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KENT. • •
.FREEHOLD MILL, HOUSES, AND LAND AT LEW_
!SHAM;
• TO BE•SOLD BY AUCTION,
To the best Bidders, pursuant to an Order of ilk Majesty's
Court of . Exchequer, before Abel Aloysey, Esq. Deputy
Reincidoralicer ot the said Court, at (;arraway's eotae-
*house, ExChatve-alley, London, on IVedne►day, the inch
day of October inst. at 12 o'clock, •
IN THREE LOTS,
- A VaItiabi•FREEHOLD ESTATE, (seized into
kli; His Majesty's
,liands, by virtue of a Writ of Extent
against the Hon. George Villiers), consisting of an excellent
Corn.mill, working three pair of Sto.les, with all the Geer
and Tack le in good order; Fulling. mill and Stoat, Store.
rooms, Scouring-house, dm. on a capital stream of Water,
adjacent to Lewisham• badge, only Eve .miles from London, in
the occupatiorinf me. Holines ; a commodioui House, with
Chaise-tottse, Stable, Ike: and exiendive bichard and Gar-
den, in the occupation ot Mr.' Meinard ; and also a Dwelling
how, whit Dye-house, Dressing shops, and large Drying.
groaiitt or Meadow, in tne occupation of Mr. Wm. l'aylor.-
-Tmiirtmises all adjoin, and are let at yearly Rents amount.
ingto gear

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Copy of ';.:D;spatch from Matso4l;iterestord to the Most EX.
. :. ,ceilyat Seigaioi !Mir Miguel l',.rcira Uurjdz.
Lts,RlN, SEPT. 4.—1 our Excellency is already in-
formed of the loss ofthe fortress 'of Alineida, s hich
• surrendered to the enemy at two in the afterooon
of the 28thailt.. !„ , • .
,The Govertiment has not yet received any, Acial
account, and it is doubtfin whether the enemy will
.permit it to: pass, bin the regiment of militia of Ar-
gond (at least the C. lonel, who is at present with
me) info-ins me that the capitolstion of the place
was entirely owing to the unexpected accident of,a
powder • magazine blowing up, and thus depriving
the garrison of all means of defence, as it suffered
the total loss of its powdcr, all the artillerymen (ex-
cept 20) who were unfortunately in the mag'izirre,
and alfrost all theartiriery, biewup the saw,. instant,
.and threw great stones into the tosse. Never heless,
with the cartridges, a small (ivantity of powder,
which still remalned :in the-rnagatisre, and the few
pieces of artillery, the defence was continued till
Iwo in the•afternooo of the folio s ing day. The alas-
gazine blew up between 7 and 8 in the night of tire
Itith, and the-htsgioning 'of the parley took place at
ten in the morning of the same day, and continued
till break of day of'Jhe 28th, when circumstances
no longer permitted any attempt at defence. The
Colonel likewise informs me that' the town was
entirely destroyed, a 'lngle house nc.t being left has
bitatile. • .
• lam likewise informed that the capitulation was,-
that the garrison should remain prisoners of war,
:hut that the militia- should return home ; but the
French have retained 20u men of each regiment of
militia to employ in their military -.labours, and to
forM with them a corps of pioneers.. I am sisoas-
sured that till t his„misfortune happened, the *garri-
son behaved with the utmost Valour, and was with-
iout.the least fear with respect to the place, the loss
of which was solely occasioned by the entire drsi rue-
tion of all the ammunition, which rendered ad fur-
ther defence absolutely impossible. '
The regiment of Argantil arrived yesterday and
to-day is expected the arrival of the regiments of
Francasa and Guarda, excepting the men who wets
retained. . ,
. The whole of what I have above written is accordl -
ing to the information of rhe abovesmeutinned Co-
lonel of Militia of Argantil.
~God preserve your Excellency. .
. .. . (Signed) G. C. BERESFORM. •
HeacLgtiarters,t.agioa, Aug. 3t, 18w.
• ~ . •
LISBON.? SEPT. B.—By an official communication
from Marshal Lictctiford, dated head-quarters, Mor-
menta de Serra, the 4th insts it appears that the loss
of the fortress of Almeida was occasioned by the ons
fortunate accident which took plo,to ~, 44.r...8aid to
the powder magazine, and that, according to the
unanimous declarations of the Colonel of Militia,
and other officers who belonged to the garrison,
all the troops, until that accident happened,
behaved in the best possible manner, and the militia
displayed no less valour than the troops of the line;
.that all the officers and- soldiers are unanimous in
bestotving.the utmost'.. praise on ihe condtid of Ge.
neral Cox. They all represeut him as indefatigable,
having never left the parapets, and that he had in
sudh a degree gained the love and resped of the
garrison,ssoldiers as well as officers, and inspired
them, with so much confidence, that but for the-
unfortunate accident which befel the powder maga-
zine, the attack of Almeida would'have occaSionest
to the enemy a considerable loss both of time and
men .; that, although the enemy tried all modes • of
sedudiOn, and chiefly made use, -for the execuion
I- of that' infamous projed, of the Portuguese who at-
tend ,big, it .is already: known to' him (Marshal
Beresford) that besides the English.ratficers, General
Cox, M.mjnr Hewit, and Capt. Folley,M.ljor Alaooel
• Pitulo Cohriero, and Captain lose Pedro de Mello,
in. Ilse most honourable incl, spirited manner reject-
, etl his iofamous .proposal ; that .it is . with the ut-
most satisfamtion he communicates the intelligeneo,
that the two first Lieutenants of the corps of erigi...
neers, Antonio Elizeo Paulo de Balhoens, and J(l3'..
. qUitn.Pedro Pinto de Sousa, and the second,Lieu,.:
tenant Jose Feliciano Fearen ha, refused to enter she
- Fr'ench 'service, aid effeeted their escape from the
enemy, and are in his head-quarters ; that the firm- -
nets andpatriotism evinced by the said officers de-
served the strontlest recomrpt:ndation to his Royal
Hi'hness. that he may be pleased to bestow some
mark of approbation or _their most honourable con-
duct, l:ty,proinoting them tO.the rank of Captain.
. Tile said official communication is accompanied by
, the follow;ing Letter and Articles of Capitulation :
on• the manner' in which the latter were earnest
illi,, qxscotion,the Marshal makes the following
remark:-- •
'•The Port6guese nation is already aerpiainted with
French clemency and moderation, and the enemy's
conduct on.. that ()cession will shew that his good
faith has_ not. experienced any change since he
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driven out' of Portugal. .By the capitulation Ire
granted` to the militia leave to return home, and yet
when he found that the Vorteguese traitors who at-
tend hith, the most adive of whom is the Marqurs
d'Aiortia„ failed of success in seducing the militia to
enter the French service, he had recourse to his ans
customed argument, ,if they do not 'choose to do it
spontaneously, let them do it by compulsion; and
in dire& opposition to the tenor of the capitulation,
the enemy has really .detained by main force, to
form s corps of pioneers, 70 officers and 200 men
,of each regiment of Militia. -
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM 211IGADIER GENERAL
COX TO HIS EXCELLENCY MARSHAL BERESFORD,
DATED FROM •ALDEA DE EISPO,, THE 30TH OF
AUGUST, 1810 :
I am to perform the painful task of informing