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Clerk of the Market and the inhabitants sif this
place zealously exerted themselves in sittpplj Mg us
on the heights with bread and' wine.
Of the two Officals who were missing, the se-
x ind Captain, Don Francisco Oallarza, has again
joined .us; but, according to the information ob-
tained, the Suo-Lienornant is a prisoner.
am able to assure your Excellency of the va-
lour awl firmness with which all the itidn nine's of
this battalion have conducted themselves; for some
of the parspeots have informed me, that the French
gall us bruftfellows; but unizzitliiitunding tins gra-
tifying acknowledgment, whiCh aught to exempt
those who have submitted from ull outrage and in-
jury, those perfidious wretches violate all the rights
of war. Our total loss. hitherto, Collwibli of j killed
and 3 wounded, and the Of seer taken prisoner.
• " The °Nest of the enitply\znusto bum alai plun-
der thisplace, and every thing thgt lay in their way,
as far es they could penetrate. :Mk Gosl preserve
your Excellency many years.
(Stetted) RAYON ORRELL."
" Addressedto ike Marquis dr Poriasso."

" MOST EXCICLLENT ShIGNOR,
" pursuance of your Excellency's order of this
date, that the advanced guard of the regiment of
Majorca, slow under DIV command, should take
_pont in the village 4.f lb..xsedii, three quarters of u
'league distant from hence, I thought proper to
execute your order in person, with the intention of
soaking myself complerly acquainted with that
position, and the road between it mid tin. place.
" I set out at one o'clock of the day, on any march
thither, by the highway, accompanied by Lieut.
13,n Jacquiu Espatolero, with the veterans of his
Conspany. at present consisting of 58 men.
"Un coining iu sight of Hearths, which is not
i seen until one s quite close to it, we found that
.the inhabitants were in the greatest confusion, and
ying from the approach of the enemy. I ordered
our troops to halt, that t might reconnoitre them.
lobaerved, at the distance of musket shot from the
town, about lull men tnurching by the road that
leads from Cascajares, %%los, on their part, remark-
ing that I was advaionisg toward* them, impended
their march for a few minutes.

" During this interval I assared my men. 'that
their coolness and steadiuess %mild put the enemy
to eight. I ordered the officer to march with 30
neva to the left along the skirt of the mountain,
Vrith the intention of flanking them in their retreat.
sod the Serjemit, with the reitiatiiiitg to ascend
to the right by a path-way which progressively
cotinatusded the village. The French seeming de-
termined to enter it, I ordered the troops to tire,
upon which they precipitately- fled. The party
tinder the command of the serjeatit, and that oil
the left, pursued awl killed 13 of them, betides, as
I have since learned, wounded several, and took
one prisoner.
" That oo doubt may remain of this fortnnate
"rtir, their arms, straps, and knapsacks, have been
codes:led ; and though I cannot assert that the 3o
who were detached (al the left accomplished their
object in cutting off the enemy's retreat, they con-
bihuted by their tiring to increase his loss, as did
also the reconnoitring patty which opportunely
made its appearance, tinder the command of the
Lieutenant of the Volunteers of Navarre, I)rin Iler-
istagenes Dint, and consisted of It soldiers of the
said battalion, and that of Majorca.
" I flatter myself, that the enemy will be con-
vinced that they have to expect a similar chastise-
ment, as often as they face our soldiers. Our loss
e 'mists only of one wounded, belonging to the bat-
talion of Navarre.
" Oar advance.; guard continues to occupy that
post,and their force will be Sum-relied by themeof the
same company, w;in are to jOlll them in the course
of this ni:ht. May Cod preserve your Excellency
many years. (4igned) " Josce BOOST."
" Add:awed to his Eteelleocy the General a Chief.
" Inas, Sept. 54., Iblub..'

BADAJOs, SEPT. 17.
LETTERS BISECTED TO SYNOR DUN JOSE? GAMIZZO,
GRNERNI, IN (HINE OF THE PROVINCE 01 EITEL-
MADURA FRoM OENRRAI. tN t HMV OF THE
BRITISH ARMT.
H.S.I Quarters at Overt*, Sept. 5.
tistroa--In answer to the letter of )our Excel-
lency, 1 have the honour to inform you that the
French have agreed to evacuate Portugal, by
capi-
tulation, which assures us that no farther hostilities
will take place in this iseititry.
The Spanish troops detained by the French shall
be immediately bet it liberty and armed, mid 1
hope will promptly join any of the arnica of Spin,
aid will recover poasession of the +grow.; Ii antler
nieces between the two countries. A• a e are oil
.terestaid in one and the •aint• rause, it will be very
viatisfactiory for nit to know to what place it is the
intention of your Eveelleiley to direct the march
of the army which is ender your orders. 1 have
Cie honour to lie, Ste.

riv DAIRY MPI.E,
Commander ar tLe British Perm is P4l-taTal.
Hre.l.9tiarters at Oyerass Sept on, 1.4•4.
Scsoa--I have recessed a Reiter from tour Es.-
cellence of the sth instant, directed to Sir Ar-
aisin. %Wellesley. and I an grateful to you for
the information it communicates, with which I
have also acquainted the British Admiral. The
French army has acceded to a Convention for
the eviiruation of Portug.sl, and part of it is
embarked. The Russian istvidAlrott 1161.4 s for
England. accompanied by a sit vt,,109 of the. English
fleet ; the war IS therefore entiray at an end in
Portugal. and nisisepiently the awistunce of the
Spanish troops is no Issincer necessary. I
happy to leans that i.sur Excellency has taken it in
charge to reinforee those arsiiiesi. which, tier the ht.
unit of the coon )))))) ea.ire at this colitis-al imminent,
esisnot he assisted in any other war, bat by for-
warding the troops to them. I have, Ira.
li Et, Da Lit PLE.