Star.
London, England, 1810-10-18 00:00:00

AbLIED Aitmr IN PORTOCAL.

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is Convent of Lerida, two lezgues Roth cohnial,
September 20, 1810.

,s We have gradually retired from Celetico, as the •
_French advanCed in considerable force sins;
and as I suppose, that Lord WeLLINtrroN did ;
think it prudent to risk. b.4ttlo so far forward, and
with only a part of his force, particularly as the
my had collected all his'forct to bear down agai.,
him, *viz. the corps of JuNnT, .I\isv,, and Rrosil::.,
Our cavalry covered car movement to the rear, and
have always shewn a great superiority over that ,;
the enemy, who never* attempted to attack it unkt,
supported by infantry, '

11 I should suppose &anti: Lord War marox's
movements, that ha expected the enemy would hue
followed him by the road to the Ponte de Marcelo,
by which we retired ; but when his Lordship asc:r-
tained that they had taken the road of Fizet,, whiet
spewed that Coimbra was their object, where they
pected, from the state of the country, to obtain.su:i.
dent supplies far their army, Lord Wei,LiNoroN
mediately crossed the Mondego with that p of t:f,
army under his immediate command, and plac.,l
himself in front of Coimbra. This movement wa,,
conducted in the most regular and rapid manner, acd
completely astonished not only our own army, be-
also that of the enemy. I believe there was not a
man atnongst us, except the very few who are in the
secret, who did not suppose that we were.in full re.
treat, towards otir fortified positions in the neighbont-
hood of Lisbon.

The divisions of Generals Lunt and HILL are
on their march to join us. Thuy will reach us to-
morrow and the. two following days. Lord Wlt-
LiNorom had ordered them to when he ascer-
tained that REIGMEK'S corps had formed a junction '
with those of JuNor and Ngv.

" All our regular force in this c•,untry, excepting
the reinforcements, will then be nearly collected. Our
army is in excellent health and spirits, and only anxi-
ous for a trial of strength with the aunty. Tim move.
meat across the Mondego is considered, by. oar tic.
ticians, as one of the 'first rate, be the result whet
it ut,ty.'?

" WACO, SEPT.
" The head-quarters have been rmsved forward to a
convent in the Sierra de Busace, and over which
Sierra, the road trims Vizeu to Coimbra passes, and
where the army has taken up an admirable position.
Should MASSENA not chuse to fight on such f.Lvaur.
able ground, he will be obliged to make a detour of
some leagues, in order to get upon the road leading
from Oporto to Coimbra. If he does that, it is gene.
rally: supposed that we rannot remain in oar position,
as he will then turn our left flank. But I hope we
sh dl be able to find another position to cover Coimbra,
and at all events not to give it up without a battle."
* COIMBRA, SEPT. SO.
" I have now the satisfaction of inform'aig yoa
that we have given MAMMA such a lesson as he is
likely :o remember f the remainder of his city/.
The Gazette, no doll's:, will give you the particulars
better than I can, but I may assure you f..r the time
it lasted it was warm await inl:ed, and what makes
the victory of greater ccnsequence is, that treat
the Portuguese, behaved in •the mob' spirited and
gallant st►le.

" MASSENA reconnoitred our army on the 26th,
and attacked us about six o'clock on the mcming of
the 27th, in our position in Sierra tie We •
defeated him in a few hoots ; and we offered lira
battle again on the (2*.11, which, however, he declined,
and, on that evtning, put his army in motion, with a
view to turn Our position. This movement obliged
us to break up that night and fall back upon Coimb,r.t.
" It still appears uncertain whether Isl.suesit Will ..
follow us across the blondes° ; if he does, he will 0...
another .drubbing." •

As a proof that the negociation for an exchange of
prisoners between this country and Fraete is not
broken off, nor considered, in so hopeless a state as
' latterly reported, Mr; Kisco:mum our negot:.tort
has sent home for his carriage, whichitsis army.' at
Plymouth, and will be sent to'hird by thefiri: cartel.'
The Duke of Gtoucasixtt qiiittectenw4tin Friday
seinnight, crossed over to SmsthamPicin, and procee4o4
to Me cher Park, where he slePt'lls4t night, and
Saturday morning set off for Bagslidt tit Ills way,
to Tunbridge-Weft:where thi diuieliniie is ti •
for his residence. •
Yesterday, -a ballot •was it the' East inXi
House, on the following cluestiOn, ‘khich iiii'dedo. -
red by the scrutineers, to have-Wee carried in thistle!.
mative, viz.
a That this Court confrm the nnanitnebs Resolution ef the
Court of Directors of the. sth instant, whereby the Contruanuer
and Owners of the Asia are fully acquitted (rein an insputanso
of neglect or misconduct in resin of to the loss tat ship."
A Court of Directors was :doe-Wards held, when
the under-mentioned Captains werciworn into the
command of their respective ships, VIZ.
Capv,in R. H. Brown, Dorsvishlre; K. Nisbet. Essex: 3nit
T. H. Wilkinson, Cembcrland—stir Bombay and China and J.
.
Wordsworth, Earl of Abergar, tarty (new gyp)., Inn China direct
Thig Court adjourned at six ,i'clock till Wednesday
next.
On the night of the 6th instant the inhabitants of
Falmouth were alarmed by the appearance of a verf
strong Light, extending over the north sky, wnich
seemed t. indicate a t emenduus fire in a town or
village, but which proves to ;,ave•been occasioned by
the burning ot a rick. of near 501)0 t.afcrtsor dry
furze ('s few miles (tom that place) which had taws
fire by tome ..parks accidentallzßfidling falling' it.
• Thursday afterztood, MistsI,AIMTON, Of Sunda..
land, win coming from Alton Banks to Newcastle:
her "Tie rlthillreir away with bac, she was thrown a
at Gateshead turnpike-gate, an iso muds burt Ost.
site died. 4 few otiose atterwapth
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