Star.
London, England, 1828-03-20 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORREsPONDENCE.

LISBON, Make,* 12.
The steamer George the Fourth, that was to sail for
England on the morning of the iSth, goes off abruptly,
it is supposed, at Sir Frederick Lamb's oesire. His
Excaleiicy has also bent an extraordinary messenger
yesterday with his dispatches through Spain. What is
going on here justifies fully extreme anxiety. Things
cannot go worse than they do. Nuw, all dissimula-
lion, all decency, is laid aside by Dan Miguel, his
mother, and their party, who act openly •against all
his engagements, and particularly against Don Pedro's
sovereignty and the Charter. Having tried, in vain, to
raise the lower order of this population, or to excite a
mutiny among the troops against the institutions, and
to vengeance against the Liberals, they have begun to
take away from the regiments of this garrison their
worthy Colonels, leaving yet two unmolested, be-
cause their soldiers are particularly attached to
them ; and it was thought necessary to disorganize
previously the other corps. The commands of those
regiments are given, with promotion, to officers who
opposed openly the Charter, and who were actors under
Don Miguel in the conspiracy of the 30th cf April.
1824. The commands of the provinces are likewise
taken from Counts Villa Flor, d'Alva, and other esti-
mable Generals or Noblemen, and given to Generals all
in the same faction. The new Commanders were all
decided rebels against the deceased King. They are
now the enemies of Don Pedro, and fanatical instru-
ments of the old Queen. As 1 stated to you, Don Mi-
guel refused to assist at the review of the English troops
on Saturday last : and yesterday, as some flat-boats
were necessary to embark the horses of the English hap
sars, these boats were denied by the arsenal, under pre-
tence that they were not ready. All this is done to show
contempt of the English nation. It is done by the ac-
tual Government, in imitation of Don Miguel and his

Yesterday Don Miguel went to assist at a Te Deans
and sermon, in cele'fration of his return, in the chutch
of St. Antony, at the Senado's disease, though be re-
fused to assist on the preceding day at the service in
memory of his father (it beolg the anniversary of his
death), imitating, in this. way, a e atrocious hatred of
his mother towards her deceased husband. •As became
out of the church of S . Antony, and wasgetting iatohis
carriage, his own outriders, close to him, were calling
out to the troops and people collected round, to cry Out
Viva Don Miguel the First, Absolute King of Portu-
gal." Only a few wretches answered; but in generalthe
greatest silence and indignation prevailed among all the
spectators and among the troops. Nothing can •be
compared to the judicious prudence and dipnity mani-
fested by this numerous population, and especially by
the troops, since the arrival of the new Regent, and ibis
is what excites his rage and his mother's fury. The
resolution ad.tpted by Sir Frederick 'Lamb. of sending
back the money which had arrived from• Mr. Rothschild
on account of the loan he contracted with D nt Miguel,
has given general satisfaction. He is praised and blessed
for ►t try every one; indeed, these has not been for a
great while (1 mean since the art ivat here of the English
troops, w hicit we owe,' in a great me .sure to the excel•
lent SA Wm. A'Couri) a fact mot e l ono it able to British
conduct. Every one is quite reconciled with Sir Frede-
rick Lamb, reserving, notwithst anding, the deep sietzdade
and gratitude to which his predecessor, Lord Heytes-
bury, has so much right from this nation. It is to the
disapprobation of Sir Frederick to all the infamies
practised by the new Regent and his Government, that
we owe the hope and confidence of some remedy to the
awful evils and disasters winch threaten us; and in
every Bs itish officer and soldier that is now about leaving
us, we are sure to have an honest and indignant witness
to testify to the English nation our sufferings. We
are now fully justified tor that want of confidence
which kept many people in the back groom', a•though
heartily devoted to the new institutions; but time has
shown what we had to expect trom a •de.noralizing
Court, and especially from the influence of the
Queen. We deserve credit for our judgment in hot
having txposed ourselves more than we have done.
Is it not even astonishing that so muli energy was
shown to throw the Marquis tit Chaves and his
band out of the country. ss hen it is now demonstrated
that Don Miguel from Vienna encouraged the rebels,
while his mother, assisted by Ferditiatid arid the residents
of Foreign Powers, was intiiguing and contaminating
the whole country by the coutessionai and our wanton
Magistrates ? But !tow all comes to light, by he
boas ing impudence of the Apostolic psrtisans of uespo-
(ism ; now we hear them say that D Miguel not Only
encouraged, but ditected the rebellion from Vienna--
that he sent them messengers—that at a moment to
encou, age them to the last, he wanted to send them his
own confident and private Chamberlain Jure de Mello,
the only one that he has kept to his side since his
atrisat here, besides his surgeon. Now we know
that it was at Paris that he was duly instructed in
the system he was to follow, and the blind obedience
he was to have for all the dictates of his mother—that
all that bad already been massaged by the eavillon
Alaisan and the Jesuits uith the old Queen, was fully
exousei to him.

