Star. — London, England, 1809-09-19 00:00:00

FOREJGN 11V7ELLIGENC.E. manßir, AUGUST 10. Yesterday at noon the King returned tolis capital, under salutes of artillery. He entered on horseback, at the head of his guards and corps of .reserve. His Majesty proceeded to the Church of St. Isidor, to be present at the Tc Deum. When he prayed, his Ma jesty descended from his throne. The Church was full of eivil and military officers and common people. After the ceremony, his Majesty proceeded, at the head of his troops, to the Palace. In the evening the town was illuminated. Within these few days there have been dailybrought in here wounded English and prisoners. Among them are a number of Hanoverians. To-morrow. we expect, from Talavera, eighty English officers, who have been taken. According to their own statements, their loss in the late battles has been very considerable. A son of the Duke of Bedford, a son of Lord Somerset, and Major Ponsnithy, 4 Member of Parliament, are stated to be killed, and three Generals wounded. For a long time open discord has prevailed between Gen& rals Wellesley and Cuesta. The latter pretends to be the Generalissimo of the Junta, and wants to . com mand in chief. They reproach one another with the failure of the last operations. The battle of Almonßcid was very serious. Vene gas, who commanded the Spanish army, believed, that he would still find Cuesta and • the English in line. The corps of Geieril Sebastiarti pieticularly, distinguished itself in this affair. The'Poles and our troops had a competition in bravery. They have lost a Colonel, who was the only Officer of distinclion who fell on our side. The fate of Spain has been decided during the 22 days in which the King was absent. PARIS, AUGUST 30. The English Commander in Spain having been ob liged on his retreat, to leave a great number of wounded at Talavera, wrote the following letter to the General in Chief of the French army : " , ;1 he fate of war has placed in your hands a number of Enflish fficers and soldiers. They are brave, and merit the at tention aid regard of tho s e by whom courage is valued.' I have the honour to recommend them to you, and to request that you will permit me to send to Talavera, for the purpose of taking care of them, some officers, who shall net be considered priso ners of war, but be permitted to return wken the wounded have somewhat rt covered. " I also request your permission to transmit to the wounded officers small sums of money, of which they must be very much in want. " It is in the name of humanity I address these requests to you, and I have even a right to make them, since I have always paid particular attm ion to the French soldiers whom the chance of war ha. rendered my prisoners, and have even supplied the officers with money. I have the lion° to he, Er.c. (Signed) " AR 1 - 11L'R WrI.LESLEY." ANSWER OF THE DUKE OF TR EVIsO, M. lISFIAI. MORTIER., • " Head-quarters, August 10. " Ste -1 have received the open letter addressed by you to the Commander i❑ Chief, and r.questing his attention to the sick and wounded whom you have been under the necessity of leaving behind you. They are treated as our own sick and wounded arc, and I have studied to give all possible assistance to those that hay fallen into my hands. The, e, General, are debts which two brave nations owe to each other. " I shall forward your letter to the Commander-in-Chief, who alone can answer your request to send Office-s to Wavera, until the sick and wounded be somewhat recovered. In the mean time I shall do myself the pleasure to supply them with what money they may want. 1 have the honour to be, Sm. " The Marshal Duke of Ta cvm." LONDON. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. PRICE 0 9 F STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.nCK. • 3 per Cent. Cons. for money 68n--account Omnitim prem.--Excleq. Bills, 6s. I 3s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Dank Stock for open. 473 I Lor.g Ann. shut per Cent. Red. shut Exch. Bills, .ss. I 3s. pre. 3 per Cent. Cons. 66111 English Lottery Tick. YiL 176. 