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- _ Acijniants in a coach, in order to be conveyed from 11. ea G‘t7na,l3. The atvounts Itortt ttaa frontiers Wrre, to troops from that Lottiory had 'co ervd S, ant, ant that the Courts of St. Cloud a. cl St feter,b did tjti , no tticiillS well acCuld. 114 the G, ,, zette tdth %0 hod the particulars eat two twa ruts tuught ial Navirre, by the celebrated b;.poz Atu vvthen the French had nearly 4i,to mid 700 *oond,,ci. The retreat of the ariny ut :Nlasletta .4 us tiouoiti in Cady on the mit. From the Lisbon Gazette of March 27. On the 25th we tecovi.d hum tlvas the following i'olegr.ploc Dispatch h ilt past 3 in the afternoon. " Campo Mayor i evacuated. Our army cntervd it at noon. The enetny's cavalry MAO a show , ul resuitatice, but rette24O to iisbj o 2. " Gen. LEITH." MAUCH g1)...-.AVO have no luttiwr intim wation respecting the progress of our army, but we know that on the 2bili inaL the head.quarters Of LordWO lin; oil were in Celorico, and that his eisvalry and light 'troops, >< ho continued to' make many prison els, west.: still itsither advanced. MAttcn of a letter from Oliveira de dated March The enemy has re. trtatea with the greatest precipitation, and has, to cOnstliieni e, lust alt itittnenos number of Fawners 'tom onr turced luarelies. They have laid waste gun burned ell the !illtages, and like barbatatts com mitted every :tiro, ity. 1,. siime of the vilAes the ibhalitants have been able to extinguish the tires, In order to lodge us in the rensainiug houses; and in ; , ,tire they is ive had the courage anti the Meant; SO ern themselwes anti repel the et rusty. In Avo, 811E4 town to the South of Gi.litzcs, the enemy cutsiti not t wer ; the Captain-111,pr of that invin, Anionic) i:e Mello Moto Cardoia ; with the Captain rst Fuzilecrs,rnr.ctsca Madeira on Casts, corn. blistiding Ustlitanivas of that district, re. pulled five time the attacks which the enemy (Us number five hundred men) , made, it, ar tier to p0861:48 tllclilfiek ea of dill place. In like Manner they dill n. 41 enter Ilavanca de Lagc,m, and Lagaus, villages halt a loogue distant Isom the high road of P 113114135, beCaUtfe they saw some pea, tints armed, Use terror which aecornpan te s tht u n inexplicable, Bsiti it is certain they have nut cons• witted with impunity the climes of which they liaVe been guilty." LiSsoN, anice 31...,1 0 etters received last,4light train our army state, that mi l , head quarter& ,were about four leagues on this side Celorico; Si would appeal Masseurs had made a stand there. It is also reported that the enemy ots the Aientejo side Lite made .a similar stand atis,ldajoz, wills doom 12,000 Ustia. Our army in that quarier is ‘14,000 men, The cruelty, wanton havOc, and tics' mitt me, cons. misted by the army at Minist . ha in na retreat, ex cold all former cumples. l'ltty net only burn e d and deilro)eil ISOUSS/Ii and to,. ns near their route, but also nuudervii the inhabitants, with circuits., owners of such atrueious barbarity, as Wol,lla ilaVe difitriSCW their avidity for plunder was ▪ o at in ()nu plac e 1.110 , 1k/rill Diagootis surprist ti ▪ party of them uigvir, she dead out at their graves, in a clwro, so srsrch at plunder. • General Slade, who commands cOvalry, has dwally distinguitilitd himself ; tie did not tor th ree el" (luring the pursuit, quit his horse, and Was hnost always close upon Use vnetny. Inc Royals, and ia. ls Light 4x,,goting, have acquited great re putation and hinionr by their gallant behaviour on OCcasions. Th e l ovs of ibe eneiwy ao.st have been immense, as the roads were literally sire*eti with dead, and parties of trout bo to toy each are dab; brought in att prisoners. \Vt still hope to: hear o Much greater nest lottioit of the C4lemy. 0•0970,. 