. This day, I understand, a declaration is published by the Consul, stating, that in case of any disturb ance the factory-house would be open as a place of refuge for British residents. This is doing some thing, and if the Government at home will only do half as much as their officers here wish, British lives arid property will be secure. Deserters come over every day, and could a good reinforcement be landed here, much might be done; but without that, I fear that though Don Pedro may be King at Oporto, Miguel will continue King - of Portugal. Those longest resident here, and best acquainted with the Portuguese character, say that all may still go well, and that could Don Pedro command only 200,0001. he would be certain of success. G. D. (From the Chronica Constitucional ) OPORTO, SEPT. 18.—After midnight we had a brisk fusilade from the greater part of the enemy's line. This was connected, as we learn, with a plan by which the rebels hoped to surprise our pick e t s . indisciplin e of as the latter were vigilant, and the of the former great, this attempt had no other re sult than to make the enemy stiffer even more from his own fire than from that of our pickets, which alone, of the whole of our line, took part in the affair. We are informed by a deserter, who has +ince come in, that the fire of our artillery was very effec tive, and that the rebels suffered greatly from it, as well as from the Congreve rockets. The conse quence is, that they cannot now find room for the wounded in the hospital of Formiga. This soldier adds, that the enemy has been under aims every night since the 15th, and that the fatigue has gteatly exasperated the troops. The other "defenders of the altar and the throne" who are on the south of the Douro, continued dur ing last night to throw drop-rockets, which do not differ from the common sort, but which the rebels call Congreve rockets, wishing, of course, to cheer up the guerillas and royalize them, because as they have now nothing to steal, they require this and other such tonics to prevent their giving a hearty adieu to the cause they defend. Happily, no da mage has been done by the shells, which are getting scarce, as the steam-boat which had them on board has paid a visit to the fishes, or by the sham rockets we have described. By the by, as to rockets, we learn for certain that the Generalissimo, Gaspar Teixeira, has notified to what he calls his Government, that the French en gineer, who was to have come from Lisbon to make swarms of them, went mad soon after his arrival at Coimbra. This event is no less extraordinary than the loss of the steam-bmt, for in it also is seen the hand of that Providence which has so often pro• tected our cause by confounding its perjured enemies. Yesterday Gaspar Teixeira, and other Viscounts of the Villa-Franca batch, thought it advisable, it seems, to secure the field artillery which they have in the neighbourhood of this city, by removing it towards Valongo, because they are aware that it would be safer there than near the trenches, where the malhados might surprise it. This plan was, how ever, opposed by the Mit4nelite volunteers, the Ca• pitans- mores, and the friars, who all cried treason, and dr dared with one voice, that if the artillery was withdrawn they would return home and abandon the cause of Don Miguel the desired. The Gene ral calmed these tran,ports of monkish rage by un saying what had been said. POSTSCRIPT. SEPT. 19.—8 y the City of Edinbarg,h steamer, which arrived here to-day, to take on board coal, we learn that on the 15th, the squadron of Vice- Admiral Sartorius was left in pursuit of the rebel squadron, in latitude 37. 21. N., and longitude 11. 37. W. of Greenwich. The division under the immediate command of Captain-Lieutenant Frede rick George was at the same time blockading the Tagus, arid in communication with the Vice-Admi ral's squadron, and ready to co-operate with it in any important affair. Thus every thing indicates that the second cruise of the infelix Joao Felix is not likely to be followed by a third. CHURCH COMMISSION. con - OF ARTICLES OF INQUIRY ISSUED TO EVERY IN- CUMBENT. Ecclesiastical lievenues Commission Office, 14, Parliament-street, August, 1832. The Commissioners appointed by his Majesty, by letters patent under the Great Seal, to inquire, amongst other things, into the revenu4s of all Ecclesiastical Benefices, Donatives, Perpetual Curacies, and Chapelries, desire the to make a full and particular statement in reply to each of the subjoined Articles of Inquiry, and the statements in reply, to the Commissioners, on or hef're the 15th day of November next, addressed " To the Under Secretary of State, Home Office, London," adding in the corner " Ec clesiastical Revenues Conimis,ion." The Commissioners have adopted this mode of seeking the information which they are directed by his Majesty to obtain, relying on the disposition of all incumbents to give such full, correct, and explicit answers as will enable the Commissioners to fulfil the intentions of his Majesty in issuing the Commission. It is the desire of the Commissioners that, where an in cumbent has bee❑ in possession less than three years, he should nevertheless make the required statements, respect ing his own benefice or cure, after he shall have obtained the best information in Isis power.