4 per Cent. shut City ditto, *l. Iss. per Cent. Navy 991 Cons, fur acc. Some more foreign journals arrived yesterday after noon, from which we have given some extracts. The Ilionirur, as might be expected, omits no circum stance attending the late events in Spain, that can produce any thing like an impression of French supe riority. They have a right to triumph at the present moment, nor can the tide of exultation be expected to turn while the system that has .hitherto been op posed to them shall continue unaltered. The loss sustained by VENEGAS, on the 11th ult at Alujonacid, is said to have been very great. The enemy boasts of possessing 4000 prisoners, 3.5 pieces of artillery, 100 powder waggons, and 200 ether waggons. JOSEPH BONAPARTE has returned to Ma drid, and celebrated Te Drum ; and the accounts ter minate with the confident, but, we would still hope, false assertion, that 44 the fate of Spain has been de cided during the 22 days in which the King was absent." While the English, after exposing their allies to all the disadvantages of a pursuit, placed themselves in security against events, the Spaniards imagined that they could cover their retreat if they took a position at the bridge of Arzobispo. The five corps passed the Tagus, partly by a ford, and partly by the bridge, overthrew all before them, and took thirty pieces of cannon, with the powder waggon. When the Marshal the Duke of Treviso saw the enemy's army fly before him, he was satisfied with sending some detachments after it, who every moment brought in stragglers, deserters, and prisoners. Some Hanoverian deserters left the English on the Bth inst. ten leagues from the frontiers of Portugal, to which they are rereating by the way. of Badajos. That army is leaving every where its haggage, artillery,• and sick behind—it is generally believed that its des tination is Lisbon, in order to embark the troops there. Meanwhile they plunder on their route, and the enraged peasants murder all who fall into their hands. hile these events occurred on the banks of the Tagus, the 4.th corps returned to Toledo by the bridge of that town ; and the division of Michaud on the same day forced the passage of the river, by fording at Anaver del Tajo, which was defended by six bat-' taFons and four squadrons of the enemy. On the lfah the troops of the 4th corps formed a junction with the reserve, at Nambroca. On the sarne day, General Venegas concentrated his army, :10,000' strong, at Almonacid ; and on the 11th the King gave orders to attack him. An action of three hours was sufficient to drive the enemy from this strong position, to route them completely, and to take a great part of their artillery, and to occasion them a very serous loss. The enemy left on the field 4000 dead, and we have made about 4000 prisoners. We have also taken 35 pieces of artillery, with 100 powder waggons, 'and 200 other waggons. Several standards are among our trophies. An incredible number of wounded in creases the loss of the enemy, who, unable to reunite, fled in every direction. The troops destined, tip the pursuit have therefore fallen in with only parties of fa a .itives, scattered without order, and incapable of the lcirit resistance. On the Festival, Napoleon, the Emperor, issued the followiag Decree : " From our Imperial Camp at Schoenbrun, Aug. 5. " Napoleon, Emperor of the French, Sce. " Whereas it is our desire to commemorate, by a la3tirg monu- Letters from Paris of the 3d instant were received in town yesterday. On the affairs of the North they leave us in the same uncertainty in which we have long been. It does not appear, either that BONAPARTE! has returned to his capital, or that peace has been concluded with Austria. On the other hand, the intelligence from the South is such as to flatter the national vanity of the French. A number of British prisoners arc reported to have arrived at Bayonne from Spain—a part of those left at Talavera. JosErn BONAPARTE is said to have passed a decree, utterly abolishing all the orders of Monks and Friars in Spain, which were left after the former decrees, limiting and r;:g-ulating those bodies. Has the Junta performed any such act of wisdom ?