Star.
London, England, 1829-09-26 00:00:00

preparing his. explanations : •
EXTRACT FROM THE AGENTS AT LISBON, DATRD,

SITTIeMBER 12.

" The English schooner Vine, was brought in here yes-
terday from St: Michael's, under Portuguese colours, i•
prize to the squadron blockading Terceira ; and also the
English brig Briton, under the British Sag, with a Por-
tuguese Commander and crew on board. The Diana
frigate, arrived from St. Michael's, brings the crew of
the American ship Galatea, captured off Terceira, lately
brought into this port : they are all heavily ironed."
We have made it our business to inquire at the Admi:'
Talley respecting the truth of this astounding intelli:
gence ; and have been informed that no official dispatches-
have been received in confirmation. •

The Times is determined to try whether the influence.
which he once possessed over the minds of his readers is
not still of such controlling power as to command their.
acquiescence, even in his most preposterous perver-
sions. He persists in saying that there is no cause
whatever for suspecting ambitious designs on the
part of Russia; that the very beat understanding pre,
vails between NICHOLAS and his Allies, even though he,
should capture Constantinople ; and that therefore—
under these circumstances—" there is no necessity for

seizing on the castles of the Dardanelles, or on other
Turkish fortresses, to guard them from the attacks of the
Russian troops." This is in bold keeping to the last. He,
contends that the attempt to retain possession of Turkey
—which she has now fairly conquered, with a • vast ex-
penditure of blood and treasure—would be evidence
of a short-sighted rapacity on the part of Russia ;
and he insinuates, that she is not in a condition to risk a
liar, for so small a consideration, with western Europe.
If she be not in such a condition, at least we are sure that
" Western Europe" is still less prepared to encounter
her ; and if ever territorial conquest, of an importance
and magnitude-- whether financially or politically con-
sidered—beyond calculation in the annals of invasive
wars, could justify or tempt to a general aggression,
surely in the rich spoils of Turkey we shall behold abun-
dant cause. Besides, did not the Russian Commander—
in his Proclamation from Aidos—declare that he would

push his victories as far as Providence would permit
him? After that, are we to be told of the faith of
treaties, and bamboosled with " disclaimers ?"

The retirement of General Cuuacti from the chit
command of the armies of Greece is worthy of particular
attention : the Russian tool who is yet permitted to sway ,
the destinies of that new people does not chuse to retain'
English Officers in its service. This is natural. We.
shall return to the subject.

The Sandwich Packet, which has just arrived at Fal-
mouth, from Lisbon, brings letters from that capital to
the 13th inst. We have received a large and interesting
packet from our Correspondent there, from which we shall
give copious extracts, some of which will be found in our
columns to-day. Among these, is a document of, great
political curiosity—almost more for its admissions than
its concealments—we mean, the OFFIC IA I. NOTICE of
the victory of Terceira, which appeared in the. Lisbon.
Gazette, the only newspaper now published in Portugal,
un the 11th instant. It affords, nevertheless, a fair ape-•
cimen of that love of veracity and candour, which has all
along distinguished the ruling faction in that distracted
country. How any mention.at all of an event so discs-'
Arms to the Miguelites should have been permitted,
seems to us even much more extraordinary than
its misrepresentation. It was, however, we suppose,
thought necessary to calm the popular agitation by some
admissions, as the likeliest mode of successfully throwing,

disc/edit on the terrible and total discomfiture; ratheth
than deny altogether an occurrence, the true history of
which—the nonnent it obtained an utterance on the'
shores of the Peninsula—was communicated from mouth
to mouth with an electrical rapidity, and has made a deep
impression upon the hopes and hearts of the Constitu-
tionalists: 111zo um. and his Government are repre-
sented as perfectly panic-stricken at the unexpected
issue ; and neither the tyrant nor any of his satellites
have appeared in public since the news arrived.' Ina
old QUEEN is already muttering vengeance against
PRETO° and ROZ A, the Admiral and General of the
expedition, and devoting to the axe—as guilty of treason

for having suffered defeat—the heads of those unfor-
tunate and absent Commanders. In the meantime, the
exultation at the victory of DE VILLA FLOA is at its
height, and the hatred of the Government of Don
MIGUEL is deep, universal, and unconcealed. A point
d'appui at this moment for the adherents of the young
QUEEN—a fulcrum for the friends of the Constitution—

seems alone wanted, to overturn despotism in Portugal at
a single blow.

