Star.
London, England, 1826-12-16 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, Ormuz& 15.

A schooner arrived here last evening, in eight days
from Oporto, bringing several female passengers, who
had hurried away from Oporto in consequence of the
rebel army being within one day's march, and advancing
with all possible speed upon the town, ravaging the
country, and committing every act of atrocity which
would make human name shudder. The iuhabitants

of Oporto were in the greatest stifle of alarm, as there
bias nothing to prevent the rebels making an easy prey
of the place, which it was thought would be bUtaed, as
well as many ships that were lying in the river, unable
to make their escape owing to the state of the bar, the
surf running so high, This schooner fortunately had
anchored outside.

It is generally thought in Pot tugal that France is
acting behind the curtain, as Spain has actually de•
clared war against the Portuguese, and is receiving the
prisoners made by the rebels. Gen. VA LDES, together
with many of his atmy, has fallen into their hands, and
has been sent into Spain. The rebels are increasing in
their numbers every.step—all the peasants, and lower
orders of the people, are joining their banners. It is
feared that all the mischief will be done before our
troops arrive, as they have so much the start of u-.
We are sorry to hear that the GALATEA, which
sailed on Sunday, is only just clear of the Needles, she
having failed in three attempts to put to sea, in conse-
quence of having the PLUMPER, a miserably sailing
brig, under her orders: however, the wind is nnw come
round to the East, which will soon clear them of the
Channel. No doubt her destination is Oporto.
The schooner brought home accounts that the Royal
George steamer was lying in the Tagus, having had an
accident with one of her boilers—consequently unable
to proceed on her voyage.
All is life and hustle at this place, and the greatest
activity is shewn by every department under Govern.
ment. The sailors on board the different ships have
worked to ten o'clock at night, and now the guard-
ships are quite ready, only waiting the arrival of the
troops, to put to sea.

The MELvit.te is expected to go out of harbour to-
morrow; blie would have gone to day, but the wind

was too scant.

The 4th Regiment was reviewed yesterday by S r
JAMES LYONS. The men appeared in high spirits, and
embarked to-day on hoard the ROMNEY and PYRAMUS.
Several regiments ate expected to arrive to•morrow
morning, and embark immediately.
Sit GRORGE EYRE struck his fl ig in the VELLESLEY,
and Sir THOMAS HARDY hoisted his fl and takes the
comm.ind of this expedition to Lisbon.

After writing the above, we have learned, that an
Esprsss has reached the City from Paris, bringing po-
sitive assurances not only of ti e friendly disposition of
the Court of the Thuilleries towards ours, but of
its determination to back by the strongest remonstrances,'
the demonstrations now making by this country.—
We are assured, upon. the same authority, that the King
of SPAIN has renewed the protestations he made before
to the British Ambassador, of hi, desire to make every
reparation in his power for the outrage that has been
committed, without his authority, though in his name,
against Portugal. We only hope that this intelligence
may prove true, as well as another piece of information,
which has reached us through the .same channel, than
which none can be more resp• ctable. It states that the
British trooi s who were ordered from Gibraltar to Lis-
bon have reached Oporto, their destination having been
countermanded on their air:val at the mouth of the
Tagus, in consequence of their services being more
urgently required at one place than at the other.

We have received this morning, by Express, the Par is
Morning Papers of Thursday, and the Eloile of yester-
day, but at so late an hour, that we have only time
to glance at their contents. The latter contains
accounts from Lisbon,received through an extraordinary
channel, of as late a date as the St h instant, but their
contents have been anticipated by the last direct arrival
from Lisbon. The ttoile iisvlf is extremely reserved on
the subject of Portugal, and carefully abstains from
every observation by which it could convey either
praise or censure of the invasion of that country. We
hope this reserve is not indicative of indecision on
the part of the Cabinet of which that Paper is the organ ;
whilst it is but just to add, that there is no proof of it in
the Papers before us. Besides, the French funds are
pacific, the slight depression they have sustained, being
rather favour'ble than otherwise to the continuance
of recce. •
These Papers confirm the death of the Marquis of Hamm&

We have received this morning the Allgenreine Zeitung
to the 9th inst. It contains a most important article under
the head of Napnli di Romania, dated the 13th October.
It states that an English vessel had arrived there the
day before from Constantinople, bringing a letter to the
Committee of the National Assembly, from Mr.STRAT•
FORD CANNING, the British Ambassador to the Porte,
in which he informs the Committee, that he has received
instruttions to commence immediate negotiations ith
'the Ottoman Government, t"r terminating the war be-
tween that Power and the Greeks. The following is'
the manner in which Mr. CANNING announces this in-
teresting subject:
" He has received the expected instructions respecting the ar-
rangement of the differences between Greece and the Porte, and
positive orders to make proposals to the Turkish Ministry, founded
on the demands of the Greeks. That the negotiations between
Russia and the Porte must be ended by the 7th October ; and that
he (Mr. Canning) would immediately inform the Committee of the
result; and that in case of an amicable termination of these nego.
ciations, the Russian Ambassador would come immediately from
Altermann to Constantinople, in order to terminate as soon as pos-
sible the affairs of the Greeks." (The letter is said to be sigard,)
" Your friend and servant,
" STRATFORD CANNING."
We have this morning received advices from Guya•
quil to the end of August. Business was in a dreadful state there,
and no inducement offered for shipping. The Market was over-
stocked with British matiufactures, and sales were offered at a very
small advance on the original price. Large quantities of German
goods bad been brought into the Market. but they were generally
unsaleable. The Custom-house dudes were 17 per cent. on linen
and cotton goods.

We have also received advices from Rio Janeiro, by
which we learn that commerce there was in a most stagnant state,
with the exception of the Slave Trade, which was proceeding with
the greatest activity, and it was calculated that fifty thousand slaves
were annually imported ; and as .this infamous traffic was by the
Government exclusively confined to the Brazilians and Portuguese,
most enormous profit was reaped.