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London, England, 1812-12-03 00:00:00

LISBON MAIL.

DIEPATCH FROM MARSHAL THE MARQUIS OF
I MON, DATED HEAD•QUAETERS PETIEOUA,
VENEER, TO ISIS EXCELLENCY DON MIQUEL
FOILIAZ

enemy repaired the bridge of Toro in much
n I expected. I therefore ordered Sir
fill should continue his march by Fonte-
Alba de Tormes ; and as soon as I found
iciently advanced, I left (yesterday morn-
position which I had occupied in front of
since the 30th of last month, and I am
inr the heights of St. Christqval, in front
Salamanca.

enemy have not attacked the rear of the
the command of General Hill, nor have
Doiaro followed the march of the army
2ommand. I conclude these two corps
vt hich, in consequence of the situation of
I cannot prevent.
General Biillasteros remained at Granada on
tober.'/

LISBON, NOVEMBER 15.
army arrived at Rueda, they remained
General Hi!l joined on the sth. in the
the French left a force of cavalryin our
ordesillas, and with their main body ad
:or° and Zamora, fur the purpose of ter.
left Rank, while Souk arrived at Ayila to
;ht. Lord Wellington therefore put the
„Id force in motion, and continued to retire
Sa'amines. On the Sth4 our advance was close
- and it is supposed his Lordship will
retreat. The force with which Soult has
Souham is estimated at full 40,000 men.
lB.—Yesterday there disembarked in
upwards of e.OOO English, belonging to
20th regiments of infantry.
EIMLR 19.—8 y private intelligence, we kpolv
id-quarters of his Excelloncy the Marquis
'edras continued, on die 13th instant, in

from that city of the same date, and from
e la Reina of the 9th, state that the troops
Elio entered Madrid on the Bth, at two
:ternoon, it having been evacuated by ttie
isht o'clock in Om morning of tke same

20,—We have read letters from 6ala;
the 14th, where the head!luarters thee
ipg particular bad happened.: the French
movement by their left, in the direction
la. Our troops preserved 4 position so
it was the general opinion they would
Pt was supposed that Souk, miss.
t haying accomplished the designs he its-
luld retire to Placeetia, ascribing this tp
provisions, which the French army al.
, began to experience.
NOVPOIER23.—The road tp Madrid is agaid opeei
day's courier we have received .Jotr
city of the 11th instant. The mpecinado
,a-quareers still there. pelletal Elio had
another destinatiob.
wawa 24.—Soult end pored to torn our
Lord Wellingtim therefore retired on tha
Head-quarters were on tile 19th at Ciudea

MADRID GAZETTES.

MADRID, NOVEMBER 6.
Or. the 3d instant, the King was pleased to isam
the following Decree :

ZITRACT 111051 VIZ MINOTIS OP Till SICRITARISIMP

OT lITATII.
" In our Palace at Madrid, Sd November.
" boa Joseph Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the Coned.
tution of the State, ling of Spain and the Indies, we heire
decreed, and do decree as follows :
ART. 1. l'he Prefect of Merida, Don Francisco Titan, *di
exercise, ad interim, the functions of the Province of Madrid.
ART. fa. These functions shall extend also to the town, of the
neighbouring Prefectures which are without Prefects, 01 te
which they are not installed.
ART. & Our Minister of she Interior shall be charged with
the execution of the present Dgcree,
Cigned)l, the Kix°, by his MaJosty.
The Minister Secretary of State, MARIANO Lots
Da URQUIJO.
By another Decree, of the same date, the ling
has been pleased to order, that during his absency
with the army, the Minister of Police and the Mini.
stet of Justice, ad interims, shall dispatch the subjects
appertaining to ecclesiastical affairs ; and his xcel.
lenc y the -Marquis de Almenara, Minister of the
Interior, those appertaining to the Ministries of Fi-
nance and War.