Star. — London, England, 1808-07-13 00:00:00

-- vie - - EXTRAORDINARY RICH WHEEL. I'OTTRTH DAY OF DRAWING the present a STATE LOTTERY wiz be on FRIDAY NEXT, the 11212 in-tant, and no more than Six Days afterwari.s to complete the whole Drawing, and only Three Capitals above Sl,OOO yet dr.iwn, one of which, No. 12,076, entitled to £5,000, was di gilded is two-fourths and eight sixteenths, by Sir JAMES BILANSCISMB and Co. At their Lucky Lottery Offices, No. 11, Hot:tont/ ; 37, Colise ums; and 38, HATMAILICIT, Piccadilly; Where the fortunate Holders of each respective Share, may rek celve on demand, the amount of their said Prize, end where Tickets and f• hares are now selling in great variety, and by whom the following Capitals were sold, in 162 Shares in the last State and City Lotteries ; Ne. 14,923 - £20,000, 12,197 I,noo 14p09 15,890 •' i 6,000 1,814 17,551 4.411• 4,000 3,744 .»••• . OD, 9,273 .—... 3,000 5,798 10,976 • 3,000 22, 820 : '5OO 12,862 • 5,800 And where No. 9570, the only Grand .810,000Pligeeler known, was sold, in sixteen Sixteentha N. B. AU Orders by the Post duly executed, and Tickets and Shares may be bad, by applying to any of Sir James Branscomb's Agents in the Country, on the same Terms as if sent from . Lon den. " • - • FROM LMT NIGHT'S GAErFE.. DOWNING-STREET, JULY 12. Dispatches, of which the following are Extracts, have been re. seised from Major General Spencer by Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. Extract of a Dispatch from Major General Spencer to Vincula . Caatlereagh, dated on board his Majesty's Ship Windsor Castile; off Ayamonte, June 17. My Lord—l avail myself of the opportunity af nrded by the passing of the Nautilus from Lord Col iingwood,to Sir Charles Cotton, to congratulate your Lordship on the surrender of the French squadron of five line of battle ships and one frigate, in the harbour of Cadiz, to the Spanish arms on the 14th instant ; on which day the Spanish colours were flying in all the Ftench ships. The particulars of this important and interesting event will, no doubt, be fully commu nicated to your Lordship by Lord Collingwood. It is also very satisfactory for me to inform your Lordship, that the movement I have made to this quarter, at the request of General Morla, has been at tended with the happiest effects. The French troops are retiring in every direction towards Lisbon, except some very insignificant parties left to occupy the dif ferent small forts and posts on the side of Portugal. Toe Portuguese people are rising in all parts, encou raged greatly by our presence here ; and the Spanish froaticr on the Guadiana is thus effectually secured from any attack of the French. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) B. SPENCER, Major General. Extract of a Dispatch from Major General Spencer to Viscount Castleresgh, dated on board his Majesty's brig Scout, off La. sox, June 21. My Lord-•-'lle French fleet having surrenderedi on the 14th, and the Spanish Commissioners having snce embarked for England, I beg leave shortly to recapitulate the different events which have led to these desirable objects, and to state to your Lordships the present situation of Spain and Portugal, as far as I have obtained correct information. The general feeling of the Spaniards had been for some time excited to the utmost degree of indigna tion at the conduct of the French. The information of the forced renunciation of the Crown of Spain by Chares the Fourth, Ferdinand, and all the Royal Fa mily, in favour of Bonapa• te, appeared to be the sig nal of universal opposition to the views of France. _The Council of Seville, one of the principal pro vincial jurisdictions in Spain, have laid hold of some statutes in their Constitution, which authorize their rejecting the orders of the Supreme Council of Ma drid when that capital shall be in the power of fo reign troops. They have therefore assumed as inde pendent authority in the name of Ferdinand the Seventh, whom they have proclaimed King ; and af ter some previous steps, they have formally declared war against France, and have appealed to the Spa nish nation to support them ; and their Supremacy has been acknowledged by the Councils of several other provinces. In Andalusia they collected from 15 . to 20,000 I regular troops, and have put arms in the hands of upwards of 60,000 peasants. General Castaneos is appointed Commander in Chief, and I understand they propose, out of the first levies, to augment the establishment of the' old regiments, to double their present numbers. Provincial Assemblies are also forming in most of the large to - vas, and different deFots fixed ill on for j_ ,ast nor has there been much loss of men on either . side. The Governor some days since (and before I came here) requested of Major-General Spencer to proceed