The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-19 00:00:00

rumours' from Portugal, the interest of which has been
much lessened by the more recent news received di-
rect from thence. It is, however, stated, that the
Rebels, after their failure against Oporto, have retreated
precipitately towards the frontier of Gallicia. We
subjoin the LIES C'E THE DAY in Saturday and
Sunday's Etoile, a;; ,:fnbodying all the rumours afloat
in Paris, with an extract from the Quotidienne of
Saturday, in which it is stated that a Courier had ar-
rived at Madrid on the Bth, bringing, as it was re-
ported, a declaration of war by Portugal against Spain,
but this is one of the rumours contradicted by the
Etoile. The French Funds appear rather to have
advanced.

(From the .Etoile of Friday.)
" LIES OF THE DAY.

" PARIS, FER. 15.--TheMentoria/ Bordelaill.—The Portu-
guese Refugees having rall:ed, arc said to have beaten the Consti-
tutionalists. General Clinton, who commands the English troops,
had sent a commissioner to the Marquis de Chaves to treat of an
arrangement, but the latter refused anv proposal.
" The Journal du Commerce.—The garrison of Pampelnna 14
going to be increased.
" The Courtier Francois.—The regiments of Guards in gar-
rison at Rouen, Orleans, and Compiegne, have received orders to
approach the capital.
" The Same.—The Spanish Government hopes that France
will support it against the Portuguese Government the founda-
tion of this hope is, that France is forming on the frontiers a kind
of Army of Observation.
" :Cite Same.—lne journey of M. Maria has been deter-
mine.i, because it has not been thought proper that the Duke of
Bordeau: should be educated according to the habits of a convent.
" Letters from Trieste of the 3d of February say, that a vessel
wh;ch had arrived 'here is S days front Alexandria, had brought
ner. that the fleet was expected to return to Egypt to take on
board 9.0:11e troops, which are to be conveyed to Navarino, and
act in the ::Mersa in the spring under the command of Ibrahim
_ . . .

(From the Quotidienrc of Saturday, Feb. 17.:'
BAYONNE, Fez. 12.—We have just leas fled. by a Courier
who '.eft Madrid on the 9th, that news had been received there of
she june:tian of Ger.- •eie Cha‘'ee, Silveira, and Montelegre, at
Braganca, and that the three corps unite,: under Silveira, forming
togeeher abuse 10,300 men, advanced towards the bridge of Ama-
recite, where they met the Constitutional troops, which, after a
very warm action, were obliged to let them pass.
" The Rovalieta continued their march towards Oporto, leaving
a strong guard at the bridge of Amarante, and driving the Con-
stitutional troops before them, who relied in disorder, after aban-
doning 5"0rr.:.: piece, of artillery.
" A Pm.ttiguese ccurier arrived at Madrid on the Bth. The
contents of his despatches were not officially known, but it was
reported that he had brought a declaration of war by Portugal,
grounded on the reception afforded by the Government to the
refugees who had left Beira, and the facilities which it had af-
forded them to effect their re-entrance into the province of Tras-
os-Alontes.
"These news have caused the greatest sensation at Madrid.—
Several Spanish officers on furlough, are said to have set out
with secret permission from the Government, to serve in the
Royalist troops in Portugal; they will find there many of their
countrymen."
Pasts, Ffe. 16.—The imponance of the debates in the Cham-
ber having hindered us yesterday (and still doing so to-day) from
communicating to our readers the letters which were received by
the last mail from Spain, we will give an analysis of them :---
"M. de Lima, the Portuguese Envoy, was preparing to quit
Madrid, because he had not been able to obtain limn the Spanish
Cabinet the recognition of the Constitutional Government of
Portugal.
" General Sarsteld, Commander-in-Chief of the Corps of Ob-
servation, has removed his head-quarters from Talavera de la
Reyna to Caceres, a point very near to the frontiers.
" Ten Regiments of provincial Militia had received orders to
hold themselvee in readiness to set out for the army. There
was great eagerness among the Royalist Volunteers to enrol them-
selves in the brigaLle intended for the Army of Observation,
" A Royal Decree, ordering a quintet (drawing lots of 24,000
men) was to appear immediately.
" A vessel from Rio de Janeiro, which has arrived at Gibral-
tar, has annoanced that the fleet from Chile had entered the Rio
de la Plata, and joined that of Buenos Ayres."
(From the Etoilc, dated Sunday, Feb. 18).
" Pasts, r-, R. l7.—Letters from Madrid of the lath an-
nounce, that the Portuguese refugees, who after taking Braga
were marching against Oporto, have retreated precipitately to-
wards the frontiers of Gallicia, on learning that the troops of the
Regency were advancing against them."
" LIES OF THE DAY.