In such a crisis as this, to reflect that so many enthusi-
ast hearts, so many heroic and powerful spirits—who would
dare everything in the sacred cause of their country,
and not dare in vain—are compelled to wander as out-
casts in foreign lands, or up and down their own, inac-
tive, desponding, and suspected : that for the want of
pecuniary means alone—and these quite inconsiderable—
they must submit to behold unresisting the awful freaks
of a despot, as impotent in reality as he is sanguinary,
,and whom an expedition not larger than that which he
sent against Terceira would precipitate from his usurped
throne in an hour—is indeed afflicting. That Don PLDRO,
so soon as he learns the events at Terceira, and the real
state of the kingdom—will interfere for his Royal Daugh-
terfinancially as well as physically, we believe there is
now no doubt : indeed, be has been restrained hitherto
only by considerations of paramount urgency at home—
difficulties purely Brazilian—which we can announce are
entirely removed. But in the mean time, events are pro-
_ clueing consequences, and the state of things does not
_brook delay. The eminent Portuguese in this country
-.have already volunteered contributions for tie garrison of
Terceira, and it is understood that some of our high and
distinguished countrymen are stepping forward with
.their characteristic munificence. The sympathies of
'those who love freedom, and desire the prevalence of
constitutional forms, were never engaged more interest-
ingly, nor in a cause which is so sure of triumph.

CITY. TwoLys o'CLocc.

Consols, whirl left of yesterday lei for the Account, opened
at the same price this morning, and afterwards were dime at 8111
for the Account ; since which
,they have ressemd their opening
price. 119# 1, with little or no business doing at present,. as the spent.
later, are waking the arrival of the Aida accounts of the pre.
timinaries between the Resdins'and Turks.

• The Foreign Market remains without the least interest : prices
as per yesterday.
CITY. HALF-PAST ON&

The Camel Market has been very Neely dieing the whole of
the sneraing. Consols whkh were in the early part ache day at
1121 4, have since been done at sni for the Amount, and at present
may be quoted MO I. and for money fl
We are credibly informed that the preliminaries of peace be-
tween the Russians and Turks are signed, and the particulars will
be made known to the public on Monday or Tuesday.

Dispatches have been this day received at the Colonial
Office, from the Bermudas, dated the 25th of August ;
and from Halifax dated the 6th instant.

From the Halifax Paper of the sth of September :
" YORK, Auo. 3.---We regret that his Excellency Sir
JOHN COLUMN and Lady are plunged in deep affliction,
owing to the death of their son."
Our arrivals this morning are a Lisbon mail, brought
by the Sandwich, sailed 13th September ; a Halifax mail,
by the Goldfinch, sailed 6th September. We have also
received Halifax papers to the 6th September ; Prince
Edward Island papers to the 2d September; and Mira-
michi papers to the 2d September.
Accounts from Barbadoes state that general rains have
fallen there ; and the crops, which were so frightfully
pictured a short time since, are now said to be very fa-
vourable. The arrivals from the main bring intelligence
of great rejoicings having occurred in Columbia, for
recent victories obtained over the Peruvians.

Accounts by the Miramichi Papers state, from St. An-
drew's, that numerous arrivals had come into that port
from Europe, and the West Indies, principally large
vessels ; but they did not perceive any rise in the price
of any article.
From New Orleans, of date August 6, we hear that
Mr. Wm. M. FARLAND SAUL, Cashier of the Bank of
Orleans, had put an end to his existence, by shooting
himself with a pistol.
fr The private letters from Lisbon this morning state that
there is a scarcity of corn in that country, and the ports
are ordered to be opened.
Letters have been received from Rio Janeiro, but they
are not of a later date than the last accounts. They con-
firm, however, the favourable information previously re-
ceived ; in consequence of which Brazil Stock has con-
siderably improved this morning. The other foreign Se-
curies remain firm in their prices.

