The Sun.
London, England, 1810-10-20 00:00:00

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' °oe square league of territory:in that Mug-
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is not occupied by their troops.

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follovc willing the above, we have received the
GENiolag FURTHER IMPORTANT INTELLI-
liieA'4"l -NOM THE PENINSULA, brought by
ilead-P°l6 frigate, which arrived yesterday at Spit-
h She sailed from Lisbon on the 15th instant,
104. as brought Dispatches horn Lord WELLING-
-I'o4 HiS Lordship had taken up
atoiS position at
tkl/4 es Vedras, where he intended to wait the at-
to.°f the enemy. MASSENA'S situation was be-
bag Ing
every day more embarrassing: The rains
Prenset irks and the roads were so bad, that the
It was supposed, Would not be able to bring
vtileir artillery.
41atile country through which the French were
tottleiling was deserted by the inhabitants, and was
oerfPletlY devastated, The English army was in
tveee: health, amply supplied with provisions, and
Edent
' individual in it entertained the most con-
is nt success in the great conflict
*talc" is about to take. pl:ice: General ROMANA
14tancing from Baclajoz towards Abrantes ;
ion:tiel44ANT was at. Coimbra, where he had taken
CPrisunets, which we suppose were the French
4t4tt Were wounded at Bu.iaco. Colonel WILsoN is
The intelligence respecting Col. THANT
tialiinin&tak`'n Coimbra and 5.000 prisoners is not otti-
t°l/41t it comes in letters from Corunna, and also
ip°llin U‘4)ll°, so that we have no doubt of the fad. It
ftrears from this statement, that there is a strong
MASSENA'S rear, Lord WELLINGTON rs in
front, the sea on his right, and ROMANA was
t, vratlcing 011 his left, so that he was in fad nearly.
:„..-rctinded, and nothing but a great vidory can ex-
'"4te him from his dangerous situation.

HANTS' COURIER OFFICE,
" Friday Afternoon, Three o'Clock,
Tire French made a dash at Coimbra, inunedt-
t/r after the battle of the ~)7th, with a view of
gt
a irig Possession of our magazines, but were dis-
t)P°ltlted.. Lord WELLINGTON, however, thought
13-r
titel"er after this to retreat towards Lisbon, and now
4,ctPies a strong line of posts froM the sea to the
head-quarters are at Torres Vedras ;
tit is supposed that nothing can drive him out.
he
tiros( unbounded consuence prevails in the Bri-
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(c
It is •opposed that an action must certainly take
ti(lace in a tew days, as Lord WELLINGTON has de-
a:c7ed every kind of provisions in his retreat,
ztv the enemy, has nothing but a barren coun-
ty t° exist upon. The Di-patches brought by
e,
4/16/10, from the army, are of the 14th MA.
4 she Sailed from Lisbon on Monday, the 15th,
" ar •
)10 lived at Spit head in just too hours. General
14ANA, with 15,00 U men, has adtanced from
stre_
ter Luadura,. on the other site of the Tagus, in or-,
to
Prevent the retreat of the French by that fi-
tter.

. .
" The French General Stmow, and several other
Ari
413ners came over in the Apollo."

a 'the Penus has arrived from New York, with Mr.
keltsoN, our late Minister to the United SrateS, on
oard.

The
Thistle arrived from Halifax with ROBERT
'4", the seaman, on board. This will be a
'WM. •
Yu% circumstance to the writer of the Letter
the name 01 JEFFERY'S mother,- and probably to
'''ale others.

The account from Windsor respecling the Prin-
tess A
41mELIA, had not arrived when this Paper was
W
kitit to press.
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per 'e have received Moniteurs- and 'oilier Paris Pa-
co t° the 11 th instant.--• The only article of their
xvir:setus worthy of notice is the following,
,from
4t Lh it appears that 11IvaAT has, ter the present
cleea", abandoned Hs enterprise ag's;iist Sicity : •
phi R6GGio, SEpr. 22.----The King is arrived in
fot; .it is thought he will remain here three or
r daYs. The division of General. PARTOU 1,;13,AL.TX
has received received orders to return to scilla and Bagna ;
ia
to stile boats of this division have. already proceeded
rri cilia- The Royal Guard has tollowed the move.:
bee„nts of the division Of PARTOUNEAUX, and has
irt`t) replaced in camp-by a battalion of the 12th re-
lent of the line.",
of j General CHRIE.TOPHE issued a decree on the 30th
last, ordering tnat from that time forth the
el? of Cape Fr;incoiS, in `the Empire of Hayti,
uld be called- by name of the City of Cape
cleenrY ; and that all letteis to persons there :est-
i): t 3 sLuld be so addressed; under the penalty of
te.rig stopped, Irani:witted to the Government, and
c'a'ning unanswered.
The Charter to the Borough of Malden, in the
Of Essex, passed the Great Seal on. Tuesday
v,i,,2th instant, and is shortly to he proclaimed,
'.I the usual eeremonies, at t: at place.
li,7l,dvicts. were received yesterday morning from
the'th`lct to ihe date ut the 13tli inst. It is said;
teat 'Merchant, ot Anistetdam had individual')
pkeietilred notice, under the authority, of BuoNA
to deliver up a precise mind accurate st..terrent
yandcistinctionsof the Colonial Koonce
ftp„l pi.ssessi in, as it was his intention to take
tunittiodittes tuto hisso‘Nn hands,