The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-20 00:00:00

cious career :

LISBON, Aua 4.--By accounts from Lagos, of the 26th
ult., we learn that on the 24th a launch and a boat, with
10 Swedes, who said they had been plundered by the
Moors, off Sineo, arrived at the Praia do Atnado, in the
district of the fort of Carrapateira.
Aua. 6.—The official part of the Gazette contains an
Alvara, having the effect of a law, by which his Majesty is
pleased to alter the organization established for the regi-
ments of militia by the regulations of Dec. 20, 1808, fix-
ing the force of those corps, awl the time of service.—
Bich regiment of militia is to consist of one battalion only,
composed of one company of grenadiers and four of fasi-
leers ; the total force 614 men. Volunteers cannot be
obliged to serve mere than 14 years, and those that are re-
cruited in the usual way no more than 16 years.

AUG. 7.—The Gazette contains long extracts from the
sentence passed by the Alcada of Oporto. Three persons
were ordered to be released from prison, it being judged
that the amnesty granted by the Decree of June 18, 1828,
was applicable to their case. The same indulgence was
refused to two others, because they had not surrendered
by the 10th July, 1828.
His Majesty has been pleased to remit the penalty of
death pronounced on Ignacio Monis Coelho da Silva, as
Captain of the regiment of militia of Guimarcies, leaving
it to the Algada to sentence him to some other punishment.
He has been accordingly sentenced to banishment for life
to the Presidio of Inhambane, and to suffer death if he
should return to Portugal.
OPORTO, JULY
30.—The Correio contains the resolu-
tion of the Alcada to proceed to the trial of 21 persons
(absent) whose names are. given. .They are the Marquis
de Palmella, Conde de Sarnpayo, Conde de.Villa Flor, &c.,
game from England on board the Befp atsteam boat,

and entered this city of Oporto on the 26th June, 1828 ;
some of them making part of the rebel junta, others com-
manding the rebel hoops.

JULY 31.—The Correio mentions the arrival of a Por-
tuguese yacht, from Lisbon and Peniche in 20 days, with
nine prisoners, under a military escort, transferred from the
prisons of Lisbon to those of Oporto. Amongst them is
Donna Eugenia Cmdida da Fousela Mend.-a, widow.

Abuse of the new Ministry still forms the
general theme of the French Journals—and the
Provincial Papers, catching the spirit of their
Parisian leaders, have taken up the strain with, if
possible, more embittered malignity. The oppo-
sition appears so universal, and so concerted, as
to betoken some premeditated purpose. The
new Ministry are not yet known from their acts,
only by an estimate of their previous character—
and that individually. It is, therefore, obvious
that the Journals are rather premature in their
denunciations against the probable actions of
men whom they have not yet seen coalesced in a
responsible body, but simply as individuals.—
Whatever acts of reproach they may singly have
been guilty of, they have committed none in
their official capacity as an united Ministry. It
would, therefore, be but just to allow them a fair
trial before condemnation so sweeping and irre-
vocable. The great sin which the Ministers
appear to have committed is their being
Tories—rather unpardonable, to be sure--
hut they have one atoning quality—they are
not Ultra Tories, at least they have not yet
unfurled that standard, whatever may be their
private predilections. Indeed, we think, were
they Ultra Tories at heart, that they would not
dare to avow their creed. The Prince DE Po-
LIGNAC has had too recent a proof of what
Ultra-Toryism has experienced in England, to
be enamoured of any such damning distinction
on the other side of the water. He must feel
convinced by the alarming hostility manifested
at his accession to power—and no doubt the
alarm is now reciprocal—that the day of Ultra
principles and bigotted recollections is gone by—
and that the Minister who would hope to revive
them would only be raising a storm which neither
himself nor the evil genius of his Master could
allay.

But the Prince will not seek to verify the
worst fears and predictions of his enemies by
such conduct. He is a moderate man, though
a devoted Royalist,—and his having been the.
Representative of France at the Court of Eng-
land is presumptive proof, if not a strong gua-
rantee, that his own views on Foreign Policy
harmonise witla those of our Cabinet. This
circumstance alone is particularly favourable to
the continuance of a good understanding between
the two countries. But it is this circumstance also,
we suspect, which awakens the jealousy of restless
spirits in France, some of whom do not even
scruple to ascribe the Prince's elevation to the
influence of the Duke of WELLINGTON—and
hence their dread that the same influence will
direct the conduct of the French Ministry. But
their imputation is not more ridiculous than
their apprehension. Though the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON would naturally wish to see men at
the head of Foreign Governments of conge-
nial views with his own, yet he would scorn to
descend to intrigues to obtain their elevation.
Such conduct is beneath the straight-forward
and manly character of his Grace. Besides,
were the Duke of WELLINGTON so disposed to

interfere in the construction of Ministerial Ca-
binets abroad, his experience would soon con-
vince him of the utter inutility of such inter-
ference, because no Government so concocted
could stand a single day, unsupported by foreign
aid. Such- a Ministry could exercise little au-
thority in a despotic Government—but in France
—with a Free Press—a free and enlightened
people—a Representative Legislature—the very
idea is ridiculous !

