LATEST FROM PORTUGAL
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The brie Confucius, captain Riley, arriv
ed at New York, in thirty five days from
Lisbon. Captain r. furnishes single num-
ber of the Portuguese" OF the 27th OF Feb
ruarv. 1t is chiefly filled with the proceed
ings of the Cortes, which do not, on a curso-
nv examination, appear to be OF much inter-
est.


The paper contains the copy OF conven-
ton. STIMULATING certain arrangements Tor the
maintenance of the British forces in Portugal,
which was entered into in London on the 18TH
January, by the Portuguese ambassador and
Mr.. Canning, on tive part ct their respective
governments. BY tins convention tue Erlt
sh troops are to be maintained while IN For-
tugal, at the cxpence of this government,


General Clinton arrived at Coimbra on thc
nineteenth Of February. The 23d regiment
of British infantry had come IN three feSl-
ments of infantry, a battalion OF morse, ana
the cavalry Of hussars had arrived on the
fiftecth Another regiment was expected
on the following day.


The two Chambers of the Cortes were IN
session. A committee was appointed by the
Peers, to draw up an address TO the throhe'
requesting that pardons might be offered to
certain descriptions of rebels. The Count
Villa Flor was present, and OF course haa
absented himself from the army.


Private letters from Lisbon to the first OF
March, received by the Confucius, state po-
litical affairs were far from being settled, al
though 10 new occurrences of Importance
had transpred. The Anti ConstitutionaIiSts,
if nut down in one section Of the country,
suddenly appeared in other places III such
numbers and with such means, as could not
be accounted for on any other ground, than
that they were reinforced and furnished with
money by Spain or some other foreign pow
er. There was no doubt that large MAJOR
ity of the ignorant lower classes OF the For
tuguese population were taught to believe
that that they must oppose government which
would operate against the interests OF their
long established religion and habits. One
letter expresses belief that war must yet
be carried into Spsin. This was also the
opinion of the American consul, as we are IN
formed by capt. Riley. Captain X. under
stood that an engagement had taken plas e
between party of the royalists and one OF
the constitutionaiists, about the last OF teh-
ruary, near the frontiers Of Spain. III which
the former were again defeated.