From the fact of a small French squadron having been
for some time in the Tagus, an inference has been drawn that the French Government is inclined to look with favour on the attempts which have been made to disturb Don Miguel. Another occurrence per- plexing to the solvers of state secrets—one of the ships that lately quitted England with Portuguese troops on board has arrived at the French port of Havre, without any known cause for such a movement. She was cleared out for the Brazils, but the pass- ports of the Portuguese gave them leave VI touch at Havre. The riddle would be easily solved, if it could be believed that the tran- sports had secret instructions from Count Itabayana not to go to the Brazils, but to effect a landing at some point of annoyance nearer to Lisbon. Little has beets said of the late attempt at counter-revolution. The failure has led to new seventies, and to the prospect of abun- dant work for the executioner.
