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them were drowned, and many. were desteayea by 1 nawot-AND, MIMI. IL
their own soldiers, so great was the confusion. i ft), an at thisday from the other side, tre 'tart
that the 'enforcing g. te It psi Ascription for the Staten
a afferent calculations are made of the loss of the \
French in the retreat ; the number cannot perhaps :lately.annexed to France Ites-not been completed with*
we achitp,900, whom it is known that•they
; out mach discontent.'-( At Ativiels, near Embden, the.
be at present correctly ascertained, but from every
calculation it•caonot be under 5000 men i if to this ! Ore assemble/1.4i%. albriitiltotiM'inalnet, beset)
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.terase of the COninlihdaist‘ , broke open trte doors
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tore/Film har breast "the badge oithe•Legion of
great loss a; *Paco, we need not be afraid to enct
lasts .by sielipel nt-Santarem, and further acid. their
ntaHonour. ')~hey aftewards attacked the few military
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stationed in the village, seized the arms of some of i
to. sliena romaleven 419%10 the force collecting at Zia
and• broke- them to pieces. Some lives were
•O 'n
'''°r. a.) la-ti/ell -', aa - • ?•
dent we bad Rot.,omkritimalry with es. The French . lost, but the particulars were mot fall known when
die vessel sailed.
lye besn,:rektrflaa y At, for provisions, but could; . , ~ ..
not tiemasl:arartio tbon,re have been for the laic!
letter
ARMY.
40r 0:4. kfallars ;potpx peOe blame the Commis- a, ,•;.a.a,•
i The following. from Celerico, &feat die 30th
lariat; if tlevltave bees guilty Lord WELLINGTON ' ult. furnishes us with some interesting particulars on
will not ;pare them. We likewise are grievously in the subject of the late military movements in For-
went of shoesawad warm cloathing ; but the spirits , tagal :- •
of our pliant- fellows were not to be subdued by ' • " We continue to pursue and attack the enemy.-
Yesterday.Massena's head-quarters were in Guarda,
wants of ;lay kind : give them but a meeting with
and the division of General Picton had taken the dial
the rreach,tatad tefacoamplain of no privations." : reition of Folgozinho, for the purpose of flanking the '
In elacidaties OfalteStillotin of yesterday and the enemy in that point. The light division marched by
Avelans dO. Rebeira, after having passed the Alveria,
above letter". we .have-orde to state, that Avelaris
and the divieion:of General Campbell by the road of
and Traxedis, the two places from-which the enemy esuer—do,4lose to the banks of the Mondego, till he
woe titivation the 28th elf March, are on the direct 'iftriv. ed at (lava, marching always,in the direction of
road from Celerico to Almeida, between the Phihel Guarda. This attack was combined in such alwari-
and Gairatt4tattl4l-4iffsalgal,:td. which place the net, that-the-enerny was nearly surprized, and-Alma
doned many' effects. Their flight was so precipitate,
enemy retirelf after•ilkarierg'evaenated the position of
' that they did not allow themselves time to fire upon
Guarda, 44 without firing a shot," is about •fiveleagnes the a a
ssattantsa notwithstanding -the strong position
from Guatala, inn south-easterly direction. In the they occupied, so excellent are the measures and well
0 Carta Alifitari",macie under-the discretion of ILitiOT, combined operations of Marshal Viscount Lord Wel-
lington. According to the same letter, our advanced
Sabugal is described as the utmost point on this road;
bat in other mans it appears'to be but a short distance :posts have arrived at the Coa. Letters of a more re-
cent date announce, that Almeida has fallen into our
from the road from Ciudad Rodrigo to Soria and power. .
Placentia. -The Caaiiver, on which the French have 4r Letters fram Alem Tejo say, that two deserters
taken a position, takes its rise very little to the east- 1 from Badajoz announce, that in that place there is a
i great icarcity of previsions and ammunition."
ward of Sabeigak. ',Loom!Waumtarott is on the left
bank of that river,' and it is not known, whether he in-
ricrnnoT or ALETTFR FROM THOMA R,DA TED MAacil 25.
