The Sun.
London, England, 1827-01-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Etoile, dated Monday, Jan. 15.)
" PARIS, JAN. 14.—We have letters from Madrid, dated 4th
January, which say, M. de Lima will be received to-morrow at
Court, as Charge d'Affaires, in return for the reinstatement of
the Count de Casa Flores, in his functions as Ambassador at
Lisbon.

" The movements of troops on the frontiers continue with the
greatest activity. The Lancers of the Guard have received orders
to hold themselves in readiness to march. It is affirmed that
above 30,000 men, of whom 3,000 are cavalry, will be assem-
bled along the lime from Galicia to Extremadura.
" Lieut.-Gen. Sarsfield is still designated for the chief com-
mand of the troops stationed on the frontiers, Major-Generals
Rodil, Oreil, Scuti, &c. will command the several divisions
under him.

" No news has been received for some days past of the Portu
gueninsurgents.

" The city of Bilhoa has just proceeded to the annual elections
of the municipality. The persons chosen are Royalists, friends
to order.

" The north wind, which has blown with such violence for
some days past, has so blocked up with snow the roads in Swit-
zerland, that the communications are almost wholly cut off.
" The mails from Paris and Lyons have been delayed for 30
hours. We hear of carts, horses, and even men, buried in the
snow, as well as a great nu4ar of other accidents.
" The Moniteur of Sundakitut has a second article of three
columns and a half on the prOject of law for the regulation of the
Press.

" It supports its argument by quoting the En,c,iish Bill called,
an ' Act for subjecting certain publications to the stamp duty on
Newspapers, and for adopting other regulations, in order to re-
strain the abuses arising from the publication of impious and se-
ditious libels.'

" It likewise alleges Goldsmith's dispute with a bookseller, and
quotes some passage, of his letter, published in The Daily Aldver-
tiser of the 31st March, 1773.

" The Moniteur contains a comparative view of the receipts of
1826, with the estimated receipt, according to the Budget, by
which it appears that the receipt has exceeded the estimate by
30,667,065 francs.
" From a second table it further appears, that the receipt of
1826 has exceeded that of 182.5 t by the sum of 15,522,800
francs.

(Fromi the Courrier Francais of Sunday.)
PARIS, JAN. I.3.—EMBARRASSMENT OF VILLELE, AND
DANGER OF lIIS DICTATORSHIP.-The Prince Julio de Polignac
has been at Paris since the night before last. He alighted at the
house of his eldest brother, the Duke Armand de Polignac, who
fills par interim the office of Grand Equerry. M. Armand was
condemned for the conspiracy of Georges, and obtained his life ;
while his brother Julio, who accompanied him, was not judicially
condemned till after two years' imprisonment. It is confirmed
that M. Polignac will not return to London; without, however,
any alteration taking place in our political relations with Eng-
land. If we are to believe some reports, this change is only
a new pledge for the harmony of the two Governments.—
The Prince was, perhape, a little too warmly a Catholic for a
Protestant country. It does not appear he likes the policy of M.
Villele, respecting Spain and Portugal, and thus his entrance into
affairs will be a great event. However; the new destination is
not so well known as his stay. in Paris. M. de Villele, who would
fear a man more adVenced than himself in the good graces of the
prevailing party, profits by the violence of the storm raised against
the Ministry, in order to avoid*an intestine shock, or, at least, to
gain the end of the- Session, aCcording to his eternal system of
temporising. He--even seeks other combinations, which would
allow him to offer M. de Polignlc a far different thing than
a portfolio. It is thought be will be' offered an extraordi-
nary mission into the Peninsula. It will be represented to him
as a great means oreetablishing in" Spain a "legal 'order" without
a charte, as a plank of Safety to Ferdinand, as in important
mediation for the beds it of the Spanish ariptocracy and clergy, of
whom he would become the benefactor. But the aristocratic
and devout party, of whom M. de Polignac is the principal hope,
would allow him to accept a true ministry only. He is a rival,
and soon will be a conqueror, from whom M. de Villele cannot
long escape, in spite of all the tricks and words which may be pre-
viously employed. The party to which he sacrifices the great in-
terests of France only tolerates him now with repugnance, as he
saw himself, when M. de la Bourdonnaye, in spite of all his efforts,
was introduced into the Commission of the Press. Every thing
leads to the belief, that, without quarrelling with a party of the
Court, end with almost the whole of the Congregation, M. de
Villele cannot free himself without laying aside his Ministry.
Constitutional France is considered as nothing in these domestic
debates between the factions of the same party. Frauce knows
full well, that in this complication of intrigue—in this shock of
rival ambition--ins interests are those with which they least
trouble themselves.

