Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-15
NoRFoLK, Aug. 1o,


NoRFoLK, Aug. 1o,
On Saturday arrived in Hampton Roads,
the schooner Lady's Delight, from Lisbon,
which place she left the 1st Of July. The
verbal Intelligence is, that there had been
no general action, that Lord Wellington was
retreatng to his former positions before Lis
bon, and that at the time the Eady's Delight
sailed, he had got within sixty miles of Lis
bon.
We received by this vessel one paper on
ly, Of the cSsh of juno, which contained no.
thing worth Transmitting, except the letter of
Lord Wellington, which is given in this day s
paper.
Inc letter is dated at a small place about
II or ID mics. north of Elyas, on the riyer
Caya, a-srlaa branch of Guad;ana, and a.
bout 1870 miles from, Lisbon.
It. will be seen that us the French army of
Portugal Qate under Massena) marched to
the south to join Marshal Soult, the British
army in the north of Portugal under Gener-
al Spencer was posted from Aronches, to the
British head quarters, distance Of about IS
I niles.
1t appears from Lord Wellington's letter
that the French army were to concentrate
on the eist of June. at Merida, about o miles
from the British head quarters.
All the accounts from Lisbon agree that
Lord Wellington wcald rot hazard an action
until he should arrive near to Lisbon, conse
quently we cannot expect to hear Of any thing
decisive until we have adviccs to the middle
of July.
Our last advices by theShefaeld, satisfied
us that the French were determined to de-
eide the fate of the Peninsula before the
walls of Lisbon. They perceive that until
Ike R,.,tieh ,r., I,.,,,o, f,oco U1,,t..o.,I !.
conquest of Spain and Portugal cannot be ac-
complished, disregarding all minor objects,
it is seen that Marshal Soult, has drawn most
the French forces to one point, to give his
designs the best chance Of success. From
the force Lord Wellington has under him,
and the military positions which he can &C.
cupy, We calculate that Soult will experience
the fate that Massena did. Rcinforcements
particularly of caval continue to arrive at
Lisbon. The Prince ofOrunge, whose de-
parture from England, was noticed in the
foreign intelligence published in our last, had
just arrived at Lisbon, and by some it was
imagined nc was to command the army
There can be no foundation for such an op;
Mon, as the Prince of Orange we believe is
only colonel in the British army, and has
no military experience to give him claim to
such a distinguished and highly important
If~Sttsii<iius
Although NC have little doubt, that as the
French army advanced, Lord Wellington
has retreated; there does not however APP
pear to be as much haste in his movements
as some of our papers represent. Our rea-
ders will discover that the last officialsletter
from Lord Wellington was published in the
Ledger of the Cd inst. and was dated the
18th Of June, we find him on the Goth not ten
miles from the same place, and that not Ii
| a direction towaeds Lisbon. From the 18th
to the goth of June, the allied army remain.
ed in the same positions.
We have no advices from the north O
Portugal, the verbal accounts say there il
nothing doing in that quarter, every nerve
being strained in the south.
Markets were very bad for provisions, YES
GELS daily arriving, and no sale for their car
goes, nor places to store them. Corn wa
at one and q half dollar per bushel, and We
ry duh at that, Flour was Is dollars, and nj
salc.-Ledger.