Star. — London, England, 1812-05-11 00:00:00

.., t. . •• tane lag' upon him ; and lip then relited,kgood orde6 no further ilian was nacetsary.e. e:i*. I. 1: #, A s s oon as I heard of Souk's retreat from Villa v ranca , I pia the army in mrition towards Castile. Th e a d v anced guard has arrived at Castello Branco this day ; and I shall go there myself to-mon - ow. I have head of no movement in the north. Saota monk, April is, mt. Mr Loan—l have the honour to transmit to your Lordship the enclosed report of Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, giving the detail of a very brilliant and successful attack against the enemy's rearguard. It must be unnecessary for me to call your Lordship's attention to the distinguished abi lity with which the Lieutenant-General planned and conducted this enterprise, so admirably seconded by the gallantry and judgment of Major-General Le Merchant and Colonel Ponsonby, as well as by the great exertion of the Officers and men of the two brigades employed on this service. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM. Villa Garcia, April 11, 1815. go t .—l have the honour to report to you ) having received information last night of the cavalry of General Drouet's corps (amounting to 2500) being encamped between Usagre and this plate, I ordered Major-General Anson's (commanded by the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby)' and Major-General Le Marchant's brigades to move in the course of the night, from Villa Franca and Los Santos; so as to wive before day-break, the former at Usagre, the latter at Bienvenida, determining to attack the enemy with General Anson's brigade, in front, whilst Major- General Le Marchant's, by a flank movement from Bienvenida, should cut off his retreat upon Llerena. The advanced guard of Major-General Anson's bri. gadedrove in the enemy's ptcquets from near Usagre, two hours sooner than I had., intended, and General Le Marchant's brigade had not time to get into the sear of the enemy, who fell back, upon the alarm being given, a sufficient distance to secure his retreat upon Llerena. Lieutenant-Colonel Ponsonby followed the enemy I soon after day-break through Villa Garcia, and wiLt skirmishing with him when General Le Marchant's I brigade arrived on the other side of the heights be.' tween the Llerena Road and Bienvenida ; T desired Colonel Ponsonbl would chew only three squadrons, and endeavour to amuse the enemy. in front until Ma)or-General Le Merchant's brigade (which I had sent Colonel' Elley to conduct under cover of the heights), was prepared to attack the enemy in flank ; this succeeded admirably ; and the enemy being vi gorously attacked, at the same moment, hi front aid flank, retired in the greatest confusion and dis order. I pursued him with Major-General Anson's brigade, and one regiment of Major-General Le Marchant's (the sth Dragoon Guards), supported by the 3d and 4th Dragoons to near Llerena, a dis • tance of four miles, during which the enemy's loss in killed was very con4'.!:_rable, and about 130 pri soners, ineltrFng a Lieutenant• Colonel, two Cap. The Speedypacketas arrived at Falmouth ) in 1 6 tains and one Lieutenant, with about 130 hours, days, from . Gibraltar, and the Eliza pocket, in 13 were broullt off the field. . days, frail' s :Cadiz. By these vessels, we have been lilt ensms's cavalry formed on the right, and in .. rsarof seven guns, and between eight and ten thou- favoured 501 th a variety of. communications-from sabd inc.:wry, which had taken up a position on the S pa i n , o f an interesting and gratifying nattoe. The left of, and close to the town. The whole soon after- defeat of Real's division by BA LLAsrmatos, which was `wards retired upon Berlanga and Asuaga, to the for- . mentioned in our Gibraltar letter of Saturday, was lan of rhich places my'patroles folloWed them. complete : • 300- were bayoneted or shot, and :300 I cats say too much in praise