The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-26 00:00:00

PORTUG..

ACCOUNT' OF TITS DELIVERY or THETr ART. S TO,
TiiE SPANISH TROOPS WHICH WERE DISAR?IED
Y. THE FRENCH IN LISBON.
L the substance of the following Article was given in the
Su iv of the r9th instant. We now give the details from
Papers which reached town yester.lay.)
On the loth of September, his Excellency Gene-
ral GREGORY LAGUNE, Chief of the Etat Major in
the army of Estremadnra, accompanied
.by Colonels.
FREDERI•C MoRETTI and.FRNANDo SoLIS, as Aid-
' de-Camp and Secretary, arrived at- Lisbon, in order
to congratulate the Govereers:of Portugal, and their
Excellencies Sir. HEw DALRYMPLE, Commander in
ghielot the Brith army, and Admiral Sir
.CH A itLES
COTTON, On the, yiaory gained Over the common.
enemy, the happy result of which,is already expe •
rienced in that Kingdom ; and at the same time to
take the command of the disarmed Spanish troops,
who still remained onboard el PortugueSe ships in the
Tagus, according tootle of the articles of the capitu-
rlat ion between. the British Cnrnmanders in Chief and
General JoNor.—The 22dewas-tile day fixed for the
delivery of . the arms, -hOrses, eruct ,ertiltery, to the
,Spanish troops, in order that'it might be performed
witb.all the magnificence which such a solemn act
required. At ten o'clock in the morning, a piquet'
of English troops were posted in Campo Peqoeno,.
opposite the Palace of his •: Excellency D. JouN
D'ALMEIDA ; at a little distance from those .troops
'was_ a tent, in which Were the standards of the re-
giments of cavalry of Alcantera and. of Santiago,
which had remained in the 'possession:of t their' re-
spelive Colonels, in proof of *which the French
never dared to make the -.Spanish troops prisotiers„
in Portugal, being solely prevented from tear of their,
' valour and bravery. In , the centre of this camp •
were eight pieces of cannon,- with their carriages auti„
horses, under the orders tif ,Colenel 'MaueeNo .Lo-
GONO;—the intl,kets with which 3UOO. Searriards
(the remains of 54,00, w hot were disartne,t nit, the.
11th of Jane, the others. had not only fled: from
prison, but the greater . part of them !dad fought al
the batt!a of Evora, on the 29th of -Tiny) were to. he,
armed, lay on the right-and left of. the Catnp.---At,
eleven o'clock, the Ist ancl divisiOns of the Prkei„
vinctal Grenadiers of CaStil'e, and the soldier, of the
regiments of i'vlurcia, entered :the campeeehe le,fen-
try of the line, regiments of Tarragona and Valencia
(light troop's), arid of Alcantara and S,intiago (ea-
vatry of the line), marched in halt companies, with
their respedive Officers, the grenadiers. heeeing„a,
flivisioneo the right and lett of the British troops,
leaving the Murcians in the centre; the fart aeorreeie.
and Valencians on the right and lei:, teose -of
Alcaotaraand-Saieiagu to ,he IL.ft et them,.
Thus formed, tic hoked t colours on
the
'and
tue
.eac, mpmerit, the Enelish on the!
left, and the Portoguesrit in front ; . :two Eng--
1;414:44(1s of musite,placed itt the: vacant space ue
tWeen British troops L.: the pla) ed, i,lte ,
national air of
." God save . the king.'' At • vete
o'clock, .their Excellencies Generals ltte.4uiee attdl
W. C. BertEsvoan, acc-en' -ip:nued wit :t a great none_
ber of English and Portuguese:Wit:el arrived
the field. At the tent„ Cu:oael on, the,
part of the army, presented a sword
jto General,
IhßESFoitn, who delivered it tooeGetteral Laouxes
with the following addressiti Spagtish
Senior General—The Scene Which this day)
affords, excites in me the most layely pleasure ; and.
in resto,:ing to these brave soldiers, their arms, 1 have
the iemour of presenting to yoUrExce4eugy this
sworn, to be delivered to its 'owner ;_iplecing. it in
the hand of a, Spaniard, is giving; it to a than of
valour; with the assurance that he will use it e, in th
cause of glory and honour. Take it,Benior .Qeneral,.
allow and with these brake troops, toow I aaenow:goe
ing to restore their arms, of which
.they, wefeslcceit-
fully deprived by a treacherops'enew,„ who cared
nut to seize them openly—go, avenge them, and.
also your Country, which the saute enemy has treat-
ed with a perfidy never before expe,ient:ed by any
people. In the mean time, Senior "General, ,go,,
conduct these troops, that they may pursue the gal-
lant actions which your heroic nanotthas.already
performed, as thtiy have finally to accomplish. the
desires of the English.p.eoplee—ofseeitte2Spain ftee,
it being now out; sole wish that the Spanish and,
English nations may always ‘live united end allied,"
To their) observations General LAG.LNE replied
"' General—lt gives me the ,greatest satisfaction
to receive at the hand of your. Excellency, the arms
of which the Spanish nation were stripped, by the
deepest perfidy and cunning ; and in the name of my,
Sovereign Lord, DON FERDINAND' VII. (whol4 Go;
preserve !). I return you the most grateful thanks.—
The cause which unites and impels us, is a secte.el
pledge of the noble. sentiments which animate the.
'two nations, and ought to assure your Excellency,:
that the general wish of my countrymen is solelyedie
reefed to the totaltdestrudion of the common enemy.
May the Almighty grant, that a,durable peace may-
be the fruit of our lahenrs,, and concede to, us kir*,
happiness, that the defen&rs of theii -country,,:an4
their families, May enjoy it !"
Turning to the Brigadier D. Rollo Y AMROA,
he delivered him his sword,' with Soniu'observationa
suitable to the. occasieti This Commander seining
it,, swore to " conquer or did for FERb/STAND
for his. Religion,' and his Country !" . The drums
then beat, and all the'Officers and• Chiefs asseinlecl)
when he thus addressed them
Friends 'and imfortunate,cOmpanions in arms !
our inflation's imprisonment:Das ceased, we can now
hasten to the defence of ourcountry. Outebtele,ved
FERDINAND VII., is proclaitned Kipg Of. eI'AIN, mid
the INDIES by, common consents; Athotigh lie re
mains in Franice; his joyful subjects haye,SWOill to
die or -Conquer. in defence of so Just'a cause: Lee.i.es
'then arm our 'soldiers, aeci`f6i it ouf:Ob-
je4 to c!..-:tfend our King, dui. Veligion„ and.our Conn-
try, incessantly repeating. Viva iilrd.iniindo, VII.
rei:c& a' blot it !"
The Chiefs and Officers putting their right hands
on the hilt-of, their swords, swore. never to kevse
till liey had seen, their
.beloyed.• ,VE4IDIRAwbo:iVII. •
ec-eltablished hise thrones;: returning-4, to their.
pests„ they delivered -the. arms -to their respeetiveti
companies." The Excellent iVitirquis
Dee4k6s, Brigadier in- the ,Royale Army; and,Cle-e
keel of the Regiment of Cavalry of gantingo, with)
a props;: guard of that legitnencanck, Watt-of Wean-1
Cara, presented-to General LAO tl standardfeof
these two, regiments, soy ing,, t..