The King of FRANCE may entertain a just
regard for the Duke of WELLINGTON, but he
could hardly consult his Grace about the choice
of his Prime Minister. Nor would it he very
becoming in his Grace to recommend one to
displace those very men whose views of fo-
reign policy had harmonized so well with his
own. But we only reason from principle--
we must wait the march of events. We have
only as yet the assertions of the Liberal Journals
grounded upon their apprehensions—we must
wait for the acts of the new Ministry before we
judge of their conduct. If they attempt to re-
vive exploded prejudices, or roll back the march
of improvement, they will find themselves sadly
mistaken—the very spirit of the age is against
them—and the voice of France has already
spoken out. The new Ministry have thus been
forewarned if they had really meditated any recur-
rence to arbitrary principles—they will learn
wisdom from the temper of the times, and act
accordingly.

A Jamaica Mail has arrived this morning,
with dates from Kingston to the Bth July. The
advices from Curacoa state, that his Majcst)'s
ship Barham had been hove down after several
fruitless attempts. On examining her bottom
her fore-foot was found gone, as well as a good
deal of her false keel, and her bottom was much

injured, but it was expected she would shortly be
put to rights. The advices from Carthagena
state, that General SANTANDER had sailed on

the 18th June from Boca Chico to Puerto Ca..
hello. It is added that BOLIVAR was not quite
satisfied with the title of Liberator. President, con-
ceiving his services merited a greater reward, and

that it was expected he would assume the impe-
rial diadem. Mr. MILLER, who, it will be re-
membered, was in confinement at Carthagena, as
was expected, would be shortly liberated at the
intercession of the British Consul. It was re-
ported at Kingston that Major-General CODD,
the late Superintendant of Honduras, had died
at sea a few days after quitting that settlement,
on his way to England for the benefit of his
health. Colonel MACDONALD, of the Royal
Artillery, had been appointed his successor until

his MAJESTY'S pleasure should be known.
One of the letters from Carthagena, dated June
18, states that an order had been received from
Bogota, decreasing the circulating value of un-

pillared, or sheet macaronies, 25 per cent., to go
into effect on the 18th. Specie of every kind

was scarce at Carthagena, particularly gold, which
was at 25 per cent. premium. The Kingston
Courant, of the 24th June, states, that Sir G.
MURRAY, the Colonial Secretary, had given the
Agent for the Island of Grenada an assurance that
his Majesty's Ministers would seek an early oppor-
tunity of taking the state of the West Indies into
their most serious and favourable consideration.

A letter from Egina says, that at the Greek
National Assembly which is to meet at Argos,
matters of the highest importance are to be dis-
cussed. The great interests of Greece will be
taken into consideration, and its fate will be de-
cided ! This is really very fine talk for the
Greeks. They will not accept the Foreign So-
vereign, but elect CAPo DISTRIA President
for life ! If this does not bespeak Russian
intrigue, we do not know what can. The
whole conduct of that worthy has had for its
object the furtherance of Russian designs. But
let the PRESIDENT mind his cards—he has
shuffled them too clumsily for his late blockades,
and if he persist in playing that game, he has
probably cut them for the last time in reference to
Greece—and the Presidency.

The Courier Francais remarks that the new
Ministers find no support in the literary world
any more than in the political world. A pension
of six thousand francs has been offered to M.
VICTOR HUGO, and refused. Several Coun-
cillors of State, friends of the late Ministry, have
sent in their resignations.

Extract of a letter from Bogota, dated 7th
June, to a mercantile house in this city :
" Bolivar is still in Quito, and the Columbian troops
only wait the dry season to attack Guayaquil, when their
success is calculated" upon in the most sanguine manner."—
From the Jamaica Royal Gazette of 27th June.

By the arrival of the Rose, MARQUIS, from
Borgal, we have advices from Calcutta, of the
22d March. It is stated that six hundred tons
of English coal were about to be sent by the
Hon. Company's ship Thetis, to the stations
of Aden, Judda, Suez, and Cosseir, prepara-
tory to the commencement of a steam naviga-
tion by that route to Europe, the first attempt
at which was to be made on the 15th Novem-
ber next. Coal was so cheap at Bombay, that

it was taken as ballast. Should there be a
steam vessel at Alexandria on the arrival of the
Bombay steamer at Suez, the communication
between that Presidency and London would be
completed, in all probability, in the space of
fifty days.
It appears by the native Papers that the
Jemidars were still in rebellion in the domi-
nions of the Nabob of SCINDA, but it was
expected they would be brought into speedy
subjection.