of the -gallantry and regularity of the four tegiments which attacked more were taken prisoners. They were all surprixQd and punned the enemy, or could any thing have ez- in bed. REY himself escaped in his shirt acro.s the eketu the steadiness and, good discipline displayed mountains. It now appears that B.tr,Lastotos Allan by the Sd and 4th dragoons, commanded by Colonel, toned his intention of moving upon Seville, on hear- Lord Edward Somerset and Major (.loves, who sup ported them. : ing from the Earlof WELLINGTON of Sour.r's return to I have to recommend strongly to your notice Ma- 1 that place in consequence of the fail of Badajoz. jor-Gerieral Le Marchant land the Hen. Lieutenant- By the subjoined letter from cur Gibraltar Cone- Coio,iet l'oosonbv„ who emir/sanded the two brigades spon ' en o tl it appears that BA LL ASTEROS if. illdefati with so tnuch gallantry and judgment ; and ,I have peat pleasure, in.aisui ing you of the good conduct gable; he is now threatening Malaga : i d Lieutulant-Camel Hervey, cr turnandiug 14th oss;•Major Prescott, commanding sth Si Dragoon Guards; Captain - Dichc nth Light Dra g oo ns ; Captain oF, commanding B Murray, command ing )6th Light Dragoons; and the-lion; urable Ma .'t CoOrs• coMnsan&mg detachments of the 14th Lilpit Dragoons. • ~ To LitutenanoC o l orie rEll e y, an y A ss i s tarri Adju- - tait-Gene.al. l a m much indebted for the wry great I . o GIBRALTAR, :Mtg. C. Light Drago A cccunts were this day received Irc)nr General ALLAS rEitos, in the suburbs of Malaga, szatiog, that he had beaten General.MannaciN, in a smart action I2th and near that city, and obliged him to take shelter in the tstle. Two howitzers fell into the hands of General au.arraitos, and the enemy *ere forced to throw the remainder cf their field artillery into the sea, as as -stance which I derived from him, particularly in the were so closely piusued, they could not carry it conducting my right column to the point of attack. I beg is° m recommend to }our notice Capt. White, OE Major-General Durum, one of Batearrenos's Thy Deputy Assistatn-Quarter-Master-General, and; b est Offteers • was'killed in the action. Capfain Baron Deckiu. ". One THllArea and thirty prisoners arrived yes- Herewith I s: net :. list of the killed and wounded, ahich lam h ar py to fi n d i s no t great ; considering terday at St. Rqqne, taken at Aloca and Ossuna.— , the very surerior force of the enemy. - .•- Seventy-six Frenihstrisontrs, whO were taken by; (Signed) ST A PLETON COTTOW , the regiment of Baltasfao, belonging to REY'S d:vi- Lit utenant-Cientral, Commanding etc Cavalry. sion at Alora, were shot, in retaliation for an Officer *clam of Killed, Wounded, and missing of the First Cavalry and eleven of that regiment whom General MARAN- Divisi,n of the Army, ender the Command of his Excellency CIN shot in the streets of Malaga lately.. General the Earl of Welling:on, K. 13. is an affair -.:ith the 6. Bau.nsrerros's army exceeds 12,000 men, and is Eatnty's Rear-Guard, mar Llerena, on t he It tit of April, ISM Head-Quart. rs, Nlfra, April 16, 1812. rapidly increasing, as the peasantry arc hocking tad Dragoon sth i , Canards-12 rank and file, •15 horses, !idled ;,I from all the neighbOurnig,country. an3or ? 1 Lieutenant 3 Serrant- 3 rank and file 1 bone Wounded; It horses, ' nussing j4l -" ' " The DART cutter arrived yesterday evening in 4th Dragoons -1 rank and file wounded. • five days from our fleet off Toulon, with the intellis lath Light Me— I Serlesnt, 2 rank and file, 1 !trim, killed ; , 1 S -erita , lt• 4 rank and fi le, 3 hones, wounded ; I rank and file, a ' pace that the French fleet of 18 sail of the line had hots. nthsin g . • I put to sea, but were ; hared into . ] again by out ' 14th Divo-1 • hots, kilred ; 2 rank and file, 3 horses, wountitd; fleet, consisting of 17 sail of the line." 1 rank ar flit, I horse, mis s i ng . tto— i horse, killed; 1 rank and file, e horses, wounded ki 1 It would appear that, as Soutr retreated towards 1 lam. missing. , . 