Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-03-15
rcaEIaN.
way LATE FROM EUROPE.

at New-fork on Tuesday, and brought
advices from Liverpool to the Is. OF
February and London Of the Sist OF
January.
The Duke of Wellington succeeds
the Dake OF York in the command OF
the army, and has announced his inten
ton OF retaining the whole Of the Dukes
Official establishment.
The latest a1vices from Portugal are
20 the 18th of January. The Morning
Herald OF the 3eth, contain: letter
from a special espondent sent 10
LISBON 20 furnish information for that
paper. According to this letter the Bril-
tish troops are hated by the lower classes,
and have been colby received BY the
upper ranks
The arrival Of small French squad
ron at ..isbon, had created much 'pecu-
lation Tor few days, bu. it soon de
parted--on its yoy aye To carry minis
Ter To the Brazils, and to reinforce the
Freach squadron in that quarter.
The writer before us speaks Of another
victory by the Constituencies under
Villa Flor, over the rebels; but lie says
the operations are generally coniemp'i-
bic. lie feels ashamed that he cannot
send more Interesting news, but assures
the Editor Of the the Morning Herald
that the most of the news which has a.
ready been published in England, as
from Portugal, was evidsatiy nangJact.I-
yed IN London.
Some difficulties exist between The
Portuguese government ana Lord Bsres'
ford. and il is said thai he i about rein
gushing the idea Of taking he CON
mani oil the Portuguese army. previous
TO ms departure on his retura to Eng
laid.
A branch of the Apostolica' junta is
said to SIT nightly 10 LISBON, aud to con
tribute its subscriptions to the grand
collection made on the part OF the
Church in Spain, and the rest of the
Kingdom t. resist tae constitution.
Many broils had occurred between
the British soldiers and tn Portuguese
and ten Of the former bad been assassin
@ated. These occurrences are attr'bu.et
to br,ils 10 the Wiue houses. Where
butte of excellent wine can be pro
cured for three pence, it is to be sx'
pected that 1t will be drsak py every
body. 10 remedy the evil, however
"4ne British otfc ers have directed each
solder to nave pint OF vine with hn
dinner.
the dispatches received az the Fo,
sFeign Office yesterday, bv Nj Norring
from the United Sta es. are suppose
TO be of great importance. Reports
lave been circulated that the Americar
Government have not Shown a concllla'
story disposition in the further discuss,o
Of the question Of colonial trade, Lu
the contents of the dispatches to Mr.
Gaming have not TRANSFERRED Sun
The British troops already in portu
gal amount 10 5000. These viii be set
j TO the disturbed districts ia three divi
sions. But tie writer of the letter beior,
US says this force will be altogether in
aadeqIate TO hold the country.
TIE better opinion is, that the Gauss
@of the Portuguese rebels is desperate
+the Marquis Of Chayes defeated, ha
been compelled to Withdraw to til,
frontiers, and must soon retreat /,
Spain.
The official Dispatches addressed +
the Portugut Sc government, by its off
'cers engaged against the rebels. aud al
forwards the express from Paris, wit
tie Moniteur of last Nednesd ay -hay
brought down tie operations to the 81
instant, on which day it was announ &c
D. telegraph that TIE Portuguese trai
tors had been defeated and dlspe rsed g
a place called Coruches de Biera, con
siderable distance 10 the ~ W. Of tn
Nlondego river. On the I'd, the Cour
d. Villa Flor, an active and enterpyisin
officer and young nobleman OF hig
promise had driven the insurgent. 8
cross the bridge of Cabra, after smar
sklrnish; and having pushed his recon
nolssances from The right bank of th
Mondego northwards, discovered tn
retreat Of the enemy to be in the direc
don ot Irancoso. a town living west {
Pinhel and Almeida From the Cd t
9th, week elapsed, during whic
there was no account Of the progress {
operations on either side, until the re
suit alone was Yesterday furnished by IN
Moniteur, IN the above mentioned de
teat OF the rebels and the rrporte
flight OF many OF them to the SPANS
territory, whence they had been origin