HALIFAX SEPT 27.


on the goth arrived His Maiely's fhip
Enryaiee She left Ptzsoaib, EneIasd, on the
afth of Augult--arrived Al Opo,fo on the 24th
--Sh 4 l5aa on the 5 ilt, aud OH the morning
oi ths ut. irf took her departure for rhis
place


The intelligence fhe ha. brought is Very
Important.


8GHIet in Portugui- Surrender sftbe


French Army.


On the Goth Of Augal, near Matra, there
was partial action between the Britilh army,
under the command Of Sir Arthur Weleay,
and the French under Gen. Junot in which
the former loa upward, Of 400 men and two
field officers one of whom il was faid was
Col. Lake, of the goth regiment, which with
the GermanLegion lufFered feverely.-On the
2ia general action took place Junot's ar
tny was completely defeated, with the lois OF
5000 men, 10 killed, wounded, and prifoners
our lois was soo.--On the night of the 22d,
an agreement fos the fufpeniion Of ho[tilities
between ths Britilh and French armies, pre-
pfsParatoryto an arrangement Of Conven-
tio1 Tor The evacuation Of Portugal by the
Iatter, was entered into.--On the Soth the
convention was mpleted Junot and Lis
army were 70 march out of Lilbon with the
honcrs of war, aud 70 return to France in
bftnh transports, which were attending in
she Iagus,--rhe French, while the outlines
OF the Convention were in discu(Iion urged
thar the Rulian fliips ihould be permitted
20 return home, which was refufed, and their
tarrender, we have no doubt was made early
~ the prefent month. Jnnot's army, at the
time OF its lHrrender, amounted to $1,000
men ..--- -


The troops under the command of Sir Har-
~ Burrard were landing at Psaiebs during
the acton ofthe 2lt.


JosKPH BosAPARTE is faid tC have taken
Hrong pohtlon At Bsygos, about ll7 miles from
-dasiia, with 10000 men.


lbs fatayzofng copy ss litter from Sir A. Welie1y
f'-c4PfAa MeicOlm, " Hi M.igfy's ai4
Dsaregai, zraf rsesiDei By tbe Eyy5er:


Camp az Hezsells, Esd Aug, 1903.


SIR,


have the honor TO Uniform YOU that an a.
greeTnea- for the suipeniion Of hoflities, be-
tween the Britilh and French armies, prepar-
asory tc al arrangement of Convention for
80 NFaS 1@taoh VI EOIfuBda " thc ldttcF; WAS
hsaed lat light by direction Of the Commad-
er in Chief


The Commander in Chief has directed me
20 inform You that he has received orders TO
lend to England all the horse lhips now in
Portsgai with the exception Of thole which
viii have brought our the 18th. Light Drag
oons and he concludes you will receive or
ders from the admiral 70 send them 10 EAg-
land withour lois of time.
He wifhes however that all the other Tranf-
ports whether ia The Mondego River at Opor-
10, or off Mondego, fhould be brought TO the
mouth of the Tagus, without lols of time, and
he has drhred me 10 requs0, that you will give
directions that they may be fert to that itation
----I have the honor 10 be &c.


[5igned) A. WELLESLY.
T c4pt Malcolm, II. nj. zip Ds~.egrf.