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IVIZEIGN

PORTUGUESE PATERS.

LlOllOlll. SEPT. 4.

Copy of a dispatch from MiTraTial lieret7f;tl to
th• Excellent Signor Doti Miguel Pereira

orjut.
" Your Excellency is already informed of thr
loss of thr fortress of Almeida. which surrendered
to the enemy at two in the afternoon of the tath
instant.

The Government has net yet received any official
*canine, end •it is doubtful whether the enemy
will permit it to pear; but the regiment of militia
of Argenta (it least the Colonel, alto is at present
with me) informs me that the capitulatiun of the
place was entirely owing to the unexpected acci-
dent of a powder-magazine blowing up, and thus
depriving the garrison of all means of defence,
u it suffered the entire Inda of its powder : all the
artillery-teen (except !O) who were unfortunately
in the magazine, and almost all the artillery, blew
up et the setae instant, and threw greet stones into
'the fosse. Nevertheless, with the cartridges, a
small quantity of powder which still remained in
Abe magazine, and • few pieces of artillery, the
defence was continued till two in the aftemooa of
'following day. The magazine blew up between
'even and eight on the night of the 26th ; and the
beginning of the parley was at ten in the evening of
the same ditty, and continued till break of day of the
Is' 4. whew circumstances no longer permitted soy
attempt at defence. The Colonel likewise informs
me, that the town was entirely destroyed, a single
bowie not bring left habitable. •
" I am likewise informed, that the capitulation
was thatilie garrison ahould remain priseinem of
war. that the militia • ould return home; but
'the Fenton here retained 200 men of each regiment
of nsilitte to employ in their ',Wintry labours, and
to farm with them a turps of pioneers.—I am also
usared, that till this misfortune happened, the
garrison behaved with the at roost valour, end wall
without the levet fear wit% re.e,et to the place. the
-lo.d of Ishii h wa• occasioned by the entire
destruction of ell the ammunition, which rendered
ell farther defence abehlutely iinpomible.
" The regiment of Argentil arrived yesterday.
end to-dayie expected the arlital of the regiments
of Frescos, tod.Gnerde, excepting the men who
era retained.

" The whole of what I liove •hove written, is
According to the information of th.• abose.tuto-
tioneri Colonel of the Minus of Arglntil.
" God preserve your E•celleoey.
(Sigoe4l) " G. C. Baaas►oan"
1111 HeadQuariers, lagia•s, Aug. al, isto."

SePT. 6.
The Government has published a notice relative
to the disaster at Almeida, which, though touch to
be lamented, is not to be considered as of essential
importance to the great cause of the safety of the
country. The same Renee promises to the families
of those oho (ell in the sitge of Almeida, the same
pay which their husbands, fathers. dud brothers re-
ceived, when alive sad engaged in the service of
-their country.

In consequence of the part acted by the Marquez
de Alorna. at the surrender of Almeida, iu endea-
vouring to seduce the Portuguese soldiers into the
service Of Francs., and distributing among than
loyal Proclamations, the Government has declared
the *aid Marquee a traitor, deprived of all his titles,
honours, and dignities. He is to he considered as
banished; any person may kill hint with impunity;
anifis reward of a thousand gold moidem is offered
to whoever may take him dead or alive.

•VO. 31.
They write from Zifra of the date the 29th inst.
that the vongitsrl of our army has just set out for
Listens: it appears that the hrs.l-queettrs, and the
Portugue.- cas4try, are expected there.

'COPT Or AN °minim. COUNCRIICATION FAnli
LORD WALLIN46TON TO NIS ILICELLIINIIT DON

1114UEL Prlttla• FORSAZ.

MOST ESCSLIANT Ste,--The enemy opened
'his ire against Almeida tr., night between Satur-
day and Sunday the 26th of this month, sod it
gives nee pain to be sli:ged to add, that the ,inEnir
got pomession of the plum in tht uight of the 27th
of this present nioi,th.

" I.ought not to conceal Gem your Excellency,
that tue .aid unfortunate event bus proved to me
very paitifid, becisuse 1 hail no reason to expect it,
coisaideriug how well the garrison was furnished
with all the inesmt necessary for the defewee of the
place, the reopttcrshle state of it. f •etiticitiom, and
the high opinion I Itul r. -.moo to rotcrtuto of
the spirit and cour.tge of th..Ctorer..,r, atni
good dialtoaition ~1 the garrison. Ott al: these
grounds I entertained hypes Orli the [...avz wuul,l