—By order of the Board, WILLIAM ROBERTS, Secretary. State 1. The name of the benefice, and the name of each chapelry (if any) thereto belonging, not having a se parate incumbent. 2. Whether it is a rectory, vicarage, donative, or per. petual curacy or chapelry, and if with or without cure o. souls. 3. To whom the rectory belongs, or is reputed to be long, if this benefice he not a rectory. 4. In what county and diocese, and in what deanery, the benefice is locally situate. 5. Whether subject to episcopal or to some and what peculiar jurisdiction. 6. The name of the incumbent and the date of his ad mission. 7. To whom the advewson belongs or is reputed to belong. 8. The population within the limits of the benefice, specifying the amount within each chapelry (it any) thereto belonging, according to the census of 1831. 9. How many curates (if any) are employed by the in cumbent. 10. The amount of stipend paid to each such curate, or other allowance. 11. The number of churches and chapels, and how many persons they are severally capable of accommodating. 12. What duty is performed in each church and chapel. 13. Whether there is a glebe-house fit for the residence of an incumbent, and if unfit, why? 14. Whether the incumbent or his curate usually re sides in the glebe-house, or if not, to whom it is let, or by whom occupied ; and if there be ❑o glebe-house, or none tit for residence, what rent is paid by the incumbent fur house or lodging. 15. The gross amount of the annual income of the benefice (including therein and stating the amount of those sums which are due, but remain unpaid, and which are not expected to be received) on an average of three years past, ending Michaelmas, 1831. 16. Flow much thereof from land, whether let or in the incumbent's occupation ; and also (if any) how much from houses. . _ 17. How much thereof from tithes taken in kind. 18. How much thereof from compositions for tithes. 19. How much thereof from corn rents. 20. How much thereof from dividends or interest aris ing from stock in the public funds, or monies appropi fated or in any manner secured to the benefice. 21. How much thereof from stipends, pensions, or some and what other kind of fixed money payments. 22. How much thereof from Easter offerings. 23. How much thereof from surplus and other fres. 24. How much thereof from other sources not before d escr ibed, naming them, and the amount from each. 25. The gross amount of the yearly payments charged upon and made out of the income of the benefice and glebe land occupied by the incumbent (except rates ani taxes in respect of the glebe house and offices, payments in respect of any mortgage under the Acts called Gilbert's Acts, repairs, and stipend to any curate or curates) on an average of three years past, ending as aforesaid. 26. The amount of each class of such yearly payments, under its proper title. 27. The net amount of the average annual income of the benefice, after deducting such payments (except as aforesaid.) Note. [lt is requested that no deduction be made for the amount of sums due and remaining unpaid, though not expected to be received.] 28. Whether the amount of the net yearly produce to be stated in pursuance of the preceding inquiry may, in the judgment of the incumbent, on a full consideration of the nature of his revenues, he fairly reckoned on as the average amount, cotnmunibus annis, of the net yearly roduce of such revenues, for the future ; or, whether a greater or less yearly snm may, in his judgment, he ex pected, and to what amount, and for what reasons. 29. In case there are any temporary charges on the be refice, specify the nature of such charges, and the amount of the yearly payments in respect thereof, and at what time the same will terminate. 30. In case there are any other yearly payments incident to the bt nefice, though not actual charges thereon, which in the opinion of the incumbent ought to be stated, specify the nature and amount thereof respectively, and such fur ther particulars as he may deem necessary. 31. Whether the incumbent of the benefice is, in right thereof, patron of any and what ecclesiastical benefice, per petual curacy, or chapelry, and give the name thereof. 