Star. — London, England, 1809-11-28 00:00:00

SPAIN. PRIVATE LETTER.—" DA, NOVEMBET! 7. You will have heard from me and others the victory of Del Parque. The cavalry 32 not do all it ought, nor all it coald have done ; but * Viva la salhina eon su The army of Estrema.l dnra, now reduced in numbers, has been given to Albuquerque ; but some ;say •he will not join, and looks upon the command of so small a corps as be 7!C ith him. It is a sad u . ity that those . among us, (especially amongour nobles), - who have any merit, arc so extremely:l ticklish and quarrelsome.. The army of Carolim4 as you know, fell back to. the Sierra about' three weeks.ago. Equia was installed. Vene gaS Went to Seville. Blake was named ; hut I know nut how, general Acia!aga • (of whom I.eon(es I know nothing) came from Catalisnia, and has at this moitient the command of the army. All I heal of him pleases me much. He is active and enterprising, and bent .npon . distinguishing himself. " The French, after plundering the Mancha, and cart ying off great qiiantities of 'provisions, corn, and ca.ttic, retreated once more beyond the Tagus, and Aciasaga moved forward on t Friday last, ender the persuasion that the French would be weakened by re inforcements sent to Ney's division in consequence of the victory of Taniames. The Spanish army that left Carolina is called 50,000 men, including 6000 Ca is 'a force also in Valencia, but the Junta of that Province is distracted by cabals, and in every thing but open rebellion to the Central Govern ment. These differences generally retard military operations, and I fear Aciasaga must not reckon on the co-operation et his Valencian succours. His in-. tentions are to gain the positions of Consuegra and Manzanares before the French can possibly cress the Tagus to re-occupy them. He set off with eight days provisions, the army in spirits, and himself said', to he sanguine. " If the French are as much weakened as some of our eager countrymen suppose, by the ieverses they have experienced in the north of Spain, and the Estre madura army can amuse them at the bridges of Arzo bispo and Almaraz, it is not impossible that we may once more disturb King Pepy§ at Madrid. . Let alas the report of an Austrian peace gains credit every day, and discourages us much. I have at last pro- cured some authentic account of the eroeeedings at Sewille, which our ill-advised masters arc so foolkilly intent upon concealing. The Regency was thiee times proposed and three times. rejected ; though I am assured that your Marquis of Wellesley tore itened Garaywith an instant insurrection. unless it was voted. An exeeutive Commission or Section was then pro posed, the plan approved, aed the Members, to the number of seven, chosen, the President, Who sits rx cth'ile;c, included. A .greet endeavour has been made to. conceal the names of our Governors ; however, Ton may depend upon my list as ((greet : "The President Marquis of Astorga, Grande...'A The Alarquis of Potnana, Titolu A.' The 11.1arquis of Ville!. Grandee. c 14,n Joseph ncholas Garcia de la Torre, a Lawyer. " Rodrigo Riquelme ! ! another Lawyer. " Don i:rancisco Xavier Care. 4 ! I)on Seba•zian tie Yoram.). " With the exception of Romana and Villel, never was there a worse composed body, and even Villel, hose integrity and firmness are indisputable, proved 7 ., , rvernment of Cadiz, that his views were very ,;lid his manners far from conciliatory. Ro . • know—Caro and Jocano are l hear honest aa the two lawyers ate cunning, mischievous, . intriguing enemies of the Cortes, and . of the ~wrty of the press; and destitute of every quality that should have raised them to such a situation.