The Sun.
London, England, 1808-07-23 00:00:00

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[PATPACT OF A LF.TTER.2
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OPORTO, JULY 4.-1 perceive the anxiety of your
mind respecting our situation-at Opor;o, and I will
do every thing to my. power to tranquillize it Others
will contribute to the same purpose, but none
with more eagerness and interest than myself. In
fact, our,situation is.quite changed, as. I already an-
, nounceto you in my forg-,.-rletters of the igth
and gist ; and I hope. that Heavep will confound
the pride of the impiotas. Napoleon, that monster
who delights iu blood and carnage; in fine, that
scourge, of the hanian race. God coosidered the
consternation of -Portugal and Spain, and perhaps of
al: the world, caused by that execrable nian„ and.'
hope will proted us. Do not expect any method or
order in my letter; I follow my awn ideas; but
you may rely upon the seracity of what I state to
you.
After the imprisonment of the Governor Francis
Quesuer,-by the Spaniards, when they went away,
we were lett under the protection of our former Ma-
: gistra,es„ who, we expeded, would pursue the,
sane line of conduct ; or, to' speak more properly,
would imitate the example ,of Spain, with which
it was.tbeir duty to make common cause; but in
this we were- disappointed. These pusillanimous
heihgs, who, for the greater part,were sold to ini-
Tidy, continued to govern us in the French man-
ner.' The trite l'ortOguese,,of whiCh there are many,
murmured in secret, and sheaved their dissatisfaCtion
in all pos4ible shapes,. but did not dare to declare
themsAves openly. There were here 400 artillery-
men, of the regiment of Viatia ; but not being suf-
ficiently nu.) roils to garrison the town, castles,
..&c. they
.c• lied out two-thirds of the auxilliaries;
who enter d upon the service, with some reluctance,
bec-,-ise it was not in the name of the Prince.
Holy Thursday at length arrived, and the Gover-
nor gave orders, according to custom, to the anxil-
, iiaries to follow the ppocesaion, but without their
-Colours, as they bore the arms of Portugal. The
Chief Officers answered, that without these,
. they would not"parade, and, in consequence, there
VIM only one company in the procession. The mur-
murs of the people strongly spoke their feelings.—
The Governor, a_ weak and timid man, importuned
by the French and theirpartizans; having no will of
-his own, followed the petfithous councils of these
persons,--and far from availing himself of the ex-
,
ccilent disposition-of the people, took all possible
means to destroy their energy, representing to them,
the approach of the French troops, which, though'
their force was small and contemptible, he described
in the same terrific colours that Virgil does tile
• Dolopians and Myrmidons. To this, was added
' threats of the guillotine, fusillades, 6,:c.;• threats_
which other wretches arrogantly and insultingly
circulated.
On the 18th intelligence was reCeived that .2000
French soldiers were to arrive on the following clay,
and, in confirmation of it, the Governor:ordered
carts to be prepared to convey provisions to them at
Oliveira das AmeVas, where it was reported they
were to halt for the night. At six in the evening of
the same day an interior Officer arrived. Seeing the
carts loading, he indignantly exclaimed,' " that to ,
the French they should only Send powder and ball."
In consequence of this a number of perions imme-
diately collected, and prevented the carts, from
setting off, and the. Officer plei,lged himself to them
that they should be 'assisted by his eonirades. He
inunediAely went to the barracks at Lipa, and the
soldiets, assembling with a sufficiency of artillery,
advanced to the Square of Oviedo. The same Of-
fic.x, mounted on horseback, displayed the ensign
bearing thy Portuguese arms, and in a loud voice,
and with great energy and dignity, exclaimed—
" Long rive the
,Prince Regent !" One might say
the men sprang out of the earth, since thousands
,joined in the cry, and reiterated the same expres-
sion. The soldier's marched with speed to the banks
of the river, and planted artillery to prevent the en-
trance of the French. The auxilliaries ran to arms,
the drums beat, the bells were rung, the doors of the
Magazine were broke open, the people flocked
there to takearms, and in a moment the, whole city
was in a condition to defend itself against an army.
• Picture to your imagination what ti sight this was, and
consider that in the midst of all the confusion- inciden-
tal to a people in such a state of commotion there was
not a single drop or blood spilt, not a house burned,not
any carnage. The only objal in view was to prevent
theenttance of a hostile force; to secure the persons of
such Frenchmen as-were in the town; who took
• care to conceal themselves, considering this tumult
es temporary.
Rapiondo then appeared, having been-concealed
siece he fled from the Castle of Foz, where he had
beet) confined, and took upon himself the command
of a Fart.ot the..new. town.. On Sunda;) 'the 19th, a
'Council was assembled in haste to form a Provisional
Gi.evernment. They sent for the Bishop to attend the
Meeting, but he being indisposed, it was agreed
• that the Council should adjourn to his palace..
It 'is not possible for hue to'express to you how
t!re, martial piritditfused itself. Even women for-
go: the n.-eu,al timidity of their sex, and took up,
artis ers put arms
,the hands of their
• sons; s;sters into, those of their brothers,' There
• is not a peison who is not willing to assist in def;:.nd-
' ihg his religion and country. Every man is a sol-
dier; and every soldier is an host in himself. Such
is the force of enthusiasm. The misfortune is, that
having so many arms, we have no officers to direct .
then'; it there.: were, there is nothing which we
could not _
As the v:essels are 'about to sail, I have not. now
time to observe upon what I have seen, which ap-,
pears to me,' in lei, like a dream. .
• On the 2(ith fif:y heroes or Austerlitz were'
• broiruht here, who were sent us from Coimbra,
where they w-re seized by the students and inhabi-
tants. To make sure of them, they bound them to
each other with cords.
• Ott the 27th another scene more striking oc-
curred. FortyF,ench, who reiided here, were con-
, veyed from prison to a vesel, which carried them
• to the English snadron. Tints we got rid of. the
French e but when shall we get rid of the rascals
who are in their interest? •
• Luis Oliveira' was brought here from St. The-
rj.so, Where be vcl arrested, put into the common