32. The name or proper title of every dignity, prebend, canonry, and other ecclesiastical preferment in any cathe dral or collegiate church or collegiate chapel ; and of every benefice, donative, perpetual curacy, or chapelry, with or without cure, and in what county, diocese, and deanery the same may he; and of every other ecclesiastical prefer ment, of whatsoever kind, now held by the incumbent; and this is required notwithstanding he may already have made a statement of such particulars in pursuance of any other inquiry made by the Commissioner,. I do hereby certify and declare, that I have, in the statements made by me in reply to the several articles of inquiry proposed to me by the Commissioners appointed by his Majesty to inquire (amongst other things) into the revenues and patronages of all benefices, donatives, perpe tual curacies, and chapelries, with or without cure, given, to the best of my judgment, information, and belief, a full and particular account of all matters and things required by such articles of inquiry to be stated by me. Witness my hand this of our Lord, 1832. THE POR ITGUESE EXPEDITION. The following notices are from the Cornubian (Fal mouth Paper) of Tuesday :.-.... LISBON, SEPT. 11. —Aliguers fleet sailed this morning; it consisted of six vessels,—the Don John, 84 ; the Don radinho, 54 ; the Cybelle and _lsabel Maria, 28 each ; the Tejo and Audez, 22 each ; and a steam-boat, with 195 artillery-men on board. Only one of Sartorius's yes. sell (a brig) was in sight when the squadron sailed. Miguel's vess-ls are provided with strong netting half-mast high to prevent boarding. SEPT. 13.—Don Miguel has notified to the representa tives of Foreign Powers that Oporto is in a state of blockade by an effective naval force ! The Talavera (English man of war) has left the squadron off our bar, to watch the blockade which Don Miguel has so prematurely announced. SEPT. 14.—The Gazette mentions the capture by Mi guel's troops of father Simoes and 21 men of his guerilla party. Loss op DON MIGUEL'S STEAME R. —This steamer,which sailed with some heavy artillery, to be landed near Oporto, to be employed in the bombardment of that city, has foun dered at sea, with 190 artillery-men on bo ird, all of whom perished. This occurred in sight of Admiral Sartorius, who had chased the vessel, but who immediately sent his boats for the purpose of saving the lives of the people, in which humane endeavour be was not successful. The steamer had been damaged in towing Don Miguel's brig the Audez, which had carried away one of her mast•. MIGUEL'S FLEET CHASED By - SARTORIUS.-Don Mi guel's squadron is now steering to the southward, supposed to be to take refuge in Cadiz. Sartorius is close after them, in sight, off Cape St. Vincent. The second divi sion of Pedro's fleet blockades Lisbon in the meantime, so that if Miguel's fleet attempt to return, they will be be tween two fires. Many persons are going on board the Romney, in anticipation of some commotion here. DON PEDRO'S A RMAMENT.— Yesterday the Lord Wellispton, East Indianian, a large ship, lately purchased for Don PEDRO, and which has been under re pair at Messrs. Cox and CURLING'S yard, at Litnehouse, for the last three week., was hauled out of dock in the presence of a numerous assemblage of Noble men and Gentlemen, friends of the Constitutional cause. This fine vessel has been altered, fitted with new masts, pierced for 60 guns, new copper-bottomed and enlarged, and is now in every respect equal to a new ship, and will prove a powerful auxiliary to the fleet of Admiral SAR TORIUS. The vessel dropped down the river below Wool wich, where she will take in her guns and stores. She is expected to sail for Portugal next week. The brig Yarrow is now taking in stores and ammunition for the sei vice of Don PEDRO, and is expected to leave the pool to-morrow. The schooner Herbal sailed with provisions, and 200 recruits, to re-inforce the army of Don Pcnso, at Oporto, on Monday, from Gravesend. The greatest activity prevails amongst Don PEDRO'S agents in sending Out men, horses, provisions, shot, and stores to Portugal. Don MIGUEL, by a decree dated at Lisbon :he 30th August, has re-establishei the Jesuits in Portugal. MEMOIRS OF LAFAYETTE.-Complaints having been male of the delay in the supply of this impor tant work, we are requested to state that Mr. BENTLEY'S edition of the English translation, in 2 vols. Bvo. , with two Portraits (LOUIS PHILIS'I'E and LAFAYETTE), was issued to the public, in a complete state, on Monday, September 17, and may be obtained of all respect 'We Booksellers, and at all the principal Libraries in the United Kingdom. Agents for Scotland—Messrs. BELL and BtLADFUTE, Edinburgh; and for Ireland, Mr. JOHN CUMMING, Dublin. We have conversed with a gentleman who left the Hague late on Monday evening. He denies that there is any foundation for the reported resignation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron VERSTOLK VAN NTE• VELT, and the few members who compose the Dutch Ca binet. The utmost preparations bad been carried on for some time past, and were continued at the time of this gentleman's departure, in anticipation of a renewal of boa. tilities. The gat risons of the inland towns were so drafted to augment the army, that in many instances only a few raw recruits, mere boys, were left behind. All these pre parations are said to have been tnade, and the general feel ing for war to have been excited, by the repeated assurances of support from Russia and Prussia.