—lt is not by up-' holding fraudulent, corrupt, immoral, and impolitic institutions that such an enemy as NAPOLEON is to be' conquered ! The dispatches received yesterday from Corunna, l by the TIGER, must contain later accounts than any alluded to above, but we have not learnt their con tents. /If it be tree, as was reported yesterday, that, l at the departure of the TIGE;t, the Fr.mch were expected to be soon at Ccrunna and Ferrol, may we not ask what has become of Geno.4l RoMANA ? the last accounts, the Marquis was in the vicinity of Astorga on the Gth inst. and had detached a division of 10,0(X) men, in the pursuit of a party of the enemy only 6000 strong. o racri, our satisfaction with the co:Xuct to'our ..rmy our p , •nple clor.pg the campaigns of Jrm' and the 't istula ; we have titter mine,.l, and here d , cree as follows : " I There 0411 he erect. d on the Pont Neuf an Obelisk of Cherbourg marble, 1110 het high, with tLis inscftrtio:),--' The Emyeror Napoleon to the French People.' " 11. On the silo. of the Obelisk shall he rerrescniea all at•. eltievemsnts which in tlase two campaigns conttibuted to the glory of France. Ili. Th. i.liri!ctor. General of our Milseurn is charged with the exectit.tm of :his Monument. Our Minister of the Interior shall present to us a n , OllO of the Obvlii,k, on the t st of Jintlat - y, 1810 ; • a nd the work shall, at the lat: st, be compl ete .: h i Int . ). " IV. Par•icillat funds shell be appropriated to defray the ex pen^.! n 1 ti i; Monument. (signed) " A PO 1. LO N." The Moniteur also contains accounts from Constan tin„ the 1:;th inst. which stale that the pro ject of the English Ambassador, Mr. Atilir, to excite Whatever may be the present security of Ferrol, we are not sorry to learn that the fleet in the harbour is equipped, and in readiness to take its departure.— It would be a most mortifying circumstance if, after the preparation of three months, and the large sup. plies of naval stOres from this country to fit it for sea, this industry should be employed, and this• expence incurred, only to render it a more valuable acquisition to the enemy. We are sorry we have it not in our power to an nounce that our army is immediately to be re-called from the Peninsula.-7—Mr. MILLS, the Messenger,hat NATAL MITLLIG.ENCE. . been sent off with dispatches, for Lord WELLINGTON, and sailedfrom Plymouth on Sunday. If we may FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 16. „ ailed yesterday the Spanish l ugger San Caricr, credit certain whispers these dispatckes enjoin his 4 for Oporto.—The Princess Charlott e p ac k et, for Li--.. Lordship to make a stand in Portugal, and contain • bon, and the Dispatch ditto, for Cadiz, remain wind. an assurance that powerful reinforcements and ezten- bound.—Wind, West. sive supplies will be immediately sent out to him. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, SEPT. 17. This morning Mr. Miu.s, the M essenger, arrive! By accounts received this morning from Holland, at Wicrxors's Hotel, in this town, and a f ter takirg we learn that there are at present in the Texel only refreshment. went on board the CONFLICT gun-brig, three Dutch and one French man of war ; and that which sailed direct for Lisbon. Prep arat i ons are people in Holland have not yet given up the idea of , making at the same elegant Hotel for th e reception receiving a visit from the British. The majority, of Lord Wituati BENTHCCK and suite ; his Lordshipwhen they dare to speak openly, do not disguise the being expected here to-morrow, in order t o em b ark favourable sentiments they entertain towards this for Portugal.:---Arrived the Neptune tender, from country. Dublin ; and the Rosa tender from Liverpool, via, impressed men. Sailed the Hope tender, fr.:l 4r . donderry ; and JAI.OUSE sloop, for the Cork stalk, ;; , PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER as. Arrived the Thomas, COULSON, and Aim-.; e ll, from the West Indies. This evening at seven (Aloe': a signal was made from the Isle-of Wight that tlifet was a French privateer on the coast to the westward —Wind S.W. blows a gale, and thick weather. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 18. Arrived the DIANA frigate from a cruize ; store-ship from Portsmouth; Bucpn4Lus frigate frcrq the Scheldt, and . TERMAGANT sloop from Nova Scrti a . Arrived this morning, the FAV.OL:RITE slocp of wat, from the West-Indies, with the folloWingsliips undo convoy—lndefatigable, Eiiison, Planet, Tnterpr;;,, Proselyte, Southampton, David Shaw, Titus, att../ several others, particulars not known. Remain the Princess of Orange, Superb, Venerable, mouth, Weymouth, Salsette, Diana, Strap's, EucTphales, 'Fer magant, Thalia, Ulysses, Fly, Royalist, Timiit, Reeitole, garoo, Challenger, Oberon, Osprey, and Furion.. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBLR • Yesterday a Mail arrived from the Brazils. It brings letters to the 28th July, by which we are in• formed, that the intercourse with the Rio de la Plata was preserved, but not without frequent intervals of obstruction. As the quantity of British manufactures at the Portuguese settlements was much beyond the demand, it is of great consequence to maintain, with out interruption, the commerce from thence to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. We lately had occasion to notice the low prices of commodities at Rio Janeiro, and we find from these further accounts that they are yet more reduced. By the HORATIO frigate from Halifax, letters to the 25th t►lt. have been received. According to ge neral rumour, this vessel brings a confirmation of the statement circulated some time since, that a treaty of alliance had been signed in America between France and the United States. It is said, that the French Government, finding Mr. A nms•rnoNG unmanageable, had referred the points in negotiation to their Resi dent in America ; and that the powers granted that Minister having arrived opportunely, he was enabled to persuade the American Government to accede to his proposals, while it was under the first impression arising from the refusal of our Court to ratify Mr. Eusx►\E'S Treaty. But from the contents of some of the private letters we cannot believe that matters have yet proceeded so i far :—The ship Syren left France for America, and arrived there on the 7th ultimo, and the impression on the disclosure of the contents of her dispatches ap peared to be very unfavourable to any friendly ar rangement between the two countries. Two days sub sequent, the Mentor, also from France, reached New York, with fresh and unexpected proposals from that Government. Our letters, which, before the 9th of August, indicated hostilities between the Republic and France, from that period assumed a different tone. We have before stated, that one week posterior to the arrival of the Mentor, the W.tsP sloop of war took its departure for Europe, with instructions to the son of the late President, ADAM'S, to negociate at Paris for the revocation of the offensive decrees of NAPOLEON. It is now said, that the nephew of the American Secretary, Mr. RaBEItT SMITH, accom panies this Gentleman ; and that General AnNftTRONG has left Holland to resume his legatorial functions at Paris. Yesterday afternoon several vessels (foreign) sup, posed from the Baltic, passed this port, This swra, ning three foreign vessels arrived here in ballast from Holland. Sailed for Flushing with transports, Nes- tor, Jonx YOUNG ; Charles and Swift, Smrrif WEST, with water for the troops ; and the HAVOC, Lieute. nant BAMISEC, with trans' orts, wind being nearly a. head. The Vrow Gesena, H. HARMS DWYER, from Heligoland, bound to Pappenburg, with sngar and coffee ; and Jonge Jan Fisher, H. HARMS FISIIF.R, from Landon to the Emms, are detained by thCL eN SOR gun brig, Lieutenant Rows, and :are arrived h ere . Pvt into this port, with the loss of her bowsprit, th e Princess of Cumberland, JOSEPH HILTON, Pram L. don, to the North, in ballast. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, guard-ship, Richmond, Redbreast, aud Acute. Wind S, S. W, , FROM LLOYD'S LIST. _ _ _ Giusvxst rfl, Sxrr.lB,—.Passed by the Flora, Lawton, frvm Flushing; Belona, Ross, from PhiladtAphia ; Margaret, Polt, from Narrell ; Baltic, Cobb, froM Quebec ; and Trafalgar, Peel, from Montreal. Sailed the Auspicious, Lewis; Alexander, Culler.; and Catherine, Cullen, for Middleburg—Minerva, Panic, for Cadiz; and Isabella, Jack, for Lisbon. The Foxhound sloop of evar sailed from Quebec on the teat ult with a fleet of about 60 sail; on the 30th experiencoi a ee vere gale which dispersed them, only 18 sail remaineu in company. The names of the Caprtin's convoy were yesterday pr ,, :d 4 