The Sun.
London, England, 1827-02-22 00:00:00

rOIitIGN -INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the liforiteur.)
PA !US, FEB. IS.—Letters from Lisbon, dated the 7th, and
from Oporto, dated the 6th, say—
" The refugees who hare re-entered Portugal are now in pes-
session of no place except Braga, where they are surrounded by
Count Villa Flor, united with Generals Angela and Mello.
" The army of the latter occupies Guimaraes, Grocaede, Lan-
horn, and Carralho de Este.

" The English troops have left Lisbon, and marched to
Coimbra."

(From the Etoile, dated Tuesday.)
PARIS, FEB. 19.—The Austrian Ambassador, yesterday, gave
a grand dinner, at which the Ministers and several of the Chief
Officers of the Court were present, as well as the diplomatic body,
Peers of France, and other persons of distinction.
The fir,t detachment of the Austrian troops, which are leaving
Naples, arrived on the 7th inst. at Rome. This detachment will
be succeeded by fourteen others, the last of which will pass through
Rome on the 7th of March. The whole amounting to 9,06
men, with 2,354 horses.

The Echo du Midi map :—" Letters from Bayonne have an-
nounced, on the authority of news from the frontiers, that the
Martinis tie Chaves have retired to Valladolid, whence he was to
be conducted to France, but that he desired to go to Italy. This
report ha:: been current all along the frontiers of Spain ; and the

_-tters announcing this news are of the 7th inst. The later ac-
counts from the frontiers of Spain are of the 9th. They authorise
us to believe that the report is unfounded. We hate letters horn
Vittoria of the 9th, which state, that all the Royalist Chiefs ha 4
re-entered the Portuguese territory."
(From the Pilote.)
PARIS, Fee. N.—The Saxon Government has just projected
the construction of a subterraneous gallery, two leagues in length,
to extend from the coal mines in the province of Plauen to the
Elbe. The gallery, as remarkable in its way as the finest aqueducts
of the Romans, would have double advantage of letting the water
run off from the mines into the Elbe, and of conveying the coals
to that river, by means of which they could be conveyed to a great
part of Germany.

(From the Quotidienne.)
Rams, FEB. 19.—According to letters from the frontiers of
Spain and Biscay, the English had made attempts on several points
of Galicia and Estremadura, to excite the liberal Spaniards. A
great number of arrests have been ordered by the authorities of
Betanzos, Ferrol, and Corunna. In this latter city several
Spanish Revolutionists have been arrested in the house of the
British Consul, where they had recently- arrived under fictitious
names. Papers of a very important nsture have been also seized
in the house of an ancient Deputy of the Cortes of Orense.
The plot discovered referred to a period passed. It seems
that according to a plan agreed upon, the Constitutional Portu-
guese were to enter into Galicia and Estremadztra at the com-
mencement of the year 1827, to have the Conetitntion of the
Cortes proclaimed. The Spanish Cabinet being informed of this
project, hastened the entry of the Portuguese refugees into this
country. This is the whole secret of the affair, and is too, per-
haps, the secret cause of the very violent expressions of Mr. Can-
ning against the Spanish Cabinet.
MADRIn, FEB. 9.—(Private Correspondence.)—The Spanish
Clergy have given new proofs of their devotedness to the cause of
monarchy, by offering to the King's Prime Minister, M. Calo-
marde, a present of 600,000 reals (160,000 f.) to be employed in
the expenses of the war in the event of Spain being forced to un-
dertake to deliver Portugal from the yoke that was about to be
imposed on her. It is probable this example will be imitated
by all classes and corporations, and that thus our Government
will not be obliged to have recourse to loans. Ten thousand
reale have been placed at the disposal of the Director-General
of Artillery, for the fabrication of a great quantity of muskets.
The Captain-General of Galicia, is about to receive a consider-
able reinforcement of troops—namely, the third regiment of Infan-
try of the Guards, and two squadrons of Grenadiers (nsonnted)
of the same corps.
Three regiments expected at Madrid will also be directed to
Galicia. General Nazaro Eguia, Commander of the Province,
will command the forces ordered to assemble there. The Corps
of Observation of Old Castile will be placed under the orders of
General Monet.

