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London, England, 1810-12-05 00:00:00

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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 Generals 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
aerooi to oppose any landing they might attempts
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.
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" 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 you 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 loootiou 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 right,
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 foods baviu;r Lad but
a very small rovortiou of breed for 'mum lime pest;