1 1 1Aucit 26.—0 n the (Wit inst. near Volh,tee za, vde made too° vii4oners ; a great 'deal •of baggage fill into our hands. On the 2i31 we 040 tuck a enianderable 'somber of priyo lle r d . it.h c eneiny has otily V,600 cavalry lett. It is said, tkai In iknoletipwarns of tkioo prisoners have been taken. A Soldier ot the nth Coe,idores ale, they had a sa.. veits skirmish at the Pkiente de Faik,x, which an English Major. was kil:ed. .'41.1.11311i.1411C . Ys TRI.I.IGIOICIt 7.IIIANsMiTTEO 1 , 8014 TIIIA CoONTY Or 1 LULA, DkritO MAUCH 21, 181 1. 'After General liaLtesrenes deleated RaraoN, latter tied for Seville, but the Governor of that city Inoing united some detachments of cavalry front the neighbouring places matched out to sup- . port bier), and advanced as far as S. Lucara Major, where he *joined the tugitives; of tho day of the 14th he chewed near 1100 horse and 1.500 itlik4Otty 'on the - same day„ the cavalry* General lIAIJAIITZIIOB itt.Manzanella, Palniti a tand Villa Alva, and his 14- Canty in Villa nate . . At break of day 16 enemy commenced to advance, anti the Spanish cavalry slos ly retired .to atrite with their infantry in Villa -Rasa. Gen. BAhtenlittOS having received intortna. lion that from the army of ilatlajos; a force had boon detached, commanded by GAZAW, and that it rapidly advanced upon hill] across 14' Serras, re. 80)V0 not to venture an aiaion against the two diVisiollB, and began his retreat tor Castelleges, wh ere be qi.ickly arrived. Six thousand infantry and 4100 cavalry have dig embarked et fluclva, coming front Cadiz, and two c o mpanies of light artillery, in order to reinforce General BALLASTattOS. Al er d ni l SoI I TYT is on match for thelSouth, but with what force we ore unacquainted. lie expe ci, • to be in St. Olalla on the 17th. On the 16th or 7th entered in Seville a Frencb forte coming trent the North, which very probably was the diviale r , O r Th e blips embargoed in Cadiz ors the f 21b . J ill Otil, 51,1,71•4''.1:05.: Which brought the Spanish El., noon dihertibailed at IN& , VICTOR has been roinforeed by 3000 men from tli army uE StiSA5- TIA AUTHENTIC INTGRMATION, TeANSMITTCD raelki EINAS ON VIE 21,T, 22D, AND 230 INsl, 21$1.—Abotit one tic, f 4 t0....ty, the lire ceased on both sides at Ctunpo Major, but the place made a signal of not having surrendered. The ac,ounts wnich we have rece;ted respecting the (wee of the euemy, are as follow divisor) of Gentiio, which is at Campo Major, consistsofinoo infantry, and 600 cavalry; SouLi• marched :from 4adajoi witli two regiments of Civalry, and part of another, as has likewise doe Gerieral GAZAN, with this divi 7 sinn, of which remained in Badajos three hattaliun, of from 3 to 400 meu each ; there are some petty detachments in Oliveraga, Zalra,• Merida, &c. 2.1.d.