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London, England, 1808-07-22 00:00:00

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$ Picture tea your imagination what a sight thi'
was, - and .consider that in the midst of all the tonfn
sion incidental to a people in such a state of commo-
tion, them was not a single drop of blood spilt, not 1
house burned, nor any carnage. The only object in
view was. to prevent the entrance of a hostile force,'
to secure the persons of such Frenchmen as wets in
the tovm, who took care to conceal themselves, con-
sidering this tumult as temporary.
44 Raymund° then appeared, having been con-
cealed since he fled from the Castle of Fox, where he
had been confined,. and tcok upon himself the com-
mand of n part of the new town.
" On Sunday, the 19th, a Council was assembled
:in haste, to form a Provisional Government. .'1 hey.
sent for the Bishop to attend the meetipg, but he
being indisposed, it was agreed that the Council
should-adjourn to his palace.
- " It is.not possible for me to express to you how
the martial spirit diffused itself. Even women forgot
the natuval timidity of their sex, and took up aims.
Mothers put arms into the hands of their sells; • sisters
into those of their brothers. There is not a., person
who is not willing to assist in defending his religion
-and country. tvery man is a soldier, and every
. soldier is an host in himself; Such-is the force of en-
thitsiasnt. •The misfortune is, that having so. many
arms, we have no officers to direct them. ' if them
were, there is nothing which- we could not effect.
..As the vessels are about to sail, I have not
now time to observe upon what I hove seen, which '1
.appeari to me, in fact, •likep , dreara. . . 1
" On the 2fith, fifty heroes of Austerlitz were •
brought here, Who were sent to us frornCoimbra, !
where they were scized,by the studehts.and hthabie:
tapts.• To make sure of them,. they bound them. to I
each other with. cords. . I
46 On the 27th, another scene niorestriling occur-
red. Forty French, wko resided here, were conveyed
from prison to a vessel, which carried them to the
English squadron. Thus 'We got rid of the French 4
but when shall we get rid of the rascals whir are in
their interest ?
Luis Oliviera, was brought here from St. The.l
riso, where he WAS arrested, put into the contmon
gaol,' and afterwards sent-to the Castle of Fox., with
other suspected peisonS.
The provinces of Minho, Tras dos Months, and
all Beira, follow our example. We are anziout to
blow what passes at Lisbon, with which our -com-
munication is cut off.
- , " Two thousand five hundred Frenchmen, com-
01**d by General Loison, were advancing to this
place- This furious and sanguinary man, it is re-
ported, intended to make a dreadful example of the
inhabitants of this city,. on account of the joy mani.
• tested by them when the Spaniards seized Quesner, I
the French Commandant. But on his arrival at ;
Me as Frio from Almeida, being informed of what
had taken place, he retreated toLamego, where he
committed dreadful carnage."
" JULY s.—Yesterday a plot of a Counter-revolu-
tion was discovered. In it were concerned two of
those who shewed themselves most zealous at first.—
Luis Paulina, who was also concerned in it, or sus- I
pected of being so, was aneoed to•day. A Junta of
the Supreme Government was held, and in all their
acts the greatest dignity, zeal, and circumspection
were apparent.
44. Spain gave us the example, which etas immedi.
ately followed by the province of Tres dos Mentes.,
Oporto, and all the country between Douro and
Minho, did not delay long after. Beira imitated us,
and Algarve did the same on St. John.'s I)ay, on
which they massacred all the French whom they met,
and their perfidious adherents. Lisbon remains is
be reconqitemd, where .lunnt still commands; but
his reign will be for a few days only, considering the
ptoximity.of the Spanish troops, who are advancing
to besiege him.
." We had hardly sheken off the yoke which op-
pressed us, when we were on the point of being de-
stroyed. . Some perverse spirits, •who had. sold tliem.
selves to iniquity, had formed a plot to plunge us,
into • the former chaos, and' to reduce the town to
ashes, in order to raise thetoselree upon its ruins.—
.They had planned to destroy the-existing Govern-
ment, which could not have been effected without
-much blood and slaughter. PROVIDiNCE saved us.
The conspiracy was discovered, the cOnspirators weft"
arrested and theit"trials will commence immediately.'
We are not yet acquainted with their accomplicek• I
shill therefore not give you their names. Luie Pan-
line, however, is sue of them, if 79u ..oecolleCt the
name of -such a fellow. Manuel kelea, Procurator'
of the city, was also arrested yesterday, on account
of his bad conduct, and conveyed to prison amidst.a
thonsant insults of the fish.worncn and mob.
" This day- an English brig of war entexed the
river, and came up as far as the bridge, where there
was already a Portuguese armed vessel to defers.'. the
town. We have a regiment of Ecclesiastics, with
their colours, drums, and music. Friars and Canons
intermixed with soldiers, mount the Bishop's guard:
The Familiars of the Holy Office are dressed in le-
g
imentall, with their Abbot at their head."' • ' •
" .TaL 6.—Since you left this place. a plot hes
been detected, which was laid to effect neonitplete
Counter-revolution ; the principals of which; Luiz
Candid°, Brigadier of Engineers • Mauricio Maris,
Captain of Artillery ; one Cadet ofl the Legion, and,
another Lieutenant of Artillery, have already been
arrested ; and in general all the Artilleristshatte been
disarmed. The plan of those traitors laas not yet
transpired : thus much, however, is known, that they
had a secret understanding with the French ; and
that, in order to effect their purpose, the garrison of
Almeida had been joined by some troops from La-
mego, and actually entered Terms,. a. few miles
from Lamego, to theoaumber of 4000 men, with 12
pieces of tenon, in their way to this city. It is
stated, ,that all cite Artillerio < were bribed, and that
•+ many cf tho first gent:eine!. of this city were impli-
cated in the conspiracy. The sth of July was the
day apppooiunted for its explosion, when a great deal of
!flobl uld have been syilt here, if no discovery had
Ft been made. The people are greatly exasperated,
.1 and justly se; ; they call for vengeance.
" A great many 'Hieligkei (or gentlemen) will have
to mereo to prison, aad we expect great and sangui-
nary scenerso
si• • Luiz gauli a a was also arrested yesterday. I
feel mush 'regret for his unfortunate family, and
.troold_haae gone to see them lent since, it I did out
141illit it i,..otai4 he venturing. too much for the pre-
-Inngti 4an lhe smallest suspicion leads to if:m.6ll4e

