The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-20 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE P.dPERS.

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OCT. I.—Some days ago was posted lip
the fOlkiwing Edit t

LUCAS DE SCABRA DA ,SILVA, OF THE COUNCIL OF
OUR LORD, THE PRINCE REGENT, GENTLEMAN
CAVALIER OF THE ROYAL HOVSEFIOLD, caul?:
ZUDOE OF THE PEACE, INTENDANT GENERAL OF..
THE POLICE, &C.
" 1 hereby make known, that on the determina-
,o,6i°ll. 0f his Excellency the General in. Chief of the
Jarttih Voices, to carry into execution the arming of
t!le-S"anish troops set at liberty in consequence of
the,_ Convention of the 30th of AugUit, he had
ItlOUght
fit to olicit from the Most Excellent and
illustrious Lords, the Regents. tl.c restitution of all
the horses taken from the said troops by the French.
The Most Excellent and Illustrious Lords Regents
clo`therefore decree, that all persons who are in pos-
seSSion of the before-mentioned horses, whether by
tight'of purchase, or by any other title, shall imme-
diately deliver them in to the Head-Quarters of the
British Cavalry at Belem,. where they will receive
the price which they have paid for them. Any per.:
son negleCting to obey this order, shall be fined
double the value of each horse withheld, and shall
be subject to such further punishment as the Police
mayjudge proper.
" In order that this regulation may be made
manifest, I have direaed the present Edi& to be posted up.

" LUCAS DE SCABRA DA SILVA.".
" Liston, Sept. 21."

The Lords Regents have appointed Don CyntA-
in° RIBEIRO FRE/RE, formerly Minister Plenipo,
tentiary t 9 the Court of Copenhagen, Inspedor-
General and President of the Royal Exchequer.
On the afternoon of Sunday the 25th ult. by or-
der of the Patriarchal College, there was a very
devout and religious proceSsion from the Churelt df
the Augustine Fathers to the Convent of our Lady
of Grace, in which was carried the Image of our
Saviour, which is venerated in that Church. The
procession was formed of all the Ecclesiastical Com-
munities and Corporations of Lisbon, and was fol-
lowed by many pious persons of both sexes, among
Whorl) .might be distinguished many Ladies of the
first
rquality. Notwithstanding the afternoon was
fa!"Y, yet there was an int-met:lse number of the
tealet,l4lll preset:. at this edifying solemnity; from
hick it was v iibie that the Portuguese, firmly at-
tached to the exercise of their religion, always shew
themselves grateful for the fayours of Providence,
Which are now become more manifest in their
deliverance from the French, whose abominable
maxims are destrudive of all piety and Christian
morality.
The Junta of the city of St. !ago de Cassem
has written to the,Royal • Tribunal of Regency of
this Kingdom a letter, of which the following is
a.EOpy
• " SENOR PRESIDENT;
" The Deputies composing the junta of the city
of. St. lago de Cassem, in the province of Oruique,
have the honour of'being, perhaps, the first to ap-
Proach the presence of your Highnesses, in order to
express. our incomparable joy to glorying in being
the humble subjects of your Highnesses, and of the
Most Serene House of Bragan2a. As soon as it was
known in this city that the faithful and zealous
t4bje€ts of the Kingdom of Algarva had proclaimed
he King, we were Most prompt in continuing the
same proclamation, which our heart will always
preserve indelible, and proceeded to rouse that city
against the
infamous yoke, together with the neigh-
bouring towns,
Graudola and Sines, where we at-
tacked
the French Governor, whom we sent prison-
erb to Gibraltar, displaying from that period the
I.l°Y-al Standard in the town of Aleacer. do Sol.—
Prom the 27th of June, when we placed ourselves
antler the authority of the' Regency, our hearts, in
transport of joy, were filled With such fortitude,
that we always exposed ourselves to the last drop of
blood, by hieing the enemy at Coroporta, where we
suffered repeated attacks from them, who had
strengthened themselves with all the military stores
of, the Castle of Setubal. At the same
.time, to
I:941 anarchy, we paid submission to the Regency
tithe city of.Beja, which Was entitled supreme, in
to name of your Highnesses, which we continued
i. do till we had ascertained that the capital was
_estb red la the royal and legitimate authority ; and
we therefore now await those orders which your
el --sses please to transmit.
" CARLOS JOSE DE SOUSA, Secretary."
-Loitiagn de Cassem, Sept. 8, 1808."
13elilY of the Royal Tribunal of Regency.
pnee,'le patriotism and admirable efforts of the
';"ices of Poring!, and of the kingdom of Algarve,
%4-,,..f,s'telhdr the troops of his Britannic Majesty, and
'het t--"Y blessed and proteded by Divine Providence;
expelled the french troops, and at the same
time removed the despotism with which they.pre-1
I,ented the exercise of that Government which thel
Prince Regent our Lord established by a. decree and
instruetions of the 25th of November last. The
Governors IfpANcisco DE. CUNHA. 1)E AIENEZES,
and D. FRANCISCO XAVIER Da MORONHA, with the
assistance of the Secretary JOAO ANTONIO SALTI;R
I)E MENDONCA, Who found themselves, without:
I)editnent, called to the Regency ; the Conde De
'Aleeereirto Mort, and D...MIGUEL PEP.F.IRA FORJAS,
as substitutes of the absent Governor, the Marquis
of Anewres,
T -l't and of the Secretary, the CondSAatpAlUe De
splevented, from attendances and they all
b-eetned the exercise, of their fundioes, which had
s"seended fain) the first of February, in the
the
trent year. In pursuance of the Powers given in
~.-,Le„sr,alddecree, they eleded in the room of the ab-
•?overnors, who were the principal Castro, and
El, )I'm Di?. Gls,
BREYNA, the Marquis of VINAZ,
ar't 'the Reverend Bishop of OPORTO; and gave
°rdei'a that every thing should be treated, regu-
lated, and determined
and ,conformably to the laws
customs observed prior to the first of February
last, ulthout the least alteration.
"- And as the Junta-of Santiago has faithfully and
zealously assisted in the restoration of our Liberty,
and oft he mild Government of our Prince, and now
Presents its obedience and profound respe&, the
Governors thank them for their services, and those
the loyal inhabitants of that city, and require that
the §anie be cornmunicated to the Junta, to be by
them um:artcd to all the towns.
(Slglieo.) '‘,J.tto ANTONIO SALTER DE MENDONEA,
ecretary of State."
eeti Sept. 1808.7 . . .

