Star. — London, England, 1809-08-25 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS. ROTTERDAM, AUGUST 17. The head-quarters of the KING of H 0 .LAND were at Capelle, near Rosendal, on the 17th instant. An article from Antwerp says, reinforcements of Soo ~:en arrive here daily from France, and proceed to Capelle. We have nothing to fear in Cadsand, as we have a corps of 8 or 9,0(X) men there. The corns of the Dutch General GRATIENT, con sisting of 6,500 men, has returned to Holland. Communications between Antwerp and Bergen op-Zoom arc difficult, on account of the inundations that have been formed. The lines of Steinbergen are inundated, and the Polder of Bergen is likewise under water. The Westphalian troops are advancing to Holland by forced marches. Articles from Vienna and Paris state, that there is no doubt that peace is abcat to he signed. An article from Paris, of the 13th, states, th.: peace has been actuilly signed. PRIVAIT I.F.T FM-ROTTERDAM, AUGUST 1.5. " I take advantage of the first opportunity to give you some information, as since the 14th lilt, all cm enunication has been stopped by means of an embar gn. On account of fr.: , landhig which has taken rlace, the country is in confusion, and every man who can march is in motion, in order to guard the coast ; as great care is taken lest th:, English, being now landed, should fill the country with their products.— The chasscors and all the disposable force is in acti, vity. The arming of the citizens is carried into cf fcct, and Volunteer Corps d'elite are formed, ullich are to march to the frontiers. It is said that in Bra hrnt there are 62,000 Frenchmen ; and on our part, .111 are well diTrAed. Corn has risen 50 per cent." THE EVENING LONDON. FRIDAY, AUGUST'S;. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DA'' AT ONE O'CLOCK; 3 to Cent. Cons. for money etti—for :0:c. ail. °mutual 1 prern.—Exchequer prem. Dispatches were yesterday received from Earl CIIATHAM, dated the 21st instant. We understand Mat Sir RICA Alt STRACII/O: proceeded up the Scheldt 'n the 20th, with six sail of the line, twelve frigates, and the flotilla of boats Lord CHATHAM had gone to South Beveland, with the whole of his army, ex cept 5000 men left at Walcheien, under the com mand of General VnAzEit. The most active prepa rations were making fur the attack of Fort Liilo, and there was every proipeet of its being attended with prompt success. The enemy's fleet, it is repeated, had gone up the Scheldt beyond Antwerp. Some Dutch Papers were received yesterday to the rth instant. In these it is said the French have in Cadsand eight or nine thousand men, and that so rapid i . . the accumulation of force at Antwerp, that the enemy daily gain.; an accession of 800 men to his army. NVe have received German Papers to tle. 13th inst. They furnish some grounds for believing that Austria and France arc about to recommence hostilities on eic Danube : at least, it is evident that no prelimina. tics of Face have been as yet agreed en. The accounts from Spain and Portugal, which we yesterday laid before our readers, were of a nature to require no comment, nor did we offer any. Their contents may be comprised in a few words : —Our army, left without supplies by our Ally, after gain. ing an important victory at Talavera, was unable' to follow-up its success by any farther hostile opera tions, and at length obliged to retreat ! And for our consolation we are told, that no farther interruption will occur to its operations, the Junta having made ample arrangements, and provided innumerable car riages to furn 4 them with supplies and provisions; of every kind in future ! Ministers received dispatches yesterday from Sir' A►:"rucit WELLEstEv, containing a detail of all the events that have occurred since the date of his last' public dispatches. Different private letters were also received from Officers serving with GeneralliVpdxs -1;o', from which have given me extracts. From all the accounts we may d:a•.v th'2 following inferences : By a pretended retreat, more slow or r4pid, accor ding to the means or avidity of the Allies, Vicroa and SEBASTIAN] were to induce Generals WELLESLEY, CursrA, and VENEC;AS, to advance to the centre of the kingdom ; while Somr, Nr4, and /vloartEa were to unite to cut off their return. From the deficiency of the supplies promised by the Junta, the British Commander baked