Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-20

capture OF one general, thirteen guns duu eefeIdi
hundred prisoners by The British under Sir Hugh
Dalrymple. After achieving this decisive victory,
Sir Hugh Dalrymple decided upon pushing it
further.
Thus Napier says:
"This measure was disapproved by Sir Ar
thur, who observed that the provisions on shore
would not supply more than eight or nine days
consumption Tor the tr oops already at Vimiero !;
that the country would he unable TO furnish any
assistance; and that the fleet could not be calcu-
lated upon as resource, because the frs. OF the
gales common at that season Of the year would
certainly send il away from The coast, II it did
not destroy a great portion oil II. Sir Hugh
thought the crl of having the army separated,
,rould be grcatcr than the chance 81 distress from
such eve'sis HIS position acas csnalnly difficult.
The Bishop Of Opor!o had falled IN his pro-
mise OF assisting the troops with drail caltle-as,
indeed, he did in all his promises; the artillery
and commssariat were badly supplied with mules
and horses the cavalry was nudity; and The
encmy r0as, acith The exception Of has thsnedi-
ate loss III KILLED and aron1rded, suffering notnng
firm h's defeat, which, we have seen, did Ists-de-
prive him Of single position necessary 10 his de-
fence. While weighing This state of affairs, he
was informed that Gen. kellerman, escorted by a
strong body OF cavalry was al The outposls and
demanded an interview. For Junot, after regain
ing Torres Vedras, had occupied MARIA, and
was preparing TO fight again, when ne received
intelligence thai Lisbon was on the point oil insur-
rection; wherefore, sending forward false &C
count OF The action he followed il up with rein
furcemenl OF The garrison, and called council oil
war to advise measures with respect TO the Eng
lish. l hat general being conducted 10 The quar-.
tiers of The commander-in chief, demanded ces-
salon Of arms, and proposed lie groundwork OF
a convention under which Jun0t offered 10 evacu.
ate Portugal without further resistance. Nothing
could be nl0rc opportune Than Mis proposition, aud
Sir Hugh DairympLe readily accepted Of IL, as an
Advantage acdich ,oolld accrue, iruhoM any draT.
hack 10 The general cause OF The Peninsula. He
knew, from a plan OF operations ske,ched by The
chief of the French engineers, Col. Vincent, and
taken by the Portuguese that Junot possessed Sc
vera! strong positions in front oil Lisbon; and
that a retreat either upon Almeida, or across the
river upon Elvas, was not only within The con-
temptation OF that General, but considered IN This
report as matter oil course, and perfectly easy OF
execution. Hence The proposed convention was
an unexpected advantage offered in monen! Of
difficulty, and The only subject Of consideration
was The nature of The arlic Is proposed by kel.
lerman as a basis Tor The treaty. Sir Hugh being
necessarily ignorant Of many details, had recourse
10 Sir A. Wellesley for inlormaon and The lat
ter, taking an enlarged view oi The question IN all
its BEARINGS, conceded as 10 The sound policy oil
agreeing to a convention, by which strong
French army would be quietly got out Of coun-
try that il had complete military possession OF
and by which not only great moral effect in la
vor OF The general cause would be produced, but
an actual gain made, both Of men aud ime for
the further prosecution of The war in Spain.
1.-THE basis OF dtfnilve treaty was then ar
ranged, subject TO the final appreciation OF Sir
Charles Cotton, without whose concurrence II
was not 10 be binding.
Articles Isl and ID declared The fact Of the al
mistice, and provided for The mode OF future pro-
ceedings.
"Article Sd indicated the river Sisandre as the
line of demarcation between The two armies. The
position of Torres Vedras 10 be occupied BY nei'
lher.
"Aricle 4th. Sir Hugh Da rlymple engaged to
have the Portuguese included in the arnalstlce,
and their boundary line was 10 extend from Lei
ria TO Thomar.
"Article 5;h declared that the French were not
10 be considered as prisoners Of war, and that
themselves and their property, public and private,
were, without any deainer, 10 be transported 10
France. To this article Sir Arthur objected as
afording cover Tor the abstraction OF Portu-
guese property; whereuPon kellerman said, that
IL was 10 NC idhcu III IiS TAU oShSS VI PiSPSist
Justly obtained, and upon this assurance II was
admitted
"Ar,icle 9Th provided, that all guns ct French
calbre, and the horses oil the cavalry, were 10 be
transported 10 France"
Here we have case almost precisely parallel
to General Taylor'>, and we see that he adopted
almost precisely The same means as were adopted
by Sir Arthur Wellesley, now The Duke OF Wei.
Iinstun, under similar circumstances; and il will
he seen that almost every consideration that in
ilnenced him to accept The terms of a cessation Of
hosiiilies, prevailed, and no doubt were perceiv.
ed by General Taylor, and influenced him in
coming to the conclusion he did. In both cases a
line Of demarcation was drawn--in both cases
the victors apprehended scarcity of provisions
in both cases further victories could not be &C.
quired without great loss. There are points, 81
difference, however, which clearly show that The
terms of capituIalion in General Taylor's case
were lar more favorable to US than were The terms
of the arlnislice that the Duke Of Wellington
agreed TO. BY that The French were not 10 be
declared prisoners of war, aud Themselves and al
their PROPERTY public and p,arafe, mere 10 be trans
ported 10 France by The British.
We think Thai all this shows that Genera
Taylor is sill "Old Rough and Ready" and one
Of the greatest Generals Of the age.