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r _ gola de Toro, learned &it !2 cavrartem of *6 bind dbfarquinez, were in that village levying contribu tions, he dispatched against them Lieutenant Boute v,iles with a detachment of mounted cannoniers, some d iag nons, and some few chasseurs of Zamora ; the b r igands, surprised, shut themselves up, with their h or ses, in a public-house. Having refused to sur render the doors were broken open, the walls scaled, an d an Officer, 13 brigands, and 22 horses, taken ; t h e others were killed. An Officer of the artillery t r ain, and a Zamora hussar, were wounded. (Signed) 4 4 Count Rau.t.a." The Paris papers abound with Addresses from the ditTerent cities of Italy and Holland. The following, from the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy, is given as a specimen : Sire—The losses which the premature rigour of t he season occasioned the Grand Army on its return f ro m Moscow were felt by your people of Italy, as a national calamity. Love of the country, the pride of the Italian n ame, the sentiment of individual dignity, tranquil lity, prosperity, present happiness, and future hope— all are lost, if a wall of brass does not separate civi lized Europe from the barbarians of the North ; if the European Continent is not secured against the corrupt influence of the British Cabinet.—The recent perfidy of a Prussian General is a proof of it.—To arrive, Sire, a t this, the object of all your fatigues, of all your sacrifices, of all the perils to which you expose your.- s elf, viho does not feel that arms and armies, gold, valour, fidelity, and constancy, are necessary ? Every thing which depends upon them, Sire, your people a Italy are eager to offer you. This is not the counsel of authority ; it results from conviction, sentiment, a general cry that our existence requires it. 64 This kingdom, Sire, is your work : it owes to you its protecting laws, its monuments, its roads, its canals ; it owes to you the prosperity of its agricul ture and of its industry. Twenty thousand Italians only wait for orders to join the Grand Army. 'the departmental battalions burn to share the honour with it. The Administrators of the Communes con tend for the honour of offering horses and cavaliers. The wishes of the nation outstrip the demands which necessity exacts or foresight counsels. In the absence of the Prince, your image, who anticipates, under every circumstance, the dispositions requisite for the good of the country, the Italian Senate, deprived of the happiness of being near your Imperial Majesty, begs you to believe the sincerity of its sentiments, and with goodness receive the homage, which, by its organ, the nation lays at your feet. Ig The Senate does not speak of the fidelity, the love, which binds it to your august person, to your family :—all feel but one wish as they have but one duty, that of assisting with all their strength, and all their means, the great designs which prudence com mands your Majesty to execute, for the glory and prosperity of the empire, and of the kingdom." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY * FEBRUARY 6, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONR O'CLOCK: Bir-St. 221 f—R ed. 593 If —Cons. 59 59f 59—Cow. for as. 59ifi 4 per Ct. 75ifi-sper Cent. 149iii—Bc14. S. 9s. 7s. Imp. 3 per Cents. 57:—Do. Anns. 4 5-I611:. I Lg. Anns.ls 3-16ths—Exch. Bills 6s. 4s. pr. Another supply of Paris Papers to the 2d instant has arrived, The meeting of the Legislative Body, irhich was to have taken place on the Ist instant, has been put off for a week. The concordat of his Ho. bless, which has probably legitimized the divorce and subsequent marriage of Boararaarr, and some other little theatrical preparations, are necessary to make the business go off with eclat. The accounts given in the English and Gotten.' burgh Papers of the distresses of the retreating French, have been faithfully translated for the benefit of the] good people of Germany and France, with this slight alteration, viz. the Russian, and not the French ar., mies, have been the greatest sufferers from the incle• ' mency of the weather ! There is not a word of truth in all this trash from Warsaw. All we can gather horn these papers is, that the miserable remnant of the French army is in full retreat towards Berlin, and that the Russians were pressing upon Dantzic and Warsaw. Both these places are by this time in possession. The Moniteur gravely tells us, that se the Russians re ceased from following the Grand Army." We it—there no longer exists a Grand Army. The people here (Posen, to wit) fear nothing from Russians." True also—the whole population of Id, Prussia, and Germany, regard them as deli !