The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-28 00:00:00

EXPEDITION UP THE NIGER.

The following extract of a letter from Sierra
Leone, dated May 23, contains some interesting
intelligence respecting Mr. Lander's expedition :
" The boats of his Majesty's ship Curlew had
boarded the Columbine about the 20th of April, the
Master of which vessel had died a few days pre-
vious. The doctor on board the Columbine had
received letters from Mr. Lander, dated from King
Obie's palace at Eboe,nbout three weeks after they
had sailed from the entrance of the river Nun.
King Obie had treated them with much kindness,
and had made Lander a present of some canoes,
with people to pilot them up the river. A few
days befcre their arrival at Eboe the steamers
sent theii boats ashore to cut wood. They n ere
fired upon by the inhabitants of a village, and
ol,iiged to return. The next morning a large
number of men were sent armed. These were
immediately fired upon by the natives. The Quorra
then sent a signal rocket into the town, and con-
tinued tiring her long gun at intervals for an hour
and a-half. The natives still continuing to fire, the
crew of both the steamers landed and drove the
natives out of the town or village, and then burned
it to the ground. Three of the natives were found
killed, and one was dying; one or two of the English
were slightly wounded. The news of this engage-
ment reached Eboe before the steamer, and Mr.
Lander is of opinion it will have a salutary effect on
the natives up the river, and be the means of pre-
venting any future resistance. Nine men are said to
have died before they left the Nun, and two or three
afterwards.
" From some canoes that came from Eboe to
Binny on the 23d of April the Curlew heard the
steamer had lost a number of men. These people
appeared to know very little about them, every one
saying ' they live long way from bush, and plenty
man die.'

" There was also an American merchant brig,
the Agenoria, lying in the Nun. She had been
fitted out by a company of merchants of New Pro-
vidence to explore the Niger. She had with her
two small schooners, which were to proceed up the
river while she remained at the entrance. Nearly
all the white men belonging to these vessels had
died, and the remainder appeared in the most
wretched state, and they had ahandoned all inten-
tion of attempting to proceed up the river with the
schooners, it being considered impossible to do so
with any sailing vessel. The brig intended to pro-
cure a cargo of palm oil, and proceed to the United
States. The Agenoria was fitted out secretly by
the Company, and had cleared out for a whaling
voyage."

A person asked an Irishman, " why he wore
his stockings the wrong side outwards." " Because," said
he, " there's a hole on the other side."

POACHERS.—We have just heard that a body
of poachers have been apprehended and sent off to Mor-
peth jail. This report we the more readily credit, as we
were aware a number of the noblemen and gentlemen on
both sides the Border had combined to put down this
lawless and daring system. The poachers, to the number
of 15, were encountered on the Carter Fell, and after a
severe struggle, in which it is said the band of Mr. Brand-
ling, of Gosforth, had been nearly cut off, eventually over-
powered. The party by whom they were seized pro-
ceeded immediately, it is reported, into Liddesdale, for the
istipurposerct..twiscacptuoriolail
similar band known to he in that
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t'(Y/Z / AL.

" LISZOWAUG. 16.
" The public mind bas been entice) occupied in re-
joicings of various deecriptions. The opera of San Carlos,
which has been closed nearly ever since the commence-
ment of the intrusion of Don Miguel, was re-opened last
night, and crowded to excess. Lord William Russell pre-
sented his credentials at the Court held yesterday, as the
anniversary of the name-day of Donna Maria. Whatev,r
may be the desire of the Governments of England and
France, nothing can be further from the mind of Don
Pedro than to take his departure from this country, or
even to change hiF Ministers, although it is said that he
is willing to abide the opinion of the Cortes upon both
these matters.

The Chronica of to-day contains a decree abolishing
monasteries and convents, containing less than a dozen
inmates, and declaring rebels all who in any way offer
resistance or exhibit non-obedience to this order.

" In military affairs the defen,ive is to be acted upon,
as the pecuniary means of the enemy being almost entirely
cut off, it is expected their soldiers will soon abandon
their colours.

" The village of Avintes, on the heights of which the
Miguelites are fortifying themselves, is a very strong natu-
ral position ; it is about a league higher up the Douro
than Oporto, is inaccessible on the side of the river, ex-
cept by a winding road up the side of the mountain easily
rendered impracticable; in its front is a deep ravine, its
sides covered with pine trees and broke❑ rocks, with a
stream at bottom. If an army were only well supplied
with food and ammunition, it might maintain itself in such
a situation against double its numbers. The Cybelle will
sail to.morrow for Figueira ; it is very much wished Ahat
the inhabitants of that district would make some drmin-
stration in favour of the cause. The George IV. steamer
arrived yesterday in 36 hours from Faro, bringing up 30
guerrillas as prisoners, who had been captured in the neigh-
bourhood of that city. It appears that all the towns on
the coast have been compelled to arm themselves in self-
defence against these outlaws, for that is what they are,
whether they pass under the name of Constitutionalists
or Royalists.

