It is anticipated, that by the middle of this month
at furthest, we shall have news of the success or failure of Don PEDRO'S expedition. The last accounts describe his forces as amounting to eleven thousand men, and as in high spirits. The news of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S reinstatement in office seems to have inspired MIGUEL and his friends with great joy; their disappointment at Lord GREY'S return must have been equally great.
On Tuesday, a message was delivered by the Dutch Government to the Chambers, on the subject of the late negotiations ; but as the dis- cussion that took place was secret, the nature of the communication and the answer has not been divulged. An enrolment of the houses in Amsterdam, and of the male inhabitants from eighteen to sixty, has been ordered, but for what purpose the newspapers do not state.
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