Star. — London, England, 1809-07-06 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. The Porsouv schooner has arrived at Plymouth ) :rent Opoite. The G.m:Es his arrived at Ports• nvsllth, and the Princess Elizabeth and Marlborough I , ;;;.ket at Falmou:h, all from Lisbon. The Princess j'.lizabell: came in 21 days, and the Marlborough in Tit:. printed journals received are to that 21st tilt. their contents are of considerable importance.— kngth of the extracts which we subjoin from p c: ta gal,readers any observations of ours unnecessary. The intalligence from Spain, communicated in these l i v o satisfactory. Fresh bodies of peasantry, I) apers,ic. - r roed and unarmed, are starting up in every direc tim. Letters from Seville, of the 14th ultimo, re ceived at Lisbon, state, that BLAKE, after gaining a s i gna l victory over the French on the Banks of the Lbro, had entered Saragossa - : King JOSEPH is also r eported to have once more abandoned Madrid, with a fresh collection of plunder. Thzse reports ate stated in the Lisbon papers to bare come from a respectable quarter, and we trust w e soon have it in cur power to confirm them. LE,rER FROM MS 122:CELLENCI: MARSHAL BERESFORD TO THE JUNTA OF RADAJOZ. " I have already transmitted you an acconnt of th.. forces I sent to Alcantara, .and which were obli ged to abaldon that position to the enemy, on account of his superior numbers. The resistance which they made vitas, however, highly honourable to the small corps which remained to defend that pass ; though the loss and damage sustained by the town in conse great concern. I have again sent entence gave me to Alcantara four battalions, under the same brave Officer, Colonel Mayne. I flatter myself, that in a short time, all that part of Spain will be freed from its oppressors. I have much pleasure in transmitting to the Junta copies of the letters received yesterday from Gallicia, and congratulate it on the favourable appearaace of things in that province. You already know, that after the defeat of the corps of Marshal Soult by General Sir Arthur Wellesley, the enemy was reduced to a most disgraceful flight, aban deaing their ammunition, &c. and the soldiers throw away their arms ; after which they made such forccd marches, that it was found impossible to come up v;j: the main body of the army before it had :nosed the bridge of Brenge. Our troops followed them with all expedition to Cott place., between which and Ilanzive we made some prisoners. I have previously communicated to all foe Junta: and Generals in Gallicia, the probability :It the wmaant of this army, amounting only to about 8 or 10,000 men, without a single cannon or ammunition, and in every respect in the most wretch ei condition, flying from our troops, would retire into that country, in ordtir that they might be pre p:oed in the best possible manner to receive them ; and ! entertain no doubt that the consequence of the capture of Lugo, and of Ney having left Gallicia, will be fatal to Zioult.—l have the honour to remain, wiza profound respect, your most obedient servant, D.layes. (Signed) G. C. LERESFORD." '"2,PI: GE - A LETTER FROM DON MANCEL DE CILIA T LLANO. " ierrarA, Aily '2l. yesterday received a dispatch from the General Valdeoras Don Jose Ramon de Quiroga y LTria, Urod Caoigo, the 23d ia-t. It is as folloo s : I have just received a letter from the Secretary the Junta of Monforte, of which I transmit a copy, lated the 21st, and my brother, the Commandknt of Q,:.,:00ga, informs me, under date of the 22d, that c,.: anny has been engaged with the French force three successive days—the principal action was fought laetween Meira and Lugo, and that the enemy lost I,o°o in killed and wounded, besides 2000 Germans e!io came over to us. " The fire ceased on the 20th, at ten o'clock in the accruing, whence it is infected that at that time a ca ritolation was concluded. I think it right not to rose time in acquainting you Ivith these favoura ble too ts, which you will be pleased to commnnictte to their Excellencies the English and Portuguese Generals. The incloture is as follows : " The army of the Marquis de 1;1 Romans atnaek- T-rench on the other side cf Meira, and pm sued them as far as ;Farad!, near which place tney trok shelter in the wcud Finas ; bit they were drioen from that position with great loss, and :'treat er to Lugo, leaving in our posse.ation three pieces " Our troops following try tl.e. advanotges which they hall obtained, pu.,hed o:i the, gate of that :RAM, N:liich they have sun-coo:de,' wirer strong do olchments, and hopes are eiltertained that it will eo.'or fall it our power in a very short time, by Ca poilatlon, or soon he taken by assault. 