Star.
London, England, 1812-03-30 00:00:00

LISBON 4ND CADIZ MAILS.

LISBON, MARCH Is.

Lord Wellington arrived at Elvas on the I Id, inst.
where Marshal Beresford and Mr. Stuart were wait.
ing his arrival. Mr. Stuart returned here yesterday '
morning. The heavy guns, stores, Bcc. necessary fee
the attack on Baciajos are all ready at Elves. Bada.
joz was to be invested on the 13th : General Hill to
advance to Merida, and the principal body of the
cavalry towards Caceres. Our men are in high spa.
Tits. ready, to give the enemy a proper reception,
should they dare ta advance, The convey of the
Furious, with nearly 40 transports, arrived here os
Monday evening, just in time to allow those who
cape in them to witness the interesting movements
now likely to take place.

OFFICIAL DLSPATCM FROM GENERAL THE RAIL OS Wt&.
LINOTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIRA I'ORJRZ, DAM

' HILAD-QUARTZUS, fiIiNADAt MARCH 4, 1812.
" The enemy has made no movemrnt of import.
once, since my last dispatch of the 25th ultimo. By
accounts from Cadiz we learn that General Ball*
teros destroyed, on the 16th of February, near Mae
laga, a., enemy's detachment, commanded by Geat..
ral Maransin, who, it is sAid, was killed.
" I have ieceived intelligence from Sir Howard •
Douglas, dated February 24, stating that Espozr
Mina had taken, on the 3d of January, the genie*
of Huesca prisoners; and that the Governdr# r**
pluna having sent a detachment to attack•Geoerat
Mendizabal at Sanguesa, Espoz y Mina and Lungh
who had joined alter the enterprize to Hisao, en'i
• countered on the lldi of January the said deiactunest
in the valley of Rochefort, completely defeated the
enemy, killed five officers and 600 men, and took two
pieces of artillery. One of Don Juiian's detacbmeso
. lately destroyed, between Alba de Tormes and Sala.
. marten, a party of the enemy, composed of media
' and 80 men. The officer was conveying dispatcher
which are very interesting, because they &OW tho
.difficulties in which the enemy are placed.
• 66.1 enclose two of them to your ExcellencYSAM.,_
i•rticularly merit your Excellency's at;encion. rod••
chews the kind of possession the enemy hawed
rlthat country, which they pretend to have coequet4
Wand organized. I will observe to your Excelknelo '
t they cannot send a courier from Valladolid
Bayonne without being accompanied by an esecet.ol
250 cavalry and infantry : and that even this
safety of the courier is not certain, unless he Adds*
the centre of the escort ; nor his horse safe, mks
led by a cord tied to the bridle, and •r the gitidoa
of a serjeant appointed for that' purpose.
" The authenticity-of these orders, will, as as ul
be denied by the enemy, because it is necessarric!
them to deceive the-world relative to the actual it'
tuatioa of the affairs of the Peninsula ; but I trast
your Excellency will do me the justice of Inflict?.
that I havemevei yet transmitted any paP,
cf
description, without &knew it was genuine.
No. 1.
fixing the departure of Estafettes, Couriens
in the Arrousluwement of the Army. upes
-*ion betwe:n Valudolid and Bayonne.

1.

His Exceßegley Marshal Duke of Ragusa,
manderrin•Chiefi orders the e;ecution of the Ord&
the day, issued on the 19Lb OctoberplBll,
Genera Count Dcirsenne, ComniatideritsChtef
the Army of the North, of which the followinic
the dispositions ;
Art. i. From the lit of November pat, die
from Valladolid so tlayoune will GMT be framedlva
week.
Aft. 5. The tstakuss and mails stall trod day, misql"!

I—An•
'mon d
elbso 01
este
Art.
Mme'
of las I
eaysk7
imme••-•
WO

bl yen
oil
AK
Node