ENGLISH COMMERCE`TriTH SP4IN.

LETTER OF ADMIRAL MORLA TO MR. DUFF.
The Supreme Junta of Seville declared to me, un-
der date of the 13th instant, astollows‘:—
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.:-MOST EXCELLENT SIR,
: The:Supreme Junta of Seville is adopting mea-
, snresfor forming a regulation, Under which English
'commodities are for the present to be imported in
. this cOdntry, on which subject your Excellency pre-.
seined a note to the said Junta, under date of the
3d inst. in aswer to which the Junta has resolved to
declare to your Excellency, that with regard to the
Vessels which have already.thived, they leave it en-
tirely to your own judgment to determine in your
wisdom and prudence what duty they ought to pay,
the Junta being desirous to testify to the English nal..
tiou the 'high sense they entertain of their friendship
and.generous support.
.• In pursuance- of the order received, I have this
day communicated the following instructions to the
Diredor General of the Customs:-
" Authorised by an Order of the Supreme Junta
of the i 3th current, touching the importation of
English goods, hitherto prohibited to be imported
into this country, and the duty payable on goods of
the like description, found on board of such Ships of
the said nation as are at present in the Bay, I have
determined, after having heard the opinion of their
Lordships with regard to the duty payable on the
same, that they are to pay 15 per cent.- . royal cus-
tOms, 5 per cent. if destined for inland consump-
tion, and all the other duty payable on foreign goods,
the importation of which is permitted, the shipment
of the said goods for our possessions in America be-
ing ofcourse free and unprohibited, 'since, in this re-
sped, they'ought to be considered as free goods, on
payment of
.7 per cent. ad valorem, the proper Of-
ficer adhering strictly to the ordinances issued on thiS
subje&. You will attend to the execution of the
present Order, and make it known to the trade
through the- competent Board, with this proviso,
that clothes made up, or articles of wood, or any
other material, pet-featly finished, are not to be im-
ported on any consideration whatever.--I inform you
of the premises for your own information, and for
the direction of the individuals of your nation, that
they may form a correCtopinion of the high estima-
tion in which the Spanish Government holds the
worthy subjeCts of his. Britannic Majesty, and per-
ceive how anxiously that Government desires to give
proofs of its gratitude fur their faithful alliance.—
God preserve you many years,_

TEIOMAS DE MORLA."
" Sept. 16." ,
" idit. ,lAMES DUFF."

