The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-19 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE'.

JJ?SBON, Nov. S.—This week has been
rather bariEn of remarkable events, for we earl
no longer call so the dally imprisonmeNts. Not
a single day passes without some OUttage of this
kind : they are become as familiar as the plague
among the Turks. Some interesting facts, how-
ever, have occurred, to show that the power of
the tyrant is declining.
The degree of eagerness with which all ac-
counts of our young Queen ate sought after and
enjoyed is really astonishing. They are copied
by thousands, and spread, not only over all
Lisbon, but all through Portugal, in spite of the
military, civil, and clerical inquisitions of the
despot. This has grown to an extent that makes
him tremble on his throne ; and it is on this ac-
count that we have been treated, in the Gazette

of the sth instant, with a new and third ordi.;

nance from the Ministry of Justice against the
authors and writers of such accounts said to be

originally printed in Lisbon and at Oporto, and
not in England, as they purport to be—a most
impudent and foolish falsehood, for every one
can very easily verify the fact that it is
from your daily newspapers that such copies
are exactly transcribed. The object of the in-
quisitors is to persuade the lower classes that
even the existence of such information from

England is false, which proves how low they are
reduced, as nothing but a wanton and impudent
denial of the truth can assist them in their des-

pair. New permanent judicial inquiries are in-
stituted by that ordinance; but they certainly
will not be able to enforce it, as the culprits are
too numerous to be all seized, and arc daily

multiplying by the effect of tyranny and star

vation.

I lately mentioned to you that even in the
walls and in the halls of Miguel's palace, pro-
clamations attributed to D©n Pedro, and violent

diatribes against the usurper and his mother,
were found. I then was not aware that on that

day the palace had
.been guarded by part of one
of our militia regiments, although I told you that
all the sentries had been put in irons to go
through a court-martial. I have since learned
that the whole regiment has been condemned to a
year of constant permanent duty ! Only consider
hat faithful partisans of Miguel must be the
poor tradesmen and journeymen, most, of them
having families, who are thereby condemned to
labour for a whole year without being able to
earn any thing for themselves: As to the seven-
teen sentries under sentence, every one expects
that they will be flogged to death, or if they
survive, be sent to die in Africa.
In our Gazette of the sth you will find, after
the usual abuse of the Marquis of Palmella, that
the Emperor Don Pedro is accused of being
worse than Napoleon,—nay, worse even than
Robespierre ; and this is said in the official
paper of his younger brother, his subject !
On the 4th it was St. Charles's-day, and,
consequently, the old Queen Charlotte/s festivity,
as well as that of the King of France's. It was
pleasant enough for us to see it celebrated dis-
tinctly in our harbour by Miguel's ships of war
in honour of his mother, and by the French fri-
gate _Thetis, on account of Charles X. ; and this
time the Miguelites enjoyed most heartily the ne-
cessity in which the French Commander would be
of celebrating the'iday with them, and of saluting at
the same time, or after them, by which they might
impress On the rabble that the old Queen was
particularly worshipped by the French Govern-
ment, until matters should be arranged in favour
of Miguel ; but the Frenchman outwitted them
completely, by saluting in the noon of the day
before, and on the following, by firing always a
quarter of an hour before the Miguelites,
leaving to theM the appearance of following
his example and of paying their respects
to his King, whose flags floated nobly all over
his rigging. • Another circumstance that put the
wretches in great despair on that day was, that
the French brig of war cruising before our bar,
when close in sight of the frigate, hoisted all his
colours and saluted his Sovereign. This being
taken for old Charlotte or Miguel by the com-
mander of one of the forts, was immediately re-
turned, whilst the French brig was making off
to sea, and laughing heartily at the Miguelites.
As usual, there ivas a levee on the same day,
but it was so thinly attended, that the party was
frightened at the desertion. The number of
Court visiters did not reach 200 ; besides, the
officers of the garrison and, shocking to say, a
whole company, drummer and all, of the royal
volunteers, appeared there among the fine ladies,
who were quite scandalized at such associates.
Of course partial illumination at night as the
cannon had roared : all the water of the fountains
wasting, and the streets by which the despot
was to pass to go to the theatre deserted as on his
birth-day. This time, however, all was of no
use, as he sent word that he would u.s.t go, after
the public had been waiting long for. him. That
resolution was attributed to bad news received
from the Minho, where the guerillas are acquir-
ing every day more strength.
Lately one of them entered at night the town
of Basto, where a great number of innocent pri-
sonersdusotetraceioislioleildnuitieti:n gaol,
h a liberty,ve bewcweoirmteheo and set all at
longerin relythe iitihgatattihyeyexacpepsesa.r Theysome-
times very near Oporto, and put* the Miguelite
caaunthnoroities (7071 attehset ptreoropplesx.itys,,camsetlaierye
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distrusted because they have always been inclined
to the charter, and others, because they are not
paid.
At the fortress of Elvas, a very serious con-
flict was near taking place a few days ago, be-
cause two battalions of infantry, led by Miguelite
officers, were induced to insult the 3d Regunent
of Cavalry, on account of its known loyal senti-
ments for Donna Maria da Gloria. In conse-
quence, this regiment mounted, and was going to
charge the infantry ; but the General and all the
civil authorities interfered immediately, and after
all sorts of satisfaction, induced them to leave
the fortress, and go to Vortalegre. On their. way,
some of the Miguelite magistrates, informed
Of the motive of their removal from Elvas, re-
fused them provisions and forage ; but the
soldiers got them by force, punishing the ma-
gistrates and inhabitants who were weak enough
to obey them.
" It is said that an equal conflict was also
about to take place in the' same way at Campo
Maiori between the Bth Regiment of Cavalry
and a battalion of Cagadores, influenced by the
priests, aid that the former was removed to Evora
in consequence.
" Some days ago a number of innocent poli-

tical prisoners arrived at Alentejo, under a great
escort of infantry, who at first refused to perform
that shamef6l service. On the formal promise,
fi&Vcver that their pay, five months in arrears
would U ii'Mirediately paid to them, they Caine
with their disgreefl4. fruSt I•nitwaiting 111 vain
for their pay, day idler ciaty, anti l)'cin
g in star-
vation, as they arc only all6Wed twenty ounces
of bread for two days, they betre furious,
ati'd aiiplied tumultuously to the;i' eom-
*labeler, asking him for money, anti maknig
hrri responsible . for the pay he had pro—
mised the* crying out loudly in the street
before the crowd, slt is a shame that 11)6 nation
should be humbugged r this way, there is nd
such mea as Freemasons and Malhados, but
Mitt there is instead, is a great number of rebel-
lious robbers/ They inspired such terror that
money was provided fir them, and nothing was
done to them.
" We have just received gat:4lllft; of, three
more ships of this place coining from grazD,
richly laden with colonial produce, having been
taken by privateers, One of the latter mounting
22 guns; gave chase to the Portuguese corvette
Lealdade, of the same force, but it ran away and
came in here on the 4th.
" We have news from the Azores of the 26th
of October, at which time the expedition that
sailed from •here on the Bth, had not appeared
there. Terceira was resolved to make a better
defence than Madeira.'-,.'-linies.