- • We have this day again to announce the gratifying as-
surance that the health of his MAJESTY in every respect
continues uninterrupted, so that his MAJESTY is in the
daily enjoymentof active recreations, such as are conge-
nial to the Royal taste. Having relieved the public mind
from a most painful alarm, created by rumours utterly
7400 foundation, we should have deemed it unnecessary
to recur to the subject but for the unworthy and perverse
obstinacy with which an Evening Paper reiterates its
original mis-statements. Should there be another person
in the kingdom who now attaches a shadow of credit to
these rumours beyond our Contemporary himself, let
. hint be assured that they are false, and that we declare
. them so upon the best possible authority.
The Gazette of last night announces that the Speaker
of the House of Commons will order a writ to be made
out' by the Clerk of the Crown, at the end of fourteen
days after the 22d inst. for electing a Member to serve
in Parliament for the borough of Eye, in the county of
Suffolk, in the room of Sir MILES NIGHTINOALL, de-
,ceaeed.
How great a change has occurred in the value of pro-
, .wtr dace *space may be coujectured from a late sale at Lanark.
The property comics of acres of excellent land, Wooded ea
the north by the estate of Hater say, During the war the park-
ter was offered for it £1,000; again, by the outgoing tenant of the
Clydesdale* h0n..11,600. Last week it was sold by auction for
.11100.--ImOseson.
There is DOW in the garden of B. SMITH, Fig. at
Deavaptoa Beim, Herefendabire„ an apple growing from the
• omit of a tree about midway between the bead of the tree
end she vow& without any branch or leaves. and seems to be
growing from the back, me side rooting upon it.
- Tuesday last, the boundaries of the city of Gloucester
were peramboleted, though not as of eld tine, since owls/ to the
extensive inondations la its vidmlty, k was requisite te trams* a
very considerable pordes al the line by boat, a duty which was
• ehserfeilLqperforemed by & Madam. Deputy Mayer, J.
wawa, . Sheriff. and Mast racial attandams. We balms
that no other instance Is recorded of a perawdruladan having hem
effected mode similar untoward circumstances.

ACCOUNT of Ow VICTORY of TERCEIRA,
WHICH HAS APPEARED IN TH2 OFFICIAL GA-
REITZ OF THE USURPER.
LISBON. Sm. 11.

" Hoping to obtain exact information concerning the
reverse experienced by the expedition sent to Terceira,
we have abstained from making any observations on the
subject : bat being at length mdficiently well informed
to report the case without departing from the truth, we
proceed to do so.

It being arranged that on the II th of last month, a
disembarkation should be effected at the town of Prays,
the squadron approached the port, and commenced firing
on the batteries by eleven o'clock in the morning ; this
was continued with great activity till four in the after-
noon, when they were all silenced except one, which only
fired at long intervals.
At the above hour a part of the troops attempted to
disembark under the protection of a schooner and three
gun-boats. Scarcely had the first division leaped on
shore to the east of fort Espirito Santo, when they suf-
fered a most galling fire from the entrenchments and
adjacent heights, which compelled them to retire, the
locality not permitting them to attack in force.
The loss on our part is 473 men in killed, wounded,
and missing, being the greater part of the number landed.
We have to lament the loss of 26 officers of merit and
value.

It is not possible to calculate the loss of the Rebels,
which cannot be small, from the well-directed fire of the
squadron, amounting to 4,000 shots. The disembark-
ation vessels suffered some damage, principally the line-
of-battle ship, and the Diana frigate, but this is easy of
repair.

It appearing convenient for the present not to attempt
another disembarkation in order to reinforce the squadron

(when the destruction of the rebels at this point will be-
come infallible), and leave a good garrison in other
islands of the Azores, as well as perfectly blockade Ter-
ceira, the remainder of the expedition is to be collected
in the port of Lisbon.
Such is the frank and true exposition of this disagree
able event, but which only merits the just indignation of
all true Portuguese, and a desire to avenge the offence
against their bonourable compatriots!'
PR! VATE CORRESPONDENCE.

LISBON. san. 18.