—T0-day, after wu o'clock, they hoisted a flag wlsiuh wai in the castle, having surrendeied . ibe place by capitulation, after haking resisted fee the space at ten days. Tlw garrison did not consist o' 400 men between Militia atidOrdenantas a armed with muskets, 45 arid;ery, and this Ordenauza o f the place. When the Spanish troops retard, a short time before it was illYeatokl, although we are not positively intortued et the articles at the captru. lotion, yet we learn the garrison marched out through the breach with the liimonrs at war, and that •the Governor, Magistrate; and Militia, were allowed - t,, return to this k ingdom. The artillery men were scut prisoners to , As the rive was discontinued for 24 hour previous to the enemy occupying the place, it is concluded it was so stipulated beiAuse the gas hoped to be speedily relieved. of our al lilleryilieli Who were prisoners in Badajos, and others' tha remained there wounded,' have. already escaped to EIY. IB . NIAnCli 23.-.-At 7 this morning, it,arched from the enemy's encampment in front of Uatopo,Major, 'biX hattaiioLlS of infantry, whose toted amounts le about 3000 ineti; they took the aidajoCteitt, at Which place they arriyed at 1 t o'clock. Two bun. tired fifty cavalry with 6 pieces oi.arlilleryprottet ed their rear, and a convoy consisting of 21) covered Woggptis, and ruble than too brats loaded ; it ap pears they carry either wheat or barlq. We now know that the militia who garrisoned Campo Maim, the Governor, and Justice of the said place entered at 8 o'clock Ibis morning in Ar ronclies. The Artillerymen were sent pris,aiers to Badajnir. Ths tieid.quarters of his.Escelleitc) Mar shal Geaeial titicsrartb, was mused 10-day from. Portalegre Ica Aroriclieb. EL,VAS, 11/lAnOti f40......'-MoiiTT SR, sctp the day be. fore yesterday a second flag of truce to Campo Maynr„. with ass intimation to the Goiernor, who gallantly replied to it. At' eight toises from the place by the side of the trench, the enemy advanced on the night at the 18th, in the construction of a battery, and pushed forward their men towards the Esplanade of the • With..,;two obuzes''placed in the Passe of Fort Yaw, sad some mortars fixed on the country-hoese of St. Pedro, they threw 600 bombs andiranades into the place; during this time they kept up a Con. tinual fire of mudeetry , from the irenchei. The, plaice yesterday fired much from the artillery, and: lorrie musketry. Last night the enemy maintained a heavy fire against Carupo Major, with the ohozes and mortars placed in the Fuse bf Fort Velho. . Porno, MAacti 25.—The enemy have evacuated Salarnanch and arc 110 W at Burgos, on the road to llayonne. BITIISCTS or Lirrutts FROM ormitgs IN Loa) viiil.l.iNGTore4 Alibi?. Luca., .6th March, . lo Since I had last the pleasure of ruldrrssing you, we have pursued the French this length at the point of the baytiaet. From the niap, , you will perceive that we are now farther up the country t.l;tt ever, and us they seem determined to pultue their retreat through filistin, I have no doubt but by the thou yon receive this, there will not be a single French. min in l'oritigal. Every effort bas bola made le bring them to genetal envgemern, , ivi t t c h as y e t -ha, i proved ifietlect ual. There still remains a pro habilo that they will be fercrd it. One thing is that Want of provsions ha 4 btought about this great and wondeitul change on the !nee ot fairs. They have sullercd a good deal on the re. trout, and we have an immensity of prisolierk, kt. tiidtsft 17 cannon. which Oleo lead concealed, haying no way of carrying them otf. C)u the other baud, they have done all the Mischief in their power, more perhaps. th an this country will be aisle to te. pair in the cowseof a ceniuty. Salit4fetri Pad Ce. Itllbra are thu only towns they have not burnt io the giound. Every village affords most distressing spec. mart of thuir . nhircicrene disposition*, In . tme house, 1 sew an old man with his head NeVetett•tr9ie Ins body, and his 6ngers; cur