The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-27 00:00:00

THE POR ITGUESE EXPEDITION.

The following notices are from the Cornubian (Fal-
mouth Paper) of Tuesday :.-....
LISBON, SEPT. 11. —Aliguers fleet sailed this morning;
it consisted of six vessels,—the Don John, 84 ; the Don-
radinho, 54; the Cybelle and _lsabel Maria, 28 each ;
the Tejo and Audez, 22 each ; and a steam-boat, with
195 artillery-men on board. Only one of Sartorius's yes.
sell (a brig) was in sight when the squadron sailed.
Miguel's vess-ls are provided with strong netting half-mast
high to prevent boarding.
SEPT. 13.—Don Miguel has notified to the representa-
tives of Foreign Powers that Oporto is in a state of blockade
by an effective naval force ! The Talavera (English man-
of war) has left the squadron off our bar, to watch the
blockade which Don Miguel has so prematurely announced.
SEPT. 14.—The Gazette mentions the capture by Mi-
guel's troops of father Simoes and 21 men of his guerilla
party.
Loss op DON MIGUEL'S STEAME R. —This steamer,which
sailed with some heavy artillery, to be landed near Oporto,
to be employed in the bombardment of that city, has foun-
dered at sea, with 190 artillery-men on bo ird, all of whom
perished. This occurred in sight of Admiral Sartorius,
who had chased the vessel, but who immediately sent his
boats for the purpose of saving the lives of the people, in
which humane endeavour be was not successful. The
steamer had been damaged in towing Don Miguel's brig
the Audez, which had carried away one of her mast•.

MIGUEL'S FLEET CHASED By- SARTORIUS.-Don Mi-
guel's squadron is now steering to the southward, supposed
to be to take refuge in Cadiz. Sartorius is close after
them, in sight, off Cape St. Vincent. The second divi-
sion of Pedro's fleet blockades Lisbon in the meantime, so
that if Miguel's fleet attempt to return, they will be be-
tween two fires. Many persons are going on board the
Romney, in anticipation of some commotion here.

DON PEDRO'S A RMAMENT.— Yesterday the
Lord Wellispton, East Indianian, a large ship, lately
purchased for Don PEDRO, and which has been under re-
pair at Messrs. Cox and CURLING'S yard, at Litnehouse,
for the last three week., was hauled out of dock
in the presence of a numerous assemblage of Noble-
men and Gentlemen, friends of the Constitutional cause.
This fine vessel has been altered, fitted with new masts,
pierced for 60 guns, new copper-bottomed and enlarged,
and is now in every respect equal to a new ship, and will
prove a powerful auxiliary to the fleet of Admiral SAR-
TORIUS. The vessel dropped down the river below Wool-
wich, where she will take in her guns and stores. She
is expected to sail for Portugal next week. The brig
Yarrow is now taking in stores and ammunition for the
sei vice of Don PEDRO, and is expected to leave the pool
to-morrow. The schooner Herbal sailed with provisions,
and 200 recruits, to re-inforce the army of Don Pcnso,
at Oporto, on Monday, from Gravesend. The greatest
activity prevails amongst Don PEDRO'S agents in sending
Out men, horses, provisions, shot, and stores to Portugal.

Don MIGUEL, by a decree dated at Lisbon
:he 30th August, has re-establishei the Jesuits in Portugal.

MEMOIRS OF LAFAYETTE.-Complaints
having been male of the delay in the supply of this impor-
tant work, we are requested to state that Mr. BENTLEY'S
edition of the English translation, in 2 vols. Bvo. , with two
Portraits (LOUIS PHILIS'I'E and LAFAYETTE), was issued
to the public, in a complete state, on Monday, September 17,
and may be obtained of all respect 'We Booksellers, and at
all the principal Libraries in the United Kingdom. Agents
for Scotland—Messrs. BELL and BtLADFUTE, Edinburgh;
and for Ireland, Mr. JOHN CUMMING, Dublin.

We have conversed with a gentleman who left
the Hague late on Monday evening. He denies that
there is any foundation for the reported resignation of the
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Baron VERSTOLK VAN NTE•
VELT, and the few members who compose the Dutch Ca-
binet. The utmost preparations bad been carried on for
some time past, and were continued at the time of this
gentleman's departure, in anticipation of a renewal of boa.
tilities. The gat risons of the inland towns were so drafted
to augment the army, that in many instances only a few
raw recruits, mere boys, were left behind. All these pre-
parations are said to have been tnade, and the general feel-
ing for war to have been excited, by the repeated assurances
of support from Russia and Prussia.—Morning Paper.

A meeting has already taken place preparatory
to a general meeting which is to be held next week to take
into consideration the propriety of erecting a suitable me-
morial to perpetuate the name of the departed genius of
Scotland. As a mark of public respect we are gratified to
understand that a very general intention exists amung the
inhabitants of Edinburgh to appear in mourning to-mor-
row, the day o❑ which the remains of their illustrious
fellow-citizen will be consigned to the tomb. We are per-
suaded that the suggestion needs only to be made to meet
with universal observance.—Edinburgh Advertiser.

The Gazette of Saturday contains a procla-
mation from the Lord Lieutenant, offering a reward of
300/. for the discovery of the persons who on Wednesday,
the 19th instant, cruelly murdered FRANCIS CANNING
and THOMAS CUNIMING, on the lands of the parish of
Doneraile and Ross, in the county of Cork, as they were
employed in reviewing tithes.—Dublin Times.

We gave an account, a few weeks ago, of a frog
having been discovered, upon splitting a block of millstone
girt, Stainmore, embodied in a cavity of its own size and
shape at the depth of six inches from the surface of the
stone, and without the least appearance of communication
with the air. The g* ntleman who has this supposed anti-
diluvian reptile in his possession, informs us that it is still
alive and hearty.—Carlisle Patriot.

AMEN OUT OF TIME,—One Sunday this
month a ludicrous incident occurred at a church not a
dozen miles from this town, in consequence of the clerk
taking an untimely nap. When the Clergy man had deli-
vered about three parts of his sermon, he made a short
pause. The clerk, who had been asleep, here woke, and
in a stentorian voice exclaimed " Amen !" The effects of
this strange interruption may be easily conceived—nearly
the whole congregation were excited to a tittering, much
to the discomfiture of the object of it,—Maidstone Gaz.
A few days Vier the hopping season of last
year a poor woman residing in this parish was delivered
of twin children, and this year, previous to hopping, she
was brought to bed with other two—thus presenting her
husband with four children in less than twelve months.
They are extremely well, and are to be seen with their
parents in the hop-garden; the last year's two with the
father, and this year's two with the mother.—What will
Mr. MAtirfius say to this?-IWaidstone Gazette.

A remarkable proof' of the harmlessness of
medicine was afford d the other day by a gentleman of the
faculty, who assured us that a woman in a neighbouring
village had swallowed no fewer than 42,900 pills, and had
lived to the age of between 80 and 90 years,—Bury
Post.