The Sun.
London, England, 1808-11-01 00:00:00

ALARMING DISTURPJACES AT OPORTO.

" OPORTO, OcT, 13. 1 804.—t gai4 you IN Luy
last a full detail of .1,,F hat had inised Ainee the arrival
of the 'French from Almeida. Tie- Primrose hi; •
been detained by-Sir 1:16.41i,r Wtr.56,74;, forit he nu
pose or sending home an-liixaa account of the. pro-
ceeding,. Every .thiiigriiViSiqtled, .and the Trans-
ports:are dropping- do..ift litt.3 river. There has been
a genera; survey, and'ilie darnagei ascertained, t: •r
they had nOt lett a single think on board the Vesse:s.
Pertea tranVillity is again restored, and we hope
things will g:r on well. ~ Gttnefa; Beti V,FOP.C. is ex--
pOekt to-tunritvi'Wi:ll 0000 n'ten'frorn Lisbon, on
their way tO the North ofiSpatn."

(PRIVATE LETTER.)

OPORTO, OCT. 13, 1808, AT NICHT.—We
haVe had, since Monday lest, a kind of second re-,
volution, which was occasioned by the arrival of the,
French troops from Almeida, under an escort of 240
men of the 6th British, Regiment. They arrived 'at
Caies Dirovo, below Massarallos, on Sunday morn-
ing ; but the sick, about 250 in. number, came
down froth pezo da Regoa; in four Boats, underese
guard of British soldiers, and arrived- on Saturday
morning. This, as you may suppose, -attracted a
great crowd on. the bridge, and that day the People
began to be dissatisfied. These were carried doWn
to the .Castle at St. John's, and things rerniiined
pretty quiet until. the .Mourday morning, • although;
all Sunday, the people went to see those that v:.ers)
at Caies Novo, and continued so all night long, which
they employed in buying all kind of things horn the
French, who sold many fine horsea, ocivery cheap.
On the Monday morning early, they were Arens-
barked on board astir Transports, that had arrived,
the day before
,froni Lisbon, and' were laying at
Massarallos with their baggage, arms aed ammuni-
tion. This only tended to inflame the Minds of the
Portuguese Mob, and they kept murmuring :ill day
long. y It was not until the evening, aboutseven`
o'clock, when the bells' in the city,' and round it,
gave the alafm, that people oleve-ry description, apd
from all, parts, came dosen to IVlassaiailes, lined the
shore oar both sides the river, some armed with guns,
Some with swords, and others with sticks, &c.
should tell you, before I prOsieed any farther, that
during the Monday, Sir Roemer yrusolg, with the
Quarter-Master-General, who came down with the
French from Almeida, 'and several other Officers,
went down to the Castle to have the baggage that
was there examined by them and the Governor BAR
MUNDO. Accordingly, every thing was going on
well, when they opened a box, which they found
contained several rich vestments of the Portuguese
Priests., This was 'enough to increase the dissatisfac-
tion of the Governor, and be instantly gave orders that
no Vessel should be allowed to pass the Castle, or if.
they attempted to' get out, to sink them. Every
gun in the Castle, was loaded with ahot, and re-
mains so to this. moment.- The'people of St. John's
soot) heightened the story, and said that diamonds,
sacraments, and church plate, bad been found, with
many other' things.' This soon reached Oporto, and
the mob, without listening to any thing that could'
he said to them, went down, and insisted upon kill-
ing the French in the Castle. Some of the English
soldiers who were on guard at St. John's, were at-
tacked by the mob, but nothing of consequence hap-
pened. The Portuguese troops were all out, and the
Bishop was obliged to go down to ,St. John's, where
he succeeded in quieting the Povo, and about eight
o'clock in the evening he returned to Oporto, ac-
companied by , Sir ROBERT,, and several other
Officers, English and PortugUese, amidst the cries of
Viva o Bispo, destru&ion to the Regency of- Lis- •
bon—the Bishop' must be Viceroy.", They, how-
ever, continued all,night on both sides the river, and
waited with patience until yesterday morning, when,
by seven o'clock, there were more than four thou-
sand persons of all descriptions assembled, who ap-
peared determined to attack the French that were on
board the transports. Every preparation was made ;
several pieces of artillery were drawn up on both
sides, and they had mounted 20 guns onboard of
each of three Brazil ship's that were laying opposite
the transports: Every moment increased the storm,
and the French, who were preparing to meet the
attack, were all provided with sixty rßunds each
man, and determined to defend themselves. The
wish of the Povo it was impoSsible to know, but it
generally appeared that they wanted to destroy them
all. About nine o'clock, the Bishop came down in
a barge, with Sir .110B:LIZT Wit;soS:, who was inde-
fatigable .on the occasion: Much praise is due`to
him for his exertions, to which we are indebted for
things not having taken a more serious turn. The
mob would not hear any thing. They wanted the
Frenchmen's arms and baggage; and reproached the
English with not assisting them. A negotiatiOp
wassestabhshed on the part of: the people, by tfle TkIE THEATRE.—The very pleasant Comedy of
Drury-lane Theatre last night, and went off wit
Bishop and Sir ROBERT WILSON, and propositions. Bull was for the first tithe represented at
were made to the French General who Was on
bs)ard. This was a delicate point for Sir ROBERT,
his original 'humour, in
so much 'spirit in general, as to promise a renewal of
Being The highest in rank here, he was' Obliged to its
popularity.---JOHNTONR, the hero of the pieCe;
, see that the erticies of capitulation were stridly ex- acquitted himself
ecuoel ; and this was particularly observed by the the facetious and,benest,landlord.•
~..ANNISTER had a
French General: Sir ROBERT was employed in
morning representative as TawCii:i'-in Job Thornberry, nut"
difficult -tagk to perforin' 'id following so excellent a'
negotiating from nine o'clock in the
until four in the evening, going backwards and he sustained the part with great force and feeling
L
forwards from the shore to the transports, the
mob becoming every moment more • and more RUSSEL was tolerably successful in Shuffle/orMrs. H. SIDDONS gave a very tender interest to Mary,
clamorous. Several propositions were made on
both sides but noneleasin to the two parties. and Mr. H. SIDDONS was respeasible in Pereo-rine.
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MATuews rendered Sir Simon 'fiery promins';e The French agreed to suffer their baggage to be the piece. The rest of the characters had no strik-
searched, and to give up any thing that should be ing feature of merit, but they did not impair the ge-
found belonging to the Portuguese; but as to giving i neral effea. The After-piece was Blue Beard, up their arms, they would not consent, and said the house
was very numerously attended. and
they would rather die than subunit to it. This was
communicated to the Juiz do YOUNO, it is said, is to make his debut at the
Povo and then corn- , King's Theatre in REYNOLD,'S new Musical Atter-
menced the alarming scene. Persons from both j piece. The scenery is expeeted to be very piefu=
sides of the river jumped into Boats, and were pro- resque, and is to exhibit some grand natural features
seeding to attack the Transports ; bat by the exec- of Sweden and Russia.
tions and perseverance of Sir ROBERT tranquillity Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, be,
was again restored, and the French offered fare to give
ioie the Right HOD.. EDWARD Lord ELLENBO..
up their arms outside of thollar.' This, however, ROUGH, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and after a-
was not acceded to ; but it last it was agreed that chae. lmas Term, 1808 :
they should be disembarked, their baggage examin-
ed on shore, and that they should leave their arms.
As soon as this was perfed;y understood, barged
from all parts went to board the Transports, but
they took care to begin, by the three that were not
armed ; for one has six 6-pounders, which the
French have kept loaded since the beginning of this
affair. They took every thing out of the Transports,
even the provisions and wearing apparel of the Ships!
Owners ; every thing was brought ashoreeand in a
short time every thing disappeared. The French-
men were landed, and are now at a warehouse next
to those of Wine Company et Massaralos. By
this time it was almost dark,.and the armed Trans-
port remained unmolested. ' There are on board of
this about 300 French, *ho have since remained on
board ; the others, are guarded by our troops, and
some Portuguese cavalry, to prevent the mob from
destrOying them. We do not know what had pass-
ed between the Bishop and Sir ROBERT WILSON ;
but the Portuguese seem to be ashamed of their
condud=eand it is evident _that their object was no
other than pleeder. To this day tijings remain
unsettled,' and God only knows how they will'end.7'.