(From the Courier Francais.)

PARI3, JAN. .i3.—M. de Polignac has arrived, and whatever
the English Government may say, he will not return again to
London, though probably he may himself name the person who
is to succeed him.

M. de Polignac has done for the Catholics of Ireland every
thing which he was commissioned to do for them. His mission
is aceomplished in this respect. The Congregations of France,
the Juntas of Spain and Portugal, will pardon him for not hav-
ing prevented the sending of English troops into the Peninsula;
they expect from M. de Polignac other services, which will easily
procure for him a complete absolution.
(From the Constitutionnel.)
(PRIYATE CORRESPONDENCE.)

VIENNA, JA 4.—" There is a good deal of talk here about
a diplomatic note which Spain has recently transmitted to its Mi-
nister at our Court, and in which, to judge by some passages of it,
the Cabinet of Madrid does not manifest any pacific intentions.
Not only are the causes of complaint which Spain has against
England (which she loudly accuses of having provoked the insur-
rection of the American colonies)-there dwelt upon with great
bitterness, basut
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enc.. The rumour of this note, and the intelligencelthat the ulti-
matum deliirered by Mr. Lainb to his Catholic Majesty was not
accepted in all its parts, have raised anew the hopes of our
Apostolics. At all events, the Prince de Metternich has adopted
a kind of see-saw system (system de bascule.)"

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JAN. 13. —Five per Cents., 991.
65c. ; Three per Cents., 67f. 60c. ; Rentes tie Naples, 73f. 95c. ;
Spanish RenteF, 12f. ; Royal Spanish, 48f. ; Perpetual
Spanish, 40f. ; Hayti Loan, 600 f. Exchange on London, one
month, paper, 25. 40 ; money, 25. 35. ; three months, paper,
25f. 25., money, 25. 20c.

PORTUGAL.

WAR-OFFICY, JAN. 1

EXTRACT OT THE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED TO-

DAT IN THIS DEPARTMENT.

" General Azeredo writes from his general quarters at Nellas,
on the 29th of December, that Lieutenant-Colonel Gama, of the
11th Cavalry, had come up with some of the rebel forces between
the bridge of Alcafache, on the Deao, and the banks of the Mon-
dego, and charging them with a squadron of cavalry, and the
Casadores No. 3, took 93 prisoners, among which 8 were wound-
ed, besides one killed, all of them belonging •.,_, the militia and
infantry No. 12. The Lieutenant-Colonel of the militia of Vizeu,
Joze Paulo de CarvaLlio, is one of the prisoners. The rebels on
that day occupied Cea Pinhaqa,
&c. General Azeredo was in
comnuinication with the Conde de Villa Flor, who writes from
Folhadoza on the 29th, stating that the movements of the division
under his command had disconcerted the plans of the rebels, who
appear to have attempted to place him between the troops of the
Marquis of Chaves and those of Magessi. The Marquis of Chaves
was flying in full retreat in the direction of Celorico, accompanied,
it is said, by two Spanish
general officers. The Conde de Villa
Flor was on the point of marching against the rebels.
The following are extracts from private letters :
LISBON, JAN. 1.---" The packet having been delayed until
this evening, I hasten to impart to you the news of this day.
The whole party is retreating. The plan of operations was to
make as much way into Portugal as possible before the English
troops arrived. Their first attack Was on Villaciara, near Elvas,
which they took possession of on the 23d of November. The
Portuguese Government sent all their disposable forces to that
quarter, when they retreated into Spain, and re-appeared in the
mountainous provinces of Tras-os-Montes, where the people, like
the Highlanders of Scotland, are excellent soldiers; and being at-
tached to certain chiefs, the whole population were easily induced
to join the insurgents. Instead of attacking Oporto, where they