off, in the next room, his wife, an old woman, ih) Cruelly mu dervd, and a boy, her gratids,ui, lying hesidts twr with his throat cut. ,Tite Portuguese are so exas• penned, that they, on tlits ethyl' hand, murd t i nil the riettchuleti w 1,0 fstii into their bandy." Ii The bum ;di .ha towns ditty -past through.. IsYliLey'riir,prvi,Diat,l the most t'nelanchely sight; the magnificent palat4 of the Bishop, containing one of the fittest libraries in Portugal, was in Barnes, iand when we entered the town, walling but exterior walls mire to be seen : the ea hedral was too ina,sive to be burnt, but they did 1161 omit to. destroy the altars and mar ble !tuna, .and to toot out the'bodies of the Bishops and Canons. Alenbaci has ben destroyed as tar a tiro could. pertotin the attic*. analia, which any but savages would have spared, bas particip4ted in the Cate of Alo.btcat ; butthenia;nitico-nt exterior Chapter-house and ClOisters, ‘4 ere fort urt3kly out of the reach dot the destrumive elemetit by Which they attempted their ruin : they roo ed Out the bo; 'dies . at the Kings, and destroyed their tombs." NEAR PONTB DR MARCELLA, MARtift far are we in pursuit of tie Fieneh We have , now been marching contiouaily, . and as the enemy has made a stand every day, , we, have been obliged to pass over rucks, toonntakus, rivers, and swamps, sometimes almost up to oor necks—and all this to get on his flank. At, Relinha, and yesterday, we hive had Something like regular hatilet, 'and, as he' would say, maneeto reit , his flanks, turned him, and driven him before 113, Toe loss, howeser, has Hot been great mi eitht r The rapidity of Lord Wellington's movements hns'saved the North t Portugal. The Menet) attempted to force the. pas.,age of theNondego, but a tew P. rttrguese,with Three pr four rtnity guns, encouraged by our ap 'preach, made a resistance-at the br:dge, and forced the enemy to relin , gush big object. AI A itGli ' moment I had concluded toy bast, we were ordered to move, and about loaf o'olock in the el..ning came again up with the ene. my, arid, alter a sharp encounter' dime hein Across thu Serpme rear. " .1 3 ANICS'fIP THE ALys,, Mime!! 19.—0 n - the, 7th we saw a string, - of the French tiling over the mouatains ; .011 r column proceeded over execrable toads, to take them in flank--we cro , sed the Ser.- pine over a bridgt ; stweral of the inhabitants of vOiage Of Setptoc had . been murdered by the French, and I ty, in the stroets. Our column,, composed of the Ist and ad.elitihions of infantry, two - betgiides-vi . gong, aod a brigale of cavalry, pus;ed th• ;high! tie 17th itt a pine wood. On the t titir o tr r tnareh ed to the Alva, Oktr the h s uric ro!d we ad seen Helmer : a c oi p l t l lce the pt.-etqling day.. ' The French force on the uppO4itc sid . 'it the river were uhriged. 'to march off the itonterit we, appeared, air bey were turned ; Our right column l , eing eonl,de lk ,b4 nearer the great toad leading otrtht ir rvar than their troops at the Polite de Nliacelli. Av'thual, they 'Were burning the vilhiges in their retreat. This morur ing we have ciders to mop e forward, but 'the tog . prevents 111, for tftcs present. Out cavalry contimPl. all, bring in some of their marauding purties., This campaign' has bet.o must disgraceful to Mai sena, Inn only as a huldivr, but us a autn."-,—((P741- rner's Exvier Pap cr.) ttIA I I.S. Altßlvr;a—r I:e.bon, I Leeward taint), r Brazils, s New. Yt,tk, I UublJn, Z W..scrtind. Dux -4 4.:Adiz o t Cuernsti, Icrscy, Dublin. 