The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-30 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION,

BY THE BRITISH AND FRENCH COMMISSIONERS, FOR
SEEING CARRIED INTO EFFECT THE CONVENTION
AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE COM-
MANDERS IN CHIEF.
" For tke fulfilment of the stipulations made in the Con-
vention agreed upon for the evacuation of Portugal by the
French Army, That property of every kind confiscated, or
seized, from the subjeds, or other persons residing in Portu-
, gal, whether of the Royal Palace, Royal and Public Libra-
ries, and Museums, and from individuals that'are still exist-
ing in Portugal, should be restored:
We, the Commissioners for seeing carried into
execution the said Treaty, as his Excellency :the
Commander of the French Army has already noti-
fied to his army, think it also right to make public
the same for the information of all concerned ; and
for facilitating the restitution, or the receiving back
such property, we have judged expedient to appoint
e Committee of three persons, viz. Lieut. Colonel
TRANT, 0. Sr. ANTONIO RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA,
and Mr. DUBLIUR, Commissaire des Guerres, to
meet at No. 8, Cargo do Loretto, who are appointed
to receive, inquire into, and judge of all reclama-
tions on this head, and whose orders for the restitu-
tion of property, to whomever addressed, are to be
obeyed. And it is direded that keepers shall have
charge of sequestrated br seized property in every
house to which it may have been .removed, to as-
sure the conservation of objects or moveables trans-
ported from royal or public houses, to others,"f6r
the use or convenience of such General, Adminis-
trator, or other subje& of the French Atmy.. These
keepers will make the description of all nzeutles with
the name of the owners, and be accountable for
whatever is therein, and they will be delivered only
on legal proof of ownershiV, to the possessbrs of
such articles as above described, who will transmit
to this Committee a return of what each may. have in
his possession of the, property designated. ••And'all
persons may with safety apply to this Tribunal.
" We think it necessary also, to make known to
whom it may concern, that any purchase rriade'of
articles taken from the public arsenals or stores since
the 30th August, or whatever shall on trial be
proved to have been illegally sold or disposed of at
any time, even previous to the 30th August, shall
be null' and void, the articles seizecl,and the persons
purchasing subject to what the law may further
dire6t.
"f
The Committee assembled to receive rechma-
tions, and facilitate the restitution of proper • , hold
its sittings at the house of Si-. ANTONIO RODRaGUES
DE OLIVEIRA, NO. 8, Cargo do Loretto.
4. W. C. BEIkESFORD, M.•j: Gen.
" PROBY, Lieut. C-lonel,
British Commissioners."
" Le General K ELLE RMAN,
" Le Commissaire Francais pour I' Execution
de la Convention du 30 tiout,"
" Lisbon, Sept. to, 18,8."

