The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-12 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDE:VCE.

Extract of a It tier hewn au Officer in Portugal,
a fliend in Ayr

"I.eira, 6111 March, 'stn.

" Nothing ran surpass the kind reception I not with tin
toy arrival in Lisbon, or equal the friendly beliarium of the
Portuguese in general We are ou a rapid maid' to juin the
grand army on the north.% era frostier of Portugal. We are
t . join the must advanced brigade (Geo. Pieten's) at Piuhrl.
There was a little skirmishing the other day, but no great
loss ou either side. Marshal Soule has et ylOO men at Sala-
MUCH, w the vicinity of which lie is estaldishing depots of
provisions for niy ..... , at the head of whom healgain proposes
visit to this einintry. We occupy positions exceedingly
strung by nature, the whole loonien being one chain of
mountain•. Our force consists of 20,000 British, and
shout douhle that number of Portuguese. If we all fight,
the French most buy this kingdom extremely dear. I have
uu fear of the British doing their duty. And if the strongest
sense of injuries received, and iniplacshle ►atred to the
'Fermi', can st lute our allies, we ought to be well sup-
ported. In the course au month I shall write yon how the
young 74th behaves. We march remarkably well, and, I
have no doubt, we will she. blood "

The Ciiitnywg letter, Itrottglit by the War', con-
taimt the late.t torormation from Cadiz:—
Extract of a letter fnna a British Officer, dated Calls Bay,
Mk' eh lA, brought by the Harpy •Inop of war.

" We here lately been joined here by the Temeraire,
Tommet, and Achille, winking, with what se already hod
Uwe, richt sail of the line; which, in my linnthle opinion, is
quite a suricient farce for any see, ice that can hr required in
this quarter ; but I learn the Caledonia, San Josef, Ea le.
0, ins, and others, are myeeted. There are only nine sail of
the apaeish ships .two 3.th ekeio, and seven of 74 guns) and
(re.tates, that could be immediately restored. Three
liposish ships of the line were lust in a heavy gale, which tie-
po the 6th instant, and enintinned fur *lime successive days,
'rightist tatermiasioo a Portuguese ship of the line, and
shout thirty richly.latlen merchantmen, were also lost, all
I. that text of the buy 41.“ 'spied lry the French. liesidis
II es., a It paaish 7a, aid a frigate, ran ashore op the Ca.
Tarcu; as did also a Portuguese sloop of war ; the whole
erre burnt, with the extreption of the last 'mentioned 7a,
•hich was got tilt. I lit% et before witnessed such a melan-
choly picture; armee an hour rialto II flaring the gale that
sane oaf rtuuate vessel or other did not pass us in the mom
wretched coudition, imploring that amodance which we had
it not in our power to give them, without exposing OUT mien
to the same fate as the unhappy sufferers. The French ex•
emit themselves meek to pleader, awl succeeded too well;
fur retrial vessels were thrum' dry for • mile at low water ;
anoint: them one of nor trausports, with part of the 4th regi-
ment nu '.nard ; they were, of cense, wade prisoners, and
the et s-cl depute; ell
" The French have their lout quartet, at flitelana,
shoat goer milts to nit southward of the emt.posts at I•le
Leo., and ate in possession of all the towns and places
route: the Bay—Mita. Port St. Mary's, Poet Rev l--ainl ars
fort.fy•ig themselves strongly there. %V. have a Cranial"
obi; of the bar and several gni-heists playing upon them
night mod day ; and, of Coiner, there Lore been sante broken
beads, but we Lave heist mare by occident than battle. We
haw- planted gm.* and mortars on the ruins of Fart Slat,
gardo, which grsally annoy the enemy. Ws- MC quite in the
dark as to the enemy** force ; hat yea • il. .tae In the chart
how ditErult of access Cadta must Ire; there is but one peas
tw the I.ls, sit: th it so narros, that I think any attempt to
approach the uotsruilts would be atteint.d. with eery fatal
reinseniteures They have hoes driven bark (num two ur
three e.hratteed tempo:sr, Mit irises ; hut oar troops natant
act with alert, for the whole country is • tiu•l of morass,
full of swamps and salt-ponds. The Spinier& have several
ream: works .manned with English Willey) that front mill
ILA the only pass by which the enemy can advance; mar-
ending of which, weJetvir s. s mat guu•boats stationed to the
tight mud leA of the bridge over the river which hoots the
Weed. Admitting all these walks forced, there is a fiver for-
tification, called Furt Ferdinand, toe miles from Cadia, nn
the land sole, which command- esely pars by tAsirh the
ens...) can NM!. Whits Cad./ is itctentied by the English,
I de taut eauceirre it possibk for the enemy to take it "