Star.
London, England, 1824-10-06 00:00:00

LISBON, SEPTEMBER 22.

As soon as the news of the death of his Most. Chri-
stian Majtsty was known in Lisbon, the King sent the
Marquis de Palmella to his Excellency the French Am-
bassador, to express the participation of his Most Faith-
ful Majesty in an event which fills France and Europe
with mourning. A Sovereign, whose only wish is the
happiness of his people, could not but manifest his re-
gret at the loss of a King who descends into the
tomb amidst the blessings and tears of his 'objects.
AVe can say that Louis XVIII. in his last moments,
turned his thoughts towards' Lisbon, and expressed, in
:he most affectionate terms, the regard he possessed for
is Most Faithful Majesty, and the wishes he formed for
happiness.
SEPT. 24.—T0-day, at two o'clock, Sir W. A'Court,

,isibassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
am his Britannic Majesty, arrived here with his suite.
lis Excellency landed at the Crsesdo Sodre, where some
the Royal cai riages waited for him, in one of which
•*as the Conde de Carvalhacs, who accompanied him to
his Hotel. At four o'clock his Excellency, with blr.

Forbes, his Secretaiy, paid hit- first visit to the Marquis
de PAlmella, and soon after the Marquis paid his visits
in the usual form.
The official dispatches from Colonel SUTHERLAND,
in a preceding column, to which we refer, shew that the
defeat of the Ashantees has been complete, and furnish
another proof of British bravery. The Ashantees, com-
manded by the new King (whose brother died since
the commencement of hostilities), had become very con-
fident, and thought of nothing less than completely
driving us out of the country. As soon as the King
had completed his preparations, he sent a Fetish boy (a
sanctified individual amongst these barbarians) to an-
nounce his determination of expelling the English
wholly from the country, informing them in hiv mes-
sage, that " if the walls of Cape Coast Castle were not
high enough, to build them higher, and if they were not
sufficiently furnished with cannon, to land those be-
longing to the ships of war; but that ail could not prevent
his throwing the whole into the sea r--The result,
however, proved otherwise; and although our force
in regulars only consisted of 285, and 118 militia, yet,
aided by 4,650 unorganized men, we defeated 16,000
well-disciplined Ashantees. Our sable allies went very
reluctantly to the contest; but, " although daily driven
out of town to their posts at the point of the bayonet,'
fought fur four hours with great courage. After thi►
defeat the Ashantees retired ; and it is probable their
army would disperse entirely, several bodies having
disbanded themselves in their retreat.

Private letters from Pans indulge in various specu-
lationlvas to the power of M. de Vu.azte, which M. de Qunon.
DRIAND has, with the utmost promptitude. as Pr. Prolie says,
assailed in the Journal des Ain's, the moment the Censorship was
removed. M. de Vitiate is, however, a clever man, and a good
tactician ; and as he has bad a good probatiunship under CHAILLICS
X. who has been virtually Kum for some months, it is natural to
suppose that he employed the time to strengthen his influence.—
One change, however, we believe is in contemplation, that of i,iving
the Presidency of the Council of Mhiisters to the Dacron!, who
now regularly attends its conferences. This alteration may be made
without any disparagement to M. de Vi .etc. ,

In another column we have given an extraordinary
document, to which we have before alluded—a command from
the Superintendent-General of Police in Spain, to exterminate every
partisan of the Constitutional Go►ernment ! It is impossible such
a system tan Last.