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impritoisitseut- state further particukus
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ANOTHER lITTIA-pstsMll DATE.
" The Governor, Luiz d'Oliveira, has been ap-
prehended ; Colonel Joze Cardozo, the Chief Magis-
trate (Corregidor) of Pena Fiel, the Justice of ATM.-
!rante, the Chief Magistrate of Lamego, Father An-
tonio Raimondo, Professor of the French Academy,
and many others have also shared the same fate. Al
Portuguese, known to be partizans of the French, are
taken...up: . Pedro Ribeira Franga was apprehended
by Dr. St. Payo, near Wizen ; Satubert, and Pedro
du Cunha have fled. The French Consul, and his
sons Doriadieli and Richard, and others, are arrested.
General Loison,
soh was on his march to this city,
from l3ragan4a, pued on as far. as Amarante ; but
the people of page. Guirriarucas, Douro, and Villa
Real, joined, attacked, and defeated him. He re-
treated in great confusion in the direction of Almeida,
with the loss of his baggage, artillery, military chest,

and 600 men.
a In Coimbra, 30 French soldiers were taken pri-
soners, and 80 in Figueira. The whole country is in
arms as far as Santarem. General Sepulrora com-
mands in those puts ; his corps has been joined by
the trdeps of Villa Real and Douro.; and we, Oporto
men, are also destined for that quarter. All the sons
of merchants, and other young. men, offer to enlist,
equip, themselves at their own eapence, and serve
without pay. • AU the soldiers, who, since the year
180 C have obtained leave to retire irons service, on
any ground whatsoever, rejoin their reginveas. 'l'he
Court and Government of Portugal are at present in
this plaCe, and the period of the extermination of the
French seems to draw nigh.
"' A company of Volunteers has been raised here,
which is commanded by Paiduclao. Mance). Joaquin
de Sousa, Jeronimo Chrisostimo, the few Valentes„
Doctor iampario, nod a great many other Gianie-
men, 'have also tendered their acovices dewing the
whole campaign.
"'The contribution of plate, which Bonaparte ins-
posed upon this country, at least the first payments,
are already in Lisbon; but as the ~aid capital is on the
!point of bein4 attacked,• the French will not be able
to decline giving the plate up apai, n, sinless they
should choose rather to lose their heads. It is re-
! ported that several guillotines were on their way to
i that city, and were intended to be erected in the
street Bou Vista and in Almada-street ; a number
of boys riieed loud acclamations of joy, when they
heard that a 'French General was taken by the Spa-
,niards, and that the people did not impose silence.
, ....Lists of the inhabitants were already made out,
and every fifth of them was to suffer death. All ti e
communes of this country are -in arms, even the
persons belonging to the Holy Inquisition rin short,
every one is armed. I saw within the last ten days
I Fatherwho JoacsaDmieasficoam itrryltiso Tinto.coloursem
of a body of ared
me
" In' our prisons, all provisions carried in, as well
as all persons who enter the same, are strictly exa-
mined, because letters were found concealed' in loaves
of bread, in consequence Nvhereof, whole loaves are
no longer admitted Utensils of every description are
I also subject to the strictest enquiry, because it was
discovered, that some of those, which had been car-
ried into the prison, contained gunpowder. Wine is
also prohibited, because several prisoners had given
the toast, of the Great Usurper ot`Europe. • In short,
we witnns, and arc to witness transactions, which
should be blotted out from the memory of man, along
'with the French name.
" Two expresses have arrived from Arauca, with
the intelligence, that 300'.) French troops have malt
their appearance in Arauva, who partly
.proceeded
from Afauca, and were joined by Gen, Loison, to
assist in the execution of the plot which I have above
mentioned; to destroy this'city." ' .