to Ayamante, to oppose a detachment of the French army, which was said to be marching from Portugal by the coast; and yesterday the transports proceeded, under the protection of the Zealous, to that quarter, where the Windsor Castle had conducted a detachMent the day before. Jung Governor of Cadiz has notified to me, that the Cosnmissioners will be ready tt embark in two days. As the lievenge has been stationed near the town, where Sir John Gore has had much intercourse with the Governor and Chiefs in Command during the late operations, and witnessed the temper and disposition of the people, I have ordered that ship to receive them, that he may give to his Majesty's Ministers the information they may desire of what has come within his observation as to the present state of this part of Spain. Application has been made to me this evening by le Supreme Council at Seville and the Governor of Cadiz, to give a passport tog Spanish frigate and four dispatch vessels, to carry to the several Governments and Presidencies in the West Indies, information of the events which have happened in Spain, and their instructions to the Governors ; and also that a sloop Of war may take out officers to, that country, whose presence there is important ; this they urge in prefer ence to their going in a Spanish vessel, as it will colt, vey a proof of their connexion with Great Britain. I have the honour to he, &c. ( Signed) COLLINGWOOD. Extract of a Letter from Sir Charles Cotton, Dart. Admiral of the Blue, &e. to the Honourable William Wellesley Pol.:. dated on board his Majesty's Ship the Hibernia, off the Tagus, the 294 June. Sir—lnclosed I transmit; for the information of the Lords Com misskoners of the Admiralty, the copy of a letter received by me from Captain Creyke, of his Majesty's sloop Eclipse, detailing the' sate of affairs at Oporto. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) C. COTTON. His Majesty's Sloop Eclipse, off the Bar of Oporto, June 26. Sir—Since the account I had the honour of deli ' vering to you on the lath of June, Oporto has under gone two revolutions,, and has been successively in the hands of the French and the subjects of the Prince Regent. After the Spaniards had delivered dm. forts into the custody of the Portuguese, and the national co lours were every where hoisted, the French were again able to e-tablish their authority, in consequence of the weak and undetermined measures of the Governor, Louis IrCliveira, who is now confined as a traitor, and maintainel it till the 16th, the day of Corpus Chri'ti, a great national festival, when it had been usual for the Portuguese regiments to attend with colours flying. The Governor,D'ollveira, in conse quence of orders from Junot, attempted to establish the French flag instead of the Portuguese at the pro cession. This violent attack on the national custom drew forth the murmurs of the populace to so great a degree, that an attempt to compromise on the part of the Governor had no effect ; and on the 18th, in the evening, the day before my arrival here, they were excited to such a degree of fury, that, countenanced by the priests, the people rose en masse, broke open the depots, and supplied themselves with 28,000 stand of arms, and, together with the regulars, formed a most determined and enthusiastic army. From this moment all French authority ceased ; and every man, either French or suspected of being inclined to the French interest % was arrested. The' Bishop of Oporto was elected as the new Go vernor,.and an army of 20,000 men sent to meet the French, who had advanced to the amount of 900 with ' in six leagues of Oporto. The enthusiasm has communicated from one to the other, and the Portuguese provinces of Tralos, Mon.' tes, Minho, and the norklsevu part of Beira, in imita tion of the Spaniards, hiee risen in arms, determined to extirpate the French from their kingdom. From the most moderate accounts, besides what are at raising Volunteers. They have a proportion of near 4000 cavalry, and a large quantity of artillery, as Seville is a foundery, and one of the largest depots in Spain. All accounts agree, that in every pail of Spain the Lisurrections have commenced almost at the same pe riod ; many small detachments of the enemy, and any Officers, have been cut off. • General Dupont was on his march to Seville, and hid already passed the Morena Mountains when the insarrection too kplace. He has pushedon to Cordova, a id, by the intercepted dispatches, we learn he is atrengeler.ing himself there, and proposes to wait for reinforcements. In mean time the Morena passes To his rear have been occupied by SOCOSpaniards, the road has been broken up, and, I trust, all communi- Cation has been cut off. General D'Alril had received orders to join him at &vale with 0-)0 men, who we: eto assemble at Al. rain, but our arrival off A yamonte, and the aim ing of .2 Spain, and the alarms in Portugal, having prevented .his movement, I trust that Ceacral Junot .o.l.elaroato , __ . .