The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-24 00:00:00

GENERAL ORUERS.
" Head-quarters, Calhads, April a, iSok.

" SOLDIHRS—The Marshal Commander in Chid'
communicates to you the events which have talon
place in the North he will 'communicate to I,oti:
both those which are favourable, and those whkh'
are adverse to the arms of the country, convinced
that the greater the exertions and services which are
required may be, the greater will be the ardour and
enthusiasm of the army, antithat it will display a
valour, not only equal to the exigencies of the time,
but worthy of the Portuguese troops.' The
nister informs the army that the enemy,' having pos,
iessed himself of Braga, advanced, slowly and'eatt
tiously, against the city of Oporto, meeting hut,
with little resistance by the way, as the insubordi-
nation of the people rendered useless their own va-
lour, and the efforts of their Officers to retard or
_prevent their advance.

41 On the 26th the enemy arrived in the vicinity
of Oporto: On the 27th they made some warm
attacks, which were repulsed by, the intrepidity of
our troops. They continued their attacks on the
following day with the same success; but on the
29th the distrust which had arisen between the
people and the army, causing and increasing that
anarchy and confusion, which it ever produces, ren-
dered inetiedual all the endeavours of the Officers
as well Portuguese as English,, to dirtel the opera-
tions of the great force which was in the city. The
enemy entered with little. loss. Much as the Mar-
shal regrets the loss of that important City,. he feels
still more the aleming cause 10, MAIM{ it ►s to be at-
tributed. Let it be a warning to the rest of the
kingdom,, to avoid the fatal consequences of anarchy
and insubordination.

" The great city of Oporto, defended by 24,000
men, with trenches ' and redoubts furnilhed • with
more than 200 pieces of artillery fell an easy cOtt-
quest to an enemy of little more than half the num-
ber of its garrison, notwithstanding tl►e people and
their defenders were loyal and brave, because that
enemy had been able to produce, under 'hit :Treat%
ance 01 patriotism, disunion, and finally, a general
insubordination : the consequences of which must
ever be tuna tuitions, The-Marshal therefore hopes
that the army will perceive that we ought always to
distrust those who have been with the French, ot.
the►r partizans, and whatever reports they may pro-
pagate, as they are undoubtedly paid by the enemy
to promote confusion and distrust—the arms with
which they make the most dangerous use.

" At the same time and in tbet same manner the
enemy made themselves masters of the bridge of
Villa Nova. Let the troops be subordinate to their
Officers, and Observe Strict military discipline, and
,our country will have nothing to fear. The enemy
is in possession of Oporto) do he was of Chaves ; but
this place be has lost again, with more than 1500
1110 P• including prisoners and killed. Brigadier Ge-
neral Francisco da Silveira informs me, that he has,.
taken 12 pieces of artillery, a great quantity of arms
and ammunition, and so horses. Recollect, sol-
dier, that this Officer, when prudence dictated to
hint the necessity of retiring from Chaves where,
from the nature and number of his forcei, he was
incapable of resisting the enemy, those pretended
patriots raised a cry of treason against him, and in-
doted a great number of the despisers of discipline
to attempt the defence of that place, which they sou'
rendered without firing a gun, with the troops that
bad been deceived by them ; but the firmness 'of the
GeneralsaVed the rest of the army, and placed it in
a situation to acquire greater glory, and merit the
thanks of the Country.
" with great pleasure the Marshal gives tliis
public testimony of his great approbation of the eon.
du& of Brigadier General Silveira, which he will,
with equal satiaaaion,lity before his Royal Illigh7
ness th e Prince Regent.
" The Marshal-cannot stiffie;ently warn the'pee..
ple and the troops against chose who, assuming the'
appearance of patriot hint, are in • reality. leaders of se-
dition ; nor can ne sufficiently recernmend union
at d.confidence for every 'thitig may behoped front
the 'sentiments of loyaltyotalonr, 'and enthusiasm,
whiehianimate the nation in'defence•of the country.
Marshal Bear Stoat).

