Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1808-11-04
Friday ], Noyember a 1905.

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q reference 60 the British Admiral,
who, when she agreetnens was com.
munieated 20 him, objected 10 the I'll
article, which had for It's object the
disposal Of Tire Russian leet in the
Tagus, / was fnally concluded thai
Lien. Col. Murray, Quarter. Master
Gem 20 ~ British army, and General
sKcllernlann should proceed 70 the dis
cussion Of the remaining articles, and
.6ually 70 eoncindc q consentioA for the
evacuation Of Portugaly subject 70 the
ratification 81 tl,e French General In
Chief and ths Britisha Comnnanders
~ aen zH1 land. IS,
n IAfter considerable discussions and
repsatsd reference tome, which rem
dered Unnecessary for me avail my.
selfofthe limised period Iattcfly pre-
scribed forthe suspehsion'o Of hostili-
ties, fin order to move the army for.
wards, md oplaee the several columns
upon the routes BY which they were %
advances, the conventioh Was signed,
and the ratilication exchanged die soth
of last month. . q 5000 n = 7Ftass' r,
That no time might Do lost In oh.
tanning anchorage Tor the transports
aud other shipping which had Tor some
days hecn exposed to great peril on
this dangerous coast, and to insure
the cohmuuication between the army
and The victuallcrs, which was cut or
BY the badness of the weather, and the
surf upon the shore, ! sent orders to
the Bulls and 42d regiments, which
were sdn board transports with sir
Charles Cptton's Feet, to land, and
take possession fthe forts Oh the TIA.
gus, whenever the Admiral thought
il proper 80 70 do.-This was accord
ingly carried into execution yesterday
morning, when the forts of Cascais, /
St. Julienss. and Bugio, were eyacua.
ted By the French troops, and taken
las1
AsI landed in Portugal, entirely
unaequAinsed with the actual state Of
the French army, and many circum.
stances Of alocal and incidental nature,
which doubtless had great weight IN
deciding the question; myown oPine
ION was in favor Of the expediency Of
ezpelling the French army IRON Pottu-
gal by means Of the convention the late
defeat had induced the French General
10 Chief 20 solicit instead Of doing 80
by eonsinuation of h0ssilities, was
principally founded on the great inn
portance Of time, which the season Of
the year, rendered peculiarly valuable,
and whichshe enemy could easily have
consumed in.the protracted defence Of
the s,Toag places they occupied. had
terms Of conysation beenTefused them.
When The Suspension Of arms Mas
agreed upo1, the army under the COM
mand Of sir John Moore Ind not arris-
ed, and doubts were even entertained
whether 90 large Z body Of men could
be landed on an open and Z dangerous
tbeach; md shatibeing effected, whe-
.ther dc. supply Of % large an army
with provisions from the ships could
be provided for, ander alle che disad-'
vantages 20 which the chipping weses
exposed. During the negociaticu, the
former difficnlsy vas osefcothe BY the
activity, pzeal and intslligenrs Of Capt.
Maicolm, ofthe Donegal, snd the of
6cers. and men under his orders, but
the possibility Of the later seems 20
have been Il an end. usarly Ii the mo-
meut when Il ~as 10 longer necessary.
! Capt. Dalrymple, of he lsth DIRE
kRoons, my military secrenry, evil
have the honour Of delivering % your
| Lordship this dispatch. He Is fully
informed of Whatever has been done
under NY orders, stelatise 10 The Ser
| vice on which, have been. employed,
and can an give any explanation thsreup-
Eon thar may b, req0lred.i " y So ss
| r. l have the honor 70 be- &c. = b
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