The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-13 00:00:00

Ina more ; and thus closes the last act of
the tragedy enacting for the last seven
months in Spain. The Paris Papers of Fri=
day morning and evening reached our office
yesterday by express ; they sum up in a few
short words the closing history ,of the campaign,
and record some of Ferdinand's first acts of unconw
trouled power. Thus foreign force has com-
pleted its atrocious undertaking ; the vaunts of
old Louis have been realised, and the wretched
Angouleme has attained 'a triumph which the
great Napoleon, at the summit of his fortunes,
vainly strove to reach. But we must give the
all-important but melancholy intelligence as it
reached us, without further prelude. The pro-
spects of half Europe are now involved in the
issue, and its influence on the situation and poli-
tics of this country will soon be, disclosed.

(VIE THIEL)
Under the head of 46 Portuguese Politics" we
have given an article from the Journal (les Debuts.
Since translating that article, we have received
letters from Lisbon by the packet, which present
a very different:picture of the state of Portugal.
—The correspondent of the French Journal
seems perfectly satisfied with every thing around
hire, and rejoices at the tranquillity .which he
says prevails in the country. The despotism
which accompanies his beloved tranquillity,
and which, while it compresses, augments the
force of the discontent,
,gives him no concern.
Our accounts inform us that the private citizens
live in constant dread of the domiciliary visits
of the agents of the Government. If an indivi-
dual sit down to write a letter to a friend, in
which any thing is stated which might be con-
strued to have reference to public affairs, he finds
it necessary to lock 'his doors, and to place his
desk close to a fire, that he may in an instant
destroy his papers on the approach of the police:
There is nothing like regular Government. Every.
person possessed of authority of any, description,
however obtained, acts just as he may think fit,
and thus there is a constant clashing of autho-
rifles. The King, the Queen, Prince Michael,
each separate Minister, the Superintendent of
the Police, the 'Magistrates of the .Bairros,
or wards .of .Lisbon, all, independently of
each. other, .issue .orders of arrest, banish, con.
fiscate property, and condemn to secret imprison.
meat. Thus it appears that those who pretend to
be the exclusive champions 'of order
.and good
goVernment, 'haire delivered up the country to
anarchy. The King, it is ..said, still .wishes to
govern with mildness, but helis frequently forced
to consent to violent and severe measures. On
a moderate compatation, -not less than 8,000
persons in Lisbon have been banished, ithpri-
soned, or, according to the French practice,
placed under surveillance. The prisons of Lis•
bait are indeed so .full, that they can receive
tro more, ,and it is proposed to convert one
cif tire convents into a• temporary gaol. Coin.
modore Pereira de Campos and Gen. Madeira,
who .difended [labia, are in,prisou, and are to he
tried on some charge or other for the purpose of
grittifying ,the vindictive" passions of the Ultra
party.- Many other bilicers of distinction 'are in
dttrigeOns:tGrent apprehensions were entertained
that st. Constitutional movement would take place
on the 15th of September, the anniversary of the
revolUtion at 'Lisbon; and all the officers sus-
pected of liberal opinions were, in consequence,
either sentiout of the city, or put under arrest on
the 14th: :Another expedition is planning for the
island of Madeira. -.There is, in fact, no disturb.
ance there ; but.a pretence is wanted for getting
rid of the troops lately arrived from Bahia, who
are strongly attached .to the constitution, And
have refused to take the4tational cockade out ö
their caps. •.'

MOltti NO' if MAL:Li
It will be perceived by our Express from Paris
that the catastrophe in Spain is-rapidly approach-
ing its completion. The fall of Cadiz was na-
turally looked for as the immediate consequence
of the release of Ferdinand, and his arrival
at the French heid‘quarters. The fact is now
formally announced in a telegraphic dispatch
of the date of the id! of October. The ques-
don instantly Stiggests itself, what has become
of the Cortes and other compromised Spa-
niards ? To this no answer is furnished by the
accounts' from Port St: Mary or Madrid. The'
only circumstance bearing upon it is the fact
stated from Port St. Mary, that several basis left
Cadiz for Gibraltar.' It is likely that these hoats
had- fugitive Constitutionalists on board,tiesigning
to effect' their escape from Cadiz to place them-
selves under the protection of the British garri-
son, should they get clear of the French block-
ailing flotilla. Even in the hands of the latter
they 'might think themselves safer than re-
maining at Cadiz in a moment of violent
re-action. Some details are given of the
arrival of Ferdinand ; 'such as his affecting meet-
ing with the Duke of Angouleme. The French
Prince threw himself at Ferdinaud's feet, and
the Spanish 'Monarch magnanimously raised and
embraced him. ThelQueen, Princes and Prin.
cessetv also figured in the 'scene and heightened

its effects. itappears that Admiral Valdes, the
Chief of the Ministry at Cadiz, attended Yerdi.
nand; acting as helmsman, but returned, after
landing him at,Port St. Mary. Ferdinand's first
act of sovereignty has .been 'to dissolve the Re-
gency. This was to be expected ; their mission
being fulfilled upon ids restoration to- power—at
least, his being transferred from the Constitn.

tionalists•to the French. But what seensormore
curious is the disinissal of the Duke',of
Wroth), who' was' President of •the fLegency,
from Ws' office :of •the Royal Guard ' • with the
dismissals also of Counts Puiafox. and Bergidu ;
the one Commandant' of the Royal Guard, the
other, Master of .tite Horse. Wi3 do not pretend
to judge eatsctii the causes or -consequences 'of
these dismissals; but they may, with some pro.
habilitys betooked upon urreprisals of the Duke
of Angouleme upon. the• 'defunct Regency.—
One of the 'Ministers of the Regency, however,
the Don ,Saea, to.,.whotn • Uri Canning made,
lately, rathetaLiacenic reply; is.deciared• Pre-
sident of the Cottncit of Ministers, (4.tftt the
-public business may net iexperience any impe-,
dime-le—in other words, that the Duke off