POSTSCRIPT.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
There are accounts in town to-day from Lisbon, via Paris ; but they are only one day later in date than these previously received. They announce the arrival of another division of Lancers from Oporto; which would make the regular army nearly 9,000 strong, and altogether the forces of the Constitutionalists reached beyond 20,000. Some more curious correspondence of the Miguelites had beenliscovered, and particularly a letter written by SANTAREM, in which he says the Tories had grossly deceived Don MIGUEL. A copy of this letter had been sent to Lord PALMERSTON. The Regent had made himself very popular ; and it was believed that he would cheerfully lay down his authority as soon as the country should be free. It had been resolved in the Por- tuguese Cabinet, that the most rigid economy should be adqpted in every respect, and that there should be no persons with the rank of Ambassadors at any Court. Instructions had been sent to the Charges d'Affaires here and in Paris, not to liquidate any claims on the Por- tuguese Government which had not been previously examined and al- lowed by the Portuguese Minister of Finances. CANDIDE XAVIER, the Prime Minister, continued, in conjunction with the Confessor of Don PEDRO, to have great influence over that Prince ; but it was generally allowed that PEDRO himself did not want judgment. The Duke of PALMELLA was frequently with the Regent, but took no active part in public affairs. Count PORTO SANTO, the first person of note who declared against the Portuguese Constitution, has stated that he is now convinced from his experience that it is wanted by the Portu- guese : he said this also to Mr. HOPPNER, it seems, when Don MIGUEL was in power.
The destruction of wine at Oporto is not so great as was at first reported ; about five thousand pipes only having been staved in. Between thirty and forty merchant-vessels are now lying off Oporto waiting for cargoes of wine.
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