1t is much lamented that Ney found means to escape ; for they tsoiret.i.:. ti ot he has entered Astukia with two :ii nzaad rr,_:;. '; loe h are in sight ef - Corunna aod Ferrol. I..ige nomber of ships, and deter roined to land." The General xrites me under yesterday's d.ite : " At ,cvina o'clock tlis evening I received the (A , al r:,' .r; a the recapture of Lugo by Marshal M •Otatral is command of the army of the left, ac.c, , unt r,f the abscrce of the Marquis de t n.lw commands it in chic:: The glori kr: action, which was most obstinately contested by The tacrliy, wilt) was at length defeated with the loss of. 4060 men in killed, "Mended and Wieners I irtie a c i aA of *anima hid large . quantities of annettniti?fi arms have fallen intro our hands. On account O 1 d*. capture of Lugo and the positions of General Carrera, : who occupies the bridge of Taboada, between the roads of Santiago and Orense, it is very probable that the armies both of Ney and Soult will soon be com pletely destroyed. (Signed) " May 25, 1609." " MANUEL DE ULEIA Y LLANS. To HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT AND LORDS OF THE JUNTA OF ESTRAMADURA. EXTRACT OF A LETTER ?ROM GENERAL MAUI. gg It is proper to inform your Excellency, that the French have penetrated into Asturiasby Gallicia,under the command of Marshal Ney, with considerable force; the operation of which is combined with the junction of all the small corps they had in Castile, amounting in the whole to about 15,000 men. They are endeavouring to force the line of the points which divide the principality from the king dom of Leon, having left in the kingdom of Gallicia 6 or 7000 French. " I have the honour to present your Excellency my profound respects and a patriotism the most de termined to sacrifice itself in honour of the cause which we defend with so much glory. " I remain your Excellency's most obedient servant, (Signed) " NICHOLAS MA111.." " To his Excellency NI. G. Bereiford." COPY OF A LETTER PRIM Tut MARQUIS DE LA ROMANA, TO LIEUT.-COLONEL CARROL. " You cannot conceive the joy and pleasure I feel with the ac quaintance of your safe arrival at Vigo. We were under the greatest care anti anxiety about you. I gave a severe reprimand to the Naval Officer who forsook you on shore. Finally, we are all safe here, after a long and daring march. We are waiting for the Portuguese army to join us, in order to commence our move ments, and fall upon the defeated army of Soult, at present in the valley of fvfontrotte de Lentos, in search of provisions, which he can no longer find in the vicinity of I.ugo, where a loaf of bread of two pounds weight, costs 40 reale of vellon. " I never expected any thing else from the Governor of Gijon, of the ambiguity of whose character I have already bad many ac counts, but sooner or later he will receive his deserts. In fine, since you will be with us, I shall defer till then opening my mind to you upon various subjects; in the interim, I wish to tell you that we lind ourselves threatened by an attack from the division of Soult, which prevents my moving by my flank on Ney's force, which has attacked the division which so gloriously possessed it belt of St. !ago. Vostar vL rites me very good news from Asturias. Ballesteros, after having beaten the vanguard of the enemy, advanced to the heights over Oviedo. I sincerely wish you a continuance of health, anl that you will freely command your true and affectionate friend and servant, (Signed) " EL. Ms. DE LA somn NA. " To W. Parker Carrot, Lieut.