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LIsBoE, October S.

The Enemy having taken warning by the
reception which the combined army gave
them on the memorable 9th of September,
on which day they left more than 1000 dead
upon the field of battle, with an immense
number Of wounded whom they b%arbarous-
~ abandoned, endcavored to go round our
positions bv crossing by Mortagoa towards
Sardao, and then turning to the South
ward. The wise movements of Lord
Wellington frustrated this daring project ;
and our army continues to concentrate it.
ority, not only by the grea, requirements
which it is successfully receiving, but be-
cause Massena is continually involved in
new difficulties, having his communica-
ton with Beira cut off, losing men every
day by the fatigues of the campaign, and
suffering = thousand incouyeniences flom
the want of supplies. The tried valour Of
the allied troops and the bad condition of
the enemy, which becomes worse every
day, makes US hope for the most happy're
suits. French audacity will pay dear for
having penetrated the territory of Portu-
gal.
OcT. o..
According to the last news from our ar
my, Lord Wellington's Head Quarters
continued at Leira and it did not appear
that the enemy had as yet advanced from
Coimora.
BY intelligence from Badajoz of the 50
inst. it appea,s that Baliesteros left Oliven-
ca yesterday with his division for Heres de
los Cabsi!eros, to which place it is said
that 1000 French, who had marched from
Lifra, had proceeded.
The French at present occupy the plains
situate between the Mondego and the
Vouga ; they have not left any corps in
Beira Alta their communication with
Spain Is now cut off, as well by the peasan-
try already freed from the enemy, as BY
the corps of militia commanded by Gene.
rails Racellar and Silveira. Their supplies,
not only Of provisions, but also of ammu.
%n,tlon, are interrupted, sqd they must
fight with what they ave brought with
them. 1t is not yet known with accuracy
what was their effective force some ac-
counts make it SO, others 5000 men
but that which appears most authentic states
that the force, with which the French en-
tered Portugal, was exactly 10000 men.
1t is certain that shey lost in the battle of
Bussaco more than 1000 killed, and sup.
posing the number of their wounded to be
only four times as great, which in truth is
very low calculation, for as well in the Bri.
tlsh as IN the Portuguese army, the uun
Der of the wounded was Ave times that of
the killed, they must have had 1000 wound.
ed so that their total loss certainly exceeds
10000; we know nothing of the number
OF their sick /: that is usually in an army on
a march II or 10 Of the whole number.
and the particular circumstances, IN which
the French sriny has been, must have aug
mensed that proportion Whatever was
the original number Of those who entered,
there can be NO Doubt but that the French
have now ia the short period of IS days,
Is or 1900 couhbatants less.
Let it no, be supposed that the enemy
hnd much provisions in the country which
they occupy: Aveiro, Figueira and COIN
bra were evacuated in the most complete
manner. The cavalry indeed finds much
green corn, hnt every n knows that 1t is
bad food FOR beasts, as it occasions the
| CHAMBERS aud other disorders. There is
neither wheat nor rye in those parts and
the indian corn ofCoimbra, whichis in great
abundance, is all yet to be gathered, still
in the ground half ripe. They are there
fore obliged to eat the corn roasted or
boiled. The condition of the French as
respects subsistence win no. improve ; and
their situation is more critical at present
than it was in Beira Alta a single battle
may decide their fate ours would not be
determined bv two nor three. The French
Cavalry is in quality much inferior to ours ;
their infantry cannot resist the formidable
attacks of our bayonets: the battle of the