—Moderation I moderation ! good Mr. VAMP, Emperor and his army are ruined 1 A Ball and Supper were given last night at Carl ' House by the PRINCE REGENT, for the purpose of :icing her Royal Highness Princess CHARLOTTE of Warm into public company. The QUEEN and tresses ELIZABETH and MARY visited the Duchess BauNswicic yesterday, and congratulated her upon era in the life of her most amiable and interest-, royal grand-daughter ; they next proceeded to the ice of CUMBERLAND'S house, where they partook of early dinner at four o'clock, and at half-past eight went to the Ball. The company were select, Eliding of course none but those who had been pre •ly presented to the QUEEN. Captain FITZCLARENCE was presented to her MA ,TY, at her Drawing-room at St. James's on Thurs ? last, by the Hon. General STEWART. Her MA• received h►m most graciously, and conversed nim some time. This gallant young officer will '? London on Saturday next, to join the army in Peninsula. Captain FITZCLARENCE will give a party and a splendid supper to his friends, Thursday evening next, at Mrs.JoßnAtit's house in lhe Merchants of Belfast have prepared a Petition be laid before Parliament, praying that the permis to trade with India may be extended to that putt. AMER/CA. -.6....., MAntsou has bebn re-elected President of America —and Commodore Roans has safely returned to Port These disagreeable events are now confirmed be yond a doubt. The only comfort we have is, that the triumph of the war faction in America will be cele brated by a Royal Saluie from the British men of war now on the American Station. Baltimore and the other States, whose puny Legislators have thus con tributed to the ruin and destruction of their country, will, we trust, be laid in ashes a la Ceagrevel 4 , These English make war like savages," will be the com plaint of MAOtsom to his next Congress. It is, never theless, the true Method of making war.—Bellum breve- eax longs . Poor commodore ROGERS, like Soar. BARLOW, is fated to a succession of bootless missions. He has re turned to port almost without seeing a British cruizer. We apprehend that he purposely kept in a latitude where there was no chance of any mischief. How lustily this fellow can talk of his achievements! The American Generals sent to invade Canada, and Commodore Room, seem to have been educated in the same school. " PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 4. di The Orbit, Captain BERNARD, of and from New York, is just sent in : left 4th January. Mr. MADISON was reelected by a large majority. No talk of an embargo. The arrival of Commodore RODGERS and his squadron at Boston, was known at New• York 3d January." ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. g , The American ship Orbit, Captain BERNARD, of and from New-York, bound to Bourdeaut, was captured 29th ult. by his Majesty's ship ACHATES which has arrived with her prize. The Orbit left New-York the 4th ult. On New Year's day, Com modore Romeas, in the President, and CapteSsnrH, in the Congress, returned to Boston. On the 11th October they chaced the NYMPH English frigate; on the Ist of November, the GALATEA, with two Mer chant vessels—one of them, the Argo, was taken by the Congress. The President and Congress, during their cruize, have only taken the Swallow packet and the Argo above named. They returned to Port for want of provisions ; never saw a British cruizer, ex cept the NYMPH and GALATEA. From the Ist to the 30th of November, they never saw a sail. They have been cruizing between Bermuda and the Capes of Virginia." FROM THE NEW-YORK PAPER COLUMBIAN, 1. the Frei 4 and th al and Wa le their po3 The le have ce . ; believe i " The p the Rus ry Poland, ,s rerers I. e )our Ez A Ba tot Hot introduc yu of WAL Princess BRUI.; t Lis eta er mg rota n Duke of r as early rn they we • jacludi n th 'ionsly • Capta b a s/ y, a ,h day last s JEsty ri L a With hir, ss lear. L i AC Pen I far ewell tsr ' n Ihul ~ .aeng l, nt The a It be lai 'oa to DATED JANUARY 2. " The Electors of President and Vice-President of 'Louisiana have been chosen, and have voted for JAMES MADISON, President ; and EDDRIDOE GERRY, Vice-President, of the United States for the ensuing four years, from the 4th of March next. This will make Mr. MADISON'S majority thirty-nine, and Mt. GERRY's forty-two." The last letters from Lisbon announce that an im menu quantity of corn from America had reached the Tagus, and on account of its superabundance, a portion of it had been forwarded to the Mediterranean. On entering Russia, BONAPARTE talked much of their "Jne harvatri" but he appears, after all, to