" The French entered this town on the" 20th of
tends to pass it. The Bulletins do not give quite so u-ct• • •
,1810, and completely quitted it on the 7th
clear an account of the state of things as we should March, 1811, at seven in the morning. The 14.
wish. It is not explained whether the enemy has ranee& gaol of the combined army entered it abdut
moved his whole force towards Sabugal, including 1 a quarter or an hour after the enemy abandoned it.
1 hospital
dal yf anteriorsF to their march they killed in the
the corps which was driven from Traxedas on the
ht. • ranciisco, eight_ sick, who were not
28th, or whether that part of his force has retired to- I ablepitoamoarc a several days before they destroyed and
wards Almeida, and it is only the force which occu- i burned in die church of the said hospital (in order to
pied for a time the position of Guarda that has re- hide it from the inhabitants) abort SOO carriages for
treated' to Sabugal. In either case, the expression of, artillery and baggage, lnd waggons, &c. In the
" taken a position on the Coa," may apply to the , night they threw all the iron work into the river
• Nabuo, front which our people have drawn great
whole French army, as the Coa runs from Sabugal to I quantities. They likewise threw into the same place
Almeida ; and we are anxious to know the facts j a quantity of balls and grenades, amounting to (judg-
snore precisely, chiefly as they bear upon a question ing•by the appearance it formed in the channel of the
loads.
which suggests itself, whether the movements of river) 200
a In this town were Generals Ney, Marchand, and
MASSENA from the 28th, have been those of a retreat
Marine. During the time they were in this town
upon a line previously adopted, or whether, as we they practised the most horrid crimes and insults ;
own we suspect; he has *deers induced, or rather corn- killed many persons of both sexes,. and all ages, plus.
yelled, to vary' his route by the active operations of dered all the houses, cut or burnt many olive plants-
Es opponeit i a- a-;•.- - - - . .taaattst a 4clkts.-4eatalaaaekl, all kie;chnrc hatteltapels, ara3
It will be recollected that the Paais*aeebunt stated
the army to have been " in the best po's%tion, and in the
best spirit's"' on the 22d of March. This" best position"
was the position of GUARDA, from which they have
since retired, " ceitluieffeing a shot." The next posi-
tion from which-they. cers ' ellspatch an Aid-de-Camp,
\AI doubtless be,,,io like.manner, not only a good pc-
sition, but as Casufide would say, " the best of all possi-
ble positiotu.':4; 4 very short march will now clear Por-
tugal of raw F'renchman in auto, except only those
who compose the garrison of ;Almeida.;
The dispatqiesirom Lore.Wea.anioaoar contain no
intelligence froili:ltsr, IV.. Battiseorto much. )ater or
snore particitlar hap that which we had .previously
bad from Mr. Satiaar. The Lisbon papers appear to
have beeo *ciaacect in stating, that Bariasoibrillicant
evacuated, Causfis.litaior. and Albuquerque, a' mica;
fortress northward of the former, had been abandoned,
These places are mat in themselves very important, but
as they ere in Portugel, their abandonment is a matter
of congrat4atiema ~ :.- •
A Heligoland Mall; Which arrived this morning-,..
brings the%llawinliiitelligence from the North of
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~ a, HELIGOLAND, APRIL Is. •
The report of eipected hostilities between Trance .. Sir aaovso -_
and- Russia is notnow mentioned ; and we areied -to Weis the PIINCE RZGENk -
think that Bonaparte does not yet think it tinie•to em'. • Y• *• ' • •
a Aalliall from the 13razils arrived tha-
broil himself with the powers of the North e and that it ,
.b nos' no intelligence of in,- -
some conciliatory measures have in consequence bead'.
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agreed to. .Among these we are inclined to think is BOOK act loa
the return -of the Danish seamen, who lately re-cmsiail Pen'''.
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*acred vessels. What now has been stated gives but
an imperfect description of the sad and horrible scene
this district offers."
