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4WD' is PoirruGai. ritut A I I: Lyn ERQ. Ltimow, Nov. 20. 1, This goes home by the Japer, that lays don the River, Waiting (or a. lilraesettitrr Irvin Land VINLIANOTON ; the Purser came up last night to Lisbon, and I heartily seed the semi, which I fancy is ai late email - • • • •••••-• -•-• " French sruspeounneugglik retreat about the 14th. front the view of pro !igloo* Imes of deheuce, consisting of nunieroas batteries. &C. extending from Alhandra on the border of the Tai gas, towards Mara, not a great distance from the sea coast; and, for the first that, this MASSANA, this invincible General s turned his liaek on the British and Portuguese troops. The enemy's retreat was so unexpected, that they were busily employed the day before in making buts ; wh.n at the same tine their rear war in full mart b. To prevent their cross ing the Tagus.* large•detactiment of boats from the tarn of war and transports have proceeded op the T.4gus at the same tone, to convey our troops aero oi to oppose any landing they might attempt s end to act is circumstances might reader it neces sary. If the'eneioy are foiled in crossing the Tagus, they will be obliged to give bottle, it Lord Wer.- xteirrne thinks it pritteat to risk one, for the nver.losere rims from the Mond-go river to the Tagus, across V/hlllll all lilt. bridges eve d stroyed, sod I hear thay.are likewise destroyed on the Moo : at Coimbra, Colonel THANT is posted with a large force (say 6000 Portuguese), which •trill prevent them crossing the Mondego. How they will set I du not ; from these cironnstanc,vs all supplies are cut s'ff completely, and by all ac t-ousts they are - dreadfully off; it is suminse.l tiny most capisulate, for the contitry they have to eneouuter is tinned and laid waste. Yesterday $O.l toolgy the rains hase beets incessant, whirl) from the high tuotiotaine swell the rivers, and make the tide cxtretuely rapid; no ti inporary bridges could possibly stand ; they have left be hind a great many sick. If they have any corn, which is th.! Indian corn, there in nut a null to grind it. Lard WILLI N lil• .$ head-touters are at Santarem, more than .50 miles trom Lisbnii. • Inde . pendent of an action, Massaa• toast lose h.Ot Ins army by 'taws ! . deaths, front the pr:vattims 11.1 are under, and the season they have to en essenter ; from our own hardships we can judge of the eneint's. Something soon will take place; if it be possible you shall bear. Desertions have been great: I saw yesterday a Lieutenant and a Comuussnry. real Frenchmen, who deserted while on their retreat. a Your's, &v. truly. " F. G." s MAC? IRON A LETTER. RATIO VILLA TALOA. NEAR SWEARER, NO,. sl. _ " On the 17th, the enemy stopp:d the light divi sion about two miles an front of Carta so; on the 18th they retired, and the.position they tit/wooly) , if to front of Santarem. Ti... position is extremely strong, soil they have added .itt its natural slnngslr by various works. The hill is naisulatedi with left o, tie Maga.: :he top rilmoot Ait ; the town of Stubs rent in th, rear if at, Masted Thal we woe the tops of the chine:lto, Ism In fruit err two smaller hills, um above the ostler ; rani in front ut the whole to mows, which iss .Is,"/ Unit r water, :nod 111 to be crossed oray by is c.w.v ray rii,,ht hundred yards lung. and per-_ fetal) , straight. on which the enemy have lune pie. sit of commit emit athiig the causeway. The left is re tired on the river. and was reconnoitred yesterday by Gra. Crauforil's Jitsiou. when he found the hill almost perpendicular, and of course most difficult of accts-, Ido not kilo* the particulars of their right, but 45111111rUftlirtilhst it i•eacerribuglystrussg. I have tit, accurate infolination of the distrilliiliati of the hostile army. 1 horn just heard that Jitisot's corps is gone to LeYria. Oeurral Fleil.ernmesi the 'Foglia on the lath, mud is now At A 1104.24. Our division end the light division are at this place, and our ca valrye on our right to the Tager Sir