Star. — London, England, 1809-05-30 00:00:00

SP.7I.V. i 1 OVIEDO, MAY 5. It is now satisfactorily ascertained, that King Jo seph has retreated to Burgos. In the Castiles, the natives have risers upon the enemy. The French who intended to reinforce Ney have abandoned their d2aign, and retired to Benavente and Valencia de St Juan. Those who were in the city of Leon have also withdrawn. In Gallicia we go on well. St. Jago is repossessed by us, according to an express which arrived yester ciay to the Seignor" Romani. The enemy was re pelled with great slaughter. We took a quartity of artlery, and a great deal of specie, plate, and other valuables. Part was embarked ; the rest in St. Jago. I believe the French are cooped up in Lugo and Co runna. Ballasteros made a successful attack on the French, very beneficial in its consequences, an I highly honou rable to Asturian courage. We made 150 prisoners, among whom are four officers : we also took some artillery ; 600 of the enemy were left dead on the field. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.. King Joseph having left Madi id, has already arrived at Burgos. The inhabitants of the Castiles have risen in mass against the French, and are de stroying them by small parties. The French troops that had marched from Arragon to succour Marshal Ney, have had an engagement with the Gallicians, and the troops of Romans, and were defeated and driven back ; and their headluarters are at Bene vente and Valencia de Don Juan : to this last point our troops are marching, our advanced-guard already occupies Astorga. The Marquis de la Romana has this moment re ceived an official account, dated the 4th instant, which states, that Tuy and Santiago have been both retaken from the French, whose loss is great. We have taken all their artillery, money, and chi r,:h plate, with the whole of their plunder. Vallesteros has rendered important services to the Asturians ; he has just gained a brilliant victory over the French, taken four officers, one hundred and fifty men, and all their artillery. The lo:s of the French in killed amounts to six hundred. Had his Puce been suffi ciently strong, he would have matched from Reynosa and retaken St. Andero. GIJON, MAY ii. General Ballasteros has advanced considerably to wards Santander, after giving Bonnet a complete thrashing ; an d we are in daily expectation of hear ing that the said port is occupied by the Asturian troops. PORTUGAL. FOBTUGUESE ACCOUN:TS OF THE LATE ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN THE ENGLISH AND THE FRENCH. Madain, near Oliveira, May st. Yesterday the first action took place, between a division of the combined army and the enemy, with the success which was to be expected. Lieutenant-General Wellesley reached Vanga on the 9th inst. [The arrangements for the march and attack hereinentioned, are the same which are known from the Gazette.] On the 10th, at six o'clock in the morning, the di visions of the combined army arrived in the large riain situated between the two Allserzarias. The English cavalry advanced in close column against the French, drawn lip for action. The French made a charge in c:ose colt mi, which 'he E receiv ed with their ch:iracteristic firms ess, and, charging the French in return, defeated and compelled them to retreat in confusion, and take shelter in an open ing between the mountains. Here they were again attacked by a corps compos ed of the English chasseurs of Stewart, Trant's Por tuguese chasseurs, and a detachment of Engl s'i horse. This corps, joined by some English infantry, attacked the French, supported by their infantry, which kept up a heavy fire ; but they were compelled to give way, and fall back to Albergaria Ni)va, yet without stopping there, being alm ,, st completely surrounded by the English horse. The lass which they sustained en their retreat was very severe, occasioned chiefly by the English artillery, and two Portuguese pieces of cannon, commanded by Lieutenant Guterres, who greatly distinguished him-elf in the action. The French had no sooner entered Albergaria than they were driven out again. The Portuguese chas seurs were the first who advanced into the place, and behaved so gallantly, that their intrepidity