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f LISBON MAIL. --........ , LISBON, SEPTEMBER. se: All remains on the frontiers as when the last packet sailed; both Generals appear only intent upon collect ing their forces, bat the explosion will very soon take place. It is supposed Marmont's force, taking into the account the reinforcements he has lately received, stray amount to 80,030 men. The Sd dragoons go • np to-day. We were all much suprised here at reading, in an English newspaper, that General glade was expected home ; so far from this being the case, that most active General has enjoyed such uniform good health, that he has never once quitted his brigade since its arrival. CAI)/2, SEPTEMBER S. On the ,nth. 800 French entered Huelva ; they burned some houses, plundered others, and returned Yesterday at noon. Great preparations are making at Algesiras to re ceive General Ballasteros. The General in Chief, all interim, of the Sd army, writes to General Blake, under date of the 12th of August, as follows : Excettzer SlR —The Governor of the Castle of Pcnas informs me as under ; 44 This moment, eight o'clock at eight, I have re-. itelved an official dispatch from the Commandant of two companies of this detachment, in which he gives an account of a glorious action fought by the troopt of' Colonel Martinez, in the neighbourhood of Villarob- ' ledo, in which town the enemy had raised a contd. butiou of grain, which he had dispatched the previous' morning. Martinez having received notice that he': Cook the road of Mortiel with his prey, determined to intercept him ; and for this purpose marched with our troops yesterday at eleven, to attack him in the • plains of Pelayd. 44 The enemy, in number 500 infantry, and 150 horse, formed in a square, in the centre of which he placed a cannon and how itzer, and his cavalry in column in the rear. The advanced parties of either side, consisting cf cavalry, opened their fire, when the enemy was routed, having 12 men killed, and six horses and two horsemen taken. The attack was ;ow ordered ; the horse of Ferdinand VII. marched on the right Bank, those of Chalceo upon the left, the two companies of Guadix towards the centre ; those of Alcaraz formed a reserve. The firing commenced with the greatest valour and order, as the cavalry advanced on both flanks to attack the square ; but General Santesleban alone executed this, with the horse-grenadiers of Ferdinand VII. of which valiant corps two officers, and seven serjeants, corporals, &c. , were wounded ; ou: infantry broke the square, but the enemy observing that the 306 horse of Chalceo reH mained inactive at this moment, again formed, and ,retired precipitately, though with order. 1 64 There remained iti our power the ammunition chests, more than 300 waggons laden with grain, many hrrses, and other effects. " The loss of the enemy exceeded 100 men, more than half of them were killed in the field of battle, which remained in our power, and the remainder wounded or prisoners. Our Sim did not exceed 15 iu killed and wounded." • CADIZ, Al/14113T WI We have given the following interceptea letter, because it appears to chntain some information, Letter from Dorsenne, Governor of Burgos, to Bessicres (Duke of Istria) : •,I . ' Burgos, July 11. 1 I have the honour to 'acquaint your Excellency !' that on the 4th inst. Mina entered the province o fd Borges ; that he arrived at Villarcayo, accompanied I by 300 cavalry, and met there the united bands of Longa, Cuebillas, and Salazar, who paid him every military honour. He reviewed these different parties, and immediately afterwards set out with Longa for. Medina, where he minutely inspected all tie carriages and beasts of burthen which were encamped there to i the number of 1000. The appearance of Mina in the WI Government causes it to be said, that he has orders from the Junta to unite all the parties in it.— He has also put himself in communication with the tlarquesito. 44 On the 7th a party of Amor crossed the high.' road in the direction of Villarcayo. It is difficult to conjecture the motives of this assemblement. Though I have very few disposable troops, yet I mean imme- , diately to bring them into the Sad against these par- • tjes, in order to disperse and destroy them. Their presence in this district is a misfortune to it : their ' conduct induces me to believe, that their chief oh)ect is to deprive us of the means of subsistence. 1 hey carry off all the grain an& cattle from the villages, end form magazines. A great evil must have a strong remedy. I shall do all in my power to destroy their plans ; but if, contrary to my expectation, the troops which I shall send against Medina should be insufficient to drive the enemy from thif territory, in that case I must beg that your Excellency would . employ, without delay, in this expedition, the foci. • seers of the guards, which are soon to pass by Burgos Of Valladolid. (Signed) 44 cover nonsleee."