The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-03 00:00:00

ASSAULT ON OPORTO.

e' From a Second Edition of tie Times.)
tie ayei' jail received the following letter from
with the
at Oporto, which will be read,
• 'le greatest interest
T
" OPORTO, JULY 26.
thei,„ 9e glorious news which has reached us from
retv,""Pnal this morning so eclipses all minor occur-
,e,„ L
II V that were it not that the action of yesterday
.
'44t offensive movement against the city of
preitlo that will have to be recorded during the
s
ett lit War 't would scarcely attract a moment'
etiti s 1
en.
IlLettlill°lll3' after five o'clock yesterday morning, a
6th7, dig'? of artillery from all the batteries upon
side
of the river, bearing upon Lordello, and
1114-"11ta de Vanzeller, announced the intention
1444enenlY once more to revisit the scums
47 defeat, and to hazard his last stake in an
odd' Between six and seven o'clock, a large
1.44 ken issued forth from their lines, who
bit tiona tremendous fire of musketry against the
in question, endeavouring to carry the
'elve: within the Quints, and to possess the. m-
tl,itti°f the village of Lordello, with the object
::I.Y omit off the communication between the
.41tC` the sea. This attack, which extended to
'''Pao,ill4 far as the Pastelleiro, was most vigorously
pile
arl: and at one time the enemy succeeded, in
"et or 4'l opposition, in gaining possession of a
Seae the high road from the city to the Foz,
7,3•0 n t,heY were only dislodged at the point of the
he e,:l by a charge from the brave fellows under
tell:lll,lnand of Colonel Dodgin and Lieutenant-
tlpol'l Shaw, who afterwards assisted in repelling
shoti t.O 11 considerable distance, when the firing for
k Art period almost entirely ceased.
*let half-past 9p. to. the attack was renewed
etio
veered nlach fury, and the assailants advanced up to
Datteries and obtained temporary possession of
way forming the communication between
I.o.astelleiro and a new redoubt to its right,
CI latter they surrounded, but in the end their
%jag! Was no greater than on the previous ocea-
lielit'es they were shortly afterwards again corn.:
vtith retire to their lines, leaving the field strewed
14 AWL
this occasion the enemy's cavalry was
c
p. 44,1 0 action for no other purpose, that can
ats but to animate their infantry; the
gully ere however cut to pieces, a troop of them
ert'l,att.eeked the last mentioned redoubt, and
tele_ matted the spot in the afternoon, the car-
:Tto of ..he,"en dead horses were lying in its front,
ittlevedne..4..titeehtnWere not six yards distant from the
Of .the vvors.
Pts upon this part of the lines having
itielir l'ucces'rui, the enemy determined to try
1114. b in the direction of Born Fm, between
%%to belt the
and the river Douro they showed
.
eiklr etpii,,4 In great numbers, and rapidly drove in
-4 St -h.le Pickets. A body, of men, composed of
14 4nd 12th Cbcadores, with a detachment
ei,therti,4ekand some Lancers, were sent out against
'l4Pellull charged their advanced force, and
%ado Jett them to retreat. In this affair Don Fer-
-Ith its 4 mce Noronha, nephew to General Saldanha,
itl'attioa:44l;itduatiely and General Bento da
Col three other officers wounded. On the
rill), °I le' Cotter was killed, his head being
LI% ce:rtied
away by a cannon ball. His son-in-
rtlii4tlakilitn Cotter, was wounded in two places,
It, eel. La leg amputated during the action.
Lac
killed; Captain Robinson and Ensign
krotue everely wounded. A good number of
tatitd or se
and six German officers were likewise
tt.end), brlvol'unded, and, judging from the numbers
ho rett ught into the hospital, I should imagine
e d' certain that the day's amusement will
%lit Pieced 6
httiPttrt of
the
hundred men hors de combat on
et °No ixt 'ne besieged alone, and on that of t. hiet
thit.,he ioinit!re than double that number. The spirit
heirs',U mici'ltlitits was strikingly shown throughout
lives in rn,anY of them on duty as volunteers lost
nidetne action, or carried home honourable
No • Vour
e4Lnded ma_ women passed me bringing in a
11.7raed of ution a litter, and I was almost
rteParii 'Pelf at hearing a girl of 20 exclaim to
op ,t
klen We will bring in the wounded, that
"'4ll keY defend the lines." At the Quinta da
t,„„ti seller worne et the
thichk carorfiedhoeutfirpeowtler to the troops
Brigadier Dover-
tl:l:9 viseistted byt the Emperor whilst con-
;Sti was .18 as
ii died of his wound on the 23d inst.,
Allo*4 interred in the church of Cedofeita on the
,b 1: day.
‘,14 I --me au
Ppiernent Chronica, No, 172, contains
I..erc Pablished official account from the Duke de
ear:ot42 dat!d the. 12th inst., from Sr. Bartholo-
i'lkota Which night he intended to cross the
tittlAjle4 ender circumstances of some difficulty
Itet 0,...a1tej0. It is only worth notice as marking
y'olY.progress of his little band. On the 22d
hie an. St. Übes, and on the 24th entered
ilre4 ally the success of this expedition has
,ieetnea .tn'shing, those who had planned it never
21;0a of
th`neat it would do more than create a diver.
(lerth.enetnY's force, but in one short month it
ol;r1LIneot it is to be hoped for ever, a Go-
taceNkolidthanoPpos.ed to all the best interests of
tthrhearth which ever before existed on. the
'matt I The Emperor goes off to Lisbon
Ittollittil,,,ed by 41 it
said, in the. Echo teamer,accom-
Lit4;land himlrasters, leaving Salsdanha withiothoe.
tend °s
ere.lasts absence. adieus to the
eotioe4 to be y Placarded about the city, and are in-
topi,4, from zz pathetic. The official communhie
to 61411 ef the r. Imella, of the entrance into t
roniea Noe sating army, appears in supplement
' 174."
I::LYJVLOUTH AUG. 1.
Th„, ,SPltou „.„„
sitern- OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Leg brit", Government steamer, arrived here this
son c.
JULyc most important news from Portugal.
.25, AND OPORTO, JULY 27.—Donna
ilttih4aariF,,4..Porroteblaeunyeoduonne tlizieutt,h at Lisbon, which fell
under Villa Flor, who
i?osse,sion with hut very trifling loss.
tornfro,4olru7oTjo7toirlreni:intion ea the OubJect has beesTohbe.
(t,SiZdt,T has, it i 5 said", °pfrotcheeedeCd
li Losertthaneddets,peridraocrteobuiteresedgeoanntruie'rLlmi cal P On h
°an!: ae
rn.tcoewn—t with e
tiSt.ojeoinalizil tthheey ttennglishroceePridnerdlienito
dgeszriptions of persons under confinement—
, tag the troops under Flor aided them in
‘i sto
84,N ght the ltliguelite police which had been ldft
The police force retreated beyond the
tat city.