Star. — London, England, 1811-12-31 00:00:00

T _ FRENCH PAPERS. VALLADO I .ID, NOVEMBER 17. They are raising recruits in Portugal, but there reigns in that country a great aversion against the English. A part of the people seem to desire the en trance of the French army into the country. Every thing is tranquil in the kingdom of Grenada. The 4th corps is concentrated at Grenada. Marshal Victor is going to besiege Tarifa ; it is believed that it u ill not hold out long, in spite of the succours from Gibraltar and Cadiz. The position of the troops is the same. The French batteries, estab lishvd in the Trocadero, are finished, and do great service—the French engineers have made in Puerto Real and Santa Maria good fortresses and excellent places d'armes. The greatest tranquillity reigns along the coast, from Saniucar to Ayamnnte, where the enemy made formerly such frequent descents. S kItAGOSSA, NOV. 13. The late advantages obtained by Marshal Suchet, are so much the more important, as all the forces of the insurgents in the west of Spain is concentrated in the kingdom of Valencia ; and not only had they sent troops from Cadiz and the Balearic Isles, but, from the kingdom of Murcia, and those who had de barked at Almena in the month of August, after ha ving escaped in the affairs cf Grenada. The latter 'Were the remnant of Blake's corps. The Junta of Valencia, with the consent of the Re gency of Cadiz, conferred upon that General the chief command. He is known for his violent hatred of the English ; so violent as to make him refuse the succours in men which the agents of the Cabinet of London had offered him. He would only consent to accept arms and ammunition, of which he was in great need. But Blake and the other Generals could not resist, in the open plain, the talents of Mar shal Sachet and the valour of the French troops. — The delicious plains bet Ween the Mengarez and the Guadalaviar, were the scene of the last military events, the result of which brought the imperial army to the banks of the latter river, and to the gates cf Valencia. By the last news we received, we hear, that whilst a part of the army will be employed in the siege, another more considerable corps will protect the be siegers, and repulse the diversions which Blake may make in case he should re-unite his fugitive troops.— The French advanced guard, posted at Rivorrela on the Guadalaviar, extends to the tight bank. Since the battles of Segcrbia and Lyria, and ' above all, since the battle to deliver Saguntum, the insurgents, overwhelmed by the superiority of the conquerors, evince the greatest irresolution. Misun derstanding, the natural consequence of defeat, reigns among all the Generals. The French troops have got possession of the entrenchments thrown up on the north of the Guadalaviar, destined to cover Valencia. The surrounding the place was already begun on that &de—the besieging artillery was arrived from Mur. viedro. We are convinced that Valencia cannot hold out long, because the fortifications arc not finished, and the great extent of its circumference would re quire a whole army to defend it. One corps of the army under General Armagnac is to remain at Se gorbia, in order that Marshal Suchet may not have the least uneasiness relative to his rear. - • Batteries are placed along the coast, in order to defeat all the manoeuvres which the English ships :night make to throw supplies into the town. Such provident measures guarantee the capture of Valen cia, which will complete the success of a campaign conducted with equal wisdom and vigour. SP.ARI. CADIZ, DECEMBER 12. The Chief of the Staff has received the following official dispatch from the General in Chief of the 4th Army, Marsal If. Copons, dated 1 "Lam; December 3. " Excellent Sir—Under date of the Ist inst. 1. in formed your Excellency of my having fallen back to ' this place, in consequence of the advance of the enemy in force, with artillery. We have not received any certain intelligence, because they had possession of the passes of Facehas and Pedugosos. My trcops ar rived on the. 2d. I agreed With Colonel Skerritt, Chief of an English brigade, that he should observe Facehas, where the enemy had at most 300 men, and that I would march by Puerto Liens to recon noitre this position. This was carried into effect yes terday—Celonel Skerritt placed himself in the wood of Pena, and advanced his cavali y, who skirmished with the enemy. My troops attacked the enemy in their position, and w ith the greatest bravery dislod&cd 'him from the advanced posts in Salas Visgas. The enemy dared not attempt to recover the last