London, Thursday, May 20,...
The Times, 1824-05-20T00:00:00

A new face, unfortunately, has been put upon the progress and possible results of the insurrection at Lisbon fro:n the accounts received through yesterday's packet, whichl reached our office last night. These accounts are dated the 6th inst. 'They infornm us, that Don MXIGLUEL still hehi the commandl of the troops, and that universal distrust and consternation prevailed among the people of Lisbon; that the wishes of reflectinig men pointed to L,ord BEREsFoRD as the fittest person to be placed in commanad of the army; that the prisons wiere crowded, and thie arrested persons despatched in squadls to the country, to make room for new successioiis of prisoners ; that the Minister SUBSEKRA (PAtrIr1ox A) lad taken refuge on board the British frigate Lively; and that. the Ki Nx's person was considered in so muchl danger, as to mwake it necessary to prepare the f'indsor Coastle for his reception in the hour of needl ! lVhat part, theni, are the Holy Alliance to perfortn on this critical emergency ? WNrill the cause of rebellion and usurpation be countenanced, hcrause the rebel and usurper is more a despet than the sovereign wlhomn he seeks to dethrone ? It is a toitgl case, undoubtedly, for a monarchical conscienice. The following letter supplies the details of the iinpoitant events alluded to:- " LISBON, AIAY 6. This capital has been the scene of extraorlinary events in the course of this last veek. On the 30th the Kinig was shut up in the Palace of Bemposta without seeing any one, and was in fact a prisoner in his own Palace ; and bis mi- nisters were sent to prison by order of Don Miguel and the Queen. { It is considered as indtubitable, that the deposition of the King -was intendetl ; and that it wouild have betn carried into effect, but for the energetic and spirited con- (luct of the Foreign Amlbassadors and Ministers. I As early as nine o'clock on Friday, the 30th, the whole of the Diplomatic Corps asssemble(d at the Nun- cios, wbhence they proceeded in a body to Bemposta, Iand insisted oni seeing the King. This was at first refused, by an order from his Royal Highness: how- ever, after a short time had elapsed, they were admitted. They found the King in a most distrossing state of mind, even ignorant of whlat hadl been loing. The attendance of the Prince was requested, anid on his arrival, the Foreign Ministers made a full exposure of the views of the Queen's party, and various trivial excuses were made by his Royal Highniess,which, lhowever, had no weight with the Ambas- sadors, who insisted that an order shouldi be sent, in the King's name, to (lisperse the troops, &c., which was com. plied with, and every thing appeared to be tolerably quiet. The Queen hlad come from Queluz early in the morning, fullv expecting to hear the Infant Don Mliguel proclaimed Regent, and was at Bemposta when the above consultation took place. " His Royal EIighness, however, continued to hold the command of the troops, and numerous arrests were male, in which the Marquis Palmella was included. He was released, it is said, at the request of the Foreign iMlinis- tr rs. Count de Povoa, formerly Senor Sampayo, was the only iMinister who escaped imprisonment. It is at present impossible to conjecture what will be the final result of this most extraordinary transaction. It is certain that no confidlence can exist so long as the Prince retains the com- mand of the arny. Mlarshal Beresford is constantly with i the King : he wears the Portuguese uniform, andI every respect is paid him by the people. It is supposed that the principal Foreign Ambassadors wish he may be prevailed upon to take the chief command, as tranquillity can hard.y be rcstored to this listressed country, unless he or some other foreigner hold this office. The King's person is con- sitlered to be not out of langer, and a request was yesterday made to prepare the Windror Castle for hiis reception,where alone lie could be safe: every preparation was making on board that vessel, to receive him at the shortest notice. " Count Subserra has taken refuge on beard the Livcly frigate, after having fGr some days found protection in thc hotel of the French Ambassa(lor. " The greatest confusion reigns in the city; for, in cir- cumstances when full scope is given to private revenge, no individual can be sure of his safety. The alarmed and dis- trustful countenarnces of the inhabitants sufficiently betray their feelings. Patrols of military parade the streets night andl day. The prisons are so crowded, that numbers of arrested persons were sent off yesterday and to-day to Peniche, to make room for others who are hourly arriving- A list of the members of the clubs who figured during the Constitutional system has fallen into the hands of the Go- vernment, and thus gives an ample opportunity to the exercise of vengeance: these men are accused of being Freemasons. Some of the most respectable merchants, as well as the dregs of the people, have been arrested in this city." 