and valour were deservedly admired by ail the English troops who witnessed their conduct. The French retreated in the most shameful manner, being constantly pur sued by the English horse, until they arrived in the vicinity of Pinheiro, where they rallied, and sheaved an intention to fall on Trant's division ; but General Cotton, at the head of the English cavalry, charged the French with such vigour, that they were com pletely routed, and fled in the utmost confusion. They were pursued to Oliveira, where General Wellesley also directed the whole action at the head of General Stewart's division. We are not yet able to ascertaili the enemy's loss, but it was considerable. In Albergaria, a large portion of the enemy's spoils fell into cur hands. All the different corps behaved with the utmost gallantry, and the Corps Academico 'a corps composed of students) fully justificil the opinion with which they have inspired Colonel Ti ant, by the whole tenor of their conduct while he his commanded the corps. Of Majar-General Mill's division we have no cir .:..rrst niial inforrnati‘m, and only know that it landed at Ovar, and defeated not only the French who occu ned tile place, but also those who came from Vella !e Feira to succour them. AVEIRO, MAY 10. A division of English troop;, commanded by Ma x-General Hill. disembai keit! List night in Ovar, and ,mpletely defeated the French who were in that :Ace. The division ct utint.ed to push on, and routed nx other French cca-ps, which endeavoured to ob_ ruct theU- mare?:, and will enter Villa de Feir.t in 'he core of tomorrow. Many horses have been n, and 1360 I ullccks stolen by the enemy, and illected in the fields of Anjej.i. Yesterday t(g1) infantry and siX pieces of cannon, 'tre embarked I ere for Ovar, they will be „. c ied this night. .If '" LONDON. THE ARMY. The Royal West Middlesex Militia have received a route to march from Portsmouth to Chichester, where they are to receive further orders. They leave Portsmouth on Saturday next, and are to be replaced The Princess Augusta packet has arrived at. Fal- by the Leicester and Renfrew Regiments of Militia. mouth in forty days from Jamaica. I C tptain BUROES CAmsc, one of Marquis WELtes . The Prince Adolphus packet has also arrived from LEY'S. Aides-de-Camp, lef t town yesterday for Ports 'America—fifty days from New York, arid twenty slays mou th, to prepare for his Lordship's departure for Spain. from Halifax. Government were informed of the The sentence of the Court-Martial on the Honour arrival of this packet, by express, yesterday evening. . able Capiain COCHRANE., of the 15th Dragoons, was Shortly afterwards a letter, of which the following is delivered yesterday. He was honourably acquitted a copy, was transmitted to Mr. SANSOM, the Chair- of all the charges. man of the American Committee, dated May, 1809. 1 Major Hmtvay, of the 14th Light Dragoons, who " Fortign ' was so dangerously wounded at the battle of Oporto, Office, . it in a fair way of doing well, but then= was obliged " SIR-1 am directed by Mr. Secretary CANNING to inform to be amputated close to the shoulder ' by Surgeon you, that as, in consequence of the arrival this morning of a mail SALMON, of the 3d Guards. ... • • from America, it !nigh.. be convenient to the merchants concerned Wednesday and Thursday two divisions of the in the trade with the United States to avail themselves of the ship Stirlingshire Militia arrived in Glasgow frog. Dunbar, of war appointed to proceed to America, for the purpose of send' to replace the Berwickshire Militia, the first division ing answers by that convenience; Mr. CANNING has directed i of which had marched for 'Edinburgh Castle. On that the &Torture of that vessel should be postponed until the , Thursday a division of the 26th regiment also marched arrival at Plymouth of the letters sent from London by'the mai l from Glasgow barracks for Dunbar. of Wednesday night.