ground, notwithstanding their superior forces, but rcmainea formed in line in the woods where were their positions. Advices which I received from Colonel Skerritt de termined me to retreat, which I effected without the enemy attempting to pursue me. They, no doubt must have experienced some loss in consequence of the, bravery with which our troops fought. To-mor row I will detach a regiment to Algesiras, since al though the enemy has not entered that place he threa tens it daily ; and u ill follow it myself, doing with my small force every thing that is possible to fulfil the important wishes ef your Excellency." (A n port of the Sitting of the Cortes on the sth of December, gives an abcract of the :prech of SroorLaguna, who, after con demning the manlier in which the war was carried on, offend a var:tty of propositions to the Cortes, of which the following were ' the F rincipati) " That in order speedily to raise and have in rea diness a disposable army of from 15 to 20,000 men, all armed, c;oathed, and disciplined, the Cortes shill p r oclaim a general pardon for all jurausentadort, of whatever class they may be—Admitted. " That by means of the Generals who commanded In the provinces and the chiefs ef the parties, the pro clamations and pardons issued by the Cones shall hi introduced into the provinces cecupit.d by the enemy, in order to plow that assembly still exists, and la bcurs for the liberty of the country—Admitted. 0 That the Cones slunld nominate for a new Council of Reget.cy, four pet sons who possess the ge neral good opinion of she nation, and the ability neces sary to fulfil the obligations of their office, constantly keeping in their recollection that the provinces, ;a- Dries, generals, and the whole nation, wish to have placed :it ti eir head a royal person as Regent, that the Cmtes may perform their correspondent duties." .2—Rejected, THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ONE O'CLOCK S per Ct. Cons. tor money shut—Ditto for (pg. 631 3 per Ct. Reduced —4 per Cent. 78.4 Navy 5 per Ct.ahut—Bonds t 55.14 a. pr.—Omnlum 1 44. Exch. Erna (3d.) par to 2s. dis.—Ditto (31(1.) la. to es. pre The ST. FlonENzo frigate (armed en-flute), has arrived at Plymouth with a mail and dispatches from Lisbon. Among the passengers are the following : Commissary-General KENNEDY, (who did not arrive in the Diadem, as stated in the STAR of Friday) ; Lieut.-Colonel SPRING; Lieut.-Colonel GRANT, of the Lusitanian Legion ; Lieut-Colonel NEAL, 66th Foot; Captain BROTIIERTON, 14th Light Dragoons; Captain M , DosaLD ; Captain BAINES ; and Mr. BItANDRAI4I—the greater part of whom are returned from ill health. They state the Army to be perfectly at ease; no movements having taken place since the last accounts. Several transports from Lisbon have also art ived, under convoy of the ST. FIOREN ZO t with sick soldiers on board. By the above arrival, we have received the follow ing intelligence : " LISBON, DECEMBER 9. " We have no interesting intelligence respectin 1 the movements of the French in Spain. The enemy throughout the whole of the Peninsula, live in the greatest inquietudes : if they take forces into one province which enables them to obtain some advan- I tages, in others, at the same time, they suffer fatal reverses. When they weaken their garrisons to assem ble this great force, the remains, which they suppose are capable of containing the inhabitants, are sacri ficed by them. In short, the people omit no oppor tunity of sheaving their patriotism, and an inveterate rancour towards their oppressors. " DECEMBER 13.—Letters from Cadiz of the 30th ultimo state that an English squadron cruizing off the coast of Catalonia bad taken a French convoy, which sailed from Toulon with provisions, ammuni tion, &c. for Barcelona : it appears to have consisted of 22 vessels, but we have no authentic particulars on this head. 46 DECEMBER 16.—Not a word cf news. Head quarters rema i n at Freynada, and the troops in the positicns as when the last mail sailed. Our army be comes more healthy every day." " BANKS OF THE GUADIANA, DEC. 7. " Letters from Cadiz, of the date of the 2d inst. say, that Suchet has retreated to Arragon, leaving the Castle of Sagunto, from which he took the heavy artillery ; that the Empecinado, Duraon and Mina, had taken prisoners 2500 French, who were sur rounded in Daroca ; that Ballasteros, having three times approached Utrera, on which occasions he took considerable booty, saw himself obliged, on the 30th ult. to retire under cover of the artillery of Gibraltar, 1 8000 Trench, detached from the corps of Victor and from Seville, advancing against him ; and that 2000 men were, on the 2d inst. embarking to reinforce the said Ballasteros." " VAI.ENCIA DE ALCANTARA, DEC. 9. " Our intelligence by the last mail tranquillises us concerning the fate of Valencia. That beautiful city still remained free, despising the pride of the enemy. The army had been reinforced by the greater part of the 3d army ; Duran and the Empecinado were march ing to join it, and every thing leads us to form the, pleasing conclusion that the sanguinary laurels of Su chet will remain in the hands ofour valiant countrymen. 