Lloyd's, they are 48 in number; 'very few of them have ye sr. rived. The Mary, Wallace, horn Africa to Madeira, has been take', retaken, and since lost at Senegal. . The Tyson, from Martinique to Liverpool, was captured a few days after sailing. The Direction, Jones, from Cardiff to London, is on shore on Margate Sand. ARRIVED—At Bristol, the Diana, Thomas, Pram Jamaica; Rosetta, Jones; West Indian, and Cohn, Pine, from St. Vincent's; Margaret, Price, from Jamaica; and Planter. Myth, from Surinam. Ac Portsmouth. the Catherine, ; and Louna Carolina, from Hayti; Elizabeth and Sarah, —: and Lapwing, Crosbic, from Quebec. At New Brunswick, the Am:- rica, Colburn, from London. At Cadiz, the Dispatch. Fairmn, from Limerick. At Weymouth, the Hope, Mason, from Cadiz. At Leith, the Christian, Spencer, from Quebec. At Liverpool, the Sun, Wright, from Prince Edward's Island; Mary, Stocking, from New York; Endeavour, from Hayti; laze, Craw ford, from Pernambucco ; Ariel, —, from New Providence; and Charles, —, from Jamaica. At Hoylake, the Aurora. Dut ton, from Malta. At Savannah, the Delano, from New- York. At Cork, the Thompson, Thompson, from loblgo; the Venus, Rosadau, from Lisbon; Young Lass, Cairn, from St. Übe's ; and Endeavour, Robinson, front Trinidad Off Hastings, the Trafalgar, Poole; and Baltic, Colt, from Quebec. In the River, the Correade, —, from Pernambucco; from St_ Lucar; and New Blessing, Tedbull, front Waterford. Off Beachy, the Indefatigable, Williams, from Berbice. Off Vert zance, the Nova, —; and Eliza Southern, —, &out Jamair, When her MAJFSTY retired from viewing the new Theatre on Wedncs,i.►y evening, she ordered a pre sent of 100 guineas to be distributed among the workmen. His RoyOl Highness the Prince WALES arrived at Salisbury on Friday evening, and proceeded for Weymouth, to visit the Princesses. Thursday his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussix an ived at Gloucester, on his way to Berkeley Castle. We are happy to state that . he Princess AMELIA continues to gain strength and spirits at Weymouth ; she has last week been able to take a salt water ex cursion, as well as several airings on the sands. The Rev. Mr. HAY'rr.r, who, through the patro nage of the Prince of Wales, was, about nine years ago, sent out at a considerable expence to the British Government to unrol the papyri, found in the ruins of Herculaneum, and from whose,labours the most sanguine expectations had been formed by the literary world, is said to be en his return to England. Kinrara Cottage, the beautiful and romantic seat of her Grace the Duchess of GORDON, has been this summer the resort of many visitors of fashion.— Among others who enjoyed the happiness of her Grace's hospitality, were Sir • WILLIAM SCOTT, bro ther to the Lord Chancellor, Lord CALTHOP.PE, Ho nourable Colonel CADOGAN, Sir GEORGE CLERK and sister, Sir WILLIANI CUMINE and sisters, &c. The Lady Arabella packet, with mails, for Barba. 'does and Jamaica, has returned to Falmouth, haviii.:; had her bowsprit, foremast, and main-tonallan:- mist carried away in a gale, about 40 miles S.WT, of Scilly. The Walthamstow, Captain JONES, and the Asia, Captain TRENENMERE, arrived at Madras, from Co lumba, on the sOth March last, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Psyche, Captain EOGECUMBE. His Majesty's ship GLATTON, of 5o guns, Captain &mil. has returned home from the Mediterranean, I after an absence of between six and seven years, As she is about to undergo some repairs, a part of crew have been paid half their wages at Deal, and have been permitted to come to London fur a fort , night. The crew of a boat off Dover picked up from one of the Boulogne tubes, a I rge quantity of French pa pers. This packet had performed a voyage of at leas; a fortnight, without making any considerab' e progress from the port of departure. The dates are much prior to those of the communications through other chan nels, and to the contents of the Germain papers which arrived yesterday, and from which extracts of all that is important will be seen in our columns. The church of Reculver, in contemplation of its fall, has been stripped of its covering of lead ; bu; the lovers of antiquity will learn with pleasure, that the sister