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lOW. acted as a guard. His whole Star were seen to set oil as fast as they could. The result of this memo rable tartan% was the capture of :21 pieces of artil lery, and front 1000 to 1200 killed. The prisoners amount to 800, skAtkoing whom are Generals Be,k bier and Arnaud. The latter fell from his horse, and aas tatiCa by a Portuguese serjeant and Cadet. The number of wounded cannot lie' less than 2 or 3000. The French curried off a number of them in waggons to 'Fortes Vedras. The rest were left Minh on the mountains. The Portuguese were generously employed in collecting them. In the linguist of the little village of Louritiliaii, there are mare than twenty of tlitta seat:rely wounded. How different was the conduct of our oppressors, who esereised every species of mirky upon us ! The los, of the English does not exceed, in killed and :rounded, more than' Zoo men." COMPLAINTS OF THE PORTUGUESE. The following arc the alleged grounds of com plaint of the Portuguese itgannit the conduct of our Commanders iu Portugal. They rest upon the authority of letters from Liston to the 11th, and Oporto to the 12th instant, of which tbey coos stitnte the substance The as aal ceremonies bad scarcely been exchang ed, after the landing of Sir Arthur Wellesley on the banks of the Doom, when the Bishop of Oporto, in his political character, demanded of, the British Officer the arum with winds he was loo t desl for the natives who had been enrolled for the defeiwe of their country. application was in effectual. His Excellency was told, diet they were not to be so disposed of; mod thus the only means which he cousidemd necessary for the salvation of Portugal were aithlield; mid the vetierable Prelate was forced to retire from the first iuterview with his sullies, indignant and disappointed. lie knew that French perfidy and rapacity had deprived his intre pid comitryonen of the means indispensable to give effect to ,their courage; cud •he was ap prised, that undo the orders of the Britirli.llinistry arms had been provided fur at least BM* men, for the.purpose of this expedition. With such facts before him, he had the mortification to see, that his brave compatriots were to be prevented from partaking in the glory of the appreaching con flict. The total number tweiotred to enter the field amounted to 40,00 N; but for want of arms only 5000 were assembled, under the 'orders of Gene:al Frire, and they were very indifferently provided. The Portuguese also comiihnit,that in conformity to the contracted syatetu of the British Ltenerals, they were not brought into acriou ill either of the engsgemeots which preceded the Mintier arranges silent; that in one Cage a ileum body, of the strength of 1500, was constrained to give plaCe to a corps of British, iu the moment when their osonnif,oe could have mom advantageously displayed; en that in the oilier, during the battle of Viineira, nearly their whole frittee, tinder their gallant General, was re wired to the thstenet of more than two leaves from the scene of action. They object, that not only these general op portannito of distinguishing tile valour of the Poi- tuguese on thew eau territory were neglected, but the example's of individual talent or success have been passed over in silence and further, that merit Win been attributed to the British soldiery, due exclusively to themselves. la support of this pretensiore, they cite the anecdote of the English grenadier, who is said to have taken' Geneml • user prisoner; and to have refused the pecuniary offem of that French's - on: for his nutilututosion.-s- The Portuguese aecesont of the sense transaction is given in a Goatee of Coimbra, a here it rs express ly stated, that a serjeant and cadet, both of that cation, took General Breuicr prisoner. The Portuguese, we understand, ere anxious to bestow all due praise upon British valour; hot thoy say, that the number of troop!. in the Ircaell ar mies have been exaggerated, in Ender to acquire that glory which the thalami:llona could not mai+ tain. They contend, that for tb have vanquished 12,000 French, wits no tosihject cat boast to British character ; cud they tIo not admit, that even with this inequality of force, under the recent Couventroil, any conquest a:lb achieved. Their objections to the conduct of the British Commandens do not terminate here. Prior to the last engagement, the Portuguese had consumed the whole of their bread; and in these circum stances General Freire applied to Sir Arthur Wel lesley for a supply of provision* for a wagle day, the British at the mum time having abundance, both in their Maio and with the shipping stationed on the Coast. This request was denied ; on hear ing which, the Portuguese Commander is reported to have anode thw Short olive:nation, Then we will fight without bread." The wet - senoras complaint yet remains. Nei