POSTSCRIPT.
The Herald of this morning contains a characteristic letter from Ad- miral SARTORIUS, dated the 14th, off Oporto; where lie was writing for the City of Edinburgh steamer. He says of the action with MIGUEL'S fleet- . "The other night, we had to contend with our 83 guns against 240 pieces of artillery of much heavier metal ; but their tiring was infamous, though by no means deficient in rapidity ; and this was the cause that we had only two killed and two wounded in the Rainier. de Portugal, and one killed and four wounded in the Donna Maria. Finding that they formed in a close line,I regained the weather-gage, and I am now sticking close to them, to avail myself of any chance that may turn up. The object of the enemy appears to be, to entice off Oporto for the purpose of co-operating with his troops on shore; but they never permit any of their ships on any account to go out of gun-shot from the Don John VI., as well from fear of being cut off as from the danger they appre- hend of their joining Donna Maria's limes. At all events, I shall be able to prevent this clumsy lubber from giving any effectual assistance. It is probable that the enemy may get into Lisbon again, if my small fry does not join us in time; but, I hope, not without losing some of his vessels."
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