..! Ssjv. 8..—1 n consideration of the merit and •- 1 v Si ices Do n Jose Maria Santocildes, and particular • lei for his distinguished conduct in the defence of As. tows last year, and while interim Commander-in- Chief of the 6th army,' the Council of Regency has p r omoted him to the rant of -Marshal de Camp of the royal armies. On the 3d inst. Lieutenant-Colonel Francisco Bal- lesteros sailed from this port for Algesiras, on board I his Majesty's frigate Proserpina. trrllL, JULY 51, general - Pon Pedro Villacampo hat returned to . resume the command of the division of Arragen, or 4th of the 2d army, which has been reinforced with SOW infantry and 200 horse. That General left Va-I lencia on the V6th of July, and arrived on the '2Bth ar' Meta de Rnhielos, . Many soldiers of the army of Catalonia, who were dispersed in the beginning of June, have entered Ar- Tagon in large bodies, with intent to incorporate them selves with the troops of Mina, in !Navarre ; or to pus the Ebro, and march forifalencia. Oi. of these, consisting of 600 men, according to a French gazette of the 14th, published at Saragossa, entered .13.4ba. au°, plundered the house of the intrusive Corregidor, and of some ether bad Spaniard 14 afterwards•main, tamed 4 combat with a corps of french cavalry, and Ipursued iorcourse, ** beating u p the quarters 4 all the 1'0)4 Petah _well. Which .ccupy the whets . . -- .• • " • ..• - . pert of Allergens. The Polish 'General Clopiski had formed a line of posts, to prevent the entrance of our troops into Navarre ; but, according t 6 the latest accounts from Estelle, he could not accomplish his purpose. Attoutrr S.—Our accounts from Colonel gspoz y Mina are up to the 25th ult. He continued in Estella, where he had collected many infantry and cavalry from Catalonia. The French were preparing in Pam. peluna a force of 4000 men, to pursue him. VALENCA D'ALCANTARA, SEPTEMBER S. The Count de Penne having been informed on the 21th of August, that General Foy had marched part of his troops from Caceres towards Garrobellas and Casar, placed himself with his vanguard in Arroio de Porch, with the design, among others, to prevent them collecting the contributions imposed byMarmont. On the 28th, in the morning, the enemy advanced towards Arroio, and our vanguard took a position be yond the place, scouring the country as they ad vanced ; and by the road of Caceres the cavalry did the same, supported by a Lusitanian squadron : the light infantry posted themselves in the gardens, a small rivulet running between our line and that of the enemy. The sharp shooters of Soto were the first that sus tained the fire of their infantry, which advanced, and were therefore directed to retire behind the town. A part of the enemy's troops entered it, and commenced the engagement, which was maintained by our light troops. The Count de Penne, in consequence of dis covering that the whole division of Foy had entered, ordered Lieut.-Colonel reyre, with a column of ca valry from the right, to take the road of Caceres, whilst Brigadier Morella advanced by the left. Co lonel Downie then begged to be allowed to march with the column of attack, at the head of his cavalry, but the enemy, who understood this, retreated towards Caceres, and our troops were close upon them for the space of a league and a half ; but they were able, 5y taking advantage of the ground, to prevent the efforts of our cavalry's charges. It was then calculated their force consisted of 600 light infantry and 200 horse. Colonel Downie on this day made his troops act as the most veteran and warlike. By his side was the English Captain Hiller. All the chiefs, officers, and troops, are deserving of the highest eulogium. On our part, we had one officer killed, and eight corpo rals and horsemen wounded. The loss of the enemy, as reported by a countryman who was obliged to act as guide, was one officer and several men killed, and SO wounded. OPORIO SEPTEMBER 17. The French have received a reinforcement of 15,000 men. Their whole force in Szlamanca does not exceed 31,000, and provisions in that city are becoming very scarce. The enemy are bending their steps towards Ciudad Rodrigo, which fortress, it appears, they are deter. mined to defend. All stores are not yet up . that part of our army which was round Pinhel has advanced about three leagues. BANKS OF TI U DOURO (SPAIN), ATM IL The total force of the troops and patriotic parties which scour this part of Old Castile, from ioria to the frontiers of Portugal, amounts irg a moderate compensation to 5000 infantry and MOO cavalry...