Don Miguel has nearly finished his career as a king,
from his carelessness or unskilfulness as a charioteer. On the 9th of No- vember, while driving his sisters to his country-house, the carriage was overturned, and all the Royal party were hurt. As the Prince, according to the custom in Portugal, was driving strapped to his seat, he appears to have been dragged a considerable distance ; but none of the accounts agree as to the amount of injury he has received. The official bulletin says that his Majesty "has had the misfortune to fracture his right thigh—fortunately it is a simple fracture, and accompanied by slight contusion." The latest bulletin, dated the 14th, says "his Majesty and their Highnesses have con- tinued without any change." The previous one stated that they had "gone on without any illness." Private accounts epresent the accident as likely to endanger the Prince's life.
Miguel's exchequer being drained, as a means of replenishing it he has been forced to solicit voluntary contributions. These come in but slowly. Among the contributors are thirty noblemen, yet the amount is only about 4000/.
It would appear that the island of Fayal was in October cap- tured by the Isabella frigate for Don Pedro ; but as she was blown off in a gale, the Miguelites regained their ascendancy, and com- mitted some cruelties on the Constitutionalists who had been left.
Accounts from Gibraltar, to the 7th November, announce the continued abatement of the fever.