—l am, &c. &c. " GEO. HAMMOND. i Tuesday the 94th regini'ent, under the command of "To PHILIP SANSOM, Esq." ' r Lieutenant-Colonel Jaams CAMPBELL, marched from The Prince Adolphus having left New York on Edinburgh for Aberdeen. The regiment is nearly . the 27th ult. only two days later than the vessel 800 strong, though so lately from India. which brought Mr. ERSKINE'S dispatches, she brings Wednesday 100 volunteers arrived at Southamp , only farther accounts of the general joy diffused ts)l.' from the Donegal, or Prince of Wales's Irish Mi . luta, to embark for the depot in the Isle of. Wight, for among the American merchants by the supposed ter-. I different regiments on foreign service. mination of all the disputes with this country.— 1 • A detachment of nine officers and 300 men of the New York Papers to the V6th, and Halifax to the lst, or Glasgow Regiment of Light Infantry, from 29th ult. received by the Piince Adolphus, are fi lled : lasgow barracks , under the command of Captain with accounts of illi minations and other publfc marks SSSSUTHERLAND, are arrived at Leith, for embarkation for the Downs. of rejoicing on the occasion. Addresses of thanks The 2d battalion of the 50th Regiment has re and congratulation to the Legislature were also pre_ moved from Ashford *to Reading-sttect Barracks, paring in the principal towns. How grievously will Tenterden. the Americans feel themselves disappointed, when The Dumfries and NithsdaYe Regiments of Local they learn that the arrangement will not be sanctioned Militia, are to assemble. at Dumfries on the 31st in stant, to continue on duty for 28 days. by the British Government ! --- TUESDAY, MAY 30. TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Como's, for money, rAii—Ditto, for op& 683-omnium pr. SPAIN. CATHOLIC MEETING. We stated yesterday that the Plover, arrived at Penzance, had been informed by a vessel at sea, that the Spaniards were in possession of Madrid. By pri vate letters received from Oviedo, accounts have been received which seem to give some degree of probabi lity to this statement. They mention that "it is sa tisfactorily ascertained, that King JosErn has retreated to Burgoi." The -Oviedo Gazette of the 6th instant, contains a report to the Marquis RONIANA, by General VALLES" TEROS, relating the particulars of a successful engage. ment maintained by the provincial army against the division of BO`.;ET, along the line of the river Deva, in the Montana, parallel with the Nansa. " The re sult ( f this action has been the taking from the enemy three pieces cf cannon, many muskets, &c. and 150 prisoners, among whom were five officers, four of whom were severely wounded. In a word, we.have cut to pieces the division of Bonet." The loss of the Spaniards appears to have been small. The report is dated Villanueva, April 30. Dublin, May 25. Yesterday, according to the Requisition, a numerous Meeting of Roman Catholic Nobility and Gentry was held at the Exhibition Room, in William-street. After Lord FINGAL had taken the Chair, the pur pose of the Meeting was introduced, and the cause and object of it discussed. Upon the necessity of refer ring the condition of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects to the corsideration of Parliament, there ex isted perfect unanimity of sentiment ; but upon the expediency of submitting a petition to tile Legislature at so late a period of the Session, within a few days of its prorogation, there prevailed some diversity of Mr. O'GORMAN (the Barrister) moved a Resolu tion, founded upon the precedent of one which, at the instance of Mr. Keogh, was used in 1807, when the Sessions of Parliament was then near a close. Sir FRANCIS Goon), Bart. proposed an amendment, . 1 not- with intention to question the great and vital necessity that existed for petitioning Parliament, but, as the Session was so far advanced, to take such, proceedings at the present, as would shew theirreso-1 lotion 16 apply on the next Session to the liberality of the Legislature, and would also satisfy their friends' in England, that by not taking any active course at present, they had not ab;ndoned the firm but re spectful assertion of their claims. Sir Francis having put his sentiments in the form of an amendment, mo ved, that a Committee should be appointed to frame and prepare a Petition against the next ensuing Ses sion, and that a Member of Parliament, upon Vk hose support they might rely, should be requested to give notice, as soon as possible, that such Petition should be presented early after the