The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-08 00:00:00

P 0 fi TEC &ESE P. 4 PERS.

The follow ing Bulletins, relative to the commence-,
meat of the resistance to the French in Portugal,
were published by the authority of Genei-al JUNOT :

" The inhabitants of Villa Viciosa, misled by
evil-minded persons and idle promises of some
Spaniards, revolted on the wth June last, and
immediately forced the Garrison of that place, which
Consisted alone company of the 86th, to retire into
the Fort.

" General AVRIL, on receiving intelligence of
this insurre°tion, left Estrenaos, where he then was,
and marched for Villa Viciosa, with a derni-battalionea
some dragoons, and two pieces of cannon. The'
rebels, who were in ambuscade, fired upon him ;
but they were soon driven by the bayonet from all
their positions.
" General Amt. and Colonel LACRVIX then
entered the town : the rebels fled on all sides, leav-
ing 200 dead in the streets. They were pursued
into thecountry, where a great number of others
suffered .the punishment due to their crime. Twelve
of the leaders of the rebellion were token and shot.

Tranquillity is at present restored in
ciosa : the inhabitants have acknowledged their
error, and implored the clemency of the General.

" The moderation which our brave soldiers have
displayed on this occasion is without example ; not-
withstanding the laws of war no house was pillaged;
and this condu& has excited as much gratitude to-
wards our troops, as their valour has inspired ad-

THEMII34itES marched upon him, and being joiner).
•
at Leyrta‘ by General .MARGARON on the sth of.T:.ly,
atiackedatYcl defeated him.

'llallt:ii`the troops, and the whole of the artillery,
'`w' r4`eiibt engaged in this aelion. The enemy left
600 dead on the field; on our side we had only one
man killed, and a few wounded, while the loss of
the enemy would have been much more considerable
had not General MARGARON
.restrained the indigna-
tier) of his troops.
"Thus will all those be defeated who imitate their
example.

miration.
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Headquarters, Lisbon, rune 25, IB3S.
" By command of Mons. the Duke D'AIIR AtiTE52
Commander in Chief.

" Head-Quarters, Lisboa, July 7, 184."

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" THFF.BAULT,
Chief of the Stull."

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,liott - - -
e defeaion and departdre of the Spanish
.trAviltiarged with the ciefence of the Province be-

iweenDOura and Minho, the carrying off the Ge-
neraliif Division QuEsNa, the Corregidor Most, and
of the Civil and Military Authorities, having left that
Province since the 7th of,lnne without force, and
without an Administration, Monsieur the Duke
D'AarrANTEs has charged Monsieur the General of
Division, Count of the Empire, Lorsoll, to take the
command of it, and to go to Oporto. After these
orders, le General LotsoN set out- frOm ts.imei,da
on tile 17th of June, with a part of the hoops
of his division. On the 21st be passed the Douro,,
at Regoa, where he arrived with his colunin at!
Mezani Frio, and his avant guard had marched to-•
wards Amarante, when he was informed that his rear-
. guard, left on the Douro to'proted the march of his
binigage, had been attacked ; he immediately re-
turire4: to punish this attempt. During this moment,
hesursr a number of insurgents pcsted advantageous-
vineyards, who flanked his march. He imme-
diately caused them to be attacked by some compa-
nies of eclaireurs, who defeated and ki4ed a great
number of them. This engagement did not, how-
ever, retard the march of the column, which pro"
ceeded'and took a position at Regoa.
" On the 224 a considerable body, together with
300 Spaniards, corning from Villa Real, and other
-piaces, appeared at break of day before the ad-
aAced posts of General LOISON. They
immediately
eliaiqd and dispersed them, and left the road strew..
ettliM.th carcases. This operation being terminated,
LoisoN resumed and continued his march to
Oporto, when he received enders from the Duke of
A/MANTES t 0 return to Alruicida. Lie, in COLISCI`
quence, repassed the Douro.
" On the 23d he marched to Castro. A body of
insurgents dared to approach his rear guard- He
wheeled and attacked them; they were defeated'
dispersed, and lost 400 men, among. v;Locr, were
two bearers of callaurs.
" From this time to the 29th, General. L 015014
saw- no more insurgents ; but being arrived at Cele' •
rico, he learned that the Village of Serpentine was
in full revolt, and that the greater part of the
inha-
bitants were armed. He resolved to chastise this
Village, and sent thither two companies to burn it,
if resistance were made. The insurgents did not
dare to wait for our troops, and fled at their approach;
'thol4e who remained were protected, and treated with
r.
indness. The house of the Lieutenant-Colonel of
Militia, who had been a• promoter of this rebellion,