ther the Military nor the Civil authorities of the natives were at any time consulted, either respecting the military operations, the armistice, or the ulti mate disgraceful Convention; and had the proper respect been paid to their discretion sad liatriotis,n, it is highly probable, that the ristruifest impolicy of this erniogenient would have been exposed ; so that even those who assented to it would have hewn couviiiced of their own precipitation and folly. As soon as the terms of that Convention had placed the forts and capital of our faithful and au- Bnt Ally Mider the'proteetion of our troop*, the ritish flag was .levated, as if the Portuguese had not recovered their liberty, bat had been consigned over to new masters. K hen this emblem of their (leant:halm was, discovered, it excited such general expressions of indignation, that the imprucleece which raised the banner was alarmed, and it was alinoust iosauitly lowered; but not without produc ing those sensations of disgust, the impression of which it will be extremely difficult to efface. Uuslec the strong impulse of sensibility °mai . *Hie d by these serious grievances, it is not surprising if we bear of commolisons in Portugal, in which the English. scut as friends and deliverers, have to en dure some portion of the Fctieral indignation, and ir, consequence of the trench troops gradually slimiuishing in number, by the transport of their brethren to France, will lie exposed to immediate ditimer. !t is in truth impossible, that, laden with the phinder of that injured country, the latter rim withdraw, lodess they are removed* to a plate of security, gliardeti from the rage of the Datives by the iuterveution of the British forces. • The moot convincing proof of the disgust and detestation produced among the inhabitants of Por tugal, is the circinhitance, that in none of the pal-, lie papem, the (4iiverumelit of that country had `thought tit to iu,e t thu conditions of the final Con vention. PROTEST MADE BY BERNAILCIN FAME DE ANDRADE, GENF RAI. 01 THE PORTUGUESE TROOP% AGAINST THL ARTICLES OF THE CONTENTION AtiILEED ON BE TWEEN TMC rscuiti AND FRENCH •MAIIES, FOR Tin . ..EVACUATION OF PORTUGAL. I protest, iu general, on aceonnt of this Treaty being totally void of that deference due to his Ito)al Highness the Prince Regent, or the Government that represents hint ; on account of a hat may he hostile in it to the Sovereign autho rity and independence of this timernment, and for all that may be agninst the honour, safety, and interests of the na tion : and, in particular, I protect again s t w h a t i s st i pu l ate d in the &down': articles.— Articles I. IV. and XI 1.-- 1 Banns° these Articles deter mine the surrender of Portuguese fortified places, stoles, and Phil's to the English fours, without solemnly declaring that this surrender is toennentary, suit thst if iv intended they should be intmediatek restored to the Prince Regent of Por tugal, or the Government that now represent hint, to whom they belong, and in whose aid th . e'Englisli forces came as Art. X lA.—. Because it permits the residence iu Portugal of the individuals utrutiuned iu it. • Art XV I I.—• Bream! it at tempts to lie down the GOTTra went of this kingdom, nut to briuK tuju.tiste and condign pe nislinieut those persons who hove teen notoriously and scan dalouidy disloyal to their Vallee and their try, by join ing anti act viug the French party : and even if the prutectlua of the I.:dollish inlay al 1.1 be allowed to semen thins Amu the punishment 'bey have &serval, still it should out pre vent their expulsion, %Lerch) this country would no longer have to fear being again betrayed by the same men. First of the additional Actieles —• This Artiele OM by no. means hind the Government of this kingtkom, as no reciprocal v Winos are stipulated. ' I protest nuttily, on account tif the want of. 'dietitian to the safety of the inlaid:dants of the capital and its @pythons, nothing having liven stipulated iu their favuur to inante their not bring still VIAC.I anti uppies.ed by the French during their star—nut even an conk:Arid for what is ratahlisticti by Art. XVI. mill XVII. in formic of the-French and their fol lowers. And to these heads I limit ter protest, in order nut to make too loug u to t, purging over other objects of low import ance, such as the CUlleeNsll.lll of suo horses, whith was ism& ithout that they almost all hefting to Portugal, and 111116 cannot be cotnitleeril Ms the proptely of the French thud of the magazinta of the army, fined at the expense of the country, and c,ilateqm , ntly only belonging by fact, not Iry right, to the unjust occupants of the country. (Signed) It ERN ARDI N It LIRE D'A 1)H ADE.' Headquarters, at tire limeareatiaa, Sept. la, maul.' THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY, SUPTEMDER We have received accounts from Spain to the 15th instant. Letters