The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-13 00:00:00

ORDER OF THE DAY.

Head-quarters, Palace of Coimbra, Oct. 27.
Wishing to exercise my Royal clemency towards those
Portuguese who, notwithstanding the perversion of their
principles, lave now repented, as many of them have done,
and come to my Royal presence, and considering that Ly
an act of benevolence 1 may restore to the bosom of many
Nnailie* that tranquillity which they have ceased to en•

joy in consequence of the absence and delusion of some in-
dividuals.

It is my pleasure to grant to all the troops, to the rank
of captain inclusive, who, forgetting the oaths they had
sworn, have entered into the rebel service, pardon of the
crime they have by that act committed, on their present-
ing themselves to the lawfully constituted authorities
within the term of 20 days, reckoning from this date, it
being permitted to those of the class of peasants to return
to their homes.

I am, moreover, pleased to declare that to each of the
said officers who may within the above specified period
present himself, bringing with him a number of soldiers
equal to that which, according to law, he is competent to
command, shall be granted by the Treasurer-General of
the troops a pension, in the form of pay, and equal to that
which, according to his rank, he would be entitled to
claim ; that those who may present themselves with a
number of soldiers only equal to one-half or one-third of
the force under their command shall, in the like manner,
obtain under the s:me title, one-half or one-third part of
the pay corresponding to their respective ranks.
Every soldier or peasant who may pre!ent himself within
the above period with his arms and accou'rements com-
plete, shall, I esides his pardon, receive a gratuity of 4,800
reis, to be paid out of the military chest of the army. If,
however, he should bring only a musket, or some accoutre-
ments, in that case he will receive one half of the said
gratuity, in the manner above stated.
Signed by his Majesty's Sign Manual.
Counter-signed Conde De BARBACENA,
Chief of the Staff.
A true copy, MARQUEZ DE Taxers, Adjutant-General.

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
OPORTO, SATURDAY NIGHT, NOV. 3.

Don Miguel slept at Valonga, seven miles front this, on
Wednesday night, and, it is said, proceeded with his sisters
on the following day to Braga. After leaving the Infantas
there, it is supposed that he will take the command of the
army on the north of the Douro, which will be reinforce,l
by every disposable force from the south, as well as on the
north, and make a fresh attempt upon Oporto. It is idle
to calculate on the probable reqdt, as there are sa many
chances in his favour, as well as against him ; but of this
we may b.• certain, that the crisis of Oporto is approach.
ing, and that, before a fortnight, the fate of Don Pedro will
be put to a severe trial.

In addition to the reinforcements which I before men-
tioned, a vessel from Ostend arrived yesterday with 150
Belgians, all men who have seen service, and, in that re-
spect, much superior to the British who were lately landed,
The Foreign Brigade is, therefore, beeoming very strong ;
and, I suppose, if all the men belonging to it were out
of hospital, it would amount to a number little short of
2,000. lam sorry to say that the English recruits who
came by one of the steamers in the beginning of the week
!lave thrown much discredit on themselves and their coun-
try by their disorderly condt.et. They were to be seen in
every quarter of the town to-day, roaming about in
drunken and noisy groups, swearing at the service, and
complaining of the delusion under which they had been
brought out. Their behaviour in barracks was so bad
that it was found necessary to expel them, lest a general
mutiny should have ensued. I hope, however, that they
will be brought to their senses to-morrow, as the gentle-
man under whose care they came out has been exerting
himself this evening to reduce them to a little order. It
is much to be recommended to those persons who have
the charge of providing men, either in England or Ire-
land, to avoid making any engagements or promises be-
yond those which are certain to be fulfilled. It is ridi-
culous to see civilians coming out with an imaginary rank
of Field-officers; and a crowd of reduced artizans or la-
bourers, who have never been under arms, demanding an
advance of two months' pay, and threatening the peace of
the city unless their application is complied with.
It was even generally expected yesterday that an attempt
would have been made to clear Villa Nova of the enemy,
and obtain possession of the lines belonging to the Corn
pany as well as to the British merchants. For this pur-
pose the Cacadore brigade, under the command of Swal-
back, was held in readiness to cross the river at the Semi-
nario, intending to sweep the hills from the right of Villa
Nova to the coast, and Colonel Hodges was ordered to
advance on the St. Cosmo road, to engage the enemy's
attention, and divert him from sending reinforcements
across the river. But the plan was given up, as it was
evident, from the preparations observable in the opposite
lines, that in some way or other they had got a hint of the
excursion, and that there was no chance of taking them by
surprise, as was intended. A slight demonstration was also
made on the extreme left, in order to feel what force was
bearing towards the village of St. Joao de Foz ; but no-
thing of consequence took place in that direction, and
it was clear that the eneray was, on that, as on the other
points, forewarned. It is extraordinary how quickly
intelligence is conveyed from the city into the lines
of Don Miguel ; and every body wonders in what man-
ner the notice of the intended sortie was sent, as great
secrecy bad been maintained about it, and the plan wa,
communicated only to those persons engaged in it. I wish
I could say that equally good intelligence was brought into

the town as is taken from it; but I believe it is generally
admitted that the expedition in that respect is badly pro-
vided. The steamer which had been sent down the coast
returned to-day, bringing accounts that, before her ap-
pearance off Figueiras, no less than 'l6 boats, each carry-
ing five large guns, and a quantity of ammunition, from
Lisbon, had landed their cargoes there. These stores will
be brought up to Oporto through Aveiro and Ovar, and
they must prove a valuable acquisition to the rapidiy ex-
hausting stock of the besiegers. I suppose we shall feel
the effects of the accession in a few days, as nothing but
the want of shot or shell can account for the merciful
consideration which has been exhibited for this week.
In consequence of the increased strictness of the enemy,
the quantity of fresh provisions and vegetables coining
into the town is sensibly diminished, and an advance of
price has taken place in all the markets; still their
prices are not one-half of the London rates, and we may
be content, considering that there is a large stock of
American flour in band, a quantity of Irish and American
provisions, and a superabundance of fish, including Sw-
dinias, which are the luxury, as well as general food, of
the poor and labouring classes. The weather is the finest
ever remembered at this season, and though a few clouds
are to be seen to-day, there are no indications of its break-
ing up. It is, as I said before, fine Miguelite weather,
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though Don Pedro has no reason to corn- phiu, as it has
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enabled him to refit his frigates and small ships, which
are now all ready, if the Don John and Co., should
come out from Lisbon to finish the fight they all so im-
perfectly performed. The small ships at present do good
service in protecting the castle of the Fez, though some
of them would have been as well employed in watching
the coast from Lisbon to Aveiro, and preventing ammuni-
tion being forwarded to the besieging army.
OPORTO, MONDAY MORNING, Nov. 5.
The TVellington transport came in yesterday with Colo-
nel Bacon, his officers, 50 men, about 90 horses, and a
quantity of clothing for the old as well as new troops.
They had a very bad passage of 17 days, lost four of the
horses, and they were so short of water, that, if the voyage
had: not been terminated in two days more, they would
have been compelled to throw over many more. The
horses are to be landed to-day, and the officers and men,
being chiefly composed of persons who have seen service,
will be received with open arms. Another transport
with horses is hourly expected, and if they arrive in safety
there will be a corps of 500 dragoons, with whose assist-
ance Don Pedro may be able, by-and-bye, to venture a
►ittle from Oporto. The Childers sloop of war leaves
the river fer Portsmouth this morning, and is to be re-
placed by the Nautilus, Lord George Paulet. Toe ships
in the Douro, consisting of the Orestes, the Nautilus,
the Etna (surveying vessel), and the - cutter, will
then be under the, orders of Captain Gla•cock, subject to
the control of Captain .parkland, of the Briton frigate,
who still maintains his station outside the bar. We are
perfectly quiet this morning. No shells were :thrown in
last night. A variety of idle rumours are afloat about the
enemy's intentions, but the only thing known with cer-
tainty is that he is building buts tor winter (paters along
the whole of his lines on the north of the river, and that
he is beginning to prevent in earnest the usual supply of
Irish provisions to the town.

THE LIVERPOOL STEAMER.—There ap-
pears to be no foundation for the report so industriously
circulated along shore last Satui day, and particularly in
the neighbourhood of St. Katherine Docks, that this ves-
sel was lost. The charterers of tke vessel have not re-
ceived the least intimation of any accident having occurred
to the Liverpool, which must have reached them had such
a thing happened. She has no doubt long since landed
thitroops (under the command of Major BLAIR, a gen-
tlqtan of great military talent and experience) at Oporto,
an is now probably on her return home. Major BLAIR
and the men who are gone out with him will prove a
valuable acquisition to Don PEDRO.

RAISING SEAMEN.—For some days past, a
recruiting party has been parading the streets of Stran-
raer, to the sound of the bagpipe, for the purpose of rais-
ing seamen. Captain lIUTCIIINsoN, R.N., Inspecting
Commander of the Coast Guard, has received an order to
enlist 500 men. About 50 have already Volunteered
their services.-- Glasgow Chronicle.