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a-head as ranch as possible, and also to get away ti,.
stores of provisions, &c.

44 The weather is very hot, and our men suffee
much from the heat. Colonel STOPIORD'S
which has hitherto been in advance during the retreat
will, it is supposed, in future, along with the light,
brigade, cover the retreat, and the rest of the arm!
will pats it at Pinhancos.
" All the villages are deserted, and the poor inha.
bitants are flying in all directions with what lint:
property they can carry away. It is thought that the
army will retire by Coimbra.
" General HILL'S corps has retired to Sarzedra,is
consequence of RICNIEWS army having advanced to
Zarza la Maya. Some persons imagine from !Ansi,
Ica's net following the army closely, that he is de.
taching corps to get on its flanks."

46 LISBON, AUGUST 4,

44 Massena has entered this country in great fore?,
and with a yast superiority of cavalry ; and altllot.
our Gazette of this day tells us, demi (Play, that !.;
has refused a battle offered him by Lord Wellington,
yet it is not from this understood that we have any
thing to boast of. Be assured he will fight when it
suits him ; but whenever a general battle takes place,
it w►ll, I think, end in our favour. As it is not p►v
dent to trust to chance in mercantile affairs, the Ma.
chants are employed in turning property of all kinds
into argent comptane. We, nevertheless, feel assured
that the conquest of Lisbon cannot be an easy task._
Lord Wellington is so secret- in all his movement;
that it is quite, impossible to know what are his inten.
tions ; but people, in general, seem to think he will
retreat nearer the capital before he fights a general
battle.

~ The Junta of Corunna has called home all the
Galegos under severe penalties, and about ten thou.
sand are going from Lisbon, which will distress ns
greatly ; and the waist of servants, water.boys, and
porters, will be generally felt.
_

44 Government, it is understood, are about to exact
another war contribution of five hundred thousand
crowns.

4, We have made a truce for twodyears with Algiers,
and are to ransom six hundred prisoners, at eight
hundred mill reis each ; this will require six hundred
thousand dollars, which must be paid by John Bw7,
and makes a safe bargaih for the Dey.
On Monday we are to have a Factory meeting,
to hear the Treaty read ; but at present no steps hare
been taken to give it effect.
The marriage of the young Princess at the Riz,
with the Don, has given us three days holidays, and
three nights' illuminations, at a period, when every
person's mind and thoughts are turned to other ob•
jects."

u LISBON, AUGUST 15.

6, Our head-quarters are Celerico, where Lcrd
Wellington now is. The British army is in high spi
rits, and is abundantly supplied. No transaction cf
importance has occurred lately, but the trifling et.
gagements between our advanced posts and those of
the enemy are continued with success. The French
are constantly pressing forward, and it is the duty of
our light troops to keep them back, which is attended
with some loss on both sides.

66 We learn that nearly a whole regiment of Svi:;
soldiers, with most of their officers, amoun:ing to
about 700 men, have deserted to the English army.
Massena is so distrustful of any troops but the French
and Italians, that he takes care that the others shall
very seldom come within sight of the British colours.
Almeida, besieged by Loison, will make a brave
resistance. A British garrison has been put in there
under General Cox, wh,, is a very brave officer, but
rot because the Portuguese garrison was distrusted,
for they have almost uniformly conducted themselves
very gallantly."

Letters from Amsterdam to the 14th, announce
that the conscription which the French Emperor had
promised to postpone to the ensuing year, had been
actually carried into execution. The first class was
composed of persons between the ages of 15 and SO;
the second, of those between 20 and 25; and 0:
third, of such as were ten year* older. An article is
.the Papers from Bohemia, under date of the 2S'll
July, mentions, that the tour of the KING of Ha'
LAND was solely for the re-establishment of his health

—and that his Majesty had condescended to become
a boarder in the house of a physician of the name of
Aunty:a, residing at Toplitz, who received valetua:•
narians into his family.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Csittumex's bird -
day was celebrated on Monday, at Bushy, in the most
Wpriva;o manner. His Royal Highness the Prince vi
ALES and his Royal brothers were present. Tuesday
the Royal party partook of a grand dinner at Frogs
more, given by her MAJESTY.
The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with the
Earl of WRSTSIORLAND, at his house in Grosvenor-
square.
LOUIS CASSAMAJOR, Esq. Secretary of Legation,
has returned to Lisbon from Algiers, and peace Ix'
tween Portugal and the Dey is arranged.
Sir JOIIN PrutE retires from the Exchequer 'Atha
pension of £3OO a-year.
By the last cartel from Morlaix, which reached
Plymouth on Monday, accounts have been received,
that on Friday last a telegraphic commanicatioe
reached Morlaix, announcing that on the 15th, the
birth-day of NAPOLEON, he had signeil a cartel tor the
exchange of prisoners. The greatest joy was is-
played by the French prisoners at Mill-bay, near ry•
mouth, on learning the above intelligence.