1 :5 0. 0-1 Serjeant, IV ran k an d fil e, 1 V h orse ., 'allied ; I Major, , — 4I T I (lova, BALLASTEROS pushed OR in a parallel ! i 'mutt, 4 Se.jrat ts, 96 rank and filt, 9 horses, wounded; course on his right, to intercept his communication Stank and file, I b thorses missing.. 1 : with the French corps on the borders of Granada, Oncers Wounded. - sth Dragon Guards—Major Prescot, stghtly ; 1 .entenant Walker seVtrel - I and had consequently beaten back Rat's corps, with N. b. Of the horses retsr;ed sniss Y :ng several strayed Into the laintry, and others followed the defeated enemy, when their ; doubt, SOULT would have gladly co-ope sam t whom, no ell from thent, killed or severely wounded. ' 1- rated. It would also appear, that the Count de (Signed) Joan WATIMS. Lieut.-Cell. and Assist. Adj. Gen. PENNE and MOIIILLO, in the mean time, stood in the . liturn of Primmer, and Horses taken from the Enemy, 11th of way of Sour,r's communication with the garrison he Aptil, 1812. ' had le f t i n S ev ill e , and which is stated in a letter 9d themes-•s Corporals and ...0 privates. in at Dra seri ro it n:— .ut ) 1 itatent-Culonel, 1 Captain, i Limits. from Cadiz of the 9th, to amount to aboutJsoo eaten. ant, I 4 Corporal- and 42 privates. S t ;" c 4micres-1 private. , This interception is of infinite importance, when it is th iha l s3 "" -1 Captain, a Sedans% 9 Corporals, and is! recollected that the grand magazine of all the French privates. l ief"' and Mules-123 17erses, I mole. cor p s in Andalusia, is in Seville. I iiisi--1 tits enant-Colovel, 2 Captaido, I Lieutenant, 3 See- . We have also in the Gibraltar papers accounts of it privates, 123 hor ses, 1 mu l e: (Signed) J. Esa.sr jet"' ICI C"Pulatis I• fil as important advantage , gained over the enemy in Lietn.-Coi. and Aseine.M3. Oca . of Ca valry. Darnins j and the environs of Gerona. In the first Til 4. a t 31 !II 5$ ht e. br 111 tll 34 de D 4 ect S 'N6 STAR. LONDON. ~•••••.=..1.,......• MONDAY, MAY 11. PRIM OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ONE IN'CLOWis • S per Ct. Cons. for money 6e4-4—. 1 D0. for ace. soil $ per Ct. Reduced 594 f —4 per Cent. Tel 5 per Ct. 9044—Scrip pre.—Lone Anne. 15 5-18th. Each. Bids 1 db. H. pr.—Do. (841) ss. pr.—Bonds par Is. pr. FLEET OFF FLUSHING. Letters of the 30th ult. from our Fleet off Flush ineg, zhention, that 44 the French fleet consists of 15 sail of the line (three of them 3-deckers) all strongly manned, and the British of ten sail, all of them seventy-fours ; that the two fleets were only a few miles distant from eachtther ; that the enemy seemed determined to come out, and were expected to un moor every moment ; and that the British signal was flying to prepare for battle !" The numerical superiority of the enemy is great but we entertain no apprehensions for the result of the action, should the enemy venture . on the contest. AMERICAN SHIPPING. Our Letters of Saturday from Plymouth, received this morning, mention, as a report generally credited, that the Commander in Chief at Plymouth had re ceived instructions from the Admiralty to release all American vessels captured since the 12th of Mirch. —We cannot but suspect that this rumour is altoge• ther groundless: were there any fotuidation for it, the circumstance would tertainly have been noticed officially in the Gazette of Saturday night. A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning, brought to Falmouth, in 10 days, by the Duke of Kent packet. A report had reached Lisbon that BALLAsTrnos had fallen upon Sou Lt's rear, and made 1000 prisoners. This report can scarcely be correct, however, as our Readers will see from .our Gibraltar letters of thi, morning, that B.