„.. . . . . , ,a . . will not now be able to detach any troops fronleffitr.‘te, I may estimate them wards of 100, • VItOM" THE SPANig I, though we understand a French corps lifoteseit iffild • , PROCLAMA 1 . • at Elvas, but Ido not think it can mewl, , i',tregular re g iment ditkaa4 l o ) i 1 11 1 , 6 * -----1.. 4 0 _ a el Aititadov= . o - • - 'ls Men, though the reporti of its strength arfrieWg,,!•ing again wi th the gave*, • ••=•• *ions. . -" 1. . 'ova join them. I have thi44at, ari intikritiew • At Faro the Portuguese have aheady risen, have with his Excellency the Govethoi,ciatducted to shim -fiekeii or destroyed a detachment at about 900 then, aniidst the shout; and huzzas ofalikttsulaee. , ~, ---,. have seized the arms and ammtinitlin of the Ifezi4itee• - Tam orr ow I send a party of !tient° mount - • which the French had collected in 'a depot, and alio guns of a large Brazil ship, the command of whick . about 40,000 dollars in gold, which the Fr ench Ge- is g iven to an Englishman; and destine d as a floating neral had amassed. battery to defend the bridge, in case the,French should • .• ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, JULY is. have the temerity to approach, though such an event Extract of a Letter from Vise Admiral Lord Collingwood, Corn ' mandsr in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels in the Mu" is not to be appreh ended. If an y requisition is made for p o wder, diterranean, to the Honourable W. W. Pole, dated ocean, off present I shall comply with it , but the y have at present abundance ofa.rms, ammunition and provision". j • cab, June 14, 1808. Sir—ln my letter of the 12 th inst. by the Al p hea , 'Phe detestation of the Portuguese to the Pri**Fh;., I ihtoisned you that aptilieation had been made for is so great, that Captain J ones and m y self, after hare iy to .England Commissioners appointed Ing begged the life of the French Inte ndant cf Po • a ship to car by the SuPreme Council of Seville, to treat with hiss ! , .• lice, had the greatest difficulty in con v ey in g h i m a on such; matters as axe imp Ortaitt; 'Prisoner to the boat , and the unbounded love and re- Majesty'i Ministers to the interest of both eountries. • The Adthital who speet for the English alcate prevented the enra g ed po commands in the port of Cadiz being one of the de- ptilace froth tearing him to pieces. I have the honour puted, they did not choose he should depart until the Co be , a° . (Signed) G. A. CI L EV/LE. der of the French ships, which took place this Eldred. of a Letter front Captain D i g b y , of his Majesty ' s ship the surrender Ceuack, addressed" to the Right Honmuside Lord Gambier, morning. Admiral of the Ike, ace. and transmitted by his . Lordship to The Spaniards having constrticted an utak:tonal the Honourable Wellesley Pole. battery of 30 'heavy guns, and numerous gun and His Majesty's ship Cossack, off St. Andero, bomb-vessels having taken their stations, the French Mr Loan, June 25,1808. ships struck their colours at seven o'clock this morning, The last opportunity I had of writing to your Lord and soon after the Spanish were hoisted on board them. ship, I acquainted you of my intention to go to St. The French ships, I understand, are not at ail tn. Andero immediately, and afford every assistance in ;urea, as the Spaniards wanted theta for their own use; my power to the loyal inhabitants, and bring off any AnnAdoNEsE !—Theunam gossians has entrusted to me confident hopes with which elated. They hare all, wit' . . I 1 bound to show myself worth - Happy Nation, which her to the regard of her enemies a out to me the path of glory : I will lead yonit j i o tin r ue . illt to If I thereby succeed. in completely fulfilling your wishes I secure your tranquillity, and restore peace to your minds ; live without apprehensions, c behave honourably, respect the put*, ties Of every citizen, do not suffer yourselves to be carritAl away by first impressions which are never the offspring o f j idgment, and proceed, to the last, in the hououratile career which yott have . entered. - If, under the existing circumstances,. Atragoa su b . mits to no laws but her own, sl:e will know liowte maintain them ; and this glory, to which her *ens are - no strangers, can *4 be . grottuded upon loyalty • patriotism, and submission to the Laws. la coase. quence' whereof, having been acknowledged as Civil and Military Governor" by the Superior Authorities • of the Kingdom, I do, by and with the advice of the Board which I have established, order as follows'! 