24 MAY 1834, Page 2
The news of the capture of Coimbra and Figueiras is
confirmed. Vrt.La FLOR and NAP= have been uniformly active and sue- cessful ; but SALDANHA. who is statiintedwith the main army be- fore Santarem, does nothing. This inaetion is attributed to the bad discipline of his array, in which thisontent is prevalent. At present there is not a single British officer of rank with him.