gaol, lind af!ers.vitr4s sent to the Castle of Foz, with
other susiieaed per ions,
The provinces of Min ho, Tras dos 'Mantes, and
all Beira, follow our exanriile. We are aoxiou.; to
know what passes 'at Lisbon, with- whiclrour corn-
monication isxut off.

TwO thousand five hundred, Frenchmen, com-
manded by Gen. Loison; were-advancing to this
place. This furious and sanguinary man, it is re-
ported, intended to make a dreadful example of the
inhabitants of this city, on account-Of the•joy mani-
fested by them when the Spaniards seized Quesner,
the Fe,inch Commandant. But. on his arrival at
Mega, Frio from Almeida,- heinv informed of What
had taken place, he retreated to °.LainegO; where he
committed dreadful carnage.
J tax s.—Yesterday a plot of Tcoutiter-revolution
was discovered. --In it were concerned two of those
who spewed themselves most zealous at first. Lois

Who was concerned in it, or suspected
.of being sO, was arrested
.to-flay. A Junta of the
Supreme Goverriment 'Was held, and in all their ads
the greatest dignity,' zeal, .and circumspection were
apparent. From Lisbon we hear twilling, since the
communication is entirely cut off. At is report-
ed that Junot is entrenching himself, but it is
certain :that the whole kinOtim 'of 'Algarve has
shaken off the yoke which oppressed it. H 0.4 dif-
ferent is the appearance off Oporto, joy beaming in
every countenance, froth what it was a few days
ago.
-, JULY B.—Spain gave us the example, which
was immediately followed by the Provinoe of Tras
dos Montes. Oporto, and all the country' bet weep,
Douro and Minho, -din not delay long atter.
imitated us, and AlgarVe did the smile on Sr. Joint's
Day, on which they massacred ail the french %%ourn
they met, and their perfidious 'adherents.
-remains to be re-comlered,-, where intuit stilt coin-
mands ; but his reign will be for a f9w d.iys only,
considering -the proximity ot- the Spanish troops,
who are advancing to besiegel.him. _ .