" The third Battalion of the 26th Regiment of
the Line, and the Legion of the South, commanded
by Colonel MARANSION, attacked on the 27th of
June, the City of Bega, where 6,000 armed rebels
had barricadoed themselves, defied our troops,l and
refused them a passage. Notwithstanding the acl7
vantage of the position, and the inequality of num-
bers, every thing yielded to the impetuosity of our
troops, who entered Bega in the midst of great
carnage.. The rebels left 1,200 dead on the field of
battle. AU those taken with arms in their hands
were put to the sword, and all the houses from
which we had been fired upon were barred.
" DACIJGNA, who commanded the • rebiels,. in a,
cowardly manner, abandoned them at :he beginning
of the attack. We have to regret the less of soruts
brave men who fell in the field of honour, among
whom is the Chief of Battalion BEIITHEN, an Offi-
cer of merit ; the Captain of .Battalion DIEN ; Cap-
tain Dußois, and the Sub-Lieutenants LANISURE
and LACOUSURE, were slightly wounded, after hav-
ing distinguished themselves.
" The inhabitants of the town and territory of
Beja, restored to themselves by the dispersion)ernt
o.his :f
ofEtle
Rebels, sent a respec.-table religious parson
cellency the Duke D'AIIRAi,:TES, to implore his de—
• • —,-
mency, represent their, repentance, and SlVe3t:
lity, confess they had been misled by the perfidious
sedu6tions of the English, and acknowledge that they
had been justly chastised.
Excellency received this Envoy with kind-
ness; order is re-established in Beja, and peace
reigns in that country.
licad-quarters, Lisbon, I uly 2, ISA."

was burned.
" When General LOISON arrived at Guarda, he
expelled to be received there as a friend, several For'
tuguese Officers having been deputed to assure hi
of it. What was his indignation when he 101,i'c,,,
that two Officers who preceded him, to rogu-;ci
the, subsistence and lodgment of the troops' h
been fired upon.
" He immediately hastened his march,
and on
. approaching the town, found the rebels drawn uP
in two lines, flanked by strong posts, and their centre
supported by two pieces of cannon.
He ordered the attack : it was execut
• , .
. ,•'''.l ed with
coolness and intrepidity. Tne riflemen of the in•
" The spirit of insanity which had led astray the ''
a,`'surcrents endeavoured for a moment to resist ours,
inhabitants of Beja, and rendered necesaary the ter- j but they Were. repulsed with enormous loss.--
rible chastisement whiCh that town has received, The lines endeavoured to make a stand, but their:
has likewise existed in the Noith of POrtugal. In efforts only added to their disaster. Forced in
several places; their different parts were at once
their delirium, Several towns had raided the standard broken and turned, and their artillery was taken.---
of revolt ; and, led astray by culpable Priests and The massacre was terrible ; the disorder general.
perfidious foreigners, had taken the field. Their All who could escape were dispersed—pore than a
, thoffsezrd dead remained on the field of battle ; and
contingent formed a corps of 70ou men, which General LotsoN, pariiiing the remainder of these
corps, marching upon Lisbon, announced that it wretches, entered Guarda with fixed bayonets.
came to destroy the French Army, "On the sth; he marched to Malaya : that village
was almost deserted. The Juiz Ota2inario was there,
" The Duke D'ABRANTES, judging these but he had no means of supplying the wants of the
wretches more deserving of. pity than anger, sus- troops, aric',4i4 De FOra, inslea,.l of procuring theril
.
pended the effei'its of his just displeasure, and, ena provisions, as .he had been ordered, left the
place
and joined a body of insurgents at Alpedrinhs•
deavoured to procure by persuasion, , what, it''‘,4r,.he two battalions t vo battalions of the provisory regiments of
.
easy for him to obtain by' force of atAli. Wittltft's'3lF- h
n-ii-oil i& tinfantry,i set out in consequence to disperse
view, and to .spare the' effusion of blooA, ihe...44l,Ahis body', to procure provisions,' and brink back the
4nia.De Fora, it possible.
some intelligent persons to shew to the illergittlebn!, ' ,-, • •
" On' approachina. Alpedrinha, they found the
thee,fli dr
folly of their projeds, the odiousness of
,c - rebels Posted in a kind of redoubt, half-way up the
duet, and that inutility of their efforts; but this'ine- • heights on which the town is situated. Gen. Caalt-
thod not succeeding, he sent, on the 2d of July, Loa., who diredeci this movement, perceived that
this position might be turned. One of his battalions
the morning, General r.vIAR6MION, with the 3d bat- took the right of the insurgentS, and the enemY
ration of the 12th light infantry, the aed of the line; was at once awaked in flank and rear ;- and Me de-
the grenadiers, .and the voltigeurs of the 47th and fence which these intrenchnients seemed to aiford
only occasioned the death of a great number.
58th, five pieces of cannon, a squadron of horse : ~ The loss of the rebels was considerable. Among
chasseurs, and a squadron of dragoo.aa. 1 the slain was Capt. Mon, who, in uniform, cow"
This unexpected movement stopped the engrny, i
manded the whole body.
) ; " The Town of Alpedrinha was taken, in copse
deranged all his combinations. He ailandoned . quence of the defeats of the insurgents, and deli'
the idea of inclining upon reniche) whence General , vered to the flames.

By order of Monseigneur the Due IYABRANTES,
Commander-in-Chief of the Staff. atitm,
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•• THI Mkt; LT."

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