The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-09 00:00:00

PORT U G

BY OVERLAND EXPRESS F.

OPORTO.
(From the Times.)
We have received an overland dispatch from our COP
respondent in the city of Oporto, communicating int.e.di'
ligence of which the following are: the most juirrt....
points:—

"OPORTO, FEL °h
"OPORTO,
"I have the painful duty of announcing to s°ll t-;
total lo3s of the Oriental and Peninsular Comm;m-ship Tiber. She left Lisbon yesterday in °11:1;
at 8 o'clock, with about twelve cabin passengers, "
second-class, and several Gallegos returning t°
She was the bearer, it is said, of important disPaw7r
for the Commodore of the inner squadron here, and .
ailed°
the Consul; and Captain Bingham, who collol3l,thit
the Tiber, in endeavouring to make into this dicf-°r
port in a dreadful fog which has overhung this cossSore
the last three days, unfortunately ran his ship 011.416
at a point of land near Villa de Conde, about 12 °led
from this. No want of diligence or skill can be imp
to the ceptain, as he kept the most active look-00"0.,
fired guns repeatedly, when he judged he wog iilfauilid
nci_iLbourheod. The last time he cast the lead ber-hir
he had 17 fathoms, and he suploscd he was offal°
a moment before he struck.

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"The event took place soon after noon this
before an hour elapsed tie ship broke up and beToet
total wt.( ck. The Gellegos, in endeavouring W rd
the ship's boats, stove them all, and every soul onbe:s4
would have perished, if the people from the s"reneti
not gone off in boats and saved nearly all the passe; I
and crew. One old Spanish General, wiles.° f:ed
have not been able to learn, was washed off tb
'd
and lost. I have . spoken to Captain Stephens, feted
the Superb, 80-gun ship; to Commander Paseee, 'so
the Jackal steamer; to Mr. Niele, a merchant erode
fast; to the purser and stewardess of the Tiber, 00
a young English lady, governess of a fautilY at
ail of whom escaped without other damage tha 00
of their luggage. Captain Bingham also escaped'so
another captain belonging to the company, ivhej'e,epis
I have not heard. The conduct of the country
...Ar the
was admirable—they refused reward, and rendsr".
most useful services.
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" Mr. Millar, the agent of the company, on he jfit)
this event, at seven o'clock, instantly communicst'illo
the Consul and Captain Robb, the senior officer
.40°. et 4
squadron. He has gone to Villa de Conde to
whatever property can be saved. I fear the disPaoer
are all lost, but I understand the Bloodhound °AO
is to be sent to-morrow, if the fog will permit' t°
de Conde, to pick them up, if they can be foue`-dio.
is then to go to the Admiral at Lisbon, and it dePe°,o4ol
the Admiral whether the mails now made up belf a fel
Vigo, for the Tiber, shall be dispatched houte.,'" ors
days, or be retained for the next steamer. "Ted WI
heard nothing as yet of the steamer which 5h011:1,0 tr
left Southampton on the 17th, and is due Pief-nrber
night, and great anxiety is naturally entertainee;rel
safety, as one of those periodical fogs which °I
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this coast for several days has just set le* follic'
prepared very long dispatches for the Tiber, Part ?gap°
aro now at Vigo, and part at the Castle of thee cod
lest those communications should be delayed bele {be
ul reasonable period, I give you a full sumrlll,lo.str i
news, and refer you to the said letters for
very interesting particulars. h
" Marshal Saldanha, with 7,000 men, 900 of
cavalry, is at Vendas Novas and Oliveira de P-hrelP
three or four leagues south of Oporto. He brisi ale
' h
ened daily to cross the river at Corveiro, and b°
so, 11501).
appointed all his friends by not having done jet
had an opportunity, which may not again ocee"teay.
tercepting Das Antes on his return from Viernlihi tpe
striking a blow which might have been fare:br:,
Junta. No one can understand what Stildauhaor
as he has allowed reinforcements of every ki"d :ifer°
in, and the Junta are now prepared to give him-
reception.
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" The Queen's General Casal, who propose.- dot-
