The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

MADRID, SEPT.
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
Camerero, formerly Secretary to our Ambassador at Park,
arrived here the day before yesterday, charged with despatches from
the Duke de Villahermosa, for 31. Salmon, Minister for Foreign
AlTairs. Two hours after these despatches were received, tr
Salmon summoned a Council of Ministers, and, immediately after
the Council had risen, he set cll. for St. Ildefonso. Many rel
I are In circulation relative to these movements; but that %%Lich
obtains mort credit is, that France and England will join toge.lAr,
fur the I,orpese of impressing on &pain the absolute neces‘:,i of
Effecting some important reforms in our present system of govern,
went.

The desertions in our army have become alarming. The public
as yet are only acquainted with the desertions which hare been

annodnecd in our Gazette, and of the Queen's regiment of infantry,
and also of 500 men from Queen A inelia's regiment of cavalry. P.nt
it is not the same with the 31inister, who knows, by the official
reports which have been sent to him by the Captsios-General of
the provinces of Estremadura and Callicia, thAt the desertion
which has followed of two squadrons of Horse Cl.a4seurs has re•
ducesi the Spanish army by 3 00 men, 2,060 of whom have en.
_ .

tered Portugal by the Portuguese Esi:emadura, u they
Alantejo, and 1,400 by the province of Tr ts-05.310n les. The first
of these two columns presented themselves to the Governor of
Jelvis, and the second to that of Chaves. One remarkable fact in
this desertion in, that it appears to have been done upon a very
well combined system, and that it has been the result of p
union of deign ; for the deputation which the column that en.
tered by way of Alantejo sent to the Government of hike's, and
that sent by the column which entered Trar.os-31ontis to the Go_
rimier of Chaves, are of a similar purport, namely, that their ob-
ject was to engage the Spanish Government, through the mediticit
of that of Portugal, to adopt a system of moderation comps.
tibia with the enlightened state of the age and the •ants

of the nation ; and that, order to attain this object,
and to avoid the evils which are inseparable from a demand made
by open force, they had preferred coming to Portugal, rather that
going at once direct upon Madrid. But if, however, from
ever motive, the Portuguese Government should not Mirk it right
to interfere in this affair, the troops, without any to Porta.
gal, will plead their own cause Ly returning to Spain with sword is
hood.

Thus matters stood when the letters were received which contain
the above intelligence. The two columns remain upon the from
tiers, in expectation that the Governors of Jelves and Chaves sill
receive instructions from their Government as to the conduct to be
pursued towards theni. Without doubt these troops will be to
more ill.treated by the Portuguese Government than the two aqua.
drops of the llorse Chaaseurs have been.
You must not believe that these desertions arise from accidental
and transitory causes, as the Apostotics insinuate, and which, ler
want of a better pretest, they attribute to Government, by accus-
ing it of having excited the jealousy of the army, by dressing the
Royal Guard with splendour, and paying thrill a ith exactness.
The desertion arises from a fixed and determinate view, and ha
burst forth with a fume equal to that which at present compresses
it. The idea by which the army is actuated is, that there exi.ts an
absolute need of obtaining some indispentaable reformaticns in one
present system of Government ; and the necessity of putting a ter.
mination, to these massacres and persecutions which, for the last
three years, hare desolated Spain, is a still more powerful cause of
the desertion of the army.
It is rumcured that the troops which have gene to Portugal will
be farmed into regiments, and it is this day added that General
Mina will have the command of them. On the other side, it is
said that the greatest number of Spaniards who were refugees in
England, at Gibraltar, and is Africa, had already gone to Lisbon,
and that there is no tloul,t, if the Portuguese Government an.
seats, there will soon Le formed upon the frontiers of Portugal'
considerable Spanish army, at the head of which will be found all
our best Warriors, Statesmen, and Ministers. Much alarm has
been excited in Madrid, in consequence of the disturbance that is
manifesting itself among the Royalist Volunteers. One col'
them was about to be hanged, having been convicted of assets.
sination ; but the Government, dreading the attitude assume i
by the Volunteers, have pardoned the assassin, although the Court
of Justice has assured ms Majesty that there was no ralliati.ig cit.
cumstance that could at all reader the crimin 11 worthy of the royal
• nracy —.Marna: der Iktats.

