The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE Pd P E RS.

LISBON, Aua. il.—We learn, by letters from
Corunna, of the 6th instant, that the army of
the Marquis ito.liana, to the number of 30,000
men, began its march from that place fur Lug►
on the Ist, 2d, and 3d inst.
CEIIVERA, IN CITALONIA, JULY 12.—Fester.
day evening our worthy Captain. General Dun
Joaquin' Blake, set out from this town fur Villa
de Calop.
JULY 14.—We know officially that succours
have entered Gerona, and that several coop._
menti with the enemy have terminated successfully
on our part.

Aua. 4.—The army which was dis-
persed in Belchite is re-uniting and organizing in
Tanta; whence, it is to be hoped, it will soon
march, to free the districts of A Icaniz from the ra-
vages of the enemy. In the mean time, there has
been a rising and arming in the rallies of the Py.
rcnees of Arragon ; and as this movement mev
have the most advantageous consequences, the
Marquis de Lazatt has order's! the brave Colonel
Dun Fillippe Perena to set out with his division
for tho.se mountains, the illustrious cradle of Arra.
peen liberty.
It appears that the rallies of Anso and Rental
have taken the lead of all the others in the noble
resolution of arming against the enemy. In these
the Brigadier-General Don Mariano de Reno; ales,
commands the brave companies of peasants, who
have already had sone skirmishes with the French
detachments left there in garrison.—( Lisbon Ga-
zelle) Aug. 19.)

EXTRACTS FROM THE FRENCH

PAPSRS.

A wrwuer, AVG. 40.—0 n tho 16th inst. the
following General Order was published here:—

ARMY OF THE NORTH.
GMILAL ORDIC

" Votive is riven to theism', t►at in virtue of the orders
of his Majesty the Emperor and King, his II ighticKs the Mar-
shal Prince of Poote Corso is nrri.ed Antwerp, in order
to take the command of the land and sea forces, which ate
nsseinhled in the Scheldt, and its envirnri.

" The ?.tth Military and that part of the 9th
which is on the left hank of the Meue, are united under this
rommand. The klarsaal esteems himself happy in being aide
to share pith the National Guards of the Empire, the Itry,u-
lars, and Imperial Navl, the honour of lighting against the
enemies of the Continent. Ilk flightless is penis:Wed, that
idl will Tie with each ether in zeal far the defence of the
Slate, and in devistednem for the service cf bis Majesty the
Emperor and King."

Auo. 21....Siuce yesterday no change has taken
place either in the English Hue or in ours; they
are still within two cannon shots of one another.
We are continuing oar preparations with the
greatest vigour. A numerous cordon of troops is
going to be established roved Antwerp.Ordcrs are
already hared to make free all tha roads which
are slant by barriers, in order that steither horses
nor carriages may meet with any interruption,
either by night or by day. The necessary pre-
parations have been made for soddenly inundating
all the low grounds in case of the enemy's pre.
seining to approach. Even already the meadows
both to the right and left of the road of Ghent,
beyond the hills of Flanders, are covered, and
the sluices are still raised in order to aug.
meet the waters in case of necessity. In this
manner Antwerp will be covered on the left.
Great movements of troops are taking place in the
city. We have either within our walls, or in the
environs, 15 Generals ; and every day fresh
troops, apd more superior Officers, are arriving.
A battery is now establishing at Fort Frederick,
upon the left bank. This morning the English
fired a few unison shots, in order to endeavour to
obstruct the works, but they will not succeed.
The inhabitants of the country have fur-
nished, with the greatest zeal, whatever is
necessary fee an army which has been formed with
so Meeh precipitation. Every thing is in move.
meat ha our city; the workmen arc employed
both night and day ; the blacksmiths are making
tools ; the coachanakers and waggon-makers arc
employed in the service of the equipages for the
artillery ; and the diggers are covering the re.
doubts, which are raising oo the right and left
banks of the Schaidt.—( Frees the Argue, Au.
wart 46.)