Star.
London, England, 1810-12-04 00:00:00

& ADWURALTY-OVIRCE, DEC. 3.
it reispAtehes have this morning been received at i
this Office from Admiral the Hon. azotuaLl3zattr.-
Lair, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ship is
the Tagns, dated the 16th, 20th, and 22d ultimo.
,g In the former,of 'film dispatches the Admiral
states, that he had, at the request of Lord WELLING
TON, formed a brigade of seamen and marines, con-
sisting of 500 of each, for the occupation of the works
from which the troops may be withdrawn, the com-
mand of which he had given to Captain LAWFORP
of the IMPETITEUX.

»gawky and to my satisfution, ,
the force was composed of troops
tions, and of diiferent nations ; and
advantages entirely to the 7e41 for
1 we are engaged, and the concil;
the Chiefs and Oeneral Officers of
different tuitions ; and I have no
cordiality will prevail as long as
that the armies should continue tin;
, Lieutenant General Sir Brent
that Sir William Can Betesford,
the General Staff of the army, ha\
me every assistance in their power

g‘ In the dispatch of the 20th, Admiral BERKE.-
LEr states, that on the 15th the retreat of the ene-
my was announced to him by telegraph from the
ships up the river : that with a view of supporting
the flank of General HILL, who had advanced, he
had ordered Lieutenant BERKELEY, with the flotilla

PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.

Most of the private letters sta,
MASSENA, aiikh commenced on
rendered initisp.?nsible by the distres.
who were reduced nearly to their
that he spiked up many of his gun!
great part of his heavy baggage,
however, no farther than Santarem,
blished his head-quarters efi the
remained when the lest accounts
Wsi.i.istrrox, with 70,000 men,
ments of the enemy, and many
that a battle between the tem arm
vantage on our ae, was considered i
few days. The ZENOSIA sloop of
single anchor in the Tagus, rem('
distnewsof an engagement, which

of gun-boats to' proceed up the river; and Rear• A-
dmiral Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS, with all he boats and
pontonso to superintend the passing of our army
across, if necessary, having provided flying bridges
and every thing for that purpose.
In his dispatch of the 22d (the jest received),
the Admiral states, that the enemy having halted at
Santarem, and taken up that strong post, the British
and combined forces are assembling, and remain
within a league of it ; and the flotilla and boats utadcr
Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS are abreast of the enemy at
Valada, where they had passed over General Hrtea
division to the South side of the Tagus..and Genera,'
PANE'S division is stated to have already reached
Abrantes."

The desertions from the French
stragglers left behind in the retreat
siderable number. The Dolphin
transports under her convoy, chief!
prisoners and deserters, sailed from
England the 23d ult. a day before
THE FOLLOWING IS AN.IIXTRAoT OF

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY,
MONDAY, inCEILBER 3.

DOWNING •STREET, DECIMIHER 3.
A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, 'has been this
day received at LordLlverpeol's Offire, addressed to his I.ord-
ship by Lieutenant General Viscount Wellington, dared Car-
tes°, November 21.
The enemy retired from the position which they had
held for the last month, with their right at Sobral, and
their left resting upon the Tagus, in the night of the
1 tth instant ; and went by the road of Aleuquer
to-
wards Alcoentre with their right, and Villa Nova wish
their left. They continued their retreat towards San-
tarem on the following days.
Th 2 allied army broke up from their position on
the morning of the 15th instant, and followed the
march of the enemy ; and the advanced guard was
at Alenquer on the 15th, and the British cavalry and
the advanced guard at Azambuga and Alcoentre on
the 16th, and at this place on the 17th.
In these movements they made about four hundred
prisoners.

OffICER AT LIMN, DATID
" DEAR SIR... I send this by the
down the river, waiting for a Messenger
WRLLINGTON.
. " The French army commenced
14th; and for the first time this MA
cible General, turned his back on t"
tuguese troops• The enemy's retreat
expected, as they were busily employed the
in making lid's; when at the same
was in full march. To prevent
Tagus, a large detachment of boat
war and transports, had proceeded
at the same time conveyed troops
any landing they might attempt,
comstances might require. If the
in crossing the Tagus, they will
battle, if Lord Wit.t.unoron thinks
risque one, for the river Zezere
Mondego to the Tagus, across
bridges are destroyed, and I
destroyed on the Mondego.—At
TRANT is posted with 5000 .Portuj
the enemy crossing the Mondego.
act, Ido not know. All supplies are cut off &a
them, and by every account we receive, they are in a
dreadful situation. It is supposed they must capitu-
late. The country they have to pass through is quite
laid waste, and the incessant rains have swelled the
rivers 'and made the streams very rapid, so that so
temporary bridges can possibly stand. They have
bit behind a great many sick.
44 Lord WELLINGTON'S head-quarters are close in
the rear of MAsse-ws, about 50 miles firm Lisbon.
Independent cf an action, Mamma must lose half
his army by sickness, deaths, and desertions, from the
privations they are under and the season they have
to encounter.