before the time calculated by the enemy. This pause was the signal to the French to throw off the mask, and with their superior force to endeavour to overwhelm their opponents. In the confidence of victory they corn menced the attack, expecting that the fugitives who : should escape the sword would fall into the hands of I the cG.operating army at Placentia. In this deep ; id project they were happily disappointed, by the approved discipline and undaunted valour of the Eng li ii, and the consummate skill of their Commander. i! To these causes the triumph of Tnlavera it to be at-1 tr:buted ; and let it not be said that no advantages have accrued from the virtue and talents of our min ti mien in arms. Had it not been for this ;access, it i is in the highest degree probable, that the Lritish army would have been annihilated. Undei the present cir. I cumst4nqs, it has been enabled to effect a retreat of 50 *des nnmolested ; and it occupies at Almaraz ani gdyantage9us position, where it will meet the supplies if o c 4 4ave been forw4rding within these ftw weeks froiTrarz depend ea tht accuracy of the statement—that at lengt4 the Supreme Junta has begun to exert itself. CurlsTa, we understand, has accompanied General WELLESLEY in his retrograde movement, and if he had not his army would have been exterminated. — After our experience of the past year, we do not very well know how to estimate the value of the assistance of the Portuguese and Spaniards; but we consider the British army, in its present situation, at least in no immediate danger ; and at the same time that we deem all the objects of the campaign relinquished, we hope and believe that the army will be enabled to effect its escape without any great additional loss,— Enough indeed has been already sacrificed ; the blood of the country has been poured forth, the sick , and wounded have been unavoidablyabandotted to the enemy at Talavera, and an immense charge to the I country has been incurred without any one desirable purpose having been accomplished. 1 1 The private accounts agree with the Lisbon Ga-1 zettes in the general detail of events south-west of Madrid ; but they differ in their statements of the enemy's force. One computes the French on the shores • of the Xere at 24,000, another reducesthem to 18,000. ; Almaraz, where the British army was posted, is only about 23 English miles distant from Placentia, and is on the north shore of the Tagus. It would seem extremely doubtful, by the accounts, (or rather the speculations of the writers of them), whether Sir Armtek WillEstAy will continue his retreat by the Tagus, or the Guadaiquiver. This ques tion, we think, will be resolved without much dif ficulty. If he proceed to Portugal, he is destitute of provisions; if he descend southward toward Seville, he will meet his supplies, and his march will be faci litated by its direction through a country much more fertile and populous than the wilds of Alantejo, for merly the granary of Portugal, but converted into a desart by the vices of its Government. Should General \ T ENEGAS have advanced, as is re presented, beyond Toledo, his army must be sacri ficed ; we think it most likely that lie is retreating by Cuidad Real, to his former position in La Mancha, preparatory to his withdrasiing again into the recesses of the Sierra Morena. The victories of this Officer at Aranjuec rust be a fable. PRIVATE LETTERS. " LISBON, AUGUST 14. " The Duke of Marlborough packet sails to-morrow morn ing. The sails are to be closed this evening at eight o'clock.— Letters from the army, of the Rth inst. were received yesterday ; they state that Sir Arthur Wellesley was retreating back to the frotelers of Portug tl, and that he was obliged to leave a great mariy of * his sick and wounded behind him. The cause of his falling back is said to he, that Soult, with a very considerable force, was in his rear ; that the Spaniards would not fight or act with hint ; and that there was no provisions of any eon, or for age to he lied in any part of Spain where the army were in ; that the villages were deserted at the approach of the army, the inha bitants (lying to the mountains and other places where they could hide themselves, taking all their live stock, provisions, dcc. &c. with them, and otherwise acted with great hostility to the Eng lish army. On the Bth inst. head-quarters were at Dileytosa, on