The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-20 00:00:00

LISBON, SETT 1.

•• We pace the- pleasure of being able to announce to the
ptiblic the Official Dispatch which the Lieut.-General cum-
mantling the Army,- ad interim, has received frotu the Conde
de' Amara:de Military Governor of the province of Tras-os-
Morays, by Which will .be seen, in an unequivocal point of
view, the houpor, loyalty, and patriotism which animate
not 'oulY•tLat meriteitiouir Genera:, who his so much dia.'
ainguished himself. in the ..service of • our beloved Sove-
reign. but :all the, troops stationed. in the same Province.
The same ; dispatch„ will show the arrangements which
have been be.on to 'oppose any attempt that may be wade
-by the Revultitionzry Government of the city of Oporto.
We present a similar dispatch from Lieut.... Gen. Marcellino
de Victoria, the Military Governor of the proviace uf
Viz Beira,
'under thi:date of the R9th of August. He writes from
to the same. General Cotomandant of the Army, commu-
nicating to .him the arrangements which he had fornied fur
repelling whatever attempt 'night be made by the Revolu-
tionary Governmeut ; and concluding. his dispatch by the
followin paragraph, in unison with the honour and loyalty
by which he has always been distinguished:--
" I way be•e•xcersed froth a,suring your Excellency of my
'sentiments and good intentions, and of those-of the Chiefs and
Otlicers of this province, since I have the honour of being
knOwn to your Excellency." •
••• .(The'first dispatch contains nothing of consequence.)
" Chaves, Aug. te.,,
" Illustrious Senor—Agreeably to what I had the honour
•of addressing to you front Villa-Real, on the ?4th instant, I
.marched the same moment for this fortress, and this morning
tinfortuttately. I have verified' toy suspicions of the rising at
Oporto, and even to my greater distress I find engaged iu it
my brother Antonin de Silveira, a madman, and already
known to be such. I am not afraid that this event should
injure ' toy reputation, since my conduct has been and always
will be faithful' to•uar King, which fidelity I shall manifest by
my actions ; hut it is a calamity to see a man whit is allied to
me by blond disgrace me and his ancestors. I beseech your
Excellency to make known to the Government what I have
now said, amid to declare that if there is any I.ersun who wishes
to taint my reputation, I ant ready to vindicate my conduct.
" I larva_ ordered an union of all the corps of this pro-
vince, sod I. have dispersed through it the Proclamation which
I enclose to you. I intend to assemble all the troops of the
first and second line in Villa-Real, and have opened commu•
nications with the Generals of the provinces of Beira and
Minim, from whom there is nut yet time to have received
any answer; and when I hare collected the tiooo, I shall
wait fur. the orders of your Excellency. I save ordered all
communication by couriers to be cut off with Oporto, and
that the revenues fur that city should he sent to Visemr.
Io
this province there is need of a corps of artillery fur the park
t. of twelve pieces which it contains, and as I cannot receive
, them from Oporto, that regiment basing become revolu-

tionary.
'6 I communicate this to your Excellency, hoping that yo
will scud sowe officers and privates of that rune, and parti
calarly supply me with the means of procuring Cattle.
(Signed) " CONDE DE ANIARANTE.
" To the Most illustrious Conde dr. leira."

• •
PROCLAMATION of the CONDE DE AMARANTE.
Francisco da Silveira Pinto da Fonseco, Count of Autoroute,
of the Council of lilt Most Faithful Majesty, Grand Cross of
the Tower and Sword, and of St. Ferdinand of Spain, Cow •
wander of the same Orders and that of Christ, Lieut.-General
of the Royal Armies, and• Governor of the Armies of the
Province of 'l's as-os-pontes
" Brtive anti faithful People of Tras-os-Montes—This is
the third time that circumstances have made toe summon you
to arms, and always I have had the satisfaction of seeing you
hasten t..) defend the sacred tights of our august Sovereign
Jobu VI., King of the United Kingdom of Portugal,'llrazil,
aud Algarve. lu 161}14 it was you who broke through the
captivity which the armies of o perfidious invader had thrown
around us: but unfortunately what we did had no cult :
fur, although we here had no longer any tot eign enemies, we
have swung us authitious, mail, and desperate wen, who un-
happily, in the wattle of the Portuguese, seek to change the
Goveruntent, aud, under specious awl false pietentes, endea-
vour to induce us to he traitors to the King, and false to the
socred,oatb which we took to him ; and, sowing anarchy i❑.
the nation, promise us great blessings as the result of
'such innovation: but rentetilber ssbat suit of blessings
Revolutionary Frenchmen gave to France, being nothing
else but dtaths, euntiagr ationg, .and robberies, and, lastly,
a destructive war : but your loyalty is so well known, that. it
is out 'accessary to awaken it by argourents. I am deter-
mined, „by all the principles of honour, of ditty, and of reli-
gion, to sacrifice even the last chop of my blood in defence^of
the sari ed rights of the King our Sovereign. lam sure that
these sentiments will be those of you all. It is a cti,ne to re-
cognize the revolutionar ygovernwent of Oporto. • The Cuun-
cils, magistrates, and all the authorities, as well military as
civil, (tight to repel, and not to recognise, such agovernment.
" Inhabitants of Tras-os-Montes, let us vreserve our loy-
alty ; and let our general cry be " Long live the King, and
long live those honourable Portuguese who are faithful to
him !" •
" Head-quarters at Chaves, August 26, 1520.
" CONDE DE AMARANTE.."

The following Answer to a Petition gives a
true representation of OLIVER CROMWELL'S cha-
racter ; it was seut him by the wife of a ma-
riner 'wild had been disabled in the wars of
the Commonwealth, wherein she states—" your
petitioner having one only satiric, who is-tract-
able to learn, and not having wherewith 'to
bring him up, by reason of thehe present
low estate, occasioned by the publique service
aforesaid ; humbly prayeth, that your Highness
would vouchsafe to present her said sons e Ran-
dolph Beacham, to be a schollar in Sutton's hos-
pital, called the Charter-house."
" You receive from me this 28th inst. a peti-

tion of Margery Beacham, desiring the admission
of her sou into the Charter-house. I know the
man, who was employed one day iu an impor-
tant secret service, which he did effectually to
,our great benefit, and the Commonwealth's. The
petition is .a-brief relation of a fact without any
flattery. I have wrote under it a common re-
ference-to• the Commissioners, but I mean a
great deal more, that it shall be done, without
their. debate or consideration of the matter, and
so do you privately. hint to *****.—l have
not the particular shining- bauble or feather in
my cap, for crouds to gaze at or kneel to, but
.i.bave power. and resolution for foes to trem-
ble •at to 'be short, I ..know how to deny
petitions, and whatever I think proper for
outward' form to refer to any officer or office.
:I expect that such my compliance with custom
shall be also looked upon as an indication of my
will and pleasure to have the thing done. See
therefore, that the boy is admitted.
" Thy true Friend, . " OLIVER, P. U.
" July 2s, 1656."

•
A son.of Mr. Bushnell Bishops, of .Conduit-
street, a fine youth of fourteen years of!age, was
unfortunately drowned above Vauxhall, on Mon-
day, whilst bathing, with a schoolfellow' of the
name of Billinechurst. The former had waded
.4:14t of his depth ; Billingliurst, who could swim,
a-ll:armed by his shrieks, went to, assist him, and
bn4i, sunk to rise no more. They were seen
grappliug,together, and it is suoposed that Bil-
liighurst was so ent u;led with the other youth,
that it deprived hint of the
.means of saving
either.