have reaped nothing but disgrace. Yesterday morning died suddenly, at the house of Mr. DRAX GROSVENOR, in Grosvenor-square, HARTHOP I Esq. of the county of Leicester. He came up but two days before, to see his mother-in-law, Lady BOUCHER WREY, who died of a putrid sore throat, which' Mr. HARTHOP is supposed to have caught, and which carried him off after six hours illness. A vessel from Havre de Grace to London, which was lately sent into Dover for an informality in the licence, has been released by the Admiralty y but be• fore she went out of harbour, being strictly rummaged by the proper officers of the Customs, she was found to contain avery considerable portion of French shawls and silks, and several bales marked and numbered, containing silks and silk ribbon packed in tin cases, soldered down ready for sinking in the River. CAMBRIDGE, FEBRUARY I.—The Rev. Dr. Smith's two An nual Prizes for the best Proficient. in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, amongst the commencing Bachelors of Arts, are this year adjudged to Mr. J. W. F. Herschel!, of St. John's College, and Mr. G. Peacock, of Trinity College, the first and second Wranglers. Mr. Thompson, M.A. of Queen's College, is elected a Fellow of that Society. Prize-subjects for Sir William Browne's Medals :—For the Greek Ode, " Victoria Salamanticie parts."—For the Latin Ode, " Mosqua Yammis tradita et Gallis ereptz."—For tie Epigrams, " Napoleon ab ezercitu suo fugiens." The Rev. Dr. Andrews, Dean of Canterbury, has resigned the valuable rectory of Micklam, in Surrey, which is in the gift of the Talbot family. OxToRD, Faa. 6.—Thursday Mr. Bishop, of Queen's College, and Mr. Burton, of Lincoln College, were elected scholars of Queen's College, on Mr. Michell's foundation. The Rev. John Shinglar has been presented to the vicarage of Swaton cum Spanby, in the county of Lincoln, void by the death of the Rey. John Pigott. Rev. A.M. Master of the Close School, Salisbury, to the Recta* of Knightwick and I)oddeubam, in the diocese of Worcester. Rev. S. Cole, to be Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Hadar, vacated by Dr. Lloyd. The Lord Chamb.riain has appointed Mr. Hamilton one of the King's Chaplains at St. James's, vacant by the death of Dr. Ha milton. Monday last the Rev. Thomas Fenton, A.B. was instituted to the Rectory of Brighton, Suffolk, on the presentation of the King. The Rev. James Maxwell, A.B. was lately instituted to the Rectory of Thorpe next Norwich, on the presentation of Jan* Y. Maxwell, Esq. of Harley-street, London. The Earl of Kinnoul has presented Mr. Charles Hardy, preacher of the gospel, son of the late Rev. Dr. Hardy, Edin burgh, to the church and parish of Dunning, Perthshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Baird. Thursday, the associate Burgher congregation at Bridge of Teath, Doune, gave an harmonious call to Mr. Macarron, preacher of the gospel, to be assistant and mentor to the Rev. William Fletcher, their pretest pastor. SPAIN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sra—l have recently obserVed two essays in your Journal, upon the War in Spain, in which I think that the writer has proceeded upon very erroneous principle's, and deeni it necessary that your Readers should be guaraed against the prejudices which those essays are likely to produce against the War in the Peninsula, from whence we have derived so much glory, our Officers so much instruction, and Europe . so animating an example. The tenour of your Correspondent's two Letters appears to me to be, that the Swish People are without any public virtue or patriotism ; that the Cates and Regency (though acknowledged by our Ministry as the legitimate Government of Spain) are a mere faction, without authority in the Peninsula ; and that, instead of an universal resistance to French tyranny, the war has arisen entirely from 66 a squabble about lemons and cabbage:2s I shall not notice the strong compliment which this statement pays to the Government of jhis country, and indeed the whole nation; who have, it seems, been spending millions to support a few vagabonds, who are quarrelling about a basket of vegetables.— I shall merely reply, seriatim* to the arguments con tained in the two essays. The writer, in the first, makes a curious discovery; viz. that the Spaniards are a " different class of men" from the English, and supports this idea by reference to their history, maintaining, that "had they possessed " patriotism, they never would haver required the in " tetference of foreign governments to improve their " own—they would never have submitted to have re " ceived their Sovereigns from foreign nations." Upon the same principle the English have no patrio tism, because they have been conquered by Romans, Danes; and Normans, and have received their Sove reigns from France, Scotland, and Hanover ! It Is rather singular that the poor Spaniards should, in the same breath, be charged with " requiring 46 the interference of foreigners to improve their Go. vernrnent"-.