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London, England, 1801-07-03 00:00:00

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LISBON, JUNE is.
The Port' uguefe Government has, till the pre-
fent moment, negleaed all the -meansof defence
which the Country afforded. It never gave any
credit to ihethieatsonliain, becaufe, to exclude
the baglifh from the ports of Portugal, would be
to invite them to leek for the Indeuuuties which
die Foreign Po/fauns of the two Powers would
obviouily prefent to them. It thought *that its
f)tlitm of policy was full more juftified by the eie'
cumftance, that even France was much interefiecf
in preventing the execution of there threats. There
eaufes led to the furprize -of the country. .
In the firft fortnight of hoftilities,.the Provinces
of-Alentejo bas been conquered. On the Bth of
June, the Spaniards, eu,ooo ftrong, bad already
Yeachtd Gavioa, boar. leagues from Abrantcs.—
There were no fortified plecestoimpede their pro. ,
grels to Lifbon ; and there were tippofed fo them
only 15,000 men at the uttnoft, commanded too
by the Duke of Foalisa, who was conftantly re-
treating before them.' Several final! pofts have
forrenifereti withont'any refillance, among others
Xeriunenka. The Commander of this place, who
very prudently flipulated in his capitulation, that
he fhould not terve for four,years, has been ex-1
tremely ill-received here. It-has been Paid, how-
ever, that he was obliged to as as he did by his
Officers, who were influenced by the defpair dif-
played by the foldien. The cafe has been' very
different with the brave Commander of .Campo
Maggiore, who did not furrender till the Sth of
June, all his warlike Wires and provifions being
then exhaufted. Lieutenant-General Faasza, ac:.
cording to report, propofed to the Duke to make
on attack with the Englifh troops, in order to
Omni fuccours into the place, but this offer was
rejeifted.
• • It is true that ts,ooo men have been affembled
,
in the neighbourhood of Portalegne, but without
any means being provided for their fubfiftence,'and
*Mont magazines or warlike fibres. It could
tearcely -have been expeaed that the auxiliary
troops, accafionied as they have been for morel
than four years to receive regularly a large allow-
mice provifions, fhould fubniit with equal refig-
nation to a [late qf viant:bordering on famine, the'
rico of an-ammunition foal being five (billings,
and that of a bottle of water one !billing. It to
• erne than they have had before them the example,
tithe Portqguefe troops, who are the fobereft sty
the wW5i. But as even this virtue cannot fare
tient igatn ' on the point of
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circumftances, when
- to the Camp.—
the t tth, at ten

with him dii-;
*ight of the toth,
'arrived here fynm
Praia"tries of Peace tO be
Nallfighas yet tranfpired
en of the heft infor.
difgraceful to this
to make them
glees, and with
Fortifications of
render this Conn-
upon Spain—the detach-
- with nglland—the
_ Spaniards and the
Ports—the payment
'vrench, and the free

river Amazon,
the Country is
t have been im-
circulatiett, that
BRAZIL Shall re.
at Peace, in order
tzil. But this re-
:r, that the humi-
he is likely to ex-
ike a Rep which
to him.—For
Europe, he might,
troubles which have
he, and by tranf-
4ave become the So.
land' flourifhing Em-
;, A.. --Yefterders.._ Prefidenfof the
Senate received ordenfrOm the 'Pa tacit to publilh
Immidiately the terms of the Peace with theufual
formalities, and ordered an illumination of three
, days, giving notice at the fame time that there
wotild be none for the approaching lying-in of the
•Pa mess. The Englith are preparing to depart.
It is raid that Mr. Fleas is alio preparing to leave
this place Meanwhile the conditions of the Peace
remain a fecret.
There are not bete Tranfports futhcient to re-
ceive the Army which is about to return from
Alentejo.
. Julie t4.—The publication of the terms of the
•Peace has not taken place as I yefterday Rated—
Some perfons, with what defign is not known, took
-advantage of the order to the Prefident of the Se-
nate to pnblifh, that, owing to the melancholy
nuation to which the People are about to be re.
doted,- there will be "no illumination on the ap.
preaching lyint.in of the Panics.. ; and they. fa-
bricated an order for the publication of the Peace,
which they etnifed to be circulated on the Change,
nod this produced a great eolleltion of people in the
putlic places to hear the Proclamation. It is faitkl
that the Police have caufed the authors of this. fa-1
biication to be arrefled.
There is no doubt, however, that the Prelitni.
varies are figned. Nothing has yet tranfpired re.
(paling the conditions. Uott Rantoul', Minifter
of finances, saving Paid to Mr. -Faces, that he
ictiew nothing of the conditions, the latter Gentle.
". induced to fignify to the Esdtory, that
perry- was likely to be fequeftrated. Yef-
however, he gave intimation that the news
'Arming. . .
from Morasses, that on the conclution
• she Auxiliary Army was caret out
• Santarem. 04 me tRh the Ar-
• 4,,tr march for that place.

men was inclur
their property
jjtezra l
dsaysi.shaTavevo
its
We becr frc
• of thsi.Tossaa,
en its return
.411. av %war al

themeom ftarnag, they were on
falling wader the prefure of circus
the news of a truce was brought tc
This intelligrce arrived here on th
in thelsorning, by Capt. Gesyss,
• to General FRASII. lie
patdics for she Englifts Minitter.‘
We are affured that in the night
14. Pritro's Secretary, who bad am
Batia,ioz, brought the Preliminaries
figned by the Prince. Nothing has
refpeding the conditions. Men of
=anon fay, that they are fo difgr
tountrry that they cannot venture
known to the People, except by deg
precaution. Th‘rafure of the Ft
Elva, anti Almeida, in order to ran
try perpetually dependent uponSpaii
Inca of her from her Alliance with
placinki of a Garrifon, one half Spa
other half French, in all her Ports-
of 3o millions of byres to the Freud
navigation to Brazil, and of the r
ire talked of.—The condition of tl
Leh; that ftill harder terms Might
poled upon it. A report is even in ci
st is intended that the Palace of 131
pair to Madrid tilLthecoriclurion o)
to prevent him /ram goingto Brazi!
port is aSfurd. It is true, however,
Nation. and hard treatment which he
Iperience'might induce him to tab
round melon long ago didated
though the weakeft Prince in Euro
by taking advantage of the trouble!
reified in this part of the Globe,
porting AM.& to America, have
,eereign of the molt powerful and'fl
.girt in the world.
• 1 JOKY 13, A. M.—Yeflerday the P