The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-18
GCofee House Books.1
FROM PORTUGAL

Brig AHgista, Davis belonging TO Mr. F. w
sargent, has arrived at Gloucester 10 80 days from
Lisbon The following translation is m sde from
a Lisbo:- paper of July 81, forwarded by Mr..
Low.
Alncida is or II miles within the p1rtur,,ss.
frontier, and IS situated on the river Goa LIx4zd
Rodrigo, is in Spain on the AsneG1, and Is or %
miles from 6fn1eiaa.
BATTLE IN PORTUGAL
LisSoE, July 81. The news from thefrontiers of
Portugal, are glorious for the arms OF our coin
try: great part OF the progh,stick that we
published some time ago oegins 20 be verified
tnat 49, that the Pc tuguese troops would moi
oisoahd aho disPerse, when the enemy should
charge them, ard that there would not be rAnsxy
ed among us such scenes as happened At Se(ch;te
and Oeana And the truth of it appe s. aud u, II
remaln for ever memorable in the annals a4 pm
tuguese giory.'n the engagement of the 24,h at
Coa' The following is recapitulation ofthe e.
vents OF that day, collected from accounts of
some private letters
Gen. Loison, at the he ad offrom IN 7noo mn,
5000 OF which were cavalry, attacked pontei
where the allies under the command OF Gene raj
Crawford were fortified, to the number from a.
to 5000 men with few pieces of Artillery, md ,
howltzers the attack was executed with randi
ty with detachment of cavalry, in such a man.
ne that the sentries nearest to the enemy
co'uldnot make their signals in tms, no. was the
ar illery able TO play with much effect there
10 e the battle WAS decided Par,ne blanche .
(wlth the sword, the sabre and the bavonet :,
the English and the battalion Of Chasseurs of VII
la Real, with our regiment No. 9, performed
great ieats OF arms 80 that though the enemy
had attacked with an extraordinary inpetuos;t,
they saw their fury checked, and hayin, suffered
considerably, they desisied from their endeavor,
to force the passage of Ponte, which tbev lief,
strewed with the dead. They repeated three
times the attack, and were as many times renul
sed with great loss we experienced some loss ON
our part, owing principally TO the ardour of our
troops, who IN the last attack pursued the enemy
very closely, daring to break through them in
which they sustained the greatest force of their
fire The French lost from to 300 men our
loss IS not more than S73 to 277 soldiers, and 81
officers ofall grades. We took number If
prisoners, and it s said that many deserters came
on our side.
This is specimen ofthe campaign opened on
our frontiers the enemy must perceive by this
that they cannot gam inch of our ground, with.
out its being stained with their blood-Ratber
die thousand times than admit the chains of a
tyrant, who at the same time that he sheds our
innocent blood, affects to desire to render us hap
py by compulsion. May the blood ofthe Mar
tyrs ofthe country shed on the 24sh, ender the
Deity propitous to us, and join in the Justice OF
the cause that we defend. BY all these move.
meDts and operations of the enemy, princip ,lIv
by the obstnIcy it Manifested IN CAUSING, our
great advanced corps to repass Goa, II may be in
ferred that the place of Almeids, will be besieg
ed by them = and perhaps it is now invested
which they could not do as long az our troons
should remain beyond Goa In regard to chat
place, we know that IT is in the best state of de
fence possible it has plenty Of provisions, am
nuntion, full garrison, sufficient to make =
long resistance The Martial of Enpineefs
Matthias Jose Dias Azedo, had made csptain re
pairs that IT wanted, with the zeal and wisdom
that characterize this Chief; afterwards Br,pa-
der Cox, an officer on whom much relianee Is
placed, took the command oft therefore we
expect that II will be brayely defeaded, and wita
advantage; especially when the allied army il
in the vicinity, ready to annoy at every momen,
the beseigers, and take advantage Of any good
opportunity that should offer
BADAJoz, July 90. Our first corps Of csyaIry
which arrived at '2ruxillo, marched afterwards
towards Cacercs we are assured tnat the enem,
are there In great force, along the sga~- on the