had r opposition to fear, they crossed the Douro, and obtained
the sui m c of the inhabitants of Upper Beira ; took possession of
Lamega, Viseu, and Guarda ; and finally Almeida, the second
fortress of Portugal.
" The Government sent those forces which remained faithful
to Oporto. In the province of Minho, between Oporto and the
Spanish kingdom of Galicia, there are no rebels. The Constitu-
tional army and that of the rebels, in numerical strength, are nearly
equal. The Constitutionalists, according to the most recent ac-
counts from Oporto, have been fortifying a convent of Domini-
cans, on the right bank of the river Tamega, near the celebrated
pass of Amarante; the rebels, who are in the town on the oppo-
site side, have not dared to attempt to face the pass. The latter
are stated to be retiring from Guarda towards the province of
Tras-os-Montes, where they may either shut themselves up in
their fortresses, or be enabled to make terms with the Govern-
ment. Since Spain has made the amende (as/ the news of the
day is), orders have been given for the march of various por-
tions of its troops towards the Portuguese frontiers, in order
to disarm all refugees from this,country, and to remove them
60 leagues into the interior, and to keep them in bands of
not more than eighty men. Whether this plan will really
be acted upon, remains to be seen. There is little doubt,
that by the aid of the British troops, the Government will
be able to organize sufficient troops to put the rebellion
down. The English troops landed to-day, and have been quartered
in the neighbourhood of this city. All Lisbon was on the move-
ment to see, and many of the shopkeepers hope to make plenty of
money by their sojourn. The chief opposition to the Constitu-
tion has been exhibited in the provinces of Tras_os_Montes and
Upper Beira ; but it is asserted as a positive fact, that the people
of the other provinces are far from being well affected towards it.
The origin of this dislike appears to be, that they were ignorant at
first of its being different to the old one, which was borrowed
from Spain, and for 'that very reason held in abhorrence. That
party of the Royalists who put the former Constitution down, is
very strong, and their indignation has been highly excited at per•-
ceiving that many of the leaders in the revolution of 1820, to.
them most odious, have found employments under the present sys-
tem. This furnishes them with additional motives for seeking to
overthrow it ; but a fleet of 12 sail of the line, and a well disci-
plined army, will soon frustrate all their efforts.
" The arguments on the side of the Royalists are, first, that
Don Pedro, in becoming Emperor of Brazil, and the sovereign,
in fact, of another nation, forfeited all right to the throne; that
he could not, therefore grant a constitution; that, above all, he
could not alienate the throne from his son to his daughter; and
that by the ancient laws of the kingdom, Don Miguel is the law-
ful heir. To this, the other party answers, that Don Pedro
having been reconciled to his father, having been recognized as
the Portuguese Sovereign by his nation, and by the Powers of
Europe, was by right king, and could give a constitution if he
pleased. Whether England will have to keep troops here until
that period, is yet to be determined. There was an attempt by
a party of the garrison of Elves to obtain possession of that for-
tress, the chief in Portugal, but it was put down. This being
New Year's day, sermons have been preached in all the churches,
recommending submission to the constituted authorities. The
landing of the British troops, with their bands playing on
the river, gave great eclat to the scene. Tile Consti-
tutionalists and the shopkeepers are in great spirits, but
the opposite party, and particularly the Monks, look
sullen and gloomy. The officers must not attempt to swagger or
bully the people, as they are accused of, or they will repent it.
Beira is a wealthy, populous, and fertile province ; Tras-os-
Montes, mountainous and sterile. The retreat of the rebels is re-
garded as a defeat."
" JAN. I.—l have written another letter, to explain the news
and hopes of this day : it is enclosed in this. Spain, as you will
observe, has been forced to yield ; and I question much, if the
dangers which the proximity of this country will give rise to may
not cause a similar constitution to be wrung from Ferdinand.
Will he, in order to arm himself against it, consent to make terms,
and to acknowledge the Cates' bonds, in order to make a loan ?
There have been various arrests to-day among the monks, and
some very eminent men in point of rank and talent have been im-
prisoned, for dissaffections to the constitution.
" The rebel army is like the Government, without much
means or money, so it is reported ;- the charms of a protracted
warfare are therefore very small. There were several persons
shed tears of joy on seeing the British troops land."
"Lissotr, JAN. I.—The Gazette of this day contains the fol-
lowing official article

" WAR DEPARTMENT.—No. 28.

" We, Donna Isabel Maria, Infanta Regent, in the name of
the King, Senhor Don Pedro IV. by the Grace of God, King of
Portugal and the Algarves, &C. make known to all our subjects,
that the General Cortes have decreed, and wawill the following
law:—

"I. Ourtourts-martial shall, during existing circumstances,
take cognizance of crimes of high treason of the first degree com-
mitted by military persons, notwithstanding any laws to the
contrary.

" 11. Military persons guilty of the said crimes shall be shot,
with due solemnity and preparation.
" 111. Those offenders, however, who may be absent, shall be
tried as heretofore, by civil jurisdictions."