Star.
London, England, 1820-09-28 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.'

Affairs in Portugal seem to be thawing 'to a
crisis ; nor will it be long till the strength and re-
sources of the old Government are put to the test.
The nature of the Assembly to. which the Regency
ish to give the appellation of the Cortes, w ill be
seen from their Circular, dated the 9th instant, given
in our columns. They are to be convened precisely
in the same manner in which the old Court used to
convoke them when any oppressive measure was to•
be carried, of which the KING would riqt bear the
odium. The Revolutionists will not be taken by
surprise: indeed their previous Decrees 'hewed their
determination to have something solid, and not the
mere mockery and shadow of the Assembly of Re-
presentatives for the Nation. The Address of Colonel
SEPULVEDA, to the inhabitants of Beira, in the name
of the New Government, speaks of the Regency, as
" the Ex-Governors of Lisbon," in terms which shew
pretty plainly the determination of the Revolutionists
to terminate the vassalage of Portugal to the Go.
•ernment of the Brazils ; to which, ever since the
emigration of the Royal Family and the Court, the
taxes and. wealth of the parent country has been re-
gularly transmitted. Nor is this the only grievance
of which the Portuguese complain in loud terms:—
large bodies of men, who had fought their country's
battles, and expected to rejoin their families, after
beating and expelling their enemies from their soil,
were themselves shipped off from the same soil to an
unhealthy climate, to support the whims of ambitious
Ministers in another hemisphere. The Brazils--" the
region of gold and diamonds"—has nearly absorbed
die whole circulating medium of the mother country.
•Thelve.regular regiments have already hoisted the

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otinstinttionsilltandard, and the cause, though In oo
-very short a time, has been joined by a large portion
of the rank and talent the country possesses. parti-
sans are gained as fast as the exhilarating voids. of
freedom can be beard. The people and soldiers do

not declare singly, but in wilds prcirinces and regi-
ments. The new Government and military, pledged_
to the cause, have set out for Lisbon, as will be more
particularly seen by the subjoined extracts; 4ud they
do not fear opposition, because they are sensible that
the people are with them. We have, therefore, good
reasons for hoping that all will yet be accomplished
without bloodshed.
PRIVATE LETTER.
" OPORTO, SEPTEMBER 9.
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" We are without a post from m Lisbon, and at
length the Regency there has issued a Proclamation,
declaring their intention of convoking the Cortes;
but itis to deceive and amuse the people, and in the
meantime they art sending seiret.oiders to General
Vittoria, of the Pro Vince of Beira, to march on
Oporto ; the Officers who were thdbearprs of these
orders were intercepted, and Vittoria is already with-
out soldiers, and has even fled, the Regiments he had
with him having deserted entire; a circumstance
which never occurred till.the present epoch.
gi SEPTEMBER 13.--You will receive by this con-
veyance the Diarios NO. 5 to 9, also two Proclama-
tions ; the short one from Government taking leave
of the inhabitants of Oporto, you will find to be ex-
tremely well written. On Saturday night, a fire
broke out at the Imprenca (printing office), at St.
Eloyo, which in two or three hours consumed that
house to the ground, and two more adjoining it; in
consequence we shall again be without Newspapers
for some days. Yesterday and the day before, all
the troops of the line left this place, on their march
towards Lisbon, say the 6th, 11th, and 19th, and the
9th Riflemen, the 10th Vianna, ath Guimaraens, 21st
Valencia, and 3d Braga, after marching towards
Villa Real, are also by this time near Coimbra ; some
parks of Artillery went also from hence. To-day
some Cavalry is expected from Chaves, to accom-
pany the Supreme Junta, who take their departure
to-morrow morning; a large force is already col-
lected at Coimbra. I suppose a general march will
take place from Coimbra towards Lisbon, imme-
diately that the Army is joined by the Junta. GOB
go with them, and may the business be settled with-
out bloodshed ; indeed, the idea is dreadful if a shot
is fired, when we consider the consequences of a civil
war. Subjoined is a statement of forces marching
on Lisbon:

" FIRST ARMT.

" 'First Commander, Cal;reira ;iecOnd ditto, Sepulveda; In-
fantry, No. 6, 11, 18, and ; Cavalry, part of Nos. 6 and 9;
Riflemen, No. 6,9, 10, and 11 ;- Artillery, pan of No. 4; Mili-
tia of the District.

" sgcoNn A11(1.

" First Commander, Gaspard Teixeira ; Second ditto, Lacerda,
(Field 3farshalb); rufintry, 3,9, 12, 21, 23, and 24; Cavalry,
part of 2,6, and 12 • Riflemen, 7,8, and 12 ; Artillery, part of
No. 4 ; Militia of lieira."