►LLASTEROS is actively employed in quite a different direction. By the Duke of Kent, the intelligence is confirmed of the great scarcity of provisions experienced by the French armies in Spain, and their consequent retro grade movements towards France. The Baron D'EttotEs was lately attacked in Roda by a French corps, consistifig of 3000 Men,-whom he repulsed, leaving 900 in killed and wounded behind them. The Baron? force consisted only of 10(X). irl i actionomtef eel, - of the enemy's men only 100 1 eyi taped, and' the General commanding was killed ; and in the beginning of March, M. Mamis surprised and took prisoners, at Canamas, 150. French cavalry with their horses." A Notice was this morning affixed to one of the pillars of the Royal Exchange, signed by the Secre tary of the Treasury, and dated Treasury Chambers, May 8, and addressed to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, informing them that Government would permit the exportation of Tea to Fiance for six months in vessels properly licensed, on condition that a bond for double the value of the tea be given, that the tea so exported is really ' landed In Fi-ince. NIVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY b. Arrived, the Speedy Packet, Capt. SUTIIERLAND • from the Mediterranean, with Mails—left Gibraltar on the 26th ult.—on the same day, and shortly after her departure, spoke his Majesty's brig GOSIIAWIC, from Portsmouth—on the Ist inst. in lat. 39. 47. long. 10. 36. spoke his Majesty's ships PORCUPINE and AtiuNnA•gcr, with a fleet of transports and 'mer chant vessels, out 14 days from Portsmouth-- , on the 4th, in lat. 45. 43. long. 8. 6. , spoke the brig Porte verance, of Hull, from Cork for Lkbon—his Ma jesty's ships I.r.nA and ACTIVE had sailed from Gib raltar, with convoy, for England. This day the Eliza temporary Packet, Capt. STEpREN3, from Ca diz, 14. days passage, landed her Mail this morning at Mounts Bay. Also *arrived, this evening, die Duke of Kent, COTEiwoRTII. with Mails from Lis bon, 10 days passage.—hit Majesty's ship 41,mAssis, with a Wont Cork, was arrived, as also the Prin cess El*Toeth Packet, in five days from Falmouth— st.veral-ships of war were lying in dui .Tagus. Arrived also the American Alit) Pant! vy, cf about *l O O to.:s, HCMPIIRIE-4 Muster, detained on the 3d inst. by his Majesty's ship A umaua, Capt. DtT:kfx, on her voyage rom Bourdeaux to New York, with wine , &c. PLY t, MAY_97 Ycs•erday arrived the Muttos slop of war from Portsmnyth ; and the HaNNIE:tr., 71 guns, fro:n the Downs.-- S,,i'eti the PIIE:VSANT and Iquitos sloops of war, and INTELLIGENT sun-vessel, in consequence of orders firm the Admiral, another Vrcnch privateer having captured N vessel off Maker S:griai 'fowt r ; FANTONIX sloop ef war, with a transport under convoy for Lisbon, and FANCY cutter for Portsmouth.. Went into the sound the killA, and into Barnpool the NlE:stet( ; the latter spoke the ARMIDE frigate, at sea r and obtained the very agreeable inl,rm.ttion that the rsvcirs frigate, go long missing, had arrived at Co. runna in. a sinking state. and with a very sickly crew ; the sick were to be stilt borne in transports. Atrive.l also the American schocner Grace, Capt. Nowt lit*, from Bourdcaux, with silks, wine, and brandy, de- , tained by the ANDROMACHE frigate. This day arrived the ship Granger, Captain VAN ! i DIKE, captured on the I a instant by Poligle privateer, I alter some resinauce, near Seilly—the,Gunger was .in company with the Eliza, Cour, from St. Thomas's for London. The brig struck her colours after firing a few guns ; the Grangeewas not captured so easily. but Captain VANDIIM being wounded, thi cr e w Voreigners) ran from their quarters, and the vessel was captured—the brig, in the meats time, re-hoired her eolouri, and. stood for the Irish coast. Th e Granger was recaptined on Tuesday last by the Cox- STANT gun-brig, which arrived this day ; as did the Mutton and ALIION cutters, from the Brest station. The INYELLICE . VT, of 44 guns, is just returned Prom an unsuccessful pursuit of the privateer. The t.y tea, 10 guns, went from Stnnehoese Pool to the Sound. .