C. steltise.'s llorioide, and tharral Park',, are on tier, felt. Ge neral Leith sit Canaan, and the right of the array on the road to the rear, said in the Iw. Sion •war Galbiera. General Victim is at Torres Ved. at." r&&&&& Dir. I. DgAn Stu—As I 'impose every person so Eng land must be at this mosuent most *ninon,' to know what out lads are about iu Portugal, and as I ant just mrivoci from Lisbon, I tall y o u Use little I Wring fro.n that place. Dispatches were landed to-day, but [ imagine they are not of any great im portance, as no Aide-de-camp nr other person from the military Corunrander.in-Clii f come with them. Masseur. after haring etlirrtill the greatest pri vatmisa, and his army weakened by continual direr hon. sickness, and (lest!), came to a &termini' tttttt to retreat Irma the pontiff's* he heM 111 front of the Allied Army ; and , having made hit arrangements with the greatest secrecy and pees islets, began to retire on the eves.ing of the 14th November, and got the start of the lads by 24 hours' march. The 'army Inst some of the he iviest pert of their hag. gage, and spiked messy of their heavy guns, whir h, with many wounded, ti.. 14, and dead, were found in the roads and iu the tliteees. Whatever the original intention of the enemy was in retreating, certain it is, that either they were nimble to pro cord far, or that it was cot their policy to leave Portage, without giving laird Wellington an op portunity of bringing them to a general action. which is hourly exp,erert to take pl:scr, the heed•Tiertrno of the French army tieing at'Seio. taterti. tbirt-fi.e hrifes in the rear Villa Erv..ts, the l oootiou their left division usccupi, .l I•'-vieusly to list' retreat. Their centre is emi ts' •roldy in the rear of du it left ; nod their ri g ht, coifs-mord prncipally of email?. occupy the plain of faded:AN in tire front of 'l' !sr, moil to a coast.. riersole rile at to its rugot. Geo 1141. with 14.000 mem ha. creased the Tagus at Voiotia, to secure Ala...sites, owl to prevent she enemy getting into Airmen.. M any (immesh., taking advantage of the stifus.oit iu ilia French (mop, have come over to I,ir . . The ZellJbin sloop of mar 1124 ordered to be kept io immediate seaman se for sea, to carry is England the result or the weal battle that most likely by dots time- fong'it on the plaits of Claledoar and which may determine the fate of Portugal mod the French atom; not malty of cumin wilt ever, is my opinions, •gtifs return to France, for * they eve ea h‘orted for waist of proper food s baviu;r Lad but a very small rovortiou of breed for 'mum lime pest; sial Laid I'Vtllingtou has not less than 6.5,n00 hayoutts; and although the majority ire ttls3Oviroproet.d thetiontyes.hrave Inc., In o f pod °Meer,. The Voiphia Milt s a rim ttsys, ttith her convoy of. Jc, said. 'ages nn tht 4111 November—lart leyiug left this ti.ert--- . . liar/vac The Hoe. Ado. G. Berkeley; 1. Capt. Su. TM. Hardt.lturt. Haunibd 1 Ste T. Illllcuur, Itcar Athol• rd; cum Issiaettteux Dreadnought Mag. II lintee. Tanana' Sir 3. Gore, kat. Ptnetters ...... J. P. Het-word. Audacious L. Camphell. Zealous . ........ Thomas Yore. t Naar Mars. ' J S Caraca ElisabethYlisaeth i lontia. Searle. pladern, itevilub ..... ••.•.•• •• • • St. rim-rasa . Capt.Mstat. Melpomene atom% Beane, Vestal. ILOIIII4I. -- Mirth, James Cowan. &aphis Grandee Weeks. Jiapsr—.6reteght the dispatchts. FORRIUN INTE LLIG &NCH. ANIIOLT 31M111. CHRISTIANA, NU!. 12. An order at FFs Rnyal Alisjerte hasbeen received ii here for the !.position of so emb argo on all lllttlialt and ISiorweelan vessels In the pores of Norway.— i hie e. which has for its object the raising of 4,1100 e • os.(01,, will colot ile f4fee 01 Vial iluasl,triti completed. A iotnillw set tit espeeted to take place ill Zealand. The seamen thus ',tined are Intended but the etpli potent or the !Imperial fleet in the. Sehtl it, and will, it Is ant& proceed 61 ainghorg lo Copenhagen, mud from thence over the Belt to the Coutititut. COPIVIHAGEN, goy. 17. intelligence has been received here of the cow. clusi4pt of /111 Arr,i.tice between Ittoosoot rod Turlt.h armlet. the taboo of which hi Mod to jtiott. fy the expect:woo of peue.: !wing 11000 re-estsiolish. ed between Rumor aud the Porte. NO,. 