Star.
London, England, 1808-05-19 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

PRIVATE LtTTEIL-LISBON, APP IL ii, 1908.

i‘ 1 wrote you some time ago a very long letter, informing you
the misfortunes we have suffered ever since the French pirates
have entered this miserable country ; they dream in the night
what to put in execution the next morning; to rob every indivi;
dual. It is Impossible to explain to you the deplorable rfiisery to
Nv bleb every thing is reduced here, and which daily encreases, of
Course for want of provisions, and more so as they will not grant
passports for any one to go out of the country, so that we must
starve pr finer ;• nor have we any prospect of a supply. Your
nephew will deliver to you all the Edicts published by this pira-
:cal Government, as also.the picture in which they arrived here :
t was laughable; you never saw people so much disappointed as
• 'my were, expecting to find gold mines in Portugal, but soon
imnd their mistake; and now they damn the man that sent them
a country where they get no pickings. There is one great con-
',Anion, that they never got so insulted by any nation as they have
haen by the Portuguese, who take no notice of the General when
z• passes through the streets—l have seen him take off his hat as
goes along, but it is not returned ; almost all the Edicts •that
i• eve been put np appear the next morning daubed over with filth ;
k.:ti several classes of people, to whom they have offered employ-
ment, have refused to accept any thing under him. The Em-
p:Tor is expected here, they say, for which purpose the General
wanted the Portuguese young gentlemen to form a guard of honor
of about ISO to protect the Emperor, but to the great satisfaction
of every one, not one came forward ; they even went so far as to
:.ruse it personally. Several soldiers of the police and officers of
rank have deserted to the fleet off the Tagus. The greatest part
of the French troops have gone to the frontiers ; they set off at
mght, not to be seen; they only have about 9000 men in the city.
We have a new Intendant-General of Police, who is independent
of any of the Secretaries of State, and holds his private audiences
with the General. An order is to be issued (a new mode of rob-
&ry) that every one shall have a passport to be out after nine
o'clock in the evening, for which Is to be paid 200 r. Upon the
whole, this will amount to a great deal."
. .

• With resolution.

PifRLIAMENTifRr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OP LORDS, MAY 18.

After hearing Mr. Clarke again, In reply, in the Roxburgh Ap-
wal Cause, the further proceedings were postponed till to-morrow
ar half past one o'clock.
Several Private Bills were brought up from the House of Com-
mons, whiab were laid upon the table, and severally read a first
Witnesses were examined by Mr. Harrison, and cross-examin-
edby Mr. Montague, for Mrs. Bland, on the Bland Divorce Bill,
when the further proceedings were postponed to Monday twat.
A great number of Private Bills were read a second time.—
Adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. LETHBRIDGE brought up the minutes of evidence ad-
duced before the Committee, upon Mr. James Palmer's Petition.
—Ordered to be laid on the table.
The same Honourable Gentleman moved, " That there be laid
before the Home an account of the Per Centage due to Mr.
Pal-
mer, upon the Revenue of the Post Office, beyond 240,0001. front
the sth of April, 1803, to the present period, deducting the amount
of the annuities of 30001. and all other sums paid to him."
Sir J. SINCLAIR objected to the word" due" in the motion.
The SPEAKER informed the lion. Baronet, the House lad
resolved it " was due."
The motion was then agreed to.
General TARLETON presented a Petition from the Mayor
.and Burgesses of the town of Liverpool, in favour of the Report
of the Distillation Committee.
Mr. GOOCH presented a Petition from the Landholders of
the county of Suffolk, against the Distillation from Sugar.
Mr. CAMPBELL presented a Petition from the merchants,
&c. of the City of Glasgow, expressive of their entire approbation
of this measure.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice of
his intention to-morrow, to move, " That the House shotdd re-
,olve itself into a Committee of the whole House, to consider of
certain Acts, with respect to the imposition of duties on articles
of trade, merchandize, &c. on goods imported into Great Britain
and Ireland, which being then warehoused, were subsequently
exported."
Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved, " That the papers presented
on the part of the Linen Board of Ireland should he printed."
Mr. ROSE gave notice of a motion for to-morrow, with re•
Spect to the regulation of the wages of cotton manutlcturers.
The Irish Assize Bill, the Scotch Judges Bill, and the Copper
hill, were severally read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted tomorrow.
The Pilots Bill and the Curates Bill were ordered to be com-
mitted to-morrow.
The Court of Session Stock Bill, the Irish Militia Services Bill,
a:id the Derry School Bill, severally went through a Committee,
anti the reports were ordered to be received to-morrow.