The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-08-06

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Massena 50 is marching to the south, and the.
| future scene OF active operations will DC in
IEs'reaauura. We apprehend from Lord
IWelinston's despatch, that he will In all
PROBABILITY move still nearer lisbon &C.
neral Hill with the last reinforc ement from
England OF To- 900 men, OF which 1900 were
cavalry, had not united with the main army /.
but would in a few days.
| Marshal Sout was at L.lerena n, rho XII,
OF June. but was to,march i'm the direct,.,m
OF Merida in a day or two.
| Nothing OF Importance had occurred in
| the north OF Spain; the allied army uoder
General Sir Brent Spencer r, in consequence,
OF the movements ct the French ARMY had
approached nearer Lisbon, and on the 9th
| OF June was at Siota.
appears from our Lisbon papers, tllas
the armies OF the interior, both OF france.
ana those OF the patriots are in morton. Se-
verai partial actions had taken place, in
which the patriots obtained the advantage -
ne french are detcrnined, (if we may
Judge from appearances to make one othe.
grand ef9it to drive The British from the
Peninsula, until they effect which, they cao-
not ex.,nguish what they call I" re5eihons,.
IN opain--in Sailicia, the patriots have
assembled respectable force, with which
they were marching TOW ards the neare,,
French post. In thai part of Spain. the
French were very weak, from the drafts
mat had been made to supply the army q
Portugal, as il is termed.
= he TREND who translates for US, had onIv
time to give the papers hasty perusal be-.
fore our next we hope to obtain whatever
may oe OF Observation-Disclosures were glut,ed
with provisions Flour 1912 dollars. dun
Torn: 1t IN good order, dollars per BUSH
Ell ledger.
Our readers may infer from the follow.
ing transiations, that another grand battle
mas before this, been fought in Estremadu
ra. Lord Weilington's despair is datea,
from a ace not lad down in our mar. but we
understand that it is between Eva. anu
badaJos, not more than six or eight miles
from either place .fhe grand point OF CON-;
centratlan Tor the different French armies
IS Merida, a town in Estremadura, aboue
40 miles east OF Badajos. OF the force of
the French Army when united we are
not able 10 speak with accuracy. bar
from inc data we have, we suppose it VIII
be thus:
Souit's command after the battle
~ !" hionhera $4,000
,''sn So' pss 5000
Army olPoruSal from Sa!aman-
ca under Marmont, deductiDg
the reinforcement thrown Into
Ciudad Rodrigo. 1z.oon
--.i
LORD Wellington's force, viz:
The allied army under Beressord
alter the battle of Albuhera.
including one brigade not en-
gagged, o. onb
British reinforcement under gen. WV
FL ~. 10000
Ihe balance will be made mn bvt-o,o.
draNn from the British army in the norti,
OF Portugal. -
he French army will be under two abl.,
g. nerais. Soult and Marmont, officers oe
niGh reputation, the former we iudge ia
command wiz
We have said that the probability If q,
other battle. may be inferred. bnt If S
ludge from the hitherto cautious conauet ~
LORD Wellington, we should not be surpr;.
SEQ 10 near that he had retired once mo,~
20 ms strong lines in front of LISBON where
IL tne french follow. they will be exposert
to the same if not greater difficplties
than the army of Massena experienced for.
SUPPLIES ava
me plan OF Lord Wellington appear,tc
De to draw the greater proportion If ,hS
: rencn force In the Peninsula, towards
Hsoon' W winch means the difficulty OF
sed. and his own diminished, and INV ,sh;c,..
he people OF Spain will be better abI. IN,
ast~-b' M -
foundations for he- Public Ledeer y,o,xs
Lisbon Pahers, reeeiped 6y fIr .MeS
.feld. S.
LISBON. June 10.
After the defeat of Soult in the ba,,je ~,
iiouhera and the conquest of Fipner.~
. catalonia, the military operations Of the,
'reheh I'D our Peninsula have necessari,v.
zen changed very considerably. Smvobr,.
esaVins few troops in Arragon, and m.
ne frontiers of Valencia, marched to ca~
alonia to join Macdonad's corps, and I,
hreaten larragona, and to endeayor IN
es,ore the affairs of his Country. which.
ina province, were in. the loves, s,ata,
oouit seeing the 5th army driven brvon,x
-ierena, Oiivenza taken, and R.da;n.' W.
ieged, joined the reserve of the arn,v 50
anoaiusla 10 the 5th army, drew aJi,hs
olees ne Could possibly obtain from Sebas-
,a" a. anu victor, and with an army of e6 r.,
f,ooo men, endeavored to relieve Bada;os
= wh,cn he was defeated with grea, loss,
'ouit oeing no doubt directed to keen nos-
ess'on OF Andalusia at all events if pnesi,-
nc, General Drouet was ordered rom tbs
orIh TO MS assistance, with an amy NJ
out 9OOO men. About the same time c..
aarmont, with the remains of the armv &c
.ortugal marched to the south of Snail
ne possession OF Andalusia. seams -: