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London, England, 1811-04-18 00:00:00

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SECOND EDITION.

nerd Bnizionnories, with that froth Cadia under Ge-
neral ZAvAs has been prevented by the arrival of
Prints D'Astzmnsttn, with a body of men near
strong, in the Candada di Nrahla, upon which Gene-
ral BALLASTEROS retired upon Castellegos, and Gene-
ral ZAYAS reimbarked his troops onthe 29th.
" The accounts from the North of Porttrgal, state
the return of Marshal BEsstEnrs to Valladolid, and
the consequent permission of the Portuguese militias
of the provinces of Trak: Montes, to return to their
homes."

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0 ‘ '-'t, exceed 3000 men, and without any probelida, d
• GOLDSMITH'S POETICAL WORKS. being reinforced. It is said that Sebastiani-has been
Embellished with the actual Scenery of The Deserted Village.
Tins day was published. in 4to.priee 3.15. • obliged to abandon his intended expedition against
rrHE 'POETICAL WORKS OF OLIVE' Murcia.
-a- GOLDSMITH, with romarks, attempting to ascertain.
from local observation, the actual scene of the Deserted Village, • . THE EVEN /No sTut.
embellished with seven illustrative engravings by Mr. Allen,
from drawings taken upon the spot.
ar theftev. R. H. NEWELL, B. D. Fellow of St. John's •
College, Canibridge, LONDON.
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LERICO, MARCH 30.
k..i CEDISPATCHES FROM PORTUGAL.
The French were in Guarda the day before yester- •
d.iy in great force, but when the allied army marched The CHESTERFIELD packet in 15 days from Cadiz
to attack them, they precipitately fled. On the same has arrived at Falmouth, and the PRINCESS ELIZA.
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day we made prisoners, rear Alverca, 37 men and an BETH packet in 10 days from Lisbon. The former,
'll officer. Yesterday night there fell in our power, in we are concerned to state, has hro4ght accounts that
1 . Avelas da Rebiera. 400 men and an officer. In all 147 sail of vessels lying at Cadiz had suffered severely
'3 these skirmishes the allies, had only four killed and from a dreadful gale which lasted from the 27th to thc
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four wounded. `
The French march in the trisection 29th ult. About 50 of them were driven on shore anc
I of Sahugal,and are going for Placentia and Ciudad totally wrecked ; the greater part of the others wen
Rodrigo. , ' , driven out to sea and it is feared have sustained mucl
Krltl4gt DE ALCbDISS, MARCH 2w damage as few of them had returned when the packe
Zbe rearluard of the enemy yesterday occupied sailed. The MANCHESTER packet, which was to has,
Guards,. and extended hit detachment's to Urgaes, brought home the mail, lost her foremast and bow
• Citiatia, Catia, and many other places, near the banks sprit in the gale. The men of war rode out the gal
orthe Zezere, and to, the South of the Sierra de Es- without the least injury. We are happy to add tha
VOL' The division of Colonel Trani occupies Granga of the vessels wrecked few of the hands were lost.
and Ervas Temai; and that of Colonel Wilson, Al- The news from Lisbon is of importance. Th
Tema and Avila' de kebiera: printed journals come down to the 7th inst. and i
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e 4 - - ELVAS, MARCH V. • • one of them we find a dispatch from Lord WL.LLINt
.IlitieTTESICh *blockaded the place of Campo Maior not to the Portuguese Government, dated the 27:
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au* 12th, they erected their batteries within half ult. It is almost verbatim a copy of the dispatch 1
arbsitet-aliot, under shelter of the ruins of Fort St. in- the same date from his Lordship which was publishe
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flan, estroyed in I WO, and opened their fire at nine in the Gazette of last Saturday, [see the STAR
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in'themifnitting of the 15th, after its brave Govenuir, Monday] but with the following additional paragrap
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.1...1,---4asi treated with contempt their propositions which confirms in some degree a similar report me
and threats, and from nine in the morning till six in tweed in the STAR a few days ago : •
thi.eirening they threw into the place 338 bombs.— " According to information from the North of Spa
The Ste continued till the 21st whe.a it practical, breach the Imperial Guard has received orders to return
' was effected ; then propositions were„again ' made, France. (Signed) " WELLINGTON-I
I when the Governor found himself ,obliged to capitu- By the accounts before us it appears that the ener
I late ;rile of conditions the capitulation do him much
• ;finding our army proceeding to- attack- them in th
honour. The Governor marched out at the breach,
1 position at Guarda, precipitately fled from them
at the head of the garrison ; he and all his officers the 29th ult. and took the route, not of Almeida, t
preserved their swords. The garrison consisted of 1.5 of Salingal, on their way to Placentia, and Ciud
artillery-mess-of the 3d regiment, 60 men of the con- Rodrigo ; and thus entirely evacuated Portugal.
pany of the artillery of Ordinanzas, 230 militia, and Badajez is evacuated, and there appears to bi
about 300 ordinanzas of the place, having among
general movement among the corps of the enen
them 100 muskets. They fired more than 1000 shot,
The British head-quarters were at Celericti on the 30