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•
LlSpOit.-!AP tw I ..—EStrila .of a Letter from
Chaves, 24th
' " A.) or;lci:d aeconiit has been -received that the
Alartittii ut has defeated the Prench iu Vill3
Franca. I have myself seen the letter. He de-
feated then: In. 'the first atiaelc ; they then fortified
theauelvo, awl being surrounde, lou a great unto-
her of 'men. At length they Surrendered, to the
amount 0f.41L0 men, will, two magazines of pro-
visions, one of amtuunition, a great quantity of
3r1113, and eight millions of reals. Their cominu-
niaition is cut off with all Spain, except Old Castile,.
and every thing goes ors as it should do."
The letter then proceeds to give the particulars of
the surrender of Fort St. liraticia, at Chaves, where
were math.; prisoners 749 soldiers, and 12 piecei of
• '

VrAN.t, MA nen 13.--Tuy was actually taken
possession of on the 20th instant ; one party of the
French, was' killed,. and another taken pritioners.-...
Our 'troop), which had-passed to the-other side of the
Minho, returhed afterwards from That achievement.
This town is fortifying with all possible care ; the
entrances of the streets are barrieadoitig,' and troops.
and artillery are to occupy the bridge of the rivitrAl
Lima, which is already fortified. Hitherto the
enemy has not advanced toward i this place.
The details of the taking of Toy are contained in
another letter, which has nut yttt ariived r it is stated
that the celebrated Abh6 of V.:thin-n:ls is theta wigs;
7000 or t4OOO Galliciafty, and that the minatory& tha
netich was about 10-gy wen,

saile4
VTorn Vann ofi tie-tit-IW. at direct in
the piternport: he 114'enemy bid not
left any troop .in .the,:province of Minho, except in
?ut that th`ey'ild 'retired towards Perto j
iliat-,Getteral,Sti.vzraA was said to be 'near Braga
with, t then that in ISonit -.de Lima there

were 3000, which be believes were commanded by

Marblial Ito Lilo, and Oat he wiSa'#, to forth 'a
junction with SILVEIRA at Braga; that Viana all
was ready for defence) that in Villa de Conile there
were not any i'rench, and that the whole provine

tray uniting to resist them ; that the number of the
French army was about 9,000 or 10,0t0 men J,
that all Gailicia was in a state of insurrection, and
that Vigo had surrendered ; Tuy was besieged,
where they were already placed . upon halt allow-
ance; that .at Vigo there were live English Ships of
the Line, and that it was said they had with them
Triinsports containing upwards of 5000 troops.—
(Lisboa Gazette, 4M April.)

Lissom, Aram 4.—The enemy are losing every
thing on Tragoi Monies and Minhu. They are en-
tirely cut off, or nearly so, in GJilicia. The corps
in ibis port tiolated, and at a groat distanco how
theoilter French armio, and besides greatly re+ hived
by the tos,es it.lass sutiorod at Chaves, Bras, and
Oporto.

Letter front the Junta of amiajoz to the GC11E1:11
of the prdvince.of Mentejot—
" Mort. EXCELLENT SRNHOR,

41 •
"We lose no lime in transmitting to your
.Ext.
cellertcy the satisfactory intelligence which we have
•.received from the principal Magistrate of the city of
Merida, who informs no, that the enemy, who bad 'en-
tered that place with. 1500 cavalry, hail precipitately
left it by the Camenho Real, taking the road to the
bridge of Almaraz. The said Magistrate is of opi-
'llion, that •- this
.movement
.was. oc6sionekl by the
success or the army of Estramadur4 as it k certain
that Merida wits evacuated at five in the morning of
that Jar.

One of our DeputiLn, just arrived from Seville,
states, that he :net on the road an express for the
Central iniita, who informed him that the division
of General Allit'QL'EßAll a had taken the bridge of
Arcebispo. though with some loss.
EADAJoz, MAacit .vu.--14. S. Nine hundred ex.
cassia horses, mounted by troops from the North,
hive joined our army.
TAURAOONA, MAacttr 13..—We have this ma-
pant received intelligence, by two youths, who have
arrived here from VillaFranca de Tonatles, -that
Genera! CITABR4N, who commands 30u0 French,
has been defeated, and obliged to fly tor Barcelona,
between IVlolens•de Rai and Antal. This success
is, it is said, to 13.y:atttibutect to tll.- dispositions made
by our Genepli: one axeented by the corps under
iirigadier-Generali.Wmtemi who cline down from
Taro 4a, accntopattiett by'DOn JoAN CIAnvES, corn-
Minder of thetpiasints and ~,ontatctie.
We know that the ,envirous of Barcelona are oc-
cupied by the tarried pe:mtuts. Somatt4nes and
evrtiy exertion to prevent
the French from penetrating and opening a commu-
nication with those they have lett in that place, the
number of sAlican is not considerable. llttr troot:s
and mili;ia comprise a body of twenty or thirty thou.
sand men, who guard all the passes, mid
roads, aided by'seaby four nr-five.Engliilt Frigates)
who are Alway 4.4 0,6114