Star.
London, England, 1826-12-22 00:00:00

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The public papers will have informed you of the ag-
gression made on the country by-Spain, by providing
tie Portuguese rebels with arms and horses, and allow-
Mg them them to return organised as an army to plunder
the toss ns on the frontiers. We are in hourly expectation
of the Silveiras (the Marquis of Chaves and his uncles)
appearing at the Pass of Amarante, with about %MO,
regular troops and armed peasantry, led on with the
promise of sacking that city, as they have done Bra:
genic The troops are so few that they tan only occupy,
the fortresses, excepting a few battalions of the militia,
and these are not much to bedependedupon. Silveira's
Iproclainatiou is ridiculed by the partisans of all parties,
and he would not hire ventured on. such a desperate
game without the promise of a safe refuge in the arms
of Ferdinand. He is plentifully supplied with money from.
somewhere.snd has bribed the soldiers who hate joined
him at an exorbitant rate. It is probable that the whole
funds of the Apostolic Junta are placed at his disposal.
With this, and the saint-like reputation he holds among
th • poor superstitious wretches of Tras-os-Montes, he
will do a great deal of mischief; and should he arrive
at Amaral to before any reinforcements arrive, we shall
all be considering about our personal safety. For my
own part, I have no great wish to encounter a horde of
hall civilized wretches, Who, excited by a love of religion,
and a rove. of plunder, are coming with the 'rebels, to
satisfy both these holy wishes among the Constitution-
alists.of Oporto fi hope, however, they will be attacked
before they reach Amirante. This city is as quiet as if
there Was nothing the matter. Although the conspiracy
was known nearly two months since, and the most
urgent petitions were sent to the Governtnebt for
Such measures and means as the exigency required,
no notice was taken .of them. There was some
traitor in she Ministry, who had the power of coon-
tes acting the representations that the Gores nor: of
ci y and provinie were daily • 'tusking, until at
last the heads of the conspiracy were requested to pre-
sent themehes in Lisbon, which was the signal for their
running to Spain, and for the advance of the rebels from
Castile, where they had been recognized. lam inform.
ed that while some troops entered Bragania, Antonio de
Silveira was at the town of Verity (in Galicia); with a
force ready to fall on Chaves, in case the troops had left
it to cover Braganza. Now this man, who is the richest
of all the family,. need not have implicated himself in a
rebellion, having been at Rome and in Spain during
the last changes. The estates of the otheri having been
confiscated, the family is absolutely ruined, unless they
should succeed. This circumstance, and other similar
ones, convince•sne that this is a movement of more con-
sequence than it appears ; that the Court of Spain, and
perhaps Fiance, is at the bottom of it. Should England
assist Portugal with troops, a war would perhaps ensue,
that would end in the partition of Spain, anevent I
should rejoice to see. Such a nuisance as the Court of
Ferdivand ought not to be tolerated.
.The private letters from Lisbon represent business as
completely' suspended, in consequence of, the military
movements in the country, and speak of the intense
anxiety' that eXists as to the result of thine movements,
and the arrival of the British troops.
A declaratio,issued by Dom Miguel, against the use
made of his name ay the Portuguese, insurgents, which
was lately mentioned in the agerseine Zeitung as a'
matter of surmise, is spoken of in the A'uremberg Con-
respoudsat, receiied yesterday morning to the 14th inst.

From the report of the proceedings of the Chamber
Of Depot* on the 7th inst. we find that notice was on
that day given of the resignation of Some of the-Ministers.
Tife' first cbmmunication is. in the folldwing, terms:
.Senhor Secretary Costa read a letter kom Senhor
Barrio do .11obral, Deputy, in which he informed the
Chamber that tier Royal Highness had, in the name of
fthe King. been isleased to accept the resignation of his
ofSE.e of Minister of Finante, and that it being necessary
to put in order the papers appertaining to.his depart-
/0014i he could net on that account attend the Chamber
for two or three days. .
Afterwards, the same Secretary announced the receipt
of letters from Senhor Vrancisco de Almeida, and Sen-
hot. Francisco blame' Trigoso de Aragao Moraro, Mi-
nister of Foreign Affairs, stating in nearly the same terms,
that the Princess Regent had accepted their resignations.
The Committee appointed to examine the pi ()posi-
tion of theliovernment of the 20th of last month, in•
chiding the, deliberation of the Council of FinanCe, on
the petitions of certain merchants praying for a reduc-
tion of import duties on rice imported from Asia,
repotted, that rice as an article of tirst necessity, was
Always exempt' from duties, hut that imperious mo-1
dies had induCed the •Governor• ot to impose those'
tnow.paid by, the AlVaris of the.l4ili of October; 1823.
Use dommittea were of opinion that :circumstances+
fiasfiirg 4iillit that time entirely ch.Mietle the provisions'