The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-19 00:00:00

THE MIGUELITES.

INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER FROM THE CONSUL GENERAL FRANCISCO ANTO-

14/0 SAMPAYO TO THE VISCOUNT DE SANTAREM.

(Pr vat, ) London, July 3.
Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—l had the
honour of tran-mitting to your Excellency, by the steam-
boat George IV., a despatch dated the Ist in-taut, of
which Senhor Antonio tie Lemos, attached to the mission
of tits Majesty our Lord the King in this city, was the
bearer.

I aw aware that 6-nerals 13,,urmont, Clouet, and sFve-
ral other t firer,, were in the same ves,.el. This wa4 in
con•equence of Senior Saraiva having applied to me for
thirteen blank passports, which I sent to him, and he
numbered from 1 to 13 in red ink.

Last Sunda,. Lord P,,lmerston wrote to S,nhor Vial,
the Spanish sliiiister, begging to see him, as he wished to
speak pith him as soon as possible. About 4in the even-
ing his Excellency had an interview with his Lordship,
who, aft,r souse conversation, asked whether General
Bourniont was in London, and whether it was true th,it
he hitil visite l hirti, and also Captain Elliot. His Excel.
lency replied, that it was true Bourmont had come to
bin., and that he had returned bi, visir, out of mere friend-
ship, because lie had been acquainted with him in Spain :
as to Elliot, he knew nothing of him.
In consequence of this reply, Lord Palmerston read a
1 etter which het ad received from Lord Grey, informing
of the arrival of the 'wo offi, ers aboveme,,tioned, and
that besides Lord Btresford they had been visi•ed by the
Spanish Minister, and by many other persons who wish
well to the cause of the King our Lord ; and that he was
assured there had been a dinner party in the house of
Sennor Saraiva for the purpose of deiherating on the best
means of serving the cause of his Majesty. (I had not
the honour of being one of the party.)
The Spanish Minister revied thut iie knew nothing of
that affair, with which answer Lord Palmerston appeared
satisfied, but in the course of the conversation he per-
ceived that Lord Palmerston still persisted in his wick-
ed and infamous designs aga.nnt his Maj-sty and his
Ministers.

I transmit to your Excellency, by the George IV., the
Morning Post of the let instant, in orderthat your Ex-
cebency may see tle manner in which the correspondence
relative to the wines in Villa Nova da Gaya is noticed.
For the government of your Excellency, the enclosed
correspondence has been published here in the paper call,:
the Stanuard, of the 29th of June, not by me, and a so,
as I have ascert ined, not by Sehhor Sataiva. If genuine,
how can this be ? And, according to my view, it would
have been much better not to have published it, seeing
that we are making use of that of which we must com-
plain.
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As to Captain Elliot's progress, I know nothing.
God preserve your Excellency, &c.

LETTER FROM M. REYNET DUPRE TO MARSHAL HOUR.
VONT.

London, July 17.

Afonsieur le Blarechal,—We are still all waiting with
imp itience for the possibility of joining you, every day
expecting to he off, and yet constantly finding new diffi-
culties occur to prevent our departure. On Sunday every-
thing seemed terminated, the difficulties disappeared, all
obstacles were overcome, and the steam-boats were about
to put to sea together, when the news of the battle of the
sth, and the destruction of the Migut-lite fleet, came upon
us like a clap of thunder. This dreadful news counter-
acted and changed all the arrangements which had i een
made. In the first place, the Admiral, finding himsel'
without a fleet, said there was nothing now hft for him
to do in Portucal. The Powers are no longer inclined
to risk the United Kingdom which you know is their
property.
On the other hand, the contractors for several articles
are naturally inclined to rail- difficulties ; and as at this
first moment of stupor every thing is considered lost, it
is naturally enough thought fit to hold back every thing
that was in preparation, and to annul the greater part of
the contracts.