1 —lt is affirmed that Marshal Suchet has abandoned, the design of conquering Valencia, and retired with' his army from before that city." Two Anholt Mails arrived this morning, but the intelligence they convey is of a most uninteresting description. The operations of the Rus►ian and Tur kish armies detailed in the papers brought by the above mails, do not come down so late by a month as those already rectived. Two Heligoland Mails also arrived this morning, but their contents are of little importance : " HELIGOLAND, DEC. SS. " By arrivals from the coast this day, we learn, that about 12,000 French troops continue to be stapi tioned at Hamburgh, with a view, no doubt, to ett-I force peaceable subjection to the existing Govern ment, to overawe Denmark, in case of non-com pliance with any demand, and to be in readiness to march to any point in the North, where occasion may require." " CORSOER, DEC. 9. a The enemy's ships are gone out of sight to the northwajd. The Military Academists from Rends berg, consisting of S 6 Cadets, with their teachers and baggage, have arrived here this day, on their way to Copenhagen." By the Cadiz Mail of yesterday we learn that al serious dispute had arisen between Mr. HENRY WEI.. LESLEY, the Dritiah Envoy, and the Spanish Govern ment. The ground of the difference is not disclosed, but it is conjectured to be a refusal on the part of the British Ministry to supply further sums of money to the patriotic cause ) in consequence of the rejection of the proposal made by Mr. WELLESLEY for the orga nization of a Spanish army under British cfficers. Mr. VAMIIAN has *been sent to England by Mr. WELLISLEY with dispatches, requiring instructions. It t:ppears that General BALLASTEROS, from some cause which is nct stated, has returned under the walls of Gibraltar with his army, THE ARMY. the first division of the Royal BackinApam- marched through Ipswich to ood- Barracks, from Dover, where they had been stationed for more than two years past. The 7th Battalion of the line ( King's German Lei, , ion) arrived at Portsmouth last week, in three divisions, and embarked on board transports for Sicily. They are about 800 strong, and a fine body of men. Three hundred York Light Infantry also embarked last week. Two Captains and 250 men of the Royal East Middlesex Militia, have marched to Fort Cumberland, to assist in the duty of that garrison. _ _ The first division of the 37th Regiment is arrived at Hastings Barracks from Ireland. The 2d divi sion left Chichester on Friday, also for Hastings. A troop of the sth Hussars has marched from Not tingham to Derby, where they remain till further orders. The Scotch Greys have proceeded from Derby to Litchfield. _ _ Major-General FvEns is appointed to command the Royal Engineers in Ireland, vice Major-General FISHER, removed to command at Portsmouth, in the room of General EveLEIGH, who retires fmm length of service; Colonel RoWLEY succeeds General Frans as Deputy Inspector of Fortifications. • Saturday List, that respectable and higl ly disci plined regiment, the Third West York Militia, em barked at Sheerness for Cork. Wednesday night, the city of Chichester was much alarmed by an affray which took place between par. ' ties of the 7th German Legion and the 59th Foot ; the most alarming consequences were dreaded, as the bayonets of both parties were in close contact. The hour of this rencontre being as early as seven o'clock, and the scene near to head-quarters, the prompt in terference of the Officers was successful in quelling the disturbance. Some bayonets were broken, but no dangerous wounds were inflicted. An inquiry into this unpleasant affair will, of course, immediately take place. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH. DECEMEF•R es. Arrived the Eliza, SAUNDERS, from Waterford,' bound to London, with provisions; the schomer Hobby, CURRIE Master, from London for Cadis, with a cargo of bale goods, &c. with loss of foremast and bowsprit, which she carried away yesterday mor ning ; the Portuguese ship Fermina, from Lisbon, bound to London, with a cargo of wool, and is put under quarantine—parted from the convoy about 26 sail this morning ; the Swallow packet, Capt. Mott- PHEW, with mails from Cadiz.