--The wind, after being to the Eastward 7 or 3 days, has this day shifted to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH, MAY to. Arrived hii.istjesty's ships VENOECR and VENE RABLE from- oft Cherbourg; Amy -it an PostoNE from the' Mediterranean:it4st from the Westward, and are put under-girarantreie ; and the rimy co-ter from a mice.- Saiiod his Majesty's slip 11.01. LA on a crnize.—Wind S.S.V. blows irtrd. The Hyena store-ship, Captain FtectoN, an ived yesterday from Malts and Gibraltar. She lilt Maltion the tith Apt il; at which place were lying his Majesty's ships VICTORIOUS and Rivoli her prize, MILFORD, FR-EDERICKSTELV, SALCEITR, CONFOUNDER, FORIEUSE, Acortd, and WEYMOUTH store-ship. She left Gibraltar 2'll April, a lma wep lying his Ma jesty's ships Sr. JUAN, a, - Batoomt, and SE RAPIS store-Ship r i.:.lle MALAAR store-ship left Gi. braltar the 15th April for England ; and on the 22d Apt it his Majesty's ship AcTivE, la Pomona, her prize, and the Patnama. sloop, with a convoy for England, sailed, but are not yet arrived. The HYANA spoke the ship Elizabeth (one of the ACTIVE'S convoy), on the 2d instant, off Cape Finisterre. As the wind is now shifted, and blows fresh from the Westward, the - whole of the convoy may be hourly expected. The undermentioned ships, for the East Indies and the Cape of Good Hope, sailed on Thursday, under convoy of hit Majesty's ship MONTAGUE, Captain M. H. Dixon, viz. Princess Charlotte of Wales, Capt&n CRAM, for Madeira, Ceylon, and Bengal ; Thomas Grenville, Captain PATTERSON, ditto) Broabornebury, Captain Prrorait, for Bengal ; Sir God frey Webster, Captain PLASSON, ditto ; Lord Duncan, Captain Puce, for Madeira and Bombay Juliana, Carain Rawits, for Batavia; Diana, Captiin Beeman ditto; Henry Wellesley, Captain Goose, for the Cape or Good Hope ; and General Walb Icily?, Captain BitoWs, ditto. The MONTAGUE. after protecting the Indiamen to a certain latitude, will proceed with Rear Admiral DIXON, to South America, to relieve Admiral Ds Cooney, who will come to England in the Fouzinor- ANT. THOMAS GOALS, Esq. went out in the MON. TAGUE, as Secretary to Rear Admiral Dixon. The only Indiamen now at the Motherbank, are the Apollo, Captain Teasrfr. for Bengal ; and Alex. ander, Captain YOUNOHUSJIAND, for Madeira, Bengal, and Bencoalen. The MINaRVA ' Captain HAWKINS. sailed on Wednesday with the West India convoy, and took out Major General Lwans, to Barbadoes. The LEOPARD , Captain Du.con, sailed on Thursday with a convoy of transports to take in troops at Cork, 'for Lisbon. The Antelope, Captain! WIIIT2 (acting) ;arrived here on Wednesday, having left the East India convoy, five in number, all wet'. is lat 25. 18. look 24. brings nazism. . . . ._. . • •► .1 artroND IbMON. FURTHER ADVANCE OF LORD WEL. LINGTON. STAit.OFFICI4 2 r?cLect. The following gratifying intelligence, v.hi,h ar. rived last night by the Lisbon Mail, has been this moment issued in the form of a Bulletin s ' • Wag DEPARTMENT. " MAT to, 1812, Trw P. M. " A Dispatch has been received from the Earl or wELLINGTos, dated Alfaytes, April 24. " Hs Lordship's army having continued its march in the direction of the above place, the enemy retired before him, and their inr guard crossed the Aguedm upon the 23d, retreating upon Tormcs. " A body of Portuguese Militia having been col.. lected at Cuarda previously to the Earl of Wewrio.. TON'S movement to the Northward, MARMON% haj marched against them on the 4th of April, with .considerable force, which obliged the Militia to fe treat I and their rear guard having fallen into con fusion, about 150 of them were made rtisoners. " Upon the 15th the enemy moved towards Gene• rat WILSON'S corps, at I.lgiosa, and drove in his out posts, but on flint night began their retreat, while Ge. neral WILSON reoccupied Guarda upon the 17th " While MARNICI:JT collected his forces for tht tempoi•ary incursion into Portugal, General Maw, had moved