The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-01

/ fidelity, but the King would not receive
him.
lie was afterwards severely beaten hy
his own troops. On the 3olh of May the
intelligence reached 81. ubes, when one re.
giment immmcdIatelg joined the cause OF
| the king, and compelled the inhabitants In
| illuminate their 9wcllings. On the follow
/ ing day they sent their Connel To nlareh
in the regiment commanded by corporal
TO meet the King.
AT Lisbon, there was an entire stoppage
To business. 4 division who had been in
favor Of the Constitution, We're afraid of
their lises, as the Kings party We're pin
cipaliy soldiers and disaaected persons
without a commander. The inhabitants
having no rseans Of defence quietly sub
nitted.
On the troops leaving Lisbon to Join the
King, the different prisons were left UMPIRE
tccfcd, aud the prisoners, amounting to
about 5000, to seek shelter for themselves.
10 one prison in particular, ST. Georges
Castle, the prisoners, tn the amount of
500, had, by some means, supposed by
the assistance Of the soldiery,) got into the
prison about 200 ball cartridges. together
with quantity OF arms, and had formed il
well digested dan to burn Lisbon, and take
possession Of the property of the mcr-
chants aud the money in the vaults of
the banks but t0rtunately, the city guard
discovered the plot in time To secure them.
GA the Sd tune, Que regiment march
ed into Lisbon With the young Prince at
hand
honorary titie of Commander in Chief
The town OF Lshln was quiet ; few rrspec-
table people to be- seen, and only the rab-
bic and soldiers thouting IRA 81 Roy
The Cortes had adjourned on the Ed, and
an embargo had been laid ON all vessels n
Lisbon. On the Gth, the Ming, accompa
MED by the Queen, VIM took an active
part In his restoration, entered Lisbon, and
was received with all the honor that could
be expected.
When forced, the King issued proca
nation TO the people, informing them, that
they should again have n Constitution, but
modified. The revolution is very unpopu-
lar with the higher aud middle classes OF
the people, aud many Will leave the Coun
try as soon az practicable. They fear and
say, that it is onle the beg;nnHg of the re-
volution; that number of the provinces
will not submit. The farmers are all Tor
the Constitution, and where it will end no
one knows. There was very little said
about Spain. The French had entered
Madrid, without any opposition, and II was
reported that the revolution in Portugal
would injure the Spanish cause. The en-
barGo had been raised ut Lisbon on the 9th
Of June.
Sir Robert Wilson is stated 10 have ar
rived ae Ororto OF the 3lat of May--lf this
be true, we may safely conclude that the
patriotic GcneraI frds that il Is all up with
han in Spain.
On the 9Th of June, the order for prohi
biting the entering of French vessels of war
into Portuguese ports, was revoked, and
commanders of the forts on dle coast Hcre
ordered to render such Vessels all the as
sis;anoe which they might want, and TO
treat them as those OF "A friendly and in
timately allied nation. BY IN order of the
same date, all persons imprisoned on ac-
count Of their political opinions, were 10 be
liberated Immediately. BY an order of
the eth of June, all vessels were to be al.
lowed passports Tor any OF the ports OF
Brazil. 4
We have had conversation with gen
tleman of the first Responsibility, sa's the
New York Post, lately arrived from Europe,
who left Paris on the 10th OF May, aud
came through London, where he spent
some days. he says the prevailing 'Pn-
ion among the better Informed inhabitants
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