a stand against Das. Ante., at Vienna, has glbrlA°:
that city. He made a show of fighting at Ponte
leaving two hundred men in the Castle of Iririe°h*tier,
on the approach of Das Antes he broke down o°ool
and retreated to the frontier at Valence. Das An
not pursue him, and entered in triumph into vuljer
was preparing to reduce the castle, when he„.„gbi°
several urgent dispatches from the Junta recants
to Oporto. It was thought that Casal's nioveluee4girs
feints to draw Das Antes away from this city, a's site
time to Saldanha to cross the river and in Wel°
Das Antes obeyed, and he and his divisionofW sbott
-
are in Oporto, and at Villa Nova de Fin'ilai°' 6
5150
distance from it. The old General I:'°"s erb ter
come in, and as the Junta are making the zweabil
efforts, I believe they can now outnumber Saer.
troops, and some of their force is in admirable °futile
The Queen's cause has received a great blow by the
desertion of the Porto steamer. This merchanloteri
had been hired at Lisbon and fitted up as a 1"r :1:g 111°
and was very useful in carrying dispatches a""
coast, and assisting in the blockade. On 10147 oe
two days since the steward and crew mutie„,ieflo Ole
powered the officers, and then brought the 1.13.- The
the Douro and surrendered her to the .Ibr,iiii.forle'
Junta has now four steamers—the Mindelie, 001
Duke of Oporto, and the Vesuvius; while the Ileeevtolsi
none, unless, as it is rumoured, she has hired tiletro'l d
Tar. The inertness of Marshal Saldanha, the yo Oh
Casal, the return of Des Antes, the escape of old
and and the coming in of the Porto steamer, have ad" dr,
cause of the Junta materially. Oportoi s perfectlifrpeill
the city abundantly supplied; the garrison are
and Saldanha must do something to retrieve theeliej'
the Royal army, or desertion will take place. Is ,
indeed I have reason to know, that it is not the '-ficesV
of Saldanha to assault the city; he proposes t°;-,,g ee,hir
calculating on cutting off supplies, and of oPeliii tte%
munication with a part of the garrison. Her erire.ercel,,,
on treachery or on a transaction. The Duke of reeds
and other prisoners have been removed from tbeir
of the Fez to the city prison. They are wellairove
-
The Queen, it is said, refused to exchange °")..-
the prisoners of Torres Vedras for the Duke* very 11", f;
" The blockade is only nominal; vessels el" "irj-
when the bar is free, go in and out. It Ws9:.lie,'
Queen's decree suspended to the 20th, and 1,0;a1
Pre
port wine were shipped for England in the
vious days.
" You will find in my dispatches by the
due precautions are taken for the protection e'as,
property and person. The Gladiator, PolYPhen°3, re/ 1,1
Bloodhound steamers are to remain in the 'ili3ofe,,"
well as the Nautilus corvette, until the siege 'lib er
and all English houses and stores are maritediyiv- otre
words Propriedade Ingleza,' for their special 1;1.
Lion. The Junta professes much respect for t- °
tbs
glish residents.
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" The Junta has seized on all bills coming ', pd
Bank here of the Bank of Lisbon. This lo'ncoie
receipts of the Custom-house, which have bee, 11 prie
siderable on imports and exports, give them fur S-
sent abundant funds. .111°
" The Spanish Government are working 110'1 1041
out a cause of interference against the Junta' agilioilki
seen a dispatch from the Captain-General of s'
stating that the frontiers are disturbed by Pa,„tisAlje,t,
the Junta, and that orders are given not 00,1
Witb°ll.oce.
down those people, but to follow them up
respect to territorial boundaries. The listof gr:ineaftl 141„
against the Junta are numerous, relating rirle'r
the Spanish brig of war and steamer in the llnur°,:tie°
directs
an asylum for the Chartists and for the Pell; 0,130
d by the Junta against
made himself notorious here. leo
" The lines are well manned, and two reginienv-
Saldobs• ted
out to contest the passing of the river by
" Saldanha is, I am told, most sanguine, and'ul36coP'
of being annoyed at Oporto being reinforced, Pe cplo
gratulates him Alf on having the whole of the insurg
r thm°
in one place. 'a
Spanish subjee.
" Several Miguelite partisans are acting tinder IoP
Junta, but no union between them has to
take place."