The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-22 00:00:00

P9KTUGAL.

L!SIION", JULY _ Gaz•elle contains a
Decree of. his Majesty to the following effect feee
" besiring to give a public testimony to the officers and the
other individuals of the corps of the division of the Count Ama-
Tante, who first raised the cry of fidelity to my Royal Person
in the province of Tras-oseMontes, as well as to all others who, •
animated Lly the same loyal sentiments, afterwards joined the
same division to save the country from the terrors of anarchy,
into which it was hurried, as it were, by a disorganizing fee.
tion, I think fit to give to the said officers, of every degree of
rank in the annexed list. signed by M. lg. hl. Pamplona Cote
Real, my Minister of War, a gold medal, havirer on one side
the legend, " Heroica Fidelidada Troomontana," and on the
other my royal effigy. The subaltern officers, cadets, and
privates, to have a smiihir medal of silver.
J uLY 2.—A vessel in nine days from Madeira, has brought
Brigadier Antonio Ribello Palhares, who states, that news
having been received in that Wend on the 16th uit. of the hue
happy events in Portugal, the Governor, in concert with the
Bishop, took the necessary means to proclaim the same solid
principles,
which was done on the 18th, with every demonstra-
tion of public joY.
JULY 3.—To-day being the true anniversary of the arrival
of the King and Royal Family in the capital, it was celebrated
with the greatest satisfaction. In the morning there was a
grand review of the troop, and in the evening a general illu-
The Gazette of the 4th contains a long list of appointments
to foreign legations.
Article taken from the Spanish Gazette of Cadiz, of June 26,
1823 .
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ship Colossus, for the purpose of ascertaining that they have no
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The Count de Pahuella has addressed a circular note to
his Majesty's Ministers at foreign Courts, to the following
effect :
" I transmit to by order of his Majesty, the mani-
festo which he addressed to the Portuguese nation, that you may
be informed by this most important document of the great and
happy change affixted in dais nation, by the unanimous and
spontaneous movement of all classes in the nation, restoring
die King to the free exercise of those powers, without which
there cannot be either stability for the Monarchy, dignity in
the throne, or tranquillity fertile people.
" It seems advisable to accompany this happy news with .a
succinct narrative of the principle events which produced it. The
people of Portugal, convinced of the fallacy of the promises which
had been made them, by the promoters of the Revolution of 1820.
had long since shown evident symptoms of -discontent ; but his
Majesty, scrupulously observing the promises which he had
made, when he resolved to swear to the Constitution dictated by
the Ccirtes, thought it proper to defer to the very last extremity,
any resolution which might give an impulse to the change
which the majority of the nation desired. Fearing on one hand
the effusion of blood, which such a resolution if premature
might occasion, and on the other perceiving in his wisdom that
prudently temporising
was the most safe means of proving that
the King did not wish to violate his sacred word, and that
he did not recall it till he was solicited by the whole nation,
which was already convinced by experience of the fatal re-
sults of the anarchical form of government which it had
adopted.
What his Majesty and all prudent persons in his kingdom
had foreseen came to pass, the people were convinced alit all
the promises which had been announced to them in the begin-
ning of the revolution were belied by.facte, and diametrically
opposite to the results. A series of misfortunes, the precursors
ogreater evils,
were accumulated on the Portuguese with the
most frightful rapidity. Brazil separated front the mother
country, the public debt tinconimonly increased, commerce de-
clining, Property wantonly violated, the Portuguese territory
covered with exiled and oppressed individuals—religion scorn-
ed—the throne insulted in the person of his most august con-
sort—our random with the greatest part of foreign govern-
ments interrupted ; and lastly, not uselessly to lengthen the
interminable list of evils, civil war kindled in the king.
dom, the imminentdour, danger of a foreign war, rashly under.
taken by the blind faction which
governed, finally opcmd
the eyes even of the most incredulous, and produced a general
fermentation.
[Here follows a summary of what passed from the Prelz-
.