— There prevails a report, that a cabal was formed for the exclusion of all those who had voted for any species of Regency. Romatra is, however, an excep tion, as he i, known to have spoken at I.,reat length in favoar of that measure ; but in what other way steal. we account for the exclusion of Joveilanos, Campo Sagrado, Garay, and Calvo, the real friends of free dom in the Jun:a ? The first of these persons has in deed steadily refused all share in the Executive Go vernment, and devote, himself chiefly to the repent- Lions for the assembllne. of Cones. Or the (20th ult. that long wished far event was fixed for the first of March text ; they have decided on calling all the thi ce efst ttes, li.ave not yet settled in how many Louses they are ti; sit. I kiss y(o bands, &z. &c. • " I .ive the her thooyli with the pip." A ::panish ptovt.tb, to ixprtss rilat :hough the tuattLr in qta*:::0:1 is no: all that might be e.to,irsot., is i upon the whole atlvantaexens. The Cpl of Nuvc-tuoer. § Joseph. PRIVATE I.I.TTFI-1—" CADIZ, NOV. 1. " We have accounts here of some battles having been foop;ht between the Spaniards and French, in which the former are sasd to have come off victorious. The French were tompelled to retire from the field, Which v. as immediately occupied by the Spaniards. It does not exactly appear where the conti;ct took place, hut it was between Salamanca and Madrid.— The Spaniards were commanded by. the Duke del Parquc. The French forces are concentrating as fast Rs possible near Toledo. " Notwithstanding the above success, I entertain but •liitie hope of this country in its present condition, and nothily.;, in my opinion, but a miracle can save it from the grasp of Bonaparte. The Junta still re mains inactive,• in a state of torpor, and the patriotic sp:r;t of the people is much depressed, not only in Seville burin this city. The British army is said to be in tolerable health ;it Badajo;, whither Lord Wellington took his de parture yesterday, after spending three days here with his brother the Marquis. " Nothing decisive, that we know of, has taken lace in the East of Spain ; but our armies, by the .tdvices recei%ed, occupied the positions they before held. PRIVATE LETTER.-" CORRUNA, NOV. 16. Dear liriend—Thoun.h voultave, no doubt, been inf toted of the g:orious battle of Taman:es, on the path of ctober, in which the advanced guard of the 1)11c del Pargue the divisi3n of C?.neral Mar chand (previously riot t.fNey), yet y , ,0 tnay be per bp • SZ la•ith the v.lit•i, ! of the fortu u le -wit; of f.. eog•tv . eliwot. I therefore, t. yse .he of nano nicattog thrill, both fOr you r Ole itiforneAticei of a people b0t.,711 for th e L'pa who have exPoited 'ate aciu.:; l•rss f tad enetry 4.11 that nionot , t t l i et creation r 4 ;u0 toidit:S were burnt on the field of battle. 'A great num7 , cr of mum- , kets, cartouch boxes, an 8-pounder, and vAtious other ., article's, fell into our hands. " On the 2'2d our army entered Salamanca, which ,the enemy had evacuated the Preceding clay, to con- centrate-the remains. ortheir forces in Zotpra and TorO: The coutternatiOn occasioned by theill defeat has extended 'evcln to Madrid. This fact is confirmed by the arrival df several persons from the capital, and among others, an English Officer, accompanied by a Spaniard, who effected their escape from Madrid on the 28th ult. They further relate a variety of parti eulars,clearly indicating the feeble expectations which the Usurper had of eny succours from Napoleon, and of his decided intention to quit Madrid, and probably to retire, from Spain altogether. The French there had packed up all the specie they could collect toge ther, with the gold and silver utensils, church plate, and decorations of gold and silver embroidery. They even soaped the gilding of walls and picture frames. All the valuable paintings and furniture were also se cured. They imposed a personal' contribution upon all the inhabitants, without distinction of age or sex, and extending to the very poorest classes. They even carried their revenge to the absurd extremity ofresolv ing to demolish all the principal public buildings in Madrid. Orders had actually been given for the de struction of the Post-office, Corporation' Halls, and the Custom-house ; and by this time the demolition of the Post-office is nearly completed." FROM THE PARIS PAPERS. NOvEMßrit The division of General Severoli entered Lintz in the Tyrol, ss'ithout opposi:ion, on the 2d of November. NovEmBER 15.