6' From on board the Conqueror, Sept. g:11
moored in the Tag

My last was On the sth instant, by the Biosso2.
On that day
enteredbtehiewiieeriLtlishF,fl)retetst.and Jnlien and jein
Castle; where moored
it is expected to remain till the first
division of the French army quits Lisbon. They.
are now embarking on board otr transports, with
their horses, artillery, and every thing belonging to
the army, as Well as a great part of the plunder they
took from the Portuguese. The whole of our army
are advanced near Lisbon, but they are not to enter
the town till the greatest part of the Fre'dch are ern,-,i
barked ; but I hear they wish our troops to be in tho
town before their force is too much weakened, fear 2
ing that the Portuguese inhabitants would rise upon
theremainder, and revenge themselves 1,,r all the
enormities they have committed, and the plunder of
which they have been robbed, which they know
our troops would not allow.
" JunoT is to go to France in La Nymphe ; we
are to furnish the transports with every thing they
want.' The Russian fleet is to go to England,•
escorted by seven Sail of ,the Line: two of the,
Russian ships are so bad, they are not fit to go to
sea, and will therefore, be broken up here. The
other seven are completing their, provisions from
our ships, and making every. preparation for their
departure. It is supposed they will 'sail the be-
ginning of next week.
.The ships whiph form
the escort are the Barfieur, Admiral YtER ; Done-
gal, Elizabeth, Hercule, Aged, Ruby, and Con-
queror.
" Sunday _Night, Sept: 11.
" I have just learnt that a vessel sails to-morrow
morning at day-light, with dispatches. Admiral TY-.
LER, with his squadron, went out of the Tagus to-
day, and is to anchor off Cascaes, where they will
be joined by the Russian fleet, which is to go out qi
the Tagus to-morrow morning.
" The French army is to sail in three divisions.
The first di vision'are embarked, and will sail almost
immediately, undericonvoy of La Nwnphe, Captain
PERCY, who takes JUNOT on board, with twenty
OttieerS of his Stair. The Resistance, Captain
ADAMS, goes with the second division ; she also
takes two Generals and other o:fieers. L'Aimable,
Lord GEORGE STEWART, goes with the third divi-
sion ; each diviion will consist of nearly 8000,nien.
" SEPT. 12.--I 'closed my letter this mbrhitia',
thinking the Podargus, which is going to England
with Dispatches, was about to sail ; butlearnina
cait till. the fionrsttiidiniveismioynaocfcotluientFtriepnctl:i
this, I will
the latest moment.

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" The Russian Red, consisting of six Sail of t
Rine and two Frigates, went out of the Tagus this
morning. Admiral TYLER, with his Squadron, wa,..;
waiting outside to receive them, and will proceei
immediately to Portsmouth. In passing through
our Ships, they manned the rigging, which was re-
turned by our Ships. The two Line-of-Battle Ships
left behind are in possession of a few men, who tire
left for the purpose of taking care of them until
their fate shall be determined.
" The first division of the French army are all
ready to sail, except their wanting some water,
which will soon be supplied ; and La Nymphe, with
the French Commander in Chief on b'oard, made
the signal for sailing this afternoon. We are to pro-
vide Transports to carry '2.1,,,000 men, and JIJNOT
is
allowed to take 800 horses, that is, including those
for the artillery, cavalry, Sec. He himself has
bought up all the English horses he could get, at
100 guineas each. The L'jlimable, Capt. Lord
G. STEWART,,is to have charge of the convoy, and
the Admiral is particularly anxious they should oil
to-morrow. They go to Roads. The atITIY
is to be landed at Rochelle. The second division of
the army begins to embark either to-morrow or vela
day. Our troops have now entered Lisbon, and the
Portuguese Flag is flying at Belem Castle, and roost
of the fortifications. The French had taken off 3
vast quantity of plunder, but a Committee of Gelleci
ral Officers have appointed Commissioners to attend
the embarkation, &c. &c. and most of it has beed3
re-landed, and the inhabitants are required to se.n,i
in all demands they may have on the French)
Ittoc
are attended to.
" SEPT. Podargus sals to-day, at One
o'clock. The French colotuS are hauled down this
morning on board the Ships of War, and they 111.
taken possession of by the Boats of the Squadron/
for the PRINCE REGENT.
" The Eclipse arrived to-day from Oporto', with
a convoy of light Transports, to convey the French
troops home."

