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ATHENS, GEORGIA: PRINTED BY ALEXANDER M'DONNELL, SATURDAY, JULY 22, ISO 9,
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BOSTON, June 23.
Bv the arrival yefierday of the
brig Favorite, capt. Stacy, 37 days
from Lifbon, we have been favored
with papers of that city to the 16th
May. They fpeak favorably of the
ftate of the combined Englifh and
Portuguefe troops —that they had
been fo greatly encreafed and dif
ciplined as to afford the ftrongeft
affhranee of fafety to the inhabitants
—that bufinefs had revived ; and
the public houfes again opened for
the amufement and accommodation
of the people ; that the theatre was
opened on the 14th of May, for the
firft time fince the departure of the
Prince Regent. Of the military 0-
perations of the armies and other
information, the following fketch,
from the lateft date, will furnilh
examples :
, - t( JJJbon, May 16.
<e Authentic letters from Lame
go, of the date of the 9th current
(May) affirm that the Portuguefe
have rendered rhemfelves matters
of the paifage of Rcgoa, and of other
ftrong politicos on the oppofire
fide of the Douero & chat our troops
in confequence have a free paflfage
to the other fide of the river. The
French have not yet given us bat
tle. .
“By a vefifel, which failed from
Oporto for Brazil, and which has
been obliged to enter the Tagus,
we are afifured, that the French have
retired from Amaranta, to take a
pofition on the Douero. In a few
days, we expert to give the details
of an action, which cannot fail to
take place.
The captain of the fame fnip re
ports, that the province of GaSiicia
had recovered its liberty ; that the
French are fhut up in the port of
Corunna, and that the troops of
Romana furround them, and that
there is no doubt that they v/ill be
obliged to furrender in a few days.
Copy ‘ef a diffatcb from General Be
resfordy to bis excellency Pereira
For fa,
f{ I have the honor to communi
cate to your Excellency, that on the
9th of May, I had caviled a detach
ment to advance to take a favorable
pofition between Amaranta & Me
zao Frio, which are occupied by the
French, havirg met with no other
enemy than a (matt detachment
who fled. I had an opportunity of
placing four pieces of cannon in a
good pofition. I ordered a ccn-
(No. 61.
ftant fire upon the divifion of thr %
enemy, who at the end of two hours - ’
beat a retreat in great diforder.
Major Harding, whoni I had ‘>r\v.
to obferve the effcdl of this /re,',
reports to have feen the French I
carry off five waggons of wounded. J
Their force confuted of 25,000 in
fantry and 500 cavalry, command
ed by Gen. Lifon. I have ordered
a reinforcement, commanded by the
General Francifco de Silveria to
keep this pofition, and to cut ott
the communication between Ama
ranta and Me?.3o Frio. The con
duct of the enemy was horribV
having burnt ail the villages and
huts 111 his retrea^
(Signed)
BERESFORD.
Head Tfitarters at
Lam ago, 1 ith May.
<f Copy of a letter, dated the iuh of
May, at the advanced pofts,
f ‘ I have the honor ro inform your
excellency that the French have &-
bandontd Mezao Frio, f fhall do
my uemoft to mainta’n the good
pofition l have taken.—By the advi
ces that I have received, I can fay
that the French have loft 30 cavalry
and 30 infantry, and that they have
had a great number wounded, and
have abandoned one ammunition
waggon and a great quantity of
waggons loaded with provifions.
(Signed)
FRANCISCO DE SILVEIRA.
“ Copy of a letter from his Excellency
M. Villiers, Mini for of his Itn
tannic AT fifty to his Excellency
Pereira For j as, Aiay 11.
<c I have tins inftan; received the
news that the troops commanded by
Sir Arthur Wellettcy have com
pletely beaten the French to dm
cumber 4000. —The i6rh Portu •
guefe regimentdiftinguiftied them
felves. We have obliged the ene
my to abandon their pofuions.
The following article is received
in a letter from Lifbon, dated on tht
17th May :—“ There ha ve been
great rejcricings *,ere to dav, on ac
count, as I underftand by thi guards,
of the. French being defeated at or
near Oporto. 3,1
In confirmation of the above in
telligence, rape. Stacy verbally re
ports, chat the day previous to hie
departure, (1 3th May) official ac
counts were received of rhe reuking
of Oporro by the Engiifn -i and Ror
tuguefe troops-—that the French
had .retreated fome milts from the
city ; but their communication with
Spain being completely cut efi,
and iu-rounded by a fuperior force,
news wis momently expefted o-f
their unconditional furrender, ana
that great rejoicings and illumov:--
tions nati.taken place sn rorfequen’ *
of ibis intelligence ; car
tain Stacy alfo reports, that the ar
mies were m high fpirits; and that
the greaudt good wd) arid imssiittV’
