Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-08-08
Tronslatious for the NorfOlt Ledger from
Lisbon papers. receiced by the SheeDletd.

LISBON, june IL.
After the defeat of Soult in the battle
of 4Ibuhera, and Of the conquest OF Flgu-
eras in Catalonia, the military operations
Of the French in our Peninsula, have ne
cessarily been changed very considerably.
Souehet leaving few troops in Arragon,
and on the frontiers of Valencia, marched
to Catalonia to join Macdonaid's CORPS
and to threaten Tarragona, and to endea-
yor to restore the affairs of his country,
which in that Province, were in the low
est state.
SouIt seeing the 9Th army driven be-
youd Llerena, Olivenza taken, and Bada-
los beseiged. Joined the reserve OF the ar
INV Of Andalusia to the 9Th army, drew
ali the forces he could possibly obtain
from Sebastian, and Victor. and with an
army Of 26 to 81 900 men. endeavored to
relieve Badajos, in which he was defeated
with great loss. Soalt being no doubt
directed to keep possession OF Andaiusia
at all events if possible, General Drouet
was ordered from the north to his assis-
lance, with an army of about 5000 men.
About the same time General MarmOnt
with the remains of the army of Portu-
gal marched to the south ofSpain. The
Dossession of Andalusia, seems primary
and the relief of BadajOs, secondary OBJ
iect, if we may judge from these various
movements. In the mean time the two
great provinces of Old and New CASTLE
and Leon, and that of Arragon remain
with very few troops, in consequence OF
which, the two armies of Gallacia and
Valencia, have now an excellent Opportu-
nity Of overcoming the small French gar
risons that are in them, re-cOnquerlng
MANY towns, and of regaining the ground
lost. whilst those provinces were occupied
by the French.
when we turn to the south Of Spain, as
Il regards the grand armies, it is to be OBJ
served that the corps of Sebastian and
Victor. which were left to keep in check
the Sd and 9Th Spanish armies, are not
competent to that object; Sebastiani's
corps was routed by Gen. Freyre, and if
that of Victor is attacked, the probability
is that it will experience the same fate
or at least that it will find itself in very
embarrassed situation: under these cir
cumstances Soult must either join these
corps to his and lose Andalusia OF he
will be compelled to make detachments
from his own army to support those other
eorps, if our excellent General does not
think proper to purchase victory in
great battle, and by the loss Ofmuch blood.
The French cannot keep united long, as
they hold those provinces by the point OF
the bayOnet.
Tits not our intention to anticipate what
will be done-what we have remarked is
the actual state of affairs, from which
Judgment Of the future may be formed.
June 81.
We have received the Arragon Gazette
to the 29th ult. and find in them impor-
faint news. Souchet had not raised the
seige of Tarragona as had been supposed,
lint remained before that place, where
there had been some actions OF more or
less Importance. Some English ships OF
wardefend the place on the side, where
it is weaker than on the land side. Mar
guis Campoverde has landed in the city
Wltn ulNlSlOu VI Sdtdiuh tiOOi'os SOHsS
artillerists aud plenty of ammunition and
provisions draws from the province Of Va
lentia.
June %.
Extract of despatch from Lord Wei
linston to his excelleney Don Miguel
Forjaz, dated head quarters, Quinta da
Gramieha, June is, 1911.
In consequence of the report of the
rbief engineer Lieut.. Col. Fletcher. that
the fire from fort Christopher would con-
s:derabiy obstruet our operations on the
left of the Guadiana, and that breach
made in the outworks by the fire on the
9th, was much widened, 1 determined to
attempt to carry that fort by assault, on
that very night. Inpursuanee otthis de-
PENNINGTON, Major General Huston, who
conducted the operations OF the siege on
the right of the Guadiana, ordered a de-