19. A courier arrived here froin Paris a levy days •4 0 ; soon uffrr whicl► M. Airliner. the Freach ni.:er, delivered in a Note to the Minister of State, containing certain rripti.lions intimately connected with th e commerci a l inter...mall he country, to which a peremptory answer wasileinatided within• specified time; various consultations were held. and several slar►ning reports were in cticulatioo ; but it saw sequently appears that the demand of the Emperor Napoleon was a strict adherence to the present Continental sy.vern ; and that she reply of our Go rcrituseut has heel* of the most conciliatory nature. Advice' Posta St. Peterahurgh inform as of an ar ►aiatrre. or, arcurtling to ethers, a treat of peace having omen coneludeal between General Kao►em.sky and the Grand Vizier. by which the provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia ate ceded to Russia. Nov. 20. It is now certain that the Emperor Napoleou has demanded of our timrersimeist an immediate de claration of war against &glint!. end the confi,ca tom of all Colonial produce in our ports; the for 'pe► of theme demands has been acceded to, and the I) , elaratiun will appear in a few days; the colitis. cation iv not yet determined no, but our (i•rern went has consented to prehibit Co. the future the importation of Colonial produce nailer a!l and every fled whatever. GOTTRNSURGH, NOV. t 6. Be a courier who atriv,4l this inornmg from Stockholm. the declaration of war arzximit England has been retrieval hear; it is understooi dim it will Da paerhely read in the Church en Sawlay nrxi. lIITILALT Or A LATTBIt rr.ow CDR , u63. D kr;..zo NOIMMID:iI 7. _ _ _ " A 114 g or truce hail cu:se, for'the purpose of to us that the blockade of the wood raised ; but that it still vine wit., regard to tile pots of Eleitteur.Yesterdei, et nine o'clock is the morning, the flag was hoisted at the moms-top. mast of the Admiral's ship, wises the crew. of all the vessels came inn deck s and gave the usual cheers. Immediately sfwr, ti,e t•o ships of the line sod e frigate, which were stationed in the Belt, weighed their auchors.--To-ileti a c•rnvoy passed, steering to the north, escorted b) three ships of t►e hoe and a Mks's." al:111AL? Or ♦ LIWTSR 'Rom coNSTANTISOPLE, DATED THE 3Tuf/CTOSIS. The Gravid S.gotor has not yet set out for the array on acceunt of the Ram .soiai Highness intended to or nurse his troop., an d plare theta on the European famine. as hie Pre deceemr Sabin its part cifected. lie wooed to completely draw, the preponderance of the Joni- WWI. It was with this motive that he emoted the march of the large corps, which Cteaan f Wu. and Kara OMNI. Oglu, both zealous p.attrsits of the eysteskodopted by NJ oistaplia B.tinctar, command. These troop. were to unite, near Adrianople.with those of Hell l'achs, son of Aly Paehr,*and would norm ■u army of 10,00 h men, w.tich would have been able to rept... the lonisaries which are in Constantinople. and cons-quently all those that are spread throughout the empire. But then! latter barimr learned the danger wit.ch threatened Owns, were aisle by their intrigues to have it ordered that those troops, which were to have passed through Constantinople, should take another routs. The isnot now is, whether the Grand Signor will per• wst in his rerolatims, ethmigh actual circum stances are nut favourable to his design. The Cronin Prclis cantina's lustier ; hi• Let still remount en the cansl, where it ii detained be contrary winds os well as this approach of the itemises. The Persian Arabessatior, Asher Khan, •till reside.