The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-29 00:00:00

k,Olll3iCiN IA'IELLIGiENCE,

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Pilate, dated Monday, March 26. )

MADRID, MARCII 15.—(Private Correspondence.)
—An Aid-de-camp of General Monet has just
brought to the Government despatches, containing
the circumstantial details of the manner in which
that General disarmed the Portuguese rebels, at the
moment of their appearing on the frontiers to enter
the Spanish territory. General Monet had cantoned
his troop on the • roads of Arganin, Carvajales, and
Cedes; on the arrival of the refugees he ordered
them to lay down their arms, or to turn back and
enter Portugal ; but, us they were closely pursued
by the Constitutional army, necessity compelled
them to submit to the order of General Monet; and,
stripped of their arms, they filed off before the Spa-
nish army and proceeded towards Zamora, where
they were to continue their march to the interior of
the Province of Old Castile. The number of the
rebels who have been disarmed amounts to about
4,000 men ; there are several Generals among them.
Their arms were immediately given up to the Con-
stitutionalists. The ill success of this enterprise is
ascribed, as it seems, to the dissention which has for
some days prevailed among the insurgents ; it was a
perfect anarchy; the soldiers no longer regarded the
restrictions of discipline; and, in the midst of this
frightful disorder, a reward had been offered for the
heads of several, who escaped the danger only by

The last disaster of the rebels has caused a consi-
derable number of persons, of all ranks, to emigrate
into Spain, especially Monks and Priests, who pre-
sent themselves at all parts of our frontiers. Seve-
ral rebels have asked for passports to go to Francs.
Don Nareiso Heredia, Count d'Ofalia, is oss the
point of leaving this capital to proceed to France,
and thence to England. M. Estefani, Director-Ge-
neral of the Lottery, set out on Monday last for
Paris ; our Government hastened his departure, M.
Estefani being commissioned to contract a loan, if he
can succeed in doing so.
(From the Constitationnel.
A circumstance which has attracted a great deal
of public attention, and of the truth of which I can
assure you, is, that the orders which were sent on the
Sth to Gen. Monet, were repeated to him on the
10th, in a very peremptory way, and that the
day after (the 11th), Mr. Lamb went to Pardo,
invited by a Note, signed by the King's own
hand; that he had there a long conference with his
Majesty, in presence of the Prince and Princesses,
and different persona of the Court ; that the Confer-
ence turned exclusively on the affairs of Portugal,
and that Mr. Lamb was heard repeatedly insisting on
the inutility of our Government's keeping on foot in
future, so considerable an army. As a consequence
of this Conference, and of the visible changes in the
management of our affairs, the report of a revolution
among the Ministers, assumes every day more con-
sistency. M. Calomarde was, at first, the only one
mentioned as likely to be dismissed, but now it is
asserted, the whole will be dismissed, with the ex-
ception of Salazar' Minister of the Marine, who is
also President of the Council, and who is to be re-
tained, it is said, in consequence of the private adrices
of Mr. Lamb himself, to whom these changes in ex-
pectancy are attributed.
(From the Etoile.)
" ODESSA, MARCH 5.--The news from Constan-
tinople, of the 25th of February, states that M. de
Ribeatipierre had, immediately after his arrival, pre-
sented an energetic note, which corroborated the pro-
positions submitted by M. de Minsiacki, in favour of
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those of the English Ambassadur, but that they
have been put in a more categorical manner, than
could have been expected at Pere. M. de Ribeau_
pierre had a conference, on the 19th, with the Reis
Effendi, in which, it is said, the preliminary articles
of the convention of Ackerman were made the sub-
ject of conversation. It is certain that these articles,
as far as they regard Walachia and Moldavia, have
not yet been published in those principalities, still
loss have they been carried into execution there. It
may well be presumed that the Porte has not hur-
ried itself to fulfil the other articles. We wait,
with curiosity, the result of these negociations.

" MADRID, MARCH 15.—The report is renewed
that the basis of an accommodation, between Spain
and Portugal, has just been agreed upon, and that,
in consequence, the Portuguese _Miguellists, the
remnant of the army of Silveira, who expected
hourly to re-enter their country, have really been
disarmed, and sent into the interior. This is cer-
tain, that the Count D'Ofalia has received from the
Treasury 60,000 of francs, and that he is, at length,
to depart for England.—Bordeaux Journal."

(From th© Quotidianne.)
PARIS, MARCII 25.—When the Etoile announced
that three thousand Portuguese Royalists had been
disarmed on the frontiers of Spain, we expressed
our doubts respecting the news. We were right ;
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mit that on the 10th they were ignorant at Lisbon
of that news which on the 11th was pretended to
be known at Madrid. It is remarkable that the
Portuguese Regency, so much interested in denying
the advantages obtained by the Royalists, has not
dared to advance in its despatches lies similar to
those which a Ministerial paper of France hesitates
not to publish.

DISTRESS IN DROGIIRDA.-The total stag.
nation of trade in this town has produced the most appal-
ling state of disease and famine amongst the rnanufactering
poor, and though the inhabitants contribute with a libe-
rality not exceeded in any part of the kingdom,
and we
believe, to the tits:lost of their ability, yet, at, extensive is
the distress, that all their exertions are inadequate to meet
the appeals hourly made to their feelings. Hundreds of
starving wretches, many of them just risen from a bed of
sickness, surround our doors, and clamorously demand
food ; at the came time uonumunicating fever and dysen-
tery, which have in many instance,' proved fatal to the
better order of the inhabitants, and the number of deaths
ainonget all clams in the town and suburbs, we aro cre-
dibly informed, average* twenty a day. What renders
this state of things the more distreecing is, that scarcely
a prospect appears of better times.—Dublin Morn:my
Register.

MURDER AND SUICIDE.---(From an Ame-
rican Paper.)—Re... (Pa, 17.—We learn
front a source which we believe not to be doubted, that oil
the 4th inst. a certain miserable creature, named John
Eckel, who resided in Phlegmy* township, in our sister
county Schuylkill, cruelly murdered his sister, about 21
years of age, and then committed suicide in a horrible chid
sanguinary manner. He had evinced strong hatred to-
wards her for upwards of a year, (no doubt occasional by
a diseased mind) the proofs of which were so strong, that
the poor woman was compelled to leave her father's house.
—ilcr parents were taken sick last fall with the prevailing
fever ; upon hearing which, she informed them that if
,her brother would suffer her to be at peace, she would
return and administer to their wants--this be promised.
A few weeks previous to committing the crime, his unna-
tural hatred returned more formidable than ever. He
kept a gun constantly loaded, and carried a butcher's knife
about his person. lle declared to her the evening pre-
vious to committing the act, that they both must die with-
in an hour. He was restless the whole night. At day-
break be told her to he at refit, for he would not injure
her, and went out of the house, but returned in a short
time, picked up an account-book and threw it on the floor,
stating, that there were several entries against persons
who owed him money. As the father was in the act of
picking it up, the brother seized the gun, cocked it, and
discharged a ball into his sister's breast. She shrieked,
her father attempted to catch her in his arms, but she fell
streaming with blood, and was a corpse in a few hours.
The murderer retreated a short distance from the house,
and instautly another' shot was heard. Ile was discovered
shortly afterwards, about 60 yards from the dwelling, sus-
pended by a rope to the limb of a tree, with his knees
nearly touching the ground, part of his jaws and nose
were shot away, and his throat partially cut. llis gun
was found reloaded, leaning against a tree, and his knife,
coat, and waistcoat, an the ground tlear it.