Various and interesting as are the subjects which chin
@acacia and furnish matter for ammo/scary he this unhappy
causer?, the resent victory at Terceira sad ks effect on the
public stied are parasseent to every thing else ; indeed all other
coscerns have bees nearly forgottes since this most important event
has become generally 'mown. Although a massed rumour of
the Mere of the apathies was circulated so early as the ilith
eh. k was not till the arrival of the Sandwich Packet en the 4th,
sanoesseing the loading of Cubed Macao at Falmoudi, that the
disastrous spent of the less sustained by the !divisible was meet-
mimed. As might well be 'erected, mews so swiftly unlashed for
by people who had antkipated a totally Afferent result, and
who had even asnimased the actual oesquint of the bleed.
palmed a Sterile effect, net from the anneben maliced, for
that is a subject of the sesame indifference, but lest the skim
victory should kid to that retributive justice which their own
excesses are so eminendy calculated to call feeds. I am essilionly
informed, that many Individuals shoes the Court. and mew of the
Ministers, attribute the met to the interposition of Providemis,
if not as a prelude to that vengeance fee which they akoady feel the
Mood of the innocent viedass slaughtered dale the usurpation. ale
eked. Se this as it may. there is Yak doubt bat that both the usurper
himself and the leaders of the faction ore pack-struck, as if afraid of
some ealansity to themselves : saber the tyrant see any of Ms 'li-
felike. have appeared in public dace the news arrived, and there
is reams to believe they most have bees minstetp informed of the
w►ole affair several days before It transpked publkly.
One of the first precautionary _'auras of Manus, the Inten-
dant of Nike, was to threaten with instant imptiosemnest
any person who should say a syllable on lila subject. A number
of suspected individuals were arrested both here and in the Pro-
• and is order to prevent any movement in the capital, the
usual patrols, of horse and foot, already so numerous, have been
doubled all over the city. You cannot, in fact. pass through a single
street or square, without meeting parties of cavalry and Infantry
parading in every direction. TM ordinary guards have also been
increased, and a great number of additional sentinels are placed in
the most populous quarters. Mtn Lisbon has DM merely the
appearance of a besieged forums, but of one vast prison Wiese
inmates are on the eve of bursting their chains.

Notwithstending all these precautions, I venture to say that so
event of the last fifty years of Portuguese history has been SW so
mock talked of. or more freely canvassed ; while there is no exag-
geration in merlin that the triumph of the patriots has «cashiered
the greatest exultation not only here, but in all the towns where it
happens to be known. Were it sot for the prostrate condition of the
costitationalists, and the great nt.mbers who have congregated, ad-
ded to a knowledge eel the powerful protection Wooled to the usur-
per from without, the event at Terceira would have at once decided
his fate, and restored Portugal to her violated rights. As it is,
they hail the victory of their compatriots as the signal fur national
regeneration, nor Is there any one with whom I have convened,
who does net now regard the ultimate triumph of his principles
folly assured.
The shattered remains of the armament have continued to ar-
rive as they could best make their way, during the last week, from
St. Michael's. Three or four vessels of war, still sobsiog—
among dose. the line-of-battle ship which suffered so severely
continue at that island repairing their heavy damage. Bolue
days before these straegiers sailed. Rosa, the' Migusatr maul
hero, to whose blind temerity the disaster at Terceira is sow at•
wasted, is said to have attempted suicide after the battle. But
this is an euess el intrepidity. of which those who know him very
much doubt this furious partisan to be capable. At all events,
kis n c returning to the Tagus is ascribed to the fear of being seri.
heed to the wrath of the faction. Indeed, the Old Queen has
already said to those around her. that the defeat arose solely from
the tresses of Pains sad Roza. With respect to the former, ho
has wisely remained at St. Michael's, probably to wait events.
Nothing can be more woe-begone or deplorable than the aspect
of the poor wretches who escaped on the I Ith of August. I sa*
about a hundred leaded this afternoon. aodandd Not refrain Arse
Sommlemsdng their forlorn appearance. It seams that the whole
of the troops embarked for the expedition, have been exposed so
every species of hardship and privation, baying had neither
beds to sleep en or any spare clothing, during the whole period
of Stir absence. Happening to convene moo after with
a annealed Patriot, who has passed much et his time is
Ragland, I ventured to express same sympathy for the
bilpeihes who kV at Terceira, supposleg them to have bora the
blind sad uacenscious instruments a< the ruling faction. My
friend replied by observing, that, painful as the sacrifice VIM it
could only be by such sot nest his country stud ally chaos of
replan bee place among the nations of Europe l seadodlog Ms
remarks by a very opt rummies from Matan's handful swig
to Liberty :
UAW is the blood that for tyrants is eqsandeed,
And Fame has no wreath for the brow et the eine!