Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-07

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New YoRK, Nov. %.
Translated for the Newly ork Evening Post.
LISBON, Oct. 20.
Extract of 4 Dispatch from Mar,hai Gene,al
Lord Welhng'on, 10 his Excellency Don Mi
gue' Pereira E,rjas.
Most Ilusuious and Excellent Sir,
The ensmv continue 10 OCCUPY the
same positions Tin front of this ARMY
which stated TO your exceliency In
my former dispatch of the: aoth inst.
that thsy then occupied. have how
ever detached some troops towards
Santarem, General Loisou having on
the Esd marched to that place wisa the
division under his command and. it
appears by address from the othcer
commanding at A,rantes. dated on the
oath inst. that an enemy's corps of in-
fantry and cavalry entered Thomar on
that day.
The accounts which I have receiv
ed from the prisoners and de.erters.
who have been. brought to this ar
my, all agree in CONFIRMING the state.
ments of the difficulties and miseries
which the enemy suffer by reason of
the great scarcity of provisions of eve.
ry kind.
They also state that the enemy were
collecting and preparing materials TO
construct bridge over the River Ia
gus, but though we have good view
of that river, of the different points. of
the position which the army occupies.
and have officers and several ind;vioiu-
ais employed on the left bank of the
river for the purpose CT observing the
motions OF the enemy, I have not hi.
therto been able to discover the Mace
where they are at work, nor over what
part of the River they can place the
Bridge, should they succeed in con.
structIng it.
The enemy at the same time appear
very DESTROYS to obtain or ,Hect boats.
and for that purpose they endeavored
on the 2Sth inst. 10 disiodge party OF
miiitiafrom Cnamusca, by firing on
them ca artillery in order 20 obtain
possess&p n of some boats which were
near that place, but the attempt did
not succeed.-ToYards RamaihaI and
IObidos, the excursions og the eaemy's
detachments are limited and confined
to such degree that in reality theg
are IN possession OF no more ground
than that on. which their army is nost-
ed.
BY the last dispatches from Gen.
Silceira, dated on the 18th inst. it ap-
pears that every thing remained quiet
on the northern frontier, nor had thar
Gen. then hard orsreceived any intel
ligenss of the mardh of troops in Cas-
The partizans had become more
bold and enterprising than formerly.
and had formed junction in the vici-
nifty of VallidoIid in the beginning of
the month of October to the numher
OF 1900, for the purpose OF taxing a
convoy OF money, arising from the con-
tributions which the enemy had i'm
posed upon the country; but their de-
sign failed.
NIylast news from Cadiz is to the
4ih inst.
l have the. honor to be with esteem
and particular consideration, your ex-
ceileney's most obedien, servant,
WELLINGTON.
Head quarters at Pero Negro, 9Th
Oct. 1910.
His excellency Don Miguel Pereira
FoJaz.
October 80.
The enemy continue to front our
line, with the exception Of Loison's
division, which has advanced towards
Ihomar; their object is probably to
reconnoi;re, and to procure provisions.
OF which the army of Massena is in
great ed.--To supply the almost en-.
tire want of -four, they make use of
corn 10 the following msnnsr-Thev
boil it in the grain, or pounded as well
rs they can, and when boiled until il Is
sottened, they make kind of raL.