Star.
London, England, 1827-02-08 00:00:00

DIADRID, Jaw. 27.—(8r Roman)

The defeat of the Portuguese insurgents in the three
provinces of Minho, de Beira, and Tras-os-Montes—
but those who came from the two latter provinces have
returned into Portugal, some at Hinojosu, and the
others at Freizenada—and though it is probable that
those of Minho have also returned, this is not yet as-
certained.

Those from Beira and Tras-os-Montes have repassed
the Duerro without experiencing the least opposition on
the part of our Government; and they have even found
means to provide themselves in Spain with arms, in
place of those they threw away in their flight. Lt is
moreover certain, that on the 12th instant, the day on
which the defeat of the insurgents was known here, con-
siderable sums, estimated at eight millions of reals,were
transmitted towards the frontiers, where the refugees
were, and for the purpose, it is said, of enabling them
to make another attempt. The dismissal and trial of
Longs, Freyre, and Llorente, is only a scheme con-
certed beforehand, which has deceived neither Mr.
Lamb nor M. Lima, who have demanded of M. Salmon
how it happened, that while the movements of the in-
surgents in Portugal were so arranged as to leave no
doubt as to the points where they would enter Spain,
the Spanish Government had allowed those points to bel
destitute of troops, and had collected them in masses,
as at Talaveyra and its neighbourhood, where they
were quite useless?
Though M. Salmon hastened to write an ofEcial
Note to Mr. Lamb, to inform him of the dismissal and
trial of General Longa, and though he dispatched a
courier to order M. de Casa Flores to make a similar
communication to the Portuguese Regency, yet Mr.,
Lamb and M. Lima have written to their respective
Governments. Mr. Lamb's courier set out on the 23d.,

General Longa, who was temporarily superseded by
General Parthouz Muzica, has now been definitely'
superseded in his command by General Mone, who
lately commanded under General Laserna.
A Spanish Priest has collected a band of 150 men and
40 horses, with which he has passed the Minho for
Orenze, but he had hardly entered the Portuguese ter-
ritory when his band was defeated and dispersed, be
was taken, and, it is said, shot on the spot.
Such an alteration has taken place in public opinion,
that a change in our system of Government is publicly
spoken of, without the police taking notice of it.
A dispatch from General Aymeric, Governor of
Cadiz, announced that a regiment at Ceuta, destined
for the Canary Islands, has manifested an intention of
proclaiming the Constitution, and that it is necessary
the Government should take some precautions against.
this regiment.
The Bishop a Segovia, one of the most terrible per-
secutors of all the Priests who shewed themselves favor-
able to the Constitution, and who, on this account, bar-
ricaded his room every evening, has been found dead
in his bed, without the least indication of the means by
which he was assassinated.

/ROY TllllO AAAAA DUI/WM 01 0101 DAY•
PARIS, Primulas, 4.
The Journal de Perpignan, of the 27th last January,
contains a Decree of the Mayor of that city, which we
transcribe literally, marking, however, certain passages,
which, under all circumstances, appears to us inexpli-
cable. It seems to us that he has aHowed his seal to
betray him beyond the bounds of his duty, whatever
measures he might have been aushori•ed to adopt to
prevent a meeting which could become inConvenient on
a mournful anniversary. Whatever might have become
necessary on the 21st January, surely there could be
no rccasion for the interdiot of public amusements, dur-
ing the whole of a pl,rrod devoted, by immemorial
u•age, to innocent pleastues. Can the air of the Inqui-
anion have already passed the Pyrenees. The following
is the petite:
" We, the Baron Deprea, Ancient Magistrate, Knight of the
Legion of honour, Mayor of the City of Perpignan, considering
that it has come to our knowledge that there was preparing for
this slay a scandalous scene rending to non into ridicule the prac-
tice of our holy religion; that it is our duty to present such
abwni-
nablc rseessa, which we fulfil with the greatest promptitude and