We 'have given in our preceding columns copi-
ous extracts from the Paris, Lisbon, and Ham-
burgh and Brussels Papers, received since our
last.—The Moniteur contains another Bulletin
from Major-General Count GUILLEMINOT, from
which it appears, that the two Spanish regiments,
whose defection we announced yesterday on the
authority of private letters, formed part of the
army of BALLAtereeos, and not of that of ZAYAS,
as was at first stated. General BALLASTEROS
had been obliged to retire before Mourott.—
The Bulletin contains some other vaunting state-
ments ; but, as we have before fiequently ob-
served, it is only necessary to instance the mani-
fold proofs of the falsehood and exaggeration which
have distinguished the former French Bulletins,
in order to make the present accounts be viewed
with distrust. The letter attributed to VILLA
CAMPA is dated so far back as the lgth June ; and
as he is known to have still retained Hs command
after his alleged dismissal, the documents re.
specting him are probably nothing more than
forgeries. We do not mean to say that there
has not been extensive treachery amongst the
Constitutionalists, and particularly amongst the
Military Commanders. It is now pretty evi-
dent, if these traitors had done their duty, that
the Frond: would either have been unable.to pe-
netrate so far as they have done into the country,
or that peril and discomfiture would have been
the rewards of their rashness. It seems to be
but too probable that the French Government
had even made terms with many of the Spanish
Generals before the French Army passed the Bi-
dassoa ; and this accounts for the seeming insanity
of their attack upon the Peninsula,—an attack
from which the most sagacious and experienced
Statesmen in Europe anticipated nothing less than
the downfal of the Bourbon dynasty in France.
It is very well known, that, previous to the in-
vasion, the French had corrupted the majority
of the Commanders of the Spanish fortresses ;
but, just before the commencement of hos-
tilities, the-''Constitutional Government took
the salutary precaution of removing all those
men from their posts, and of appointing offi-
cers of tried fidelity in their stead ; and by
this simple proceeding one part of the French
plan of the campaign was effectually foiled. It
can only now be regretted that the same prudent
vigilance and provident sagacity were not exerted
as respects the Generals unfortunately entrusted
with• commands in the field. However, if the
full extent of the treason has at length been
developed, disastrous and lamentable as have
been the consequences to the cause of independ-
ence which have already taken place, we are
confident that Spain still retains sufficient
energy and patriotism to effect her deliverance
from a foreign yoke.

The news from Lisbon is to the 10th instant.
The counter-revolution is quietly advancing to its

cQmpletion, if indeed it he not more proper to say
that it was entirely effected on the day the KING
returned to the capital ; for the new institutions
which are still promised to Purtugal,•are of course
to proceed entirely from the will of the KING.
We do not think that the explanation given,
of hit Mi."YEATV'S conduct, duliog he reign of
the Constitution, and of the motives in which
that conduct originated, is remarkably honourable
to his Royal character for sincerity.

The Guardianship of his Britannic Majesty
over the person and the dominions of the
young Duke of BRUNSWICK, will terminate
on the 30th of October next, when the Duke
will assume the reins of Government. The
Brunswick article, in our preceding columns,
speaks in terms of wa rm eulogium, of the advan-
tages which the State has derived during the wise
and liberal administration' of its affairs by his
Most Gracious Majesty.,

