The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY. Four eClock.
There is intelligence to-day from Oporto to the
12th and Lisbon the 13th inst, but nothing is communi-
cated of much importance. The Queen's cause does
not seem to have made any progress since the date of
our previous advices, but rather the contrary, for the
insurgent leaders appear to have re-assumed a course
of active operations, not always unattended with partial
success. The capture of the depot at Aveiro, a place
within four leagues of Saldanha's head-quarters, is
confirmed. The exploit was conducted by Mendez
Leite, who crossed the Vonga, with three hundred
insurgents, and surprised the place before
daylight, capturing the garrison,with which he retired,
carrying off 210 stand of arms, a quantity of ammu-
nition, and all the public money he could find, amount-
ing to about eight contoe of reis. It is stated that Sal-
danha was invited to dine that eery day in Aveiro.
The dinner was prepared, but bovines or ill-health de-
tained him in Agueda, and so Mendez Leite was dis-
appoint/ din the principal object of his march. But
this is not the only success which the insurgent forces
have achieved. They appear also to have captured
Aleacer do Sal in the province of Alemtejo, together
with the garrison, consisting of a detachment of
180 E'en the Queen's forces, under Major Ilharco. The
details of this affair are not precisely given, but
from what may be collected it would seem that some
200 men left Evora on the Bth, under the command
of Major Neutel, and by a rapid march they reached
the town the following morning before daybreak. It
was approached with caution, and the only picket
' thrown out to prevent surprise was quietly seized. ,
Neutcl then marched silently into the town, 1
Ind was disposing his troops so as to prevent a
combined resistance when the alarm was given.
Major Ilharco gathered some soldiers about him, and
maintained, it is said, a stout resistance for more than
an hour, but seeing that further opposition was use-
lem, he surrendered. Two officers and a few men only
escaped, and made their way to Lisbon. The rest.
, baggage, ammunition, stosee, and all, were taken off
to Evors. Other successes were reported, and there
1 was a general rumour that some important places had
declared for the Junta at Oporto, but it needed con-
firmation.
The position of the hostile forces was such as rendered .1
t it likely an important action would soon take place
between the Conde das Antes and Baron Casa].
' Count des Antes had marched northward, with 3,500
men, and his advanced guard, under Baron Almar-
gem, was at Braga. Another division of insurgents,
under Baron Fomos, had taken the direction of
Barra d'Alva ; and Vasconnellos, with 2,500 men,
was at Penafiel, to keep Saldanha in check,
should he attempt to grebes the Tagus. By
the latest Recounts Casal bad withdrawn his
*mops from Valence and Vianna, and had taken ap •
defensive position on the Lima. Saldanha's head-
Anerters were still at Agueda, and one of his columns,
1.000 strong, was in pursuit of Pommes who was in
the Estrella mountains.—The whole Miguelite force,
ander Bernardino, 800 strong, had joined Vasconcellos,
and several hundred Migueli'es, the remains of Mac-
dermell'a band, had found their way to Antas's camp,
where they met a cordial reception. A brood many
deserters from Saldanha's army, it is said, had pre-
sented themselves at Oporto.
r There is nothing in all this very encouraging to the
qucen'a cause, and it was considered that the time
tad arrived when Colonel Wilde would attempt a
.acific mediation. _ .__

The discount on Bank of Lisbm notes was at 1,400
pir cent.) Sir H. Seymour, our new minister,
,tad not arrived. .

'COMMERCIAL ar MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE.
]!al f -pail Tiro. —The statement of the Chancellor
tithe Exchequer last evening produced, strangely enough,
to unfavourable imorettlial on the Stock Exchange, where
' oeeds opened at 901 to 1, being a decline of I upon the
doting quotntions of yesterday. Early this morning it was
announced that a letter had been received at the Bank in re-
armee to the loan of eight millions, a copy of which was
afterwards sent to, and posted up in, the Stock Ex-
The following is the letter :
Tr amry Chambers, Feb. 23, 1347.
::Ganicenen,--I beg to Inform you, and to request that you will make
In the owl manner. that Lord 3. Rowell and I ,hall be
to me 011 V Pellik.f.l who nay be &Meow of coonsetlor for a
k g eight Minoan for the service of the prreern year, on Thurs.
k• nest. tie 21th in.t., at one o'clock. In order to fla the conditions
..
. . and the manner of the bidetbar • and I hope It will be
Immo to you, or me of you, to meet 'these gentlemen here at
tt hour.—l hare the honour to be, gentlemen, your moot obedient
'Tent. (S'sened) *Co ...re Worm.
fo the remernor and Delmer-Governor of the Bank 0 Itnr!twel.
The operation by way of been having been decided on, the
ernene a proper y promptly to work. It
lams to be seen in what vock the loan is to be contracted,
.4 doubled whether • new 34 per cent. Mork will he
specially for the occasion, and yet for the.realinstion of