meeting of Parliament. This amendment Mr.O'GORMAti consented should supercede his Resolution, a concession which, howe ver, was warmly contested. Mr. KEOGH then proposed a series of Resolutions, to which several very strenuously objected, and among Others, Dr Dromgoole, who submitted other Resolu tions foe the adoption of the meeting—tlwse, however, were negatived without a division, and then the ques tion to be decided was, whether the motion of Sir Francis Goold should be adopted, or the Resolutions moved by Mr. Keogh. After some debate the meeling divided, when there appeared—Fur Mr. Keogh's Re solutions 160—Fir Sir Francis Goold's Motion 110. Majority 50. VALLESTEROS has since announced to the Marquis that he had fixed his head-quarters at San Vicente de Barquera. The following particulars are stated by Lieutenant HENDERSON, who was a prisoner with the French, and effected his escape from them during their retreat om Oporto : " The French advanced division was, on the IGth, about two I,agues \Vest cf Armtrante, and coni4ted of 8000 men. They were then in the utmost con fusion, cavalry and infantry flying pell-mell, and they were blowing up their powder and destro)ing can non and bagg,age. Great numbers of the enemy were lying dead in the roads, and many had heel killed and stripped by the Po tuguese peasantry. The Portu guese peasantry harassed the rear of the enemy very much. It was reported at Oporto, on the lBth, that General BERINFORD had turned them. The French OtTicers said, that when they left Corunna they had 27,000 men, since which time they had lost above 10,000 men." The Pitt, which hls arrived at Liverpool from Mar tinique, brings an account that the two line of batty ships and two frigates belonging to L'Oritmt squadron had put into Guadaloupe, and were blockaded by Admiral COCHRANE!. We have since heard, much to our regret, that accounts have been received at the Admiralty of the two ships of the line which 'escaped from the Saintes having arrived in a French port, we belieVe at Cherbourg. The intelligence brought by the Pitt, therefore, can only be considered as true in respect to the frigates. The following are among the latest arrivals at Cheltenham : The Right Honourable the Earl of Moira, Lord Yardley, Lady George Sutton, Sir Henry Lushington, Rev. Dr. Macdowell, Lieutenant-General Kerr, Colonel and Mrs. Mackenzie, ft ear- Admiral Smith ; Colonels Goldie, Haldane, Digby, at.d 1). Con ningham ; Majors Nichols, Haven, Hill, Dawson, Yonde, Taub man, and family; Captains Hancock, James, and Carpenter; Reverends Wilson Macklin, F. Crofts, John Smith, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Gibson; Mr. and Mrs.- Newcombe, Mr. and Mrs. Bridges, Mr. and Mrs. Roebuck, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Made, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Rabone, Mr. and Mrs. James, Mr. and Mrs. Turbitr, Mr. J. Dyke, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hoskin, Mr. Smith, Mr. J. Bruce ' Mr. S. Matthews, Mr. Au s ti e , Mr. Ed ward Spencer, Mr. Merewether, Mr. Cawood, Mr. Powlett, Mr. A. Graham, Mr. Mather, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Tukell, Mr. LabalmontPere, Mr. Miggison, Mr. Taubman, Mr. Robert Beachcrott, Mr. Richard Beachcroft, Mr. Paterson, Mr. Neville, Mr. R Clarke, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Matthetson, Mr. Fowler, Mr. V. Croft'', Mr. Shore, Mr. Robert Smith, Mr. John Dykes, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Vos, Mr. Walker, Mr. R. W a lk er , Mr. Shore, Mr. Cox, Mr. Heard, Mr. John Bridges, Count Zenobio, Mr. B. Cooper; Mrs. Houghton, Mrs. Oxley, Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Wardlaw, Mrs. Erissett, Mrs. La Forest, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. King, Mrs. Underwood, Mrs Jay, Mrs. and Miss Rodd, Miss savage, Miss Helen Shaw, Miss Musgrove, Miss Coleman, Miss Larden, and Miss Elderfield. Saturday lastJamezDuj:y,whowasundersentence of death in the tolbo o th of Dumfries for uttering forged notes, received a respite during his Majesty's pka iure. PORTUGAL. Neither the•private nor printed accounts from Lis bon come down later than the capture of Oporto. The letters state the loss of the enemy in