'rhe following particulars of events occurring in the early part of the insurrec:ion,are supplied to us from pri- vate sources: - Oa the 29th ult., the friends of' the Roval Family in L-sbon celebrated the fete of the Princess of BEIRA, tow in Spain, and the Ambassador of England gave, on the same evening, a giandl ballU in honour of the anrimversary of his Sovereign's birth-day. To the latter, all the Fot reign Ambassadors, all the Portuguese Millisters, and'a great portion of the distinguished Portuguese Nobility'ih the capital were invited. The ilUuminations, at the hotel of the British M)inister, in the street of St. Fraucisco; wer, of considerabl'briliancy, and, together wtth the splondid equipages of the guests aturacted a large qCrowd--toI that- quarter. Aboit hbalf.past ten o'clock a fcl;eyn.ehaise arrived, with the-servant of the Intendant of Policeehiindc it. In a short time the Intentdant alighted, desiring tiie chaise to stop where it was, as hie should immediately re. quire it. In a short time the Countess SUBSErIA, (Pamit. plona) and her daughter, the Count, and his Sonin-law. left the companv; anjd their family carriage having arrived, the ladlies'were ihanded into it by the Intendant of Police, while the COUNT himself, and his son-in-law, entered one of the chaises of the Royal Household, wvhich, was in wait- ing for him. In the mean time, the French 'Tinister, M. HYDR DiR NEUVILLE, likewise descended, and having en= tered his carriage, desired his coachman to follow in the track of PAAIEPLONA'S chaise. Thegreatestpart of thecom.. pany had dispersed by midnight. At break of day, the public. surprise was excited by a report that the great squ are of Lis.- bon was filled with troops; that the Infant Don MIGUEL was at their head ; that in the night an attempt had been mnade to assassinate the lrnc.; that many persoins were im-n plicated in the plot formet for that purpose; and that PAM.. ILONA, Count de PARATE, Count VILLAFL.OP, and other distinguished persons who eDjoyed the royal confidence and had been declaredl partisans of the Court, had been. apprehendLed as conspirators. Early in the mnorn,aig the Infant Don MIGUE. haed arrived by the Palace of the Regency; he called a council of war-he de- spatched patrols to differeut parts of the city to apprehend a number of suspected persons, and immedliately appoint. ed a new Mlinister of Police, who paraded the streets, fol. lowed by two gendarmes, anrl barred aL approach to the Royal Palace, except to such as were provided with a pass- port from the Prince. The French Ambassador, as some aeceunts s ay, buit otbers give that distinction to Lord BE- RESFOaD, was the first to dispute this order of the Infant, and to ins'st on being permitted to see his Majesty. About three o'clock in the afternoon the troops left the Roseo without any reason being assigned for their dispersion. The following is a list of the arrests which took place on the 30th, so far as they coald be ascertaine(d on the 1st inst. :-Count de Subserra, the Marquis of Palmeul, the Marquis of Valenza, the Marquis of Fronteire, Count Pa- rate, CouILt Villaflor, V'iscouit SantaMartha, Baron de- , Commandlant of Police. Brigadier Fellis Jordao, Col6Zel .liguel Vaz Perito Guedes. The Intendant of Poliee fled, bet was subsequeaitly apprehended; Count Povoa was ar- rested in his house, but was subse-quently released, and went to the Palace. The MTarquis of Palmella was arrest- ed as he returned from the ball. The ne6v Ministers are said to be General Leite, for thelWar Department; Cipriana Freire, fob Foreign Affairs; QuintiUla, for .Marine; Joaquinx de Costa e Silveira, for Fenance. In the 1st regiment, 13 officers 'have been arrestetd; in the 4th, 10; in the 13th, 9: in the 16th, 15. Many officers of cavalrry have like- wise been arrested. A colonel of militia, and many per. sotns from the country, have likewise been imprisoned. The number of arrests oni tho 3Otlh are calculated at betweeni 900 and 300. Li0'I)N DON7THURSDAY. AMAY 20, 1R"4.