The Sun. — 1823-09-23 (London, England)

LISBON, SEPT. 6, 1823.-I:Nine of the troops that composed the garrison of Bahia have arrived here • they embarked at a very short notice, and the preparations made' for their recepdon were very few: General Madeira is on board a ship of the line which has not yet Arrived, andlas with him all the brass ordnance that was in the place. The militia belonging to the city, were left to settle matters with the Brazilians as they best could. The soldiers who have arrived here expected to find the Constitution in full energy; but they learned at St. Michael's that it had been overthrown, - They wore the Constitutional cockade until they arrived in this port ; previously to their, landing, they were disarmed, and are now carefully looked after; a considerable degree of sickness prevails amongst them. Lord Cochrane's squadron followed, the fleet for some days :after it left Bahia, and succeeded in capturing several ves-. sels ; some of which were retaken by a frigate belonging to the flying squadron, which consisted of nine Sail of ships of war, and about 80 transports. A,,ftigate, bearing the Brazilian flag, boarded a large rnerchanarran, and after plundering 'her guns and military stares, allowed her to proceed. " This Government- have furnished the French with military stores for their operations against Cadiz. All the regiments in this city, except two, are ordered to proceed to the provice of Alentejo. " On the 3d instant, the new French Ambassador had his first audience; he was conveyed to the Palace in the)King's own carriage, and was followed by upwards of 100 carriages filled with the principal nobility, who attended to offer incense to their Gallic friend. The British Ambassador, Sir Edward Thornton, has arrived ; he landed from the boat of the frigate which conveyed him over, and was scarcely noticed by the Government people, who have beer so assiduous in paying court to the trenchmen. In fact, tlie French are every thing with the people who govern, and the British nothing. Sir Edward Thornton has solicited and obtained a private audience of the King, with whom he continued for two hours. The governing party here resort to the most violent measures ; all the officers of the 4th regiment, except four, are confined in the castle, as arc 27 officers of the 16th regiment;" some officers belonging to every, other corps are also in confinement. The priests, the ultra nobles, and the private soldiers whom they have bribed, are the chief supporters of despotism. " On the 4th, the money raised in London, as a loan to this Government, was received, and has been distributed amongst the supporters of the counter-revolution. The Patriarch, Amarante, and Pamplona have had a full share. Tho Patriarch has resumed all his former authority, The King is kept in the greatest ignorance of what paases; the Queen and her son are the real rulers. " The Lisbon Gazette of the 31st of last month contained a lengarticle against the Freemasons, who are accused of being enemies to Christianity, and whose object is to overthrow all religion ; they are said to be principally Jews. ". It is understood, that on learning the overthrow of the Constitution, the principal inhabitants of the Madeiras applied to the English Government to take them under its protection ; but that in place of returning an answer to the application, the British Alimstry sent the document to the- Government here, who thus possess the means of ruining a number of the most respecnible individuals in these islands, and who had signed the application. For the honour of England, I hope this statement is not correct. " Mr. R. B. Whitney, the agent for I,loyd's here, was barbarously murdered by robbers, about 56 miles from the city, on his return from doing some business at Vigueira. Two shots were fired at him, both of which took effect. After plundering him, the wretches fled. Mr. Whitney lived for 30 hours after the attack : 'he was interred in the liritish burial ground at Lisbon, on the nth, with eveTy demonstration of respect."