The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-28

lectcd for the siege. caused the cnemy'sS
lines to be DESTROYED; his retreat was con-
Quoted in three columns. General Mont
brun went in,pursuit of him by the route Of =
Casillas de Flores. General Walter, with
the cavalry of the army of the north, took J.
the direction Of Alberyeria he came up J.
9th the rear guard of the enemy at Aldea4
del Ponte, and Immediately charged them. s.
The division Souham having arrived, the ac-
ton was glorious for the arms of his majes- :
ty. and the enemy was driven back witty
great loss and confusion. His rear-guardk
continued its retreat upon Sabugal. VICE
have taken the baggage of the Prince of Oh
range and of General Crawford. The con- !
fusion was so great i'll the English army, that !
an aid-de-camp of lord Wellington, while :
endeavorng To rejoin that General, threwH
himself into our ranks. We have made 20of
prisoners. The army of Portugal has hada
10 men rendered unfit for service; the e-}
neiny S loss amounted to oeIMce. and 8005
men. Assure his majesty that the Spanish,
insurgents have felt the greatest Indignation!
on seeing themselves thus abandoned in thes
north, as in the south and this contrast be-
tween the conduct of the English and the
promises, which they have necessarily bro!
ken, pourshcs national hatred which wil;l
break out sooner or later. must mention.
with praise Generals Montbrun and Boyer,
Captain Hubert of the 2sd Chasseurs, Lieu.
we'll as my aids-de-camp JarGet and Favier.
cannot, moreover, too much praise the
Eroi of tho General Officers and soldiers of
the army. We should have followed the e.
nemy 20 the lines of Lisbon, where we should
have been able to form a junction with the
army ct the South, which, completely en-
tire, has in its front only the division of Ge-
neral Hill, had the moment been come
which is fixed for the catastrophe of the
English ~
tSgnedA Marshal Duke of RAcusA
Here follows dispatch from Dorsenne,
: which ALSO accuses Lord Wellington of hav-
ing committed blunder in not collecting his
army sooner The small body of our troops
which were posted at Altea del Pante on
the 9th, consisting only of the 4th division,
and detachment of cavalry, are stated at
$4,000 infantry, and 5000 horse, with IL
pieces OF cannon.
LONDON, Nov s.
Tomorrow The Prince Regen, viii; preside at a
Privy council in which the final propagation of Par
lament viii be agreed on.
A letter from officer of hi, rank in Lor,, " ell
liuston's army says, Marmout certainly int. ded
attacking us on the eth OF September, but ord
Wellington, by taking up another positions frustrated
itio plan. Lord Wellington had escape on
she 25th While busily employed in reconr.cite ing
Iie enemy s movements, some French dragons got
completely liz his rear, and would have taken his
LUrtsi,p had not Major Gordon galoped NJ, and in
formed him Of the circumstance, and he was inebte,
TO the speed of his horse for his escape Lord Cas
Manners WAS also closely pursued, and obliged
70 have recourse to leaping large rivolet. There
rs n rrimor, and very probable one, that Soult is
enming down the Alen;eio side. 1t is pretty clear
that the French do not want TO drive out, under
idea that their purpose is better answered by our
expenditure of men and money ia the contest. TIL
sick Lisbon about $500, rather If a.
ny thing. Sixteen officers have died at Lisbon within
these few weeks"
The following communications were rec aived NV
reg eeiabie Mercantile House, blythe last sAnlolt
Mali
&c MEMEI, Oct 3.
Our Government has manifested its known i'm
beciLty in very striking colors of te, by rcacting
Decree, permitting the importation Of colonial pro-
duce from Russia at reduced and moderate 'uucs, s.
substituting the full continental duty instead-and
only last post informed us of total repeal thereof
and consequent prohibition Of such articles entering
BY land--which, lam convinced, will be productive
Of serious consequences many OF lis own subjects.
Prices especially Coffee have taken start in conse-
quence-and unless a change of system takes place,
they will, no doubt look up considerably ,lur the
winter The exchange here is is IA to AZ
"October4.
Colonial produce is, understand, prohibited s.
asma vessel, which arrived here the other day,
from Lebau, with rum, has been seized In politics,
1t is Impossible to say judge what is really going
forward. The present report current is, that this
country vii! join the Frencl-and people thiak
the prohibition OF colonial produce certain indicate
of it, However, you know there is little regard
20 be paid to reports. My opinion is this, that unless
the Russisns advance before the French and occupy
Prussia with formidable army, she will, through
Necessity, join the latter.
FRENCH NEWS.--We learn verbally
by he Matilda that the u. States frigate
Constitution was, as late as the 18th nit,
still at Cherbourg, waiting TO hear from
Mr.. Barlow, who was i'll expectation of ha-
wing interview with the Emperor Be-
naparte, who had just returned from his
loving visit TO the Hclandcrs.
~ The road from Fort HAWKINS to Fort
Stoddart, thro' the Indian Territory is com
pleted, and the troops are returning to neir
respective statiops-Georg. Journqi.
From Hayfi.-Captain Tuck, from Jac-'
qhemel, (arrived at BOSTON, informs, that
Cliristophe was preparing to attack Port-au
Prince, which place mad been put in the
best state of defence. Petioa has no YES
sci of war, but his ports were very we'll for
tiled Christophes feet was distributed
III his various ports.-Capt. L. saw in Iac-;
quemel, a captain in Christophc's army,
who had descrted-This officer stated thai;
two American vessels, said to be schooner,
had been takenin the Bite of Leogaue, car
ried into Gopaives and the crews mprisol-
ed. Paper money had been issued by order I
Of Chrstophe, and any person refusing tos
take it would be arrested, and it is said, suf- !,
fer DEATH Palladium !