the south side of the Tagus, which Sir Arthur crossed a few days before, to avoid Soult, who was it, his rear; on the same day, Soult was within a league of the Tagus on the north side. In consequence of Soult being in the rear of the Btitish army, be took several detachments of the English that were going to and coming from the army. " By these last accounts it does not appear that General Catlin Craufurd had joined Sir Arthur, but it was expected every day. Of General Beresford and his Portuguese army, it is confidently asserted, that they refused to march - with him, and that they were in a perfect state of mutiny in consequence of their receiving no pay, and being in great want of provisis ts. How the Regency can account to the Logli.h General, or to their country, for letting this little army, which does not amount to more than 8000 men ; to be in this state, am at a loss to know. I have been at the public offices this day, they all are in great hopes that Sir Arthur will be able '0 make a formidable stand on the frontiers. A con voy sailed tar England yesterday. All the flat-bottomed boats that were teied for the landing of the troops, were this day hauled ar, shore at the Arsenal. raper has fallen Z per cent. these two days." AUGUST 1 ti. " Affairs have taken a new turn between the combined army and the enemy. After the glorious victory of Talavera de la Reyna, the English, under the gallant Sir Arthur, an,d the Spa niards, under Cuesta, were doomed to inactivity owing to many causes, particularly the want of provisions, homes, and carts. In the mean time the enemy were not idle, 'fhe corps of Ney, Soult, and Mortier, having united, marched direct upon Placen tia, with an intent to arrive ar the bridges of Ahnaraz and .Irce bispo before the combined armies, leaving them as it ss •-,e no other passage of the Tagus but at 'foledo ; and in ord•. r to 'rain that it would be necessary to defeat the enemy front, while this powertul corps of .24,000 men hung on their rear. This plums entirely failed, for the indefatigable sa . Arthur immcdiateiy wheeled about and gained both bridges, carrying best part of his sick and wounded with him, a small portion remaining behind for want of conveyance. Part of the combined army has already arrived at 'Crusillo, and is to fall back upon Merida, here pro visions, reinforcements, and all the horses, mules, and carts of Lower Estrentadura 'and Andalusia are going with Lbe greatest ,expedition. Vt'negas will probably fall back vs his old position, and in that case will form a right wing of Sir Arthur's army, who has just been nominated Generalissimo of all the forces lit Spain. General Beresfurd marched from Cuidad Rodrigo to j-,in the combined army." Boston papers to the 23d ult. have been received. One, in the Ministerial interest, makes the following remarks on the refusal of the British Government to ratify the arrangements entered. into between Mr.,J ERSKINE and the Government of the United States : —" 'f here is still a ray of hope, that the stipulations of Mr. ERSKINE will be ratified by England ; but, on this hypothesis, it is extremely difficult to imagine up. on what motives her Cabinet have been induced to give such a wry appe%rance, upon a negociation, in which so much depended on the frank and conciliat ing deportment of the parties. We repeat, that whe ther Mr. ERSKINE exceeded his instructions or not, (finless these instructions were shewn to our Covern ment,) is a question between him and his Sovereign ; and, that his mition is, in justice and honour, irrevo cably bound lq his stipulations. We cannot persuade ourselves, that any course between the ratification of these stipulations and war, can be pointed out, which can be feconciled with the interests and honour of America." Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when number of Students for the East India College Were ex amined in Conrt 4 agreeably to a *.esolution of the General Conti.' • • • • THE ARMY. - We are concerned to state that, by letters received from our army Correspondent at Madeira, we learn that a great mortality has prevailed among the 2d Royal Veterans, which sailed a few months ago. for Madeira. They had not only buried a great number but had about 200 in the hospital when our letters came away. In consequence of their reduced state they are to be replaced by the 37th Regiment, and to be hrought to England. Some transports with wounded officers and men of our army, and several transports with French pri. soners are arrived at Portsmouth from Portugal, after a very short passage. Viten the Expeditions were leaving this country both for Spain and for Zealand, we pointed out some of the Officers, those commanding corps, as the best and most dashing in our service ; and, as the Ga zette shews, Lieutenant-Colonel NzcoLLs in lead ing the 14th, Lieutenant-Colonel PACK in leading the 71st Highlanders, Colonel HAY in leading the Scots Royals, shone conspicuously pre-eminent at Flush ing; and Major MJDDLEMORE i 4 leading the 48th, Colonel Btxcif AM 53d, and Colonel GUARD 45th, at the memorable battle of Talavers. These , rishig officers emulate the most dashing of our naval officer's in their exploits, and we may look forward to them in time as able leaders of our armies ! We could wish, at the same time that our Generals and Admirals get peerages, baronetcies, and red rib bous, that there was an order or badge of distinction for such men as the above, and in general for officers of that or of inferior rank who greatly distinguished themselves. We are looking with anxiety for intelligence the most interesting from our armies in the Mediterranean, under Sir JOHN STEWART ; in Spain, under Sir, AR. rnua 'WELLESLEY ; in Flanders under Lord CuAT IIAM in St. Domingo, under General CARMICHAEL ; and in the West Indies, under Sir Grottos BECKwITH, who is projecting an expedition against Guadaloupe ; and we hear that a force is going against some of the Greek islands. The gallant Sir Joint Hopr commands the advance of our army in Flanders ; and to him is committed any attempt, if one is made, on the French force near Antwerp. Sir JOHN HOPI is now with the Arthy what the gallant Sir JOHN Mooafwas. With the fleet now about to sail from Portsmouth, reinforcements are going out to all the regiments in Spain, cavalry as well as infantry. The Hussar brigade will be got ready for service with all speed. CENF.R Al ORDERS. • " The Commander In Chief has received the Kites commands to notify to the Army the splendid victory, obtained by his troops in Spain, under the command of Lieutenant-General the Right Hon. Sir Arthur Wellesley, on the 27th ar.d 48th of last mouth, at the battle of Talavera de la Reyna. " His Majesty is confident, that his army will learn with be t oming exultation, that the enemy, after escaping by a precipitate retreat from the well-concerted atn:ck, with which sir Arthur Wellesley, in conjunction with the Spanish army, bad threatened him on the 24th of July, concentrated his force, by calling to his aid the corps under the French General Sebastiatti, and the gar. rison of Madrid ; and thus reinforced, again approached the allied, army, on the 27th of July; and, on this occasion, owing to the local circumstances of its position, and to the deliberate purpose of the enemy to direct his whole effiarts against the troops of his Majesty, the British army sustained nearly the whole. weight of this great contest, and has acquired the glory of hating vanquished a French army of double their !ambers, net in a short and par tial straggle, but in a battle obstinately contested on two succes sive days (not wholly discontinued even throughout the intervening ' night), and fought under circumstances that brought both armies, into close and repeated combat. " The King, in contemplating so l..lorious a display of the va lour and prowess of his troops, has been graciously pleased to command that his Royal approbation of the conduct of the army,. serving tinder Lieutenant-GencrarSir Arthur Wellesley, shall be' thus publicly declared in General Orders. " The Commander in Chid has received the King's commands to signify, in the most marked and special manner, the sense his Majesty entertains of Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley's personal services on this memorable occasion, not less displayed in the result of the battle itself, than. in the consummate ability, valour, and military resource, with which the many difficulties of this arduous and protracted contest were suet and provided for, by his experience and judgment. " The conduct of Lieutenant-General Sherbroolc, second in command, has entitled him to the King's 'Marked approbation.