LISBON, SEPT. 10.—" We remain hitherto very
much in ignorance respelling the Convention agreed
upon between the British Generals and JUNOT, no-
thing whatever having been published here. Aa
the information we obtain is, from what is eoing for-
ward in the embarkation of the French ‘‘long with.
their spoil, which does not augur very favourable-
It is a curious sight at this moment, to see the flags
of so Many belligerent Powers flying at the same tr„in'e'
in our port. The British flag is hoisted at the L#";
cas, and flying on board the English fleet 1), ipg,
orr
the westward of the port. • The Portuguese at
St. Julian, the French at the Castle of Belem,
flag t";
Russian on board their fleet to the eastward,
the Spanish flag is flying on the south of the "Taguss,
where it has been hoisted by the Spaniards who were
on board the hulks, and are now on shore. We re-
commend you not to send usany goods except such OS
may find a sale in the army and navy, as it is la/-
possible to give yon an adequate description of our
distressed situation, and the poverty to which Ibis
place is reduced. There is Ho money whatever
circulation, and the situation of the lower order „or
persons is retched. Many persons have died
want, and ow streets ate crowded with beggar''v:
These are the blessings which the French
leave us."
10.
"Comp at Casso, near Liston, Sept.' l vot.l
"Ot the result of our campaign in Portl
1111,33
hay.- . slreaq of course intbrmed. But led
acm:aint you with a good thing which 113Pral
Officers to plunder Lisbon
.esterday. JUNOT had allowed his Geee'"'', this
permission, the 'Bishop's Palace, the Public Utnocrem
.and the Churches were exposed to the nwst_, beep
and barefaced pillage, after the Convention
signed with the British Commander. The
ret,4ll
traces of Lisbon and the principal persons. p.
0,
the
Chief t
a complaint to the Commander in
d been 11.-
ready embarked, but Jo NOT was —in consequence of.,
_es,
t
British Forces. About 8000 French
order
The British Commander instantly
restoredsl' that
to him to cause every thing
lb
be
reviously
had been taken from the Portuguese t P-rdaY• HO"'
the Capitulation, and down t 9 Ye'
thought they
astonished the French were, w.)o I
• g quiet's ,
thin .
0,4
should have carried off every
his Geller
leave you to judge_JUNOT and .
t•ut It a
and Officers are in the greatest rage ;
Inoue
still
kill I
avail them nothing. A Military C"n
erts „hp'
has been appointed, to which all t prop 11 de'
dered, whether Portuguese or English, 15 ,t°,,lunie,
livered. The amount will, it is said, be "11
some say a million or two sterling."

tions,ALetter from Oporto, dated the 7th inst• tneho
that none of the wounded .Officers
were carried to that place had died." We are haPPI
to state this pleasing fa I, for the information of the
relations of our gallant countrymen.
The LORD MAYOR has appointed an especial Cart,
of Common Council to be held at the Guildhall, "I'
twelve o'clgek precisely, on Tuesday next, to c°;11:
sider of -an Address to His IVlAJzsTv,for an iti(1"112
into the cause of the late disgraceful Convention IQ
Portugal. f
An investigation has taken. place in the
Messrs. Walsh and Nesbitt, who sic' pped paywei;),
a few days-ago, upon which it appears that
whole
-amount, of the claims upon them is 174,00' f
to meet which they lave assets in hand aniountioit
to 159,0001. taking the City Houses they have a.:r
vanced money upon at the 'lowest estimate. '111.),/,
deficiency arizes from the Prizes in the City Lottyb
having been over-rated in the first instance, Will'
-they made themselves liable to pay, according toy ail:,
estimated value in the Lottery Scheme. jheri
"
jeit
`we understand, no foundation for the report e
having in . their • hands' 50,0001. belonging' to a ‘.
tinguished Law Officer. - toel
DUEL PREVENTED.---Yesterday morning a
(. c'
was intended to have taken place between Rlt -\1
DEN, a Gentleman from Yorkshire, and MI%
THIAS, who holds a situation tinder Goveron,ll_,
The parties met in a. field near Harnmersraitb,;,d
•Pst ompanied by their seconds,
the lion. Mr
T. Esq.—This challenge was in conseouTit' f
,5 3
letter'sent by the latter to the. former, re'Pe tend'
30png Lady, whom it appears they are both c0.,5
: ..„. o
attached to; but were. prevented in their lutes
14 the interference of some officers sent for that Pto
LPesep. thlelpeeapcaertiiens.
smeties each. ,
vts.oeorel. kflfotrer wt
haertndsseZt:da,nodVe.tro,o.