The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-27 00:00:00

DONNA MARIA 11.

I avail myself of the sailing of the steamer Liverpool,
which has been detained till this morning on account 01
the weather, to enjoy the satisfaction of announcing to you
a new victory obtained by our valiant troops, under the
direction of his Imperial Majesty the Duke of Braganza,
on the 14th instant. At three o'clock, p.m., of that (Jay,
a sortie was made from the Convent of the Seira, and at
the same time two disembarkations effected—one at Villa
Nova, and the other at a place called Furanda, where the
enemy's batteries were erected, which have hitherto been
firing towards the Bir. The result of this combined ope-
ration was the complete destruction of two or three batte-
ries nearest the Serra, the capture of some hundreds of
prisoners, and a great many killed ; amongst whom are
reported the Colonels of the regiments Nos. 4 and S. This
last corps was nearly annihilated. On our part the loss
does not exceed 30 men in killed and wounded. Amongst
the latter are two officers. At Furanda the only force
landed was a body of sailors, and unfortunately their brave
commander, Captain Morgell, was killed.
By 11 o'clock, a.m. the fighting had ceased, and our vie-
torious troops had returned to the Serra and the city,
without the enemy during that time daring to attack, or
even to threaten, any part of the lines.

This movement was made under the immediate com-
mand of Gdonel Schwalbach, and was well calculated to
show what might be the result of an attack when we
could employ a larger force, when in this action only 1,500
men were engaged. Our object wrs completely gained,
notwithstanding the enemy bad above 6,000 men at
Villa Nova.

I have just now learnt that at the batteries of Fur-
anda the mortars were spiked, and great spoil taken.
The haste with which I write this circular, little
more than an hour after the fighting had ceased, pre-
vents me from giving a inure circumstantial detail of this
glorious affair, which I mean yet to do if the vessel
should be detained a little longer. In the mean time you
may rely on the accuracy of this brief communication.
MARQUIS OF PALMELLA.
Palace of Oporto, Nov. 14.

FALL OP A TEMPORARY THEATRE.-
A few days since a ludicrous scene occurred in Cirencester.
A company of travelling comedians, of no ordinary talent,
had been " strutting their little hour upon the stage" for
several nights in a temporary wooden-built theatre in the
Market-place. The " house," embellished with " new
scenery, dresses, and decorations," was crammed to over-
flow. The play had just concluded, and a celebrated
actress was enchanting the audience by the sweet warbling
tones of her voice, when several cracks of the building
warned them of danger—all, however, kept their seats.
About ten minutes after, just as the farce was about to
commence, the centre part of the gallery came down with
a tremendous crash. The people who had occupied the
broken seats, rushed to the already overloaded ones above,
which fell, bringing down with them the whole front,
and pitching many of the audience headlong am,,ng the
ruins. The other sides of the devoted edifice and the root
then fell, burying all for some minutes in the wreck. The
drop scene was now complete. No bones, fortunately
were broken, nor lives lost, although some sbawls and
pattens suffered, and many persons were much bruised....
Bristol Mercury.