SPORTING, INTELLIGENCE,

NEWMAitKET.'i'r-liR;:. roilEß

i!Ap;;O...le
0., OCT. 31.
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...
Sveepstakes of tiNop..li-A.-At,. h. ft. A
ct
ois t , ..:.-_! F.,-7. ,
Cen. Grosvenor's jobri.o,;i..Vosl- 71b. -•- rec',
Mr. Lloyd's Fun, 7st. 1"21o;-, • ' - .. .
- Pd• D. of Rutlandls Ned, Bst. zib, - -
Mr. floworth's Laurcttai S'f.'bt.-.at D. of Rutlaud's Rain...
bier, Bst. 41. Ab. M. sops.--`6 toy agst Lauretta. '
Lord Lowther's l-lytas, heat Mr. Varisittares Burieighti
Bst. 41b. each. Ab. .1,1. .1,-,ogs, —6 to 4 on i-1) 14s. .
Sweepstakes of I.:wp,s..elcl). T.M.M.
Majoi.Wilion's Juniper"; 7st. ;,113. - .
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Mr. Payne's Bulrush, 7st. 91b.• .
Gen. Gower's Pelisse,-,Bst. 31b.
Mr. Howorth Lauretta, 7st. 4.1 b.
Ld. Poley's "Agnes, 6st. 111). . -
• • 3to I agat. juniper- -5 to 2 agst.Pelisse.
D. of Grafton's Musician, 7st. gib. bcat-ivlr. Sfiakcspears'
Sir David, gst. szlb. B. C. zaogs-. 11: ft.-13 tr.. S•agst Mu."
sician.

