The Sun.
London, England, 1810-12-03 00:00:00

LbBON 21J41L

LISBON, Nov. 17.—Divcra accounts were 3 c:,ter-
.
day in circulation relative to the operations of the
armies. The night before "last, several signal-gutis
were-fired at sea, in consequence of which a great
number of ships were seen working up the Tagus.
The cause of this movement is not yet known, but
we arc assured, with some degree of probability
that Lord WELLINGTON is advancing with Lis
troops, and that the enemy has raised his camp.
Should this be really true, the retreat of the
French cannot but prove extremely destructive to
them, obliged as -they are to perform their retro-
grade movements, pursued by the iinmortal hero
to whom the defence of this Kingdom is com-
tnit

LISBON, Nov. lg.—The enemy, who had hitherto
remained in front of our lines, and seemed to
threaten this Capital, began to retreat in the night
between the 14th and 15th, in the direaion of San-
tarem. He was immediately pursued by our troops,
and the following day our
.advanced parties came in
sight of the rear-guard of the French who conti-
nued their retreat. Some prisoners have been taken,
and the enemy commits still more excesses than
when he was advancing against us. Lord WEL-
LINGTON'S head-quarters were yesterday to arrive in
Santarem.

' Nov. t I.—We have not yet received any
othLial intelligene, of the move.-nents of our armies
'and of the retreat of the French, in order, however,
to satisfy the public cut iosny we will extract some
interesting particulars from divers private letters.—
It would seem that some unforeseen ucurrence has
occasioned the retreat of the French, because they
had left some wheat and cattle behind. We must
be on our guard, it is true, with regard to eat-
ables abandoned by the enemy ; but 'in this it
is to be observed that they have burnt part of the
provision which they left, so that in all probability
want of time .prevented them from destroying the
whole. Some prisoners and deserters affirm that
the enemy carried 4 number of their foreign troops
with them on their retreat, disarmed, and guard-
ed by French soldiers, which seems to confirm
the report which was current some days, that
a very considerable discontent prevailed in the
French army, whether on account of the scarcity
or bad quality of provisions, or from some -other
cause not known. The whole road from,
quer to Santarem, is covered wiih dead horses, some
dead human bodies, broken muskets, &c. In some
houses which were found locked, dead bodies were•
found shut tip, probably with the intention of
spreading infedion.

LISBON, Nov. 22.—Yesterday arrived here about
200 French prisoners, taken- by our light troops
at Zizambaja ; they belonged to a corps of 400 men,
which was completely destroyed.
Persons continue to arrive from places which
were occupied by the French when they were in
front of our lines ; they sheltered themselves from
the inclemency of the season chiefly by making a
kind of shed with the doors, shutters, windows,
Sec. of the neighbouring houses.
Letters from Calaxo, of the 18th, state, that
the head-quarters. arrived: there on that day; they
add, that the number of deserters was great, and
that it would be still grea►er, were their desertion
not obstructed by local circumstances.
From the time when the enemy arrived in front
of our lines, until he .left that position, his loss, in
desertion only, amou,ts to 3797 men, which clear-
ly spews the great amount of his losses since he in-
vaded this country.
It appears that the movement of the Frencii--has
produced results the most calamitouS to the enemy.
The positions which the different divisions of our
armies immediately occupy, after they are evacuated
by the enemy, enables them closely to watch his
direction and immures. The , devastation com-
mitted by the French in the places which they oc-
cupied, or through which they passed, is most dread-
ful ; but all the circumstances observed in the posi-
tions which they evacuate prove, that they really
sustained the most urgent want
.of things of ihe
utmost importance, in particular, means of con=
veyaace ; their cavalry has also suffered a very great
diminution, in consequence of the vast number of,
horses which daily died through excessive fatigue.—
It is also said that MASSENA is seriously indisposed.
Lissom, Nov. 22.-On the 13th, late at night,
MASSENA commenced his retreat, and Lord WEL-
LINGTON began to pursue him. We are now given
to understand that the French General was not in
that want of provisions that was supposed by many
people here, but that the distress of his troops in
respect to clothing, particularly in shoes, was ex-
trerne.