spires, with the towers which support them, are likely to be preserved, as we are informed that the Trinity-House has at length become sensible of their importance to the navigation of the Thames, and has Inside some indirect proposals for their purchase, through a Surveyor, who has been sent down for that • purpose. - - Upon receiving notice that the Lady of the Hon. PETER ROBERT DRUMNIOX'II BURRELL was safely deli vered of her first child, the Ladies and Gentlemen Of Callander of Monteath met in the evening at the principal inn, to celebrate that joyful event. A bon fire blazed all night on the summit of St. Kessack's Hill, around which .a multitude of country people assembled, who were regaled with whisky, pipes playing, and ringing of bells. The health of Mr. and Mrs. DatatmoND BURRELL went round, prosperity to the noble and ancient family of Perth, a happy reco very to Mrs. BURRELL, and a variety of. loyal and patriotic toasts, which were drank with three cheers. The Gentlemen then retired to the inn, and gave a ball to the Ladies, where they were joined by several strangers from various parts of Scotland and Eng land, who had been exploring the beautiful scenery in that vicinity ; and, after spending much of the night in that social manner, characteristic of that place, the company broke up, happy with one ano, ther, and joyful in •his opportunity of testifying their respect for the family of Perth. A gun-powder elaboratory exploded accidentally at Vienna, pp the 4th u 1;, by whioh 60 persons lost their lives. :arios, Li - , wind- trrived taking n-brig, Ins are ception )rd4iip :tr.bark from A, [p .t theft ;tward te frcrq Scrtia. )f war, S une,et ernr t as, e, Tvr- . k, :11) sup. s .st from tf, Nes- t I.V.EsT, Lieute- early a. It, from zar and FISIIF.R, he CLS. ed here. it, the n Len- Roads ast, and ton, from 4 .01 t, from 'eei, from , Culler; 'ank, for the teth Ice,i a se- company. • pfs•!cd 4 er yei ten mkt', fired a few shore on Jamaica; from St. er. Blyth, nd Louisa are. the Anse- the inhabitants of the lonian Istands to insurrection, and to re-establish the former Republic a the Seven . Islands, has completely failed. The Chancery of this would-be Republic, wiich a person named Dendrino, a native of Corfu, had established at Constantinople, has been abolished, and this was notified to the French Charge d'Affaires, on the 4th July. Dendrino was afterwards arrested, and thus (says the Illonittur) the foundation of Mr. Adair's scheme was completely exposed. It is reported in different papers that entrenchments are forming around Prague. VIENNA, AUGUST 27. Desertion from the Austrian army is very consi derable. Every day 100, 150, or '2OO deserters re pair to our advanced posts. Discouragement seems to prevail throughout this army. It is occupied du ring the armistice in marches and countermarches, which exhaust it with useless fatigues. It had been ten days going from the frontiers of Bohemia to Hun gary, and it is now on its return from Hungary to Bohemia. Whilst the Austrian soldiers are exercis ed to so little purpose, the French remain encamped, as on the day following the armistice. The Archduke Charles, whom intrigues had dri ven from the command of the army, has retired to Teschen, in the Duke Albert's dominions. His post was at at first supplied by Prince John of Lichten stein, who was under the orders of the Emperor Fran cis himself. He has been since replaced by General Bellegarde, who has since resigned the command once more to him. SEMLIN, AUGUST 10. According to information received this day from Belgrade, the Turkish troops, which had advanced as far as Kolubara, have been• entirely defeated by the Servian corps under the command of Jacob Ne nadowitz and Simon Markowitch, who had received powerful reinfoi'cernents. A great number of Turks have been drowned in the Drina. On the hanks of the Morawa and the Nissava the Servians haw not experienced the same success. Yet, after two obsti nate attempts, they have at length relieved the corps of Heiduc Belko, who was surrounded in Banya; brit they have not been able to cause the blockade of De ligrod to to be raised. The Turkish troops by whom this town is invested occupy very advantageous posi tions. THE F\ ENING STAR.