The Sun.
London, England, 1820-09-14 00:00:00

" OFFICIAL NOTE.

M O,ST ILLUSTMQL Y SlR—The memorable event which re-
stored to Portugal the rank among nations which it j.ustly
claims, did nut permit the Provisional Junta of the Supreme
Government, in a moment of finch importance, and whit li re'
quired the most prompt' and efficacious measures, to express
to the English 011ieers A:vlio fill posts in the army, how much

it desires to'sbow the jUst •ord well merited consideration, in
which it holds their eminent, services, and how. happy it
would think itself ;f it judged itself authorised wort hily.to re-
ward them.-Under the impossibility, however, of so doing.,
it feels it to be one of its first duties, in tbcd•xereise of the
authority which is confided to •it, to desire, that you, Sir, wit/
declare to all the said Officers, and to each of them in par-
ticular, that .t hey arc to retain their honours, privileges, nr.ii
distioctions, belonging to their posts, as well as their pay
which•shall be punctually paid them, till the installation-of
the Cortes. •
The'Junta desires also, that you will rive them to undec-
stand,„ttmt conformably to the general will of the I'ortu4ucso
nation, whose desires, regulated by its generosity and grati-
tude,-ar.! without limit, it will cause to be afforded to such of
those officers who desire it, the means which are tiecessarf .fur
them to remain with all decency and, coarrnim.y in the Cuun-,
tryOnlesst they ihoulhl tai4e-thr;resultition to remOve to their
own, or to sosue other.
" That the Junta, however, hopes they will Criduct th.crn-
selves in the present circumstances with that delicacy and
,eiv-
tomspection which beseem men, who from edvcation' hare;
leurutto appreciate the respect due to the wish of a.whole
na-
firm,. which has so solemoly declared it, firm resolution to
maintain its tights. God pmeseree your Excelirocr!
" FRANCISCO GOMEZ DA SILVA.
" Palace of the Government, August Q 6. . •
" To the inoit Ilinstrinus Sebastian Drago, • •
de Brno CabrivraP
i Commander-in-Chief vi the •
Armed Force of this Division." • • -•• •• •

We can assure the public that the sa,crec.l
for which we have declared, has been generaity
embraced with enthusiasm and unparalleled joy
in the Northern Provinces. In that of Minho,'
they' have not proclaimc:l Don John VI. 70.ixig
of Portugal, by• the Constitution of the Coed ;
but the whole military force is already regtilatci
and organized with Portuguese officers. Gerre-
rats Blunt and Wilson have conducted -tfierh-
selves with that circumspection which was•to..be,
expected from their principles, their education,
and. their circumstances.
The army in the prDvince of Minho is corn-.
imanded by Major-C eneral Casper Texeira.. •
brigade 9th, 11th, and chasseurs 12th, is cOM-
manded • by Antonio Lobo Texeira de-13arross..--
Jeaquim telles Jort4ao commands the _brigade .
ad,. 15th, and chasseu:s CAI, and the -.vh;:le
vision is 'under -Major-General' Antonio de La-
certla Pinto de, Fonseca. Vispatches received by
the'Suprerne Government Confirrr. the above. 71,:t4e
unrt.dispatch is from Ant. de Burros, dated
from Polite de Lirna3 2tith August, iintl states.,
that the Constitution way proclaimed on the:26-th,
with gl'eat joy, in preFence of the Civil Atithoo-
rities, &c.; but that the 'Ecclesiastical Authoii-
tieS declined attending,- as they had .no orcikrs
from the Archbithop 7 but thisy did not make
any opposition. All as done in tite best orSer,
and due respect paid to the forei,gri-offtzers; ..The
second diFpatch from "'liana,' 27th -
similar tenor ; General Wilson retains his ser:ti-
*els, and the same respect is shewnsto Genetal
,Blunt. The :third dispatch is from Bragas,,,th
August; where the Constitution appears to have
been proclaimed with .more .solemnity. 1.
re
Authorities having been called togethtr'fiY.the
Archbishop, tranquillity 'every where p:e ail
At Oporto, a piece to, the oc,-..asic,il
haFtiiy- got up, anti- loudly appfauded .thc
nutnerolis specu.:tors, ' :At the ' recital ,of seirne.
verses the whole audience rose .and. criedis-ut,
44 Long live the immortal Spaniarde, our ne;,,h-
boars, who an exaniPle to n anti to the ~vhole
world I" • The President of the .f.lnni•t-srae, a 07.•
•vertunent' raisek•his.voice, and anairancell-lhe
following vivtts : cc The. Kitig l---I`Le
guesel—The Citizens- of Oporto !----The.
snii 'of Oporto !,--,--The geni.,roits Engli:;ii -Nation,
from whorn,we,have .recei..-ed benefits' deserving
of gratitude, and which we will punctualli!re-
ppy,.when requiced.l" -No lan's-uag,q Call' express
the: pleasure. of the Portugues, on this :enc,hant-,
,ingnight: ;Tears flood, •frerwevery eye.' Such
is ;the FAblic., Spirit of t city
,which was al..ttys
414tingui:7hed:by its.vatfiotisrn and its 1,yia`1t.:,..‘..
•(Diar:o Nucionzzl,- Ay,.