The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Etoile of Tuesday.)
COIKSTANTINorLs, Fsß. 8.---(From a Private Letter.)---The
Greeks no longer doubt thc. arrival of Lord Cochrane. A Mr.
Hesketh, already known as a Philhellene, and who takes the title
of Aid-de-Camp to his Lordship, landed at Milo on the 11th of
January.
MADRID, FEB. 22.—We have now the certainty that the troops
of the Marquess of Chaves are all in the Spanish territory. This
time we can affirm, that our Government has seriously given
orders to disarm them, which has been done on several points.
The sick and the wounded have been sent to Valladolid, and the
remainder, sent at first to Santiago and Ciudad Rodrigo, will be
afterwards distributed in the other places more distant from the
frontiers. There is still a small body of the troops of the insur-
gents under the command of Telles Jordao, who are now insulated.
It was reported here yesterday evening, that the English had had
a pretty warm action with them.
Abundant rains have succeeded the severe cold ; the mortality
continues to an alarming degree.—Memorial Bordelais.
Manain, FEB. 22.—(Private Correspondence.)—The same
men who affirmed that Portugal had been completely evacuated
by the Royalists, now agree that the latter have concentrated
their forces in the province of Tras-os-Montes ; according to
them Gen. Silveira had arrived at Valladolid, but they now ad-
mit that he is at Chaves at the head of a considerable body
of troops. Certain documents have been received here, which
tend greatly to calm the alarms which the friends of legitimacy
felt throughout Europe. Tha Royalists have, in fact, effected
their retreat into the province of Tras-ossMontee, but this is
owing to the approach of the English. The Minho is an open
country, favourable to the regular troops, and particularly to the
cavalry and artillery. To deprive the English of this sort of ad-
vantage, or at least to render it of little use, the Royalist Gene-
rals have retired on the frontiers of Tras-os-Montes, all the forts
and entrances of which they guard, and hold in their possession.
These facts are admitted by the Lisbon Gazettes, which say, that
the Royalists in arms are very numerous. The same journals
state that General Angeja complained of the Spanish Governor of
Tuy, for having received, without disarming them, a small body
of the Royalist troops. General Eguia must give satisfaction on
this subject, for he is at present at a short distance from the
frontiers, with a large force.
A regiment of provincial militia has left Zamora to proceed
into Gallicia.
The Spanish troops that are to assemble on the frontiers of
Portugal are estimated at 50,000 men.
(From the Constitutionnel.)
MAnain, FEB. 22.---(Private Correspondence.)—The Go-
vernment seemed willing to keep its promise by disarming the
Portuguese rebels who enter our territory and sending them back,
but soon discovered that such disarming could only affect about
one hundred men, while the entry of others on different points
was permitted by the Spanish troops, who also suffered those that
had entered to go in small divisions to the south of the province
of Tras-os-Montes, and join the troops of Telles Jordao. We
must, however, acknowledge that our Government have ceased to
expect any thing from the insurgents; they have turned all their
attention to the Cabinet of Vienna, which they hope to be able to
bring to second their views, not only by preventing Don Miguel
from embarking for Brazil, but even by sending this Prince out of
Spain. In the mean time preparations for war are pressed on
with great ardour and surprising activity. It is true, that inde-
pendently of the extraordinary contributions, there arrive to us
very large sums from a foreign country, which sums come gene-
rally from the ports of France by way of Bayonne, Bilboa, and
Santander.
By letters from Vittoria and Iru3, announcing the receipt of
arms and equipments, we learn that we shall shortly be in a
eat.* to oppose the Government of Don Pedro. All the officers
in active service are recalled to their regiments, and orders are
given to the Inspectors-General of all the armies, to replace such
officers as are absent on foreig❑ commissions by those who had an
unlimited leave of absence. It is rumoured that the public func-
tionaries, under 50 years of age, will be compelled to enrol them.
selves in the volunteer corps, which would add a third to the nu-
merical force of these regiments. Valencia, Commander of the
Royalist volunteers of Madrid, has been arrested for having said
that his troops could not be reckoned upon.
( Extract of a Private Letter.) A great deal has been said
within the last four days respecting the affairs of Portugal. Seve-
ral English regiments have, it is reported, had an engagement
with the Portuguese Royalists, and defeated them ; but the Aid-
de-Camp of Gen. Clinton was killed in the action.
A report prevails in the Salons that there is to be a change of
Ministry immediately, and that an order has been sent to Paris
to the Duke San Carlos to come immediately to Madrid, to as-
sume the Portfolio of Foreign Affairs. A splendid banquet has
been given, on this account, to the Ministers, by Don Manuel
Fernandez Varela, Apostolic Commissary-General of the three
pontifical graces cruzada, subsidio,- and excusado. The illus-
trious Abbe concladed the banquet, which was on an unusually
grand scale, by taking his guests to the opera, where he had hired
a box for them. In Spain priests, even Jesuits, go to the theatre.
Count Casa Flores has obtained from his Majesty leave of ab-
sence for three months from his embassy at Lisbon, and will come
here immediately ; his Chief Secretary, in the character of Charge
d'Affaires, will in the meantime replace him.
The Inspector-General of Artillery has been ordered by Go-
vernment to purchase, either in the national or foreign manufac-
tories, a great quantity of arms, enough for all the militia lately
put into motion : and all the troops of the levy of 21,000, which
is at present going on, are to be equipped without delay. And
orders have been given to the Treasurer-General, Don Gaspard
Remise, and to all the Treasurers of the provinces, not to make
any payment, however urgent or sacred it may be, for any Other
object than the habiliments, equipments, and pay of the troops.
Conformably to a proposition of the Council of State, the King
has issued a decree on the 12th of this month, which the Minister
of Finance has transmitted in the form of a circular to all the In-
tendants of the provinces of the Kingdom, enjoining them, under
pain of being deprived of their places to make up in the course of
a month all the resources demanded from the Communes, for the
habiliments and equipment of the Royalist volunteers. The defi-
ciency arising from the propios, positos, mutes, and plantios,
will not be admitted by Government as an excuse. The In-
tendants must give an account of the execution of this measure,
and of the funds they have received, in order that the Communes
who lie negligent, or slow in the payment of these funds, may
be punished with the utmost rigour.
The Minister of Finance has issued orders for the receiving of
the taxes six months in advance, for the purpose of supplying the
expenses occasioned by the augmentation of the army, and the
keeping up of divers corps ofobservation on the frontiers ofPortugal.
(Extract of another letter.)—Silveira has at last left Valladolid,
and arrived at Valencia. He himself announces the publication
of a Memoir, explanatory of the causes which induced him to
take part in the insurrection.
It is ordered that 60,000 men shall Cover the frontiers of Por-
tugal, distributed in the following bead-quarters :—Valencia
d'Alcantara, Benevento or Salamanca, Orense, and Tuy. If we
may judge fron► what is passing at the off►ce of the Minister of
War, these forces will be augmented by a corps of 'reserve propor-
tioned to the army itself.
The muskets sent from France have already arrived, to the
number of 50,000, which, however, we are assured, does not
form the half of what is ordered. Whether or not there be exag-
geration in these rumours, the fact is, that the foundation for
them is quite true.
All our Ministers went yesterday to the Royal residence, and
only returned this morning. It seems this meeting extraordinary
was for the purpose of deliberating on a late note sent by Mr.
Lamb, of the contents of which we are at this moment ignorant.