the action of the I2th, in killed, wounded, and prisoners, at 2000 men ; bat we think the number must be a little exaggerated ; for from all the accounts that have reached us, we are inclined to believe that we had only the rear of Soutr's army to contend with—the main body having left Opoi to two days before the arrival of the English. The action r:f the 12th gave them another day hi advance, so that we may consi der their main army as being full three days march before the British. To this it is added that each French soldier was furnished with two pair of shoes— a very necessary article in the case of a retreat, and one in which it is said our troops were deficient. The French retreat has been marked by the most horrid barbarities towards the unhappy people through whose country tlicy marched, and utter indifference towards those of their companions whom disease or fatigue disabled from accompanying them. These they abandoned as victims to the rage of the Portu guese pe.santry, who were harassing them on their retreat. It is not inconsistent that this latter division of the French army should exhibit all the symptoms of a disgraceful flight, at the same time that the greater part of the army may have effected its retreat in a way that leaves it still formidable, more especially if it has reheated to a province %slice it may receive reinforcements. THEATRE-.R0r.41 . ., HA r- MARKLF Wednesday night a very numerous, brilliant, 2 fl i fashionable audience testihed the high and proper esti. mation they entertain of Mr. BRANDON'S gellikrnar2, assiduity inlis situation as Box B )ok , keeper, by at. tending his benefit. —The entertainments wer.t 41 Cure for the Heart fiche,' and St( MIDAN'S " which were both admirably performed, and rece;ved with universal applause. The comedy of Rule a Wife and Adrie a Wife, w selected, last night, for the benefit of Mr. Lewis, and to afford an opportunity to that celebrated and favou. rite Comedian to take leave of the stage in the dia. ratter of the Copper Capoin. He never played , with more advantage, or: appeared .more .capable of doing justice to ,he part. ,while the pt.thi , c tauct regret the loss of so mach excellence, stjil it is a eta. striation to reflect,. that he retires jaw. the beset:, of his family, in the full enjoyment of his pcsi,as; fox nothing can be more painful than to behold an area: of merit lingering upon -Ore:stage, sine; ills there only inspire the audicnce.nith a melanckar.olieitrisepm:t L ranee ofhis former excellenc : Solve setiescentern mature sanus equum, ne " Peccet ad extremism ridendus, it ilia dace." Mr: G made his first appearance in the cha. raeter*Of Lion. His Affected simplicity were happily contrasted, and displayed judgment and discriminatjOn. He "-received . great . ..applause. Th e - char-act:6;ot: Ettifanir was alio siatained, fair the firs tome, by Mrs. kkesttsc...lottsisnoN.- She displayed in it considerable •inerit.—After the Comedy, when th e curtain dropped; Mrl Lamm. came forward, aid took leave of ti audience in the following address : sr I. 4 DSZS AND . ,.G.E-NtLYPIEN-1 have tbe Idanoier of adds s. sing you for the last time. ibis is the close of my hevritai life (loud cri:: cf Ann,' ; and I really Lei so ova rccrne, by tzliii 2g 'cave, for ever, of my tritniaind pat..ons, that, migit it r.• t 6e deemed disrespectful 9rikegl geht:l ttlittlirwish to decline it ; (,1 vy of Go on, go ; aid lord applauie); but It is. s - public diry which I ose, ancit wid attempt to pay it, 'oonscious your indurgenee ; for when I remind, you, that I have been ib!ne. s:z years in your service, and cannot recollict to have once under your displeasure, my dramatic death minut be met by me without the strongest eniotians of regret and gratitude. " I should cat's . nay acknowledgments 'for innumerable acts cf k:ndusts shewn to my earliest days, and your yet kinder accer ia:ice of, and partiality ahivon twiny latest &ems: all these (power fully fed, though I have out rite words to tzpress tlicte feelings— Put - whilst this heart has a sensation, it will beat svitli gratittCe. Ladies and Gentlemen, with the greatest respect, :1..