We had hardly snake!) off -the yoke op-
pressed us, when we. .were on the point of being
destroyed. Some -perverse spirits; who sad so;d
themselves to iniquity, had formA a plot to plun6e
us-unto the former chaos, and to reduce. the. I.(iwn
to ashes, in order to raise themhelves upon its ruins.
They had planned to destroy tile exiszng*Givel-n-
-meat, which could not have beet f.ifechd hoot
much blood and slaughter. Pio% once saved • us.
The conspiracy was discovered, conspirators
were arrested, and their trials wiil-coinmence imme-
diately. We are not acquaint with their accom-
plices, I shall therefore nut • give you their names.
Lois Paulini, however, is one ut inem,it you recol;•
led the name of such a-fellow: . Manuel Felez,
Procurator 'of the city, was also arrested yesterday,
on account of his ba4 conduct, -and conveyed to pri-
son amidst a thousatid 'lnsults of the fish-women
and mob.

This day an English Brig•of War entered the river,
and came Up as far as the bridge, Whei:erhere
ready a Portuguese armed vessel to defend the town.
We have a regiment of-Ec•CleSiAstics, with their co-
lours, drums, and rriuic. Friars and Canons inter-
mixed with soldiers, •mount the Bishop's guard.
The Familiars of tae Floir Office are dressed hi re-
gimentals, 'with their Abbot at their head. •

•
OFORTO, JULY 6d--Since you left this place, a
plot has been detected; which was laid to effeCt
complete cognti•-revolution ; the principals of
which, Luiz Candido, Brigadier of Engineers ;
Manrieio Maris, Captain of Artillery ; one Cadet of
the Legion, and am_ither Lieutenant of Artillery,
have already.been arrested ; and in general_ all the
Artillerists have been disarmed. The plan of these
traitors has not yet transpired : thud much, however,
is known, that they had a secret under-standing with
the French ; acid that, in order to etiect their }Mr-
Pose, the garrison of Almeida had been joined by
'some troops from. Lamego, and a6lually, entered
Taroca, g.few miles from Lamego, to the number,of
4000,rlien, with 12 piecesmf cannon, in their way
to this city. It is stated that all the Artillerists
were bribed, and that many of the first Gentlemen
of this city were implicated in the conspiracy. The
stli.ofJuly was the day appointed for its-explosion,
when a great deal of blood would have been spilt
here if no discovery, had' been made. The .people
are greatly exasperated, and justly so—they call for
vengeance.

A- great Many Fidalgns (or gentlemeu) will have
to march to prison, and we exp 4 groat and san—
_
guinary scenes.

_
Lutz Paulina was also arrested yesterday.. I feel
much regret for his unfortunate fatnily, and ti.ould
have gone to see them long since,- if I did not think
it .would be venturing too much tor the present, as
the smallest suspicion leads to 'imprisonment. I
shall state further particulars in my,next.
SANTIAGO, JuLY 3.Soine dreaming and disc.:rn-
tented people have not approved of the sarcasms in-
-produced into the Journal of this city. De they not
know that'Greece, distinguished for her amenity,
and other enlightened nations,' usefully employed,
the weapon of satire to render tyliantS contemptible,
and to expose their perfidy. The contraoed limits
of our paper do not allow us'to state at length, the
beneficial 61-Tea sof irony, which is 'often more effi-
cacious than elaborate declamation. Odious cha-
ra&ers should be examined on all sides, and the ridi-
culous s Well-as.the detestable ph:tses' they present
should be exhibited. Many artists- have painted the
a&ions of Buobaparte and his satellites in all' their
nattre•blackness; but Is there not also much of the
comic; as well
.as the serious, in
,the circum-
stance's under which these upstartS appear ?
At one time we see sans-culottes murdering
the Nobility and -the Clergy, at the 'head of the
Aristocracy. Then- they affected to discover Aris-
tocrats engaged in the Administration, in the affairs'
of commerce, and in the concerns of the Arts, only
for the purpose of devonring the wealth of the par-
ties ; and having established sans.culottism in Franc-
on thousands of dead.bodies, gores with blood, and.
pounded to dust, they extended their principles to'
the rest 'of Europe ; .they erected Jacobin Reptablics
on the ruins of the ancient Thrones of their Princes
and now that they find themselves po‘yerftil with
the. booty they have plundered from. the surro'uoditig.
nations, they revive .again .the' titular distindions
they.. had destroyed, and call themselves Emperors,
Kings, Princes, .Dukes, Counts, Majesties, High-

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