These troops have beet followed on their march by
Sir BRENI SPENCER'S division, and the sth division of
infantry under Major General Leith.

On the 17th I received accounts from Major Gene-
ral Fane, from the left of the Tagus, that theanemy
had constructed another bridge on the Zezere, that
which had been first thrown over that river having
been carried away by use floods ; and that they had
on that day marched a large Andy of troops from San-
tarem towards Golegao ; and I immediately passed
Lieutenant General-Hill's cotes across the Tagus at
Valada, in boats which Admiral Berkeley had been so
'kind as to send up the river to aid and facilitate the
operations of the army.
Having advanced from the positions in which I
was enabled to bring the enemy to a stand, and to
oblige them to retire without venturing upon any at-
tack, it is but justice to Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher
and the Officers of the Royal Engineers, to draw your
Lordship's attention to the ability and diligence with
which they have executed the works by which these
positions have been strengthened to such a degree as
to render any attack upon that line occupied by the
allied army very doubtful, if not entirely hopeless.—
We are indebted for these advantages to Lieutenant.
Colonel Fletcher and the Officers of the Royal Engi. FlLL‘lai-011 VILLAS
ncers ; among whom I must particularly 'mention " *RAI SANTAIUM, NOY. 21, IE..
Captain Chapman, who has given me great assistance "On the 17th the enemy stopped the light divii:os
upon various occasions. about two miles in front of Cartaxo ; on the 18th they
Your Lordship will have observed how much the retired, and the position they now occupy is in the
effective strength of the army in proportion to its total , front of Santarem. This position is extremely strong
numbers has increased lately. There is no sickness and they have added to its natural strength by Tarim
in the army of any importance ; and above one half works. The hill is insulated,- with left on the Tagus;
of those returned as sick in the military returns are the top almost flat ; the town of Santarem in thereat
convalescents, who are retained at Belem till they will • is so situated that we see the tops of the churches,
have gained sufficient strength to bear the fatigues of In the front are two smaller hills, one above the (del
,marching and of their duty in the field. Besides the and in the front of the whole a morass, which is nest
allied army, your Lordship will observe, that an ad.
ditional force has been provided from the feet ; and ;ender water, and is to be crossed only by a causeeal
eight hundred yards long, and perfectly straight, uf'
I take this occasion of informing your Lordship at which the enemy have four pieces of cannon, et'fi.
in every instance I have received the most cordialand lading the causeway. The left is retired on the tiro'
friendly assistance from Admiral Berkeley, and the •-srid was reconneitred yesterday by General Coy'
officers and men of the squadron under his command. Echo's division, when he found the hill almost pc.
Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Williams has 'even done pendicular, and of course most difficult of access.--
me the favour to come up the Tagus to superintend Ido not know the particulars of their right, but al
the passage of Lieutenant amoral Hill's corps over informed that it is exceedingly strong. I h.areno2C;
curate information of the distribution of the host+
1
the river.
my dispatch of the 20th of October, I informed army: I have just heard that Jorof's cores is gc.4
youi Lordship, that the Marquis de la Romanshad to Leyria. General HILL crossed the Tagus on
joined the 'allied army in their positions in frOnt of 18th, and is now at Almynza. Our division, and t::
Lisbon,with a considerable detachment of the Spanish light division, are at ,this place, and our
from him much valuable advice and cavalry
army under his command ; he dill continues with
General Paster, are on the letl, General Lsga •
us, aryl I receive road to
Our right to the Tagus. Sir C. ATICIN'6 brigade, a
ard.
, Cartazo, and the right of the army arc the
assistance. : • .
the rear, and in the position near Galbiers•
Throughout the petto4 40ifog-which we occupied
• Plorott is at Turns Vedrts."
those positsons, every thin( went on with the upstost
't
'

" Something will soon take place, when you shall
bear from me again. I yesterday saw a Lieutenant
and a Commissary, real Frenchmen, who deserted Gs
their retreat."

notw it lag e%t
ps of various atomic
•
and I a:ttibute
for the cause in atici
:dieting dispoitial • • :
of the armies ni•
) doubt that the caet
it may be e&' .j .
United.
It Spencer and Ma..
LI, and the OfEcen d st
save aut Untied tc, r,,,
)LINTS.
111
ate that the retrAat
;n the 14th ult.
re
listress of his
"% last nation of btiat
runs and destroyed a
sage. He proceeded
trem, where he oft.
17th, slnd where he
,s came away. Lai
, followed the mote. ir
rof the letters state, •
inies, with-every sj, •
rd inevitable within a bb
of war was lying at
ady to start with die I
it was hourly expected 4
eneh army, oral the
tat, amount to acca•
,n store-ship, with Sit
illy laden with French
front the Tagus* t
Ire the Jasper. a
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) NOVRICIRR 20.
the Jasper, which I:es
Messenger from Lord i
cad its retreat on the I
bfAcIENA, this invin,
the British anttPon•
terra' was quite nut
tployed the day before
same time their me i
nt their crossing the 4
oats from our mensf I
led up the river, al 1
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t, and to act as cir•
the enemy are fclle
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