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en the Ind for New!. Pehlke is to proceed for
the same place, under the escort of only -one
Officer. •
Marshal 'Anne% Duke of Nlontelielto, will, it
is said, shortly pass through this 'place, on his way
to Paris.
The report is con ed of Gracile- St. Cyr
having totally defeatett-the corps of ltiodiug, and
' of' his being under the walls of A dithelS. Mar.
shah 1 setor, • Ito ke of was ti) hits
the Tagus on the !bill ,net. :it or near Atiiianza,
to cot of the insurgents under the cumin...Al
Cuesta.
Mudrid is extremely tranquil ; only one regi-
ment is left in that taloa! ; all the rest of (he
troops have marched fur Toledo to loin the corps
under General Sebastiiitil. The Margolis de la
Romano, compelled to fly from the mountains of
Asturias, hue betaken himself to the coast of
Oreem The small body of troops which remained
to him have been completely ettt up. Two whole
regiments of cavalry• have been mole prisoners.?
The With and 121st regiments of the hoe, she
bad e-curted the garrison of Sitragesse; have ,t.
turtivil to Simla,. Tiie troops that were (pattered
its the barracks sin the glacia of this fortress hate
also marched fur that kingdom. They' are to
relieve the Imperial Guard in the garrisons or Val-
ladolid, Psdeticia, slid Llurgos. A battalion of fu-
sileers of the guards burr this day arrived here. Ac-
cording to letters from Pampelutia, hall' the garri-
son of that !dace had marched to commence the
siege of Jake, in Arragou. It is lint supposed
that this small fort can hold out above u week.
PARIs. MARCH iH.
The Emperor has lint yet set off fur the army, nor
has the Austrian Ambassador yet left us. This
circumstance excites the surprise of wane; but,
besides that the negoriatiun inuy not hitherto
be completely and totally broken off, we have
al-
ways WeVn, that His Majesty dues not set off to joni
Isis army, until he has reason to think, that it is
completely assembled, and prepared for action. As
to what concerns the departure of the Austrian
Mitsister, though he no Imager appears at putilic
places, or in tile Court circlet, he may have received
orders not to leave this capital, until he shall have
.seen our Emperor set off, anti his further stay be
thereby rendered totally useless.
The troops now on their march for Germany and
Italy, have veceiseil orders- to make the utmost ex-
peilttion, awl to employ waggons for that purpose,
which has beet' done by souse Inanition' of infantry
belonging to the Imperial Guard.
His 3lnjesty, after mass, on Suuday, gave audi-
ence to the Deputies of the Electoral Colleges of
Moe departuwaits. the respective Presidents of
which addressed His Majesty in an appropriate,
discourse. His Majesty then passed timer time in
ciiiiversatiou with the members. Ells Jl,yrsty,
after parade, on the Itfith, reviewed the pupils of
the Military School of St. Cyr, after which His
Majesty culled a few of thew to him, end made
them give the word of command to tile troops of
the line in performing some manoeuvres.
MADRID. MAR( q / f.
Deputatimis of the tier gy are cuntimially ar-
riving, to lay at the foot of the throne, declioations
of their submission and fidelity.
The hill:shit/slits of al town on the frontiers of An-
dalusia, having given information of a considerable
qtrautity of English arms beiag lodged in a critnia
imouestery, the whole of them hare been seized. If
is certain that the iiiintrgents have refused to Wink
hie English into Cedar. The batteries tired upon
a frigate which was attempting to enter.
FM1116014 MARCH V.
Yesterday, a Swedish flag of truce strived in
our maids from Ilielsingborg. with dispatchet,
which were delis ered to the Cumusiiiiiling Officer
here, who sent them to Gen. Slit kker, the Coin.
wander of lironesiburg. The latter prtweelleil fur
orders to Copenhagen. (hi the arrival of the tit-
ceb*ary orders,the Swedish Awl-de-Camp, Major de
la Grange. Lieut. Herkepe, and allather tiwrdsb
landei• here, and set oft for Ilautburgh„
by say of Fredericksburg and litieschild, es-
corted by two Desist% officers. We uhtlerstand duct
a revolution has taken place in Sweden, and that
the mission of these officers is connected with that
recut.