• here. He has received letters frees Teheran, under date the 24th of Argest, by which he is informed that the Persians twitting* the war against the ['TRACT OF • lATTSIII 1111011 ST. ranassusum, PATIO OCT. 27. -- . _ _ _ Yesterday was celebrated here with the greatest eoletwoity, the anniversary of the hirth-day of His Alsjesty the Emperor'. llt.ther : there WIVI a grand parade s after whirl, were c.wriell in process's's , is the keys of the fortes es of Itutlachuck. and other trophier, to the church of St heac. Ti Deem Wes sang at the novel Cha n el. There 'was a grant! (*loner, and ip thr rtellatig , fire works were let Of Le the Nervs. Fur la cu,rsider.lhle time ye hair (tut hail so tos i pectat I-. A prodigiolis etew4l' - hued the h b'Jibe although the (wind trurit the Nurth sow very told. • srocairotm, M4ll. 14. On the 9111 instant, ■d,•;4l.l.ition of use Aeitletny of Sciences waited un ii Royal llightsess the Crow• Prince, end vies must graciondly.aihni ted.tes his presence. The. IN esident, Miami Adlercreittr.' presented to his Riyal Ilightiest., en the part of the Academy, all the tratoactions hitherto published. and preyed that his It..ysl !bellowed would most graciously he pleased to occupy the seat lately tilled by his Royal Ifigline.s the Croon Prince Charles Augustus. as first honorary member of the Academy. . . His HU yal Highness assured the Deputation, in the most gracious npumer, that it eras uitlt great satisfaction lie accepted the seat tittered, and that ut all times lie should f.-cl happy in promoting the in terest of the Academy. SEMLIK, OLT. 16. According to the tnnst recent intelltgente trout Cuhstaotutuple. the Turithth first was then lying:it the 1111 l uth the canul which lea:lS uttotite lieu ; the shi,o. ;ire much ilgoor,zetl by hard gale. of wing!. A hurt 1,000 :urn of the crew. b.tve 131fra a s4crifice to the epitlr mu. t! ['woe uluch rugecl on traard the fleet, and 500 'war err lying 111 in the notvll hos pitals. It sill prove n thflicult tusk to supply their places; the Captain Paehs is said to hair it in elf,- teraplution to rnyloy the garrisons of the Turkish 1101111 to the Black tied, fur 11141 purevole. Juwitortmc. NOV. 17. Tits Countess Lesvenha tint, thel 100. kuli, Count Pipet. and 1;aroo A T ) are. ore to poet out on the 4111th instant from Stockholm, for Ilt Nog boric. where thee are to tuner nn the .2 jln, to re ceive her Royal Highness the Crowa Priacetht of Soak& punt:new OCT. 14. Intelligence h s been received, flint about the end of last month, tar TorkisO Ariny, which amounted to 40,000 writ strong. had advanced spinet GI- 11601 u r ; but fi n ding that no iiiip.C69lloll could he made on the Serviitoo, tart 1.11 buck to visas, the lateness of the season hating prevented all oilier utf.fosive operations. A report is lament here, that en armistice be tween the Russians and Turks has been proposed ; and that the Russian troops, who had been ordered to reinforce the army on the Danube. in conse quence of the above proposal, received counter orders. THE BRITISH PRIES& LONDON. WEDNESDAY. Mccussa G. Our Renders must have observed. that the extract from Lord WeLLINGtON's Letter, published it The Eatraorditusry Gazette of Monday. does not notice the cause of M AMEN A'S retreat.—The Teen sury Jourrals, having at length abandoned et!! idea of killing him by famine, contend that it is not the result of choice, but of some dire Necessity that re mains to be explained.—floppy shall we he to God their opinion confirmed by Beets. Put whatever may hive been the particular use of necessity, it is matter of regret that it has plaited the Preach army in a more advantagerms position than that which it previously octopi. d. One of the demi• official accounts,which we inserted yesterday, states. that the post of Santarem cannot-be attached with any hope of succeas ; and from • private letter which we give this day. it appears to he et pr-wait impregnable. In its front is a morass, now under water, to be crossed only by a case.rway eight hun dred yard. long., find perfectly straight, on widths the enemy have four pieces of canium enfilading the causeway. The left ,n retired oa the near, anal nearly perpesideetilar, and uf ourse most difficult of access: and one of the Bulletins admits, the heavy rains have an co imletely destroyed the resells. that Gard WELLINGrqx liar Anted it impossible fn dislodge tAe enemy by moving through tie kills against his right.