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Yesterday we teceirill Lisbon Gazettes from the 'ltith of
Aril to the sth of May inclusive, together with private
letters, which furnish the following inforination on the re-
,ciit transactions at Liabor

(EXTRACT OF A ?RITA?! LETTER.)
LOIRom, MAT
_ _

The papers by this packet win inform you with what revol
sty movements this capital has again been alarmed. They are this
time of a Afferent nature, but In my opinion their con.equinees
*jabs dlinantrous without an effmtual remedy is limbed, and I nin
at a 1061 to gums of what nature the remedy can be, as the King
hittiscif has sanctioned the measures of his son, through fear and
weakness, while the latter has not gained his end, not being se-
:oritied by the troops. The hue and cry is raised without a shadow
vaprobability, although it has great weight with the people. sgainm
the poor Yreemuons ; and several hundreds of all ranks, principally
aficers of the army, have been put in pri.on, without even knowing
efbat is laid to their charge. A general consternation still prevails,
and evety one isafraid of saying a word on polities, for fear of
thefind-
person he contemn with. When you read
tea Igincs's enemy
clamations, his letter to his father, and the King's
tleare in answer, you will understand the whole affair. We are
yet to learn alai part °porta and the provinces take in all this
confusion. . _ .

[From the Lisbon Gazettes.l
Lissom, Aram 23.
•
Bit recent avrhtab front Gibraltar, we learn that the agitation at
Baba continues, all Portuguese beirg persecuted, and expelled
from Attu employment.
Arun. 26.
The 2411 t, being the birthday of the Queen, R 32 celebrated with
great tendril; the King, Don Miguel, and the two infanta'',
tent la Que 2, where their Majesties received the compliments of
the Conn an the Diplomatic Body on this happy occasion.

Aran. 27.
i'MVIC days past various reports have been in circulation in
this city, some saying that French troops were expected in this
city, others that they had actually entered it. We can boldly con.
tudict these absurd and malicious impostures; the truth being.
chat they have neither entered nor are expected, nor is there the least
appiearance or necessity for the entrance of any foreign troops into
PoeugaL
(The Gazette emteludes, that since the oveithrow oft systemeon-
teary to the character of the people, Portugal had been on the most
*kindly terms with foreign Powers, and had enjoyed peace and
rtompa)thy 'al borne; in that such absurd rumours must proceed
Ism a few evil-minded persons, or from some idle individuals,
"IV with to amuse themselves at the expense of the timid and the
eiparrant.)
MAY 1.
ice acttr of this date contains the accounts of the events of the
ZOth of April, the proclamations, Ac. already published.
MAY 3.
Moicaty has been pleased to confide. al iateriot, the port-,
of the war department to his Miniteer Secretary of State 1
ix the Affairs of the Kingdom, the !Rust I.:six:lent Jose Antonio
min Olive= Late, and that of the .Marine and Colonies to his Minis.
to *vinery of State fur Foreign Affairs. this Mast 'Excetleat the
Marquis Palraella. His Excellency the Conde da Povoa remains
iu the Department of the Finances.
11" e cannot yet give the Supplement which we pra=ised relative
to the late events, lest we should omit important CitCUOIOIIIICOII.
We will publish it as soon as possible.
(supplement to No. 103 of the Lisbon Gorette..l
LISBON, MAY 4.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE KING.
DOM.—DEC REE.

