The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-11 00:00:00

the two advanced guards swarms with guerillas--some
Pedroite, some Miguelite, and some who, like Drawcansir
in the Rehearsal, declare war to both sides, and plun-
der all indiscriminately. This is unfortunately the cha-
racter of most of the irregular corps.
" I have seen a letter from an English merchant at
Figueira, dated the 16th, stating that a body of about
1,600 Miguelites occupied that town; that a Council of
War had been held the preceding day at Coimbra ; and
that an immediate attack upon Lisbon was unanimously
decided upon, for which purpose a force of about 24,000
men, including guerillas, was to be collected with all
possible speed. The Leveret brig of war, which had been
sent to Figueira at the request of the English residents
there, and for their protection, returned here yesterday,
having been refused admission by Don Miguel's authorities.
She goes back to-morrow, accompanied by his Majesty's
ship Stag, and with a positive demand to be admitted.
" The ostentatious display of Constitutionalism made
by the Rev. Franciscan fathers of this city (every one of
whom wears some five or six yards of blue and white
riband, in one form or another about his person) having
excited a suspicion that all this apparent zeal for the
liberal cause might be only a cloak to conceal machinations
against it, their convent was surrounded by troops early
on Thursday morning, and searched all over. The poor
friars, however, hid been unjustly suspected, as nothing
was found but an old rusty musket, though the first report
was that 3,000 stand of anus, and 100 barrels of powder,
had been discovered.
" Bourmont and the other French officers have been
notified by Colonel Guyot, aide-de-camp to Marshal
Soult, to quit Don Miguel's service; but, being exiles,
and having nothing to hope or to fear form France, they
laugh at Marshal Soult and his orders.
" The County of Pembroke steamer and two frigates
arrived yesterday from Oporto, bringing about 900 men
of the 9th and 15th Infantry, and some artillery. It is
said that an equal number of the new Lisbon recruits are
to be sent back in return. A foreign commercial house
in Lisbon has offered to advance all that is yet wanting of
the loan of SOO contos, at a rate not much below par;
but the readiness with which the natives are coming for-
ward to complete it at par has induced Government to
decline the offer. This day's Chronica contains a decree
ordering every ecclesiastic or civilian taken in arms against
the Queen's cause to be shot forthwith. The policy of
this measure is very questionable ; for if, on the one hand,
it may possibly inspire terror, on the other it will pro-
bably lead to a dreadful retaliation, and turn the contest
into a war of extermination.

" 8 P.M.—I have just this moment seen a copy of the
telegraphic dispatch of this day from Lisbon to the next
telegraph ; it is this Inform the Duke immediately
that Mozinbo has sent word from Peniche that a division
of the rebel troops came last night to Torres Vedras.'
This being the case, the grand conflict is near at hand, as
Torres Vedras is only 28 miles from Lisbon.
" Auc. 26.—Yesterday General Sandanba arrived here
with the sth battalion of Cagadores from Oporto, by the
George IV., steamer. Don Pedro, dressed in the uniform
of that corps, received them at the landing-place, and
marched at their head to the quarters destined for their
accommodation, amidst the most deafening cheers from
the populace. This was the first battalion that declared
for the constitution ; and it may be looked upon as the
neuclus round which all the other defenders of the cause
have agglomerated. At the time that Don Miguel assumed
the regal title, it was in garrison at Terceira.
" 63 prisoners were landed yesterday from St. Übes,
escorted by 22 soldiers. They were assaulted by a nu-
merous mob on their way to St. George's Castle, and
three of their number were barbarously murdered, besides
many others severely wounded. No doubt they would
have all been massacred had not a strong body of soldiers
come in time to rescue them. A similar fate befel three
English naval officers in Don Pedro's service, one of whom
was shot dead, and the others are in great danger. Being
confined to my room by illness this day, I have not yet
been able to ascertain the particulars, but I hope to be
able to give them to you in a postscript.
(FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.)
" LIMN, Auc. 26.—1 t appears that the whole of Don
Miguel's forces do not exceed 16,000 men, whom it is
found very difficult to keep together. They are in want
of everything ; they have no shoes to their feet, and are
completely dispirited. The desertions are so great, that a
police has been formed round the camp to prevent their
recurrence, yet numbers have contrived to desert in spite
of those means taken to check their flight.

