Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-11-08


others contradict, the recent statements, that
Marshal Bourmont had proposed terms Of accom-.
mediation with Don Pedro. The Sun says:-
..Two reports Of very opposite nature have
been current. One is that Don Pedro has ap.
pled for assistance from the English Government
in order to enable him to subdue the forces OF his
brother; the other is, that Don Miguel has made
proposals Of arrangement to the Constitutionalists.
which have been indignantly rejected. We are
able. from authority. TO contradict both OF those
statements. although we are not permitted, at
present, to state the precise nature Of the des.
patches which Lord Palnerston has received
from Lord W. Russell. Don Pedro feels him.
self sufficiently strong to dispense with the aid
Of our Government coupled with the condition
attached 10 it; and on the other hand, Don Mi.
guel has declared that he will never make prOpo-
sails to Don Pedro The arrangements which ap.
pear to be at hand, will be the result of differ
ent mode Of proceeding.
The follo~ing version is from the GlObe:-.
1--WE have reason to believe. from sources on
which we place great reliance, that as we were
10 the first instance led TO anticipate, Of the
reports Of former propositions having been sub
mitted either to or by Marshal Bourmont rest
upon any foundation. All that took place be-
tween Col. Hare and him arose out OF the lat
ter officer, who was the bearer Of some necessa
~ formal communication for Lord w. Russell,
incidentally awaiting himself Of the opportunity
to lament the duration Of such a contest, and to
let drop his opinion of the principle, Of course
including the resignation Of Don Miguel, upon
which compromise might be effected without
further hostiities. To these observations the
Marshal We believe to have cursoriiy replied
that he was then in full delegated command,
and did not feel himself in such circumstances
as to render it expedent for him to decline or
command further prosecution OF the contest
Upon this slight conversation, which on neither
side ever assumed anything like the form of
proposition, all the ingenious statements have
been constructed which not only asserted
that formal proposals had been submitted, but
nearly divided them into specified articles, to
the amount, we believe, OF six-so ingenious
are the passengers Of steamers in the way OF
direct Invention. We believe Marshal Bour.
mont has not only the command of Miguel's ar.
nv, but may now be deemed also the head OF his
administration"
The Times also doubts the accounts received
at Plymouth, and published in the papers of the
west Of England, but admits the probability that
some arrangement between the contendng bro.
ther will soon be made. A letter from Lisbon
Of Sept, 18th, the day after the overtures were
supposed to have been made, says
''The line OF fertilization is increasing in
strength every day land may be already considered
as impregnable, so that the worst that can hap
pen is protraction Of this unfortunate strug.
gle, in which Don Miguel must eventually sue
csmb. The opinion is, therefore, very general.
that if favorable terms were granted to him, he
would retire from the contest. Don Pedro is.
however, known to be averse TO any other terms
with his brother than the fate Of war, so that We.
~ likely nothing will be done towards this ne.
gOeiation for the present. There is very little
doubt that Don Miguel may be able to keep his
army together for a considerable time yet, hav
ing all the province in his rear at his command,
and the abundance Of the barvests of corn and
fruit materially assisting him; he has besides, re.
ceived reinforcement of French officers bv
steam boat, which has contrived to elude the VI
gilcnce of the blockade, and enter the little port
of San Martinho."
It's proper TO state. in this place, that the Ga.
Zette de France, of October !, has hoaxed its
readers by reversing the whole story Of the re.
ported Migueite offers of equalization, by max.
ing the offer to have proceeded from Don Pedro!
Inpudent as the fabrication is and wholly unsup.
ported by fact, rumor. or circumstance, the Car.
list tale appears IN one Of our morning cotempo.
hotc VI CSpdHdtOu' lHt ud-
zette de France is the organ of the lsgitimates,
and the report that Don Pedro, in the midst of a
career of victory, flushed width recent success,
and with the hope Of speedy conquest before him,
should have suddenly made overtures of base
surrender TO the usurper. could have been fran.
ed for no other readers than them.
From sOPoRro-Letters from Oporto are to
the 18th Of September. The forces remaining
there, were two thousand Portuguese of three
different regiments, With four hundred of the
Scotch, and three hundred Of the English brl.
grades. Entertainments we're forming round
Villa Nova by the Pedroite forces, to prevent any
surprise on the place. Gloomy accounts tor the
constitutionaiists, however, had been circulated
in London By the Mlguelites. According to
them Gen. Stubs was in hourly danger Of an
attack, and Oporto and Lisbon were to fall at
the same time. The advices of the Sun, how.
ever were of a different character These ad.
vices we're to the 18th Of September, at which
time
/" Nothing had been heard of the troops of
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