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MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1810.

The opinion which we ventured 4o 'advance se-
veral weeks is at length realized.-41XssitgA, find-

ing it impossible to attack Lord WELLINGTON in

the strong position which he had chosen,. has be-

cun.his retreat. This most
.inaportant intelligence

was brought by the Jasper sloop of war, which ar-
rived at Falmouth on Friday,after a passage of seven

days. It appears that MASSENA began his re•

treat on the nigitt of the 14th ult. as we stated

in oar Briitol Letter of Friday, and that as soon

as the intelligence reached Lord WELLINGTON,

be pursued them with his light troops, fol-

loved by the remainder of his army. It is stated

in many of the private letters from Lisbon, brought
by the Jasper, that the enemy left a considerable

quantity of heavy artillery, and baggage behind

them. They had taken np a position at Santarem,

whether, with the view of making a stand there,

Or whether MASSE NA has chosen that strong po-

sition for the purpose of covering his further retreat,

we are at present unable to decic:e. Lord WELLING-

TON has upon this, as upon every other occasion, dis-

played the utmost decision and energy ; he has sent

General HILL's division across the Tagus, and Gene-

rat PANE, wiTh the emirs., is said to have arrived al-

ready at Abrantes. So that if NIASSENA attempts to

retreat in that quarter, he will find the ground pre-

occupied. Our flotilla under Sir THOMAS Wa-

PANS has proceeded up the Tagus, and is at Va-

la,la, abreast of the enemy. The following abstrati

of the Dispatches from Admiral BERKELEY was

this morning issued at the Admiralty :

" ADMI RA LTY-OFFICE, DEC. 3.
" Dispatches have this morning been received at

Clis Office from Admiral the Hon. GEMIGE BERKE-.

LEY, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships in

the Tagus, dated the 16th, 2,00, and 22d ultimo.

" In the former of these dispatches the Admiral

states, that be had, at the request ofLord \YELLING.

rof4, formed a brigade of seamen and marines, con-

sisting of 500 of each, for the Occupation of the

works from which the troops may be withdrawn, the

command of which he tied given to Capt. LAWFORD,

of the Impeleux.

" In the dispatch of the 20th, Admiral BERKE-

LEY states, that on the 15th, the retreat of the ene-

my was announced to him by telegraph from the

ships up the river : that with a view of supporting

the flank of General HILL, who had advanced, he

lead ordered Lieut. BERKELEY, with the flotilla of

gun-boats to proceed up the river and Rear-Ad•

miral Sir ThomAi WiLLIAms, with all the' boats and

poutons, to superintend the passing of our army

across, if necessary, having pros ided flying bridges

and every thing for that purpose.

"In his dispatch a the ^.2d (the last received),

the Adtuiral states, that the enemy having halted

at Santarem, and taken up that 'strong post, the Bri-

tish and combined forces are assembling, and remain

within a league of it; and the flotilla 'and boats

under Sir Timm AS WILLIAMS are abreast of the ene-

my at Valada, where they had passed over General

HILL'S division to the South side of the Tagus, and

Gene'ral FANE'S division is stated to have already

reached Abrantes.",

We this morning reCeived Lisbon Papers to the
•3d ult. from which we have extraEled some very
interesting particulars respe&ing the retreat of the
French army. These Papers also contain some very
satistaEtory intelligence of successes obtained in dif-
ferent parts of Spain, which we are this day obliged
to omit for want of room. King JOSEPH continues
to pack up valuables at Madrid, in order to be milady
-far a flight,

SECOND ED1)10N.

SUN 0 FFIOE,

THREE O'CLOCK.

We stop the Press to lay before our Readers the
following Official Abstra& of Lord WELLINGTON'S
Dispatches, received this Morning at Lord LivER-
FOOL'S Office.

CARTAXO, Nuv. .ei.—The enemy retreated

from his position on the night of the 140), their

right marching on Alcoentre, their left on Villa
Nova. They continued their retreat the follow_
ing day. The alliei broke up in pursuit on the

morning of the 15th, the advance reaching Alen-
quer that day, Anurnbura and Alcoenter on the
16th, and Cartaxo on the 17th: On those days

we made 400 prisoners; Sir B. SPENCER and Gen.

LEITH'S divisions follow. On the 17th Lord WEL.

LINGTON learned that the enemy had construCted
another bridge over the Zezere, his first having been
carried away, and a large corps marched that dny
from Santarem to Gallegos. Lord WELLINGTON

immediately sent Ceneral HILL's division across

the Tagus at Vallada, with a view of aiding Ahran-
tes, if it• should be attacked, or of annoying the
enemy if he continued his retreat through Lower

Beria.

" On the taih the enemy's r,.ar-guard was found

so strongly posted in front of Santarem, that it could
not be attacked with hopes of success. Though the

French continue to send troops and baggage towards
the Z:.z,:re, they keep a sufficiently large corps at

Santarem and in its front to repulse any attack from

this side; and the heavy rains have so coMplc-itely
destroyed the roads, that Lprd WEL.LINGTot; has
fiuwd it i:-;•:iossible to dislodge the enemy; by mov-

ug throuBh he hills against his right. , Possibly
:he same cause keeps the enemy so long at San-•

a rem.

" Lord WELLINGTON is uncertain wbetber it be

the intention of MAsseNA to retire out of Portugal.
:11 the strong position between the Zezere and San-

a-ern, he may try to maintain himself till he can be

oined by the reinforcements which Lord WELLING

TON knows to be on the frontiers. On this account,

and that of the inclemetit weather, Lord WELLING.

TON has brought forward but part of his army, leav-
ing a portion in cantonments in reserve. General
HILL is to halt at Carumuo, until the intention of

the French is decidel

" SI LVIERA writes on the gth, and letters of the
13th, from Salamanca, confim that corps, supposed

about 29,000 mend ale moving in Castile, and prepar-
ing to enter Portugal. Bestows a warm eulogium on
the Corps of Engineers, and Lieutenant-Colonel
FLETCHER, by whose exertions his positions cover-

ing Lisbon have been rendered impregnable.
Returns his thanks to Admiral BERKELE r and the

Navy, Marquis RONANA, Sir B. SPENCER, &c.
"His army is very healthy, and has caudated it-
self much to his satisfaaion."

" Windsor Castle, Dec. r, dr°,
Halt piss.- fight, P.M.

There is no material alteration in Hli MA-
JESTY'S complaint since morning."
" H. R. REYNOLD 3.
" H. HALPORD.
" W. HEBERDEN.
• " M.' BAILLIE. •
" R. WILLIS."

" Windsor Castle, Dec. 2, info,
" HIS MAJ CirTY has passed a good night, and ap-
pears a little better this morning."
Signed as above.

" Windsor Castle, Dec. 2, Nine o'Clock, P.M.
" His MAJESTY has continued the whole day fa
as well as he was in the morning."
Signed as above.

" Windsor Castle, Dec. 3.
" The K ING bas bad a good night, and is still a
little better."

Signed as above.

Yesterday morning the QUEEN and PRINCESSES
heard Divine Service performed in Windsor Castle,
and afterwards took an airing to Froginore.