-. In this amount an. comprehended, besides the aliei sions of the provinces of Soria and Burgos, and that of I). Julian Sanchez, composed of organised and warlike troops, a great many patriotic parties, et& more or less numerous ; the most distinguished of which are the parties of Saornil, Principe, Castilla, Mariguela, Morales, Solethero, Campillo, the Physician, the Cook, s;.c. If to these are added the Navarre division of Mina, the parties of Longa, Cue billas, Fernandez, and others, who are active in the Rioja and in the provinces, some judgment may hi formed how precarious is the dominion of the French in the north of Spain, which, they say, they have occupied. GENERAL ORDER' - Head-quarters at Cintrs, Sept. It His Excellency the Marshal publishes, for the in formation of the army, the following Notice,' which ''be has received from his Exeelleney Don Miguel'Pe reira Forjaz : Excellent Sir—The Prince Regent, our Lord, has ordered me to transmit to you, for your information, a copy of the inclosed decree s by whickit is declared, that all military rank hitherto granted, or which shall in future be granted to individuals, who; from their employment', are officers non-combatants with the corps of the army, must be considered as rank merely honorary, and anneied to the employment in which they are engaged. (Signed) it. P. ronmz. Palace of Government, Sept. 7. COPY OF TILE DECREE. The Prince Regent, our Lord, having for many and very important considerations, resolTed to grant different degrees of military rank to persons employed in the civil departments attached to the army ; and wishing, at the same time, to obviate the inc,onve niencies which might result from such rank' to the discipline of the army, by the periods enjoying it being confounded with officers who are'actually com batants, has ordered it to be declared, thai.all mili. tary rank hitherto granted, or which shall be granted to individuals in future, who, by their employments, are non-combatants, must be considered as merely honorary, and anneied to the employment in which they act, not communicating to any individual who has such honorary rank any claim whatever, on any occasion, to the command of troops, nor any preten sions to exercise sigh rank in the army ; nor in short, any other advantage which he is not entitled to from the class to which he belongs l —and that, should such person resign the employment to which military rank is attached, he shall be considered as deprived of the honour, which, by the said rank, belongs to him. Biped by the five Governors, !Amman, Adjutant-General. ralaee of Gournment. DECREE OF GOVERNMENT, It hying indispensable for the speedy administration of justice doting the campaign, and expediting the business of Courts-martial, that a certain number of Judge-advocauts be appointed, for the above purpose shall accompany the die . ..rent corps of the arMy in their marches ; and the rrince Regent wish ing to connect this meastpe with itsecessary economy of his public treastue ; he has thought fit is older, 140 ‘inials the osiussate Stf the ?MC" wart _ • • ledge-Advoeate sball be attached to retry brigade or infantry of the line, of cavalry, and militia, when as sembled in corps, and employed in actual service-- They shall be selected by the Judge Advocate-general from men who are skilled in the law, and their nwigahlY pay shall b 4 40,000 refs. FRENCH PAPERS. CORDOVA, AUGUST 7. On the Ist of August, d'Haubersart, Major of the 17th dragoons, who commands a moveable column. fell in with a party of the band of Murillo, under Don Benito. This chief not deeming it prudent to attack the French, saved himself by a (rock retreat to the right bank of the Guadiana, leaving on the left bank 200 horse to cover his retreat. Major Hadbersart attacked these last with 70 dragoons only, killed kto men, and took 14 with their horses. SEVILLE, AUGUST 17. A party of insurgents penetrated a few days ago to Huelva, where no French troops are stationed ; and having plundered the church, and carried away the plate belonging to it, retired. This action has 1110 the inhabitants of this city with indignation. LEIPSICK, SEPT. 15. Prince Poniatowsky Is still at Dresien, waiting the departure of his Majesty, whom he will have the ho nour to attend on his journey. His Majesty will set out to-morrow. The price of cern as risen in Prussia, in Saxony, and in the duchy of Warsaw. This is a circumstance. that has been for a long time desirable, inasmuch as the low price of grain has served as an excuse to the farmers for the non-payment of their rents. The pro prietors could procure no money, and there was in fact no s tie. This will give a new stimulus to com merce and to our affairs. Vie are already making great preparations for pur fair, which we hope will be better than that Easter. The new oflici.4l paper pf the Prussian Govan ment will maka its appearance at the commence. ment of 1812. It will make known the lineations of Government, and all new laws and ordinances that may be decreed. The conducting of this paper will be entrusted to several literary men. MUNICH, SEP lEMBER