-Col. Coto. of H. B. M." We may certainly expect important accounts from the theatre of war in Germany in the course of a few days. In the mean time we 'have learnt from a Gen tleman who left Bourdeaux about a fortnight since, that great efforts are making to send reinforce ments to the Grand French army. The public have before been informed that the Conscription for 1810 has aheady been called out. Since that time NAPOLEON has issued a decree ordering all the youths who escaped the ballet for 1806, to be immediately embodied. The Gentleman does not recollect whether those who escaped the ballots for 1807 and 1808 are also ordered to be embodied—but the decree had ex cited an indescribable degree of distress among the people, who see no end to their miseries. The Anniversary of American Indcpenaence was celebrated on Tuesday the 4th instant, at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, by a number of American Citizens. The American Consul, General LYMAN, in the Chair.--The room was decorated with the Flag of the United States, and a Bust of General WAskiiNuros, &c. several Songs were sung with accompaniments, aad the day passed with great conviviality. Our Readers are already in possession of some facts relative to a recent misunderstanding between the En glish and the Chinese, at Canton. The following parti culars of the affair are given in the American News papers, but we cannot vouch for their accuracy. It is clear, however, that all misunderstandings have been done away : " NEW YORK, MAY 22. NEWS FROM CHINA. " By the Projector, from Canton, we learn that an expedition fitted out at Bengal and Penang, under the direction of Admiral DRU Rv , for the impose of taking possession of Macoa, arrived at Manna Roads on the 11th September laat. Inunesiiately after his arrival the Admiral demand e d of the Portuguese Governor a surreoder of the place, which was peremptorily refused him, and nothing further respecting it than negotiations took place till the 20th, when about 300 soldiers, with two or three pieces of artil lery, were lamied, and put in possession of one of the forts. " Previous to the landing of the troops, Admiral Drury bad made every preparation of the boats and men belonging to his squadron, for taking the town by assault ; to prevent which the Governor consented that there should be no opposition to the landing of the troops, and that they might garrison the forts, upon which, however, they were not permitted to hoist English colours. " The Chinese now interfered and ordered Admiral Drury to leave the place, alledging that he had made an encr eachment upon the territory of the Empire which could not be submitted to. He persisted in keeping his troops on shore, and declared his deter mination to kohl the town at all hazards. In consequence, the Viceroy of the province issued an order, on the 25th September, forbidding the landing of any cargoes from, and sending any on board the English ships, of which there were between forty and fifty lying at Whampoa. An entire suspension of trade ensued, and conti.tued three morths, during which time the Admiral visited Canton, attended by all the boats, and about 2000 men from the ships. The object of this visit was to obtain an interview with the Viceroy, who haughtily refused to admit bins into his presence, and treated him with contempt. " On the 10th November Admiral Drury ordered all the Eng lish subjects to quit Canton in three days, and repair on board the s:iips of their nation at Whampoa. en days after, he attempted another visit to Canton with the launches and other boats of the fleet strongly armed, bat was driven back by the Chinese, who had stationed some men of war junks five or six miles below the city, where the boats were fired at and stopped. " From this time till the 20th of December, all communica tion between Canton and the ships at Whampoa, and all supplies of provisions were strictly forbidden, and no Englishman was suffered to remain in Canton, or to return to that city. One gen tleman, in attempting to get there by stealth, was discovered, car reed into the city, and there kept in confinement during the con ' tinuance of the difficulties._ _ ..... '• Finding that his expedients to induce the Chinese to connive at or consent to hie holding Macoa, were ineffectual, the Admiral abandoned the enterprise, withdrew his troops, and left Macoa for Bengal about the Ist day of January last. As rid. was a cons pliance with the couditione •required by the Chinese, the trade with the English was renewed." • VIIM ARM?. A-lioet orstaatspocto, consisting of 20 or so arrived yeattralay at Harwich to take in the troops about