in several ways. You were first oppressed by a tyrant, avaricious of money, who robbed my cousin : Charles of his treasures, and you of your blood. He fell, and you acted very wrong not to treat him with Zarra Zarra, which is as much as to say, not to cut off his head. : Why did you not do so? Because you were asleep. Since that time you have met with another tyrant, ambitious of kingdoms, and he deprived my cousin Charles of his throne, including in the privation all his race, in order to keep the passession to himself, and to come before much lapse of time to dc. prive me also of my throne. Arouse, Christians! Ah, French dog, why did you give opium to the Christians, to get passession of the principal persons, and to effect your entry without exciting appre. hension? Why did you not enter sword in hand, that your objects may be seen, and the Christians may treat you with Zarra Zarra? Christians, you have lost time! desert this tyrant, as you regard yourselves. Let Seville be loyal, brave, and firm in doing justice! Christians! attack these dogs, and defend the kingdom for the son of my cousin; and let that currish nation be abhorred for ever. Cou, rage, brave Christians! attack them, and let Ala the great assist you, I entreat you to defend your kingdom for my cousin, and for the Englishmen likewise, Let all na. tions see this, in order that they may know who the French dog is, and that they may rise against him. Sleep no more, Christians! Noble Junta of Seville, do strict and severe justice on every traitor towards the son of my cousin, and

may Ala reward you.-ALI MAKOᎷᎬᎢ. -- -Tetuan, June 10, 1808.

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LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

Downing-street, September 2, DISPATCHES, of which the fol..

lowing are copies and extracts, were last night received from lieutenant-general sir Harry Burrard, and lieutenant-general sir Arthur Wellesley, dated from head-quar. ters at Lourinha, addressed to vis. count Castlereagh, one of his ma, jesty's principal secretaries of state, and brought by captain Campbell, aid-de-camp to sir Arthur Wel lesley.

Extract of a Letter from Lieute nant-general Sir Arthur Welles. ley, dated Head-quarters at Cal das, August 16.

I marched from Lyria, on the 13th, and arrived at Ahobaca on the 19th, which place the enemy had abandoned in the preceding night, and I arrived here yesterday. The enemy, about four thousand in number, were posted about ten miles from hence, at Borica, and they occupied Brilos, about three miles from hence, with their ad. vanced posts. As the possession of this last village was important to our future operations, I determined to occupy it; and as soon as the British infantry arrived upon the ground, I directed that it might be occupied by a detachment, con, sisting of four companies of rifle. men of the 60th and 95th rogi. ments. The enemy, consisting of a small piquet of infantry and a few cavalry, made a trifling resist ance, and retired; but they were followed

followed by a detachment of our riflemen to the distance of three miles from Brilos. The riflemen were then attacked by a superior body of the enemy, who attempted to cut them off from the main body of the detachment to which they belonged, which had now advanced to their support; larger bodies of the enemy appeared on both the flanks of the detachment, and it was with difficulty that major-ge. neral Spencer, who had gone out to Ebidos when he had heard that - the riflemen had advanced in pur. snit of the enemy, was enabled to effect their retreat to that village. They have since remained in pos. session of it, and the enemy have retired entirely from the neigh bourhood.

In this little affair of the advanced posts, which was occasioned solely by the eagerness of the troops in pursuit of the enemy, I am concerned to add, that lieut. Bunbury, of the 2d battalion of the 95th, was killed, and the hon. capt. Pa. kenham wounded, but slightly; and we have lost some men, of whose number I have not received the returns.

In the centre of the valley, and about eight miles from Roleia, is the town and old Moorish fort of Ebidos, from whence the enemy's piquets had been driven on the 15th; and from that time he had posts in the hills on both sides of the valley, as well as in the plain in front of his army, which was posted on the heights in the front of Roleia, its right resting upon the hills, its left upon an eminence, on which was a windmill, and the whole covering four or five passes into the mountains in his rear.