There is a report here in circulation, which, how-
ever, is generally discredited, that ten thousand

men, with a.large eonvdy of provisions and clotv
ing, have joined AlAssi:',A. We now feel satisfied
that we are perfealy secare for the remainder of the
year. It is doubtful with some of the best inforruedi
whether a:ayibattle of consequence will take plate
this campaign.
It is said that a corps, consisting of several thou'
sand men, hate been destroyed by the Portuguese'
on o...eft route to join MASSENA.
VALENCIA DE ALCANTAIIA, NOV. 17.--They,
write from La Mancha on the sth inst. that on the
2 8t h Ult. FRANCESQUETI attacked, in the vicinity of
Consuegra, a detachment of the zneiny's dragoons,

which escorted 70 carriages laden with lead, car...
touches, and Other effeas ; ihe result was, alat
he succeeded in seizing the carriages, after killing
many of the escort. The- parties. and the Come'
wanders ALEXANDRO and oaoßio, have to-daY
united in Garlitcv, for the purpose of attacking
the French, who yesterday entered Alniadan.
hope the most favourable results, because these
GUerrillas consist of 300 good horsemen from rOl-
- uga I. We know that the Tagus has -been swellei•
in the most extraordinary manner by the late raio'r.,
and that in consequence of this, all the endeavours
of the French division to pass it, have hither°
proved useless.

The river Cesar has also swoln, and cat rieJ aw#
part of the wooden bridge which the enemy bad
constructed.

On the i 4th, at four in the afternoon, the French
presented themselves in the vicinity of Abrantes'
but were received by so brisk a are, that they rely

ed at night.
SEVILLC, OCT. 22.—Marshal MORTIER bOVirig
entered this city with a division of from 5 to 6011°
men, had a long conference with the Duke of
tnatia ; he afterwards set out with the same face'
giving out the most flattering hopes, that at re'
presentation in the army of General 'VICTOR) apd
with the reinforcement which accompariied•
would make it known, tli t the island of , Leon `l4
not, as was supposed,
_impregnable ; that. Le wnCidr
I
dissolve the ridiculous cow:. intitled, the Gene-3
Congress, and overthrow t's.o h
the ignoratiCe and personal i'ue:e.:.t of many' 6'4 i°
infuse into the-hearts of the :-,l.3cf.re and Wear,
ing Spaniards.
„
These, and other sitni;ar and u hieli fr„t.",
likely are far from being either ,his wishes or it'll-
Lions, have been spread in this city .by .his parilt3l
and vile accomphces in his iniquities ; buteven tl)6
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most simple see through and despise. them ;
the hatred against _their cruel -oppressions
Gi
th
daily. So great 'is the want of confidenco.*,
which the neighbours listen to any news* from e,
vernment, that there was scarcely any one vibe crar
diced that the Duke was direaing his steps wW3 •
e
the ports; he was watched by many under du:Jnt'
o,
disguises and pretences, and they have assured 'it
that having reached Alcala de Guadara, be
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the road to Carmona, accompanied by the
which had been previously prepared. -
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CADIZ, Nov. 6.—They write from Atacer"
the .2lst 0&obor, that the division commasJeci
io:d
General BALASI'EROS, by a variety of well co'b
movements, has at length compelled Moll.° iej
retreat with the utmost precipitation. fie alll
oy/
himself, for that purpose; of a tremendous' Ibutid
storm, during which he effeded his retreat, /cots
the utmost confusion, and with a very cottsidcr I

loss in killed and wounded.
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Extraa from an Official Communication ft
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Lord WELLINGTON to Don MIGUEL pgrivo

JAZ, dated Pero Negro, the loth instant :—**"
" Nothlfig of importance has occurred since ors
date of my last dispatches of the 3d instant' pi
the sth init. the enemy reconnoitred • the ellvit,
of Abrantes, and moved, under cover of dle°ortfa
operation, a small bcdy of horse and foot °or
Villa Velha, evidently with the intention 01° /30
ing possession of the bridge acroia the Tag°" t de'
was forMerly in that place,; finding it how qtr
stroyed, the above detachments returned to— r
Framoso; the enemy has colleccited the largost - ,
1301.aer
of boats which it ryas in his power to obtain, 40 -J,
to throv n a bridge over the Zezere; it ris Vet*/
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and will, I. trust, be destroyed. a 4"
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By the last accounts which I have received
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Badajoz, dated the. 4th, 1 find; that at 11'13 ;111)
MOnTIER's corps remained in Seville, JO '"3 6
very sickly state.

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