—The King of Saxony arrived here on Monday, at five in the evening. His Majesty alighted at the Palace de Elysee. fhe Emperor arrived here yesterday at the close of day, having travelled the greatest part of the way from Fontainbleau on horseback. His Majesty, on his arrival, accompanied by the King of Westphalia, visited the King ct Saxony, and, ;Liter staying a quar ter of an hour with that Prince, returned to the Tlm illeries. This day his Majesty will held a Council, and-to merrow will receive the Public Bodies. On Sunday, before Mass, his Majesty received the corps diplomatique, at the . Imperial Palace of Fon tainbleau, who were conducted to the audience by a Master and Aid of CereMonies, :md introduced by the Grand Master with the accustomed ceremonies. • Amongst those presented were— Don Leonard Gomez de Tezan Negrette, Envoy Extraordinary from Spain to the King of Holland. The Count de Pahlen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from. Russia to the United States of America. All the Generals of the Imperial Guard have re turned here. The first columns of this corps are ex pected immediatel y. According to a Military Convention, concluded in consequence of the 12th Article of the Treaty pf Vienna, the provinces and districts remaining to Atis , tria are to be finally evacuated by the French by the . 4th of January, 1810. ' VIENNA, NOV. 4. Prince Charles of Schwarzenberg, appointed Am. bassador by his Majesty the Emperor of Austria to the Court of France, set out on the Ist instant for Paris. The same day the Prince of Neufchatel sent to his Majesty the Emperor of the French the ratifica tion of the Military Convention negotiated by virtue of the Treaty of Peace, and concluded on the 25th of October. • i We learn from Oren that a new assembly of the States of I-Itingary has been convoked for the 13th of December, this year. CORFU, OCT. 13. The English are about to menace our Islands.— The following Proclamation has been pnblished. All the Citizens have flown to arms hi the came of the Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Piotector of the Confederation of the Rhine. Inhabitants of the lonian islands, The enemies of. the human racer—the English—whose ambi tion has for twenty years kept Europe plunged in all the hor rors of war, are now turning their arms against you. After having for two years confined their efforts to the seizure of a few ships, :.nd the pillaging ef seamen' and passengers, like pi rates, they have the audacity to approach your shores. What do these enemies of an nations want ? Do they come as gene rous conquerors to bring you pod laws, a wise adn:inistration, to check the vices and the crimes which have for so long a time polluted your happy country ; to destroy the spirit of party among you—to prevent one class being oppressed by at.other— to render all the citizens equal in the eye of the lass ? No ; all these benefits which you have begun to experience under the Go al rnrnent of Napoleon, the protector of your aeligion—who is I preparing for you still greater blessings—they are coating to ! take away front you. To that amity, which, with perfidious hand they offer you, are attached the venality of tribunals—the abuse of public power—assassinations and intestine diviaionS— the despotinu of a few, and the oppression of the greater num ber—with all the evils which have only ceased to r.filet you. for the last two years. But what does it signify to Them whether you are happy or miserable? Are they concerned about your fate? To turn towards other countries the storm which is about to fall upon themselves—to retard their own i tneyitable de struction by that of all the kings and all tlie *Winona they can seduce--this is the whole of the object which they have in view. but listen to the following terrible lessons of experience They seduced the King of Sardinia, and that Sovereign has been erased from the list of European Powers. They seduced the King of Naples, and he has lost his crown. They seduced the King of Prussia, and lie has lest half his dominions. They reduced the limp. mr of Germany, who is about to lose .a considerable portion of those which remained to hint. They seduced the No bles and the Monks of Spain, and in a short time these Nobles and Monks wil be no more. And in this manner, according to the decree pronounced by Napoleon, wiltperish all the blind par tizans al a nation which Europe has proscribed. Inhabitants of the 1011i211 Islands ! 