to embark in that District. So ettensive ate the preparations making for The grand naval expedition now fitting but at Portsmouth, that even the buoy boat, and two Dock-yard lighters, at Plymouth, have been armed with carronades, and sent round to the general rendezvous. The grand expiditiott now preparing is very nearly as large as that which was sent against Copenhagen. In the fitting out it is divided into the First and Sc c nd Expedition, but these divisions are probably only no minal; and although they may have separate objects in view at the commencement, it is almost certain that they are destined to join, and ultimately cc-ope rate in one great enterprise. The following is a pre cise account of the ordnance : FIRST EXPEDITION. Weight. No. 241 b. 50 525 on travelling carriages. ' Guns 125 on standing ditto. 121 b. 6 on travelling carriages. ) . 13 -inch 2 Mortars Iron 10 14 • Iron beds 8 8 Learronades 681 b. 6on trail carriages . Mortars 54itich 10 Brass / Howitzer 110 2 8 6 The whole of these guns willgo in 14 ships, the last of which sailed from Woolwich on Monday fur the Nore. SECOND EXPEDMON. Weight. No. 241 b. 12 on *CraveLing Carriages. Mortars g 14 - inch 2 Iron beds g 6 a-ronades 68lb. 2 Mortars si-inch 8 llowitzer3 S 10 ' 4 Garrison Carriages. 8 G Travelling ditto. The whole of these guns will go in six ships, which arc expect ed to sail this week to jcin the First Expedition at the Nore. These, with the bombs, shells, and rockets, arc estimated tic stiffiLient for a bombardment of fort) days and nights. They embrace an immense pro portion of stores for engineers and artillery, beside a very heavy battering train. Within the last month from 30 to 4:) large ships have been loaded at Dept ford, with shot, shells, mortars, pontoons, and stores of every kind. The provisions embarked are in the same proportion, and more than adequate to a force of 40;000 men. Curs Iron Brn - NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, JULY 3. Arrived the Princess Elizabeth Packet, in twenty-one days, and Marlborough Packet, in twelve days, bcth from Lisbon. PLYMOUTI-1 AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, JULY 4. Arrived the Porgey schooner from Oporto ; Mariner gun brig from the westward ; and Elizabeth tender from Grdenock, with impressed men for the navy she has lost her main topmast, and will stay here to refit ; the men at ordered round to Portsmouth. Sailed the Peacock, of 18 guns, Captain Peake, to the eastward. A fleet of merchant ships are Low in the Offing, to the westward, bound up Channel. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 5. Arrived his Majesty's ship Ganges, from Lisboa; Lavinia, from the Westward; Tyrian, from MI Cherbourg; Pearler, frc;nl Chatham; and Blossom sloop of war, from Libbon, with a fleet of transports under c , nvoy with ultimo); and Weymouth South-Beaman, from GibrAltar.— Wind N. W. DEAL, JULY 5. Arrived the Defender gun brig from Portsmouth, and sailed through for the Nore. Arrived the Theseus, Audacious, amine mark, and Aboukir, ships of the line, from a cruize off Flush ing. Sailed the Aboukir, of 74 guns ; and Tisiphone for PREt.- . mouth ; Protector, Cracker; Helicon, Cherokee,•Fly, and F ea es s on a cruize. Several transports have sailed from the Downs for Ramsgate Pier. Arrived the Governor Milne, Puddicombe, from Rio Janeiro ; and Cmsar, Fowler, from Jamaica. Sailed the Alli gator, Ashton, for Barbadoes ; and Young William, Watson, for the South Sea,. Wind S. %V. YARMOUTH, JUI.Y 5. Sailed this morning fir the Baltic the Edgar, of 74 guns; and the Redbreast gun brig. The in the Roads are, the Roe buck, Britoniart, and Onyx. Wind S. E. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. (CRAG r.se.xo, JULY S.