The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-27 00:00:00

LISBON MAIL.

LISBON, JUNE 8.--Extract of a letter from his
Excellency Marshal General Lord WELLINGTON,
to his Excellency D. MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ,
dated Uead-quarters, Fuente
_de Guinaldo, Juire
.3; 1812

"Marshal, MARMONT has again removed his
head-quarters to Salamanca, nnd the troops
which marched from thence when he made that
change, have likewise returned.
" The enemy's troops which as I communicated
to your Exceliencyl in illy dispatch of the 18th
ult., had. moved from the bridge of Arcebispo,
and Marched by the 'road of Delectoso, arrived at
Truxillo on the 26th, where they retired on the
28th, by the same road by which they had ad-
vanced. I have not .learned that they have left
Arcebispo, nor . that the 'second division has left
Talavera."

' LISBON, JUNE 14.—Not a word of news, that
is to say no fighting has yet taken place.
• The French-again occupy Salamanca, and are
fortifying -.the Convent and strong hOuses, but
this- can only be intended to prevent surprise from
small parties. On the 9th, all our army was
well up, •and = were expected to' cross the
• Guadiana about • the 12th. In the South, the
• enemy were collecting in force in -Seville, and no
doubt intend to keep the British army. on the
alert. Our advanced cavalry are still at Rebura,
where the Count of TRAmosA. is expected.
SANTIAGO, JUNE 2.--His Excellency Conde
. de ANrARANTz,-.writes under date of the 26th ult.
to D. M. (IC UTICA, an account of the victory
gained by 'Gen. Hui, over the eneiny, and. the
, •
taking of the bridge of Ahnarez. Private letters
add, that .in consequence of this important event;
.the French had left the bridge of Arcebispo, amt
evacuated. Porte Meravite, abandoning all their.
fortifications; that. the English had introduced
1;000,000 of rations, and were using every ex-
ertion to introduce as many more.
•" The Redactor General, published at Cadiz on.
the 3d June,' says i—" We 'are assured that on
the 31st of . May there was a bloody action
in BOrnos." And that of - the 25th says,—
" General BALLESTEROS marched upon Cam- •
. .
pina de Xeres with rations or five days..! We
are delighted on this occasion to add, that from
various tracts, and through -different channels,'
there have arrived at this capital reportS of there .
having been a battle between BALLESTEROS and
SOULT (uncle •or nephew). A letter which
I have seen states,--.-This• moment .two Spa-
nish Officers, belonging' to the Estramaduri-
an Legion, have arrived with the_ informa-
tion, that BALLESTEROS, reinforced by 2,000
English, had defeated SOULT, took his military
chest, and killed, 'wounded, or made prisoners
5,000 of the enemy ; SOULT fled with the utmost
celerity. I give the news as I received it ; it is I
probable, but remains to be confirmed.

The only remaining difficulty obstructing the
immediate shipments for the_ 'United States, in
consequence_ of the late Proclamation, revoking
the Orders in Council; is removed by the conces-
sion of the Board of Trade. We are inforuied,
that licenses will forthwith be granted to Ameri-
'can ships destined from hence to the Republic,
and freighted with British. manufactures, in the
nature of a guarantee, or safe 'conduct against
capture by British cruisers: These licenses are
to be valid for such protection, ivhether the" pro-
perty be British or American.
An alien, who has resided at Dover for some
time, by the name of Dr. , was taken into
custody on Wednesday, .being fotind in the citadel
with a forged pass, -under. pretence of visiting
the wife of a soldier, who was ill. Three :centi-
nels who, thus deceived; 'had- suffered him to
pass; were put into confinement.' The- Doctor
has since been removed from the gua7rd-house fo
the _town n-aol. • " .

ADrERT-ISEMENT.-Tax upon all' kinds of 'Lea-
ther.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer's answer
in the house, on last nights to the apprehensions
that this tax would be ruinous to the export trade
of all good manufactured of Leather Wr.s very
'far from 'being satisfactory. He said the export
trade could not he injured, as he • should -al--
low the drawback to be the same per cent, as
the•original duty ; but he did not state how much
Vle Leather is diminished in weight after it,hts
paid the duty, by the process of currying, and by
cutting it into the • shapes necessary 'make it,
into Boots and Shoes, :Saddles, Harness, 'and
other articles math: of Leather. .

Upon a moderate calculation it appears, that
the advance that must be made Uporra dozen pair
of ordinary Shoes would .be .twelve shillings, and
the drawback would -be less- than three per dozen,
and thi4 angument will apply equally to Most other
sort of goods, and to many in a. st ill greater degree".
.The tax (which is equal to IQ. per bent upon
rough Leather, and Upon a South 'American Hide.
equal to one half its Value in the raw state) is not
to extend to Irelanr, which, at this time, buys the
raw material from the British rvinnufaCtiirert even in
the English market,and, should this duty take place,
would be enabled to undersell the manufacturers
of Great Britain in all articles made of Leather.—
The Shoe-maker, the Sadier;the Harness-maker,
as mach as any other branch of the Leather
Trade, it is hoped, will; through their Repre-
sentatives in Parliament, express their sentiments
of-this Tax, on Wednesday next, when the Bill
is fixed to be read the last time, and prevent the
ruin of this great staple manufacture, which gives
employment to so many thousands.