'PHMC 01 STOCkS THIII DAY AT TWILVA o'cLocx. C l onsuls .• . Cal Red. Ann. -. 63 H t: s U N, SUL4A4 . jt7l6 PICSRA AILIUNt AuDanT LONDON. SAT tiItDAY, APIIIL 13, 1814. It is with the most lively satisfaction that we ac quaint our, readers that further Intelligence, and of a must favourable nature, has beeti ree2iscd front Portugal. Dispatches were last night received front. Lord W2LUTIGTON, clued the v 711), ult. which State', that MAMMA WaLLSIiil continuing his retreat, that his advenced;guard had reached Almeida, end that he had tak t en a position on. the Coa. Whether be Will make a seriotur stand here or not, is a enestion upon which we are. not:competent to form meet ; but fur the reasons which we gave •rttrie cl,tys ago, we are rather inchned to think that Ise will completely evacuate Portugal. The retreat o f the,, French,, though concluded with greatiability, has been attended with immense loss of men, and of every thing constituting the ceoipment of an army, The devastation, the atrocious cruelties which tie French have committed in their retreat, we be. lieve are unparalleled, and in some instanced; almost exceed belief, We have seen a letter frorrianOffia, car of rank in the British Cavalry, which states, that he went, with dome brother Officers, into a honsts in a village from which the French had recently re treated, where they beheld a speaacie 'of horror, which we really would not mention, if %se had not' the fad hem such indisputable authority.. A WO* Min and three children were hanging over a place on which a tire had been kindled, and their bodies, were literally ball roasted or burnt ! We could give other but it is stiffieient - to say, thet the ground over which the French have passed is one uninterrupted scene of desolation and ruin. Lord %unit:nett has, With big usual, energy and . vi. gour, harassed theAnemy, though he has not bren able to - forte them to a regular action. Our light infantry and cavalry werialtirost continually engaged with the rear of the French, of i.vhbru they killed great numbers, and took several prisoners. in one or, two instatiCes, where the-Freneh cavalry eneea voured tea make a stand againdi ours, their inferiority was trhst reipmeot, A very hrillt.mr affair took pine bet ;ye:*_ 11 Use t 6 h DragoOrts and a regiment r.,f Il itiii r ice e r i ei h er :: ec u sitt il irke s: a s nrg : iiiluarii:icit" the latter . w ere 40 1 / ) 0 1 " .ly defeated. Marshal Ney,lis4 had the cornondot The intelligeoe t t r t o f tn rom the SOtilh of tile T3°l ill equally cheering, and we trust thot the it ° 1 the unaccountable syradtt of Badajos, will soori be removed. Wl."'l'll3dELP el raw, having collected all the reinforermlts li e could at Portal-I;re, advanced upon the emir/ bO under Marshal MunTICU, ill peS o f briq. log . them. to battle. 'We a re happy to P 7 'l'9' 'the French were defeated,' on the r.'5111, PO f'" c° to retreat in all direaionsi above 600 wr,..!.. dead in the fil,l, and a great numba made il''''' ers. owries,has fallen back upoall.h hrjoi. ..:'''' Dil shal 11E11E4:ono's licacLquarters are at Elvg , API he has pushed forward patroles as far to iliu 4/1 ‘ : di :: In i) :l it irg t a l it t ,i e jon a hn et e. d i o t t , t h o e f ti t i h se, e i. : e s g: t l g t , re t the t y :t a h .rid l-4 0 1 : 4 1- r ) e r ? i ,,I l i ti:t a f s e d:lv su e l sti s 3 t i i ni tn ts c lu e lec o h f P' r uil h rt: e illu D gati t i l esti p eerltepl::l:l4`:cli'll:ei:l9l ing published by Government in the follew+ll ' W7l.lClitt, utn.t.Elll4, o.oCl" 'O. WAR DilkitlliblENT, A Pitli. 