1. That the inhabitants of this Town, whom I have found up in arms, shaft be divided into Companies of tOO men each, subject, under the most complete dependance and the strictest discipline, to the Otters whom I will set over them. 2. That‘ for the purpose of carrying the said division into elect, they shall present themselves at the convalescent's quar ters, on the 29th inst. and subsequent days, from 7 until 11 in the maiming, and from 3 to 6 in the afternoon. 3. That, it appearing, from the many accounts received front the other parts of the kingdom, that they are in a similar state st agitation, the Corregidors of ttistricu shall also form comp:Wel of - ids men, informing me, without loss of time, of the mobst of the same. 4. That to this effect, such as wish to be enlisted In the nil companies shall repair to the principal place of their district; where all those, who may have formerly served In the itints troops, shall be indispensably obliged to present themselves Izmir diately, for the purpose of introducing order and regnlnity l those companies, all of them being salon to the oilleer of the highest rank, or to the Corregidor Where these is no officer. 5.. That those who shall enlist thentiehres in the said aeon sties shalt for the present, and until further orders, receive 4 reds venon a day ; the corregidors and town.eounells taking *whoever sums may be wasted., out of the public funds in their hands. 6. That the Corregidor. and town.connells shall wristlet vidnah that meet with their approbation, for the purposerainow ink up clear statements of the talkies which several comma law dies and private persons have made me ; admitting such as toy be made by the natives of trance settled in this litnedorn,tnevbee the generosity by which they wish to recommend themselves. 7. That the chid object of the said Conlortitv, did bets . maintain public tranquillity and happiness Every auks; at ea* , pressitin contrary to the former, I positively forbid, being deteo mined to ravish tarry contravention, (if any should take place, which, I lope, will not be the ease) In a military *ay. a: Thai they shall always as tilde the direction of their to spettive Omura, and protect any Native or Foreigner that may be, or apprehends to be, unjustly insulted. 9. And lastly, that, the Magistrates and Puhllc Mars eon+ nulag to exercise their judiciary and respective functions, the Kingdom shall, fot the present, be considered as in a state and un der a govertinsent purely-military. . (Signed) Joist RtTELLTDO or PALAVOI T IVIELC/. Forragotna, May 97, I so. GENERAL AMNESTY. The Supreme Board of CoVernment, having, by tirtue of the sovereign :power which they represent, and in defence of their lawful Kirg Ferdinand Vit. broken asunder tire tics which con. meted them with Trainee, In eonsequence of the unjust proceml. irgs of the French Emperor, have determined to begin a most at* five war against that Geyer:l/went ; and, wishing to snake use of the most effectual means toobtain sobero lc an end, have resolved' and now order this General Amnesty to be published, including the persons and cues hereafter mentioned Any deserter that shall, within eight days, personally appear to take up arms, and enlist himself in the corps to which be formerly belonged, shall be free from the penalty *imbed to desertion. The same shall take place and is t the applied to smugglers d every description (stick as have been guilty of :stonier or theft, "Wed), provided they list themselves in the ,rrny, for the do. Pow of our K ing and Country, and for the time•that the present happen to last. ' tal tin is British subjects that might wish to come away, in the present uncertain state of the country ; and I bad in telligence that the French frigate in Passage, accom panied by several gunboats, was expected to make a descent out that part of the coast : owing to the strong easterly winds and long calms, I did not get there, till the 21st. The signal-post displayed a flag of truce, ishich was answered by both ships. The Captain - of the port, Don Vince.nto Camino came on board; he told us the French army were soon expected to make an attack on the pass inn the mountains that guarded thei approacit to the town ; he invited us to anchor in I Sardenero Bay, which we did at 5 P.M. ; until he had made his report to the bishop, who was the pre setit governor, he wished us not to land. No boat returning by one o'clock the next day, I concluded some sudden attack or unexpected event must have taken place. In the afternoon a brig came out of the harbour, full of people of all descriptions, who had left the town on the report that the French were advancing. I immediately got under weigh, and sent Captain Daly, of the Comet, up the harbour, to , gain some confirmed intelligence, and should the re port prove true, to reconnoitre the fort and fled one where the