The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

Officer,-
QF great expeance, and Don RAE?: Dr.
SouzA. had been mentioned as Minister'Extraordt-
nary to, Rusiia; the l'itiNce RCGENT of course being,
ignorant, at the time When such an appointment.
was made, of the fallen state of Russia, and its dis-
.graceful subserviency to France. These dispatches
also state, that the PRINCE REGENT-bad ordered a
number of Ships of War to be built with all possible•
expedition, snd had already declared war against
Spanish A wierica. Sixteen millions of Spanish
Dollars, b4otlgitig to the Spanish Government,
had been sequestrated. The PetNCE had also
•
brought to trial those suspeeted of a treasonable
intercour..se with 'France, and the Marquis of
PDXISAL, ARAUJA),DOII RODRIGO PINTO) and JOIE
IGLU()) had been convided and executed. The
Viscount AitAIDA had been disgraced and sent into
exile in one of the Islands. The People had uni-
versally testified their high admiration of the Pa INC -
for his, firmness and magnanimity in refusing to be-
come a miserable vassal to France, and resorting to
his Colonial POssessions. •

The French ;have found it necessary to endeavour
to check the emigration from Portugal, and all per-
sons discovered in the attempt to escape were to be
doomed to death, and their property to confiscation.
The people in Lisbon are not-in so much want of
provisions as they were, hay inifhad a plentiful supply
of Indiun Corn from the distant Provinces.- The peo-,
ple of Oporto had refused provisions to- the Spanish
troops quartered upon them—nor was the spirit of
the Portuguese so much, broken as might be expeet-
ed.' Their hatred to the French is deadly. When
some of the Portuguese soldiers, after having been sur-
rounded and disarmed by the French, and their Of-
ficers had been seized and ordered for punishment,
were reproached with cowardice, it is said that they
exclaimed, "give us our arms, and then you shall
not call us cowards with iMpunity." The.6panish
troops had been removed from Oporto, and the
French had succeeded to that station.

THE, second reading of Lord CASTL#EREAGIeS Lo-
cal Militia Bill took place in the Houst,•. of Commons
yesterday, when his Lordship stated to the House
some alterations which he, wishes: to make in the
Bill ; the first of which was, to grant, to those per-
sons who were now either serv.v:6 in.the Militia by
Substitute, or who had paid a tine lot not serving,
an exemption from the operatjon of this Bill fir a
certain period the second. was,l to permit any Vo-
lunteer Corps that may verer serving as Local Mi-
litia, to transfer services, and to. 'allow the
Officers to retai.t:their rank. The other alterations
were of rniny 'oppor;:.nice: Mr. WO i)IIAM and Si
FaAticts Buttowyr expressed their disapprobation of
the lEII, but it was read a second time without a
division.

Yesterday morning his MA sesr Y; Princesses' So-
iutA, AUGUSTA and ANEMIA, accompanied by Lady
BUCKLEY, Count MUNSTER, Generals NARCOUIiT,
GWYNNE and FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, WOK
an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park, and
returned to the Palace at twelve.
The- auExt4 and Princess ELIZABETH tOokan air-
ing, to -the Princess 'ELIZANtTIi'S Cottage, at Old
Windsor, and returned at one o'clock.

.The embarkation of the Troops at Ramsgate con-
cluded on Saturday evening, with the 45;ici Regi-
ment, a Company of Artillery and Waggon Train,
• from Canterbury, all of whom :were on board by
the, evening, and the heavy tiaggage of the Artillery;
&c. was to be on board by eight .o'clock.-
General Moor arrived at Deal yesterday, and
was to embark last night. Thu Expedition was to
sail. this morning if the wind was fair. Nothing
pould exceed the exertions used on the present oc-
casion—an Expedition began and concluded in five
days, reitcty for sailing.
Saturday the Duke. IYANGOULEME and retinue
embarked:on boarded the Edo plus Frigate, at Yar-
mouth. His Royal Highness was received on board
6y a salute of 10 guns, and sailed in the afternoon,

Jntelligence hasbeeti received from Lisbon tothe
sth April. We understand that JUNOT , has pro=
ceeded• to great cruelties against. the persons whom
he suspeCied of being hostile to. the. FR:1101 ; and
►hat there have been a number of persons executed.
The excesses were in consequence at the scarcity of
pmvisions. _ - • _ . •

A Circular Letter was last night sent •to most of
the Merchants: trading to the Brit k, by order of
the Portuguese Ambassador, to the fallowing pur-
port :
"" i sin desired to acquaint the Trade, that his Excellency
the Portuguese Ambassador is ready to"give Licence; ►o
fist) or Portuguese Ships, to catv out British manutadured
cotton goods to-the Brazils; such Vessels making Cape
Frio, and receiving tem.': instructions relative to their port of
discharge. And that Licences will be prepared by the Right
Hon. the Lords of Prate, tee. to-morrow tOrenoun."

On Sunday, at two o'clock, a -Cabinet Council
was held at the house of the Duke of PottTLAND, in
Piccadilly, previous to.whieh Lord Ktak.cut)l3l:lCllT
had the honour of a privateaudieuco with his Grace.

BOW-STE VET.—James Aloofly, the soldier belong-
ing to the ?cl Regiment of foot-Guards, wits bronh t
up for re-examination:,--A labouring man fit4ted,
that he saw .Bowden, who claii,„,s the money, in
company with the Prisoner, in the Three Com-
passes.pplic-bouse, Drury-lane, on I\les-day Morn-
ing, at six o'clock. - They were both apparently in
liquor, and, after drinking some more with two girls,
Ac. who came in, they went away. Some other
evidence was given of what passed while they re-
mained in the public-house.--The Prisoner was fully
committed for trial, and the parties were Wond over
to prosecute.