" The Courier Francais.—Notwithstanding the ministerial
denials, a list of 20 new peers was agreed npon, and the list air-
eulated was nearly exact."
" The Quotidienne.—A Portuguese courier has brought to
Madrid a declaration of war by Portugal, and several Spanish
officers are gone with the secret permission of the Government, to
serve with the Portuguese refugees."
Faxxcu FL'mns, PAnts, Fxa. 17.—Five per Cents., 101 f.
5. 10. 10. 5. 10. 5. 101. ; Three per Cents., eIS. 55. 50. 45.
1,5. 60. ; Bank Stock, 1,990. ; Bente. de Naples, 74. 65. ;
Rer•es d'Espagns, 11. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 551. 55. Ex-
hang. on London—One month, 25. 40c. ; three months, 25.
s3c.—Coors Authentique. Another list, printed at four o'clock,
gives the Three per Cents, 68. 50. ; Five per Cents. 101. 15.

Frankfort Papers, to the 12th inst. came to hand last
night. They contain no public news. There have been
violent storms of wind in Prussia, and in several places in
the north of Europe. The snow in the province of Glats
lies so deep as to up the villages, the inhabitants of
which have been obliged to form tunnels under it, in order
to get out. His Majesty the King of PRUSSIA is nearly
well ; he can now walk through the palace.
The Allgemeine Zeitung, to the 12th instant, has been
received. It confirms the accounts relative to
success.
Brussels Papers, to the 18th instant, were received last
night. They contain no news worth extracting.

New York Papers to the 14th. January were received
in town last night. They do not contain any intelligence
from South America, nor, in fact, any other matter of
much importance.
The Legislature of south Carolina are about to modify
the law relative to the introduction of negroes into that
State, which has been a stumbling-block in the way of the
Treaty with Great Britain.
1 These Papers contain an estimate of the appropriations
! for the service of 1827, amounting to 10,282,929 dollars,
I and a Report from the Secretary of the Navy, by whichl
1 it appears that the whole naval force, with the exception
of imree iiio,tes, could be prepared for active service at A.l
in a sew months, if the situation of the United States
should re quire ir. We subjoin the present distribution of
the American ships of war in commission :-
1 Ix TiiE !frpi.ri,-.I;RA NIAN. --North Carolina, 74 guns, Com.
John Rodgers; Constitution, 4- guns, Ontario, IS guns; Wu.,
ren; IS guns; Porpoise, 12 guns.
IN THE WEST IxDizs.—Constellation, 36 guns, Com. Charles
G. Ridgley ; John Adams, 24 guns ; Hornet, 18 guns ; and
1 Grampus, 12 guns.
Ix THE BEA ZlLB.—Macedonian, 26 guns, Com. J. Biddle ;
1 Cyane, 24 guns: Boston, IS guns.
i Ix rNS' PACIFIC.--United States, 41 guns, Corn. Isaac Hull;
Peacock, 1O guns: Dolphin, it guns ; Brandywine, 44 guns,
to relieve the frigate United States; and Vincennes, 18 guns, to
relieve the Peacock.
;
lON SPECTAL, Smavicz.,--Lexington, IS guns, (will sail in •
I day or two with Capt. Ridgley, for the West Indies) ; and Shark'
112 guns.

The latest intelligence from Portugal, both direct and
through France, leaves no doubt that the bold attempt
made by the Royalists on Oporto had completely failed,
and that the Marquis D'ANGEJA, Count VILLA FLOR, and
General de Mm..L.O, having waited their foroes, were pur-
suing the rebels who wale in rapid retreat towards Galli-
cia. But although this renewed attempt by the Royalists
has been thus expeditiously, and we hope effectually frus-
trated, the circumstance of their having been able to make
it, has astonished those who have not v•ewed the con 'uct
i
of the Spanish Government n the light we 'nave done,
and who took up the hasty notion that because the forces
of the Marquis de CHAT;ES had been defeated on the 9th