'recollect what were your sufferings a few years ago, when the same Power which at pre sent governs you ceased then to rule over you—and In them behold-the sufferings to which the English wish again to sub . ject you. Think of the fate of so many Kings and so many Nations, whom they deceived—ark there sea the fate which they are preparing for you. Oh ! drive far front your shores those enemies of the human race, and of our religion, whom France, Russia, Denmark, Prnssia, Spain, Italy, all she Powers and all the countries with which you are sosnected by conuner elal have driven from their ports. •The names of those who will, in this instance, sigualize their fidelity and their attachment, shall be inserted in a list, and presented toahe great Napoleon, who rewards those virtues with so much magnificence. The names of cowards and traitors stall abo he insetted in a list, and they shall be devoted to I isureui chastisement and eternal in famy. Be calm and confident in the measures that have been taken to scoure for yw the Accessary supplies Es ery :hing lids been pro vided for loirr safety. Oar enemies are pot .n•ful only icy int, igue and corrtrion. Neu are defended by:4 Drive army, cc nimaud ed by i, skilful General. If you reskt the seductions of our cue 'lsles, you have no other danger to fear. (Signo l ) • Coafu. October 14 4 ANiitif LIEN BEI4I,.zRES. TIIP,F,VF,!sTING STAR. LONDON. «. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : a per Cent. Cons. for money G9n—for ace. •'9l. Omaluin 24 prerri.--Exchequer Bills Gs. 14s. prerh. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. • . 3 per Cent. Red. 691 India Stock 196 if 3 per Cent. Cons. 69} India Bonds, 295. 265. pr. 4 per Cent. 54 Exch. Bills, 12s. las. pre. S per Cent. Navy 1001 Ommum 21 Long Ann. 18 9-l6ths' Cone. fcr acc. 69i Imp. 3 per Ct. 61 . We have already mentioned the arrival of Marquis WELLESLEY from the seat of the Spanish Government., By the - DoNEGAL, in which his Lordship came over, and by the GOLDFINCH, arrived at Plymouth from Corunna, we have received a variety of interesting details from the Peninsula. Ths antipathy of the middling and lower orders to the yoke of NAPOLEON still possesses great energy ; but among the higher orders the same apathy and dis cord, which has proved so detrimental to all public exertions, still prevails. The following paragraphs may be considered as demi-official, and we may there fore infer that they do not give the worst view of matters ; 44 The Spani It armies are nearly in the same Con dition as before; not much improved in numbers of in discipline. The army of Estremadura, formerly under CtIESTA, and afterwards EQUIA, moved to La Mancha, with the exception of 9 or 10,000, left in Estremadura, under the Duke of ALBUQUERQUE. The army of La Mancha, therefore, commanded formerly , by VENEGAS, is now commanded by ARISAGA, a good officer, and was advaacing against the French. It amounts to about 45,000 men. • 64 The Duke del PARQUE'S army (formerly RONIA-' NA's) was in the vicinity of Salamanca. It had ex perienced successes, btrt it was in too advarced a situation ; and, as the French were moving troops in that direction, the• Duke must fall back. He has under him two very able men, MENDESARA and CAR. HERA. "Geromstill held out. BLAKE was in the vicinity, but his army was too weak to do much. It is said that:BLAKE is to command the artily of La Mancha. VENEGAS; at hij o►vn request, was appointed Go vernor of Cadiz. - " It is probable that CASTANOS; whose services are at last duly appreciated, will be apPointed Minister at War. " Lord WELLINGTON'S army is now in high condi tion and order, at Badajos, Merida, and the neigh. bourhood. The French cannot move to the South ward as long as he occupies that position, unless they receive large reinforcements. In the opinion of the French, known by intercepted letters, and of the Spa niards, the battle of Talavera saved Spain during the late crisis. " The French army is still very formidable.