-111 , -le then NI ASSENIA may probably await in safsty the arrival of his sit ppliesdeacending along the right of the Tagus. Its first bridge thrown over the b!,..!re, it a true, was carried away by the floods; but we Rod be soon etnettructed ;moiler ; and even although that should experience the same fate, and the floods slitfuld even increase. who that has read of the perseverance and ingenuity which 'melted the French to throw a bridge over the Danube. in the face of the army of the Archduke Cts antes, in the late war with Austria, Via entertain a hope that the enemy will not he able to overcome any obstacles which the overtilwing of she Zetere may present. It is very true, the Z.tsore is foot the only obstacle in their rear. and that Cie. neral fI t t.r. may ernes the Tagne nt Alarantee. and interlace his force of • 14,090 men between the French and the advance of their supplies and rein. foreemente ; lint if these reinforcements are not greatly over-rated, Gen. Hitt would not piste him. *elfin •uele a perilous situation. Ile was net 'rival, h. et' .to mi. (Told them ; he was sent to watch the curet. of 4,000 men which kid crossed the Tagus, mid to 1.1.' , ..'1' a farther free from cro•aing that river at .1 1 ..Atarli. If M tese e a has rearet.ted front aeon, ea ma. of tr•rro.it y. h.. will OW stop at San. totem; he will prol)4l.ly evacuate rortugolond am the Treasory Journals would liave . tvi Worse he means to do—fair among them, The Morals! Post .assures its reader. that the capture cal *heat 400 prisoners proves the uegeiecy of the modes or his retreat; lint we must not sulfa. our joy at this ortrograele movement of the enemy, to Rive any occnrrenee more than its du , wiakt.—The Allied Army come lammed its pursuit is a fm horre . ofter the enter bad commenced Oleic retreat ona 434 p 6 consisting of mine chiefly of siek an wo was no offirsordinary acquisition lit three constant in4;eensent end pursuit, when the ing army wasproise!di mat Less qsao 79, _ - ' The 4m 4 / a nd packet ahteed oil blonde r two Mails from thelale at Anhok in the C The Swedish Papitea tied Letters erleki, s. 'brought are probably the leet we shall recti 1 &nue time through that ?lase from Gate One of the first acts of King of Sin Br ILNADOTTIes electiaa.te the• rank o f i Prince, was to nominate hies Generalissi mo the Swedish forces by sea aka lied. BONA has taken care that this shall net remain a d title. At his commaod, a Declaration of against Great Britain was published by Sa e the nth last; and thus the little Wind of A in the Contra:it, is become the wily nexion that fICUS4IIII to us in that cower, mark, arother satellite of the French revoluti planet, is obliged to more with 110 lees and: obedience to its Principal. An ember been laid in all the ports of Norway for the pa of raioing4,ooosadors to man the Beet iu thegeh and a eimil tr measure was expected iu the poo Zealand. The naval iiieporatiansin the Scheldt be only a feint to operate a diversion in fetal - - • .4 the French tiring in Spain and Portugal ; bat we consider the cli.tr.icter mid quality of the ragcs ►u general in the Senth and South Ale Ireland, we may be excuaed for fearing that thing more is in contemplation.--Prior to 1795, practice of rubbing houses of their arms was prs lent iu that country. and experience afterwil . _ proved that it was costi.eeted with u combined of donitatic rebellion and foreign i:iv,tion. practice 4 now r•viva,l. and whether the prrf tori are called Defeagers, as previous to V; , A Threshers. Slunevats. and Caravats, as sow, little importance. The inquirers at St. Jame'''. Palace done ? . day and yesterday, afte r the s t a t e o f Hie Mute health, were not very numer ous .—. T he f o il o faruurable Bulletins were yesterday shewn:— ee Windsor Cull', Dec. 3 —.Nine o'Clork p i . 