—Arrived the Maria, Dickson; and Lu bin and Eliza, Hunter, from New York ; Suir, Brunswick : and William, Carvey, from Quebec ; Scarborough, Conner, from Per nambuco ' • Swan, Green, fran St. Jobn's ; and Sinclair, Jackson, from Rio Janeiro. The Mary, Davis, frona Liverpool to Philatielr.hia, is seized in' the Delaware, for entering the United States after the _oth of May. The Loyalist, Sieywright, from Jamaica to Lordon ; and the Hero, Brown, from Tortola to Liverpool, are condemned at Ja maica—cargo saved. The Lusitania, Barloia, from London to Rio Janeiro, is put Law Vigo, with damage. ' The Jenny, Da/ls, from Poole to Newfoundland, is taken and burnt. His Majesty's ships Diamond, and Fylla, and Malabar, S. S sailed from Jamaica with the Beet fur England, on the Bth May. The storm on Tuesday was particularly felt at Pim lico and Chelsea. The house of Mr. Fisher, in Bel grave-place, sustained considerable injury. The whol e of the bell-hangings were destroyed, some window curtains in a room on the second floor caught fire, and which communicated to a book-case. There was only a female servant in the House, who being alarmed by the smell of fire, called in some neighbours, and they broke open the door ; and by the timely supply of water, extinguished the flames. • Tuesday afternoon, as the Chelmsford coach was coming to London, the linch pin broke, and the coacll was overturned ; three women who had left the 11th .regiincnt, previous to its embarkation, and were ( n their return to Ireland, were severely hurt. The y were carried in a cart to the London Hospital ; the coachman, who was also much bruised, was taken back in a chaise to Chelmsford. An accident of the most horrid description occur red at the Cape of Good Hope. Three British Offi cers from the Garrison, having gone out on a party of pleasure to the Table Mountain, were overtd:en by the night. Before they could regain the plain, thei lost their track, wandered, and separated. One of them, with much difficulty, at length found his way into thtt town ; but no intelligence having been received of his companions, a party went out in search of them. The were both found at the foot of a prte digious precipice, crashed and mangled in the most dreadful manner. One of them, an Aide-de.C amp to Lord CALEDOg, had already expired, and the other was just at the point of death. Both otthese unfor-' tunat, sufferers were men in the prime of life, and most promising officers. / WEST IND IES. I • The Duke of Montrose packet h is brought J:itttaira letters and papers to the 23c1 of May. The ci! San Domingo was eip - rcied on to stir•' flier. Th.f Spaniards have near it about :3000 effective men ; but the French had again taken possession of tlas !'ort of St. Jerome. On the sth May, a:: advanced pa:A of 100 men was sent from the city, with a view :0 surprize the Spanish picket of 60 men. The latt- perceived them, and posted themselves in ambt:sl). Upon the, approach of their agverstries they opened a fire upon them, which killed a Lieutenant Colonel of the French regulars, and 4.0 men on the spot, :.ad w mnded several. The rest fled back to the city. About 176 sail of Americans had arrived at S! Bartholomew's prior to the 2'2d of April, an d in consequence provisions were very low in rri,:e. The inhabitants of Guadaloupe bad become ex. 'remely dissatisfied, owing to the impossibility of see. di lg more than a very trifling part of their prod7ice to market, under the feat of our numerous cruizers : a id it was generally believed if a respectable fore , : were sent against the island, it would.hecome an ei.sv . conquest. The Franchise ship of war, which was left i/ ing off Pcrto Rico, had touched at the pavannah a short time before, where she learnt that a duty h.id been lad on all American produce.. Upon flour it was 10; dollars per barrel, although the price of the commodity was only 12 dollars. The duties on other articles were in like proportion. The Princess Charlotte frigate at rived on the 17th of :April at Barbadoes, with HG sail under convoys— The ships Duncan and Canada, for Dernarara, and five others for Surinam, had separated, making the 'A which sailed together from Cork. The proceedings in the House of Assembly are unimportant, but it is pleasing to discover in them that the harmony between the Executive and Legislative Government of the Island is restored. A Committee was appointed to take into consideration the circum stances of the late traitorous conspiracy,,and to revert the facts and their opinion upon the measures that ought to be adopted. KINGSTON, MAY 13. In consequence of a representation from the Hon- Hcuse of Assembly to his Grace the Governer, tha: a number of foreigners of a dangerous descri; bolt had lately arrived in this island, it was thought pro p• r to order a general search, and to take into cut tcdy