from Madrid speak in the most fluttering and grateful terms of the enthusias tic loyalty displayed in that city. A letter from its vicinity says--" It appears that the Itus,i.,l, Am bassador has left Madrid, aisd taken the direction of Lishom—Unless hi, object is connected with the Ittissien fleet, it is not easy to account for his tak ing that route, except upon the supposition that the Provisional Junta has refused passports to leave Spain by another route." It was reported, last Light, that the Portuguese maintain an exclusive possession of Lisbon. and have massacred a great lumber of Frenchmen in that city. It is the general opinion that the Portuguese will never consent to the execu tion of the DALRYBIPI.I6 Convention. They certainly lose no honour by their rellibal.—They ism no parties to the treaty. Are the 11ritisli troops theu to join with the French to compel their acquiescence? This horrible Convention, every moment, presents new difficulties and disgrace:- 111 y LorilematEasatai and my Lord Alt) tunavc, however, continue to give their state dinners, and the guests at their table see nothing but victory and exultation. An order we+ issued, on bloneiay se %might, from Admiral Wurrsims's Dice, at the Cove of Cork, for the sailing of the transports, &c. on the follow ing day at twelve o'eloek. This compact little army consists of 3680 men, and 300 artillery horses. The day previous to the order fur embark ation (Sunday) a detachment of artillery marched from Fermoy to Passage. a distance of twenty-two Irish miles, encutabeied b. - their packs, camp ket tles, and other light necessities, and tbotr.;ll the day was more than usually hot, they arrived at their journey's end by three o'clock in the aftertion. In a short time after these brave fellows embarked. The whole is to proceed to the general rendezvous, Falmouth, where there are already about 64W0 troops, horse and foot. These will be increased by further arrivals from the eastward, and also, we arc told, by the 10,000 patriotic Spaniards under the Martinis Romxsts, from the Baltic. The whole Expedition, it is seid, will meant to "coo* Bri tish, and 10,000 Spanish troops. The Duke of Yosis, says the Falmouth Paper; is expected at Falmouth, to go out Commander in Chief of all the British forces to be employed in Spain. The Expedition had not sailed frost Cove on Wednesday evening. The Courier, however, and some other of the Jouroals devoted to Ministers, announced its sailing long since. They played the same game during the long time Sir ARTHUR Wext.xszev's Expedition was delayed at Cbrk—a delay at one time imputed to want of transports, at another time to some other reason, but never satisti.:tosily accounted for. This is. aut only a new, but a very good-trick foe Ministers.—lts an nouncing the actual accomplislinient of a measure, they save themselves from tire contemporary blame thut verist attinoupoo . the slowness of its progress to execution, and when we - at length hear that the business is dour, it is too late to censure the procrastination, as it is too late to correct the evil, and any animadversion upon. the subject resolves itself merely into an attack upon Ministers. • We announced yesterday the arrival of Captain Da CU ESTA, and another Portuguese Officer, from Oporto, with dispatches for the PORTIIGU ESE Ate- BASSA non, and at the same time stated, that they are the hearers of a strong remonstrance against the Conveution which terminated the war in Portu gtl. IVe have given in our preceding columns the Pretest of the Portuguese General against thistis graceful arrangement, and uho a statement of some circumstances attending it, which have con tributed to excite even greater disgust end indig nation among the Portuguese, than the measure has produced in the British nation. The public indignation, strongly a; it has been marked with respect to the lute transactions in Por tugal, does not appear to have yet reached its full height. Every new account, every new anecdote, inflame it, and the more the Convention is con sidered, the more disastrous and disgraceful it ap pears. Some of the provincial papers that reached town yesterday, are in inoutsiing, that is, they have their columns inclosed with broad black stripes—a mode usually adopted for expressing some great public calamity. Others have devices representing men hanging from gibbets and gal lows, white the accompanying teat leaves no doubt as to the persons whom they represent. On the arrival of the mail at Greenock with The Extraor dinary Ga:rtte, the bells, by some mistake, or at least without official orders, were set a-ringing.