Star.
London, England, 1824-08-21 00:00:00

LISBON, AUGUST 3.

The false and absurd reports which have been cir-
culated respecting the return to this port of the ship
Maria e Cardoza, Captain Rulfino Peres Baptista,
oblige us to shew their want of foundation, by publish-
ing the copy of the entry of that vessel, taken at five
o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th of July, when it
entered this port :
" Ship Maria e Cardoza, Captain Repo Peres Baptists, at sea
ninety-five days, crew 164 men, passengers 308."

The Captain stated in writing as follows:
" In consequence of many calms, contrary winds,
and a great scarcity of provisions, and the ship not
being likely to reach the channel of Mozambique with
the Monsoon, these were urgent reasons which obliged
us to return." He added verbally, on the 14th of
May he put into St. Thiago de Carbo Verde, where he
left four exiles (degradados) sick in the hospital, stay-
ing there only four days.

LISBON, AUGUST 4.
Headquarters of the Marine.
Names of the Officers appointed to the command of
the following ships, by note of the Minister of the Marine
of the 90th July :

To the Don John VI. the Chief of Division, Joaquin Epifanio
da Cunha.

To the Uranea corvette, Captain Joze Gregorio Pegado.
To the Princess Royal corvette, Captain Lieutenant Joaquim
Antonio di Castro.

To the Princess Royal transport, Captain-Lieutenant Ida Coita
Cana

To the San .toao Magnanimo transport, Captain• Lieutenant
'Fraiche° Salerno Garcao.

To the Prince Royal transport, First Lieutenant Sebastiap Jose
Amu.= 6.—The Charge d'Affaires of Austria,

delivered to his Majesty a letter from his august Sove-
reign, expressing, in the most friendly terms, the inte-
rest his Imperial Majesty took in the deplorable events
of the 30th April. His Majesty adds—" Happily, Sire,
in this painful crisis, DIVINE PROVIDENCE visibly pro-
tected your rights, and permitted your Majesty, in the
midst of your trouble, to enjoy the sweetest of all con-
solations, that of receiving from your people on that af-
Hitting occasion, tender proofs of fidelity and affection.%
The Mail from Brazil brings letters from Rio de Ja-
neiro of the 18th of June, and from Pernambuco of the
Bth ultimo. The advices from the capital add nothing
of importance to what was previously !mown. At Per-
nambuco the order of the EMPEROR for raising the
blockade arrived on the 29th June, and the squadron
set sail, as instructed, without delay, for Rio de Ja-
neiro. This event was highly gratifying to the Repub-
lican party at that place, who were thus left, nnawed
by the presence of the ships of War, to pursue their for.
suer schemes. The end to whickihey were directed was.
soon tnade evident, by a Decree put forth by CARVALHO,
the Governor, and head of that party, in which he pro.
mulgated the form of a Supreme Government for the
Northern Provinces of Brazil, to which he invites them
to accede: he had also announced hostilities against
Paraiba and Alagoes, and ordered two vessels to be pre.
pared for the blockade of those places: finally, he had
declared his intention, when his plans were completed,
to abolish the trade in slaves. We have no materials
for forming an opinion respecting the means possessed
by CARVALHO for supporting by his acts the high tone
assumed in his public declarations. It appears pro-
bable, however, that he would have a contest to sustain
for the ascendancy in Pernambuco itself, before he could
proceed to develope his ulterior plans with regard to the
cther provinces to the northward.

The EMPEROR of BRAZIL had ordered the Govern-
ment of the province of Minos Geraes to march forward
3,000 militia, properly equipped and officered, at the
expense of the said province, &c.
Similar orders had been issued to the other provinces,
so that it was expected a large force would soon be col-
lected in the Brazilian capital.
It has already been mentioned, that some dissensions
prevailed at Maranham in the beginning of July.
Letters from that place of the 9th of July, state,
that on the 3d, the governing Junta notified to
the British Consul, Mr. HICSEZTH, that a body of
troops was advancing against the city for the avowed
purpose of changing the form of the Government. At
the same time Mr.H eastern had received, indirectly, as-
surances from the leaders of the hostile party,that the per-
, sons and property of British subjects should be strictly re-.,

spected,sthich assurances were officially confirmed on the
sth, by documents signed by the leaders, or as they style
themselves, 4, The Junta of the Expeditionary Commis-
sion." On receiving the first iutithation from the Govern.
ment, Mr. Hawn-if addressed a circular to the English
merchants at Maranham, leaving it to them to consider
whether steps should be taken to convene a meeting, but
we do not find it stated that any meeting did take place.
It is therefore probable, that the assurances of protec-
tion which Mr. HESIERTII had received were deemed
satisfactory.