The National Register.
London, England, 1811-04-14 00:00:00

FOREIGN-OFFICE APRIL 6.

A dispatch was received this morning by the Marquis Wel-
lesley front Charles Stuart, Esq. his Majesty's Minister at Li:-
bon; of which the following is an extract ;
Lisbon, March 23.
The army cf Ceneral Massena continues to retreat towards
the frontier, and diery march is facilitated by the abandonment
of wounded, the destruction of baggoge, and whatever can en.-
cumber their movement.
They attempted during the 18th and 19th to make a stand in
the Sierra de Aloha, but they were driven from that position.
with ale loss of six hundred prisoners, on the 19th. On the
21st they reached Galiza. The British head-quarters were at
Pombeiro on the 18th, and at Algazil on the 20th. The cavalry
and light troops continued in sight of the french rear-guard, and
the movement of the allied army along the skirts of the Estrella,
which flAnk the positions in the valley of the-Mondego, promises
new impediments to their retreat.
The accounts from the frontier of Sp.wish Estrernadura statl,
that the greater part of the French force which came from An-
dalusia have returned to that province.
Marshal Soult moved in the middle of the month towards
Seville at the head of 4000 infantry, and 1500 cavalry. No cou-
sileral>le. force has been left in the town of Badajoz.
The siege of Campo Major continued during the 13th, 20th,
and 21st. A breach having been effected, the place capitulated
on the morning of the latter day. The garrison, in numb:,T
about '250 militia, have remained prisoners of war. The French
force before the place consisted of 4000 infantry and 500 cavalry.
The advanced guard of Marshal Berestord reached Portalag.,-e
on the 20th, where that Officer was expected on the following
day.

TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, APRIL 9.

The following is an extract of a letter from Cap t. MauriCe to
Sir James Saumarez, dated Port Yorke, Island of Anholt, 27th
March, 1811.

Sta—l reported to you in my letter of the 10th nit. my having
received information of to intended attack on this island by tike
Danes. On the Bth instant. I received corrobortion of this in-
telligence, but as every exertion bad been made to complete the
works as well as our materials would allow,_ and as picquets
were nightly stationed from one extreme of the island to the
other, in order to prevent surprise, I waited with confidence
the mediated attack.
Yesterday his Majesty's ship Tartar anchored on the north
side of the island. The enemy's flotilla and army, consisting in
all of nearly 4000 men, have this day, after a close combat of
four hours and a half, received a most complete and decisive
defeat, and are fled hack to their ports, with the loss of three
pieces of cannon and upwards of 500 prisoners, a number greater
by 150 men than the garrison I command.
lam now to detail the proceedings of the day. In the morn-
ing, just before dawn, the out piquets on the south si e of the
island, made the signal for the enemy's being in sight. The
garrison was immediately put under arms, and I lost not a mo-
ment in proceeding with the brigade of howltbers, and 200 b).
fantry, accompanied by Captain Torrens (who had hitherto
acted as Major Commandant to the battalion) in order to oppose
laudin6. Uii ascending an ekvation, for the purpose it