all such as should be found without pi li -e tickets. Accordingly, at a vet.; early hour on Mo &- day morning, detachments from the 55th and 2d West India Regiments, were stationed nt all the dif fertnt avenues of the City, to prevei t the egress of any individual ; and shortly aften , arils a goner I muster of the Horse and Foot M :itia took plac.t, when they proceeded to 'general search tin ougho it the city and its environs. Eighty-seve foreigner; (7S males and .11 females), were -appre ien, cd a id taken to the barracks ; 25 of the form r, rovi ig suspicious, were delivered over to the Corp ate B ,ty, all of whom, excepting seven, have been • ince I be. rated, and some of these have, by the r own a:co irt, arrived here since the Ist of April last. MAY 50.—1 n consequence of the Proclan aeon 01' the Governor of St. Jago de Cuba, expressly ord r ing and commanding all French persons, and fo reigners of whatever nation, resident there, to dep. within a cert.iin period, a considerable number of these people immediately availed themselves of every opportunity to obey the order, and proceeded chiefly to America and St. Domingo ; but at the expiration of the given time, by far a greater proportion remain ed than had .left it. On inquiry, however, it was found utterly impracticable for such a vast,concourse of people (it having been e.omptited that there were not less than 20,000 French inhabitants in St. Jago de Cuba and its environs) to have embarked in so short a period ; and the Governor, taking the cm; into consideration,. issued a fresh Proclamation, al. lowing them 20 days longer to prepare f r their quit ting the island ; when, from the number of American vessels daily arriving, it was supposed that the whole of them. would be able to get away. Every thing was perfectly tranquil at St. Jago, when the Mary, whose arrival was noticed in our last, left that port. Arrived the American schooner Tryall, from St. Bartholomew's. From the following intelligence communicated by the prize master on bOard tits Tryall, we may momentarily expect to hear of the fill of Santo-Domingo. This vessel parted from the Aurora on the 12th instant, at which time she was in company with the Polyphemus, of 64 guns, Thrush and Tweed sloops of war, and Sparrow and le Grif ' fon brigs, lying off the city of Santo-Domingo.— `- This respectable force, it seems, were meditating an immediate attack on the city ; and, from the miserd ble condition it was reduced to, it would no doubt instantly capitulate. Speaking of its miserable condition, we mean the distress it is rechced to for want of provisions, it being almost impossible. for them to obtain any supplies, our squadron deterring vessels from entering the port, and the Spaniards cutting off all succours by land.— Notwithstanding, however, the vigilance of our cruizers off the city, the French schooner Sup.erieure, deeply laden with provisions, &c. eluded their efforts, and succeeded in getting safe in on the 10th instant. Yesterday morning . Michael Newland a deserter, who had been apprehended and confined the preceding evening, attempted to escape from the Poultry Compter. He txpressed a wish that the keeper would allow him to wash himself previous to his ex:imina. Lion, and took this opportunity to knock him down and run into the street : he was immediately pursued and taken before the sitting Alderman. at Guildhall, who sent him to the Savoy. A Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday at the Bunch of Grapes public house, between Chobliam and As. cot Heath, on the body. of Mrs. E. H. Hans n of Nottingham -street, who met her death by being over turned. in a carriage on Friday last. The deceastd, a lady of fortune, was on a,visit in the tic ighbOurhood of Staines, and on Friday morning, whil,t ricl,ng in a chariot near the public house, one of the horses he. cam! restive and unmanageable in conseque ice of the report of a gun. The carriage struck aga nst some railing which gave way, and was pr?cipitatesl into a kind of ditch, ten feet from the level of the road.-- . -- the co ctii n n se i guen nhe ce ad er b a tha t ea t d h f e ul deaecsed S contusio died on Monday. I:ifftli'arttdshs: - • i . : , .1 ~ l• . k . ' I ~1 ! . I . [ , i i .i . 11! 1, ~. ..,. 1 ti i t t. ...,1 ..:. I ~. t • i : .