Litchfield enquirer., 1833-11-21


but we cannot assert this to be tpue."
From the Liverpool Albion.
The intelligence from Portugal 10 OF great,
and all but conclusive importance, as regards
| the civil war which has SD long unhappily des-
Olated that country. A crisis in that struggle
appears at length to he nearly at hand, and
| indeed now is rung almost the last knell of
Miguelite's political existence +; for after this
new, in addition to the many other over
whelming reverses which he has met with, it
| is next to impossible that his vivacity of re-
sistance, for it has long become with him
struggle for existence, could much longer
survive. Marshal BOurmOnt, General CIOuet,
La ROchejaquelin, and the other French Off
GERS who formed the whole and sole strength
Of Miguel, have resigned ;heir commission 10
his service, and abandoned him and his cause
to their now certain fate. The reasons for this
extraordinary step are not very distinctly stat
| ed, nor do the Interior movements or present
destination Of the inglorious seceders them
selves appear to be generally agreed upon
Some ascribe their retirement to despair Of
success of the Apostolical cause, combined
with disgust at the pOltrOonery and inef6cien-
cy of the troops TO which they were to trust
| for the accomplishment of their plans others
to political considerations as connected with
| the state Of parties, and recent manifestations
on the side Of France. The distaste was more
particularly awakened by the spiritless be-
havior shown by the Miguelites upon the 18th.
when something like repetition ofthe attack
of the 5th upon Lisbon was, attempted, but
! with the most marked i'll success, as before
1t appears confessedly to have been most
paltry affair. Upon its failure the discomfit-
ed Miguelites withdrew some leagues from
the city, and no attempt even at annoyance
has been since made. Bourmont and the
other Frenchmen, upon the evening OF that
day, rendered their designations. which were
accepted, and they are thought to have al
ready left Portuguese ground. One account
states, that they had fed into Spain. where,
from a kindred government, they expected
protection and comfort; but our correspon-
dent afirms that they had solicited and OBJ
tanned permission from Don Pedro. upon GER
tain conditions, to embark on board Il vessel
in the Tagus, and it is not improbable that
they are now upon their return to their coun.
I try.
Bourmont's place. as leader of the Migu-
elite army, is, fo: the present, suppled,-we
must presume inadequately, for the Marshal
was man Of military merit-by person
named Macdonald. of an English or Scotch
family. No fears were entertained in Lisbon,
at the date Of these dispatches, of any renew
ed attack upon thescity. The place was in
every respect in the most efficient state of de-
fence, and the number Of its available cham
pions is confidently estimated at from 10000
to $4,000 men. With such protection, NO
force that Miguel could muster would avail a..
gainstit. An expedition under Villa Flor was
projected for the North, 10 order to scour those
thing appeared to indicate a speedy termina-
ton Of the civil war.
FOreign.-The Conference Of Munclen-
gratz is really over. The journals are nearly
silent respecting its objects and its cause, and,
perhaps, for the best of reasons, that there
was, in fact. nothing important belonging TO
its determinations. 8 The daughter Of Priace
Polignac is dead. She had frequently i'm
plored permission for her father to pay her a
last visit, we'll guarded, and on giving his pa
role d'honneur. but it was refused The
| Archduchess Maria Louisa has ceded to Ma
dame Letitia, the mother Of Napoleon, the
whole of the property Of the late Duke de
| Reichstadt including the legacies left him by
his illustrious father. Madame Letitia has
! since executed formal act, granting the
arms of Napoleon to the Museum Of France,
and the fortune of her grandson to the French
hospitals.
| Confession of Murder.-A few days ago a
man died 10 the vicinity of Ellpsmerr, who,
on the point Of death, confessed his having
committed murder 90 years ago, for which
blacksmith, named Preston, was soon after
tried, convicted. and executed. The mur-
der was committed on two aged people, nam
ed Francis Bruce aud Ann Taylor, who resi-
DEED at Langford. near Drayton. The muir
der took place on Sunday evening. The
next morning the deceased were found with
their Threats cut. and the guilt of Preston was
established by chain of circ1mstantia evil
dence. He was known to be poor, and was
seen running from the scene Of murder on the
evening il took place; the next morning he
exhibited handful of gold and bank notes.
A stick and hammer, with which the old
mans skull was fractured, were proved to
have been borrowed. No doubt was. there
fore. entertained of his guilt. When on the
scafold he denied any participation of the
murder, but admitted his share 10 the robbie
~. 1t now appears, from the confession Of
| the dying man, that Preston watched at the
door while the murder and robbery were
committed; but counseled the robbery should
be committed without violence, and was ig.
noraut that the murder had been committed.
The murder was perpetrated by two other
men, one Of whom was the dying man, whose
conscience sought relief in the disclosure.
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