—Morning Paper. A meeting has already taken place preparatory to a general meeting which is to be held next week to take into consideration the propriety of erecting a suitable me morial to perpetuate the name of the departed genius of Scotland. As a mark of public respect we are gratified to understand that a very general intention exists amung the inhabitants of Edinburgh to appear in mourning to-mor row, the day o❑ which the remains of their illustrious fellow-citizen will be consigned to the tomb. We are per suaded that the suggestion needs only to be made to meet with universal observance. —Edinburgh Advertiser. The Gazette of Saturday contains a procla mation from the Lord Lieutenant, offering a reward of 300/. for the discovery of the persons who on Wednesday, the 19th instant, cruelly murdered FRANCIS CANNING and THOMAS CUNIMING, on the lands of the parish of Doneraile and Ross, in the county of Cork, as they were employed in reviewing tithes.—Dublin Times. We gave an account, a few weeks ago, of a frog having been discovered, upon splitting a block of millstone girt, Stainmore, embodied in a cavity of its own size and shape at the depth of six inches from the surface of the stone, and without the least appearance of communication with the air. The g* ntleman who has this supposed anti diluvian reptile in his possession, informs us that it is still alive and hearty.—Carlisle Patriot. AMEN OUT OF TIME,—One Sunday this month a ludicrous incident occurred at a church not a dozen miles from this town, in consequence of the clerk taking an untimely nap. When the Clergy man had deli vered about three parts of his sermon, he made a short pause. The clerk, who had been asleep, here woke, and in a stentorian voice exclaimed " Amen !" The effects of this strange interruption may be easily conceived—nearly the whole congregation were excited to a tittering, much to the discomfiture of the object of it,—Maidstone Gaz. A few days Vier the hopping season of last year a poor woman residing in this parish was delivered of twin children, and this year, previous to hopping, she was brought to bed with other two—thus presenting her husband with four children in less than twelve months. Th e y are extremely well, and are to be seen with their parents in the hop -garden; the last year's two with the father, and this year's two with the mother.—What will Mr. MAtirfius say to this?-IWaidstone Gazette. A remarkable proof' of the harmlessness of medicine was afford d the other day by a gentleman of the faculty, who assured us that a woman in a neighbouring v illage had swallowed no fewer than 42,900 pills, and had lived to the age of between 80 and 90 years,—Bury Post. SIR WALTER SCOTT. Sir Walter Scott, as we mentioned on Tuesday, has died the victim of his z-alous desires and excessive exer tions to pay his debts. His remarkably robust frame and resolute mind could not stand before the Herculean task which he undertook, in the latter years of his life, fir the sake of satisfying the demands of his creditors and gratify. ing his own feelings of independence. From the immense range of his studies—from his pro found acquisitions in several difficult branches of know. ledge—from the rapid succession of those acknowledged works, which appeared from his pen with a prodigal pro fusion, of which (taking into account their excellence) the world has seen no example—from the numerous paths in which we can trace his brilliant course in reviews and periodical literature—from his extensive correspondence with nearly all the most celebrated literary characters of Ertrope, of a large portion of which the world (we are happy to state) must soon be put in possession—from all these occupations and producti , ns of his mind, it must be at once seen that his life, from his first appearance as an author, 30 years ago, up to 1826, must have been one of uncommon labour. But there is an immense difference between voluntary labour, prompted by inclination, and endured with buoyant spirits, and a task imposed by duty, and executed for profit. His early works appeared the fruits of relaxation from official labour, or of hours stolen from social or domestic enjoyment. They never gave him the habits, or imposed upon him the hardships, of a recluse student. The world never knew that he had a work on hand, by his abstinence from its pleasures, or his inability to attend to its interests. He was never re strained from a dinner party, or a country excursion,— from a meeting with his friends at a hunt or at a ball, by the professed necessity of devoting himself to literary la bours. While he continued