The Sun.
London, England, 1832-07-30 00:00:00

Posed for 0 Torta, having on board many friends of Don
Ped;o.

It is said Din Miguel has relays of horses to Badajo.,
in case of a serious reverse of fortune. People have been
looking very anxiously all day for Don Miguel's squadron
going out, to see !the engagement which must immedi-
ately take place.

The officer who commanded when the Viper was fired
Opnn is to be removed.

Discount 22. Weather fine; Lisbon in a❑ extraordinary
degree of quiet, in consequence of the wise arrangements
of the Intendant of Police. The majority anxiously wait-
ing for the change which can hardly fail to take place.
From Oporto you know, I suppose, more than we do.

Letter from the Marquis (le Palmella to Senhor Mi-
ran(' :

" MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
" Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor,—With the
greatest satisfaction imaginable, I now fulfil the duty of
my office in informing your Excellency, that the legitimate
Government is already re-established in the second city of
the kingdom, and that the two provinces to the north of
the Douro are completely abandoned by the rebels. On
the 9th, at noon, his Imperial Majesty the Duke of Bra-
germs entered Oporto at the head of his army, accom-
panied by innumerable crowds of the inhabitants of the
environs and the town, who hailed with benedictions his
arrival, and saluted him with loud vivas as the deliverer
of the country. Thus took place his really triumphant
entry into the city, and to the Palace of the Camara.
" The papers which I inclose will give your Excellency
an account of every thing important connected with the
voyage and the military operations. Your Excellency will
easily imagine how impossible it is for me, in the pres-
sure of the present moment, to spare the time necessary
for more circumstantial details I must, therefore, con-
fine myself to the stating, that our voyage was favourable,
and that the whole of the convoy kept together, with the
exception of only one vessel with 300 infantry, which
arrived on the day after our disembarkation.
" The landing was effected in the place which had been
previously fixed upon, without the loss of a single man,
and without the least accident, between the Villa de Conde
and Oporto, cutting, by this first operation, the enemy's
line, and obliging the division he had in Villa de Conde to
make a circuit of eight or nine leagues, in order to gain the
bank of the Douro. About nine o'clock at night, our
troops had all landed, under the protection of the ships of
war, which were skilfully stationed within gun-shot of the
coast. The march then commenced in two columns, the
left wing being commanded by the Emperor in person,
who voluntarily proceeded a great part of the way on foot.
The light division scarcely found it necessary to repel a
few corps of cavalry and picquets of the rebels, whose pre-
cipitate flight obviated any serious encounter, notwith-
standing the boastings with which they that very day
sallied from Oporto for the purpose of opposing the landing.
In the morning of the following day, the 9th, our ad-
vanced troops entered the city at the very moment the
enemy evacuated it, but it was not possible to continue the
pursuit, as he had destroyed the bridge over the Douro.
On the same day, some of the boats belonging to our
squadron entered the river, and took possession of the
Castle of St. Joao da Fos. Yesterday evening the pas-
Sage of the river was effected by the first and second divi-
sions of the army, under a pretty brisk fire. As soon,
however, as the enemy saw our first troops on the other
"'de, he no longer ventured to dispute the ground, but fled
Precipitately on the road to Coimbra.
" Thus, in the space of two days, has been effected the
moat difficult operation which his Imperial Majesty had
Proposed to himself, our army now commanding the whole
being on the road to Coimbra. The Duke of Braganza
presided in person at all the movements of the army, and
yesterday directed the passage of the Douro, under the
e,nenly's fire. A gieat number of deserters from the line
nave Tined us, and the militia begin to disperse.
" e greatest enthusiasm prevails among the people,
particularly wherever his Majesty shows himself; but
SOrne more time will be necessary before the distant parts
of the country, and above all, the rebel troops, can be
brought to believe in his presence, and also to remove
gradually the terror which the Government of the usurpa-
tion has every where spread, as well, too, as the fear of
vengeance and reprisal on the part of our troops. This
fear indeed is quickly disappearing, for the liberating
!trio), maintains the most perfect state of discipline, while
at the same time, continues to be animated by the most
extraordinary ardour.
" The squadron will soon sail to blockade Lisbon, but
nine small vessels of war will, at the same time, be de-
tached to blockade Aveiro, and a few other points of the
coast, his Imperial Majesty being determined to prosecute
the Operations with all the rapidity and energy which cir-
cumstances may. permit.
" There is no appearance of any hostile movements on
the part of Spain. On the contrary, it rather seems to
be ascertained that the Government has ordered its troops
to remove from our frontier. His Imperial Majesty has
endeavoured, and will continue most carefully to endea-
vour, to prevent the occurrence, on our part, of any cir-
cumstance which might give the slightest pretext for of-
fence to the Court of Madrid.
„"1"e'I " need not recommend to your Excellency to give the
and most prompt publicity to this information,
Which is so well calculated to give high satisfaction to all
good Portuguese, both within and without the kingdom.
" May God preserve your Excellency.
,t" Marquiz PALNIELLA.
``From the Palace, Oporto, July 11, 1832.
To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Senhor
Manned Gonqalves de Miranda."
The papers referred to by the Marquis de Palmella, in
the above letter, consist of documents printed at Oporto,
the Principal of which is a journal entitled Cronica Con-
stitutional do Porto, with the following motto from
Carnoens

" 0 Reino prospero floresee
" Ern Constitucoes, Leis, e Costumes."