Whit Count da Taipa raid openly in tl.e House of
Peels the otthr day is realizing; ad personi who can
afford to go abroad are preparing to leave the country,
and pet sons of all classes, ti oar Peers to ohm:we artisans,
and esi.ecially those that have taken an open part in fa-
vour of the charter. 1 am even tioli that several having
applied to S►r Fiedetick Lamb Icr advice, he most d.-
cidedly told them that he was of opinion that they were
right in getting nut of the way, for he saw no safety,
ione could he much less answer for any under actual
circumstances; and consequently every one who can is
packing up, fur the least that can happen is anon er
civil war, in which the greatest atrocities must be com-
mitted, it your Governme.it does not put an immediate
check to our calamities. Your troops are embarking;
and it is genet ally said that all the 11 et, with the ex-
ception of the higate ramus, will sail w ith the troops
on Sunday next, the 16th instant, not to sanction, by
their presence, all these atrocities. But would it not be
noble and manly to prevent them ? Five thousand men
of the finest troops in the world, as yours are, supported
by our whole population, and most of our garrison, and
seven sail of the line, are double the tot ce necessary to
dictate dignity and moderation to some dozens of
wretches, headed by an old desperate woman.

As matte's are, we are tearful ot Ferdinand pouring
upon us part of his troops haute yours can be sent to
us again. This keeps us all in doubt and amety. It
is a tact that orders have been sent to the Marquis of
Chaves to come to Portugal with all his troops of vaga-
bonds armed and in regular military order.
Yesterday wherever the Regent payed by the troops,
the bands played Don Pedro's national hymn, and all
the bells played the same, but orders wete given to stop
it, and not to play it again !

FROM THE LISBON GAZETTE.

66 EZCEETAIES OF sTATE's OFFICE, WAR DEPARTMENT,

MARCH 11, 1828.

" By Royal warrant, dated loth March, 11+28.
" Superseded in the Government of the Forces 4.f the
kingdom of Algarve, the Brigadier Conde &Alva.
" Superseded in the Government of the Forces i f
Beira-Baiza, the Brigadier Joao da.Silveiro da Lacerda.
" Superseded in the Government of theForcesßeorftvleiet
province of Tras-os-Montes, culonel, with the
rank of Biigadier, the Marques de Valenca.
" Superseded in the Government of the Forces of the
province of Minho, Colonel, with the Brevet rank ut
Brigadier, Conde do Lumiares.
" Superseded in the Government of the Forces of the
Oporto district, the Lieut. General Thomas W. Stubbs.
di Appointed to the Government of the Forces at
Beira.paixa, the Major General Visconde de St. Joao
/la Pesqueira.
" Appointed to the Government of the Forces of Beira
Alta, Lieutenant General Agostinho Luiz da Fonseca.
46 Appointed to the Government of the Forces of the
province of Tras-os-Monies, Lieutenant General Vis-
conde do Pea° da Regoa.
" Appointed to the Government of the Forces of the
province of Minho, Lieutenant General Antonia Hy-
polito Costa.
" Appointed to the Government of the Forces of the
Oporto district. Major General Gabriel Antonio Franco
de Castro. (Signed) " Conde do 111 P.t I DO."