A select company, consisting chiefly of the most
fespectable tenants on the estate of Balgowan, Scot-
land, dined together lately at Lynedock, to celebrate
the victory gained at Barrosa by the gallant proprie-
tornf the interesting scene where they were assem- i
bled. ROBERT Gaanast, Esq. of Fintry, presided,'
and gave themost suitable toasts, with an affectionate
enthusiasm, which was echoed by the hearts of each
of the guests. At eight o'clock the company pro-
ceed to Pitcairn-green, where a large bonfire had been
prepared, and where they. found some thousands of
spectators,met to partake in the expressions of triumph
and hxultation. After the populace had been plenti-
fully regaled with bread, cheese, porter, and whisky,
the bonfire was kindled, and blazed amid the acclama-
tions of a grateful peasantry, who felt their affection
for the kind and considerate landlord exalted; by their
admiration of the heroic and- successful warrior. 1
Fes-
tivities to celebrate the same event took place also at
1 Dunkeld.

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Bonaparte, it would appear, has now completed in ,
this quarter, the system on which he has •been so inr
tent for a length of time-4-we mean the cutting off all
communication with England. He has numbered all
the vessels in the ports on the opposite coast, and no-
thing is allowed to stir. He has literally imprisoned
the Continent, and with the hand of a barbarian has
cot those ties of commercial intercourse which in its
happier days diffusedthappizaessand prosperity through
Europe. • ••':t • •
His Majesty, the King of SweJen, remains on board
the Horatio frigate, in this harbour, though he was
offered the house of his Majesty's resident here. We
are quite ignorant of the ulterior views of his Majesty,
but we have every reason for thinking they are not
connected with any object of political importance.
The Drake sloop of war, and his Majesty's gun-
brigs the Pincher, Redbreast and Aggressor, and the
Princess Augusta argil Alert cutters, have arrived on
this Aation, and along wit .the. Osprey sloop of war
have been ordered to cruise off the mouths of the Ey-
der, Elbe, Yule and Weser.

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rf het between Point moot and cape pat
her whole crew into their boat, and made off with the
booty. The twat returned immediately to Aux Cayes,
to give information to the SARACEN brig of war, Ctio.
fain Btuerr, who put to sea instantly in pursuit of
the robbers, but vas not fortunate enough to tall in
with them.
The schooner Xndeaveur, belonging to this teem
was likewise captured .about three weeks sinoc, off the'
Isle of Beatta, by a pirate schooner, with smell-arms,
said to be out from Jacmel. We understand severel
of Madame Ceateron's crew have again been appre-
hended and imprisoned by Petion, and are to be sent
here as prisoners of war. •
Rigaud, through every source of inforrnetiotet it
appears daily fnore certain, WAS liberated by Bona-
' perte expressly to go to Saint Domingo, to perform:
eome.duty essential to the tyrants purposes ; and he
enerneed on his arrival at Aux Cayes (the place of
bis.hirth, where he thought it. best. first to land) fey'
the familiarity he lied in the new mode of French,
education with its, deceitful and reflecting glitter .th
blind his coUntrymen as to the realeibecct of his re-
eturn among them. He did not forget the neeessaey
rice to remoye suspicjcus impressions from the'
Inds of those who;among the etiages, were moat-
'enlightened, and whose penetration was at Brit.
{earful would hurl him to destruction ; he, therefore,
displayed the most bitter ertmety Toward-Bonaparte;
hieshowering forth, with-pretended hatred, the most
4espotic and shocking • circuneste flees conspiceems, in
his tyrant master's career ;-and like hirn,-was telly
ofeleception, and succeeded. The Presi4eet Fjayti,
who had remitted a large .sum of money for his re-
lease, and thought that it was through this means he
had escaped from French captivity, received him with
open arms, but was duped by him. This was Neon,
who relying on the sincerity of his protestations, while
he remembered old acquaintance, and believing from
the knowledge it could not be doubted he must have
of Grand.Ance, he would be a fit man to quell an in-
surrection then in that.gearter, entrusted him with se
considerable command, which enabled Rigaud to as-
sume and commence his usurpation.. He was to in-
sinuate himself into confidence and favour with the
sable tribereand studying, like Bonaparte, to find.
among the people, who were most able, by being un-
principled, void of humanity, and fit for any disivencst
or bloody purpose, some of his coloured brethren,
col spicuous traitors and of the worst description, sae
ways discontented anteambitious,coatinnefly stirring
lop broils, gradually became instructed by him • and
soon believed that he could insure to them the fleour
of the despot 13deeparte.