1 The state of amendment which has hrett *erred in Hit MAJESTY for the last three tkiy.r, continut a." (ligied el 11%41.) " Irolld4llr C Isar, Dee " His I .l 4 l.utiTy hal pinged anntlior and is fully as well as he was yeoprll4y." (6igna,s Letters fenny Nrw York. ni the nth ult. I that Mr. IL Satin has resigned the Office vi rertary of State ; and that the American Gan meat have received sliappatcheg from West Floe whetting the adintaatun of that country into American Union as an independent Stile. Yesterday Sir DAVID DLlllO4$ held a P al day at his office in the Horse-Guards, and gi audiences to a number of military officers. So mud is the public voice again,t the prey that on Saturday night, at Cover garden Theatre, when King Henry the VI I lth dreverl his Council in the tullnoing words-- " I thought I land ours of wine tutdo.rstaudaug ; O . wisdom my Council ; hut 1 bud hour"— there were three distinct rounds of applause, ao I was several initiates l„ fore the audience as permit the Play to proceed. So great has liven the desperation proilnioe among the French prisoner/. by the failure of tit negotiations for • cartel. that. within these tk days, three or them jumped overboard, from t illeisfaliant and Hector prison ships, at Plymoit it sod were drowned. One of them was an Officer. Lust night's Genette contains the abstracts of • venal Acts of l'srlionteot, which apply to Art& w of every description, who shall leave the Us: it It utgdom, to carry on their trade or calling iu nst Foreign Country ; likewise to any person or suns who shall in any way beiustrumental in et sad Or enticing such A rtifirers front this couiitr!i. fine by the star. 4 Gro. 1. chap. r 7, is 1 col imprisonment for three months, and till athl froe he poid.—By the stet. Y 3 Ge0..14. chip. i the hoe is Sou!. sod imprironinent for twelve ia Aar mouths, and till the tine ispaid.—ittitikisi Captain of any vessel who shall (knowingly) ptgwll any tools mad in the preparation, or fintaltio“ the woollen or silk maitufectureu, to be pate ri beers' his ship or vessel, shell he fable to a periii) of Mi.—wily several statutes of flis regret It t ' jssiy, the like penalties ere extendea to the oottvoi and iron, and steel maaufictiires.._ • . ♦ Royal Mint is cninpletyd by Wear& W er itl and Bovroo, at Sohn. for a year coinage fo t Priory it -geol. of Patin/GAL, at lb* Broads. / - 41 shipped immediately. On Thursday night, about otte %snared anti 0:4 0 feet of iLe immesise wall built by Sir liVeill" 4 . near the Colds and Ilarses at Ashtim. fell fro • Is ba•i•, literally enstred the road, and wthri •1.n0,t impassable for a cousider•b~le dietsace. ()a Monday, the Gth 2 ust. the fothreriwir a n • ehnly ar•eident teak place at Portrestke*rn"l Ton seisels sailed from that place, sod, as h u 4 1 . • boot. well gummed, piloted 'nem out to ace .( t1 distance. The .c' fl.lng maidenly, prevented .he Is..easbility of the host'. return ; w hen • Mr. B Ti and three ate got oit the pier head to watch rat efluria- the boat would take. They hail not at A there inns, ere • heavy swell and sudden ell't f "mot *wept them all off, witlinit. the ite4't 1""1" . tot re. A Mr.damtem REYNOLDS being near t 5 op.', fastened a ►ope ►nand his isot4. and ;slime, 's o'l tutu it,. wilier. H- succeeded in some lire BATH. iN4t a• be was stoking. but the Other tit , . e were untortemattly .driiwned. Tee of them I.s to lett lar o ge families. Ti,. boat and crew got •.• fe into St. Ives the same nigh!. ~~ Th e C Mk Of verfou MY istnelY b. P I M lc belongil Orly effectivi iiesith great 100 liiiiiiiiiitirli:llcrerYheLstugegattirialresclin°,lti:artilltitnallidsit4irel4eilla°eittti.l:l4ll:ialeirlit:edlgtifltr;.:4' . - - ,- r y tttiul but rker t r l74 :t b i3, 1. ° 3 .e,1 al r ,1, Ttc N e w letweieJw. THE The Scot lute of Al 14g dad; Instal:o 1:1121Do: lac 1.4 r Ad Ili' Wham !mirage. *At , : of yts llrr tosithe hi itke t truk-‘ll4l lee Qat fin, took roerd 4y etlu k th by L Mum 'Hr•. Si i 0 pe ti kW' , itsuliti . 19. J es th helm li dim Ik. E , 4 WC tiri laill * MU it li t •e~ 1.11 01. 4 id l i, Ithe