[The Dotch Paper from which we tratislate the
above article says, that the officers in question were
to continue their journey (loin I larnburgh to France.
being charged with ovei tut es of pacification. The
saute paper contains several articles from Copeu-
hat.", fibbed with details or the late reroltitiony
which me in snbstance the same with those already-
received by the liotteielnirgh
POltTinsur.st: eAretts.

Laoßoa, MARCH 23.
A courier has arrived with intellivice trout
Braga, that upon the approach of the French eau-
vont, the snout inhabitants of that city waited
in great numhers upon the Portuguese General B.
Frere il'Andrade, offering to advance. stud meet the
French forces. Ile refused, alleging it was lip-
twatientanti madness tu attack them iu the pusses;
ti..it he had provided every thing, said would give
them !nettle. The great number of people from the
country who hourly jmned the citizens frain all
pill% and the rapid advance of the French, caused
the peasantry to he exceedingly clamorous, nay le-
rociour ; the General refused ammunition to those
who haul tire-arms. At this crisis it was disco-
vered the Portuguese troops were without amino-
iiitiou, which caused so great r fertnerl among
the multitude of pikemen, that they attack-
er! the General and guards ; is,ilesperate
cuu-
Aict ensued, when the peasantry forced the house,
mid iii.tantiv killed the General sod his aid-
de-causp, literally cutting them to pieces.—
Our of the secretaries alio aurLivril a short time,
after receiving several stubs, called for merry, and
intreattil permission to make a MU disclosure, and
red out the places where the aconmuit was
aiiil buried, together walls two papers,
w▪
hich tally prayed that the General had agreed
with the French Col eeeee wider to admit 30,triu
troops, its three divisions. unto Yottit44.4l. The
terias itc. were fully proved, in consequence of
wh•cli the Marquis L'olit and three other noblemen,
exiiatatatlera oldie forces, were seized stud *eat lin-
SuliCf% into Lill6oll. The star, &v. of the General
airs enslaved with his blood, as a mark or triumph
over peihidy, lu coosequeuee oh thus discovery,

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the rage and Frturi nenple were
able. •Tlivy salited to iikect ttie eiench, tool s
hasty awl terrfale cottlllisA enhued. The l'ortii-
Kuesr completely deitio,t4l the tiro *denote of
Sul) French cavalr, ; woo the ectillid division they
equally iiiseceelled, wild aim alio over/arils It
were captured end rent to i)matu. AuttosT4 the
ere who were pitrt
pi-homer* hikes!, are
Jutioeti army. Tine ritsr.tini 4.1.410t0ct00t lice per.
of Drage has t•isto.eill no,venial py, and %4«.
hope will be pioduLtite of eimilus emulation.
of

N ARCH ::4•
Al)Oil t six o'clot k. this morning., Wheii toe pays
het had bees, teenier weigh MtPre than 11{1 hour, Cap.
taut Minis received an order from the A inliassadne
not to sett till the arrival tit the post Bodo ()ptirto.
I huge I..eii several lettri• from Upur:s. t.t dos
t'. Ist met. which fully confirm shit tonne to you
yesterda, respelling the merrier of the Portuguese
General, tit 13rir4n. They say, that such of the
Portuguese trimiis its iiirrched e4aiust the
Were furnished sith traits too large for their gulls,
and this thscovtry was tut matte till they mute :••
aaaaa unit that the Movements tie these troops
were so directed us to gtie the curio; tvery puss
sitle ittivautitge.
• It sill to recollected, in Englaud. dint Ctetieral
Sr; Arthur Wellesley. tit: Ins ci.amine:uud. gate
hstile :101./I.lllt, Or (led. Beretribiw's runtiut i, dill-
Mt; the time he, Sir Arthur, sous iu tuts country.
Souse letters say. that (horrid Heron Etc Jell, Itl
the English service, whti succeeded Liernardnie,
hiss lova defrated, and has retreated to Opoito;
others say that be has gaiiied considemLle
tage over the enemy, nod hem only falleu back to a
letter position.
They all seem to agree, however, that the enemy
is within a days march of Oporto, mid that the
city is all confusion. Tip: generd opinion bete
that die Freuch have ant sudieient Imre in that

quarter to ma an uttack. Oporto has been very
strongly fortified, and all the iulistaitauto that wrist
able have armed themselves way or taloa.
mad have gorse oat to meet thrui.