These lofarnotts tools have been creeping wound the
tingy agent for the purpose of forwarding scheme
calculated to destroy the sable inhabitantseetad re-
move the greatest clidiculey to the operations offtanot;
is endeevporireg.eces*.foetiog in the ioteth-west- of
Sc. Domingo, that ad in- Eeglaiid may have,ae the
neighbourhood eithoteelonies the Old enemy to annoy
dwell ; rhat.leeattee may haveet place of retreat foe
Ler ernixers; st-deposit of conventencies, and Comm.
etieetiete tofatilitate her projects on South Ameticas
We howeVer trust, for the peace and quiet of this
neighbour:Uwe!, the inhabitants of diatparticuiar part
!of the country will not be so credulous as to believe
that chief their friend—and by seeing how they are
elpeposetton, arrest the French emissary and his were.
taper" now eniqaveoping to usurp the dominion.
4fread flee Eegtteto seethe bene(ttl eifects of French
I.egency in St. Domingo. Frenchmen residing ia the
-south of Hayti, under favour and protection of Rid.
gaud, are now committing depredations am our cem-
merce—and there will be no end to the enischivious
honsesnences we now complain of, until every vessel
claimed by the Haytian chiefs be taken or destroyed.
There is no sefety for any merchant vessel its approach-
ing the land inhabited by the brigands.
The black .commission gentry still continue their
-piracies in these seas—about two days ago a sc.lesoner
belonging to this port, was deiced one whole day b$
a vessel of this.cheracter, carrying a swivel gun and
30 men..
The naval force at this moment under the Haytian
liege, consists of one frigate of 44 guns, nine ships,
'sloops of war, five brigs of 20 and 22 guns each, six
brigs of about 16 guns each, and a number of schoo-
ners, seldom carrying less than 100 men each ; and
'with these. vessels they alternately. blockade each
'other's ports, and sometimes critize as far as Cape
Maize, traversing the whole of the Jamaica passage
to the West, and particularly when in chace.
Christophe has carried several British merchanomett,
and in eight of our own cruizers, into his ports: the
cargoes have been discharged, and appropriated
to despotic use.--Many American vessels with pro-
visions, bound to this island, are seized on.their way,
and carried by the pirates of the north side of St. Do-
mingo into. their ports, where the cargoes are dis-
charged, and used as those having the power think fit;
and they are Ity this means prevented reaching our
wants :.the 'repels afterwards are put in requisition,
and the mast** or owners compelled to he satiseed
with any treatmeet chose arbitrary enemies choose to
practise- upon thee). • •
W/$ undeestend-from.thecommtmications we have
relatiee to*Hayel, has the council selected by Chris-
.toptie to *list him in. the. regulation of his state
affairs, is composed of Frenchmen, subservient of
course ttibie tyrannical wi;l, bet possessing the prin-
ciples of their country, and actitatedby natural at-
tachment, they level every thing, the act of their.sable
*tester, as much as possible, in opposition to the
measures, euthority, and cortitroul of Great. Britain
' over an enemy's country ; favoured by her too aethe
Indigines have been, in receiving all their wished-for
suppeles without. interruption from British erniaers.
_This Chief is knowato *ye" that, like Benaparte, he
will-make England pay for elle" and he carries his
consequence so far, as to asitibee the 'sovereignty of
an independent and great power : be thinks lie ought
I not to be importuned directly by. env person of lower
rank than a king ; and he desires, when any person
in foreign appointment Wishes to cominunicate with
him/ he must address himself to a secretary or an
officer of Hayden rank corresponding in name to
what the communicator hold; in his own country.

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