% if you vial admit the word, the sincerest affection, I bid you (arcweli." • During the delivery of this Address, KtoLEwrs was evidently much affected. His voice faltered, and the tear started from his eye. The audience Isere also much affected at this parting scene, and took leave of their favourite with loud and universal acclarot tions.—The house was crowded to excess. Mr. Lavers was an actor of the old school, and to the correctness and professional science which distia guished the cotemporaries of his early days, he united all that liveliness, variety and a.him, which have cha racterised the comedians of our own time. During the greater part of his professional life, he devoted himself entirely to that line of genteel comedy in which he was so pre-eminent a lusire. Of late ye. rs he has acted more frequently in the modern comedie.a than in the plays af the classicaLwriters ; and thiough his irresistible whimsicality, always added life and - fire to the farcical pieces that he spoked in, and ex. Cited never-failing admiration in the public -mind; yet the full extent cflis. talents cannot be apprtliattd, except by those who haveseenbisless freqorntbut mei-e exquisite performances in theidider dramas. The mo dern plays, with all their merit, are certainly less coral told correct in the portraiture of characteroahan those of some past periodS, and efcourse, thougli...ilre ' most advantageous to actors of mere bustle, are not ate best calculated to display the powersof those few really . great performers who.COusider their profession as a scis. and can discriniinate as well as divert. Thcse,• therefore, who cc aid fudge of Mr. I.a.wrs'sdramatic abi lities, must estimatttim, not merely by the exhibil ions where nothing - except liveliness and drollery could be exerted, Vito by those in which all his more re-fined hu mour, his subtle conceptions' of comic nature, could play =easy lightness, unclogged by the earthly weight . of grosser composition. He was infiuitely comical iii' his caricatures, but he had the 1411er excellence of being chastely corhic•in. his characters. We could laugh at his eccentricity is roung Riolid and in Irony Dida'ler ; but in AlercutiO.and the eopte,- Ca/Jig:in we could not only laugh at his .eccentricity, but admire his discernment of =titre, and his kilo Kletige of art. To all rho talents of his mind he added, in an emitha - .t degree, the advantages of person, which he preserved to his very last performance ; and so singularly harpy was his manner, that a thousand vagariito which in less delicate hands would hive degenerate int) buffoonery or vulgarity, Were with him but gaieties and amusing whims. Lord ERSKINE gave a grand dinner, on Sunday, at his houEe.at Hampstead, to the Earl and Cuunte.s of JEtt:EY, Lord Kir:swim), and several other Nubility. Sir GODFIEY WEBST zats,horse Zag is matched against Colonel TtionsToN.'s. Thorrville, at the first Ortober Meeting, fur 300 guineas. - . Lord Gttosvrtvoa's Erb,: is matched at the same •Meeting, against Mr. SliAiEsPEAit's Har i tocratts, for 2jo.gulaeas. The result of the unfortunate affair between Lord •Pmar and Lady CHARLOTTE: WELLEsLEY hats been, that Lord PAGE r returns tt k the bosf)m of his family. He it to live with Lady PAGET, and has left tuwn with her Ladysh;p fur Beaudesert, in Staffordsh)e. —He has purchased a house for Lady CliAltLoTtr. WELLIBLET, in which she now resides, and has made a settlement upon her ; while Mr. WELLeaLEy IS eagerly proceeding to obtain a divorce. SIIADV‘ELL-MAUKET.—The Charter which was granted by King Charles H. fir holding a market at Shadwe ll having lain dormant for a great number of years, it has been lately determined to revive it, OR account of the increased population And business of 'that district. In compliment to their Royal Founder, yesterday being the Anniversary of his Re,toraton, was fixed upon fur the re-opening of the market. It was opened accordingly with a grand procession cur.. sisting of forty gentlemen on horsebacL. and a band of music, along. Radcliff-highway to the Minories, down Rosemary-lane to St. George's Turnpike. to the New Road, Commercial Road, to Poplar and Black wall, and so back through Radcliif, v, pea thy re turned to an elegant dinner, under an awning conti guous to the market, sufficient to dine 300 people.