The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-06

Tic treasury are charged with the execu,;-.
on OF the Present decree.
(S'gned) NAPOLEON.
by the emperor command.
he minister secretary of state 81
IL DUKE of BAssANos
PHILADELPHIA Nveuber 20.
IRON PORTUGAL.
BY the arrival of the ship Canton pews of
very late date from Lisbon has been re =
ceived at New York; we understand thar NJ,
action had taken place on the LIST of Novem.
per- ana mat the British army had rot therr
e"ioarked' There vas publiShed at Lisbon
an oihcial statement from lord Douro of thu
27th OF October, giving an account of eyeafs
Subsequent to ihe rapid movemen, from CO.
imhra towards Lisbon.
Inc French General of division, Loison.
had, with Is 600 men, entered 'Fhomar a.
Town of some note, about miles nnrth of
the lagns; garrison of British ant, Portu-
Suese returned from the place towardsI,ev
IA, ABOUT 10 miles to the n. w. Thoma,,
commands the fruitful valley of the Zerzare.
ana IL is to he presumed will become the.
the winter. f0' we
1he British had sent several gun and NOR
ea' UoitS' up the iagus, and some shot aud
smells had been exchanged with the French
redoubts in front CT Villa Franca: there il
some notice taken of bridge said TO be.
thrown across the Tagus, but at what peinr
we have not learned.
nat there were IL sail of the line unders
the command Of admiral Berkeley. ~ e.;
gates, and abou' 500 sail of transports besi,les
gun boats aud other craft. An additional
expected. 'A'
There appeared to be no probability of a
battle. -.4uyOra - -
Cory ofa Despatch f-on, Marsha% GSns-o,
LORD Wellingfon 70 Ills ErceklencD Dan
Miguel Pereira Forjaz
Most tIustrioUs md ercellent Sir
Since he despatch which :, -
20 your Excellency, ds ed IN the Ism l.
the enemy nave been prime parlv occup;, IN
ie0o'ho'te''ng our positions. and for.i ipei,
r'elr own Tor the purpose of effectine q
iof'ner OBJECT they have had several sk,r-
y s,"'aa WIN 'ne troops Composing our ADJ
Fahced posts, who have uniformly behaveS
very well.
on me l45h he enemy made an ,tt.cf-
win '"iantry' supported by artillery, On a.
Shlaii detachment of the 7lst reg;n,,,t
%hich formed the advanced guard of ,hs.
VISION under the command of Leut &C..
Or orest spencer, near Sobral de Mem
s aSo' with the view of Covering one of h,s
- .li''.er'nS parties Our detachment.
- 'he honorable Lieutenant Colonel
Cauosan and Lieutenant Colonel Re, nell
charged the enemy with the hiphrst me-
p'ul'y' anu compelled them to retire IN ,h..
above mentioned place
ne whole force of the 9th division nc y n
'eucn army, and part of the 9Th arriveS
mat afternoon at the camp near SobraI anS
Consequently Judged it necessary to with
utla" me DIVISION under the command of Sir.
D,en, opener from the advanced situation.
which it occupied
ne gun boats on the River Tarrs CONS.
n, anded by Lieutenant Berkeley, with which
lldhlifai berkeley supported the right of rb,.
az ny near hihandra, also had an action
anu ii'eu on The parties with which the enc
NY 'econholtcred ON that side. and in ,bi&
tity. "ee' vi great u
nave at the same time the satisfaction
" acquainl your Excellency, that the infor-.
&C.. da. "n'ch transmitted to you in my for
"er despatch OF the 18Th ins,. ie)ative tn ,l,A
march OF the detachments of the troons 60
handed by General Bacellar. has been siors.
Confirmed. nag oee" Since
~m. lrant arrived near CoimSra ON tb.
III INST and imme diately attacked th. ~
Vahced pests, which the enemy had u,itho-s
'ue pace and which he cut off and prevent.
ou no''' entering the city, to which he
marched with the utmost rarlditv and -
possession ct 1t. The resistance mode ~,
we enemy was nor of long duration He
TOOK prisoners 80 offcers and 5000 men ne
greater part sick and wounded. I have ne
"ohor 70 enclose TO yonr Excellencv. eoo,
.. me despatch. which Col Trant. senr -
MARSHAL Beresford and also COW ~ ,he
is'ter which the Marshal, in CONSEQUENCE oe
Wat aiiair transmitted to me-
"a the following day Brigadier General
Miller, and Colonel Wilson arrived AZ r.
lInofa with the dctachnents uuder tne,r
command. They afterwards made ,r,ss,s
ers OF nearly $50 soldiers, who had senaras
'ed themselves from their regiments ON their
march Tor the purpose, as they say, Of pro.
'"ionel Wilson has since advanced viii 4
suara ni infantry add cavalry 10 Condei1a
while Brgadier General Miller is in Cnirn.
bra 20 'n CoIin~
enclose to yonr Excetlency a eopv Of >
letter from Marshal Beresford. reIat}ys -
those events 'S""Te "
a detachment of the garrison Of pen;cbs
sem ou' ~ brigndier General Blum ba.
aIso oeen successful, having made 4s nris,n'.
ers IRON the rear of the enemy 3 armv ~
NiiIed nine Lieutenant colonel We.
wnom employed with small de,acbmenfs ~
'Inia9,'ry and cavalry, likewise took csnsi
neraOle number of prisoners from, The go