The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-22

moved into the valley of Mondego; that tn
enemy had attacked our picquets, and ha,
been repulsed. About the time that thi
dispatch was received, we saw an order @
lord Talavera, respecting letters writer
from the army being published i'm news-pa
lPers. Our home authority before menti IN
ed. now repeated to us, with more conf.
dence than ever, that the soldiers of tn,
f'ench ar ~ were disc ontenie ed in he hughes
degree; hat me Portuguese intended to e
rect a monument to perpetuate the memory
OF that British generosity by which the in.
dependence of Portugal had been maintain
ed; that though Almeida had fallen, oui
prospects were none tho worse for that thai
the tall OF that fortress would have no in
yTuence IN the fortune of the compaign; &
we were now told, in a very detailed &C
count, that the English army consisted Of
10000 men. 1.-THE Portuguese regulars of
59.755 and the Portuguese militia of 52.S4S,
makinS a total of 142, 603; a number tar
greater than it had ever been supposed
Massena's army amounted %, even before
hat army had been wasied by hunger sick.
ness and desertion. Before any further
dispatches came, we were told that Mas
senas circumstances had not been a, all
Deferred by the fall of Almeida, and the
hopes mat the opposition party ente, taiued
as 10 the destructive operation of the French
against our army would prove delusive.-
ne acCoonls, which we received through
'Re FRENCH papers, which contained Mas
sena,s report of the seige and surrender of
Almelda; these accounts were calculated
TO give us a ifferent impre ssion As to the
actual consei Ience OF the fall OF Almeida.
we saw In that account, every reason 20
rear mat he French would now be able to
Hollow up their advantages. These fears
WRIg TN, rofIa- - f
''oy the next dispatches OF our commander.
which were dated at Govera. on the fifth ut
September, and which gave US an accoun
Oh the treachery and cowardice OF he lieu
ehant governor and commander of artillery
IN the fortress OF Aimeida. Never the,ess.
IL appeared, from the Aforementioned autho
rty, mat the cause was in as fair a way as
ever, and though a conspiracy had soon af-
ter this, been detectt d of Lisbon and of Por-
tug !, the government of that country was
perfectly secure and the people perfectly
loyal /; that the French army was greatly
diminished in numbers: that Massena could
only bring $4,000 men tn face us in the field.
while we have so 600 British soldiers acrp-
ally presen,, which number, when all the
reinforcement arrived would be augmented
to 40 600, and whIie we have double the
number OF Por ugueSe, who had given so
many proofs of their valor, and oftheir deyo
tion to the cause.
Il now appeared from the same auth or; :
ties. that things were in the most enconrar O.
ing SITUATION ; that nearly the whole popu-
ration OF the country accompanied our com
mander IN his movements, who DESTROYED
sucn parts OF their property as they were
unable toremove that MaSsena by advanc-
ing In an exhausted country must add IN th.
emoarrassments, he previously labored un
Ger from the insuficiency of his supplies .
tha' our commander, in addition to the adj
vantage OF a strong mountainous position.
mad concentrated his forces, brought tn
portuguese army within range of his ope
rations, and drawn nearer to his main re-
sources, while the enemy got further frou
ms supplies. was compelled to divide bis
iorces, and was exposed to attacks from the
moun! ANS. Such was The state Of things A.
greeaoly to our intelligence (froni the snur
ces before mentiOned) on the 10th of Octo
Der, at which time dispatches from Lord
L aiavera came down to the 5th Septembe,.
ana were da ed at Gouvea, a place sitnated
at about 30 miles from Ciudad Rodrigo. 6o
rom the eastern frontiers of Portugal. about
% from Alneida,. and alb ut wenty FIVE or
t"ifty rom Ge'erIco, tine place where the
iormer dispatches were dated. After wait
ing eight days without any fresh Off
communicative from PORTUGAL. wb;cb -,
Us 10 a distance OF thirty nine days from the
aate OF the dispatches just mentioned, we
mao, on sunday the 14h inst. mnounced tn
us from the mouth IF the park and tower
guns, the intelligence OF The vic, @ry of Busa
Co. won upon the ridge OF hills of tnat name
SITUATE al a distance of about so miles from
CouVea, and at a tew miles distance from th.
city OF Colmbra. In this victory. which vas
gained on the memorlblc 27ti Septe nber
we are oihclaliy Informed, we killed two
Thousand french, he wounded being i'm
pense' me enemy, cur Commanded cave
IN ms despatch, did no, land we'll he MIGHT
mott renew his "a ack on the 28th errcb,
by me IRE Of his Eght troohs, but that he
moved n large body of his army In such a
direction as induced our viscount tn v;th
draw from the mountains of Busaco. that is
to say from the field OF battle, and totake his
army IN a southern direction, that is tn cav
nearer to Lisbon. that is to say, further from
the place where the two armies started and
nearer to our commanders strong holds h;e
mrs and his shipping. In This
despatch. which is dated from Goimbra nm
the 3OIh September, and to which for an
account oil The particular acts of bravery
performed by the officers and soldiers of the
allied army, l beg leave to refer the ade g.
IN this celebrated despatch, the noble vis
count says, that this movement has afforded
nm a favorable opportunity of she wing the
enemy the description of troops of viii n bio
army was composed that the Portnouese
troops were worthy of con'ending in the
same ranks with British troops tia, mar
ah al arE-. ~