The National Register.
London, England, 1811-04-07 00:00:00

711 E. N ATIONAL REGISTER.

more likely to lead to a speedy conclusion of the
murderous war waged in its wasted fields, than
any which has been received since the beginning of
the contest.

Certain politicians will, no doubt, ,complain. that
the liberation of P•lrtugal had not been attended
with the annihilation of the whole of the enemy's
army, and once more tell us that this is only a
change of position on the part of the French, from
which we can derive no glory.",
To them we shall only answer, that no victory,
however brilliant, gained by our army in the
Peninsula can be put into competion with an event
like the present, which iA to be attributed solely t-
the superior skill and unyielding firmness of our
Commander, and crowns him with brighter laurels
than a gory triumph would have done, which could
not have more effectually decided the fate of the
war, and would have caused our exultation to be
mixed with tears shed on the graves of the heroic
warriors who must then have fallen on our side.

OFFICIAL BULLETINS.
Downing-street, April 6.
Captain CA MA c has arrived with dispatches from Lord zl.•
LI No-rox, dated Villa Sica, 14th, and Luta°, 18th ult.by which

it appears that the enemy retired from their position at Santa-
rem. and its neighbourhood on the night of the sth, and di-
rected their march towards the Mondego, leaving one corps on
the road of Espinel. Gen. Lois ON'S division on the road of
Ancias, and the remainder towards Potrthal. On the 9th, the
enemy collected in front of Pornbal. where they were attacked
with great gallantry by several detachments of cavalry and the
light brigade of infantry under Gen. PACK, and retired in the
night. On the 12th, they took up a strong position at the end of
a defile betweeu Redin;.a and Pombal. They were attacked
in their position on the 12th, by the light infantry brigade and
the cavalry ; the other troops being in reserve. The troops
formed with great accuracy and celerity. Major-General Sir
BREN r SPERCER led the line against the enemy's position on
the heights, from which they were immediately driven, with
the loss of many killed, wounded, and prisoners.
The enemy then retired to the position of Condexa, and. the
division under Major-General PICTON immediately passed
through the mountains on the enemy's left, aril caused them to
remove from the strong position of Condexa. Lord WE Li.) N G-
TO X was immediately enabled to communicate with Coimbra,
and made prisoners a detachment of the enemy's cavalry on the
road. The enemy took up a position at Call Nova on the 14th,
and the 4th division, under Major-General Cott, having turned
their position on the lett, and the light division, under Brigadier-
General PACK and Sir WM. ERSKINE, having turned it on the
right, the enemy were obliged to abandon all the positions which
they successively took up in the mountains, and their rear-guard
was driven back on Miranda de Corvo, on the river Eca, with
loss of killed, wounded, and prisoners.
On the evening of the 14th, the strong position of Miranda
de Corvo was turned by a British-corps under Major-General
. COLE. The enemy, upon abandoningit, destroyed a great num-
ber of carriages, burned and destroyed mnch ammunition, and
the road throughout the march from Miranda, was strewed
with carcases 4 men and animals.
The enemy, on the 15th, took up a strong position, which
they were yesterday forced to abandon with considerable loss.
The colonel of the 39th :*g ment was here made prisoner, In

the night the enemy destroyed the bridge over the Ceira, and
retreated to another position between that and the Alva.
Lord Wax.LINGTON speaks in the highest terms of the gallan-
try and good conduct, witaout exception, of all the troops, Thi-
tish and Portuguese. The whole loss in these different actions
amounts to three Officers and about fifty men killed—one Majer,
eight Captains, thirteen subalterns, and about 380 awn wounded.
It appears that Lord Wcz.t.twaron had received accounts that
13adajos had surrendered to the French on the llth, the garrison
prisoners of war.