The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-20 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY NEWS, WHICH MAKES US LAUGH.

The rebels have entered Oporto. Such was the news
spread yesterday (the 2d) by their correspondents. Why
do not these ingenious persons set about discovering the
quadrature of the circle? Who should know what Oporto
is better than they do? There is a kind of impudence
and insolence to which the correctional police may be pro-
perly applied.
On the 2d his Imperial Majesty went to Cartaxo, to
review the Liberating Army, by which he was received
with the greatest enthusiasm, and with the beat order,
spirit, and discipline, of which he expressed the highest
satisfaction. During the review his Majesty ,received a
Lieutenant of the 14th Regiment of Foot, and two privates
of tbe 22d Regiment- These deserters informed his Ma-
jesty that between 50 and 60 persons were daily carried
off by the epidemic at Santarem, and that the greatest
consternation prevailed in that unhappy town.
JAN. 7.—We have no remarkable news to give our
readers : all the accounts that have been received an-
nounce the continuance of tranquillity in the parts where
the Government is re-established, the same apparent
inactivity on our side, and on that of the enemy, who are
in want of every thing.
JAN. 10.—By a despatch of the 6th the Corregidor of
Alcobaca announces that that place had been attacked on
the same day by 1,000 infantry and 50 cavalry of the
enemy, who came from Leyris. The rebels fled as soon
as they saw our soldiers; a few random shots were fired,
by which nobody was wounded on either side.
The accounts from the country announce the continu-
ance of tranquillity.—Lisbon Chronica to the 11th of
January inclusive.
Don Miguel is said to have lately ill_treatod and even
beaten his sisters, the Infantas, and broken the arm of one
of them. They wrote to Sahlanha, mentioning their
approaching departure to Abrantes, and stated that if a
Constitutional force should appear at a certain hour and
place, they would throw themselves on its protection.
Colonel Napomucano, of the 10th cavalry, was ordered to
the rendezvous at midnight, but did not reach the spot
named till the following day at noon. The plot was then
marred, and the Colonel is to be tried by a Courtmartial,
according to the decision of a Council of State, if report
speaks correctly, which is too frequently a common liar ;
for instance, Brigadier Dodgins was rendered speechless
only for a short time, in consequence of a violent cold, and
not of a fit of apoplexy, into which it had been exag-
gerated ; but Mr. Richard Oom, a brother of the Admiral's
Secretary, and partner in an English firm here, was actually
carried off by such an attack, whilst preparing for a
shooting party.
The Constitutional garrison of Marvao is said to have
made a sortie on the 29th December, surprised 200 Mi-
guelites at Castello de Vide, and conducted them as pri-
soners to Marvao, defeating a party of horse on their way.
At Valenco de Minho 53 political prisoners rose on their
gaolers and effected their escape ; some have already arrived
at Oporto.
The Italian Opera, at the theatre of San Carlos, where
Madame Catalani made her first appearance many years
ago, was opened on Monday everting, after having remained
closed during the whole of Miguel's usurpation, who pro-
hibited riot only public amusements, but even private
balls, concerts, and whist parties ! Every part of the
house was crowded. The opera, in the absence of the
prima donna, and first tenor and bass, since arrived in the
packet, went off mediocrement ; but the ballet, The
Sacrifice of Curtius, was splendidly got up, and delighted
the Lisbon beau monde more than their church ceremony
and possessions, or the Santissimo Sacramento carried
through the streets, with flaming torches and wax lights,
tinkling of little belle, and gaudy sacerdotal ornaments and
dresses. The Government pays 20,000 cruzados towards
the expense, and last night the Queen, Emperor, and
Empress, visited the theatre for the first time on account
of Don Pedro's previous indisposition not having permitted
his exposing himself to the night air.

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