a Spanish corps into Leon, and had oh. tained.sorne partial successes. I) , n Jer SANCIi• had likewise been very sneressful hr C wile, ag.rin4t the eneiny's convoys and commtruicitions, ",It appeati that Genet al BALLATEIIC/S did not enter Seville during SottLes absence from that city, General I:lnc:7n la at Fuente OrFjana in Cor dova, and NfatsliAl Sour at Seville." THIRD EDITION. ASSASSINATION AND MURDER. STAXOPPICE, SIX O'CLOCK, P.M. .:~_ We . stOp . the Press to state, that a most diabolical attempt was this afternoon made in the House r Commons, to destroy the Right Hon. Mr. Pstactv* CHANOILLOR of the Excautura. A pi.t i, was charge) at him in passing through the Litibby ; ball from which enzerel his left breast, and he imme-- diately fell. All the avenues having any coraftlunicatinn thn, street were immediately closed ; and the assassi' whom we understand to be a Liverpool Merchant, taken into custody. P. S. We again stomp the Press to announce , melancholy fact, that Mr. Pmletiat. died on the spot EAST-INDIA SHIPPING. An account has been received-that the following ships on the 18th March last, were in lat. 16. N. long. 2.5. W. viz. —WiscIIELSEA, DAN - iD SCOTT, RbT,l GIORGk i :CUFFgELL% and SURAT CAVITY" The following ships arrived at PL4cleira 20th Apra List, under convoy of his Majesty's Shipb TfIRIAN ILINTESS CA ItOLINE, and were expected to sail trelte the 224.1 of that month, viz.-+BoxolAy, W, Fbur, AI I .NWICK CASTLE, CRE-VCESTRap ELPHINSION, and MA::QUIS or HexrtEv. The GL ATI ON separated from the fleet in the . of the 28th March, in a .gale. His Majesty's ship VOLAGE also separated the fleet at the came time, but arrived at Madeira before the other ships. . • The extra ships Nous, ANN, and Loup IL_ arrived at Madeira the 24th April, having parted from his Majesty's ship HOTSPUR, by signal, in evening of the 19th of that month, in lat. 35. N. long. 16. 10. W. which ship wal proceeding with the CITY. OF LONDON, and tissrvtra ships SovsausUc, HAR RIET, and SIR WILLIAM BENTLEY, bound to Madras. The 4th Regiment has embarked at Ceuta, to join the army in Portugal ; 'and the 89th Regiment has recently embarked at lr'braltar for England. We have • ;;; •iD informing the men now serv ing in the • ilitia, that Government have determined . ' tk ew"' -•. those whose term of service expires this yeti`, • option of claiming theirClotbing at the expiration of that period, or of receiving at the end of the training period seven shillings in lieu of it. --.The shoes are not Intended to be included in the abovementioned, Commutation, bdt are to be given up to the mull unconditionally, at the end of the training period. IRELAND.—Thursday was the day appointed for the bidding for the Irish loan. There was but one list, GIBBONS and WILLIAMS, to bid, who appeared as bidders for a loan of only one million and a half. Sir CHABLIS SAXTON declined receiving any offer for - leas than two millions, whereupon Messrs. (Assorts and WILLIAMS retired to consult with their friends, and returned afterwards to say that they could not treat for a higher sum than *a* million and a half, whereupon Sir CHABLIS SAXTON repeated, that Jae could not receive their bidding, which terminated t h e Anlety. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANS, MAY 11. • . The fresh arrivals of Wheat torlay maakei coaelewahk . arigir, with part at het week's Wei" *sus lam toners; vary h.!" allashod, at a redsesier fee Saes/ abase as. r ihsha eats \ sad as. lat Frkisi's Oros, and more.:falsrler q.. s,—lfertereed blet are each lower ; Whits slat Grey• Poeta huts saFtiklei AIM of the two sorts likewise eiseper. Cep mar eases to had la t urf, WWI ON ankle la isiesi that ft re Omar Lana.. Lana. . sr at laity - - : _ as sr :h ea DI• IQ- aa a. tat- of his n 1 A ohs it t'S in4t not ty. licat of %PA dig. the nme. *ith main, MIS 4 tie. len wing long. LDTAL Apra Nand from -• Wax. MN R i p night from adeira ,arted in the long.