Star.
London, England, 1827-03-15 00:00:00

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Is season to that w►ile, under Oircannaininna. the 011iiitSri
operations of the ,►largtu. d'Angeja and the Count de Villa Fior
are eoliths:fed no a just principle, the latter Is trammeled, by for-
bearance, from the emerre of Chaves, what in his power, under
the apprehension if consequent convulsions being powerfully
created by Ins adherents His fall io action would be a cliff:rent
thing ; though that would not be death to !brit hopes while the,
inveterate Marquesa amf Mantes Alegre remalited. So that it may
bit safely ailed, what can British troops do beyond looking on ?
anima, indeed, they had been enabled to detach a suasaent•forco
all She svay to Brazens& to protect Mr. Ashworth's estabbohinest,
m4.4,4'110 them•rdves against the consequences in the province of
Traa•os-biontes!
toter is evidently,•from the ancient mad Influence of Chaves in
the country, great diaculty in obtaining forage, &c. for the
present email. British force; and, extensive as. the Contelkeettet
already appears. it is certainly necessary to be more so, and that
some more efficient plan. as Matti to the country, be adopted fur
procuring it. The force of British reedy money last war was over.
turned by Ftencb power without It; and what French anus did
then directly, can be uow done indirectly by political influence.

It is cot 'egoist.. to advert to oatmeal politics to perceive the
numerous ramifications of this influeuce. None ever willingly I ,se
power ; even those who desire urn to use It unworthily, Mu to
polies it. Hence, though the headed the Porttrgukse Church. the
Patriarch, was the first subject to dim the Charter of liberty, and
now pas es in state through the streets without having to coder
benedictions as be goes, and the friars, Instead se receiving public
homage, mil with the populace quietly and unheeded, satiriled it
treeds must tie, to preserve the essentials left to them, they cannot
be supposed to have forgaten what they possessed. The same with •
the Fildros, unless such as, like the Bake d'Aduvar, 8..r00 Quin.
teller Etc. emulate the British character. The lawyers, a nume-
rous tribe, lose their essentials in every reform of the laws;
o also greatly, the Justices of Peace and petty Ofilcera Those,
wltiatheir dependants spread over the country, are suficknt, for a
long time, to keep alive the ancient feeling, and create impediments
cd every klu4 against whatever la connected with its abrogation.
Another. peculiar instant's has this moment occurred (Friday,
td) of the conciliatory spirt inwards the Governments opposed
to the pressint principles of that of Portugal. Some time lnee there
-arrived in Lisbon 14 foreigners: six of these were-Spaniel* rel epee,
including military Officers. who had received from the Bri-
tah Government mousy to pay for their passage hither
four were Italians (out a Neapolitan private soldier), whose pm. I
sage bad been paid, and means of 'import furnished, by the Cone
• mates of the hubecriptiota for the Relief or prose/lima Foreigmeo
•in the City of Landon. The remaining two were natives of 1
Netherlands a respectable young man, who had been in Pee.
tugsl be ore, sad acquired the lanausge • sod hi. sister, who hi
lowed his fettunet. 01 the two French ()deers, one was nephew .41
the most distinguished Freisa General taltiomtity opposed to Henn.
parte. It woo.il be, perhaps, injurious to them to motion tb.
oanses of any at present, or .the serv•eee in which they have been
employed. These have all remained inapariaasiy in Lisbon, or km
vicinity (one of the Preuchmen was even • nj toyed by the Arltn:ual
on board has flag-ship), up to this moment, when the Polka
his am/drill). order. 4 the whole to quit Po; tukil. 'file reason has,
been asked in vein; nothing c•n be Ott biped but the Car ref est were
ydoisir (Such is our pleasure) of the old regime. The orjler is prompt ;
the person employed by Lend A. ileauckrk is ordered, throughthe
British Anihavaidor, to he arm on shore forthwith; and U are to
go by the fire" opportunity. They intend applying to their several
Edibaseies,
,but their chief reliance is oa that of Great Bei
&mess is certainly not quite hopekas, but very problematical.
It is odd enough that, on (lie landing at Belem, &ohm' Bruno' a
strefghty important personage, armed with the high authority of
linterintetidunt of Police At the Castle, and vastly like the fattest
or the Bow street 01ficere--fouoil the majority were without pass-
ports, having only the London Aden Bill; not liking possibly to'
lose 11,a00 rea., for he gets $OO (about Zs. td. English) for frown-
ing, stupidly at each, told these moor:unites they must all pass fur
Spaniard., as be ',mull Din affront any of the other G•merunients,
but he did not care tor Spain! As the majority then paroed to.
ly tot Spaniards, probably this has been discovered, and the.
general police will Mit now believe the the real Spoolarils are not
of tie other coodtries. Yet these men—one of thoMeoveved with
wounds, and sonic still bleeding in the sable cause--cameso fislot
in the ranks of Portugal, with an pnikerktuniling,.propiguted Iva
klokWild, that they would obiAtia de, 'Witt *mg.! .Thell• fate
will soon be deteeneht,d. - • • • ,
Newat d•great oonceplons- are now forming 'front • the
tb- • Qtn.."4l 'ts Oforso, and lit ,mOvelnittW. y •