-and with being jealous of foreigners, and not adopting our suggestions I Come we to the next point—the attack on the Re gency—(acknowledged by the British, Portuguese, and Russian Governments)—lt is said, that when it was formed, Cadiz was besieged, and JOSEPH 64 had dominion over every other part of Spain"—indeed an odd people are these Spaniards, to maintain " a' ' squabble about lemon: and cabbage," in spite of 180,000 French troops, poeseued of the whole country I But the writer of the Essay errs a little in his statement.— When the Regency was formed, JOSEPH had not pos session of the provinces of Valencia, Murcia, Asturia, and Gallacia. It is pretty broadly hinted, that the Regency and Cortes are 46 ambitious ADVENTURERS" " who have as. sumed the names of a Regency, titc,—is this decent I is it true ? Your Correspondent next turns to Portugal, with which he is satisfied, because its Government have done without any EMPIRIC TIUCKS, Or the QUACKERY ofnew law:"— an evident blow at the Spaniards, who, at the same time, are sneered at as being unable or unwilling to "improve their own Government 1" The second letter commenees with a more open and Curious attack on the members of the Spanish Government s who are characterized as a •' self " organized opposition, to a Government which was f , received and acknowledged at Madrid, and sub ', milted to wherever it has exercised its autitority."—l deny this broadly—and appeal to all Europe, whe ther the Government of JOSEPH has, in any one in stance, been submitted to unless when supported by an armed force. I cite the joy of the people at Ma drid, Seville, Salamanca, &c. when relieved from the French, in proof of an assertion which in fact needs no proof—for it is obvious that if the Spa nish people quietly submitted to JOSEPH'S govern ment, he needed not have kept 180,000 French troops in the country—for as to us and the Portu guese, we could never occupy above 60,000 of the number. Your Correspondent then goes into a history of the war, and represents the whole as originating in a mere riot at Madrid, occasioned by " a squabble be tween a few peasants aid soldiers," and the resistance of the Spanish nation is resolved into that of a few " ladrots: and smugglers on the shores of Biscay and the Medi terranean"—the Spanish people are now denominated (we believe for the first time in a British paper) INSURGENTS"—their magnanimous struggle for four years against the gigantic power of France, is rated as the " petty aggressions and retaliations" of" individuals"—and it is asserted, that " this famous " contest for rights and privileges, turns out to hate been ge but a SQUABBI,X ABOUT LEMONS AND " CABBAGES ! ! !" Se, then, Spain, destitute of troops, officers, leaders, or Government, took up arms against the first mili tary power in Europe, drove 120,000 excellent troops, (possessed of all the strong points of the kingdom) behind the Ebro, and has maintained the war for four years, at the expence ()flour hundred thousand live:, to carry on " a squabble for lemons and cabbages !"—A few 44 ladron: and smugglers" captured Dupont at Gay len, fought the battles of Rio Seco, Tudela, Medellin, Deana, the Llobregat, Belohite, Saguntum, &c. &c. —A few " individuals" defended Saragossa (where perished NAM Heroes--I beg pardon smigglers"), Gerona, Lerida, Tortosa, Ciudad Rodrigo, Astorga, Bcc. Scc. duals" composed the armies of Ci DEL PARQUE, O'DONNEL, BLA ICE, In a word the Spaniards have seen vaged, their cities fired, their armi they have seen all this, unyielding they still carry on the war through tion, and ruin, NOT FOR RIGHTS AND FOR THEIR INDlSPENDwics—but.—: AND CABBAGES !--I am, Si servant, NAVAL IIV7 ELLICE AIM DUI. Dublin .1 1 Onetime, Waterford . o 2 Jeney eadta 0 1 Curunna Lisbon 0 1 Heligoland Malta - 0 0 Gottenburgh Leeward Islands 0 0 Brazils FALMOUTH, PEBRUAR Arrived several coasters from - Liverpool, and Wales ; and his Ma) QUEST S hot); the latter place.--W; light breezes. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUAR.- Arrived the Acts Ares, of 18 guns, American ship (prize) ; and the EA: ter, from Cork. Came in to Hamoaze, STANT gun-brig, abd GOLDFINCH, - The squadron dff the Black Rock well on the 28th of January, closet, port. On the 27th they all got under connoitre; and seeing two strange - sent the DUNCAN, 74 guns, and the chaee, but when they came down, to be the CONQURITADOR and AN/ squadron was short of water. