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tROM SITUNDAY maffrs GAZETTE.

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A ilispatch, of «loch the (ono.. ,eig 14 /I en;)y. was
1111 the atli io.o. ut the of' Liverpool's
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Tice, asie re 'led to to. landeliap liv U.-wt.-Chemist
Wel•ingtioa, K. U. glair cl Hooves, 5.6
September, Isith
Goures, Sept ,s., with '
Nit I.lrlll-1 Pliderw Inter '1"111111 (21•1/11./ I I.(
late tlo.ve• Nor of Almeida'. to 31tr-1t..1 fteresh,itl,
cootaiiiiug a col.r or theartirituhatiim of Almeida,
▪ d sit isc, mint of the ell runiettuicra whidi occtu.iovi-
• Ilse golly ioirrenitc. of that place. .
It WO impiewthle t.i expert that Colmol Cos
%Wald continue the defeat* of the place after the
stalortsuritc occurrence which lie mentions ; trod I
-taisrliwppy tuiveht.thvt alt the aetrootra which I have
received from Officer. I rs orthe
who have come into the interior under the cspitida.
lion, concur *hi applauding the conduct of the (
armor throughout the siege, ond to th- unfortehate
vituation in which be tea% placed !wean!. its cl..e.
It certain, that till the explowun of the tuagsvitc:
of the place, the garrison had eiletained hat link
loos, and were in the highest spirits, and, encou-
raged by the example of the Governor, midi the eon-
lidence they hail lii hi.N, were deteriutued to hat
out till the last moment.
1 have the honour to enclose 'lie copy of a leter
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%Aids I received from Ma; hal Ilerestoill, 111 M'lil~'lt
he enclosed the letter from Colonel Cox; to oriels
I have to a id, that the tare Offices-4 nseutioned in
that let itr. the Tr:sense del Rey, and the /11.jor of
the Artillei v. hate entered the eervire of France,
and that the latter has hems pron•.uted to d.e rank
of• Colonel. lam also informed that wheel sent out
by the Governor into the enemy's tines td Legotiate
the capitulation, and after he 11..41 is fortnttl the one.
say of the unfortininte situation s.t th^ G.rri%mme. he
did not return to the place when ha•tdux. recom-
menced; hut continued i 3 time emme•m.l% 'amts.

1 hove the I,onour to lie.
(Signed) 1% Et.t.tscros.

Extrmt of a 14.thr from Ntenlisil &merlon! to Viscount Wel-
bogus', doted %Osumi° da Serra, •rpt. 4, tuts.
I here the honour to transmit to your Lordship
a rope of a letter I have received from Colosaeleosc.
late Governor of Almeida, and a copy of t'!e capi-
tillot ion of that place.
With whatever regret it W;111 we witnce'ed the
un-
repect.d fall of that place. uninforrurd as we tneu
wire of the cause, 1 think the circumstence related
in tier Cur/craw'a letter of the unfortunate foes of •
his entire wont tttt ition, and the injury sustained by
the town end works, end loss to the garrison lay the
effects of the explecion. will prove sufficiently the
immocticalillity of a protnictcd defer; ce ; and Idre-
gret to say the conduct of the Lien, eneot Governor
(Tenente Rey) Frailties.° Urn:aril° de Costa it
and•rit Major (cinsnomd,ug the Artificer
Fortunes, Joye liatteros, increased the difficult's:a
°eyeglasses! the caplosiou. The former had un-
til the commencement of the etietuy'sfire acted v.i.h
much seafront propriet,-. but on that comment lag.
shot himself up in botiih-proof. ; and after the tan
picisian, from pereomil fear and to avoid any further
Veg. took advautage of the consternation and con-
fusion which must be ever attendant in such liaise,
to counteract the 0011CrIleett attempt.to hold out at
learnt some short time looger. The Major of Asti!.
kry„ it appears, find titled welt Juno; the siege;
but after the explo-i,oi,ni.pears to neve added tree-
cheg to c. wardice, end. to pin fovour with the
enemy, coinisiumented to him the real stele of the
tarrison. mid that at ii ti uo annitunition oh ,:ever
left. al.ieb caused Alurslead Slassa,na to refuse the
terns• ileouitale4 by th, G'overnor.
Cold the tioturinoat.. iii ,anent of the explosion
of the wages:ll'. t!,** V2re.t.tnet teepellred to ia -a
b-en to Ihr lotqlrog .111 ti.e wswblet
ni mid reurOirti..ll to sleten.l the town, Mid
which ti.ey ate'e their (11, vovssor's
conduct h s,ired ~stir re er. ry aim sia
matt ;ii,•:- t!'s apilttisr IS Lis parrosittsrg
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seal and activity, encouraging all by his own
example.
Your Lordship will see that it was of very little
consequence wont uspitalisiion the garrison had
got, as it is uneients the ruemy would out have ob-
wired it, where It was his interest to break it, and
which will be witnessed by his having detained by
force, and contrary to the terms of the capitulatios,
seven officers and two hundred men from each of
thethrie Regiments of Militia that were in the gar-
rison. and this with the object of toroth% them into
a pioneer corps.
The officers and soldiers of the militia regiments
to a man. continued to refuse to enter voluntarily,
iuto the service of the enemy, and the seven of
and two hundred men of each Regiment were de-
.teiued forcibly. Such *re the orcunissances which
have come to my knowledge of the conduct of the
garrison of Almeida, and which I think it uecetsary
to communicate to your Lordship.
Aides delOhispo, Ave. so, tato.
Sut—The painful task has fallen to my lot of ac-
quaiuting your Excellency, that I was reduced to
the necessity of surrendering the fortress of Al-
meida, which I had the honour to command, on
the 27th instant, at ten o'clock at night, in conse-
quence of the unfortunate explosion of the great
magazine of powder iu the Castle. and the small
magaxioes contiguous to it, by whicn dreadful ac-
cident I wus deprived of the whole of my artillery
and musket antinuinitioo, with the exception of a
few mute-up cartridges which remained iu some of
the expense map:ants on the ramparts, and thirty-
nine barrels of powder which were deposited in the
laboratory.
Upwerds of half of the detachment of artillery,
and a greet number of infantry soldiers, besidels sr.
'oral of the inhabitants were destroyed by the
effect of this terrible explosion. Many of the guns
were dismounted upon the ramparts, the works
were materially injured. and a general disosay
spread ausougst the troops and inhabitants of the
place.
In this distressing situation I received a letter
from the Commander-in-Chief of the French army
of Portugal. proposing to me that I should surren-
der the place to the French army under his corn-
toted, upon honourable terms, which, he said. he
was ready to grant ; I answered. that I wished to
know the terms which he proposed ; upon which
the articles. of which I have the honour to send
your Excellency a copy, were transmitted to me,
and which. after using every effiart in toy power to
obtain more favourable terms, I accept. d, with an
exceptioa is favour of the Militia regimer.ts. I
hope my conduct on this trying occasion will met t
your Exmilency's approbation, and that I *Lail ...-
main justified by the circumstances in the eyes of

• my_eountry.
The Prise, of Realism has been good enough to
allow no to return to England on lily parole, ac-
companied by Major Hewitt sod Captain Foley. of
the gitb regiment, sod wit are now on our way to
France, to cohort from thence for • British port.
I balm the hoofer to be, Ike.
(Sixned) W. Col.
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