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PORTUGAL.

LISBON, APRIL 1.
of a letter from Chaves, 25th March.
official account has been received, that the
Romana has defeated the French in Villa
I have myself seen the letter.' He defeated
first attack, .they then fortified themselves,
surrounded lost a great number of men.—
they surrendered to the amount of 2150
two magazines of provisions, one of am-
and a great quantity of arms, and eight
reals. Their communication is cut off with
except Old Castile, and every thing goes
.could do."
letter then proceeds to give the particulars of
surrender of Fort St. Francis, at Chaves, ip
rere made prisoners 749 soldiers, and twelve
artillery taken.
4.—The enemy are losing every thing in
[ontes and Minho. They are entirely cut off,
r so, in Gallicia. The corps in this part is
and at a great distance from the other
armies ; and besides greatly reduced b) the
has suffered at Chaves, Braga, and Oporto.
at the head of our army a General of con-
experience and great talents—we can con-
; dispositions, and every one will defend the
isted to him, with that firmness, valour, and
vhich his country, and the memory of his
imperiously demand.
_ s.—General Hill arrived here yesterday
5000 infantry and 400 cavalry. It is a matter
Ise how the French got Oporto, and that the
so badly prepared for defence. We expect
that they will be compelled to surrender.
!parations are making here to receive them
per respect.
APRIL 14.—GENERAL ORDERS.
" Head-quarter, Calhsriz, April s.
iers ! The Marshal Commander in Chief
4cates to you the events which have taken
the North; he will communicate to you both
ich are favourable and those which are ad-
the arms of the country ; convinced that the
to exertions and services which are required
the greater will be the ardour and enthu-
the army; that it will display a valour not
trial to the exigencies of the time, but worthy
-tuguese troops. The Marshal informs the
I the ,enemy having advanced slowly and
itgainst the city of Oporto, meeting with
resistance by the way, as the insubordina•
i,e people rendered useless their own valour
forts or their officers to retard or prevent
rnce. On the 26th arrived in the vicinity
ity; on the 27th made some warm attacks,
were repulsed by the intrepidity of our troops.
'tinned their attacks on the followin77as3;
same success, but on the 29th, the distrust
id arisen between the people and the army,
and increasing that anarchy and confusion
ever produces, rendered ineffectual all the ,
-s of the Officers, as well Portuguese as
to direct the operations of the great force
is in the city, and the enemy entered with
loss. Much as the Marshal regrets the
tat important city, be feels still more the
cause to which it is to be 'attributed. Let
rattling to the rest of the kingdom to avoid
-.onsequences of anarchy andinsubordination.
great city of Oporto, defended by 54,000
ith trenches and redoubts furnished with more
pieces of artillery, fell an easy conquest to
of little more than half the number of its
notwithstanding the people aid 'their defen-
loyal and brave, because that enemy had
to produce, under the appearance of patrio-
'llion, and finally a general insubordination,
quences of which must ever be most rui
'he Marshal therefore hopes, that the army
ive that we ought always to distrust those
been with the French or their Partisans,
:ever reports they may propagate, as they
übtedly paid by the enemy to promote
and distrust—the arms with which they
most dangerous war.
In the same manner the enemy made themselves
masters of the bridge of Villa Nova, at the same time.
" Let the troops be subordinate to their Officers,
pnd observe the strictest military discipline, and our
country will have nothing to fear. The enemy is in
possession of Oporto ; so he was of Chaves, but this
place he has lost again with more than 1500 men,
including prisoners and killed. The Brigadier Gl-
neral Francisco da Silviera informs me that he has
taken twelve pieces of artillery, a great quantity of
arms and ammunition, and eighty horses. Recollect,
Soldiers, that this Officer, when prudence dictated to
him the necessity of retiring from Chaves, where,
from the nature and number of his tortes, he was in-
capable of resisting the enemy, those called Patriots
raised a cry of treason against him, and induced a
great number of the despisers of discipline to attempt
the defence of that place, which they surrendered
without firing a gun, with the troops that had been
deceived by them. But the firmness of the General
saved the rest of the army, and placed it in a situa-
tion to acquire greater glory and merit the thanks of
lr ith the greater pleasure that
is public testimony of his great
,nduct of Brigadier-General Sil
ith equal satisfaction lay before
to Prince Regent. •
Ina sufficiently warn the people
t those, who, assuming the ap-
1, are in reality leaders of sedi-
iciently recommend union and!
thing may be hoped from the
velour, and enthusiasm which
defence of the country.
66 MARSHAL BERESIOIID."

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