principal magazine was, and if it was pos sible, to destroy it. Between eight and nine P. M. Captain Daly returned with certain information that' ll the French army had gained the pass, and had hailed: only a few miles from the town, and wee expected . , to enter that night or next day. Captain Dalyelso made every Pneeible observation, and had himself _spiked the sues in two forts near the town , and he requested to sts and destroy the 'magazine, and the guns in the forts that guard the , • eof the harbour. I should certainly have mat the boats that night, but the great change of aheir being taken by surprise, should the enemy ad vance, and the night being very dark and squally, ~with every appearance of bad weather, made me de fer it till the next morning. At day-light we stood into the bay, and Manned and armed two boats from each ship, under the orders of Captain Daly ; he was accompanied by Lieutenant 111 M. Herbert, of ahe Cossack, and Lieutenant Rrad, of the Royal Marines, and several of the younger officers, who all volunteered their services ; they left this ship soon after six o'clock, and landed about eight; spiked all the guns in Fort St. Salvador d'Ano, and Fort Sedra, and wedged shot in the chambers of them, which ,sesoders, them quite useless ; the magazine was at ,sonee little distance, and had 500 whole barrels of .powder in it, besides quantities of other stores; all 'which was completely destroyed, great partby throw ing it over the cliffs into the sea, leaving sufficient to 11/ow up the magazine; the train was laid for a con siderable distance and it was let off about ten o'clock, which instaetly levelled the whole building to the ground;. Reeling some more po*der in Fort Sedra, a train was laid to it, which took effect, and blew part of the house and storehouse in it up ; the two other forts on the West side of the bay they could not at• tempt, as the surf was so high, it was impossible to PROCLAMATION. land, and to walk round was too far from the boats, The Supreme Board of Government, anxious to as they had not a moment to spare ; having heard preserve public tranquillity, and to provide for the before they set fire to the first train that the , French defence of the country, which two eat cannot be had entered the town, and they expected a strong attained without establishing certain fixed rules ft guard at the forts ; the bola left the shore by eleven i the taising of menote proper use of arms, and other and had just got round the Point of cr ' points of military dist'pline ; although they perfectlf I when a considerable body of French dragoons ap- j rely upon the lsyalty and ardor which the inhabitant! peared on the hill, and took post near the smoking of this town have displayed in carrying the wishes ci ruins of the magazine. lam sorry to say, Caput j the 800 d into execution—order as follows : IDaly, and Lieutenant Read of the Marines, sea 1. Teat all the inhabitants shall enlist tit-melees, agreeably/ much scorched, particularly Lieutenant Reakillekt . e. as has been direved by formes traditionless, and sha b Dsi ra? , king fire to the last train, but am happy to ilaullebie dandy present thanes/les Settee Coinseadso- Oeftr •An solo Gsspti, sad the Sutesier lc. eyes are safe, and be is doing well. Captain 1534' sf ee which they shall join the tarps to widdssitestbiss speaks in high commendation of the zeal and exec- sam ba .. laza tion of every officer and man employed with NUL a. Tint,spas deer plait=, is sball'be nor I have the honour to be, Icta -, %:' • , eeeeehieee ;Of two (Si) c4orhia UMW la " pima " • the 4111111.-list".11111/111.!affil,-:„ et re th V .• rt, I le Da in In ta circwnstances may . This amnesty shall also mend to all Individuals larder eon Meat, for any offereewhatever,providedi: be neither rohbery,ne mode?, nor felony, nor treason egainst Goo or Man, nor anyetlve crime that, owing to its pettilise•clrcumstanoes, should sublets them :a bodily punishment, or to any note of Infamy the 100, who are to take eognizarie of the respective causes, bearing Is rninti,that the deprentioo of the heart of the Dolinquent,appnel to be the best rule to find out whether he can be useful to del country; its wig& Wei the decision ought to be in favour of tio latter. AT Y. Air dliticilialy come to the knoWlisdge of all, and be carried into doresecotion, it is hereby ordered, that it be printed, pottei up, and circulated througl.enst the towns and villages of this Pro' Vienna (Sigemi) D. 1 UAN, &c. Ste. Ileville„ May " t nos. s • tl 1 1 1 ,1 1 • ►PUSH PAYERS: ° g lom VTATION. till animous voice of the Sara • le the care of realizing the in I • 4 ch your noble hearts• arc ith one mind, girt me with • - tiniliiiihed is yarn: I aro thy of their confidence. _ er enthusiasm akne entitles to es themselves ! Ynn point it"