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Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Ship Dumfries arrives in Baltimore from Lisbon with papers to September 8 reporting minimal army news; Wellington's headquarters at Fuentes de Onoro, Spain, on August 29 with English reinforcements arriving. Lisbon markets glutted with American produce, nearly unsaleable; Madeira markets dull with short vintage and scarce wine.
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Latest from Portugal—The fine fast sailing ship Dumfries, Pratt, arrived yesterday in 35 days from Lisbon, and 21 from Madeira. By this arrival we have received Lisbon papers to the 8th ult. but they contain nothing of moment. There was but little known of the armies when capt. Pratt left Lisbon. Lord Wellington's head quarters were at Fuentes de Onoro (Spain) on the 29th August. Large reinforcements continued to arrive from England.
Markets glutted with every kind of American produce; corn and corn-meal almost unsaleable at any price.
At Madeira markets dull, vintage short, and wine scarce.
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Lisbon
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Lisbon Papers To The 8th Ult.; 29th August
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large reinforcements continued to arrive from england; markets glutted with every kind of american produce; corn and corn-meal almost unsaleable at any price; at madeira markets dull, vintage short, and wine scarce.
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The ship Dumfries, Pratt, arrived in 35 days from Lisbon, and 21 from Madeira, bringing Lisbon papers to the 8th ult. containing nothing of moment. Little known of the armies when capt. Pratt left Lisbon. Lord Wellington's head quarters were at Fuentes de Onoro (Spain) on the 29th August.