The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-26
Noretan
Translated for The Mercantile Advertiser.

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From The Lisbon Gazetfe Of Seht. 3.
Extracts from destatches from his Excel
lency MarShaf Sere9ord 10 the Minis.
FER Of Har.
August 81 & 90
In the morning of the 25th, our army
learned that the enemy were firing upon
himeida In the afternoon of the 25ih. and
In the morning of he 10Th, we could not dis
cover what was passing at Almeda on &C
count OF me obscurity of the Atmosphere
From unrii in the afternoon of the 96tb
when he weather became more clear. We
ny orlsk t1ring on both sides was distinguish
cd. On the 27th, it was observed that the
hr'ng continued but with less ACTIVITY until
near IN the afternoon. 1t afterwards ceas-
ea: between 10 O'Clock and midnight il was
repeated with great violence, after which
we did not hear another shot.
29th -Almeida fell into The hands of the
enemy on the 2Sth until the 26h the enemy
h'aoe no general movement. In the night
between me 18Th and Goth. the grand ma
sasine OF powder IN Almeida BILE W up, * there
were some other explosions of powder in
consequence OF the bombs thrown bv the on
envy That accident DESTROYED half the town
and Killed many artilIerists, and il is nroba
pie that considerable part of the partisan
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was also destroyed. All this caused sucb y
generai CONSERVATION that the Governor for
Wahtot powder was obliged TO treat with
the enemy IN the 27th. He demanded thar
the garrison shout JON our army and that
,he innaoi' ans should also be permitted to
ieave the place (; but Massena refused those
CONDITIONS, and threatened to repeat the fire
~ 'ney ava nor surrender prisoners of war.
IN tact the firing was repeated that n;sht
4 dor pI
the 2eth, after the garrison had exnetded
tne resi- OF their powder Tue enem, offer
Ed them the choice OF entering into tb4 Sc
VICE OF the Emperor, or being sent 20 France
As prisoners There was not a single man
VINO did not prefer going % France as a pri-
soner' Ihis is noble example. and does
much honor, to the ilation, espcciaIIv ,yben
we consider that the greater part Of them
were militia. All this information we have
obtained from prisoners. who were after
wards taken Thus WAS Almeida lost BY an
accident and not through the fault of the
garrison. orthe valor of the enemy ,rbat
event could not have happened brt f,t ,hs 20, 20
incldeuce,as extraordinary as II v;as nnfore
see"' OF the misfortune of the explosion. z, the
stare OF the atmosphere fsr exactly the two
| Gays Oh the firing for Otherwise lord WEI
H"gton would have known that e5,traortlipg-
| w circumstance, which made Il. .rrscesesr,,
snat me place would be immediately rel,av
| ed (Which he could not suppose ~ i've tho
case without such an occurrenceA and hav
ing already advanced with his whole srr,v
OH the preceding days, it was probable tba,
he would have obliged the enemy to raise The
seige ''''' vac
Fran the Lisbon Gazette of the Sd Seht.
Cory Of a desfatch Jrom his ErceHency
| LoTd Hfsconnt WeiiiRg ION 10 his Rrcei
fe"cy Don Miguel Pereira Foyjaz.
12oSt Wnsfrious and ezcekeht Sir,
The enemy opened their fire
| upon Aimeida late on Saturday night. or "a
| ther IN the morning of Sunday last the 26th
lnst' and l regret that | have to add thin
tney obtained possession of the place in the
course OF tbs night Of the 9th inst.
! cannot Conceal from your EXCELLENCE
| mat this unfortunate event affects me sensi
ply so Contrary is it to what had reason
TO anticipate, considering he manner in
which the garrison was provided with every
kthing. necessary for the defence Of the ntsce
tthe respectable coalition Of its fcrtY6caficns
and the spirit ana cU5rsse which, as bad