The Royal and Ministerial revolution in Portugal at last- has
made a step or two of progress, not without a vast quantity of pigmy efforts. The little kingdom is traversed in divers quarters by little armies ; and each party alternately realizes some little but critical, success. The Duke of Terceira, a plenipotentiary sent to the North, is first seized by a riotous mob ; then Coimbra eedes to the Conde das. Antas ; Miguelite insurgents come forth lilte frogs in rain, and gain a defeat, which is a sort of Parthian victory, leaving-small honour to the Royalist victors. However, the Queen's insurgents do not despair : the King Consort is made Commander-in-chief; the Queen's forces successfully block- ade her harbour of Oporto, and so stop the local supplies of her customs; which cripples the resources of the Anti-Royalist insur- gents, insomuch that they become mutinous against the muti- neers; and finally, the- Royal army achieves an immense victory. at Viana. Altogether, ther it must be-admitted that the invasion. of Portugal from Lisbon been attended by some success.
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