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London, England, 1810-09-06 00:00:00

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LONDON.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6.
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This morning a Gottenburgh Mail arrived, by
which we have received Swedish and German papers.
The former communicate no intelligence of im-
portance : the appointment of BERNADOTTE, as Crown
Prince, has called forth no expressions of approbation
or disapprobation throughout Sweden; and the people
seem quite tame on the subject of patriotism or, na-
tional spirit. The German papers contain some ar-
ticles of interest to our commercial readers, with re.
spect to the present state of the Mediterranean trade.
The following extracts are from the above journals :

PORTUGAL

The HARPY gun-brig, of IS guns, Captain Rut-
MET, with a convoy from Oporto, passed Plymouth,
going up channel on Tuesday morning. This fleet,

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when it left Oporto, sixteen days before, consisted of
32 sail ; but we are sorry to learn by a passenger who
was landed at Plymouth, that two of the convoy were
captured by a French lugger privateer, 50 leagues
westward of the Lizard.

By a transport arrived at Plymouth from Lisbon,l
accounts have been received from Lord WELLING-
TON'S army of so late a date as the 22d ult. No
change had taken place in the position of the army ;1
but we have reason to believe that Government have
learned that the late movement of MAMMA, which
was considered as indicating an intention of retreating,
was only for the purpose of concentrating his army.
It was generally thought that he would endeavour
to bring Lord WELLINGTON to an action, and that he
would mask Almeida, but not attempt to carry on the
siege, as there was no likelihood of his being able to
reduce it for near two months. Should this news
prove correct, we may soon expect to hear of a most
sanguinary battle !
We understand, however, that the dispatches from
his Lordship, which are dated the l Bth, state that the
army was in high health and spirits, and that none
of the movements of the enemy had excited any ap.
prehensions on the part of Lord WELLiNorox or his
army. His Lordship has transmitted to Ministers
an intercepted letter from NAPOLEON to MASSENA
this letter, of which the original has been sent, is evi-
dently an answer to one from MASSENA, in which he
had been soliciting a reinforcement of at least 40,000
troops. In his reply, NAPOLEON expresses himself to
the following effect :
66 As to the reinforcement which you demand it is
impossible, at the present moment, to send you so
many troops. As soon as it is practicable, you shall
have every possible assistance. In the mean time,
you must bring the English to a general action. Tf
you are victorious, the Peninsula is our own. If you
are defeated, which is not unlikely, you will at any
rate so weaken the enemy, as to furnish yourself with
the means of retreating to advantage."
In consequence of this letter, of the genuineness of
which Lord WELLINGTON was perfectly convinced, a
teinforcement of 4000 men had been ordered to be
detached from Cadiz to co-operate with his Lord-
► ship, and these troops were daily expected at the date
of his last dispatches.
The large fleet of transports, consisting of 176 sail,
with troops for the British army in Spain and Portu-
gal, which sailed on Friday last from Spithead, must
prove a most seasonable reinforcement. They are by
this time well advanced on their voyage, having had
a fair wind ever since they sailed.
The following Letter, from an Officer in Lord
WELLINGTON'S army, though not of so recent a date
as the accounts received by Government, contains
some interesting particulars :

" August 136,1810.

" I do not know in what shape or way Govern-
ment may think fit to give the report of the affair of
the 24th July, at the bridge of Almeida, but every
one in this army considers it as an unwarrantable sa-
crifice of the lives of our brave fellows, because it was
not possible that the least advantage could result
from it.

Lieutenant-Colonel HULL, of the 43d regiment;
had only taken the command of the regiment the night
before. His fall, and that.of Capt tin CAMERON and
Lieutenant MASON, of the same regiment, are the
more to be lamented, as they had no means of dis-
tinguishing themselves, or of gaining the least credit.
If they bad, it would have been some consolation to
their friends.

es By some mismanagement, we were placed in a
pos7tion commanded in every direction, and from
which it was impossible to fall back on the Bridge,
without being exposed to a most destructive fire, and
the ground we had to cross was of that difficult
nature, that I cannot look back without astonishment
at our having got off so well. It was through thick
f-vineyards intersected with deep trenches, and walls
61, or s;:ven feet high. Nipe been allowed time
to have fallen back upon ikm, they would have
been as much in our favour as in the enemy's; but
they were in such force, that we were in imminent
danger of our flanks being turned, and our retreat
to the bridge cut off. Our retreat was therefore so
precipitate, that it was impossible for the men to take
advantage of the ground, and while they were scram-
bling through the vines, the French had only cooly
to climb the walls as we left them, and, withotit our
being able to touch them, annoy U 3 considerably.—
Had they come upon us by surprise, there would have
been some excuse for us; but we were waiting for
hours in expectation of them, and ought therefore to
have bad every advantage. On the sight of the 24th
we retreated two leagues, from thence the next day
to Freixadas, and the day after to this place, where
we havo remained ever since, just as quiet as if there
were not a Frenchman in the country.

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the buidtardment of 41ineida, lint I should rather
• think not ;• they are said to have ieng thousand men
•
before it. . •
• a A letter from some person in this army, to a
Merchant of Oporto,• after the business of the 24th,
had the effect of throwing that city into some conster-
nation. So much so, that applications were made to
the ships of war to take vessels, English property, &c.
under their protection. Admiral 13mucaLEY has
made a report of this imptoper communication to
Lord W-21

" LISBON. AUGUST It.
as With the exception of those operations connected
with militat y objects, and the supply of provisions,
commerce is at a stand, and must remain so, until we
are certain that Massena has given up for this year
the thoughts of taking possession of his kingdom.—
Our intelligence is of a satisfactory nature, so far as
relates to this part of Portugal, which is looked upon
as safe. Then may be still some grounds of suspi-
cion as to Oporto, if the French have a force suffi-
ciently strong to allow of their pushing on that way,
and parrying the blows that are aimed at them in
other quarters."

4.-Adier -Cent.
tton with Sir
mentioned as
that General
is Command-
Vimiera, and
a time with-
army. The
before distin.
ma, HAY and
lately sailed
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Jersey, where
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invents going
my.
con.
I by Captain
their route for
having been
we now learn,
regiment, and
asequence of
he mess-room,
npanied by is.
both of which
and died soon
sequence, dis.
Zante, on the
,ys, Lieutenant
;anent of foot,
.ges, viz.—
of the !ad of Oc•
iny he belonged to
spacitated himself
towards the men,
; for having, on
id example of that
tied to avoid.
aced a sentinel to
the prisoner Lies.
Nei, wantonly and
streets of Zutte,
lost military &sei-
se minds of the In.
the British troop.
'tenant Robert.
;ainst him, and