The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22
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> N'ruua, q snort Instance from Alenquer.-
q General Hill was at ALEXANDRA o. the Ia
gus. General Crawford in rear of ArrudaI
: and our cavalry IN rear of the army."-
nus, we see. that. not only had our com :
mandcr completely succeeded in rcach,nr
WIN ms whole army. his impregnable posi-
: lions near Lisbon not only had he now at
tanned that great object, which he had so
long IN view no, only had he put into COM
piet' execution The plan fons meGitafed by
NM ana acted upon. not trom necessity, but
from Judgment and cl DICE ;-not only had
he, at the time of which I'll s bulletin speaks.
to wit. on the 18th inst. got saftfv within
AIS lines, and under cover from the rams
"hi'e the enemy, that same enemy, whom
he had beaten but IS days before. was ON
the outside otthose lines. without any villages
or huts to shelter them, and exposed to The
PitiieSs peiung OF the peiilous storm ="
not only had our Commander received al, this
amazing increase OF advantages but we see.
that he was also about to receive. besides
ms English reinforcements, a reinforce-
mtnt under the Marquis de la Romano. con
sisung OF . 600 infantry and 1 500 Cavalry:
1 ms. hen, wa, the situation of our army on
the l3th inst. its right being protected by
the iagus, its left by The strong or-itcati.
ons OF Maria ~nd Cintra, there waiting the
at'ack, with almost a certainly of success
he Morning Post OF the 22d inst. informed.
us IN addition 70 the above bullc in, thar IL
was happy TO observe. thai every thing w orr.
'ne most promising appearance on our side
thai every thing had happened bitbtrtn
that was wished for and expected thar
SINCE the victory If Busaco, lord Talaver.
mad as he intended from the outset of the
GahiPaisn' 0ragon ne enemy after linn. to
that veiy spot which he had select d as ,bc
ncst favorable ground upcn which ~ w,;r
Their attack, & the mannerin which this h,o
oeen performed, exhibI ed one of the n,osr
compete proofs of skilfnl and dextern,e
generalshipt that an admin ing world ever wits
messed that he had reached this mini &c
PredeSrnotion before the rains set N. ma
wi'h his army unimpalred in every respect
IL was now stated BY this print that Ma.ee
mas army amounted to Q, 1000 men. and lord
aiavera,s to $4,000, thrugh. rs the reader
VIII oearln mind, this same print had made,
MasSena S army but 10000, before his deteat
at busaco. In the mean time we were now
positively assured, that Colone, Tran, In
coming upon the rear of the French. baa
entered Coimbra and taken S. 600 of them
prisoners that all was destruction in ,hk.
rear Oh ehe French army: that there was
n" way in which Massena could re,re.t
WITHOUT imminent peril and that it must
De D. a miracle II the French commap-
DER or his army should escape.-As we
no" oraw towards the close, we must take
IN the Evening as well as the MornIne.
print.
The Courie- of the 22d instant. inform.
ca It's readers. that the Intelligence from
fortngai was most encouraging and that; If
inspired every man with the greatest ron,
noehce that Massena's rear was not onlv
iala waste but rendered very difficult, fCs
the passage IF heavy artillery. and tho
whole line of country in the rear of b;n
was occupied by the Portuguese mil j. ,ne
DER Colonel Trant. General Miller oIona,
wilson an Generals Silver, and Blu, cir
that the posi- i'm of cur army as he s,rona-
est mat could be conceived tina, II 20
possible thai Massena nigh endeavcr -
ueau PACK MS s.eps. but this would be- MI
Oh PERI and diffcuiy; ha' his qvanfs -en-
oeTfd 1t imperlous upon hlm to make an -.
TACK upon us. and that in that attack in IN
human probability, will be he last thai
tne French will make in the kingdom of
PORTUGAL. The Morn ng Pos, ~ - : -
aiter an attempt TO explain awav what IL
had formerly asserted, respecting our g.,
Per1orlty OF numbers as if were not con
,eht WIN a victory, that will drive the
Fle'Ch our OF Portugal or m Ike them Dri-
sohtrS, without the additional circumstanco
OF doing this with inferio, nur,bers. aEer
TINS attempt, which is now made too lote 70
De OF any weight, ihe Morni.p Ppst Dro-
ceeos to INFORM US, that on the 18th ;rst.nt
oOU nt the enemy were msde prisoners Dart
OF whom had arrived NJ Lisbon IN IN, at
instant; that the Marquis de la R,r.na
mad actually arrived, with from IN IN 1oonn
troops and was then crossing the Tagust ~
Jol" our army; that the position of orr -.
my was formed in three lines of defence
the rear recommending the front, so that eveH
suPpos'ng the enemy were to carry oar frat
lines, they could not turn their cannon =
gainst us with effect, whilst we wonId con-
ple'ely command them from the secon1
line that besides this, we have immenae
reserves ut troop in the rear. and orr riabr
Hark is protected by he gun boats ssn1
from our men of war and transports hat
he country between & imbras and I.;sh,n
IS almost all like BaSshot heath. ever L;lS
a fortihcation, and the form, of = creoce1f-
nat within the chain 7ue have collected III
me frod"ee of the country, through which,
we nave retredted, that we are censcnuen,-
~ abundantly supplied, with Lisbon IN on-
rear, and that the enemv has nothing tboe
withln the chain, we have seventh thyn.,nA
hghlng men, exclusive of those which -
hastcnmg on aud are ready to ioin ,,ndar
the M gus de la Romana Ssch &c ,bo
h'story O. me campai n, up othe 18th ins,.
and such he relative e%ltuatiou Of the bos,iIc
armies on that day; nus has ended H., ,oce
ana our commander has fairly non Az
me beginning of the campaign, / with .ahsre-
MAD IN my head the usual notions about odD
UGHc'Hg aud retreaEnp. h fo, me, of IL.