The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-11-23
GREAT VICTORY
LONDON GAZETTE ExrRAoRp,nApv
Over the French in Portugal.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
DOWNING STREET. Oct. II, 1910.
A despatch. of which the following is a
copy. was received this day ~ the Earl vi
Liverpool's Office, addressed to his Lordshin
from Lieutenant General Lord viscount
Wellington, 4. b. dated Coimbra, SOth Sep.
1910.
My LORD,
While the enemy was advanc
ing from Celerico and Francosa upon Vizeu.
the different divisions of militia and Orde-
nanza were employed upon their TANKS and
rear and Col. Trant, with his division at
tackled the escort OF the military chest and
reserve artillery, near TOTAL, on the Goth
mst--tte took officers and 100 prison
ers, but the enemy collected force from the
front and rear, which obliged him to retire
again towards the Douro. 1 understand
that the enemy's communication with AL
merida IS completely cut off ; and he posses
ses only the ground on which his army
stands. My dispatches of the goth inst.
VIII have informed you of the measures I
have adopted, and which were in progress
TO collect the army in this neighbor
hood' and II possible to prevent the enc.
my from obtaining possession Of this town
On the 2lst the enemy advanced guard
pushed on to St. Cambadao. at the junction
OF the rivers Criz and boa and brig. gen.
facS retired across the former and Joined
brig, gen. Crawford at Martagoa. having
destroyed the bridges over these two rivers
lhe enemy's advanced guard crossed he
Cr,S' having repaired the bridge, on the Esd.
and the whole OF the 9th corps was collect r.
ed on the other side of the river and
therefore withdrew the cavalry through
oIerra de BusacO, with the exception of
3 SnIIa6lOuS ~ he aro
for the operations of the army.
On the 25ih the whole of the 6th and the
2d corps crossed the Criz, in the neighbor.
mood 81 St. Cambadoa; and brig. general
Packs brigade retired to the position which
L hHed upon tor the army on he top of Sier
r. de Busaco. These troops were follow
ed IN the movement by the, whole of he
corps of Ney and Regnier, Ohe 9th and ad)
but II was conducted by brig gen, Cray ford
with great regularity, and the troops took
their position without sustaining any loss OF
Importance. The 4th Portuguese Cacadores
which had retired on the right of the other
troops, and the piquets of the Sd division of
infantry. which were posted at ST. Antonio
de Nantaro, under major Smith. of the 45th.
were engaged with the advance of Rcgnier's
corps IN the afternoon, and the former shew
ed that sleadlness and galiantry which n.
theirs of the Portuguese troops have since
manifested. The Sierra Busaco is a very
nigh ridge which extends from the Mondegs
IN northern direction about miles. AZ
the highest point of the ridge, about miles
from It's termination, IS the convent and car
den OF BusacO. The Sierra of Busaco is con.
nected by mountainous tract of Country with
the Sierra de Caramuia. which extends in a
north easterly direction beyond VIzeu. and
separates the valley of the Mondego, from,
the valley of The Dot,ro
On the left OF the Mondego. nearly in a
lire with the Sierra de BGsaco is another
ridge OF the same description, which is cal
led the Sierra de Murcella, covered by the