Amidst all this confusion, the officers who have been
so long here seemed quite forgotten, and their departure
api.eared impossible, or at least to be adjourned for a con-
siderable time. However, after Leing somewhat recovered
from the panic caused by the news, we felt how important
it was to endeavour by all means possible to repair on land
the check experienced at sea. M. Saraiva, then, with
the zeal and actvity which characterise him, devoted all
his attention, energy, ai.d efforts, to the despatching of
at least one of the steam boats, and, assisted by your
son, he Its this morning got it settled that the Lord of
the Isles shall sail ; and, if Captain Brown rriak,s no
obstacle in the coutse of this day, we shad, according to
all appear nce, take our departure from London to- mortow
morning, the 18. h. It was at first proposed to rebind
all the naval stores wh ch had been shi,lied on hoard the
steam-boat; but to avoid losing valuable time, and con-
sidering that such articles could run no hazat ti on board.
it was at ast decided that the packet-boat should sail wifb
her cargo as it is ; so I repeat we are to be tiff to-morrow.
I, is also, I believe, deemed prudent that we shalt land at
Vigo. You wi 1 then be pleased to send your instructions
there, in consequence of this communication (which in
your sot's absence I have un,'eriaken to tran.rnit), in
order that the Spanish Government, secretly informed by
a courier, ray give orders not only to tolerate, but to
Prot. et our landing; and also ro pet mit us to pans, without
obstacle or delay, through the Spanish territory, on our
way to your heath quarters.
It was rmpus•ibce for more activity and more presence
of mind to have been shown than M. Saraiva displ,yed on
this imp°, tont occasion. 'I he high duties confided to him
never could have been more nobly or more worthily dis-
charged. It is only to be wished that his hat.,ls were less
tied by his Government, and that hi. Majesty Don Miguel
appreciating, as he deserves, so good and faitidul a servant,
should give him a carte blanche onto, ing him to do
everything necessary for the good of the service.

We are lore, 14 or 15 officers and three servantQ, full
of zeal and devotion to the cause, and all burning uith
desire to be under your orders; and, to prove to you and
the King their-anxiety to be useful, they request of toe
to convey to you their sentiments of respect and attach.
ment.

Yesterday the English Government caused to be posted
at Lloyd's, and thserted in the journals, a declaration of
the establishment of the blockade of ti e Tagus, and its
reco.,nition of that blockade. To day it is reported in the
city thit France intends to recognise Donna Maria as
Queen of Portugal. This news, brought, it is said, by
estalette, has raised the Pedroite 4 per Cents. ; hut, per-
bans, it is just as little true as that which was circulated
yesterday of the taking of Li.bon !
I have the honour to be, &c.
REYNET DUPRE, I.R.T.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH FRO,II SiENHOR JOAQUDI SEVE-

RINO COMES, TO THE VISCOUNT DE SANTAREM,

Ahdrid, July 19.

Most Illustrious and Excell-nt Senhor,—l have the
honour of acknowl.dging the rece;pt of your Excellency's
desptuches, Nos. 654, 655, 657, 658. and 659, all be-
lunging to the private seats. From the first I learn. with
the greatest v. xation the mist disastrous and unfortunate
event, resulting fr,m the bathe between our squadron and
t at of ti e rebels, of which I had news here on the 16.11;
and I can now only inform your Excellency, with respect
to the vosels that escaped, that hi., Majesty's Consul in
Cad'z wrote to me trader the date of the 7th, that there
lad appe,red off that port a corvette 01 war, bearing the
Portugbese flag; that the health brat went out to prevent
the ves-el's entrance, in consfluence of which she put
about and stool out to sea. According to the informa-
tion given hy the officer who commanded the health-
boat. the corvette was called Irmaa, Marcos Rovz, com-
mander.

By your second despatch I see that the Guerilla which
entered Portalegre has been routed, and that good order
bas been le-established there ; as it also has in Beja, after
the excesses committed there by another Guerilla, com-
posed of Portuguese refugees in Spain, and other revu.
lutionists, who went from this kingdom to make an inroad
At Villa de Set pa, but have since fled across the Guadiana.
'his rest ration of tranquillity in that province is of great
importance, for the junc.ion of the division under the
Viscount de Molellos, with the other troops which are
411 their march, to make a united attack on the rebels
in Alg ave.
With Nos. 657 and 658 I received the declaration of
the seamen who escaped lrom the Rainha, in wh ch the
scaniatous interference of the English in f ivour of the
rebels is prior d, as it likewise is in the communication
made by you. Excellency to the Doke of Cadaval, respecting
a gang of Er.li-la having paraded the streets of Almada,
singing a revoluth,nary hymns, and in the fact of the E.g-
fish Vice-Cf.nsul at S grey commanding a revolutionary
gueri 11 a, begi,:es also the last proceedings with respect to
persons seducing our soldiers to desert.
I ha,e occupied all yesterday and to-day in making ex-
tracts from these imp giant documents, in order to their
bring transmitted (to lose no titre) by the ordinary courier
who goes if this niLht, to the Ministers of the great
powers in Paris and London, by their colleagues at this
C ,ort ; as I -6411 also do to C tint da P,,nte and to A lonic,
Ribeiro Saraiva. Moreover, by an extraordina, y courier,
who is to be sent off within a few days, I shall forward
complete transcripts, as all the foreign Ministers here, who
ate favourable to us, beg of me to send copies to their