" The new loan goes on tolerally well, a good portion
being already subscribed for at par.
" The Chronica, No. 19, of this day is filled with the
official correspondence relating to the atrocious orders of
Don Miguel to destroy all the wine in Villa Nova, as well
that belonging to the company as to private individuals,
unless his agents were allowed to export it to England, to
be there sold, God knows under what circumstances, and
the proceeds to be deposited in the Bank until the rightful
owners shall have proved their title to it. In an interview
which took place upon this subject on board the arestee,
between Baron Haber on the part of Don Miguel, and.
General Saldataba and others on the part of the unfo
tunate owner s of the property, it was inquired wheth,
the sale of that portion of :he wine belonging to the
company might be effected by a body formed of six mem-
bers, one-half the number to be nominated by each
party; this was rejected by the Miguelite agents, and
consequently nothing was left to be done but protest
against the whole proceeding, which the junta of the com-
pany belonging to the city did in the following terms:—
Opinion of the said Illustrious Junta.—‘ That the
Junta does not expect that the Government ( f Don Miguel
will commit the unheard of atrocity of ordering the wines
( f the company to be destroyed, which do not belong to
the Government of Donna Maria 11., but are the private
property of the accionnists, of their creditors, and of the
great number of miserable persons who have placed their
funds there ; that in case, contrary to their expectation,
the said atrocity should be committed, the Post( ions Junta
demand reparation in the name of all concerned, for alt
losses and damages, against all persons counselling, order-
ing, assisting, or practising an action so unjust and bar-
barous.' "

(From the Chronica Constitucional of Lisbon.)
" LISBON, AUG. 12.

" His Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza went this
morning at half-past eleven o'clock to the Terreiro do
Paco, where the Duke of Terceira was with the troops
which were to leave the capital. His Imperial Majesty
witnessed the embarkation. His Majesty, with the Com-
mander of the artillery and the officers of the engineers,
went to examine various positions round the city, and
having given his orders, returned to the Palace.
" About noon his Majesty gave an audience to the Car..
dinal Patriarch of Lisbon, who bad the honour to pay his
compliments to his Majesty.

"AUGUST B.

" (Official.)
"DEPARTMENT OF THE AFFAIRS bF THE

KINGDOM.

" The Constitutional Government of her Most Faithful
Majesty Donna Maria H. being happily established on the
seat of the Portuguese monarchy, and also in the province
of Estremadura, in the kingdom of Algarves ; and a con-
siderable part of the province of Alemtejo; in the heroic
city of Oporto, and in the two pro vinces of the Azores,
and though the rest of the kingdom, partly kept in check
by extreme military oppression, and partly restrained by
the experience of the unheard sufferings which it has un-
dergone, does not yet dare to express its wishes ; as it may,
however, be hoped that in a short time following so noble
an example it will proclaim the Government of the law
and of reason, which alone is able to dry the tears of suf-
fering, and afford guarantees for the preservation of
its rights, and of just and legal liberty : and I
desiring, on the one hand, immediately to conso-
lidate these guarantees by assembling the representa-
tives of the nation in the Cortex, the only means of
establishing them, and, on the oti.?r hand, to remedy post
evils--to promote the discussion of questions important to
the state—and also to carry into effect the cl .use of my
manifest, published on the 2d of February, 1832, all the
promises of which, in all its parts, 1 shall most scrupu-
lously execute—l think fit, in the name of the Queen, to
convoke an extraordinary meeting of the General Cortes
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besides the ordinary questions which they will have to
discuss, on the important questions of the Regency and
of the marriage of Her Most Faithful Majesty.
" The elections will commence on the Ist day of
October in the present year, according to instructions
which will shortly be published. The installation of the
Chambers is to take place as soon as the number of depu-
ties is united, that is, designated by the constitutional
charter of the Portuguese Monarchy that their delibera-
tion may he perfectly valid. The Secretaries of State of
of the several departments will see to the execution of
this decree.

" Palace of Necessidades, Aug. 15.
" Don PEDRO, Duke of Braganca.
" CANDID° JOZE XAVIER.

(Supplement to the Chroniea of the 15th of August.)

" (Official.

" His Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza, Regent
in the name of the Queen, received at one o'clock to-day,
in the Palace of Aguda, Lord William Russell, in the
character of Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic
Ma j-sty, intrusted with the special mission to recognize
the Government of her Most Faithful Majesty Donna
Maria 11., and furnished with credentials to represent the
British Government at the court of her Majesty; and as
no ambassador is yet appointed, his Excellency on this
occasion had the honour to present to his Imperial Ma-
jesty Admiral Pa►ber and the officers of the British navy,
who are under the command of the illustrious Admiral
on this station.

" The importance of this news does not allow us to
delay communicating it to the public, especially as we
have very good reason for believing that thia step, spon-
taneously taken by the Governmen► of his Britannic
Majesty, in honour of justice, and in favour of his most
ancient and most faithful ally, was accompanied with the
most flattering expressions, and the most frank but gene-
rous offers, that the Government of her Most Faithful
Majesty may be consolidated, and that the most happy
result fr.ay crown the firm intentions of his Britannic•
Majesty to promote the felicity and the internal tran-
quillity of the dominions of his august daughter, to main-
tain the most intimate relations of friendship with foreign
Powers, and to contribute, as far as lies in his power, that
the peace of Europe may not be disturbed.—LisbonPaper3.
to Aug. 16.

" 0?ORTO, AUG. 16.
"An edict of the Corregidor,, Don Francisco de Souzi
Machado, announces that a convention has been entered
into between his Excellency Lieut.-General the Conde de
Saldanba and the Commander of the enemy's troops on
the south of the Douro, to cease the firing of musketry on
both sides of the river, unless provoked by one of the par-
ties ; and it being necessary that this convention sboutd
be ectupulously observed, he orders all the inhabitants of
this noble and loyal city not to fire from this day forward,
towards the left bank of the river, nor give the enemy "3
cause to renew it on his side.

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