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRU His Majesty's ship PROMETHRUS voy for Madeira and the Canary . . his Majesty's ship s BEDFORD and W. Downs; ANTELOPE and Loma, from the tom.= gun-brig ; from Guernsey FYLLA, on a cruize ; and the Acrzok for Guernsey. His Majesty's ship D under weigh, with a large fleet of Downs.—Wind S.W. moderate and DEAL, FEBRUARY Sailed a few ships for the River. vend from ditto ; and, with his M main. Arrived his Majesty's ship Plymouth.— Wind S.W. A French privateer, of 12 guns, and 120 Eden, was cruizing off Cork the 25th ult. and was chased by his Majesty's ship Skylark. A French privateer, of 16 guns, is stated to ha* been seen off the Bolt on Sunday last, and capturdd some merchant vessels, which she sent for Fiance. The Maid of the Mill, Duncan, arrived in the Clyde, is bound to Newfoundland, and ptit in id distress. In our ship news, a few days since, we mentioned • that a boat belonging to the Bucwwee, of 74 guns, had been found floating near the Bridge, at Ply. • mouth, without her crew, and the body of Mr. KW". VETT, Midshipman, floating near the boat. It has now been discovered, that the unfortunate young Officer was drowned by the crew, who, it appears.* forced him overboard, and held him by the legs a perpendicular direction till he was suffocated.•-. Three of the crew have been taken out of a transport in Hamoaze, and are now in cusody on board the Flag Ship—one of them has been admitted Sines evidence. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On the 16th last, as a boat which had been out herring -fishing, near Dun fanaghey, was returning to the Shore, it was upset by , a wave, and (melancholy to relate:) the crew, con.. ' sisting of five men, were precipitated Into the merti. less ocean, two of whom were killed by the boat fall ing upon them when between two billows ; the other three kept themselves up by swimming until they • were rescued from their perilous situation by am , ther fishing-boat, which was brought to the place by their cries, and carried them ashore; oft= of whom, how.' ever, only survived a few minutes after he was taken from the boat. Saturday evening, whilst hoisting up a boat on board his Majesty's ship Glattun, (Water depot) at Sheerness, Michael Damphy, seaman, fell overboard, and was drowned, although every assistance was rms.. dered. The three prisoners of war, whose escape froth the depot at Perth we lately noticed, have succeeded tol an extent beyond anticipation. In the course of Thurs.4 4 ' day se'nnight, it seems, they were seen, but recog.o nised only as strangers, on the Forthill, near Brought,' Ferry, and in the evening they entered a house of the , village in quest of provisions. The leader of the party bought up all the bread that the house afforded, and presented a leathern bottle to be filled with spirits. His ' accent was remarked to be foreign ; but those who observed it seem to have had no suspicions. About nine o'clock of the same evening, the smack, Nancy, was noticed tinder weigh ; but as she was known to be prepared for the next morning's excur sion of fishing, or of pleasure, every this passed un• heeded by. }doming, however, disclosed the sea r . s of the night, and it was found that the good ship Nancy had become the unlawfol prize of an enemy. The fugitives, of curse, got clear off with themselves and their booty, and the weather having continued favourable, it is likely that our next accounts of them will be from the coast of Holland. The Nancy, a ves sel of 1.5 tons burden, was formerly a Dutch priva ther, and was captured by the Fanny. A quantity of oatmal, salt, and some empty casks, have fallen with her into the bands of the present captors. rdon « !aslant, and: ortosa. Tarragona, :.—A few a indivi. CLISTA ROMANA LACY, &C. &C. mn their country ra nies slaughtered— ►g and unmoved.-- misery, devasta- D PRIVILEGFLS-• •NOT -FOR LEMONS Sir, your obedien IN VET/MATO*, ;ENCE. AIM DOR• - 0 0 • • 0 0 - 0 0 nd - 0 0 urgh - 0 1 • 0 0 &RV S. Waterford, Cork, Majesty's brig Cox.: Tind variable, with k ICY 4. guns, with a fine EARL SPINOSA cut. amoaze, the Cox.. of 10 guns. :ks, Brest, were al 'l3:blockading that under weigh to re. e sail to leeward, e &mu Pout.* 10 , they found them NDROMACHL.—Z MAY S. s is appointed con• Islands,—Arrived VAnatoft, from the rom Lisbon ; and rosey. Sailed the tox, with a convoy DAPPIR is getting F coasters, for the md fair weather• , s . Came down se. . Majesty's ships, rw ip C /ARTA 014 from anti 1011 an.n