The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-12-25

flag of truce to the French mead quarters
ON a mess sc respec ing some prisoners. -
On ms ARRIVAL "a Leyrla. Massena invited
hlm TO dinner ana treated him with rrea.
attention and respect.
Princess Amelia continues to be still nf.
hlc'ed with rnaady, that will probably
terminate her existence in a few DAYS.
Bricf reViesp IT even,s IL, Porta.-ak
b ommunica ed Tor the BIS on ChranicIe.i
AS the pubic h,re not been made ;,conaint
ed WIN slme of the most prominent fea..
ures OF the late OPP rations OF the contend
ing 5rm'es IN Portugal. perhaps the fol.
'o"inR items. derived from letters of Bril-
us" othcers as late the 2lst Oct. ill
enable them To form more correc, cnini
ohs OF The probable result of the present
Contest. f>'"'
Il was generally understood in ;sho,
'iat 40 Wellington hid chosen three lpes
~ "efence, which could be defended bv
90 600 regular troops against double tha.
'"'hoer' each ct which was fortified with
hnch attention under the direction of able
eh9t"eers and slIlu officers. The FIRST line
= 'nhed nor n and souih through a conside
';.oe range OF mountain ms which had alxyavs
vee oeemed one OF the na,ural barriers of
,.e N,neaon, ne neares' Communica toa
with Almt da was about u miles NJ, -,
n
efond Ainei,ia it was reinforced u;,h soo
:, 'NHh 'roops only in addiion 70 the regular
Oh 'uSucse garrison. and he pov.. nnent of
/ gwen to Col. Cox, an in ,epitl b itIsb fiji
Ger and the place let. to 5 Ia e Jh,sn.-a
w"ich was verJ strongly for fled, cos, the
rreich a'Wy an attack of three davs.
Nucn IN 'n@nverlng Oh The part OF til, French,
I'ur"'e"'''ey followed which employed .5,ut
fortnight. The NOS favor b q concj,,si
ons ncrr drawn by tn, Portuguese and Enu-
"Sh IN Lisbon {, m, thls Circumstance o.
WY unexpectedly 1t was known .ha, ,h,.
| EhslSA q Portuguese had rapidly re.;reG
o. me second line of defence in ,he M. oh
Do'ho q OF oimbra rtis rctreat 80 i,
consequence OF the movement of p stropc- de-
,ht on ne Fte"ch army to the nor,l1
OF l. I'd Welhng' on's line an1 anoth., -
The sou b. whlch 1t was apnrehended -, ~
~ ended 20 cut fl his retreat IN Cai.ot-'.S.
and LII bon ''''iorse
AHe second Inc was reported to be more,
''nS a"d dciensible than the frs: ard :,
"u'' oe' o u"'s ere a, ain spent in reconnn,a
'rehhS. mhreaVrelng, &c when ON he 9z J.
~ an attack was made bv about =
" WV ''ehCh Oh POSITION defended nv.
- t,.' s!.' 81 ana 5 For ngueSe tegimcrrs The.
p"S' vas as prdAeIy defended rs intrer;dt,,
| attacked-and after the a,teu;in 81 ,tiy
! "''es hHd beeu sometime occupied bv he
."S"' the french forces suddeulv r,,;rad
pat were not followed All the Jrttero ,;.
Ken 10 Lisbon on the same evening ,ox
"S"iy OF he important success T.. n,esant
'iiS i'ic iosa oi the .ercI, "a FIVE. or ~ -I,o,
SA"0 1t ieass and 1t was deemod he fore
rui'ner OF The most br / ant .,icc :. w.. ~, y,
unsx pectedly, the Fl st ,dvica ,b,, Nv 10y
cSived from the armies six M ss,a, 60.
ate was thai l. d Wellington hat, 20, -
10 the gu -posrs # his ,hird me in h. ,e;L ~
W. "''od o. b'rb n. Els was the cau.e oe
it'"n'-e ala. m " I've Pc tugues,.. and en,ire..
! y oesttoNtd nelr Confidence in ,I,,n,.e,.
suc' RS ma was til" more dis, rcssing trnoo
"6"'"e u pes w"ich the recent letters
"N 6Ne" Use to WAS discovered ,hat
ne a'ac% OF he 27 d been = ,,,oac ~.
Snerre Oh the par of the r ,,cb t'% &c
IL re tcnton # he Br IN RI NJ,
! 10" movement hat had .eeo oh. , -
t"Ih' WIN Il BODY If 10 600 zen nri,c;
ply ""'ae and II Hg arti,leN, TO ak nos
ION % very 'mpor'a ant POST in tn. rev.
"a nc biiti'h army, which cut off ne GO,
P"eS oi NJ Ia ter from the sea, through tho
(u"r"Si Oh 'he rY,T MoEd go. This T ,rJ
/ '' ' 16 V" use 'Vcred 700 late to preven.-
ana Orders were issued for a pe-e-sI ro.ra.,
winch com oeHced thc fclloy5no, ,,,o.,';.'o e"''
nus We see, thas Nv the st9ifnl So.
| N'eS ot ihassena, the British and Portr,,,ss,
! h"V@ Deen dlSpossessed of two very -.
ANY ines OF almost all the country het,,anr,
! thc Duero and the Tagus comnosed 81 49,,
J most p Pulous aud fertile par of the b
don' without hghing at the first Inc ~
WI" 'rRhnB los at ths second. po,t,
retreats were rrocipitate and the n,rs,,;.
warm insomuch that tire British Ief 9on ono
Ia''on' OF bread at COimbra, all tbc,r snI,,
eu provisions, and many other sfn,es sn,,.
some heavt baggage; and the oh;cc, ~
Ho'o Wehngt'n'S proclamation in Argue,
o'"erIn8 under pam of the severcsi ,,,,n,.L
( "'ent' max IN case CirCnm stdnres sbo,,tF
] 'e""el IL necessary for him 20 re.re,t ,bas
'''i )Hants ct the ne'ghborinr connir,.
HHoui" also reire, driving VITA ,be,n IL
,"e'' cay 'e arc destroying III heir gain,
/ was dcfe3'rd. Between 20 aud en- 6oo IS
Tue inhabitants, only retired. ard thosn sa
pre- iP' ely, hat they had .ulv time ~
C'''eC 'ew OF their most valuable art,rIcs
w odSS' winch they threw over. he h.,cLs.
OF h*'r mules and asaes, md Jeff tte,@
houses and the C ualnder. I was ,ru,' ~
! Uaole 20 see harlLle s women a.9 cbtLi ~.
/ 'tHuCed from stale If rustic eor,E,r -,
| aO9o u begBary, AID il miller, .,en ~
% Dc tricd by the Common feline nr t,'.
| "dh't,' measure which would ~ aftorJ
eH IN 'uch a scene of m scrv and d;str''oaH
cannot be JUS li"d. VIZ couduc,ed -, 10
"''d' e manner, is hc scourr, ot ne bn
man race bot such measure. are 49,
!" tth'oio hotrcr. If he vel <n,,vn CO
o'e ot me ifec tina was cut down a., an.
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