The Sun.
London, England, 1809-07-05 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE PAPERS.

LISBON, .TUNE9.—Our.army is rapidly advancing
from Oporto and Coimbra to Abrantes, which is at
present the head-quarters; they are, of course; mov-
ing towards VICTOR'S army, in a direCtion to cut off
his retreat frOm the French Frontiers.. The ships of
the line sailed'on the Bth, rn search of the French
ships that had been met with on their .way from the
West Indies.

LISBON, Jt.7NE 10.—VICTOR'S army extends from
Torumerha by Truxillo, &c. to the Bridge of Al-
maraz. A French advanced guard Was destroyed
in Aljuevel, from 40 to 50 being killed, and 25
wounded.

The Germans who belong to VICTOR'S army had
no sooner 'received certain intelligence:" of war hav-
ing.,
peen declared between Austria and Fratice than
they began to desert in large ;lumbers : some have
even arrived in Castello Branco. As yet TIC. battle
has taken place with that army.--(Liston Gazette of
June W.)

BA DAJOZ, JUNE 4.—We hare received intelligence
of our troops having destroyed, on the 3I s( May, a
body of the enemy's horse, which had occupied
Aljucen, and are also assured that Gen. BLAKE has
defeated the French in Arragon, who sustained a
very considerable loss, arid that he is likely soon to
retake Saragossa, ,

Letters frbm our army state, that the French corps
in Merida will speedily be compelled to surrender,
and that our head-quarters will be removed to that
plce..—(Badqjoz Diary, June 4.)
SEVII4E, JUNE 2.—(From the Extraordinary
Gazette of the Government.)—Tbe Peasants of
Monzon,, unable any longer to bear the multiplied
oppressions of their enemies, took Elle generous re-
solution to rise against them without more fire-arms
than seven muskets, but their loyalty soon procured
them others with which they drove them from the
village. The enemy, to reiktnge this disgrace, sent
against them a detachment of 1500 men, but they
were all either killed or taken prisoners.

The enemy afterwards united all their troops in
Arragon, and marched to attack General BLAKE.

•
JUNE 3.—The Captain-General of the ortny of
Arragon has made the following communication by
an extraordinary Courier.
• " MOST EXCELLENT SENHOR,
" The enemy, reinforced by almost the whole of
the garrison of Saragossa, and with the troops scat-
tered in different positions on this side of the Ebro,
came to attack me yesterday in roy position,iu front
of this city. General SUCHET, who had succeeded
JUNOT, wishing, no doubt, to signalize his entrance
on the command by some signal advantage,' pro-
posed nothing less than the destruEtion of the army
-committed to my command; to etre& which, he
left. Saragossa to take the command of this expedi-
tion in person, accompanied by WATIER and other
Generals.

" General SucHET, as it appears, had no idea of
the brave and firm chara'eter of the Spanish troops,
which he no* learned to his cost. Neither the
brisk fire of his-artillery, nor the superiority of his
cavalry, which was twice as numerous as ours, n-or
the repetitipn of lour attacks, made with the greatest
fury, by the .choicest of his infantry, could make-
the brave Spanish troops yield an inch of ground.—
The French, at every attack; met with the most
obstinate resistance, and were repulsed .with very
great loss, till at length they availed themselves of
the night to effect their retreat. , '

" IT have the utmost satisfaEtion 'in inform-
ing yciur 'Exceliency that though the French never.
attacked wilt] greater violence than on this
occasion, they' were never niet with a more deter-
ruined resistance.' . • _

•" May God:preserve your excellency.
Jektatmes BLAZ-E.
" Head-quarters, Alcaunizi May 24.

6! To the:Most Excellent Szbrick,k
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