Is. His Majesty has ordered the restitution to the owners of all the merchandise seized along with the English goods at Augshurgh o and which had been placed in depot in the town house at Augsburgh as being of doubtful origin The owners of the arti cles having shewn them to be of German, French, or Su iss manufacture, they have been restored to them. The price of corn bas increased here for some time. They have begun to erect a theatre of the second order at Munich, which will be under the direction of M. Doebbelin. There is some doubt as to the arrival of a foreign Prince who was expected to pus some time here. FRANKFORT, SEPTEMBER W. We have the satisfaction to announce that the bu siness of the fair of St. MichAel has acquired some activity. For ten days past the purchases have not been high, but they have incrhsed, which comes to the same thing, and is sometimes more advantageous. , The merchants arrived here from all parts of the South of Germany are those who make the largest, purchases, and notwithstanding the competition of; the sellers, the price of a great number of articles will infallibli be increased ; but it is not difficult to per ceive that there is yet a great disproportion between the buyers and teller's, which is the principal cause of the low prices. More moaey is at present in cir culation than there was reason to expect ; and a great number of merchants make prompt payments, and naturally obtain proportionate advantages in their bargains. Frankfort is at this moment filled with a great number of travellers and opulent families, who will remain here some weeks. Several merchants intended to have made large purchases of colonial produce in the sale which have successively taken place in the different towns on the tight bank of the Rhine, but the price of these arti cles has been so high, that it has been impossible for all these speculators to make purchases. BRUSSELS, SEPTEMBER 22. The wishes of the inhabitants of this city are about to be gratified. We had already received yesterday an official notification that her Majesty the Empress would arrive in this city in the night, and all the suitable preparations for her reception had been made with the greatest activity. A detachment of the Im perial Horse Guards, which has been here some days, went out to escort our august Sovereign. This mor ning, about one o'clock, her Imperial Majesty arri ved, under a salute of cannon. The road whickl leads to the gate of Arnie/lack wakilluminated _go within a certain distance of our walls, as were all the:l streets through which bog Miltraty had to pass to the:', palace. The bridge of Laeken, and the village of the same name, through which this Princess had to pass to reach the palace was also decorated and illuminated. The Guard of Honour at Brussels does duty at the Imperial Palace of Laeken, with detachments of Horse Grenadiers, Dragoons, and chosen gendarmes of the guard. PARS SEPTEMBER 25. His Majesty the Emperor condescended to sign, on the 9th inst. the contract of marriage between the General of Division Baron Clement de Laromeiere, Commandant of the Legion of Honour, and Made moiselle Adele de Craconville. The exhibition of the has•reliefs for the great prize for sculpture opened yesterday, as we had before an nounced. These bas-liefs are five in number, There are added to them a half figure, painted by 14. Tho mas, and a head of exprezaion, sculptured by M. ; David. The bas-reliefs excite much conversa tion ; they are all in a good stile, but the first, and above all the fifth, appear to fix the attention of the cotmois , nuts mere' than the rest, • Ope happy result of the rigid circler which prevails in the administration• of the fmaeces of the empire, rand the excellent mode of collect,ion which is esta blished, is the sensible disninuticu of the charge for prosecutions in matters respecting the direct coatri 7 ` brror s . Thi, result, al;hooft of opparep kitt,it ijg. • pomace, is net answerer the attention of those who love to collect fresh proofs of the beileficiAl tendance of Government. and of motives for the at- which we have vowed to it. In the year 11, thlidiarp amounted to 2,156,501 fames far 191111001Wory of 110.903,000 francs of direct contributions. The MUM grepardse was about 1 to 219. of 11, they amounted to 1,593;200 francs for the re. of 271.720,0000. Common proportion t to 212. 10 yowl S. 1,190,911 tr. for the taco /cry ot 376,1d1,471 fr 011011n40 primiedon 1 to 314. the per 14, mad dares the last bundrrd days 010044 the 96 1 . 1 . 1 1• 0 Win MOO* Mows on 493,000,00 Mai 1 to 994. 1007. 1,875,9E•fr. ern rkseo,i m tr. se f to rya 11011, 1,297,905 fr. De 83QA84,731 It. a• I to n& Is 1509, 101911,110 e h. en 51[,161,471 fr. of 1 to 594 in law, 1 2 5, 19 7 ft. on 506,126.4119 fr. Si 1 to :13. This state alone of the collection aught to be ma sidered as a great amelioration in the conditions of the contribut►ons, when we compare it with what it W in the times when the arrears of nutty levy weighed heavy at the same time upon them, and auE . teemed the charges of the multiplied suits they occ.