The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-19

%tcntion, in no ordinary degree. Tire King in no.
diy health was recovering, but his mental de.
rengement continued, and bat little hope of his
recovery remained.
Captain Speake, of the brig Ann, bound In
Georgetown, put into Hampton KLade. from
Lisbon, which place ne left the II h at January
tie informs us that Massena was still at Sante-
rim, and had been reinforced with Il. 0OO men.
drawn from diff rent CARR sons in Spam-Lord
Wellington occupied the positi n which he had
done for some wecks-Marshal Soult had rais-
ed the serge OF Cadiz, and was besieging Bsia-
dos, with the intent OF passing 10y ST. Ubes, and
getting on the side OF Tie Tagus opposite to LIS
bon, with a view to annoy thc British Rect
The comb'ned army was about $4,000 mcn. of
which about $4,000 We're British.
The position OF Lord Wellington is considered
as too formidable to be forced-Ledye1.
NEw-YoRK, March 10.
The ship Thomas, Manter, sailed from
Lisbon ON the 18th January. Seventy A.
merican vessels arrived there within S or q
days of captain Ms. sailing. The French
Army had been reinforced by $1,000 men.
On the 18Th Jan. Lord Wellington gave er-
ders for the +, rtuguese to remove their
pr perry wi HIN the lines OF defence az
place OF safety. Flour vas IS dolls. when
he sailed.
FROM TIRE AURoRA
We have rsceived htters oi tae 9Th, 18th.
and i7th January, tr. IN lisbon, which contain
very little news OF particular importance,
but which give soneeteueral ideas of the
state OF things there.
EXTRACT Is.
we have no particular news from the
army, but there are refortS plenty, but as u
suai, snort. From all that | can hear from
int Ing NJ persons, and there are MANY mor.
OF that description here than Lexpec1ed TO
md. a Conflict Cannot be very remote, and
Ii Mey are not much mistak n, and | form
my opinion like them upon the facts they
staie. the early parrof Feb. will determine
the state of warm this country as well as in
SPAN
F" we nave at this moment (13th january
a report that appears tohave excited extra.
ordinary alarm. All was Tranquil, and vet
busy here since the 30th ult. but now sullen-
ness and anxiety, and an inexplicable bus
tie and ouz prevails. These appear to have
arisen from advICes, that the French with a
large force, have occupied Badajus, and are
proceeding by the two roads from Elvas. 20.
wards st Ubes and Abrantes /; this. iftrue.
Is considered by the best informed men as
seriously bad news.
1.-The disquietude INCREASES to day oath
JAM he British army, lies about ten leagues
rom teis city, yesterday, l saw about 400 of
the SICK soldiers, come in from camp chief
iy EngliShmen, they are placed in the hos
pltais here ; some there were in filters, o.
tners dragging themselves along, with a
load OF knapsack at their back these
scenes and other horrors that | pass over.
are such as have given my imagination, no
great taste for the sublime art of war. con-
Quoted upon such conditions.
the people here are not with.
out their comforts, as you may Conceive bv
the remarks of a sick sergeant whom hap.
Pened TO meet while the liter on which he
laid halted / entered into discourse with
MIN, he said the damn'd ague had just trip
PED him up at the worst ime ; he had stond
1t out at Walcheren without being sick an
ilour, though he was then in the ranks and
mounted his guards during the whole time
Dut ne verify believed that the damned
french had infected their camp, tor they
had none sick until they took roo manv az
the French at Coimbra 4; we all recover r, h.
sure having better cons tuition, than taese
oamned french who are dying like rotten
sheep lntheIr trenches. | believe our gene
raj would have attacked them long enn.gh
ago '1he was not apprehensive o. Catching
thel diseases, out still we have caught -
:" Out shere,s &ome coa'fofs" says ne, = Tor
W 'ere we use one man they lose f(ty."-
~" thc DuOf inCy OF the mInd-
ms poor fellow seemed in ,he last stag e
dysentery and ye' his eyes appeared to etis.
ten and his blood o rally MO his visage As he
spoke. All the diseases which IT aims re
affect both armies arc those only which aft
fect every army in lde fed III rro-
rous Climate, or seas,n. The season i, all
'oweo To havc been unusually wei wen for
n clImate.
"Ihis no ning(16.h ] MI hear that orders
were yesterday issued by the gr!.is gene
raj in chief TOR he evacuation of St Ubes. and
us ne'ghooI hood, by he INHABITANTS, in less
nan SIX days, md % repair to this place hy
t1e 20'1- h"y are further ordered TO des-
ttny e'ers - veable thing they cannot bring
a y bring provisions of every kind n
? e..r nee, and to burn all they cannot ca r.
y hither. This looks rather soualv-vet.
we hearit is said every hour in the day. that
the French mus. leave Portugal in less than
"" months ; and those who say it, believe
1t and am told they believed it six months
ago."
TIL Sciota, Franklin, arrived on SATURDAY.
from Lisbon, in IS days, does not %confir9,
the Philadelphia accounts. Capt. +. heard
nothing OF the crossing of the French to ne
south SIDE o, the Tagus, or of the capture Of