" General Lemos is at Santarem, but it appears that
Don I%Jiguel's head quarters are at Leiria.
" The Duke de Terceira (Villa Flor) is at Alhandi a, at
the head of 6,000 troops of the line.
" The fortifications round Lisbon are in a very forward
state, and will be finished in four or five days. Upwards
of 9,000 men already compose the civic guard, militia,
&c., who are to defend these lines ; so that the troops of
the Queen of Portugal are nearly equal in numbers to
those of the insurgents, and greatly superior in discipline
and moral courage, the latter having been beate❑ in every
engagement for two months past, harrassed by long and
forced marches, and, being entirely foiled in all their
attempts upon Oporto, are brought by their desperate
leaders to attack the capital."
The following are extracts from the Portuguese jour-
yls

The Duke de Braganza, Regent, ice., orders to be
remitted 0 the Juiz do Crime of the district two uniforms
belonging to sOldiers of the foreign corps of the liberating
army, which were !Itscovered in the cabinet of the rebel
Visconde de Santarem, with marks of blood upon them,
and one of which had been pierced by a ball. And it is
ordered by his Imperial Majesty that the said Juiz do
Crime shall open judicial proceedings for the clearing up
of this extraordinary occurrence, giving particulars by the
Secretary of State for the Department of Justice of what
is verified in this respect.

" JOSE DA SILVA CARVALHO."
" Palace of Necessidades, Aug. 16."

(From the Morning Herald.)

Llssox, Ana. 24.—The death of the King of Spain,
of which there is, I believe, no longer any doubt, will,
in all probability, give a new turn to the affairs of Don
Miguel, end may enable him to protract the civil war in
this kingdom. Don Carlos is still at Coimbra, and, ex-
cept taking short excursions in the neighbourhood, has
never been away from that place since he went thither,
some months back. Ten days ago a part of his suite
were ordered to get the English vessel, which has been
hired for his removal to Italy, ready for his immediate
departure, and his baggage from the Palace of Ramalhao,
near Quire, was already brought to the arsenal for ship-
ment; when, in consequence of the death of his brother,
King Ferdinand, his suite have received orders to proceed
to join him at Coimbra without delay.
It is not difficult to see that Don Pedro and his ad-
herents are anxious to conquer the kingdom, and finally
settle their own affairs in their own way, and by their own
exertions, without the interference of other Powers. They
have of late had examples enough of the mischief of putting
themselves into the hands of diplomatists. At Oporto,
Don Pedro certainly gave extraordinary proofs of patient
perseverence, surrounded by every species of vexation. At
Lisbon we see him at perfect liberty in the use of his ex-
traordinary powers, particularly in his selection of proper
persons to fill the important situations of the Government
in every department ; and by his own personal exertions,
labouring incessantly from 18 to 20 hours daily, setting
an example without parallel in any Prince of modern
times. Indeed it does not require much penetration to see
that the Duke of Braganza is no ordinary roan. When
the Duke of Terceira landed in Lisbon on the 24th of
July, he had less than 1,500 men ; and in one month
Don Pedro has organised and got into a very forward state
of discipline nearly 20,000 men, of which I send you a
return below, besides many thousand Guerillas scouring
the country in all directions.
Seven National Battalions for defence of Lisboa 4,000
•Three Regiments of Artisans from the Arsenal,
Ropery, and Public Works 3„000
Onetii'Rczciment called the Maltese l,OOO
8,000

MOVEABLE TROOPS.
First and second in.fantry.united BOO
• with Duke Terceira BOO
Third Regiment, came 1,026
Fourth or crack Regimem.. ,
Sixth, came with Duke TerceZa BOO
f3OO
Second Cacadores 6OO
Foreigners . BOO
15th of the Line from Oporto ..." '' r, ''
Seven National Battalions nearly all regi,...." 4.000
soldiers
Cavalry 500, Artillery 300 B,OB .
---- 10,430

Total

Prisoners are coming in daily without shoes, and report
Miguel's troops to be in great distress for want of that
necessary article. Every shoemaker is put under coercive
employment to furnish the army, and can give but a
scanty supply.
The gallant Admiral is unremitting in his exertions to
send gunboats and other vessels with necessaries for the
army op the Tagus, and is fitting out vessels to take
possession of Madiera should it hold out, which is not
expected.

The Duke of Terceira and hie staff left Lisbon two
days since for the north, and no doubt will soon give a
good account of the enemy, who are reported to be suffer-
ing greatly for want of clothing and shoes.
Except skirmishes of Guerillas the Alemtejo is con.
sidered in a state of quietness. Don Mignel's object
seems 10 be a concentration of ilia troop in the province