12, 014 0 . --...... bi s p a t C hes have arrived from Lord NVIt/' 1 .014 , dated Gouvea, ', 27th March, 18 11 . 4 .„ c: ..,. v:)in,.. : ll i )io t t a ,intn , hit L enhg o ec rd ar%i, N ag V iirl a yt Lota.rot(stwihnetthoeiviNoLciii+,;ll,;gttion,oo e ih d ,.;:it t ol l : l : o : ti : v rl . : . , e brought ..., up. The plititlipg corpsabysit'lah)lie(area3dsd'se'dlnldio6'llll.'':'ll' : IC . •I, .. ~,,, irnetsrlearetredlaibt,y.toGtoaukveepa,ritsobnroeursg,h6l:l::e. 11:(1):::::::!:ii:),Iiit Guarda : the remainder upon Celoricn. 51°I ''' oc . , • 41 have since been moved 'to Gorda, whic h the) at p :"11:gee,d.)‘:eiTt:the(ildrredetssni,:leeigni,l'aPtry°111ireetlyeeBctiowrci.11i e t a i m t s i l l y i ' g o, I h w v l a l i y t t -i l e i c t eigidligt"'Pgi'trut°l4i,ce'rird63l'e'llt'';'',,i' ,:jl,lj /ileas and in front of Celorico and Guar da ' 1 ,„ 1 , ,,,p" divisionrhea . occupying Porco, Miserellit, ; 11 ~,, ~, -rho Allied Army was to be colleavri St C` :l()l '' ' the 2sthr a , / rorp; a t 4 ' BALLhavittos surprized Gen. Rof°" taking 01) Palma on the lOth, and, dispersed i t ' A lai‘l cal O . priseners. He had since retired to V a lveN e ',, 0 4 ing to be joined by Gen. Zoo from CO4 iOOO men, of whom 400 were cavalrf. 0 " Frain the North of Spain it is reparted:,lll Imperial Guard has been ordered to fir i ' ~.--,... as , 1000 ''Y $ ", A Posteript relates a gallant aug" o " ar f t.. 4 detachment' of cavalry under Lieut. o°, o f im that,totli Light Dragoons,,, an d Lieut. F °slllt 1. , . 11 o f 0• 1 ' agars, with a bludy of French I.)(og°°lls' 1 ie . , 6 several were' killed, and an Qtlic' t i ' n ' A :37 vra f P ' Pinhel across the Coa.' „ 01 00''' t valc M ic,e r md . Sawrrissiiilwla.liAiiiittsTicc:a:D:',:lirsoypitarichesoitn.sllleo3olli'' 1.,9, i.' e , . • ,c 1 ib c `L ' 0 .Ilan . mgo , of his force in Portalegre on the 0 * werr y , '' tGe t e l o ) ,: e .:l 2 .okpw s i,ein t ire l ivi i dt , h: o ejal.lo b t,t2lr i dti, ig Ete i ii n lnvsati ' ms ' . l .r : e in ir l sei n oa t n tu o te d l.dl3: l " a f:i e i)c i e i r t i ti o l e : sti t o e t lid :i lt , t ,. ll 4 :le fl ili e ,t)l.l4 : ' l4 . ol 2 7 , ; 6 l ;: -`11: 1 wounded. , he Oila! ,1-- ~ arsia. On- , . j o llec• CaP O ii LleteDa. • '' a 0 " BALLASTEROI baS. been, reiol°rce " „ ii , A raleon by the arrival of General viiiinilgiet:roalltOLWillisbganlO:tueirldWerOSdaStOcrit Ij 6t "'":" 5111 ::: : ...--- LORD m „ my4Yan, containing a illetio of th 7111 L°lll3 f orcign Oalce, i c ti , in:,;,/liglia,,..!,)avcee ‘cboeni‘itio;nneodo't it:tehrlecicalii:patches.ri::!o:o;,; day r:Orn CMAIILES STZWAWr, Esti, ills Mi ii 4, e• I . have the hailer ttoh:-.3:th )ll‘ .., . 4 To t 411,,,1tiit Lordship's tien. : 1 oilltdc.Y tlN:t(.lriyhrvie:j',":t::::‘•fir:l.:.;;:ll: it V..... ) 1 (PVLI, STO 00.01k1I) i. 4. I Ortlgii Oal,ti, Is` 11,4 r„. if Tv_ 1-'lspatches have been receive hy i,e 4,0 WrLir . i ji 'ol'l' NI. ' i''',LltY. tram Mr. Sv.cvitieri, 0- 10401 Sir 11.11314 r at Lisbon, dgted 30th Marc 1111 Pl' l'urCeN ar7'.lll3oratla‘lF:gFref:PonlitrieilliLdl3ll:l7:Clitlite/;ll'(ij.':elV-11:::1' Oa thewith l" 24th, nod att3cked the el'oroi ,I,,,it' valry an the sth. e The cacti)), Were '.(11//1 .. id (4$ i'" - Ilmilld'4l Campo Mikjor, with the l"' s ° fo,`.'' kiWy el "Id 01 OUllded d ' 1 °fr (If 'lr l''. ; pit thd St ) ~ , 1 ri , , , (411 ellii "de of the Goadi3n4 wee rot' t i A, ~, ...;ny, , 1 et '' " t f i . , , .* 'ln ilia v 6,11 the heitil.qulrtec' , . 5. -P""ro, t;ete at F.lvaft, sod a 01141' men."