PORTUGAL.

(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
LISBON, SEPT.?.

The English ship of war, the Gorges, which brought sir Robert
Gordon, the British Ambassador at Rio Jeneiro, to this city, hat
just put to sea again. Sir Robert Gordon is the bearer of de.patches
CFOill the Princess Regent to the Emperor Don Pedro, in which her
1L yal Highness gives to his Majesty a very detailed account cf all
the events that have taken piace in Portugal since the Constitution
has been established there.

DespatcLes were received the day before yesterday, from the
Governor of Alves, announcing that a strong detachment of Spsttish
troops, both infantry and cavalry, had entered the Portuguese
territory ; and orders were yesterday sent to the Governor, directing
that those troops should be centoned in the village of 'orbs, and
that pay should be allowed to each man from the day the trocpt
entered Portugal.

The Frenclicorvate which had were into our port is still here,
bat she will soon 6. it for Corutma, to form part of the FreccS
station at the latter place.
The Print ss Itccnt has been some days at Cintra, where she
takes the waters. _ _

Every day the most absurd reports are spread here respecting
the Infant Don 311gucl. It is now said that he is at Madrid, LA
that he will soon enter Portugal at the bead of a Spanish are y.
Similar reports have lately been made at Braga, Grimaraes, mitt
Wiens, fur the purpose of exciting troubles at those places, but so
consequence has resulted from them, And it Is only the mere dregs
of the people who take any part in their circulation.
A brig of war has just catered tli!s port with despatches for the
English Ambassador, who has, at the saute moment, rectived Pt.)
Extraordinary CLue.ers, one from Paris, and the other In -m Madrid•

A steam.rebscl, urea a new construction, has just arrived flora
London. This versa, which is nearly as large as a ship of the
lint, brings some articles of merchandise from England to tin
port, to Cadiz, and to Gibraltar, from which three ports it will sf•
forwards take back goods to London. It is about 110:1 tons btudtn.
—Journal der Debuts.

MEETUeG AT Lcovrm's.—Yesterday the Sutscrihers
held their half-yearly meeting, at twelve o'clock pre
Alderman Thompson, M.P. in the Chair. Upon the Re-
port being read, a discussion took place on the propri( ty
of admitting Mr. Oliverion, of the fin of Lavie,
Olner-
son, and Denby, Solicitors, Old Jewry, as an Honorary
Member, when it was proposed to adjourn the inotion“ .c
die. There being no other business before the Meeting,
the Chairman dissolved it.
The following is from El Colombiano, of the geth Ju!y:
—" Advices from St. Thomas state, that the Spanish At&
mniral, La Horde, has made a descent on the coast of Santa
Martha, anti occupied the capital of that province. T 1.14
event is merely probable fromthe confirmation it obtains
by advices from other quarters, announcing that he had
sailed from Cuba with a well-provisioned squadron, con.
sisting of a line of battle ship, two frigates, and foar brill
of war. Whatever doubts, therefore, we may have of the
truth of this inielligme.e, arise rather from the folly of the
undertaking than its improbability,"
The retied for the election of a gentleman to fill the
office of Mayor of this borough drawing nigh, people 11"
b gineing to speculate as to who will be the fortunate le-
diviluol. It is not probable, we understand, that there
w be a contest fur time station ; but that either Thomas
L:tdedele, h:sq., or Nicholas Pobius in, Esq., both mere-
bets of the Common Council, will be chosen Mayor by the
burgesses.—Lirer pool Albion.
A few nights ago a counting-house, in Harrington-sleet,
was entered by means of false keys. The drawers and
iron chest were opened by similar instruments, and the rob-
-1),:r succeeded in carrying Le cash to the amount of red.
Phis is the third office which has been broken open in the
course of the last menth, and the ft, quency of robbeim, s
ought to warn merchants and shopkeepers not to leave
money in their respective places of business.—lbid.