The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-13
Gmrope.
FROM LATE LONDON PRINTS.

LONDON, oCt- 80.
The public mind is still IN The utmosr i'm
patience for dispatches from Lord yelling
ton The wind is fair and strong from the
south west, and intelligence down % Wed
nesday las, might arrive in the Course of
the day. Our army is so near Lisbon that
dispatches could reach il in two hours
Inc heavy rain which had set in on the 9Th
might retard the enemy's attack on account
OF the difficulty of bringing up his heavy ar
tiilery but on he 18Th the weather became
more moderate. There is report o. the
enemy having on that day attacked Gene
raj Hiii's division on our right. but that they
were repulsed with loss, and we made 500
prisoners. Government. however have not
received any such intelligence. AS the en-.
envy are IN such great distress Tor provisions.
Massena, it is natural 20 suppose would
make his attack with the least possible de
lay Monday has been mentioned as The
day. Previous To our arrival at Torres We
oras, our armed boats had been sen. mn the
agus to destroy all the boats that couId he
ROUND IN that part of the river, in order tn
prevent the freuch from crossing I. This
service was effec ually performed II is
supposed that our flotilla will be of prear
use IN annoying the left wing of he enemv
winch may lean on the Fagus at Villa No
va.
The spectacle of a whole population Quit
ting their homes, and becoming he DESTROY.
ers D! their property, toprevent irs furnish.
ing either food or rainent to the enemy. &c
sublime one The rage and surpriSe ol
the French are described as excessive. In
the fury or their barbarity, they have wreak
cd their vengeance upon the deserted towns
and villages in their march. Vizeu was ser
hire To aud nearly burnt Almost al, tbe
towns IN tie SIERRA d'Estrella have shared
the same fate: CoimbTa they had not time
to destroy /; nor the fine convent of AIcohs- :
ca. Massena has endeavored TO an; maj
his troops by promising them the plunder
OF Lisbon. he enemy, goaded by their
dstresses. and spurred on by these prom;
ses OF piiiage, VIII no doubt hight with the
utmost desperation. But they are opposed
10y men OF whose valor, steadiness and dis
cipline they have had sufficient specimen
They are commanded by General to whom
the aPpellatien has been given of "tba
spoiled child OF Victory" NE are led nv a
General to whom victory has been fami-
liar, and who has never been beaten rho,
sometimes opposed TO double his numbers.
An othcer was sent to Massena innmed;
ately after the conflict at Busaco, to whom
Junot made the following remark. comnIi
mentary both 90 The natives and their NJ
lies -" We Consider it, said he, as yuae
dGe g"erre, that you have clothed the Eng.
hsh IN Por ugnese uniforms to fight us. /"
Force Of me armies under Nfassera and
Lord WeLington.
Massena, at the battle of Busaco had fall
IOOOO men under arms. and since that dav
ne ha9 received reintorcements to the anount
o. 10 oOO men, who arrived in Spain from
france curing the early part of September.
Wnn regard TO the British, il appears
rot ~
middle oil Sept. the number of British Gre
locks IN Portugal, including the 9TH regiment
from halifax, amounted to ~ 600 men
once that period the following cops have
arrived. viz the 3Oth, 4ath, son. 7Ist
I9'h' ooth, 92d, 9%th, together with SONG
% uhswlckers some drafts and some art;,
leTy, with squadron Of the 18th drapoone
and three rifle companies from Cadi2 tbe
whole OF which We estimate at about 700n
men so that the public must see that I,oIG
Wellington cannot have more. if so much
as $4,000 British, and that some of these are
in detachments
Inc Portuguese regulars may amount IN
$4,000 men of these $4,000 are with Lord
WenihB'on' ne remainder are in garrison
al hoTahteS, Santarem, Penche, Lisbon.
D 'unan s. and the forts IN the vicinity |.
upon the Whole, Lord WeIlington's force
may be fairly estimated at between S. ard
90 600 men. - '''u
we WIZ now proceed to state the dispo.
Sition OF the British force, and the posi,ion ID
each division, and the names of the ofFicers
oy Whom they are respectively commanded.
Inc cavalry, 5000, Sir S. Cotton, commanding
lie infantry was then divided into four divi.9.
ons, independently ofthe light troops and lie d..
VISION forming at Ihomsr, under General L.ei,l,
winch at that time was not designated bv any
name or number. The divisions were commanded
AZ follows: 60
lst DIVISION, 5000, Sir D. Spencer, X. 3. com.
handing 80 - S''l'@
"a division, $500, Lieut. Cen Hill, do.
an division, oOOO, Major General picton do
Light division, 500, Eng. Ceneral r. C;au.
afd 90.