— lint the minds of the inhabitants were not in uni son, the ear indignantly rtiecteil any thing like indications of rejoicing or satisfaction under the circumstances, and the bells were very soon silenced, with universal accord. The letters from other great towns teem with accounts of a similar sensation. Ministers appear to be the only men iii the country who have expressed a different feeling. The Park and Tower guns were not tired, it is true, until after a long discussion ; but if they felt it a defeat, they ought not to have announced it to the public as a victory. The spirit of the country is partial to plain dealing, atil, will not brook delusion. • Moniteters to the 17th inst. have reached•town, but they do not ausimeg. one single word Intel ligence. We have received Spanish Papers to a late date.' They describe the positions of .timc French and Spanish amities at the beginning of this mommtla— The French appear to have wholly abandoned the right banlr - of the Ebro, and to have concen trated their force in the, forts and strong posts with which Navarre abounds. The Galhcian army at the same tithe had its head-quarters at Carrion de las Uondes (about four days' march from Burgos), - and two strong' divisions at Aguilar de Campo, a little to time southward of Reynosa. The army under the.cominand of PA L FOX had approached Tudela ; and the presence of the troops who were marching from Madrid, was only wanting to eomplate the eavelopeineut of the ene my, or at least- to so straiten them in their /mo nitions, as to compel them to give battle or break up. It will be seen•froua the interesting letter of PA I. A PDX, that time Spanish Commanders proceed with that Circumspection which is the best security for final StItTeSS. The advocates of Sir ARTHUR WFLLEILEY, llh feel so insliguant at the imputation of any blame to that General, on account of the armistice which he signed with Juicier, forming the basis of the dis graceful Convention in Portugal, will probably have their faith shaken by the extracts which vie have made from the Portuguese papers. One of these extracts is a letter from Sir ARTHUR, in which he expresses 110 dissatisfaction at the original treaty, although more disgraceful than the final our. On the contrary, it breathes a spirit •of content, and Sir ARTHUR cannot see in the treaty soy thing remarkable, except the provision for securing the neutrality of the port of Lisbon and the Russian eciadron." —This is the provision acquiesced in by Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, that was of to by Sir C. COTTON, anu expunged from the definitive Convention. If this letter beautheri. tic, we must have strong evidence before lye give implicit credit to the account of the force and au thority exercised upon Sir A writua,' to make him sign the original treaty, against his will and contrary to his judgment. We fear,►nstead of an opposer of the measure, he must appear an advocate in its defence. After the late. niil4o4; movements and demon- strations rnade•awboth eidca,•it seems impossible to flout:data; war impends bet Ween Franceina Austria. But though the fact may be wombed with a species of almost moral certitude or 'convittion ; - yet, the precise time of its declaration and commencement still reliant's uncertain ; and it may beeither pro tracted or accelerated, according to circumstances. Probably BONAPARTE may wish, before he strikes the blow, to ascertain more accurately than he has, hitherto been able to do, what is the precise nature and extent . of the military asaistauce- or support that he may rely on receiving from hit Muscovite Ally. But if we consider the actual position of that unfortunate Prime, it is not improbalile that he may hesitate to commit the whole military force v.tieri l va l te e of his Empire, in compliance. ith the requi.itie t a io id u m of e rt e e e :s o e f e t e h a is the Corsican LI ermpyrit ineffect the Heads of the C zars h ave as oftei sad is „cut, ly paid the forfeit olthe error s of the'frolerilge the misfortunes of th e St a t e , as those aftlss man Sultan* have dente. Th e N eva and th e ' phorus ; Petersburg* and COnoteutinople; PAUL cud Settle, by turns, exhibit these sminguirnu l and revolutionary scenes. Many addifimitet rethstious or eircurnstaucee may likewise induce or comp,' the Emperor of Russet to pause, lie lusalreel s interdicted, and nearlyruined the industry, as wee as the commerce, of his subjects, merely *Ali t d es round of Iris new friend. It is impossible thin h e , can either morally or politicially approve the Fele, tioua perfidy 'anti - otitroge eettitilegr by Neeottoe towunis the Kegs anti peopieof Spoor. her is the defeatS, and capif uritioui;and, [Owes, sustaii4 by France on theGnadilquieir, On the Rbro,ii, I'a. Letitia, Catelmiiit,•aild so many provinces been's! the Pyrenelle s be either unknown or unfelt in Rosa sia. Ile has, besides, other consideration s most riot*, that will necessarily operate Oue portion of his fleet has already fallen into out hands as a deposit, in virtue of the late itifamou s Convention. Another considerable squedro n is blocked up in a Livonian port, by the Engrei