the " Great Unknown "of the Waverley novels, his toils were as unknown, from the noise which was made about them, as those of the bene volent Brownie in his country, which performs the task of the peasant in thrashing his corn while he himself is asleep. The greatest part of Marmion is said to have Lt en composed at the table of the Court of Session, to which he was clerk, in the intervals of recording the pro ceedings or drawing out the orders of that tribunal. His works were sold to booksellers without any affectation of superior finish, and the money, which lie thought lightly won, was liberally and generously spent. • ' But the case was altered when, after his losses with Constable, he had to labour for creditors, or for bread,— to save his family from want, or to relieve his affairs from embarrassment. The❑ tho midnight oil shone on a tasked page,—then the image of " the printer's devil" haunted him as a sign of a dun,—then his worn-out faculties could not always be braced for a new day's exertion by " kind nature's calm restorer." Hence, no doubt, the paralysis with which he was attacked nearly two years ago, and from which he never recovered the full vigour of his mas terly intellect. In saying this, we mean no reflection on his creditors, for whom he wrought; nor on his family, who permitted the exertion. Indeed, we know that when, while on his way to Naples last year, his friends pressed upon him the necessity of not exerting himself, and of not allowing the objects which surrounded him to excite his strained imagination, he replied—" You may as well put a kettle of water on the fire, and bid it not boil." When we mentioned on Tuesday that the profit of these immense labours, in revising and explaining his works, had answered the demands of his creditors, " though they had left nothing for his family or children," we find that we had greatly miscalculated the amount of his obli gations as well as the proceeds of the sale of his works, though extraordinary. He has paid the debt of nature before he could ply that of his more forbearing creditors. After devoting all his property to the former purpose,— with the exclusion of Abbotsford, which is entailed on his eldest son,—his estate will still be 60,0001. or 80,0001. in debt. To meet this, his only available asstts are his household furniture, his books, a few unfinished manu scripts and letters, which will compose ten volumes of cor respondence with nearly all the distinguished literary cha racters of his time. These, of course, will be given to his creditors, as directed by his will; but his unmarried daughter, who accompanied him to Italy, and the younger branches of his family, will thus be left without a farthing of pecuniary interest in the munificent and glorious legacy which their illustrious father has left to his country and to mankind. Even the paternal estate of Abbotsford—which is richer in classical recollections than in landed or material value— can be brought to the hammer by the creditors of Sir Walter, and sold to an Edinburgh haberdasher. Its li brary and collection of curiosities, the gifts of so many illustrious persons, may be disposed of to the highest bid. der—its ornaments may be pulled down, and no memorial he left of the great author of Waverley and the great " Last Minstrel" in the place which he delighted to adorn, and in the neighbourhood of those border scenes on which he has conferred immortal celebrity. We have already stated that Abbotsford is entailed on Sir Walter's eldest son, but as the illustrious Baronet was not solvent (though be thought himself so) at the time when the entail was made (namely, at the marriage of Mr. Seat), the deed of entail, of course, beca-ne invalid, and the property had hitherto re mained untouched, only on an undertaking from Sir Walter, that if he was ultimately unable to pay 20 shil lings in the pound, this last sacrifice was to be made to the law, and to his honourable resolution to answer all de tnands, but not till this inability had been established by his death in a state of insolvency. Such is now the me lancholy fact, and we mention it for the purpose of asking whether the admirers of this great author—many of whom would undertake a pilgrimage to Abbotsford, were the rites of pilgrimage still fashionable—whether, we say, his admirers—and they are as numerous as his innumerable readers—will permit this entail t t be broken, and this property to be sold to the highest bidder ? In our opinion it ought to be bought up by public subscription, and handed over to his family , on condition that it should re main exactly as it was left by its celebrated possessor, to attract and gratify the worshippers of genius. flalf-a guinea, or even half-a-crown, from one-fiftieth part of his admirers, would accomplish the object, though it were made a condition that none but admirers should he ad mitteil to the honour of enrolling their names