--i• His Majesty has observed with satisfaction, the manner in which he led oil the troops to the charge with the bayonet, a species of combat which, on all occasions, so well accords with the dauntless character of British soldiers. " His Mljesty has noticed, with the same gracious approbation, the conduct of the several Grin ral and other Officers. All have done their duty ; must of them have heel occasions of eminently dis tinguishing thernsebres, the instances of .which have not escaped his Majesty's attention. • " It is his Majesty's command o that his Royal approbation and thanks shall be given in the most diatinct and most particular manner, to the non commissioned officers and privatz Men. In no instance have they displayed, with greater htstre, their native valour and characteristic energy; nor have 'they, on any former occasion,ntore decidedly proved their superiority overate invete rate enemy of their country. " Brilliant, however, as is the.victory obtained;lllaulasera. it is not sole'y on that occasion that Lieutenant-qyeestdyik Arthur Wellesley, an 4 the troops under his commaud. Are entitled-10 bis Majesty's applause. The important service effect e d, in an early part of the campaign, by the same army; under , the coinnland of the same distinguished General, by the rapid riibreh eri the Doom —the passage of that river—the total discoatfiture of the enemy— and his expulsion front the territory of one or hit Majesty's an cient and most faithful allies, are circumstances' whieh have made a lasting impression on his Majesty's mind ; and ltaviinduced his Majesty to direct, that the operations of this arduous and event ful campaign, shall be thus recorded; as furnishing splendid ex.; amples of Military skill, fortitude, perseverance, and-a spirit of enterprize calculated to produce emulation in entry part of his army, and largely to add to the renown, and to thumilitiry cha racter of the British nation. • " By order of the RUA Honourable the Commander in Chief. (Signed) . " HeaRT CALVERT, A 4 Geo. " Horse-Goal*, August 18." • • 44 Seize time by the forelock."—This is an excellent adage, and no prudent man would lose sight of it. It is peculiarly applicable to the present" State Lqueoy i. the drawing of which will begin and end o.n thi Jai* day ; and in which a larger sum may he gained by 'ma. number than in any. Lottery that ever exited. • • , ?• ,7 .• NAVAL INTZLL.PG•ENCE. ' CAPTTALES IN TIIE CHANNEL. Every day brings us, we cannot now, sty Frew, distressing accounts of the neglected state of ou r coasts ; and we must say, that whatever rni,ht 2, . - been the pressure of public business while our E x , 'ditiort was getting ready for the Scheidt, no excu . 'can now be found for the shameful neglect "hi, - continues to expose our commercial resources to depredations of the enemy. Let the following )- added to the instances we 'have been ft,r some t i„ ; recording, almost daily, and ou: complaint Wiilapp.„v to be but too well founded : " DOVER, ALTGLIST 21. " A fishing beat arrhed at Afargate yesterday, which the night before by four privatcv:s, between Bea.:hy B et a Downs, each of them said they were very sucee,:ift.l, ha :ie.; ar e . ,lad :117.11y English ship & into their harbours w i t hi n a week. " His Itlajeaty's sloop Podargus, C:lpt captured and sent in hero the Pappeiihnrg huy, Alargare..:la, f:oik I.iverpool, latlat with salt : she was racn oa 2.loutlay off . &idly Head, by a Piench luzyer." 44 NEWHAVEN, AUGUST 24. " A ta:liut Kas ta42n off place yceterday, and, a brig ..z - 4 morning. " P. S: L ship, apparettly a 6 or 730 tan. burtLen, !r 4 : ;14 been Nken by a p-ivateer." " EASTBOURNE, .AUGUZ 2i. " Two ships were taken off Beachey Head last nigh, by French lugger% and company; one of them, Ldieve, wai frr a Oporto, the other I took to be an American, making tan rem,' ,taken :lithe Head within a few days. We have o:lly the At.::: achoo;ser on this station. The As: sloop of war was but I have not seen her for threr weeks. The signal is at the Head for two lugger., which have taken a br i g and a sir, and sent them for Fraace—at present there is nothin 4 molest them." HASTINGS, AUCI.73 f " We mere much mortified yesterday evening at ?sci:: 1 ; tws vessels, bound 10 the eastward, captured off this port bf !rfi French lugger privateers. The captured vessels were a sl.tp ar6 a galliot, deeply laden, but we have no particulars of lint; mire: or place of destination. To add to our conce rn at wttncssirg dtt *nemy thus triumphantly bear away their booty before o;ir then, was not one of our eruizers in si o bt, and we }-.ar, l tc , much reason to fear he must have reached a Frenzh port slf,t7 with Lis prizes, as we could plainly discern from tl:e M!!: vetisels, hull-dowr, standing to the southward. " The same unfortunate events Lave so frequently ocearn...:te late, off this part of the coast, that we carrot help r,gr'::t, that we are rot better supplied with 6 Lip of wzr protee:c% " merchantmen, between &achy Head :.rd the Vowes. captives by the enemy have tale:[ piece, we verily b. litre, ;.