• sioned without any profits to the national treasury. There have entered the port of Trieste between the 2d ind 13th of August, 61 vessels laden with cargOct of different kinds. THE EVENING STAR. T- _ MONDAY. OCTOBER T. Pala Of STOCKS THLI DAY AT ONE iTCLOCIs I pa Cs. Coos. far any WO—Ditto for aecnoset s per Ct. Reduced Out—Navy Spey Cent. 105 4 per Pew. alwr—Rood. 178.14 pre.—Opiumala Each. Dill. (WW.) 14. di.. to 4.. pos. -We have received American Papers to the Bth alt. They consist of Charleston, Boston, New-York, Nor folk Ledgers, and New Orleans Gazettes. Prencl) • privateers continue to fit ont and sail from all the American ports. The New Orleans Gauges report. that the Americans are determined to force a passage by Mobile, with a number of gun-beat:, hawing troops, ammunition, and stores on board ; and Lilac ,the Spaniard; had determined on opposing them, These papers notice the increasing number of *mi grants (not of the lower order) that continue to ar rive in the United States, from England, Scotland, and Ireland. t It appears certain that an Embargo will be laid on ; but the generality of the papers we have seen, do not seem to think that there will be anr open rupture between the two countries. Some of the papers are, as usual, loud in their complaints against the American Government, for their conduct towards England, and others are, equaUy clarnoroVs Win* Great Britain. _ . A Lisbon Mail, brOught to Falmouth, by thn WaLinghaso Packet, has brought letters and paper; to the 2341 of last mouth. The latter contain no offi cial Lauer from Lottilllreauntsam to M. Forciaa, lad we may therefore pumps, that the letters from Co. a to the 27th ski, are COlTatt. ODA the; aothing of importance had transpired in the hostile armies on the frontiers of Spain and Portugal . A paragraph f from Oporto of the 17th September, computes the fierce in Salamanca at 32,000 men, and states the re cent reinforcements at 15,000, adding that li the enemy are bending their steps towards Ciudad Rodrigo, whic?-,, fortress it appears they are determined to defend.'• That part of our army which had been left in the Alentejo, having become siekly, had been withdrawn to the north of the Tagus, and were recove;ing.— Lord Wra.kmerroN's head-quarters remained in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Rodrigo.—.No movemen t of consequence had taken place.—A late order el Lord Wst.untrrotes, that all Officers should join their regiments immediately, had given currency to an opi nion that something decisive was expected at head -1 quarters ; and, from an additional number of men having been set to work to repair, and further improve the lines of Maffra, it was presumed that his Lord.. ship contemplated a chance of the French advancing , gain. An old resident at Lisbon e t pects that the , rains usual at this season, will have set in there before this time, which generally falls in tarreats for about is fortnight, and then clears up till the beginning of November. This, while it lasts, puts a stop to all geld movements.—Lord Wewszros has been con siderably reinforced, particularly in cavalry, and 11;s 'Magazines are well supplied bosh et Lisbon and Oporto. .- 1 The letters and 4ftwichei received by Government from Lord Wet-1.-prime); and the array, brought by II - Walsingham, state, that the French were daily ccnce.l - their forces ; but they exhibited no ird:cation II any movement allied army. Dispatches SAUMARE2, dated the A letter trum thence, tunity, says, informati : French are assembling Kiel, which have - - of the interior There are a tually arrived in consequence sitively refused ,the idea that I views very different of a descent ' Jersey and Gt... and his demonstrations sor molnentary correct, the present movement timing forward _ wing to burst fsn'Otifa the tf9ltb f • ON OW* • .. • ik is I il. 1 :lent in advance upon do position. of ti;, ‘ s were on Saturday received from Sir .1. dated the 211th ult. from Wing() Sound. n thence, transmitted by tIK same oppor- , information had been received that die assembling a largo force ofguu-boats at have arrived from Holland ay the means )r navigation. accounts in town tha,t BON AIVIT4 IS as at ALigdebourg in hirway tt Warsaw, ce of the l'russian . Monarch laving po- sed to disarm. Every thingconcurs in t the Emperor's journey to de coast had iifferent from that of the will speculation t on our coma, or even on Ile islands of Guernsey. His appearance.; ;Sot:login', nonstrations there, were cahtLoted on!y try concealment ; and at inforMatiiin the mask is alte4dy,throtiiaside. ILs *Wilt will have the effeciofseidier ha.:• ord the war that has beets toJong_threa- I