Star.
London, England, 1829-03-16 00:00:00

TERCEIRA, FEBRUARY 19.

We have been very near having a misunderstanding
between the Government and the British ship of war

cruising off the island. It seems that on Saturday last
his Majesty's ship Pallas came close into Angra, and
sent an officer on shure to request water and fresh pro-
Vision,, which the Governor roused altogether. The tact
is, that he is at a loss to construe the circumstance of

One ships of war cruising off the island, to prevent
the landing of troops from Piy mouth, in any other
way than as a declaration in favour of Don Miguel and

he therefore retracted his former permission, and sent
an order to the guard to refuse every thing ilia
might be asked for; which order was executed so

faithlully and literally that the people in the mar.
km were actually pierented from belling an egg, or

even an orange, to the boat's crew. The Pallas imme-
diately made sail to join the other ships ; but the fol-
lowing morning ►he returned, in company with th•
Shannon and Itauset, and all three anchored opposite

the tuns). as close in 4s. ships of that size can •enture.—

It is difficult to describe the constetnation which this

proceeding excited among the people bete, many of
whom seemed to imagine that they were about to bom-
bard the town. I *oppose lb* Governor himself parte-
ipated in swim of these fears; for, before the ships had
well come to anchor, he sent a messenger on board
the Shannon, to explain away the meaning of his
ruder of the preceding day, which he said was en-
lately a mistake, and at the same time to offer them
-every facility in watering their ships, and supplying
diem with any thing they atruil in need of. This being
the first time the Shannon has been in lice, she fired a
salute, which was ir wiled from the principal battery,
and so the fears of the people were quieted; but still.
we cannot but agree with the Governor, in thinking the•
blockading of the island by the British men of war
against the friends of Don Pedto and the young Queen
as the most extraordinary sort I f neutrality we have
ever heard of.
Amidst all this excitement and all these " rumours
of wars," we mention with pleasure one circumstance
which has afforded great satisfaction to English resi•
dents on the island. which is, that ou Sunday last the
Chaplain of the Pallas (having previously sent notice of
his intention through the Vice Cun,u•) came on shore,
an t, et the house of one of the principal inhabitants,
baptised all the Protestant children. The ceremony was
Amsted by all the English resident:, sevrral of the
Portuguese. and some of the officers from the British
ships. The American Consul was also present. This
was the Gist opportunity that has occurred for very
ninny years for such a ceremony; it cou.equently excited
great interest, and will long be remembered with great
satisfaction.
The vsisid shifting to the southward, the British ships
'sere obliged P get under weigh, and to stand off the
'hole, on Suoday night, without having completed their
watering ; but we regret to soy that there was a scuffle
between the Portuguese guard and the Capt tin and
boat's crew of .the Pallas..t the watering-place, which
miginated? as far as we can make it out, in some nos-
APPlchenSun of their orders. It appears that the Cap-
tain of the Pallas was so anxious Vi complete the water-
tag of his ship with the least possible delay, that I.e
took advantage of the bright moon to send his periple
on shore at night, intending to go on watering all night,
going hisnirlf in the first boat; but the Portuguese
sentries. nut having heard of his intention, and being
unaccustomed to that sort of activity, attacked him and
Isis boat's crew as soon as they landed; and, although
they were altogether unarmed, made a charge with their
haYeasts altett end drove them back again into their
boat. 'l'b Colgan' tried to keep the soldiers at bay till
the Midshipmen aedseamen were all in the boat, whom
he ordered to shove off, and then jumped into the
*awl end swear to thin,. but not before he had
received serval blows and one or two thrusts from
• bayonet, which, however, we understand, from
the Vice-Consul, did not pierce the skin; and we
have sincere satisfaction in staging, from the same
atithorityt that the iPty he received from the blows
wee very trifling. Governor, on hearing the
ciratinsatanees, behaved in a very proper manner, offer-
ing to punish the soldiers (seven so number) with the
wawa *verity. The Amnon came in yesterday. and
pink ne beard flesh provisions; end today the Pallas
has returned to complete her watering. The Captain
has vice recovered from the effect of his bruises, and,
no gnderstaed, has desired thatthe Portuguese soldiers
awry PS4 be punished, because they were acting under a
mistake. That seven armed men should so violently
attack the same number unarmed is quite consistent
with the Ponagosse ebtirncter, and therefore not to be
• ondeved at.