" My General, the fortunate moment has arrived
of reuniting -to these regiments the:brims Of -which,
they were robbed by the most subtle-enemy. I have:
the, honour to present to your Excellency the stand-
ards, which we have preserVed as a..saered deposit,
in order. that they may- be wOrthy.of being placed in
our Squadrons; waving.over our ranks.. Let usatien
all hasten to conquer or die for our august Sovereign
FEI:DINAiiD Religion, and our Uoluilry !"
General LAGUNE returned him thanks in the name
Of the king, and, ordering the troops to be present-
ed with their arms, returned the_standards, with
the usual .ceremony, to :heir respeetive regiments,
addressing them in the following terms:-
" I restore:you your standards, which you have
preserved, as a deposit, that they may be placed in
their respeCtive.squadrons, which, in, all times have
dc-tended them so nobly. Instigated by the valour
at our arms; let us fly to gkity, and participate in.
the bravery which our valiant soldiers have gained
every time they were conducted to the field of ho-.

•
Mr. Dinasdale;9l No. 10, in the same street,
gave evidence to the like.eticet as did Mr. Iticbard:
'son, of Charlotte-street, Portland-place. Upon this
getitlehran'; eross=aamitaation; he debien he iqul
er,..r let his lodgings to feu-rates of an improper cie-
scriptiOn, to his knowledge,; but he. had lost ;01'..,
by one of this kind, for re-pairing her house ; ho.
owned he was the person who liad beeo taw be-
fofe the Magistrates at Marlborouo-street; and,
against whom a' prosecution was now depending,- I'4
a riot that has been denominated The .iturtivilr
Shame r that is; attempting to bani4h imputes out oaf
the neighbourhood, by meanS.of a man and Lintii:rf-4.
placed at their doors it) the day-tiine. He ailio-33ia
there were nine ibliitunents before the (irand Itir*Y"
against keepers of bad licy:ses, but •these were al
preferred al 'the in4tancd of the parish; by the so'd-
citation of above .20 respectable,- honseholeers..
Mr. liNspti addressed the Jury On Wlialt. of tl:c
Defendant, 'and insisted there was no evideue,' "i
convict hint of keeping a disorderly bowie, itiz-iliv::i
as there was not a little to prove any thing tint
paSsed within tne house. As to their dress, be %,.114-.:
afraid if. all who carne within that;description•Weeni
to be accounted immode.,t, a modeq v!,ot-oair
hardly be to he found.. As .to, General Richlarj'An't;
as he had been coiled in s'rnie late publicatiOns,:ana
who had brought up the._ rear ,on the presericom:4
stop, the business explained -itself.. He was o
himself, and had many .houses untenaoted, alc! if
W <obi& drive them out of their present qu3rtei'-t
he would have a better chance of It ins o. ix
frobses.
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. .
- The Learned C,airimm (Mr. AIA/NwARrNG)
mitt:dated the to the Jars, and Av,is
dined to-think the ;ee was not suttfEre'ndi
strong to bring the charge home to tie
The Jury cotiOlted for alor.; owe together, ;;,-,1 oPt
bL.inEl iible to agre.(-, they were. inclosed in G ails?
Jury 11,\)otn, • where they rernai:ed fir soine ma.;
wben they found a vt!rdt,:t---.-Aot Gaiitzt.

I! ,zi j,Deanc alick John Pitle vi'ere intlicted tot
assauumg youitg• giyi, daughter of a fa. ii)er
Ruyslip),•in: Aiidd.esex.- The. Detend.:uts were on.:1
Guilty..-.'The' court (pied