The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-15
FOREIGN xNTELLIGENCE.

The Editor Of the Globe says: "rhe in
telligence in the Lisbon papers throws seme
additional light on the progress of the Por-
tugucse rebels, and of the measures taken to
resist them.
1T appears that after the fruitless attempt
on the bridge Of Amarante, and the crossing
of the Douro by the main body of the rebels,
near Lamego, the Marquis of Chaves adj
vanced to Vizeu. and placed himself in
communication with another corps, which
had previously occupied Guarda. Almeida
had, sometime previous to the 25th, fallen
into their hands. in consequence of the
treachery of the garrison. About the time
that the English troops landed i'll Portugal,
the affairs of the rebels seem to have begun
to decline. On the 23d of December they
seem to have not only been in undsturbed |
possession of the whole of Traz os-Montez,
but of great part of the adjoining province
of Beira. A line drawn from Chaves, on
the northern frontier, to Vizeu, and thence |
to the Spanish frontier, will describe the
limits of the rebels power, which extended
over nearly a.ffM fart of the surface of Por-
tugal. But about this time the troops OF
Gen. Claudino advanced towards Vizeu, to
Join the Constitutional forces under Azcrede;
had cleared the frontier south OF the Estrel-
| la, of the struggling parties which had en-
tered from Spain, marched upon Guarda,
out Of which he drove the rebels. On the
next day he marched forward, also in the
direction of Nizeu. by Celorie. so that the
rebels in Nizcu were threatened; by three
corps. According to the last intelligence,
they had left that town. fearing to be attack
ed, and had commenced their retreat.
sit is satisfactory that affairs had taken
this turn before the arrival OF the British
troops, as it shows that the disaffection to
the Constitution is far from being general
/ Though there had been much treachery and
dcsertions among the army, the Constitu-
tionalists have notiwanted faithful troops and
active leaders. From the notices which
reach us, the conduct of the Count de Villa
Flor (believe young oficer) appears 70
have been marked with great energy and
Judgment. After having thrown back the
rebels, who had attacked Villa Vicosa and
Estremos, into Spain, and completely secur-
ed the country south Of Tagus, he crossed
that river, advanced rapidly along the from
tier to the north, passed the chain OF the Es-
trella, which he also cleared OF some parties,
drove the rebels out of Guarda, and imme-
diately moving on Celorico, threatened the
rear of the Marquis of Chaves, and probably
determined his retreat. Under the clrcum-
stances of the season, the nature OF the cnun-
try, and the warfare which he has had to
contend, the movements seem to have been
J made with AS much rapdity as success.
! "The province of Mimic has continued Sc
! cure-few triAing attacks made on the north
,, part of the line of the remega having beer
repulsed with loss"
"London, Jan. IS.
, At late hour this morning, we received
Lisbon papers to the I'd inst The intelli
:, gcncc by this conveyance is interesting, tho
, not of decisive Importance. There is oihcIa
: intelligence of several actions having beer
fought between the Constitutional and Reb
cl forces. The rebel chief De Chaves ap
:. pears to have been at Visa on the 25th Dec
!. but subsequent accounts of the 9th inform
\, us that he was forced to retire from thence
his vanguard having previously plundere'
the town of Ieudelia We regret, however
to find in these official advices confirma
' ton of the accounts in the last French pa
= pers Of Almeda having fallen into the hand
d Of the rebels.
r This unfortunate event is stated to hav
been owing partly to the illness OF Genera
Pogo, but principally to the dsloyal conaue
Is of the Col of the 10th regiment OF cayalr!
d and we greatly fear from the general con-
,e pexion Of the intelligence, that spirit
N dissatisfaction prcvades the corps.-lt is az
:. knowledged that some of the rebel bodit
NJ are we'll appointed, provided with StantS
r arms, and commanded by veteran ofhcers.-
J. 1t is even to be feared that the rebels, if the
d do not experience actual corporations, ;
least receive direct counteuance from IL
'e Spanish forces on the frontiers. The TO
it lowing package from the last despatch
the Marquis de Augeja, is far from presen
ing a favorable aspect Of affairs in that d
\, rcction ssthe regiments OF militia OF Il
~ province of Tras- Monies having repasst
rs the Douro, and the Guerillas being almo
h, as numerous as the population, the NOV
as ment of Gen. Mello could not be made wi
:. the rapidity that was desired. Col. lgnac
:. Perera, of the regiment Of Oreuse, has a
IS preached the frontier with his Guerilla
a where he saw great many Portuguese re
ok els in almost all the provinces OF Mimi
n some Spanish forces have also approach
" the frontiers of the same province"