Now that the war in Spain affords a sufficient pretext
for any number of reports which the stockjobbers think advisable to be emulated, we hear little of the Portuguese contest, except when an actual arrival at London or Paris brings some real intelligence. There has been an arrival from Lisbon this week, but the letters received contain no news from the seat of war.
A piece of intelligence, however, interesting to mercantile men, Was announced at Lloyd's on Thursday. A British ship, the [LATEST EDITION.
Caroline, trading from Newfoundland to Oporto, was seized by one of Don PEDRO'S vessels of war, while sailing up the Douro. The Captain of the Caroline demanded an explanation of this pro- ceeding; and was told, that as his vessel had only cleared out for Gibraltar, she could have no right to enter the Douro, and should be sent to Lisbon for condemnation. The ship and property are altogether English ; and the immediate interference of our Go- vernment is required, as all the vessels trading from Newfound- land to Portugal have cleared out this season for Gibraltar, on account of the unsettled state of affairs at Lisbon and Oporto.