on the list of contributors. Seotchrnen, at any rate, ought not to permit the sacri• lege of which we have been speaking,—they ought not to permit the profanation of not only receiving " buyers and sellers" into the temple of genius,but selling the very sanctuary itself. To their country, even in a political and commer cial point of view, he has been a benefactor to an extent not to be estimated. A great capitalist, who would have established arts or manufactures i❑ their land to the an nual amount of millions, could not have raised so much the value of their property, or increased so much the sum of their wealth. But the larger and wealthier community on this side of the Tweed, who hailed each new work of the author of Waver/ey with a fervour not exceeded by his own townsmen, should likewise vindicate their gratitude to their literary benefactor by their more liberal donations. In making these remarks on the state of Sir Walter Scott's affairs, and particularly in suggesting a general subscription among the admirers of his genius, to pay off his debts, and to provide for his family, we can assure our readers that we have had no communicatio❑ with any of his relatives, and that we have taken counsel only of our own feelings of admiration and sense of gratitude. We should be ashamed to see any one of this illustrious man's children on the pension list; and yet if an admiring world do not come forward, and embody their feelings in something more than barren praise or empty regrets, it should seem to be a duty of the Government—which ad vised the creation of his title, and has so largely profited in all foreign countries by the extension of his fame—to step in and rescue his family from distress by some grant of money from the public purse. When it was appre hended, about three months a g o, that he would die in the metropolis, it was, we understand, the intention of Go vernment to have defrayed the charges of a public funeral. Could they offer him `°a stone" at a great expens e , an d leave his unprovided children without bread ? '— Times. LAUNCELOT BAUGH ALLEN, Esq., the late Magistrate of Union Hall Police-office, has accepted the invitation contained in a requisition, numerously and re spectably signed, and has announced himself accordingly a candidate for the representation of the borough of South wark, occasioned by the death of the late Mr. CALVERT. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY. —2,000 hales of cotton are the estimated sales of the (lay, and consist of 100 Pernams at 9i-11. and 10p.; 30 Egyp tians at 911. ; and 1,800 in uplands and Orleans from 61,1. to sd. -- --- LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, TUESDAY.- At this morning's market there was a very slender atten dance of deale rs, and although the show of samples of new grain was not large, w heat was forced with the same de termination as at the end of last week, at 6s. 3d. to 6s. 91 for undried, and 6s. Sd. to 7s. and up to 7s. 2d. for prime prepared ; for old wheat it was next to impossible to get an offer, and where any were made for choice lots they were accepted. Old oats went off slowly at 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d., and for prime 2s. sd. ; new were not plentiful, and brought in retail 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d. p er 45 lb. Bar ley, beans, and malt, without change, but flour was 2s. lower, the best Irish now being sold at 455., and sold at 475. N e w Oatmeal 255. to 258. 6d., an d o ld 20 s . to 22 a. For bonded grain no inquiries, and kw for Hour. FINE ARTS. FINDEN S ILLUSTRATIONS TO BYRON, No. VII. This number consists of four landscapes, awl a portrait. The portrait is that of Margarita Cogni, who, as many of our readers may perhaps! remember, figures so conspicuously in the second %'olume of Mr. Moore's Memoirs of Lord Byron. She was his Lordship's favourite wheil he resided at Venice, and has been complimented by him with the epithet of " the tigress." Frail the portrait we should suppose that Margarita was as gentle as a sucking dove. Her face is all softness and sweetness, with a dash of mild, pensive reflection. It has far more of the Juliet than the Jezebel about it. As a work of art, the portrait is a very creditable one, without haw: big any claims to first-rate excellence. The! landscapes, with the exception of Cagliari, whose clouds are its sole redeeming features, are in Finden's happiest and most careful manner LITERATURE. BYRON'S WORKS. Vol.. X. LONDON. 