Star.
London, England, 1824-05-21 00:00:00

" SECOND EDITION.

" We stop the Press to give the following extract of a letter re-
ceived by a respectable merchant in this City, from his brother
In Oporto*
" OPORTO, MAT 4.
" Business is at present extremely flat ; there is, in fact, nothing
doing, for the natives are afraid of a disturbance again. At Lis-
bon, on the 30th April, the Infante ordered a company of soldiers
to surround the Palace, and suffer no one to enter. Ile then
issued several proclamations, calling on the people ' to sacri-
fice those, who, if they had It in their power, would sacrifice
them and stating it was through the Freemasons that the
Government was not better conducted.—Lord Beresford and
Sir E. 'Thornton applied for entrance at the Palace, and
were refused; the whole of the Ambassadors then went in
a body to the Palace, and were admitted. The King had not
the least knowledge of what was going on, but sent for Don Mi-
guel : as soon as he arrived with the troops, Sir E. Thornton said,
he was commanded by the King of England to offer every assist-
ance which the King of Portugal might require to support his
power. This declaration immediately settled the business: the
troops quietly returned to their quarters, and the city was tranquil
when the post left. Some of the Ministers are apprehended, others
have fled. Who the new Ministers will he, is not yet known. All
parties illuminated here last night."
Letters from Greece, in the French Papers, state that—

" M. Edward Blaquiere has just brought to the Greek Congress
the sum of 50,0001. sterling, proceeding from the sale of the first
part of the Greek Loan, opened at London.
"-It is false that Colocotroni has been brought to trial, as the
Austrian Observer pretends. He was living in retirement at Tripo-
lizza, like a private person. It is the old Bey of the Mainotes,
Peter Alauromicliaelis, who has been called before a Court-martial,
and acquitted of the charges laid against him.
" On the Ist of April, Nicetus, the nephew of Colocotroni, left
the Peloponnesus with 5.n00 non, to advance to the Thermopylm,
to cover the siege of Neguopont, now carrying on by Odysseus."
FRENCII FUNDS.—PAtth, Mae 18.—Five per Cents. opened at
1041. 40c. closed at 104 f. 45c.

We understand that Sir HENRY lIAuDINGE and Mr.
Earrtex have been waited on by the Police, aad will be required
to env-r into rceognizances to keep the peace.
A Gentleman has just art ived in Cot k from Calais in
two days, being a distance of 500 miles. We believe this expedi-
tion exceeds anything on record.
lu con,equence of the disastrous accounts which
have been received of the defeat of our troops under Sir CHARLES
M‘CARTI4Y, ordert have been issued from the Horse Guard). for the
officers and men of the Royal African Corps, now in England, to
hold themselves in readiness to embark for the Gold CORA. The
following Officers of that Corps, with about 100 men, will em-
bark on board the Timm' which ship is arrived at Spithead :
Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Captains Drewe. Dawson, and Camp-
hell; Lieutenants Clement and Cartwright; Ensigns Goodwin,
White, O'Halloran, Liz3r, liniacke. and Ring. Seven Officers
of the 2d West India Regiment will also embark on board the
Turns for the same destination, viz. Maj,,rs Jolly and Nichols
Captain Winter, Ensigns Kettlewell, Hick,-risov, Sutherland, and
Macpherson. . .

Among the carriJges yesterday in the procession on
its way to the Palace of Sr. James's, we were sorry to observe a
hackney one, which absolutely beggars all description. The vehicle
itself appeared to be forint d of materials collected trout the frag-
ments of all the carriages constt 'feted since the days of Adam ; the
horses like those of spectres risen from the dead, atter being halt
devoured by dogs; and the coachman resembled one of the subjects
escaped from Suigeons' Ilall, clothed in the habiliments of a
patent scarecrow. To make the matter more ridiculous, the car-
riage contained au Officer, seemingly of high military rank, arrayed
in a prolt:siou of superb gold lace, ribbons, stars, crosses, and
ord‘rit without number. It is a pity such vehicles ark allowed to
disgrace the streets of London ; and foreigners are much struck
with the shabby appearance of this description of carriages, in com-
parison with thuseabroad.

Charlestou Papers to the 17th of April reached us
014 forenoon. They state that the Bill for abolishing impOisonment
for debt had passed the Senate of the United States.
PoItTSMOUTII, MAY 19. Br the NIEMEN, which
arrived here yesterday, we learn that his Nlajesty's brig Auucs,
Capt. Duxnas, was waiting at Halifax. to take the mail to Bermuda
—and that the ATIIOL frigate.Capt.Bouacutra,was to sail forgo:bee.
the Is: June, to bring home Commander-in-Chief, Lord DaLituts:E.
The NIEMCA brought home Major-Gen. Sir JAMES KAMP, G.C.B.
Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Ills Majesty's ship Nis.steet
was towed into harbour this day by the Dock-yard steani boat.
Dist., MAY 20.—Wiad N.W.—Passed, the 'fritonplt and his
Majesty's ship 13LANCIlt, to the Westward. Arrived the Jannette,
I:Et:sett:ate, from D.mrrara ; EttYtr, Itelll.llll, the Ruby
and Rambler, for Lonehtn—tlE-:se vessels ezptrienced very severe
gales on the =Bth and 26:1i ult. in lat. 46. long. 32. and have been
obliged to bear up. The following information is derived flout the
Alasters:—Ruby, of London, on the 28th ult. encountered a violent
gale from S.S. W. a heavy sea struck the vessel, canted her ballast,
and laid her on her broadside; cut away the main-mast and bower
anchor : on the 3uth, sroke the ship Henry, COISII, of Ness-castle.,
with all her head-sails and bulwarks gone : on the 2d inst. -poke
the Toane, of Alloa, bound to Mitarnichi—lo-t four hands over-
board, but would proceed to her destination : 4th, spoke the Thomas
Grant, of Bull, all well : 11th, spoke the Liebe, of South Shields,
with lass of both t ,pmaats, &c. and heti on boarl part of the crew
of the Union, of London, which vessel had. been lost in the gale :
also, ;poke the Thornton, of South Shields, with loss of foremast
and boss sprt—ail American ship was lying by her. Tne gale cum
toenced at S. S. W. and shifted to N.B. and then backed to N. W
making a tremendous cross-sea.