The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-12
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islands.-London faher.
1t is understood that Sir Francis Lafo
reg is to succeed i'm the command Of the
Lecward Islands, in the room of Sir .Aier
0ndsr Cochrane, recently appointed Go
vernon of Guadalupe. London Pafer.
1rdns!dtions from Portuguese papers TO the 27th
Of dasast, receired at the office Of the N 1o,k
Gazette.
LISBON, August %.
Head s,aarters of Lasosa, Arg IA
Order of the Day.
His Excellency Marshal Beresford, Comman.
der in Chief, has already made known TO the
army the brave conduc. of a part of the regiment
Of cavalry, No. -, under the mmc date orders
OF Field Marshal Silveira his Excellency has
ROW the satisfaction to announce that that Gene
raj has just made prisoners in the Castle of Pu-
ebla de Senabria, of the Swiss battalion, No 8,
composed of-4O0 men, which had taken refuge
there i'm order to escape his attacks in the open
country-The enemy commanded by Gen Ser
yas, superior in force, advanced in order to save
that battalion which was besieged by the militia
OF Tras -os-montcs, and part ofthst regiment of
cavalry, but those brave militia animated by the
example OF their commander the Field Marshal
Silveira were unintimidsted, and the enemy by
approaching obtained only the mortificati, Of
witnessing the surrender of their battal,on.
which took place in their sight.
Such was the result of the intelligence and
judgement with which Field Marshal Silyeira
projected this enter prize, and of the ya.or and
prudence with which he executed it 1t has
shewn that the brave militia of Tras os-Montes
are not unmndful of the glory of their ancestors
and that they are determined TO emulate them
they remember the year 1862, when the pea
santry OF that province engaged a corps Of re
gular troops of the enemy, and compelled it TO
retreat.
,BRACANzA, Aug. 12-hfter the surrender of
Pue6a de Sanabria, our troops made their re.
treat in sight of the enemy, who pursued us IN
wards OF league and an half, without our sus
tanning any loss.
BADA1os, August 13-The official account of
the action of the 11th inst has not vet been pub
iished IN this city but we learn from credible
persons that Ballestercs having advanced with his
division OF from TO 1000 men 10 pursue the enc
my IN has retreat, the latter to the number of six
thousand foot and 800 cavalry attacked him. be
tween Bienvenida and Villa Garcia, and presse ,
nm very hard, when General La Csrrara arrived,
who eXtricated him and repulsed the enemy
The respective loss of both sides is unknown ::
but all agree that Of the French was most copsi
derabe They received on the same day rein
forcement OK between and 5000 men, and on
the following day advanced as far as z lfra The
Spanish army concentrated itself in the points of
Fera, PARA, Salvaterra, &c in this last place the
Marquis Romano has his head quarters To-day
1t is said that the French were retiring from Ia
ara towards Lerena, and that the Spanish arrpy
was advancing.
august 1.-THE Spanish head quarters are
now at zatra. and the enemy has retreated to
Santa Olalla and Monasterio. The action of the
11th instant was warmly contested Mendizubai
had the chief command of the two divisions of
Ballesteros and La Carrera the former had his
hat shot through by musket ball La Csrrera's
horse was killed by thrust of bayonet the
Count de Montjo's horse wounded by ball
which shattered one of his hands. The loss of
the enemy was greater than that of the Spani.
ards but the amount Of either is not certainly
known.
LIssoS, August 81 On the 25th of this
month, the trigate Perola is TO sail for Aieiers
TO carry ,hither tho MooIs who are here, and to
bring back the firstfourth ofthe Portuguese cap.
saYes.