The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-20
- EEw-YoRK, January IL.
--LATEST NEWS FROM PORTUGAL.

l. Yesterday arrived at this port, the ship PLoci
on. Coihn from Lisbon, which port she loft on
the 81 Of December. From capt Coffin we
learn, verbally, that battle had been recently
fought near Madrid, between. the French army
under General Victor, and Spanish army, in
| which the latter were debates, with the loss of
5000 men killed, and 1000 prisoners-that the
! city of Madrid had been burnt by the Spaniards
that lived in the city, and that one section ofthe
| British army had embarked on board the trAns
| ports in the Tsgus.
| Captain c. has obligingly favored US with
is of Lisbon papers TO the latter end Of Nov. but
they do not furnish the account of the above mep.
toned battle, or any other news of great impor-
tsncc)
Cotton, ofte growth and from tue the United
States, cannot be rec exported at Lisbon without
paying duty Of so per cent. al vaiorem, valuing
the cotton ut Cd sterling, with - per cent. otter
charges. Pot and pearl ashes, expectation
dutyS dollars per barrel ; aour one dollar 10.
oacco 10 per cent invoice cost; slaves 50 per
cent
Translated from Lisbon papers 10 the latter end Of
Necenbcr
a battle was fought on the 9th of November at
Madridejos, between the Spanish army under the
command OF Field Marshal Manuel Friefe, and
French army consisting of 1900 foot and zoe
bOrse-The battle continued the whole day with
considerable less on both sizes. On the 9th the
French were obliged TO abandon their position
at Cuerdia The result OF this action is stated
to have reflected crest honor on the Msrshsl
Friere and his troops, ar.l to have sgan placed
the province of La Mancha in the power of the
, patriots.
Tie Central Junta have determined 10 increase
| their army 10 10000 men.
| CThe Lisbon paper, notice the destruction of
the French feet in the Bay of Roses, by Lord
| Couingwood's sguacron--That the French feet
was commanded by Admiral Cspthauumc, con-
Of Of he l,n... two
| ates, and twenty Transports, having sailed from
| Touion on the goth of October: the whole
fleet, excepting one frgste, wss taken or destroy
ed1
Captain Coffin, of the fast sailing ship Phocion,
! left Lisbon on t2> Cd of December at which
time il wa. reported and believed, that there had
| been battle near Madrid, between the French
| under the command of general Victor and the
patriotic army, in which the latter had 5000 men
killed and wounded, and 1000 token prisoners
1t also reported, that after the battle the in
| habitsnts Of Madrid set the cityon fire. Captain
Coffin also informr, that division OF the British
| troops that were wounded in the battle of Tala-
vera, were embarking for E.glsnd.
The British army under tine command of Lord
Wellington, had formed new encampment near
| er the city of Lisbon.
Capt. Coffin understood, that of 10 French
| ships of war and 13 transports which made their
escape from Tsulon, one half of the number were
| taken and destroyed by rear admiral Martin, with
| a part of the squadron under the command of Ad-
| n,irsl Collingwood.
| Captain Coffin further states that serious mis-.
understanding had taken place between Msrsha!s
Eey and Soult. All conferences and COMMUNE
cations between them had ceased.
The central Junta were determined to augment
the army to ] -, 900 men.
ToKisn Fiction the 18th of November the
tod To he
of CsSiz, officially, the following letter from L.
| - y.ic, dated Gibraltar the 10Th.
! A British brig OF war has Just arrived from
Lord Ccllingwooa's feet with the agreeable
nsws, that Admiral Gsnthcaume, on board Of an
SO gun ship, two 74's, sundry frigates, and from
| Is to Is transports, with provisions, ammunition,
and troops, were burnt and destroyed in the boy
OF Rosss, and only one escaped"
Another account states, that GGnthcaune's
sGusdr on sailed from Toulon on the Goth Of Oct.
that 1T consisted of 3 ships OF the line and 9
frigstes,' conveying % transports bound TO the
/ co-st of Catalonia. They were attacked ~ Tie
26th of the same month by admiral Martin with
z ships Cette. The rcsuIt WAS, 3 of the
French ships went ashore, were destroyed, and
the others were rendered unscrviceable. After
this, admiral Coingwood came up and attacked
the remainder of the squadron oil Cape Cfoiz---
took FIVE vessel: and sunk four; the other. re-
tired to the bay of Rosa, where four were burnt
and 5 taken. Out of the S5 sail Only one frigate
escsPed.-N. +: Gazette.
Captain Johnson, Of the brig Little Cherub, mr.
rived yesterday morning in Is DAYS from St Bar
thoomevs, informs us, that great preparations
! were making in tlie British islands to go against
| Gu.dsloupe--thst the expedition would sail ear
| y IN Pebiusry-snd thattwo French frgstes had
! arrived at Bassaterre on the 17th of Dec from
| France, which had landed troops and sailed i'm
| Tnedi0tely-tbey are part ola large s1uadron
hourly expected at that island with further rein.
! forcemcnts.
We further learn from passenger in the brig
! Little Cherub from St. Barthoiome ws, that a
| French bria: ofwar from France for Guadaioupc
laden with ?rovi,ions and troops, has recently
been sent it,o Antigua by British frjgste, and
| that the briggs dispatches were intercepted by
tn" Britsli-that IN the dispatches it was stated
that the emperor Napoleon had fitted out in the
different port, i'll France 80 sail of figates, and
smaller armed vessels to carry troops and provi-
sionc to the island of Cuads!oupe, beng deter
mined TO keepthe western part of The island
that two French frigstes arrived at Cuadaloupe
on the 18th Dec. landed 500 troops and proyis.
! ons, and sailed again in the course Of IS hours
that the island OF Guadaloupe WAS we'll supplied
with provisions
EoRFoLE, Jan. Is.
Extract Of a Afte, .jJems ST Croix 10 a gentleman
in tins country, dafed 24h Dec 1900.