We have been favoured by a respectable friend
with a Guernsey Paper, from which we extract
the subjoined interesting article:—
" If we have hitherto been, compelled to publish the conflict-
ing accounts of the recent events in the Peninsula, from French.
and English Journals, from which it has often been difficult,
and sometimes utterly impossible, to elicit the truth, we now
have the pleasure to lay before our readers a document of a
very different description. The following letter, received by the '
last packet, was written by an intelligent youth of the most re-
spectable connexions in this town, who was an eye-witness of
the scenes which he describes : ..
" "
MY DEAR FATHER—I have justC a dsieze,
n2Aoit hr . Jr.i.,
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.
who is this moment arrived from Seville ; he is appointed Se-
cretary to the Commission for Spanish Claims. He tells me
that he sends dispatches by an English gun-brig, which sails
to-morrow at day-light ; I MUst therefore write as fast as I can
scrawl, to tell you what has lately happened in Spain, or, I
should say, at Seville—to the whole of which I have been a
spectator.
' I shall pass over in silence my journey to this city, and
defer it to another opportunity, as the circumstances of the day
will be more Interesting, particularly from an eye-witness to
every thing that has passed.
" On NV ednesday the 11th, the Cortes sent a message to the
King, to tell him he was on the morrow to proceed to Cadiz
he refused to go, at a King ; but, as a private man, he had no
objection. They then appointed a Regency, and the town was
in a complete state of alarm I the palace guard was reinforced.
and sentries placed round the palace. I must mention that
my lodgings were next door to
,the palace, therefore, what-
-2
ever passed I saw. Next day, Thursday the 12th; at
P. M. the militia cavalry left Seville tar Cadiz ; but I must
not fail to mention, that on the preceding evening, Wed-
nesday, a most shameful conspiracy was discovered in
the palace, at the head of which was Sir John Doynie,
a Scotchman, who was Ferdinand's right-hand man ; Ins ne-
phew, and sixteen other Men were concerned in the plot. Their
intention was to have murdered the• Cortes, and all the volun-
teers ; they had bribed a number of men -in Triana, a village
close to Seville, on the other side of the river, and commu-
nicating therewith by means of a wooden bridge, so that it
plight almost be said to belong to Seville. In the course
of the day, the officer on. guard observed a number of peo-
in the evening, he saw an officer entering, whom lie fol-
lowed;spulespeeiclerthDatowsnoniel'ets
hainpaartwmacsntsgo,
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he heard him ask, as he entered the room, where the
,neabmouadtesebvienl
I " and desired
them to lay down their arms. They were
door open, anti said.--" If you are ready, so am , _
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Downie was found in a small room,
an:
etl"Por Cadiz, and
prisoner. Next morning they were all shit.p
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bad
dned 17 of them ; but iiiittthaeiey knewdoor. they could •
unconcerned,but the gene-
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the occpion.
" This day, Thursday, at ll'r. M. the Kin le I set out for Cadiz.
ok a. t them for 'near a
then the Madrid infantry, and, at some distance from them,
appearedllavea " dl°
King followed in a plain yellow carriage, drawn by six mules :
in the following manner :--first, went a detac imentofCavaltrlyi;
be was dressed in black, the collar of .-los shirt was down, and
positively he looked us if he had not been washed for six months.
He wait escorted by sonic cavalry, and also his body-guard
mounted on Doule,ies, as that was tile only means of conveyance •
they could obtain ; then followed the rest of the Royal Family,
servants, &c. in large clumsy carriages draWn by six mules ;
the anus of Spain were gilt on the doors, and the bodies were of
different colours, but truly old faahioned.
" Friday the 13th, at 6 A M. the Cortes anti Regency left
Seville for Cadiz, in a Steam , Bout. I had agreed to go to
Cadiz in a boat, and consequently was preparing to pack up,
when, at noon, I found the whole town was in complete re-
bellion. Th e mob attackedwinhviehto watel thosealndt izg.:l tligifesaynot;i,flui eicescguwrrehsacot
ewrsetecer eviivlonleadltlnniste
banks of the river, embarking their furniture, &c. and, as they
mercy. Every boat in the river was loading with theca people's
trlvuerenkisj,i&bere.aoleln boardese .
who robbed them of every thing they had ; they threw the
women and children in the river, and in fact committed the
greatest cruelties. Those unfortunate people who bad not gone
on board altered the same fate, their trunks were taken from
them, and they were in great danger of their lives; but, what
was most extraordinary; 600 soldiers were in Seville, and
yet nothing was clone till they had . robbed for an hour and a
halt', when a company of Infantry tired upon the mob, and
killed two. However, they dispersed, and then went to the Con-
stitution square, took down .the stone, arid broke it into a
thousand pieces, as well as all the articles of the Constitution
which were stuck up on the Churches, and nothing was to be
heard but " Long live the absolute King"--" the Inquisition,"
&c.—on every person's hat was a white riband, with these words
as mottoes.
" I went out to walk with the American Ambassador and his
brother; with whom lam well acquainted. We found the banks
of the river covered with papers ; I picked up a great many, but
found them only private letters, and nothingni them either amus-
ing or of any coasequence. Nothing was said to us ; but, of •
cacctopb:o7,r,uieleilealdritsse we were obliged to cry out what the mob did. They
ransacked three coffee-houses; the Theatre; the Hall of the
Cortes and also two private houses, because they belonged to.
Liberailes. People were going about dressed in the clothes.
they had taken from the Theatre ; an immense number also
Went to the Inquisition, which had been converted into a
barrack, crying out, ' that they were going to prepare it for
the Liberates ;' little thinking that Divine vengeance was so
soon to fall upon them. There happened to have been h ft, in
a passage, a few barrels of gunpowder, which they expet.tAl
was some great tt-4i-,;,itrt-, anti ~v:-Ty one crowded to open Limn :.
while this was doing, a spark happened to fall Imo is sega,,,,
and of course the whole place was in a moment blown ur.
No leas than 200 men lost their lives by this explosion.
I saw the place the day after, and you may suppose it did
not present a very pleasant sight ; an arm was lying in one di-
rection, a leg in another, a head here, half a body stliere; in
fact, it was more than disgusting :' at night there was a general
illumination, the town-house was lighted up with glass chap-
~,
deliers ; and, on the gallery which overlooks the square, wil!
placed Ferdinand's likeness at full length, and on each side of
the picture stood one of his body-guard.
ingi:saattusrdeviteyn,and the Sunday
alarm-bells were
beaglainttlreinmaionreg tranquil, but still
the mob was committing a number of excesses. .11ontlay morn-
arm themselves, and to defend the city from the Constitution-
alists : 3,600 men, who were coming down upon them under
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at the entrance of the bridge, and they kept up the fire
hsooattnle ifounnidinetdheiiart%evlayy
ins
the
Sev
action,walked
illelbut
dead ; on the side of the Faeciosos, I should think there
were from 20 to 110 ; and on that of the Constitutionalists,
I know there were only two wounded. During the action, I watt
on the terrace of our house.—Three French ships are off this
port, and will not allow a single vessel of any nation to enter;
diodvenrotthe see fie
rnldan of
f
they are going to prepare to make every resistance here, but I
am afraid it will not
__
__succeed.