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Gen. Grosvenor's Riflernan,-Sst. 51b. beat Sir e. Turner't
Bramble, Bst: D. 1. Isogs. 1:. it. 6t04 on Rifleman. •
Mr. Craven's Beau Nash, beat 1.(1 f oley's Cecilia, Bst:
each. Last M. of t, C. 7oogs. h. ft.- 5t04 on I.le au
Sir C. Turner's Bramble, Bst beat Chl4.Grci4vel..,3t'sßiiie.,
man, Bsr. 51b. •D. 1. 2oogs. sto 4 agst.
Mr. Croft's Hawk, Bst- 910. asst Mr. Goolcibcrnls Roa meo, Set. 21b: Last 3M.of B. C. sogs.-Off.
Mr. Craven's Beau Nash,
,Bst. rec. ft: humLd Foley'i
Cecilia, Bst. 51b. D. 1. wog,s, h. ft.
Sir J. Shelley's Fanny, ast. rci:. from Ld Bsrryrnore's
randa, Bst. 41b. R. M. boogs. -
Ld Darlington's Rubens, lee, ft, from Sir C. 't'urner's
Jock, Rst. 71b. each. Across the flat, 2oog. h. ft.
b. 61 Grafton's Vinclyke,eBst. 31b. rec. 5 gs from Lorsl.
Lowther's.Hy las, Bst. 710. A"tross the Flrt, 2oogs.
1.(1 G. H. Cavendish's Oteaduought, rec. 25gs. from Gem-)
Grosvenor 's Brisels, Bst. '7lb. Lalst M. of B. C. act.-igs., h. ft,..
Mr. Shakespear's Disco-ant, rec. 6ogs. from Sire. Turner't
Cousin Abraham, ?at. 31b. each. Ab. M. 2oogs. h tt.
Mr. Batson's Charmer, rec. ft. train Mr. Couldburn't
Grimaldi, Bst. 71b. each. Acros the I-Idt, )(kegs. It,
Gen. Gower's Pelisse, 16st. rec. jogs, from :sir. Shake.;
spear's Zodiac, ast. Two-yr old C. 2o.gs. h. it,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN,

SIR,

As I know you Will readily insert any thing that
may tend to the honour' Of your Country, I send
you an article which shows! that our 'national cha-
•raeter has been properly, appreciated by a I..iormet
Continental Monarch, though the sceptred, vas,als
Of BUONAPA RTE may attempt to destroy our import+
ance, and re-echo tht vile abuSe of Frenchmen.--.
By-giving it a place„ you will also. Oblige ,
A CONSTANT READER•

Upon the death of tlfb Emperor FRANCIS 1,
,in
the yeitr 1765, the folloWing paper was found, in
his own band-.Nriting
" First. The true interest- of the House of Austria
consists in a close alliance with England. The. peon
pie of Great Britain beink,the-first nation hi.Enrope,
not only in power, but integrity.
" Second. The more Irifsh °dicers in the Aus-
trian Service the better ,• our troops will always be
well disciplined. An Irish coward is an uncommon
chara&er, and what the natives ollreland even.dis-
like from principle, they,generally.perforni through
a desire for glory.

" Tbird. The' leisfeaniie6lion with France the
better. The god nfalaerFoench i 4 convenience.—
They have been often,clAl,- and always proved un-

. Fourth. All'irif6iOourse with Prussia and Hol-
land should be avoided, for they are equally dan-
gerous as eneuiies or friends."

1N TERM.

Friday,
Thursday,
Friday,

LONDON.

Nov. t 1 Saturday,
- 17 Saturday,
- - 2$ Saturday,
• ,!tn.i; .
AFTER TERM.
.. -No.y‘,*9 f Wednesday,

- Nov. i 2

Tuesday, -

Nov. 30

At the Sessions:in the New Bailey Court-house,
in Manchester, the whole of MOnday 11ist was occu-
pied with the trial of eight of the persons concerned
in the late riotous proceedings in that town, all of
whom were cPnviaerli four were sentenced to one
tnonth's imprisonment each, in Lancaster Castlej
two to fourteen days, and the other two to one weck,
•in the New Bailey Prison. Several others, from the
neighbouring townghips, guilty of the like offenre,
-submitted' to the Court; who bound them in sureties
to appear to receive itidgnient when called upon for
that purpos. . - ! .
On Sunday 'evening, about 8 o'clOck,' the pre-
!' mises of Messrs. Curtis and Co. leather-faCtors, 'Well-
street, Cripplegate, were broken into, and bills, to
the amount of 10001.- with 201. in cash, were carried
; off.