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London, England, 1810-10-22 00:00:00

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DION LOND wiLuncyoN, TO Till DONT Excm
I.EN r sakes DUN NIGUEL PENNINA lOWAN.

The secoarl corps of the army of the enehiy,
under the command of General Re offer, in the
northern part of the kingdom. arrived ot:Sabugnl
and Allaiates on the 12th and 13th inst. Ou the
15th the enemy moved with s great lOW of cavalry,
infantry, and artillery, by the city of Overdo. "lie
!leveed the heights, and entered the Vat tie Mon-
deg.', obliging *or party of ebaurration which wee
in that city, under the orders otCaptain Cock,. of
the regiment of Light Dragoons, Na 16, to retiru
upon the Sierra. On the same day a strong column
passed the heights of Alverca (which form the left
rat vie Cordillera de Guards) sod Macal de Charm),
halting at &sal shio in the Vsl de Melodeon ; and
the Bsl corps, under General Juliet, passed the Co*
at Vide.

" Linn... Giotto ea! S; r Steele Cotton withdrew
the Ur. i. 9 cave ry else Ante., to the Val dE
Monde** ass the 16 s; an 4 use esensy. ;raving Al-
verea dad (War ae as the .ante day entered flirt
CitY; the Gat calm at ti.a mow time entering
Frairstowas

a Ingrid .if f•dlowtng the • wettest or
Oho ei it iik troops Iry Coles-ice few the Val de Mon-
dean. and IT the left •f that nrer; touched di-
mity by Jius f...r the bridge of Fornos ; th, ir ad-
lrence.l gu ird arriviug th it niglit at tbe tows. of
Porno.. flu. movement was continued on the
hewing days; the oriole of cite gal end 6th carp•
passing by •lie b silge of Fortios. with the reception
•f the wiriest:red ausrd of she tint of there CUTS*
which hiiving on the le h proo-vied the passage of
the rear-auard of the colony', payed by another
bridge loiter down the river. A small party entered
Vseen yesterfbiy.
ri The intention of the enemy in making these
movements apparently were it. obtain the continued
of Coimbra, in bedsit to avail tbentselver of the re-
sources which that city and its vicinity offer them ;
bat the movements which I had anteeedenily mirk
have enabled me to withdrew say erniy Irmo a•posi-
fern its wbieh l did not think it proper to risk in
settee; stud likewise to cover Coirobra from any at-
tack. milers made by a great frirre > end I trust I
shall he able to frustrate ny attempts of the enemy.

" After the actioreof the 1 ttli of August, which
took !dare in &tremorJura. end which I romranui-
cited to your Excelleary, the &largo'. de lat
mans took desechments of the 'army. one in the
vicinity of Cordova. and the other when marching
too the succour of the !garrison which •he enemy had
is the Castello de la. Geordies; and the udvanceil
*maids of the Marquis approached to within three
leagues of Seville; hut Mershig Morrie:. collect-
ing his turps, marched from Seville in fence, aurl
obliged the Margolis to retire into Estremadara.

" On the 14th the Spanish cavalry had aft action
with the weal near Fonte de Cantos : the Pottn-
frnese brigsde.. under the committed of Brigadier-
General Madden, wee at Csleadillm. After the
amino, ninth lasted a contidentide part of the dsv,
sirl in which the Seatiieh cavalry left the field iu
confusion. Brigadier-General
.Maildtm baring ad-
*aimed, fell upon the enemy in the most vi;;orcue
mid derisive manner, 010;10..11 them with the lose of
• great mainher of killed. wounded, and prisoners.
and reseo-4 the Sprnierels. The Nlnrrinie de In
ittourni.e, from whom f rece;tred Ong aceetit,t, silesk•
'of the conduct of Clesiend Madden in the highest
series of prom., ss he dues UNIP of that of thn l'ur-
t si Isere troops ler the cotnnitaut of that OtSeer,
wlti, h elicited the adminstion of the whole army.
" I nrist avail myself of this opportunity, to men-
Ain to your Eseellenry how much praise ;silos to
fkinsh cavalry moles the e...e.n..1,141
of l,iruL-
Genttid'Sir tituplant. Cotton. From thy latter end
of July, this cavalry has done the whole rltyy of the
telesored posts, newer baying the enemy out of
sight; end oo every occasion so great was its stye-
vi why, that the enemy never made use of his cavalry,
except it was aided and supported by his iiiiYutry.
—The reeiment of hitsssrs, No, 1. comm,,n,tc.l
by C.dottel !treats hildt, room] TV ty pilot invoice
ru ,2:-tii:goie!s itre:f; siol it is but lite:v..3 at tle
same t; .00 to mention the z'esl sod aLility wish a Lich
the duets, of the serv•ee of the utleatiterl posts
ever.. executed by C.platti ktr tuktnlterg, and
Eitsi;to Cirdernsim of the tot regiment of hotline;
•he I Imt. Cantata Cocks of rise regiment
h No. in. tothie.g of impirtance

has occurred in the North. My last letters from
Cadiz are of the ist, inst. •
" have the honour as !snare.
- • (Signed) s. WELLtszzor."
Ilied-Ovarten, Lorrwo, scot'. to, sow.*

orosTo. OCT. 9.

Intelligence bait just arrived hi-re, that Col. Trent,
with his itivaston of Nltlitiot, entered Coimbra on
the yth, at five in the evening ; surprised.tir ene-
my, awl took 3000 prisoner,; 3000 will be here on
Ther‘rtiy. About 20 Portuguese were killed and
wounded.

PRIVATE CORRESPO.VDENCE.

°roar*, ocr. 5.

" The list accounts we have received herature,
that the Allied Armies were in motion towards the
southward. and had passed Coimbra on the tat
inst. and that the French had entered there shortly
after. It is thought Lord Wellington will make
stand at the lines of Peuiclie, where, if lie should
prove successful, we think it prolfeble the
French will lose their whole army, as they have
left uo force in their rear to protect convoys, or
cover th-ir retreat; and Generals Miller and
sod Colonel Trani and Wilson, who !wore
with them • force amounting to more than 10,000
men in militia, are actually marching towards
Coimbra. Most of the laden vassels are now out-
side the bar, and will proceed to Lisbon or Vigo iu
a day or two."

" OPORTO, 'TUESDAY. OCT. 9.

" We bare great pleasure, iu acquainting you,
that we have received a very plcming and important
piece cf intelligence, by the arrival of Major M.
Crohen, from Coimbra this morning, v 4. that the
diviriou of the army under the commend of Coldnel
Tent had emitted that el!, Is Sunday evening,
and. after some resistance. took 5,000 French isri-
...tiers, the whole of the levee left there by the
Freneli army when they advanced to the South.
Of these. 4.400 men are now on their march for this
place, to be embarked, and are expected heir the
day after to• Morrow. It is said the French rtmr.
guard left Coimbra last Thursday ; and a rumour
woe also current there., that a battle had been
fought at Leyria. in which the enemy had been
worsted with the loss of 8,000 men. We hope this
dashing and brilliant affair at Coimbra is the fore-
runner of others equally important.
P.S. The Lisboa • mail came yesterday round
by sea, and as the wind is now strong S. we took
for another hourly. All the vessels that were oat.
side the Bar, got under weigh yesterday, and are
probably gone to Vigo till the Equionetiad Gales
are over ; they will be severe."

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