between bombs and balls, into the place. Half of the
• Some of the letters by the Chesterfield state, tl
inhabitants were ruined, notwithstanding which they
General Leeson, with 1400 men, have been m:
were content. In the place there were 8 killed and prisoners by Lord WELLINGTON'S army. They a
28 wounded. The loss of the enemy in killed must state a circumstance,,whick, if correct, discredits
have been great, as they attacked with nine pieces of tire), the news received through Guernsey some d,
24 and 12-pounders, and six mortars; and were in- ago. Marshal NEY, they say, had been put un
severed from the place by 18 pieces of cannon, which arrest, and sent to France, before MASSENA began
Wire heard at the distance of seven or eight leagues. retreat.
The place capitulated on the 21st, but was not OFFICIAL DETAILS.
surrendered till two o'clock on the 22d, in hopes that The following Bulletin on the subject of the in
the succours it expected might arrive. ligence from Spain and Portugal, has been eircula
i On the 24th the An to Portuguese army marched
in the Government O(iices:
I I out of Arronches in order to cut off the enemy's corn- " WAR DEPARTMENT, APRIL il
munidition, and an action followed, in which he suf-
" A dispatch was last night received from L
ell feted insider:o)ly. The allied cavalry acted in the
t WELLINGTON, dated Marmollario, April 2. :
most.Oallant manner, (we expect the official details),
Lordship states, that having collected his army n
anei..aumpo Maio:. was retaken.
, Celerico upon the 28th of March, with a viewao,
Off.the 21st, when the fire was hottest, the women lodge the enemy from the position he seemed inch
carried water and provisions to the soldiers and artil- to maintain at Guarda, some skirmishing took pl
lerymen at the parapets and batteries. When the at Avilans and at Fraxedas, from whence the eat
inhabitants were told ;he defence would cause them
was driven with the loss of many prisoners. Brig;
' much mischief, they felt greatly offended, and de-
• Major S:runitr, of the 95th, was killed.
I' dared they were ready to raze their houses in order
t 1 to continue the defence. " Upon- the morning of the 2 W 9th, Lord ELL]
1 MADRID, FEBRUARY 15. TON reat died in force against the position of Guat
L. i but the enemy abandoned it without firing a shot,
The courier of Andalusia arrived on the 12th.—
I retreated to Sabugal. Our cavalry pursued and t
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li Letters from Seville readi to the 30th. The Ex-
some prisoners.
1 Commissary, Aranza, had not yet set out for Madrid,
for want of an escort. I " Upon the 30th Sir WIILr.SM ERSKINE, with
I Several private
,persons,"viotthy of credit, write, ex- 'cavalry and horse artillery, fell upon the rear of
incising their well grounded hopes of being soon second corps, killing some, and making some pi
t rid of their enemies. Letter from Granada to the 2d ners.—The enemy has taken a position on the (
inst. mention that Sebastiani set out in an eastern di-
and our army was collected on the 2d instant, u
' ‘ rection on the night of the 30th, taking with him the the left of that river.
ii l i greatest part of his division, as well as his Staff.—
r . 'The letters observe that this was done very suddenly,
" Lord WELLINGTON transmits an account of P
4 511,11 BERESFORD'S partial action with the enemy
i and thatthe rain came down in torrents at the time. Campo Major on the 25th March. The French
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All the money contained in the treasuries of Granadaconsisted of four regiments of cavalry and three
11'1 t' was taken out the same night at ten o'clock. , talions of infantry, with some horse artillery.
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Letters from Salamanca to the 6th inst. mention, c•avab y only of the allies were engaged ; the en
t, that Drouet was between Ciudad Rodrigo and Al- was pursued to ,Badajos, with- the loss of sor
Il' 1 rneida, with 14,000 men ; that Bonnet had arrived at men. One French howitzer was brought off.
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i• '. Salamanca ; and that the Spaniards were, on the total loss of the allies amounts to '24. killed,
29th, at La Baneza.
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wounded, and 77 missing. No British Officer
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By virtue of the Decree of Napoleon, all the pro. killed.
1. perty belonging to Americans resident in any of the 64 The enemy abandoned Campo Maior and a
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free provinces of the Peninsula, is confiscated. siderable supply of provisions. They-have like
On the 13th died General the Marquis de Bermuy, abandoned Albuquerque.
in consequenceof the late amputation of his leg, oc- «. It. ~pears that the resistance which 'had
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1 easioned,hy 4,,ereattld he received from a• patriot. tirade at Campo Maior to the French force, ree
) Fenernisi44-4Alessieres Las ixopm-s Oribute 01 ' great honour upon the Governor and the inl
24 rngifPll,44lls9Price of Burgos, and -enliated all mots.
1 $ the men is) tfiatlitp, capable of bearing arms, either 0 The dispatches. from 140, *swan? at Li
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;11iltjii'iPakfied;,.. YlagrAisling to the best informa- .are dated on the oth instant. •
tion, the number of the .tiamay in Burgos does not " The jutction of the corps under the Spanig
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