I have reason to believe that his force consisted of at least 6000 men, of which about 500 were ca valry, with five pieces of cannon; and there was some reason to believe that general Loison, who was at Rio Major yesterday, would join general Laborde by his right in the course of the night. The plan of attack was formed accordingly, and the army having broken up from Caldas this morning, was formed into three columns; the right consisting of 120 Portuguese infantry and 50 Portuguese caval ry, destined to turn the enemy's left, and penetrate into the mouнtains in his rear; the left consisting of major-gen. Ferguson's and brigadier-gen. Bowe's brigailes of in. fantry, three companies of riflemen, a brigade of light artillery and 20 British and 20 Portuguese cavalry, was destined, under the command of major.gen. Ferguson, to ascend the hills at (Ebidos, to turn all the enemy's posts on the left of the valley, as well as the right of the post at Roleia; this corps was also destined to watch the motions of gen. Loison, on the enemy's right, who I had heard had moved from Rio Major towards Alcoentre last

night. The centre column, consisting of major-general Hill's, brigadier-general Nightingale's, brigadier-general Craufurd's, and brigadier-general Fane's brigades (with the exception of the riflemen de tached with major-general Fergu. son), and 400 Portuguese light in fantry, the British and Portuguese cavalry, a brigade of nine-pounders, and a brigade of six-pounders, were destined to attack general Laborde's position in front. The columns being formed, the troops moved from Ebidos about seven o'clock in the morning.. Brigadier-general Fane's riflemen were immediately detached into the hills on the left of the valley, to keep up the com. munication between the centre and left columns, and to protect the march of the former along the valley, and the enemy's posts were successively driven in. Major-general Hill's brigade, formed in three columns of battalions, moved on the right of the valley, supported by the cavalry, in order to attack the enemy's left; and brigadiergenerals Nightingale and Craufurd moved with the artillery along the high road, until at length the for. mer formed in the plain immediate. ly in the enemy's front, supported by the light infantry companies, and the 45th regiment of brigadier. general Craufurd's brigade, while the two other regiments of this brigade (the 50th and 91st), and half of the nine-pounder brigade were kept as a reserve in the rear. Major-general Hill and brigadier. general Nightingale advanced upon the enemy's position; and, at the same moment, brigadier general Fane's riflemen were in the hills on the right; the Portuguese infantry in a village upon his left; and ma

jor-general Ferguson's column was descending from the heights into the plain. From this situation the enemy retired by the passes into the mountains with the utmost regularity and the greatest celerity; and notwithstanding the rapid ad. vance of the British infantry, the want of a sufficient body of cavalry was the cause of his suffering but little loss in the plain.

It was then necessary to make a disposition to attack the formidable position which he had taken up. Brigadier-general Fane's riflemen were already in the mountains on his right, and no time was lost in attacking the different passes, as well to support the riflemen as to defeat the enemy completely.

The Portuguese infantry were ordered to move up a pass on the right of the whole; the light com. panies of major-general Hill's brigade and the 5th regiment moved up a pass next on the right; and the 29th regiment, supported by the 9th regiment, under brigadier. general Nightingale, a third pass; and the 45th and 82d regiments, passes on the left. These passes were all difficult of access, and some of them were well defended by the enemy, particularly that which was attacked by the 29th and 9th regiments. These regi ments attacked with the greatest impetuosity, and reached the enemy before those whose attacks were to be made on their flanks; the defence of the enemy was desperate, and it was in this attack principally that we sustained the loss which we have to lament, parti cularly of that gallant cofficer the hon. lieutenant-colonel Lake, who distinguished himself upon this occasion. The enemy was, however

driven from all the positions he had taken in the passes of the moun.. fains, and our troops were advanced in the plains on their tops. For a considerable length of time, the 29th and 9th regiments alone were advanced to this point, with brigadier general Fane's riflemen at a distance on the left; and they were afterwards supported by the 5th regiment, and by the light companies of major-general Hill's brigade, which had come up on their right, and by the other troops ordered to ascend the mountains, who came up by degrees. The enemy here made three most gallant attacks upon the 29th and 9th regiments, supported, as I have above stated, with a view to cover the retreat of his defeated army; in all of which he was, however, repulsed; but he succeeded in ef fecting his retreat in good order, owing, principally, to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the mountains with celerity, a sufficient number of troops, and of cannon, to support those which had first ascended. The loss of the enemy has, however, been very great, and he left three pieces of cannon in our hands.