M. Lamb, who has so often, and with so much_ bustle, an-
nounced hie departure from Madrid, is making, for some days
past, frequent visits to the Pardo, where he has been admitted to
a❑ audience of his Majesty.•
It is not known what the motives of these repeated visite are,
but, after the unfortunate attempts of this Ambassador, people are
astonished to see him expose himself to new humiliations. It is
concluded that his Cabinet is more apprehensive than is generally
supposed, lest Spain may interfere in the affairs of Portugal.
The latest letters from Badajos affirm, that Lower Alentejo con-
tains no regiment of English troops, and that the strong places
of this part of Portugal have only feeble garrisons ; these letters
also assure us, that General Clinton has sent some English regi-
ments towards Coimbra. A frigate and two other ships of the
same nation are lying near Vigo, behind the small Islands. They
have a watch over the north of Portugal, and serve also, perhaps
to land clandestinely on the coasts of Galicia, Spanish revolution-
ists.

(Prom the Constittdiannel of Monday.)
MADRID, Fee. 8.-(Private Correspondence.)—Since the 2d
instant, our Apostolics chauntA victory, declaring that the
Portuguese army was completely defeated, because a corps of 500
Constitutionalists, commanded by Colonel Zagallo, who had im-
prudently advanced towards Chaves, was forced by the rebels
(who suddenly concentrated their forces upon that pint) to effect
a precipitate retreat, during which they lost about 100 men.—
This is the extent of the success obtained by the Marquis de Chaves
since his second invasion.

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Hut since yesterday, every thing is changed ; and although I
cannot tell you the exact amount of the loss which the Marquis d.
Chaves has sustained, I can, neverthelees assure yorr, that Govern-
ment has, last night, received accounts of the complete defeat of
this Chief, and of hi 3 disorderly retreat towards Galicia, a point
where he inn.Y be set up again thr a third time, without occasion-
ing too violent an outcry on the part of England, because a great
part of our frontiers in this quarter is entirely bare of troops.
It seems that our Government, the measures of which are en-
tirely commensurate to the success or checks of the rebels, as soon
as it learned yesterday that the Marquis de Chaves had been again
beaten, transmitted orders to Ledesina, a town seven leagues distant
from Salamanca, where Gen. Silveira was, to remove bim from
thence towards Palencia, and from that place to France.
On the other hand, orders have been likewise despatched to
Valladolid, to bring General Longa to Aresalo, a town ten leagues
from Madrid, where he is to be tried. However, I can aseure
you, that there is no intention of punishing him : and that all
these manoeuvre• have no other aim than that of gaining time. I
am confirmed in this opinion by the circumstance of M. Embite,
the Chief of the War-Office, who has been sent to Cirsdad
Rodrigo to iustitute there an inquiry into the facts attending the
second invasion, which investigation is to form the ground-work
of the proceedings against M. Longa, not having been in such a
hurry during his journey to Valladolid, as to be prevented from
paying a visit to the accused General.
Orders have been issued here, to call out all the regiments of
the Provincial 'Militia. A decree of the King even has been re-
- ~tered in tire Supreme Council of War, erderi....g, a levy of
24,000 men to be made.
Those who are accustomed to watch and observe the measures
of our Government, have remarked, that lately many individuals,
who were not purified, or were removed as Liberals, are now pu-
rified arid recalled, which gives good grounds for supposing that
Government and the monks have some finesse in view; the latter,
by furnishing money for the formation of an army, in hope of em-
ploying it at their pleasure ; and the former, by exhausting their
purses, calculate upon rendering the priests more docile, as coon as
they cease to be overladen with treasures, and the power derived
from gold. It is reported that the monks intend to arm all the
members of their own order, that are capable of bearing arms,
and, have sent two priests to Bayonne, to purchase 30,000 stands
of arms.

The Etoile, which pretends to have had for Rome months
the secret of art intrigue planned on the frontiers of Portugal,
would do well to inform the public, that the authors of this intrigue
were the Spanish Liberals, seconded by the British Cabinet.