Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-11-19
~ LONDON, October is.
Great Victory over the French
IN Portugal.
London Gazette Estrdofd'ndry, Naonday,
October Is, 1910.

A dispatch, OF which the following is a
copy, was received this day at the earl of
Liverpool's office, addressed to his lordshlp
from lieut. ge,,. lord viscount Wellington,
K. B. dated CoimbIa, the 3oth Sept. 1870
My LORD While the enemy was adj
vancing from Celerico and Francosa upon
the Vizeu, the different divisions of militia
and Ordenanza were employed upon their
tanks and rear; and col. Trant, with his
division, attacked the escort OF the military
chest and reserve artillery, near Tojal, on
the goth inst. He took 2 officers and 100
prisoners, but the enemy collected force
from the front and rear, which Obliged him'
to retire again towards the Douro. un-
derstand that the enemy's communication
with Almeida is completely cut off; and ne
possesses only the ground on which his ar
my stands. My dispatches ct the 2oth INST.
viii have informed you of the measures !
have adopted, and which were IN progress
to collect the army in this neigabotnood, &
if possible to prevent the ehec1y from OBJ
tanning possession OF this town. On the
21st the enemy's advanced guard pushed on
to St. Cambadao, at the junction OF the RI
yers Criz and Dao; and brig. gen. Pask
retired across the former, and joined brig.
gen. Crawford at Martagoa. having destroy
ed the bridges over these Two rivers. ihe
enemy's advanced guard crossed the Crlz,
on the Esd, and the whole OF the 9th corps
were collected on the other side OF the RI
YER; and therefore withdrew the cavalry
thro' the Sierra Busaco, with the excepucn
Of squadrons, as the ground was unfavor'
able for the operations OF the army.
On the 25th, the whole OF the On ana
the &c corps crossed the Criz, in the neigh
borhood of ST. Cambodao; and origaoleF
gen. Packs brigade retired 10 the posl..oh
fixed upon for the army on the top OF OIL
ezra de Busaco. These troops were ioi-
lowed in movement by the whole OF me
corps of Ney and Regnlsr, (the ON x @a)
but !. was conducted by brig. gen. Craw'
ford with great regularity, and the troops
took their position without sustaining mueh
loss. The 18th Portuguese Cacadores
which had retired on the right OF the other
troops, and the piquets ofthe Sd division
of Infantry, which were posted at ST. An
tonic de Can,aro, under maj. Smith, Of the
45,h, were engaged with the advance of
Regnier's corps in the afternoon, and the
fermer showed that steadiress and gallant
~ which others OF the Portuguese troops
have since manifested. As the eneny,s
whole army was on the right OF the mon
diego, and as it was evident that he intend.
ed to force our position, lieut.. gen. M!
crossed that river, by shor, movement as.1 TO
his left, on the morning of the 26tt'S leav-
ing Col. le Cor, with his brigade on the
Sierra de Marcella, to cover the right OF
the army aud Major General Fame, with
his division of Portuguese cavalry, and the
18th light dragons in front of the Ava, to
observe and check the movements OF the
enemy's cavalry on the Mondevo. With
this exception the whole army was collect
ed upon the Sierra de Busaco, with the
British cavalry observing the plain in the
rear of its left, and the road leading from
Morsagoa 20 Oporso, shroughl the noun.