l sod Swedes. if we except about nine or ten sail of the line, principally in the harbours of the Meek Sea, and two more in that of Toulon ' , ALtkawaties navy is already nearly sacrificed to the Fon ado of the Corsican Dynasty. Even in Finland his arms th, e acquired no honour, arid achieved very little of ow • tional consequence ; nor can he, unless blindid is every consideration of hii own ultimate s a f et y, wish le destruction of Austria, Lien though BONAPAIerI' shoukl_graAct !tias with a part of bet spoils. : . . . On the other hand, the Emperor Feeler's must unquestionably prepare for a fourth conflict, of the most decisive kiird. He cannot mistake or deceits himself as to its notore, nor expect a further respite, if the event is . disastrous. At. Leulsen, at Cam. po Format, at l unewlle , mid 'fit Pres bure, hoe. ever humbled said despoiled, he ear nut est*. guished.. •B.ut:it is now become -a contest of the Revolutionary Dynitstimugaiust thenecieut reigning Houma. Compeigne and•Valaney am before him Thelaie of Clitekt.es ;Mid YeeDIX - 11 Ile may in struet him in the destiny-resierved for. himself; and probilbly'llis future treccessor is long 'matured in the capacious Mind of:the tyrant, his enemy. It easy, nevertheless, be krstly -doubted whether Neeoterre can retrace, with the same facility* in 1805, the same easy conquest. We wish that our conviction Of the impediments *touring it was deeper than it is. Neither the finances, the armies, nor the Ministers of Austria, are forined to staud..the shauk.r;tie nest itIV 'anion, led on byBOXII. PARTE. Notwithstanding the nine new Field. Marshals, and tfie nineteen 'new General; just eras ated, together with the other military visor men* or dispinsitions made its .the event of impeiuling hustil:tivs, we deprecate time re. stilt. If, indeed, FRANCIS has resolved, when he is unable longer to .coutend, at leiud fh if he has been able, like his grandmother ; MAUL Tuttsss, to awaken the loyalty of his llmiguriss subjects, and to oppose the common enemy of all Crowns, with - the weapons *hid' haii licen4ithkt in Armeon, in .Autlalusia, and in Castile ; if ire can animate the people dodefeed else - ThrutU, thte, iitdeull, tile Invader, thoegh he may coupler, will net enslave or retain the Aiastrian litUtes. It mist .not, moreover, be forgotten s .that Neiertrox "'m oot now march towards Vierros, es he did three years ago, with his. whale undivided force. Spoil Will, and Italy may, remiire his attention. lie must be victoriens at once in'beth these countriAs, while he proceede along ;the ~Danithe. Ev, his German King., aide thiFishole Itheeilth Cole federazieM • are:.,only. .444, or propell4l, by the operitien—Ofv tetteiri- , • • ilis very inrineibil..y has beam . * o gl es 64 had their by.Piftsinwe and Cis - WI/V( 4 r- - Il'e ought not, the:etre:fix; 'hastily to anticipate another victory at Austerlitz, followed by another Peace sueli as ; that siktied;t Presburg. The can's of. Europe, whit+ seemed to be desperate only r , " tnoliths ago, is • tioer .. .pliyie, and has achieved tine moat signal swears*. If defeat should attend the French armies in 'Navarre ; if JosErti and B ES -111 EILES should be uoafile to Inaintainthem4elves in theit present poprition between Logrono emt %Iv gro, in such caw, even triumph on ihe Danube. ivriwcvevbrilliuirt - toreornplete, wenid not enable Boxstisava tp. overturn the Austrian iMonsreh3 • ft is in fact, not at Vienna, but at Pampelnita, Suragows, at Silliwa r and at Barcelona, that he !trust overcome-all resistance, by superior force, or superior tactics. There, probably, before this time, the greatest events may have taken place. To morrow, perhaps, : watuay direct our view towards that most interesting quarter of Europe. We ustderstandythaiSir. J. SAM( A RE/Litlid SW 1- mowed the Russian fleet in Port Ltaltic, to sturcuo 4.P• He has represcoLd. that he hipf iii , reatl;ness a number of Are-ships. notiess thaaltre. which he would send is the moment the wind bcciAafarour able Land he fhOughl.proPer to .admonish then" of the certainty of their destruction. in osier to i^duce them to accede to trans of surrPode., L; which 411444"1: 4 114,, defer ; reg tu Watt t , , wro.• *4l O . ex the el ire Ile Bow tic, to ar Paw, the ' 4 ) awl ler tita ns Tli comlbl lured alrea,l Fret' a* welt » 61111 .the de. to ii thin he lifter le Fn . ]. the I cote ° , !lord ;I . te taw from 1146,4 The then beyob.l 13; in lima 'moo onbt lard nuhink of tt ito our It 01 famous cent dron is the end of th e A ek Sea, bad saga's to et °fe w Asti DS ha, e to e e of na. 31;1 trh,l r e bib i eafety. lAA though T of bet LAF Sari it must tout ,of the LLI deceive empire, .A " E Cam. hen how. of S ; 111: " of the fare eigning iota e and the nay If; and • • • the natured Oj enemy. aloe lain b.r.l -of Cray Jo: ma thi int sh. 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