As in the order which I communicated to you
under date of the 16th instant, the Supreme Junta
of Seville says only, that it is adopting measures for
making regulations with regard to the importation of
-English commodities, which hitherto it was not
lawful to import, it is not in my power to forth any
other determination,' but with regard to goods of the
above description, which are found on board of Ships
aaually arrived in the Bay, 'and you must therefore
apply to the pupretne Junta, for instruaion, how far
the same favour is to be extended to such Ships as
shall arrive in future, since it is not for me; as you
desire in your last report, to decide that point.—
God preserve yoti'many years.

THOMAS DE MORLA:
Cadiz, Sept. 1 9.
DON ANDREW AULDEVIM.

THE PRIP:CE OF W4LES.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 18.

The Prince of WALES has been here since Friday,
superintending the embarkation of the loth Light
Dragoons ; and as each division. has arrived, his Royal
Highness has gone with them to the Dock-yard.
They are:now all on. board, and it is said that his
Royal Highness will leave us to-morrow. The
Prince is quite adored by his regiment; and some of
the men, as they went on board, could not refrain
from expressing aloud their attachment.
In taking leave of the Officers, • his Royal High-
ness a&ually burst into ,tears, and expressed in the
strongest manner his regret at not being able to ac-
company them ; but he said--" I give my sword to
Bri,adicr-General SLADE, who will beat your head,
and under whose command. I know you will like to
go, as much as Ido that you should." It appears-that
General SLADE entered the. Prince's regiment, as a
Cornet, and remained in it near seventeen years ;
it.is therefore, very natural they should like to go
out under hiseommand.

ANOTHER LETTER-!--SAME DATE.
On Monday last a magnificent entertainment was
given at, the Crown „Inn, Portsmouth, by his Royal
Highness, ,to the Officers of his Royal Highness's
regiment, time iuth Light. Dragoons, embarking fOr
foreign service, and a:large party'ot Noblemen and
Gentlemen of the Army and Navy. AbOut seven
o'clock the company, upwards of one hundred in
number, sat down to dinner,, which consisted of
every delicacy the season could afford, and which
was served up in a superior style of elegance.
The wines were of the choicest vintages, and the
&sett, which consisted of every kind of trait of the
season, together with the preserves and ornamental
dishes, &c. was elegant, an& far:exceeded any thing
that could be cxpeaed out of the Metropolis. About
six o'clock the company began to aSsernble, and
about seven his Royal Highness the PE INCE, accom-
panied by his Royal thother the Duke of CLA-
RENCE ; Major-Gen. WfIETHAM, . Lieutenant,Go-
vernor j Admiral MoNrAou, and Colonel lit,oom-
FIELD, entered the apartments where the company
were assembled. The rooms were splendidly fur-
nished. Many loyal and appropriate toasts were
drank. The Royal Cheshire and Oxford Militia
bands attended, and 'played many loyal and appro-
priate airs. About half-past twelve o'clock, his
Royal Highness the PRINCE and the Duke of CLA-
RENCE retired, when the whole company separated,
highly satisfied with the entertainment they had
received.

Among the company we noticed his Royal Highness the
Duke of Clarence ; Lords Craven, C. Manners, and Robert
Manners ; Major-General Whetham, Lieutenant-Governor ;
Admirals Montigu, Otway and Taylor - 'Sir. Roger Curtis;
1-ton. Commissioner Grey ; Generals Slade and Porter ; Co-
lonel, Barlow, Commandant of liilsea ; Col. Tyrol,. Royal
Artillery; Captains Bligh, trviu, and Tullows, R.N. ;
Captains Colville and La Ray; Hon. Mr. Points; Colonel
BUckworth, Royal Cheshire; Majors Palmer, Thornton, and
Rutherford ; Dr. M'Gregor, Mr. Cuthbert, the Mayor of
Portsmouth ; Capt. Nickson, Aid-de-Camp to :flajoi.Ge-
ricrill Witietham; Sir lului Slack, &c. Fcc.