-, this part of the Channel, within the last three wecki, that v:Ac ever remembered within a like period of time. " We sincerely hope Crwernment will give th.is !rrrormt subject serious attention; the remedy., is in cur opinion, v.sy,ari to prevent a recurrence of such painful scenes, let Ccvernrn ; keep a sloop of war, or a gun-brig or two, cruizit:g Beechy Head and Dungeness, and it would effectually chetk 11:4 enemy, who, perhaps, from our self-security, supinc:e,t, o; attention, has become unusually daring of late." PLYMOUTH; AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, AucusT cf.. Arrived the ketch Commerce, of this port, Cuzws, from Teneriffe, laden with wines, bound to this p;rt; British sloop Union packet, M'CLELLXN, from 'llene. carlo, Malaga, and Gibraltar, laden with %vines and cork; bound to this port for ordertt'` . ‘fie sprung her mainmast. Sailed, bat since put back by:cc,. Crary winds, the CADMus sloop of war, (Ara cruike'. the westward . ; and SEAVLOWCIt brig, on her passage to Corunna. The FANCY cutter has taken letlett an 4 dispatches on board, and has sailed for itochefort. It has blown violently at S. \V. fot several days, attend 4 with heavy rain. A merchant schooner arrived at Plvmoath, from Oporto, states, tizat previous tr , he sailing, two. transports had arrived there from Eng. land, with arms and ammunition for 5000 Priu• guese troops. This afternoon a frigate passed up Channel from the westward, but at too great a tance to make her number : she was under a prtss c; sail, and is conjectured to be from Spain or Portup; With important dispatches. - PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST E 4. Arriied the 'ars frigate, from the westward.— Sailed the GOSItAWKE sloop of war, op a crize; DOVER, AUGUST 2 . 4 i • •• Passed by this morning the Amertart ship Dram mond, Captain BUTLER, froth Cadii . ; dispaiches were landed from her from Marquis Wm.r.r.sloy, DEAL, AUGUST C 4. Came down from the River the Hannah, PA vmsr, for New York ; arhd Whim, DOBRALE, for Algiers, and remain with a large fleet of outward bound Ice' . chantmem—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 2 t. Arrived this morning the Bz.Azlot gun-brig, troisl Heligoland, with 80 of the Duke of Bauxsatcei troops. - hailed the AciNcouirr, with water for Flat' , ..•, ing ; HAvocK and PRINCE WILLIAM armed ship, iv;:-' part of 115. e Duke of BnuNswrcit's troops, for Ports , mouth; Loousr and WRANGLER gun-brigs, the Nore.—Remain in the Roads the ROEBUCK, MO:: QUITO sloop, RicumoxO, Vixcs, gun-brigs.—Wind;- , FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Ga#CISIND, AvIGUIT Si.—Arrived the Alevarder, front Martinique; Pallas, from Charleston; Malabz store sbip, frontiamaica ;. Hercules, Allis, from Cadiz; P eak Trinida; Iroquis and Redovery, Spence, f Gibraltar ; a d lien s Clearer, from I .isbon. • We have authority to contradict a statement, wYci: we copied from a Morning Taper of the 21st Tespefting the prisoners on board his Majesty's sh : P 'YORK in the Scheldt having risen on the crew cf ship. , We `have great pleasure id' adding Or , : fe' whole story is a fabrication. Died'on Thursday evening, atter an illness of tan days, ELIZA, the wife of PETRCFAVENT, Elrk cE Dalston. • CORN EiCHANGZ, MARIC•LAATEp . AVG. 25.— r Theg are but short supplies of Wheat to-day, which'ca:ise ; sales to be a small advance in price--Barley likewise in very short supply, and fully . at the late idvance--: Malt also--Peas and Beans of the two kindsmaint o their prices... Oats are in.short supply, and this tra ,is agaln.quOted higher—Fluur on the tei . ms of List current y ; flue Ain eripx% #e,s. t.° )54 Per P Fitor,l fai4l.9 $41.1 4 / 4 600 441 ta*P" • : "•10 t . -3 I, filiml•iii ... WI 4 ~;