I cannot sufficiently applaud the conduct of the troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with his usual ability and cele. rity, and defended them most gal. lantly. But I must observe, that although we had such a superiority of numbers employed in the ope rations of this day, the troops ac. tually engaged in the heat of the action were, from unavoidable circumstances, only, the 5th, 9th,

29th, the riflemen of the 95th and 60th, and the flank companies of major-general Hill's brigade, being a number by no means equal to that of the enemy; their conduct, therefore, deserves the highest com. mendation. I cannot avoid to take this opportunity of expressing my acknowledgments for the aid and support I received from all the ge. acral and other officers of this ar. my. I am particularly indebted to major-general Spencer for the advice and assistance I received from him; to major-general Fer. guson for the manner in which he led the left column, and to major general Hill, and brigadier-generals Nightingale and Fane, for the manner in which they conducted the different attacks which they led. I derived most material assistance also from lieutenant-colonel Tucker and heutenant-colonel Bathurst in the offices of deputy-adjutant and deputy quarter-master general, and from the officers of the staff employed under them. I must also mention that I had every reason to be satisfied with the artillery under lieutenant-colonel Robe. I have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) ARTHUR WELLESLEY.

at Mondego bay for general Ack land, which he had opened. I have ordered brigadier-general Anstruther to land immediately, and I have moved to this place, in order to protect his landing, and facilitate his junction. General Loison joined general Laborde in the course of last night, at Torres Vedras; and I understand that both began their march towards Lisbon this morning: I also hear that general Junot has arrived this day at Torres Vedras, with a small corps from Lisbon; and I conclude that the whole French army will be assembled between Torres Vedras and the capital, in the course of a few days.

I have the honour to be, &c. To the Right Hon. Lord Castle reagh, &c. &c. &c.

Head-quarters, Maceira, August 21.

MY LORD,

The report which I have the ho nour to inclose to your lordship, made at my request by lieutenant general sir Arthur Wellesley, conveys information which cannot but prove highly gratifying to his ma jesty. On my landing this morn. ing, I found that the enemy's attack had already commenced, and I was fortunate enough to reach the field of action in time to witness and approve of every disposition that had been, and was after wards made by sir Arthur Welles ley, his comprehensive mind fur nishing a ready resource in every emergency, and rendering it quite unnecessary to direct any altera tion. I am happy on this occasion to bear testimony to the great spirit and good conduct displayed by all the troops composing this gal

lant army in this well contested action. I send this dispatch by capt. Campbell, aide-de-camp to sir Arthur Wellesley, no person being better qualified to give your lordship information.

I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) HARRY BURRARD, Lient.-Gen. To the Right Hon. Lord Castlereagh, &c. &c. &c.

SIR,

Vimiera, August 21,

I have the honour to report to you, that the enemy attacked us in our position at Vimiera this morn ing. The village of Vimiera stands in a valley, through which runs the river Maceira; at the back, and to the westward and northward of this village, is a mountain, the western point of which touches the sea, and the eastern is separated by a deep ravine from the heights, over which passes the road which leads from Lourinha and the north. ward to Vimiera. The greater part of the infantry, the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 8th brigades, were posted on this mountain, with eight pieces of artillery; major.general Hill's brigade being on the right, major-general Ferguson's on the left, having one battalion on the heights, separated from the moun tain. On the eastern and southern side of the town is a hill which is cutirely commanded, particularly on its right, by the mountain te the westward of the town, and commanding all the ground in the neighbourhood to the southward and eastward, on which brigadier general Fane was posted with his riflemen and the 50th regiment, and brigadier-general Anstruther with his brigade, with half a bri

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