"'The lext Don Miguel, my much.beloved and dear Son,
Cummardtr.in-Chief of my Royal Army, baying obtained vane-
men: presumptions that a fatal conspiracy was carrying on, in secret
‘fobs, against him, against the Queen, my highly beloved and dear
comsat., and against my Royal person, which placed him under the
abialu:: necessity of having recourse to arms; and the danger of
c e crisis not allowing him brat to obtain from my sovereign autho-
rr •y, the necessary es:solutions and orders, to prevent evils of a
1.,j! r• degrt:, which by their enormity sad detestableness would
sot rely has: shaken but destroyed, at this juncture, the political
et::tiu• of the Monarchy, of which tiod has confided to me the go.
.amirent end ponertion ; and, learning front arguments which
h e all.ged in my Royal presence, the motives that induced him to
p•:vent, by means of the armed force, such absurd and execrable
auxrpts, I think fit, and it is my pleasure, that the Corregidor
amid Judges io criminal causes, in the quarters of this city and capi.
tat of Lisbon, and all other Magistrates of the white rod (rare
Orereci) in the provinces of these my kingdoms of Portugal and
AlicaryT where there are criminals arrested accused of these in.
'amass ;aid pernicious crimes. shall proceed without delay against
Court, by sainmary and verbal processes, without any determined
number of witnesses interrogating them judicially, and remitting
the documents of the procerduirs to the Courts of Judicature of
•Ma nepeUtve districts, with the sentence (ervesueria) of the cri-
mutat, that the punishment may follow the crime. without the in-
conveniences of protracted imprisonment. I further order, that the
tkuuseellee of the Casa de Supplicalao shall appoint a commission,
in the sane tribunal, composed of six of the Judges, one of whom
Is to act os reporter, in order to inquire Mick and summarily lint/
crimes of this dearription, and oleo to motheate Judges for the
Re. The 'Gime is to be done by the President of the
Tribe al of Oporto on the causes in that district. And lem fur-
titzElessed, hi consequence of the very respectful supplication
the said Infant, my much beloved and dear son, made in
may Royal presence, to excuse him for the sets beyond the limits
et his jurisdiction, which he did without my Royal authority ; and
I do hereby excuse him accordingly. Jose Antonio de Oliveira
beim de Darras, my Counsellor of State, Minister of the Affairs
of the Kingdom, will issue the necessary ceders to the competent
authorities. (Signed by his Majesty.)
" Palace of Bemposia, May 3, MK"
ORDER OF THE DAY.
" His Highness the Infant Den Miguel, Commander in Chief of
the army, orders it to be 'pigtailed to the army, how mutt he is as.
wird with the promptisude with which the corps of the garrison of
Liston assembled en the 311th of last month. and with the fidelity ,
and tnthusiasni with which they were animated, and so decidedly
snomested est maintain the sovereign rights of his Majesty the
King nor rimatign ; and he is highly gratified by die oppurtunity
of confirming his coovictMn, that there is not one of the corps that
compse the heave Portuguese army, that is not animated by
eq hodoeprible and faithful sentiments.
• . His Highness thanks the 19th regiment of infantry for the
wood, Order and rapidity with which it marched from Causes to
Relent.

" llis Highness further orders it to be made known to the
army, that some of those individuals are arrested who were
pletting against the sovereignty of his Majesty, and that he ha.
hean most highly gratified in the notice which his Majesty ha.
'hero pleased to send to him by his Masser of the Horse and Cham-
balsin, the Moguls de Louie, approving of all that his Highness
hes done tor the good of the nation.
" MOZINHO, Chief of the Staff:
" Ilesdinarters in the Palace of Banposta, May 1, HIV."
The inhabitants of this city celebrated, by a spontaneous illu.
wination, the happy issue of the heroic resolution of the Intent
Hat Miguel, as Well on the Stith of April es on the Ist of May,
and almost equally an the Id.
On the Ist, in the afternoon, the King and the Infantas, pro-
ceeding from the palace of Demposta, by the Realm to the royal
elgeisli of Our lady, everywhere received the moat unequivocal
awl lively teArnonies of the love of all chromed' the people, who
,dtowslui to hail his Diajesty, exulting to see his august person, all
she wird fatally, and the nation, delivered from the dark machi.
nations of the irreconcilable enemies of the throne and the altar.
We have some inaccuracies to correct in the articles preceding
Doe- Proclamation in use Saturday's Graeae. In the first place.
dumb the Cosesellors of State came together in the morning of
the tll%, it. the Palace of Benipusta, the Council did not meet, as
there stated. Secondiy. the Count (le Portia, Minister of Finance,
aseitintied to exercise fiis office without interruption. Thirdly, the
Cowie de Subsea* was not arrested, having concealed himself.
In • the fritth pliee, the militia, who were infect ordered toes.
riemble, did not conic in a body to the Rosati, but there joined
with the troops of the line and the royol briode of Marines. Thus
•we'earryet the inaccuracies of that article, drawn up from accounts
•tvilairli, though generally spread, ware sot easoct.