Star.
London, England, 1827-03-31 00:00:00

t• their King sod their anotry : the teak cothl not be doebto,
Lel ; a noble enthislatin belied' the army. ode the troops
Mead each other In patriotism, energy, ad
Ikon of "the seaion, the bad state of the •
iilkeitiee of the ground, the *win* of *Sigler ^kik -
weld check the rapidity of their movensenew
division which had marched from Zstremaduri tacit: esthete*:
Aletntejo, after bating driven hick the vanguard of the nbiat bi
the vicinity of Moutaras, and having overtaken and bates tittle
, rear near Alegrete, proceedid to dislodge them at the point of the
bayonet. from the dilleuk rocks of Combs da Beira, and obliged
them to abandon the strong positions*, Coa, and to fly precipitately
in the greatest confusion and disorder (Fpm the fortress of Alnteida,
into the territory of the neighbouring kingdom. '
At the moment when the division of Moho having penetrated
into the province of Tras.os.Mootes was preparing to clear it of
those wretches, who, in the name of Religion, which they outraged,
!arcked in it only murder, robbery, end anarchy, the beautiful pro-
;lbws of Minho was insulted by their recesses. From that moment
nothing can equal the rapidity of the modems of kis Majesty's troops.
the wildcat of the paws, math, beiditestni their ezemition. The
news of the 'evasion of that prelim* Wei gamely heard, whet
already the columns of the divielpatillbllo.. drawn away from
their ANNUM operatives at the . thitilm4agt carrying them
into eliket, rocketed with the 1101414, into that pew.
wince; 'beady the divitha of Ilitremies.4.4apie search neither the
Door* rter the Tamest could delay, wished frost the mountains of
Beira and joined its oompinions in army antfaitcarly part of that cll-
- as if by enehantment,to tranquillise the minds of the
ithebitages of the eased city of the Kingdent, which the rebels,.
*germ. is the elevation of their plan, or rather acting without
says dared to threaten.
Meantime their *route wa4 complete; the Caved* and the Lima
are witoesses of their disasters; *age. &miles. Fianna, and
rainka, witnessed their coated* and their lamentations; St. Gee-
gorks and Meigaye saw the retains of these unfortunate wretches
fly in the greatest disorder, 'taped from the disasters which they
themselves plotted, and the province which they thooght to reduce,
his, le their own confessions and their continual desertion, the best
proof of their repentance.
Nine pieces of cannon tnd a howitzer, above 000 prisoner% and
a great quantity of baggage take°, are the result of the combats, in
which the invasion of thvebeis was tbe result at various points : 4
howitzers, IS brass field-pieces, 17$ grenades, 400 cartridges with
balls, and 04,010 musket cartridges, which formed their chief depot
in the fortress of Almeida, were abandoned in their precipitate
Highs, to the troops of his Majesty:. Bat in a war of this kind the most
noble and truly glorious result of them is, that, -by the example of
ark loyalty and courage, they have dispelled the Muria which de.
Zeived many isf their brethren in arms, and hive seen them throw
. ihenuelves repentant into the arms of their country,atid submit them-
selves to the clemency of Her Most Serene Highness.
But 'the province of Tras.os.Montes had not ceased to be the
edam and the victim of the fury of some Chiefs, who, renewing
rjk sot eptitims and their falsehoods, succeeded in engaging some
eillizodiethesstitute of every sentiment of subordination, and die.
pied esly a robbery and assassination. These disorderly bands
tionishod like allash of lighteing before the faithful columns which
cathetli.shom ; and having, as a proof of their desperate situation,
listmensil the soil of their coutury with pa it of the arms which she
mitiestid to them fir her defence. were disgracefully stripped at
those they had remaining, by the authority of a foreign country.
Such is the plain and correct statements of the merits of a period
as short as glorious for the loyalty of the troops who have been
NOM to the King, and to the elevation of the true Portage*,
disetecter. Her Most Serene Highness desires it to be published to
"W
Army, that it may serve to the Generals, superior 011eers,'
lebalteros, and privates, as a well deserved testimony of her Royal
illielfeetlasi, and of the national gratitude.

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Her Most Berme Highness bcertain that tkb public testinseoy
will be masa agreeable to the Army. However, ts a farthei proof
of her estboadoo of its services, she thinks it tp order the publica-
tion o the following decrees, in favour of the individuals who have
1 most distinguished Wesselsa in the several actions.

[Here follows a list of promotions, &c. among them are the
Marquis d'Aogeja and the Count de Villa Flor, to be Knights
Grand Cross of the Order of dt. Dimes erdeiro and Brigadier Gen.
Correa de Mello, to be Honorary Grand Crow of the Tower and
Sword.]
The Count de 'nips, who in the most noble manner has fought
as a volunteer in all the actions,and equally distinguished himself by
his bravery and his loyalty, is replaced in the army as Colonel of
Caoldris fro" which Post be had retlyeeted to be discharged.
A Decree, dated 17th March, orders certain persons, (about ten
in number) who have been taken as soldiers, to be discharged as
subjects of his Catholic Majesty.
Mann 20.—The Gamut contains the official statement of the
share doe to the Portuguese army, of prizes made in the Peninsular

war. Tit total amount of the aum rewired, and width is going to
bs dieble4do sellers 79 8‘ BLd.
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In the °Moshe! of Peers, 11414 u a Court of Justice, the
17th March, the eccused and his Counsel being introdaced, the
latter, with the permission of the Chamber, read the defence
of the accused, and twelve documents in his jusdlication.—
,After some dist:ashes the Chamber had a secret sitting from
a quarter-past foar till half-past flee, when the sit,—was again
I7lk. The Chamber proceeded to vote the Presideit, asking each
separately his %liaises to which they are to answer, On my honour '
declare the accused guilty or innccent. Twenty-olne Peers were
ptesent, and the President announced that the accused was pro-
nounced unanimously Not Guilty, and was ordered to be set at U.
berty. The sentence, drawn up in due form, and shoed by the
President and all the Peers present, the accused Maud abriiioPO•
,ifesceffesthes de Irigneired• was called on, and the sentence read
to him.

It is now above a month since we expressed our be-
lief, upon hearing of the visit of Don PEDRO to the
Southern Provinces of his Empire, that it had no con•
nection with any design of infusing by his presence
new vigour into the war against Buenos Ayres, but of
speedily terminating it, preparatory to his return to
Portugal, which, in the present state of her affairs,
closely as they are connected with those of a neigh-
bouring kingdom, must have attractions of an almost
irresistible character, for a Prince of so liberal, enter-
prising, and active a character as the present Em-
peror of BRAZIL. We now find that the same opi-
nion is expressed with the utmost confidence in se-
veral of the letters brought yesterday by the Brazil
Mail, with this essential difference, however, that they
speak of the conclusion of hostilities, not as a probable
event, but as an occurrence,which, if it had not actually
taken place, was then looked upon as certain. They
alsls,:ealt in the most confident terms of the Emperor
setting out speedily for Portugal, for which the attempt
of as execrable faction to overturn the institutions he
had conferred upon that country, afforded him an as-
cellent pretext. The indignation he must, have expo
riencel, at hearing that it was intended toirustra e his
generous intentions, and I.ii desire to crush the authors
ii so insolent a design, would no doubt adJ a powerful
weight to any oilier considerations; which might have.