1525. This magnificent edition is now fast hasten' ing to a termination. The tenth volume hagi already appeared, and contains, among many minor pieces, the striking poems, " " Siege of Corinth," " Prisoner of Chillon,' , " Parisina," and " The Hebrew Melodies. Respecting the " Siege of Corinth," it may I►e worth while perhaps to mention, that Lord Byron having given Mr. Gifford permission to draw his hypercritical pen through any lines or passages that dissatisfied his judgment, that gentleman struck out one of the most admired passages. But Mr. Gifford was a critic of but a small calibre of mind ; he was utterly destitute of feel ing and fancy, and always occupied himself with the minutim, the verbal niceties of composition' He was not a critic in the same sense that Jeffrey was a critic, he had not a sufficiently comprehensive or liberal intellect. He was simplY a first-rate literary mechanic. The illustrations to this volume, which are two in number, are, as usual, executed with consummate skill, and con' sist of views of Corinth, and Athens, with the. Isle of lEgina in the distance. LANDSCAPE ANNUAL F 01? 1833. This volume, we understand, closes the Italian portion of the " Landscape Annual," and thus we have four volumes profusely embellished with sketches of the most exquisite scenery that hall can furnish. The former numbers, as well as the present, are worth purchasing, if only from the circumstance that they bring home a variety o l pleasant recollections to the mind of the tourist' The engravings in the number now before u s are twenty-six in quantity, and, as re gards quality, are many of them of superior m erth, while few, if any, are below mediocrity. Th e ' views of Genoa are superb, and remark able for their correctness and fidelity. Tio Convent of Vallombrosa, also, which no on e who has read Milton, ever forgets, is, in its way, a perfect gem. The literary department the work is by Mr. Roscoe, who has interwove ° • his interesting historical facts and scenic detail s with appropriate tales and legends, simply ad pleasingly told. The volume, as a whole, 15 a very delightful one—just the thing, in s hort , wherewith to pass away a winter hour by th e fire-side. CIRCULATING CREDIT: WITH HINTS for IMPROVING the BANKING SYSI'. OF BRITAIN; AND PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON SOME OF THE MODERN V C('' TRINES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. — BY A SCOTCH BANKER.- TAIT, EDINBURGH, 1831 c) ( THE LIFE and ADVENTURES of the OLD LAO' THREADNEEDLE-STREET. WRITTEN BY HERSELF. We have placed the two publications at th e head of this article together, rather on accou nt of their both being the produce of the same 0 0 ' sion, and of the difficulty of saying much upon co.: of them, th an on account o f an y s i m il ar ity i n the / f contents. The latter of the two is merely, unc le ,. the fictitious character of a woman, a history the different accessions of capital received by t be g i Bank, with the price it paid for the successi' . ; prolongations of its charter. As the attempt ! i makes to enliven a dull matter of fact narraticef' not very successful, we shall say no more about I 0 t The writer of " Circulating Credit" has ! Iv o we should imagine, long turned his mind f or some of the matters upon which he writes, f() t his opinions upon them are quite inconsist e) to with the clearness and perspicuity o f o ther p 3 to of his work. The first fif t y or s i x t y p a ges ° , r , occupied with a di s c uss i on upon t h e tions between capital and revenue and c :; changeable value. It i s i n t hi s part o f his undert a ki ng th a t we thi n k t he a nt i' rather at fault. Th e co n c l us i on t o which h e led, or rather at which he arrives, is, that I( paper in circulation is to be divided into o,', parts, paper of currency and paper of cap and his object is to show " that all excess w / 10 , quantity of bankers' notes at any time in circooe Lion has its origin in the issue of papers a s el l' representative of c a pit a l, an d not as t h e repre s jo , tative of coi n i n currency ." Th e wr iter ' ) 11 ; / contends, as a corollary to the above, tha t 0 1 issue of bankers' notes in the shape of c °l3 of cannot have any effect in raising the pri ce i d commodities. This may be a very conv ev ‘c doctrine for issuers of paper to maintain, 11 ` 1 ,iir. must confess our utter inability to see the c ell tinction the writer wishes to establish bets' ca r te s e' paper issued as the representative of etli' e lo r and the representative of capital, and, of 101 l quence, how th e l a tt er can be issued o ' 4 of having a tendency to raise prices. By ° o p illustration, th e w r iter supposes a manufac tij o itl to satisfy a banker of his solvency, to 01) ae tyl 1,0001. in notes from him, and to pay 00' 3 i v to that amount which he owes to some I t hi list. Because this is a large transaction, a ll e 0 large notes very soon return into the b a " re hands, the author argues, that it is a dif fe oi , kind of currency from that of 5/., 101., , notes, which are employed for a longer tiT - 0 1 the more common transactions of life. T his fr tisli deem to be a complete fallacy, and imag tlie ar e' the writer must have been led into it by lit liminary discussions, introduced, we s ' 4 or suppose rather to swell the book to a r