On the tutu) of this tuusith, an engagement took
place in Santo Andre, between one hatultou of
the regiment of foot. No. ti, Ora eronetisicia
of the volunteers of Chaves. the regianeet of
militia or Villa Real. and the French. Our
troops behaved with the utinisit gallantry, dell
the euelity's loss was very severe. People who
witnessed the action, abate. that the French em-
ployed from •ten to twelve waggourt to curry off
their notintled. A great uumber of letters, reetit-
ed from Oporto, agree in scating, that the French
have been .defeated on the road of Bruga. One of
them, of the ltith iiisr.-sanouitis the fottowing
sage:-..." I Mawr just. titiw to infirm yoa, that,
M ten o'clock this taaroing, aii. express arrived
from Baron Wain!, with the pleasing totelligesee, ,
that, resterdny. at four o'clock iu the aftenstroti, a
seconl attack was made by the coriw tinder his
command; the result of which was, that the French
were defeated with great loss, and 500 cavalry were
taken prismwrs. together %int; their borate.
• His Royal I highness the Prince Reedit bee ap-
lsointest Valera! William Car Rimester& Field
11arsiud nod- Colonsander44)-Chief of the Puttu-
guest arriiy.
It appears Troin au extreurdinary Gazette, pub-
lished iii Seedle uu the Ist iissi. that the division of
Spaitish troops commanded by the Doke, of Alher-
querque was' attacked ois the Yid ult. it, the pee-
tom of Consivigra, by a French force of 11,000 tool. •
and 3000 horse, whose attack was made with the
enemy's usual impetuosity, but completely failed,
owiug to the UlleolliMOU suirepidity displayed be
the Spanish troops. that the French were ra.pulsed
mid defeated with the loss of upward. of 400 num ;
Field Marshal lieresford had batted the fullowini
gruerid orders :
Royal Metes. the Prineeßegent of Por-
tugal havingancia graciously barn pleased to entrust
to Field-iiteniital Beresford the command in chief
of his tinniest. thinks it right, on mourning the mild
command, to state and declare to his comrade, in
arms his sentitnenti on this orwasion.
" The Field4ll:areleal and
during the time he served in the army. which was.
sent by his Britannic filejesty to support the mimic.
noble end prodigious chards etude by the Porto-
geese to recover their liberty and independence. so
uejustly attacked, had an opportunity of beconsing
intimately acquainted with the military diameter
of this nation; and although he thicks he has
given the most effectual proof of the favourable
idea he had formed of that diameter by accepting -
the shove command, yet he wishes and hopes to prove
in a still more decisive manner, that the command-
er-in-chief of the Portuguese army could mot have
possihly been confided to any other 'Seer, so tho-
roughly convinced of the innate militia' y talents and
disposition of the Portuguese, who want nothing but
some skill arid uniformity of plan iu the dtrartiou of
their warlike energies to prose, that they still are
what they have always been, if not the best soldiers,.
at least equal to the most valiant cod must intrepid
troops of Eurrope. The Field-marshal (:onttuttuttt-
in-Chief will therefore exert himself with sucessaiit
zeal and apple ration, to render those qualities as
efficient as they are accustomed to be, when they
are assisted by a strict and well reeulated disci-
pline. It is ersally acknowledged, that the
Portuguese are local to their Sovereign. obedient
to their lawful maim-airs who repressat him. and
endure without murmurs the pro idiom' and incon-
veniences to which armies must frequently oulimit.
The patrv.ttam, energy. and etithusissm. of which .
they hare but very lately given the must llitylt—
tioßabie proofs, the glory which they ail:gutted in
end the successes which they obtained
oat the northern frontiers, clearly shew their di -
trammed intrepidity dud valour—qualities which
camiot hut render thew worthy of their aucestois.
and as fatuous as them.
• "No mat tttttt Portuguese, is thereforetretter qua-
lilted that, )ira are, to form the best troops. 'I he
Field-Morshal Commander-us-Chief, canymeed snf
this truth, finds lisin.elf with the utmost pleasure
identified with the Portuguese tuition. lie is a
Portuguese Officer, and vomiter to the Portugiole
-his character and honour, petrel:lly wavelet' that
they will be preserved winuieured said remitted to
inn with gam.
The Field ManaluilCommander-in-Chief deem,
it tietessary to assilin yell, that he will at all times
consider it al 011 e .1 fns nod nupurtint ditties to
raise cud reeind merit where. r Its shell meet wits
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