Accounts from Lisbon, dated the 22d August, were received this
morning. They furnish two documents of some importance. The first is the proclamation, dated the 18th, of the Duke of TERCEIRA on leaving Lisbon to join SALDANHA : it may be called the manifesto of the party which will probably succeed in overturning the existing Go- vernment.
" Countrymen ! the unfortunate state of the kingdom, and my oath of fide- /ity to the Queen, to the constitutional Charter of the monarchy, oblige me to unite my efforts to those of all the noble defenders of the country and of true liberty.
" The nation is in the hands of a few perverse persons who tyrannize over it—who oppress the flout illustrious citizens—those who, in the field of battle against the Usurper, effected the triumph of the code of our liberties, and the sacred Tights of the august daughter of Don Pedro.
" The complete overthrow of order—the misery in which the persons impli- cated in the perjuries of September have brought the kingdom—the absolute state of discredit into which they have fallen—the indecency and horrible de- magogueism of the so called Congress—its measures of delirium and of fury— the insults directed to the throne—the disgraceful ascendancy exercised by low and contemptible persons—were the origin of the movement commenced by citizens who hail covered themselves with glory fighting for their country. Their efforts ought to be, assisted by all Portuguese worthy of the name. I go to take part in this enterprise, in order to preserve the Queen and the Charter from the ferocity of their enemies.
" Inhabitants of Lisbon ! lain not affected with any spirit of vengeance for the insults offered to the Army ; which despises them, and which has acquired the esteem of the respectable part of the nation by its services to the country and to liberty.
" My object, and that of my companions in arms, is to save the monarchy from the abyss into which unworthy men are plunging it, to restore to it the constitutional charter, and to cooperate in the establishment of a government of order, of peace, of patriotism, and of credit. Ni Countrymen ! which of you does not blush with shame at the sight of the insults offered to the daughter of Don Pedro? to that same Queen fur whose throne so much Portuguese blood has been poured out ? Which of you is not horror.strieken at the thought that the defenders of the Charter are now op. pressed and imprisoned ; whilst those who either did not defend it, or who hated it, now govern us, and are occupied in ruining the country ? " I go to make common cause with the valiant men who fought for the Charter. Let the soldiers of Villa da Praia, of Oporto, of Ahnoster, of Asse. lecke, and of Lisbon, unite themselves to me : which of them will not remember his General, he who had the satisfaction of conducting them to glory to rescue the country from the clutches of despotism? " Let UR recover our fundamental compact: let us give to the Queen her throne, to the nation its rights, and to Portugal peaec and union among all its citizens : let us forget the madness and the passions which have caused us so much evil, and which would bring us to the lowest grade of unhappiness. "Let our device be 'I he Queen and the Chatter!' with that we con- quered the Usurper—with that we will restore peace, liberty, and the legiti- mate throne."
The National Guard, which is preparing to defend Lisbon, has put forth a sanguinary proclamation. Here is a specimen- " Portuguese, to arms ! War of extermination to all those who dare to
suffocate our enthusiasm by talking to us of arrangements and convention', No compact, no arrangement is possible with t uffians thirsting for elaughter robbery, and horrible violence. For us there is the right of victory, the law oi the conqueror, to impose upon them—or, which is a thousand times preferable to the gallows, which they intend for us, a glorious death in the field of battle to receive.
"Let us imitate the Frenchmen of July, and the barricades of Paris. To arms! You have chiefs—a patriotic club watches over your safety. Artists, people of Lisbon ! war to the death against the Devoristas : when those mut. derous Janissaries approach our walls let their palaces be reduced to ashes—so it happened to the splendid habitation of the infamous Archbishop of Paris. There is no lack of combustibles at the arsenal sod in the druggists' shop.; they must be sought for everywhere. " Portuguese! Your are going to combat the dilapidators of the national property—the men of compensations and loans, a gang of thieves and miscreants, who proclaim the abolition of the tariffs, and the burning down of your matt,.
factories. Maintain your independence and liberty ; show to the whole world that you are Portuguese worthy of the days of Alphonso the Fourth and John
the First. To arms, to the field, to victory I Let your weapons be whatever comes to hand—daggers, knives, pikes, sticks, stones—all will serve to Mat down the enemy with ; and if any miserable wretches in any public departmeat should dare to utter cries of terror or anarchy, immolate them promptly, aid make barricades of their bodies.
"Portuguese! moderation is exhausted—Liberty or Death."
The Queen of Portugal is suspected of being attached to the party of SALDANHA, TERCEIRA, and the Charter ; and we should think her person unsafe in the hands of these Jesperadoes.
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