Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-11-16

bly,, bring tho crisis Of the Por;u gucSc question
Admiral Sariorious il appears, has sailed la p,,r
SUIT OF Don MigncPs squadron, which WAS suppu
ssd to be off Oporto.
Extrac, of u letter, dntod Falmouth, Sept. 25:-
"The London Merchant, from Oporto, came 10 an
Choir in our har5or ut 3 o'clock this morning; si
lett on the 2lst. with messenger and few pas
scngers. Up To tho hour of her leaving, o'cocl
i. The morning, no action Of decisive nnportanc.
had taken place, though was hourly expccic!
IL rs very evident. iroi all accounts, that some
! grand move be made The Migneli,e par,
- annoy tho inhabitants of Oporto, that The mos
respectable of the British residents. with many 70
rc'gncTs OF distinction, had taken refuge boar
the hiny's ships. Tie only account OF the squad
rons is, that 'hcy OH Cape 81. Vincent. The
loss of Don Mignels steamer is confirmed by the
| co nan nder of the LoniOa Merchant"
I'rfr"ct 81 P'iraie letter, daicd Op"'!o Sept d
| 'Oa The morning o. the 18TH Don cdru's iroups
nitdc sortic on the rDad of Nalongo, and made am
attack on two iu,rencmcu,s of the enemy, where
thcy had established iw" batteries, WHICH. after
some rcsistancc carried by the iodr"iics, the
;""s "i tho Csrrer heinz rpi to eight aud losing.
considerable number in killed and prisoners; tn.
latter. toget her with the cannon, being taken to
| Orort" IN The evening of the same day. On the
| following day early in the moFnng Dou Pedro d
rooted another u,t ito be sre, the Villa Nova
SIDE oil the D"uro, where his troops likewise sue
cceded IN destroying another Of The enemy, bate.
RES, and putting them to Hight.
'lhc London Merchant steamer left Opor:o on
the 10th, 10 join SlrioriuS, ha WING on board Con.
| greve rockets, and orders to the Admiral 10 bring
| 1t possible, tie encmy's squadron towards Oparto
and bring them to action as possible"
! ihr writer spcahs in terms Of The highest praise
OF the spirit and ghllanry of the troops at Oporto
and o! the confidence felt ly the people OF the town
which continues without suffering through want of
provisions scrions approximations Of any damage
from The assaiiants' attempts at bombardncnt.i
The following extract of a letter from Oporto
dated the 10Th inst which copy from the (.lnbc
may he deemed official as II is from the first aid
dc-cnmP of the Emperor
owe have been hero pirl ,lvs nd
ed by the enemy, who have vrmturcd to attack us
! on every point; but all their cndeavnrs have been
frustrated; their attacks, commandments, and surpr
scs nave been nt 10 avail. The lcseriun from them
To our army continues; their terror is great and ,u
ring eight days Siege they have experienced an en-
orinons loss, in dead, wounded, and cscrtcrs when
we nave had about ~ mca III all out of combat.
lh"y have gained not an inch Of ground, with the
loss o' above 100 men, and our advanced posts
are always in the places the first
day. From 81 shells, which during several nights
they have thrown into the city, has been
wounded or house set fire. We learn to-day
that their squadron put to the 10Th. The
brig fcjo suffered considerable damage, lccng hnr
masts; and the steamboat, in which $50
| tIllcry men, ammunition, &c. fuundcrcd. The
squadron, frightened with t;> awful event, sarcd
towards the SOUTH and SarioriuS followed them not
to lose sight ofthem but up 10 this time The block
ado continues in force at Lisbon, by the second
DIVISION of our squadron, for which Sartorius was
waiting in the latitude oil Figucrds. As 10 articles
OF Commerce, We are provided i'll every respect"
The private accounts from Oporio. vary rood
deal in their tenor some looking with great conf
dcnce To the issue of the existing of affairs
ana others mduiging in good deal of dcspondcn-
cy The chief source of apprehension seems to
be, that Don Pedro's force, though efficient in ether
respects, is small IN numbers o bear up gains,
the fatigue and harassng oil those r. peutcd
attacks, and that they wall at length become quite
exhausted by them, indisposed the service al
together. II is also taken uiscouragin cir
euinstince, That many of the Eng ish residents
nave Detu compelled, thelr Ia talc
refuge or board the ships in the harbcr thus lat
t"' circumstances however, Is very natural onc
ahd common III all Gases where 10 y ms are attack
from without, ana such retreat ~ prI ,cahir;
ana with regard to the pdn oil the military duty
the h"st accounts agree that ii is shared in an
equal degree by the troops OF Miguel, who are as
ikey as not TO abandon IN" service a!;u"ethcr as
soon aS the rainy season commences. There are
also, as is known, large rcnorce8ncnts going out
10 oporto, and, moreover, wa believe, Intelligent
ofhcers, 10 take commands in the Portuguese army;
SO that IT The city can hold for eight or ten
days longer, of which it seems unjust entertain
any doubt, IA most important change in the situa-
'i1n OF affairs may he produced. The attack,
~"ich IL seems was preparing for the 2l>t, the
part OF the Migueiitcs, expected to lead some
decided change in affairs. The anxiety on the sub
Ject to-day has been extreme among those most
nearly connected with Portugal. and The struggle
which is going on, in which it is impossible not To
participate IN some measure and vet confess
we see n" Just cause ior dependency.
The xed article gives the particulars in de-
tall Of the attack of Don Miguel's forces upon
Opori", which took place on the 29th of Septem-
Der. Although thn assaIlanls were repulsed, it is
very cy.dcn' that Don Pedro is hard pressed and
is IN situation Of extreme peril. A few more
such attacks, and hu will be obliged tie hy 10 his
boats. The Portuguese people appear determined
| TO adhere TO the usurI'cI:
| From The Falmouth England Herald, Of Oct. 6.
| DEFEAT OF DON MIGUEBS TROOPS IN
AN ATTACK ON OPORTO.
The long expected attack on O,orto Dy Don Nj.
! guePS army was no &C Oh Saturday, 29h uit., which
day is held sacred by the Catholic Church in honor
! nt ST. Michael, after whom the usurycr named,
was therefore thought pvopiiIous Of victory against
Don Pedro. On the two preceding days number
r! OF movements Of troops had been observed in the
| Miguritc cncampmcni, all Of which gave note of
the intended attack, to repc which Don Pedro and
his commanders made he best disposition Of their
forces. The night of Friday dark and lower
| ing, and before day break rain fell in torrents
! Nothing daunied however, by this oupinous dawn,
| the Portuguese troops commenced the attack
Don Pedros lihc of entertainments, directing their
attention principally to that portion entrusted to
the defence of the British and French brigadcs,
under the command of Colomcl Hodges, and oil.
/ the Count de 81. Lcgcr. upon which they bore down
| in compact mass. They were received With grca,
! co"lncss and determined bravery but the uncS-
pected arrival OF about 500 came In the ranks
/ OF the attacking party, who came suddenly upon
line French brigade under cover OF largo vine
| y3ri, compelled them to give way. Falling back,
however, on part OF the 10th cacadoreSsSLcy re
| turned to their former position, driving the
| my before thCm with great Slaughter; but the
| immense body of troops, Amounting to 5000
OJ3O, together with two pieces OF artillery, which
J the Migucto General brought against Ties,
gallant bands, Obliged them again to retire.
which they did into square surrounded ~
| walls, IN front of the barracks, occupied by The
| British battalion. The contest now ragged with
terrible fury, and nomontary deficiency in tie