The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-23

,seen the great ""s'S ~ w. ~'o
yrroua.'
c,ReALrAR, March "A Spanish squa-
In. consisting Of tle Asia, Of III esass'
sosildo frigate. Areihusa corvette, and
.go;la brig Of VAR, Is to cruise III the Me
i,scrran,.an. under the command of Rear
-,i,niral Naedro.
LISBON PAPERS.
A Lisbon mail which arrived Yesterday,
has brought the following important intel
!; ,ence respecting the movement af Amar.
an,e. and the firm stand he has been able
10 make against the ConstitntIonalists.-
rrbe accounts rest upon no vague runanrs,
hut are derived from the despatch Of The
General himself, who is sent To oppose the
Rerenera,ing army. Thus we find thai
It,le credit is due To ihose who have let
their wishes supply the place of truth /; and
who. therefore, represented, that the HI
,hero successful revolutionary party III
Portugal had annihilated Amarante and his
followers.
aLIsBoN, March l9.-Thc following is
the latest news published of the Consiitu-
tional Army -" General Lux de Rego,
.li.r the affair of tn. 18th, with his van.
guard, encountered the factlnus, and an
action took place with loss on bath sides !;
he thought fit to concentrate the troops
under his command, and transferred his
head quarters to Amafante; whence he
wrote the following despatch:
Most IIlustrious and excellent Sir,--I
send enclosed the dispatches Of Gen. Re-
20, aud besides what it will tell your Ex-
..llrncy, | can add nothing, unless it be
that the greater part of the officers who
were taken prisoners chnse Ia 20 home ra-
Their than remain with the factions, ~ WAS
proposed 10 them, except Captain Mayer,
and Lit. Navarro, both Of the battalion OF
Cazadores. have collected some CaZa-
dores, and more would JOIN, but for the
country people who oppose their march.
The officers begin To present themselves 10
be again employed.
"1he Most Illustrious .Manoel Gonsa!res
de Miranda.
".4aionio Lobo Tereira dc Bauos.
Head-Qaarters at Oporto March IL, 1923.
:" Il. S.--Ihe proposal to remain or not
with the faciious was made by Major Gen.
InZ Mona dc Souxa Nahia, who is woun-
ded in one arm.
have given order. to iortify the interesting
points of the Tdmega, to leave them Sc
cure to be able, which am anxious 10
do, to move upon Trazios Monies BY
accounts which | have received from the
Governor of b, ira, know that the pas
sages Of the Douro are guarded.-The fac
tlous have not YET come down npah our
detachments the hridge of Cavez is ST.
cure, and | send thithcr some of the troops
as they arrive. The spirit of the troops is
excellent, and they are eager 10 revenge
the outrage done 10 Tie brave Cazadores.
The people in this part Of Trazos Monies
are almost all in q state ofinsurrection, de-
lnded by the preclamations of Antonio da
Selvcira, and armed but I fear nothing
from this arming of the people, as when
we enter again, the presence of the troops
will keep them in check. | hope that
Brigadicr Claudino will iuin me as soon AS
possible ; as soon rs he arrives, and some
mole force, will effect the movement of
our troops. | do not much desire To trou-
bic tie militia, who ought only to be en-
played in garrlsons and conveys, but nm
hess Obtain some more troops of the line,
il will be absolutely necessary To employ
them on other services.--I have sent H. In
Governor of the district u 91nf;o Tor
5000 pain 81 shoes, Tie sodiers S inE ucaf-
IS barefoot, from TIE long marches, ann
the ,!,tadial roads on the mountains. q IN
order Ia cut of the rebels from retreat
by Gallacia, | applied 10 the General o.
The Province of Orense, and 10 The Com
nander of the Forces a, Monte Rci, with
view 10 gain fine Ia meet again Wnr the
rebels, " Ito suffered considerable loss in
the sklrmish OF the 18th. great part of
the CaZadures, who were taken prisoners
fled, hut the people took some and deli
Nered them up at Chaycs several have
come to our posts of f.amego, Cavez, and
here. Nothing can Equal the constitu-
tionai spirit ofthese soldicrs--a spirit which
likewise distinguishes the troops of the
line thatl have here, and those that dcfcn-
ded the Tamega.
"Of the commanders Of the two haital-
ions which fought, do not yet find that
amy saved himself except Major Lima,
commander of the 7rh, the first attacked,
and WHICH most resisted the irnreinosity
al the cavalry. The unfortunate Br,aadier
fatnplona, after rlIe light troops were dis-
persed, Joined the 2lst Of the Inns and,
with it. opposed the enemy for COME tiIfte,
making great slaughter among them; bun
al length be yielded to the superiority of
the cavalry which surrounded him, and he
was taken prisoner in IA house to which he
had retired, being denounced by the owner
ct H. This is wha. have learned by per
sons who came from those parts. a,r
taking measures feT the p0hl,c SAFETY Of
'hls country, which Is tranquil God pre-
serve. your Esceilencv.
LUZ 20 REGO BARRETO.
BEAD quarters, ut Araraate. fiafph II, 1893
y 10 the most ilusriouS and crctileat Nan
uet G0nSaircs de .Heranda."
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