The following is the extract of a letter from Colonel
Paulet, of the engineers attached to the expediti.n

" PORTO, JULY 12.
" It is with the greatest pleasure I inform you of my
safe arrival here, and of the successful progress of our
expedition. We embarked on the 27th ult., and after
ten days of a most prosperous passage, we arrived at
Villa de Conde. On the Bth we disembarked, with
scarely a shot being fired, and without the loss of a single
man, even from accident. We were equally fortunate in
ent,ring Oporto on the 9th, amidst vitas and the greatest
enthusiasm. We could not effect our passage of the
Douro, for the rebels had not only destroyed the bridge,
but even sunk several boats, which, to all appearance,
Was done not only to cover their retreat, but likewise
ti° prevent desertion. Some small detachments of
the rebels kept up a fire upon this side of the
iiliverr but under tbe protection of our vessels, which
"I entered the river, our troops crossed at three
different points, and advanced, as far as Carvalhos
the 10th. A great many deserters have come in
°Y stealth, and others, who were hid, are making
heir appearance. The common people have, in many in-
stances, actually given money and refreshments to soldiers
of the 22d Regiment, who had come to present them-
selves. A large guerilla of the brave volunteers of F.Afe,
'liter having proclaimed her Majesty Donna Maria Segunda,
both at Guinaaraes and Penafiel, and some say, also at
deserters
are marching to join us; so that I consider, with
;',eserters and volunteers who have come forward and en-
listed in the troops of the line, that we have received an
ajdition of full 4,000 men. The Emperor is adored by
the troops as well as the inhabitants, and walks about the
- t/r as if he were in Paris. I have this day landed the
qty
in the best possible older. I have no further
p', as I ant going to attend a solemn dirge, which Don
ezt
tlro has ordered to be celebrated at the chapel in the
burial,,, ground, called Adro dos Inforcados, where the re-
'Sins of the unfortunate martyrs of liberty were buried
~nomist those of the Common felons."

There has been a meeting of the different Life
lesurance Companies in London, in consequence of the
"eported prevalence of cholera among the higher ranks;
and it appears, from an examination of deaths, that, since
tl'e commencement of the disease in the United Kingdom
ll' to Friday there had been but 36 claims on the score
"deaths occasioned by this cause—a proof that it has con-
ed itself principally to the lower ranks.
new, cheap,
A
,THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE,A
1.11(1 beautiful edition of this admired production, by Miss
°ltrP.a (in two volumes,) is about to make its appear-
45Ce in the Standard Nwels. The woik will be aceotn-
14)"nied by a new Introduction by the Authoress, and will
beautifully embellished with designs by PICKERING,
Ngraved by GairkrnActr.
DEATH OP THE CATHOLIC PRIMATE.—
he Most Rev. Dr. CURTIS, Catholic Primate of all Ire-
-4 °(1) died on Wednesday last, at his house in Drogheda, ,'t the patriarchal age of 95 years. It was currently re-
tPd that his Grace fell a victim to the prevailing epi-
114'ie ; such, we have reason to believe, was not the het.
„7,Right Rev. Dr. KELLY is mentioned as his successor.
i n Freeman's Journal.
,t1:11e Marquis of HERTFORD left town on
with an addition to his suite of a family pbysi-
c,Apt'l'4ll How many tar barrels accompanied the party has
pi red.

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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1832.

At length we have news from Portugal—from
Lisbon to the 22d—and from Oporto to the
24th, both inclusive. The official intelligence
from Oporto does not, however, reach down later
than the 14th, but passengers who came by the
steamer assert that a battle was fought on
Monday last near Oporto, between the troops
of Don MIGUEL and those of Don PEDRO,
and which having continued all that day, termi-
nated in the total rout of MIGUEL'S forces.
MIGUEL'S army, it is said, pushed on from
Lisbon and Coimbra to the number of 12,500
men, in order to take the Constitutionalists by
surprise, but Don PEDRO was on the alert, and
gave battle in regular order, and with com-
plete success. Two thousand prisoners are
said to have been taken, with whom the
EMPEROR returned to Oporto, and on Tues-
day prosecuted his triumph by pursuing the fu-
gitive army on the road to Coimbra and Lisbon.
The success of the day is attributed to the
gallantry of the British and French volunteers,
who charged at the point of the bayonet, and
thereby threw MIGuEL's army into confusion.
Now should the above accounts be correct,
there must be some mistake in the news
received on Saturday, from Bordeaux, that
Coimbra had been entered by Don PEDno
on the 20th. The only way we can reconcile
the dates is, by supposing that a portion of
PEDno's army landed at Cape Mondego, and
had gone up to Coimbra, thus taking Mj_
GUEL'S troops in the rear. If this prove correct.
the Usurper's doom is already sealed ; for
his retreat on Lisbon would be cut off in
that direction, and the active pursuit of the vic-
torious Constitutionalists would so harass his
retreat through the country, as almost to disor-
ganize the remains of his army. In any case,
taking it for granted that he has suffered a defeat
in a general battle, there is little doubt of his im-
mediate downfall.

A portion of Don PEDRO'S squadron under
Admiral SARTORIUS had arrived off the mouth
of the Tagus, and was left there on Sunday, the
22d, blockading Lisbon.
The present arrival confirms the intelligence
previously received of several regiments having de-
serted from MIGUEL'S standard, and joined Don
PEDRO. The country people were also flocking
from all parts to offer their best assistance
to the Constitutional forces. Under these cir-
cumstances, we may expect by the next arrival
to hear that Lisbon has declared for Don
PEDRO ; for the news of MIGUEL'S defeat
will strike a panic into what few of his
adherents remain in the city, and embolden
the people favourable to the constitutional cause
to rise en masse and declare themselves.

We refer to another part of The Sun for fur-
ther particulars.

So far as we can yet learn, the annual com-
memoration of the July revolution bids fair to
pass off tranquilly enough. But this tranquil-
lity, be it remembered? is the result of indiffe-
rence—of dull, stony apathy. ,It has nothing to
do with content or satisfaction. Paris is tranquil

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