—Sailed the Walsing ham packet, Capt. ROBARTS, with mails of the 24th instant, for Lisbon ; the West India ship Ann, Capt. Hasticrosi, with pilchards, for Jamaica.—The Prin• cess Elizabeth packet, Captain KIDD, with mails for Cadiz, is detained till the 91st instant. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 29. Arrived, the Mtsurrox schooner, of 8 guns, and the TYnIAN brig, with a convoy consisting of tran sports, with rum; the Defford transport for the Dock yard, with stores ; and two timber ships from the eastward.—The Misletoe did not anchor, but wailed again for the eastward.—Went out of harbour, his Majesty's ship NIEMEN, 38 guns, Captain Sir M. SEYMOUR. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER so. Sailed the ACAETA fi igate, with a convoy for tha East Indies. The CYANNE and SPIDER, that take tl” convoy to the West Indies, are gone down to Cowes Roads with a few of the ships, but the principal part of them remain at the Mother Bank and in Stoke's Bay. Sailed the DIADEM for Plymouth.—Wind N.E. DEAL, DECEMBER so. Arrived the POITIERS from a craize, and the CRES. SEY and FAME from the Baltic. Sailed the SPECU LATOR lugger with the following ships for Portsmouth, Sally, KEERBY, for the Mediterranean ; Asia, TYNY, for Malta ; Elizabeth, —, and Adventurers, JIM LARD, for Lisbon ; and the Royal Oak, PROCTOR, for Jamaica. Passed through the Downs the TRAFAL GAR from Rio Janeiro.—Wind N.W. HARWICH, DECEMBER se. Arrived the LadyNepean and King George pack ets, from Anholt—the latter passed about 20 sail of the convoy from the Baltic, off Lowestoff, this morn ing. Three of the fleet are lost off the Scaw. The America, Bnicios, put beer Gottenburgh. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 30. Yesterday arrived the DESIREE frigate, of 36 guns, Capt. FARQUHAR, from a cruiee, and brought in with her the Jounge Alede, CORNELIA SJOUW master, from North Bergen, with oil and stockfish. The Bantus Etta cutter, Lieut. ELLISEI has brought in 11 men, the crew of a light collier, belonging to London, which, by the shifting of the ballast, sunk off the Dogger, and who saved themselves by their boat. Sailed the Lsv ERET on a cruize, and the SNIPE gun-brig to refit. —The John and Sarah, T. Tlingit muter, from Col chester, with shingle, bound to Boston, loss of anchors, and the Pea Flower, F. WADE master, from Hull, bound to London, with potatoes, loss of anchors and bowsprit, put in here to repair. I.EITH, DECEMBER 2s. The Hess armed ship sailed from Leith Roads on I Thursday, to protect the Gottenburgh convoy ex pected with the &MIA sloop of war. The EGESIA arrived in the Roads this morning, but none of her convoy have come up yet. The Rirt.smAx sloop of war arrived in Leith Roads yesterday, from a mile. The SARPEDON sloop of war is in tight, coming tip from a cruize. The Ellen, Rrrctint. for Greenock, from the West-Indies, wrecked on the Lady Isle, as lately mentioned, went to pieces on the 19th instant, crew saved ; very Eta* of the cargo will be oared, NOTTINGHAM, DEC. 90. The accounts which have hitherto appeared in the provincial papers, of the outrages comrnittei in Der. byshire, fall short of the truth ; for the numerous but. glaries and highway robberies which have been com mitted ;n that county, within the last ten days, are truly alarming. From the gangs of nightly pro% - lets that hover about, no species of property is safe, without the protection of a civil and military watch. The inhabitants, for miles around, parade nightly in their turn ; and yesterday an addition to their mili tary guard was made, by sending the Hussars from Nottingham. Notwithstanding, the frame-breakers still continue their operations there, one being broke in the town on Friday night, and one on the following nigh!, only a mile distant. Scarcely a day passes without men being arrested, on suspicion of having commit ted one crime or another, though the number of com mitments have hitherto principally consisted of those who have been detected in collecting money for the support of t'ie rioters. Two men were taken up yes terday motning, at Ilkeston, eight miles hence, ca l suspicion of belonging to unt: of the desperate galls, in Derbyshire. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the F.- reign Office, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers in town. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted business with the PHINCL REGICNT. Tuesday the Earl of MEXIIPOROUGH gave his annual donation of an ox and bread to the poor of MAhley. RICHARD THOMPSON, Esq. has given two large oxen, and a quantity of coals to the poor people of Escrick, Wheidrake, and Deiighton. Every arrival from Dublin informs as of the con tinuance of the dissensions on the subject of Catholic Emancipation. A meeting of the Catholics of the County of Cork has beim called, and the example is likely to be followed by every other county through, out Ireland. BREAD.—This day there being no Court of Alder men, the LOAD MAYOR, after inspecting the Returns, ordered it to fall Id. per Peck Loaf. COVENT-GAUDEN TURATRL.—The Kolgla of Sem doe* was performed last night, and went off soh eclat. It was succeeded by the new Pantomime of the Go/. dos ash. The Elephant does not improve with fami liarity to the scene. On his first nitre he only chewed, his head at the upper end of the stage, and inst aptly withdrew. The gods waxed wroth, and the Panto. mime was interrupted. The Elephant appeared again ; but mistaking the plaudits, no doubt, low dis. approbation, he retired again with "piration. The Pantomime proceeded notwi ing, and received great applause. • A Gentleman who has just arrived from the Ann ! ries, informs us, that General Borman has evacuated Gijon, Lances, Aviles, El Franca, Codillero, etc. kc. taking the road to Santander, and united the whole. of his forces in Pola de Siam, in apprehension ot an attack from Poetize, who was moving in force on his fl ank. About twenty days hefore i depot. tore, Bonurrr issued a proclamation, ordering the inhabitants, who had fled upon his approach, to re turn-to their homes, upon pain of their property being confiscated. His troops were not suffered to pillagco but he issued another proclamation, calling upon the inhabitants for contributions in Indian corn, wheat, and money, which, upun collecting, he immediately d'spatched by the road of Leon to the army of Dna. SWINK i from which circumstance it is concluded that he is on the eve of qititting the whole principality, as upon his former visit to that province he establLbed magazines and depots from the &Serest coottibudoos raised for the support of his troops, simich upon this occasion he ha totally neglected. leraastorr or Joey Wiwasts.—Yesterday the final arrangements were made by the Magistrates at Shadwell Police.Olfweb for dr ' t ot inf miserable wretch to the assz A his Amor oats crimes so justly merited. Mr. rraa the Miiglstrato waited on the Secretary for the Home Dement on Saturday, for the purpose of considering with, what justice the usual practice of burying etalpri!s of a similar description, in the crols-roads nearest to the spot where the offence of suicide is cominitt-J, might be departed from in this extraordinary instance of self-murder. Last night, at 11 o'clock, the body of Williams, was removed in a cart from the house of Correc tion, in Cold-bath-fields, to St. George's watch. house, Shadwell. After remaining them all night, it was this morning raised on a platform in the same cart, so as to be visible to the spectators; and thence the cart moved slowly along Ratcliffe-Highway, till it arrived opposite the premises of the late Mr. Marr. There it stood for some time. From Rateliff-highway, it was taken down Old Gravel-lane, along the London Dock bank, till it an. rived at the end of New Gravel-lane ; which it as. tended until it came opposite to the house of the late Mr. Williamson, when a similar pause WAS made as opposite Mr. Mars's door. Thence it *as conveyed to an adjoining cross-road, and there interred six feet below the surface of the ground, and a stake driven through the body. During this procession, the body of the deceased was completely exposed to public view. It was dres sed in a shirt and a pair of loose trowsers only. The maul and ripping•chsssel were placed beside it an the cart; and when the procession reached the hole which was dug for the body, it was dragged by the execu- Winer Irons the cart, and tumbled an without further ceremony. An immense croud of spectators attended, and tne whole ceremony was over soon after eleven o'clock. . It is a circumstance not generally known, thst the esnlOrturatt Mrs. Williamson who was recently mir. dered, w ss the person who gave information to God; the officer of Union Hall, of the residence of a men named Kelly, who was strongly suspected of being the man %sin of a woman who was found murdered on the Ikptfued•road about two years since. Kelly at I di it time absconded at the back door as Goff w rs el teticw sit the front door of the house, and has not sine 'bean bead of. S. /, C• . PI