Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

New York, Nov. 16.
FROM PORTUGAL.

Captain Forbes, of the brig Sylph, arrived yesterday from Lisbon, which place he left the 8th of October.

Capt. Forbes informs, that after the battle of the 28th Sept. (which is detailed in lord Wellington's official letter) nothing had occurred, except skirmishing with the out posts. Both armies had been reinforced. Romana, with 14,000 Spaniards, had joined lord Wellington's army; and Regnier, with 10,000 men from Badajoz, had joined Massena. An embargo was laid at Lisbon the day captain F. sailed, as a precautionary measure; for the purpose, it was said, of removing the persons and property in case of necessity. The French had entered Oporto and Figuera.

Lisbon Gazettes of the 6th of October, state, that official accounts had been received from lord Wellington, dated Leira the 3d October. His lordship preserved his situation at that place, but it did not appear that the French had yet advanced towards Coimbra. On the 3d the French occupied the mountains between Mondago and Vouga. They left no troops at Beira Alta. Their communication was actually cut off, as well by the Spanish peasantry, as the militia corps, under the orders of gen. Buccellar and those of Silveira. The French were not only in want of provisions, but military stores, and they must fight with those they brought with them, as they could get no supplies.

An intercepted letter from Massena to Berthier is published in the Lisbon papers. It plainly hints at the distress of his army by sickness, desertion, and want of supplies. It also contains much abuse of the English.

The following letters are from the first houses at Lisbon. The first is dated the 4th of October:

"You have herewith Lord Wellington's official account of the battle of the 27th ult. between his army and the French under Massena; it is supposed the total loss of the latter exceeds 5000 men in killed, and wounded, &c. They are however so numerous, that notwithstanding the strength which is daily increased by reinforcements from England, Cadiz, &c. and good discipline of the English and Portuguese troops, that they had moved forward, and taken possession of Figuera, Coimbra, &c. &c. and Lord Wellington is falling back to his strong entrenchments on the line of defence intended to cover the capital and the Villa Franca and Peniche. No doubt is entertained of the favorable issue of a battle fought at those positions, from the great local advantages of the combined army; of course we are under no apprehension in Lisbon, which is at all events (it would appear) intended to be kept possession of."

October 5.

"By the enclosed Gazette you will perceive that a very smart action took place at Busaco on the 26th and 27th ult. in which the Portuguese, contrary to the expectations of many intelligent persons, conducted themselves most intrepidly, and repulsed the French with the bayonet with great slaughter. Their steadiness and determined conduct in this affair has inspired the greatest confidence in the people; and although the head quarters of the army are at Mafra, about 20 miles hence, not the least uneasiness prevails, and every thing is perfectly quiet. Since the battle of the 27th the enemy made an attempt to turn the left wing of the combined army, and thus by a bold push to get between it and Lisbon, but in this they were foiled by the active vigilance of lord Wellington, who by a prompt and rapid retrograde movement thwarted their intentions, in which if the French had succeeded they would have been enabled to occupy the immensely strong chain of batteries the British have erected from the Tagus across to the sea, and thus have made themselves masters of this place by a fine maneuvre.

"A great battle now appears to be unavoidable, and as the Portuguese troops have been fairly proved in the late battle at Busaco, a glorious result is anticipated."