P. S. The King is re-established in power, and things go
an as usual."

Jurr 8.

VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF DENMARK

AT 11AAIBLTROLI.

At about ten o'clock in the evening of Friday,
the 4th inst. this-ancient city had the honour to
receive within its walls their Majesties of Dcw.
MARK, accompanied by the Princesses Carolina
and Willielmina Maria. The Illustrious Stran-
gers-were on their way to Altona, having come
from Kiel, through Lanenburgh, a small German
territory belonging to Denmark, and hi which
territory nothing could exceed-the joy and exul-
tation manifested by the inhabitants at seeing
amongst them their most gracious Sovereign, ac-
companied by her Majesty the Queen and two
of the Princesses. A deputation of the Senate
had the honour to receive his Majesty and the
Royal Cortege on the frontiers of namburgh,
where a squadron of Lancers were in readiness to
escort them through the town to the Altona ter-
ritory. As soon as the Royal Strangers arrived
on liamburgh ground the event was announced
by the thunder of the cannon, the military salut-
ing at the same time with drums and music, and
the colours lowered. All the streets through
which his Majesty and the Royal. Party passed
were brilliantly illuminated. Colonel Don Ste-
phani, the Commandant of Hamhurgh, rode close
by the carriage in which the King sat. It was
drawn by six very fine horses. There were
ten carriages in all. On entering Altona the
town was as light as day, so magnificently were all
the houses illuminated. Their Majesties, intend
spending five or six days there amongst their loyal
subjects, who have for some time been making
preparations for a series of festivities in honour
of a Prince who is justly endeared to them by his
many virtues, and whose truly parental sway
rules the land with a benevolence that will never
,he forgotten. On the evening of Monday, the
7th inst. their Majesties, the Princesses and suite,
honoured the theatre of Hamburgh with their
august presence, to witness (by command) the
representation of the 66 Burbler de Seville."—Al
ball' past six o'clock the loud roar of the artil-
lery announced the arrival of the Royal Party.
—On their Majesty's entering the theatre, the
Orchestra played appropriate music, and the
whole house, which was extremely crowded,
stood up and applauded. The whole of the Illus.
trious Visitants seemed particularly moved at the
reverence and esteem with which the Ilamburgh
audience had, received them. It was impossible
to be otherwise, however, when we consider that
the Danish Monarch and all the members of his
august family, are noted for a pecularly kind
condescension of manners which rivets itself upon
the affections, as It were, and naturally attracts
the homage and good wishes of mankind.