— There are in Estremadura and La Mancha at least 70,000 men ; at Madrid about 5000 ; to the North ward, under NEY, 10,000; at Gerona, under AUGE REAU, 26,000 ; in Catalonia, about 9000 ; near Bur gos, about 10,000 ; in Pampeluna, 5000 ; in all about 135,000 effective men. The sick and wounded, be sides, are very numerous. " Lord WELLESLEY had endeavoured to persuade the Junta to establish. a Regency and a more vigo.' rous system of operations, and to call the Cortes im mediately. In these two objects, as well as in per suadingl the Junta to abolish immediately all the grievances of which the people complain, he had not been entirely successfUl. But in consequence of his efforts the Assembly of the Corter is positively fixed for the Ist March, 1810. The Junta has also ap- pointed a Military Commistee of seven members (of which GARAY and ROM'ANA are members) to super. intend the direction of the war, and of all operations requiring secrecy, vigour, and .dispatth. " The people of Spain are well aware of the •efforts which have been made for, the . iMprovement of their Government, and.of the country in general. It is difficult to describe their sense of those efforts, or the continued marks of respect and attachment which they manifested towards Lord WELLESLEY to the last moment of his residence in Spain. ."Fhe term of his office being expired, the Marquis of Asronoa had been succeeded as President by the Co-administrator of Seville, the Archbishop of Lao dicea. GARAY had resigned the o ffi ces of Secretary- General and of Foreign Affairs, hut still retains his seat as a Member of the Junta. He had been suc ceeded as Secretary of Foreign Affairs by SAAVEDRA, and as Secretary-General by RlvtEtto. " There were no accounts at Cadiz of Lord COL LIGwoon. A report prevailed at Seville on the Bth, that he had defeated the French ; but this report was not believed at Cadiz. Every thing was quiet and proper in Portugal. • Mr. B. FRERE remains at Seville as our Minister Plenipotentiary." A Gentleman who came home in the Goldfinch in forms us, that before he left Corunna intelligence had arrived ufa sanguinary battle havingbeen fuught under the walls of Gerona, %%Nell terminated in the complete discomfiture of the besieging army, which had in con sequence made a precipitate retreat, leaving behind them their mining and trenehingtools, campectupa ge, ::r:illery and ammunition. We shall be happy to re ceive a confirmation of this intelligence—but as it is not mentioned in any of the private ;letters which we hale seen, we think it possible that it may T mistatement of the victory pined by the llac PA RQUE over General MA It(sli AND's ally—furs NEY'S. TOULON FLEET. The Probability that a victory been o',:taine!: by Lord COLLINGWOOD illereaSes C:cry hour, as ow Readers will see by the sabi,oined letter from kanh. gate, and an article dated Montpellier coplei fron: the Hambursk• Correspondent, cf the IS:h instan• " " A person is just arrived here, who left only yeterday morning,- and informs us that :1! : count had been recived there of an action brttver ❑ the English and French fleets, and that Sixteen Fait of ships had been taken and df , strorAl (.4 bat the account was kept so -hriviite, tlra_ lie couli.l not learn particulars, except as above." ~ AIONI'PELL!ER, Nc,-;.4. g"rbree ships of the line and two frigates from Toulon, under the command 01. Rear-Achr„r a _ BAUDIN, to escort a convoy to BArce. - .lona. Thi s squadron in proceeding, on its voyage fell it, wit!. `: 4 . teen Engli,h ships of the fiv.t of three-deckers. The Lt v, eightF guns, t,. this superior force, put buck to the harbf:. r The Robuste and the Boreas sailed and engaged the whole English w;til est bravery. Several of the enerny'.; . ;gm maged. When Rear-Admiral was impossible to get these two shit aground, afloat again, he ordere2 all the 'rigging, cordage, &c. to be taken out, and t. 1 .:f27: ••.. • fire to the ships, in order that the enemy rni , 6 11 . .::7..:.;% his superior force gain possession of them. He among the last of the men who kit his ship. Tia two frigates have put into Maiks,!illes, and the convoy has arrived in the Bay of Rosas. Several ‘Ja the English ships have.lyren much damaged." FRENCH PAPERS. Last ni?ht we received French juutnals to the I instant. l'hey announce the :trrival of KtroixoN a: Paris on the 14th, where, accompanied by the King of WESTPHALIA, he paid a visit to the King of S.IXCV't who reached that capital on the pr; ceding day. On the previous Sunday, NA poixos . held a Court a; Fontain bleau, at which the Cuunt de PA nr.Ev, Envoy Extra ordinary from Russia to the United State of rinic• rica, was presented. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, NOV. So great are the exertions used here in equip;nll9: the different ships at this port, that the Toss ANT, guns, which went into Dock on Wednesday had her old copper script off, part of the false keel re placed, the bottom caulked, and was new capperci, all within 24. hours.—The brig Two Brothers, Tot- HAMMER, laden with wheat, from Quimper, bound to London, put into Fowey on Thursday, in great dis. tress ; part of her cargo spoiled.—L'Atut.e frigate, which sailed from here on Sunday last, is sr.tted to have taken a large French brig privateer.—lt is pain. ful to have to record so many fatal instances of ship. wreck as have recently happened—two more, magiiig six that have come to my knowledge between Erg. land and the West Indies, within the space ct :.ale more than three short months. I allude to the Little Belt, and a transport under her convoy, both which sailed from Portsmouth early In July last, and are stated, in letters recei ,, ed here from the Garland fri. gate, to have foundered at sea on the lath At,F...ist last. Certain it is, they should have arrived a: :a. maica about that time, and have never sii;ce heard of. General Moantsos, his suitf, servants, and baggage, were on board these 'vessels, board tc Jamaica. Nov. 26.—CaMe in the Spanish brig Patrict, .. 4 .. cAsrEao, from Gibraltar; Foßumastx, of 93 from Malta and Gibraltar, from which a Messer...;: landed this morning ; Edelpha t r ansport from Nlaitt and Gibraltar ; Good Intent, SLY, from Gibraltar ; Lion, &visit, from ditto ; the others of the fleet Fas• sed up Channel yesterd.ty. Arrived she GoLariNcu brig of war, Capt. NER, from Corunna, (not front L'Orient as stated by tmistake in yesterday's letter). She brought ciispatclie; for Government, which were sent off to town, and a voluminous mass of letters for merchants and private individuals. COVENT-GARDEN THE,ATAE. The performances . of last night were the tragedi of The Romah Father, and the ballet of Don Juan. — The former, to tile termination of the 4th act, was heard with attention ; and i'N r.CooKE, in the part of Horatius, was greeted with ndinsiastic applause. — Mr. Youso, in Publius, and IVp-s. CLARKS, in Horatio, were also received with very general satisfaction. A: the conclusion of the 4th act, however, the usual scenes of confusion werefenewed and continued until the end of Dors Juan. The 0. P. dance was perfor• med and some few placards were hoisted. Mr. Wein• huh was in the dress boxes, and attracted considerabl: notice by his singular costume ;-.-a white night-caps and large box-coat. He alto wore the 0. P. medal The house was cleared at half past ten. BOW-STREET.-401111 Chew, baker, Fienrietta-street, Manchester-square, was charged by Mr. Jams Bran; don, with riotous and di s o r derly conduct in the pit 0 , Covent Garden Theatre, during the performance of the ballet of Don Juan. Mi. Brandon stated, th'l the prisoner was particularly conspicuous, from his wearing a light-coloured chip hat, in which were t: :e letters 0. P. He was also a principal performer 13 the 0. P. operatical dance, and \yrs secured by tom=' officers as he was leaving, the Theatre. On inisr. called on for his def.r.ce, he said the 0. P. was c):: into his hat by a gentleman in the pit contrary W h . :; wish.—Ordered to fi n d b a il, w hi c h heimanediaze: did, and was consequently discharged. Rsso's BENCH.—This morning the Rule for ar• information moved .by the Arroasax-GrNERAL against Messrs. CLIFFORD, Roam - , and others, for g Conspiracy, was made absolute, the ,defendants r•tt having shewa cause az . :inn it. • . ■ 1 'i ' ' 11