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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
PORTtIeVESF. ?AVERS.

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btlttOtt. 'NIA 16.
The English entered Oporto On Friday lust, and
Vie French have retreated to Valongo, abont two
leagues to the east of Oporto, where they are coin-
rletely surrbunded. No Official account has yet
Been received, but I believe our 'loss does not op-
p•-ar to I.e considcrolile, excerpting the 14th light
.!-.lgoons, who suffered very much. General
:s:•itatiste's briKade remain.; at Thontar, to be in
s i.iniess to adopt any measures flint inay be ren-
i tii ftn! , by the movements of Gen. Victor's
is, at present, however, completely
blocked up in the South by (.letterat Cneita, nod
8 vitt% to have tin inure chance of than
tho,.e in the North.
Authentic letters from Lamego, of Op inst.
state. that the Portuguese are in possession of pi-
e lla Regoa. and other positions on the other

side of the Douro, so that the possoge of tion r;.

ver is perfectly opeo to our army. No. action has
as yet taken place; the nun .or of bottles which
arc said to have Dees fought, ar., therefore, nu-
founded.

The Captain of a icsscl which ;irriteti fr.ma Gal-
t's:it on the lid', affirms, that that province h.l.
completely recovered its liberty, and that the
French ire blockaded yp both in Ferrol awl Cu-
mama by th-! army of the Marquis of Roc:isnot.—
They were not expected to make a long resistance.
It also *emits to be certain, several thousand of
IF.nglisti troops have been disembarked in Vigo.
The French artpy in Lower Estremadura has
fallen hack Lam Merida to Troxillo, leaving u gar.
risati its the fernier town. They collect all the
*mall parties crilperaed through that proillke.—
(Lisbon Gazefie, Ma!, 16-) .
MADAIN, %%AO aimettlio 11AT 11.
Yesterday the tint attion took pl.ss betitten a
airi:l'on of :he combined airy and the esienlii,with
the ituttess which was to be expected.
Lient.-General Wellesley reached the Votraost
,
the gth instant.
[To: arra i.Oinents flee the march and attack here
. mentioned, are the Same *bird) are known from The.
Gowns.]
On the lath, at 6 o'clock iii the morning, the
diviena of the combined army ;171 ived in the large
phial' situated betiteets the tao Albergarias. 'flit:
English castatry advanced in close column against
the French, drawn up for action. The French
made a charge in close column, which the English
received with their characteristic firmness, mei
eltergiug thereupon the French, defeated and com-
pelled them to retreat in confusion, and take shelter
in an opening between the mountains. !fere they
were again eittacked by it cerps, composed of the
English cliartweors of Stewait, Trnist's Portuguese
ehaaseurs, mid of a detaelinient of English horse.
This corps, joinell by moils .r.agli .11 infantry,
tacked the French, supiplated for Immo time 14
their infantry. which kept up a heavy ire, hut they
were cutopellea to give'. way ; they fell back to
Alherguria Nova, yet without stopping there,. being
almost eninplitely surrounded by the English
horst. The loss which they sustaitied on their re-
treat was very severe, I,!.:aaehic.l chiefly by the
English artillery, ari.: two Portuguese pieces of
cannon, coin ..teled by Lieu , Gaterre, who
greatly distinguished 11.111 • • the action.
The French hail no sootier entered Mbergeria,
than they were driven out agaiii the Portuguese
chasieurs were the first who et:lra:wed into the
Owe, and behaved so gallantly, that their intre-
pidity and valour were tle.ervedly ado-ores! by all
the English troops who witnessed their cooduct.—
The French fled in the most shameful milliner,
being constantly pursued by the English horse,
until they arrived ill the vicinity of Ptolniro,
where they rallied and 'hewed me intesstion to Kill
on Tract's division; hot General Cotton, at the
lead of the English cavalry, charged the French
with so mach vigour. that they were completely
routed, and fled in the utmost confusiou.

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regiment of cavalry mid some infantry have by
thi. time brru disembarks...l at Figtic rri, to much
sec•oriling to the orders which have been given
them by his Excellency Sir. Arthur Wellesley.
Lusitanian Illeremry.)

It ai:Tcars from authentic sources, that the French.

Siftcr Clestroy hi.: all the urftilery and arms which
they had iu Tuy, have frtued.—This is suptimed
to heir) cousequetice of °Meet from Marshal Soult.
—On the .sth lust: arrived at Aleitutars, rt division

ttf Portoguek troops t ()monocled by Senor Wi

lima Maine. with proportionate artillery; these
troops are to defend ;;;:it iml,ortunt point.
Four thousand French cavalry. and three thou-
sand infantry of the playai d Cluarl; 10111'11 wa re
in Ohl Castile, have fa r.,1 ordervil to retire soil
proeqed to the ;unties in the north. by forced
raarthes; this makes evident the t.tvessity which

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