Star. — London, England, 1810-04-28 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. STRASBLRGH, APRIL 15. Notwithstanding the satisfactory accounts received diiiing the last two months, respecting the success of our arms in Spain, French troops still continue march ing to that ccuntry. According to letters from Bout deaux, various corps arrived there in the course of the month of March, having come partly direct from Paris, and partly by the military road through Li- . rnoges and Perigueux : after a short halt they pro ceeded on their march to Bayonne. That part of the grand park of artillery, and the division of the park of light artillery, which first broke up from Passau, had also arrived there, and were under or ders for Spain. A train of battering artillery is col lecting at Bayonne, to be employed in attacking the fortresses in Spain and Portugal, which still hold out. The General of Division Rogniac, who has assumed the command of this branch of the service, has his head-quarters at Bayonne. Among the troops that lately passed through Bout deaux on their way to Spain, is an entirely new divi sion, formed at Augsburgh, and consisting of several regiments of the line and the 4th legion of the Vis tula. There is a strong garrison in Bayonne, which principally consists of the depots of the regiments serving in Spain, including French, Poles, and Dutch, and also an Irish regiment. The men who are exercised at these depots set off by detachments for Spain, to reinforce their corps, and are from time to time replaced by fresh recruits. VIENNA, APRIL 7. With respect to the hostilities that have broken out between the Turkish and French troops, our journals give the following account :—A quarrel took place in the fortress of Siszeg between the French troops and the Turks, in which the latter were worsted. — The Turks, exasperated by this occurrence, secretly assembled in great force, and making a sudden onset upon the French, took 300 of them prisoners, whom they beheaded or impaled. Marshal Marmont, the moment the news reached him, marched at the head of a corps chiefly consisting of Croatians, carried the fortress of Siszeg by storm, and put every Turk in it to the sword. The battalion of Ugolin particularly distinguished themselves upon this occasion. The following is a copy of a letter from the Em peror Napoleon to the Archduke Charles, requesting him to officiate as his proxy at the recent marriage t 44 I know not a worthier Prince, a greater Com mander, than your Imperial Highness. The two memorable battles in which we were opposed to each other in the late war, made me so well acquainted with your merits, and so covered you with glory in ray eyes, that I am anxious to give the world a so lemn proof of my sentiments in this respect, by pro posing to you, try Prince, to espouse, in my place, and by virtue of my full powers, my beloved Louisa, the future Empress of France. Be pleased to perform for me this interesting act, which tends to secure the tranquillity of Europe ; and by giving my hand to the Princess Louisa, to efface every thing that is not inseparably connected with a perpetual friendship be tween France and Austria." APRIL I I.—The. Paella of Traunick has taken by storm the town of Zeddin, in Croatia. It is reported, that the battalions of the I.nridwher (Militia) will have a field-day on the Ist of May for the purpose of exercise. The volunteer corps of the capital arc disbanded. The General of Cavalry, Count Bellegardc, this day, took the oaths, in the presence of his I•`::;testy, cn his appointment as President of the Council War. A pleasure camp will, it is said, be formed the en suing summer in the environs of Pest, or. the Kane locating as during the reign of Joseph 11. FRANCKFORT, APRIL 17. Count Metternich has forwarded dispatches to his Court every day since his arrival in Paris. Among the reports in circulation, one is, that tl:c whole of Croatia is to be ceded to Austria. The union of the Crown Prince of Bavaria with the Princess Theresa, of Saxen Fiedelburghausen, will be celebrated with great pomp at Munich. The resi dence of the Prince will be at Salzburgh or Inspruck. Yesterday passed through this city, on their way to Paris, the Danish Privy Counsellor Von Rosen crartz,from Copenhagen, and a French courier, from St. Petersburgh, HANOVER, APRIL 16. Yesterday passed through this place, nn its way to Metz, a considerable French train of artillery, lately stationed• on the Elbe. The French soldiers are now paid and subsisted by our country. GOTTENBURGH, APRIL 16, • i I By order of our Government, all communication with England is to cease after the 2lth inst. and no vessels whatever allowed to enter into any of our ports from that country, excepting our own ships bringing salt, which, by the treaty with Franco, is only permitted to be imported for the consumption of the country. How far a strict attention to tits de cree will be paid, can only be determined alter the • arrival of the French Agents; who, it seems, are al- Te;stly on their journey to this country. UTRECHT, APRIL 2:5. Bic Majesty the Kir.g of Holland has conferred tton. General Dumonceau the title. of Count Van Derger-Duitt. According to advices from Mitgdebergh, of the 10th instant, the French Imperial Hussars, for sr;me !d at Neustadt, had, in conscquerce lers, suddenly broke up on their ortcd, for the circle of Franconia. tf Gens-d'arrnes has passed throt;Ezh it may tr , the Inn, fOr the purpose forwarding to S.tras!,ll7l, any io may have loitered in the my, upon the evactiatt:..n of that spective corps. Stockholm, of the 30th instant, 'Vrede was to set off in a few days Paris. The next day the plan of a 4000 men was to be submitted to !satigiers, the French Chrgé d'Af- Stockholm on the 9th. 'axony's tour to Poland is fixed for Prince Poniatowsky 1 - as left Dres o matke przpivations for the recep. tin:o past quartered of tw.expectcd ord( r.iarch, as was repo A detachment of A uphorgh on their coilt-cLiag and French v)ldiers South of Gcrman cc,uwry by their re An article from says, that Count 11 on his embassy to I coniLr'l3C.on for 50, the Diet. M. Des: bores, arrived at S The King of Sa tl - -e 30th of Mar. een for Warsaw, ti Lion of his Majesty, E a n p g aity of Spanish infantry came in ° French, the ch,a Frenddtch, ate e of rest The large fleet, which has for some tim e ' 1. here, with eighteen lis d h e , se t r w te o rs 1.15130 N, APRIL 11. . wham ll i five i Phis e ni are n g The Marquesito's party has entered Aranjuez ire ltalians, Poles, &c. They report, that many more w . i-boueLisbon, Cadiz, for and the Mediu Ocana, having marched by way of Carnestolenclas. i nten d to desert, all being dissatisfied with the bad u nean, sailed yesterday. A corsiderable n um b n At Aranjuez they made a French Captain and four treatment they receive from their • O ffi c ers, and the soldiers prisoners, and seized ten waggons laden with hardships• and fatigue they undergo in the service. recruits, with General HOUGItTON, Colonel How, muskets, and five with regimentals, boots, &c.- The CHAVE ,APRIL 3. S fleet. Ge l party consisted of 1000 infantry and 200 cavalry, and Hotroneon and suite went in the On the 22d ult. the enemy suddenle evacuated - Euryalus frigal collected all the stragglers in that quarter from Man- Oviedo, leaving behind his s ck, and the Spaniards A consider able embarkation of t r oops for Pore cha to Manzenares. The party of the Canon of Signenz was, by the who had fallen into his hands, on being inf o rmed of and Cadiz will take place next week. Most of a the approach of General Ponte, who had dislodged last accounts, at Alcazar de St. Juan. Lieutenant- regiments have already been mentioned in the Se, thc enemy from the heights of Fresno, with some loss. , Colonel Francisquete Sanches, a dwarf in stature, but says, ; That fine re i t the 3d, (or King's own) A letter from General Melly, of the 29th ult. a men of great bravery, has P5O cavalry, and 150 that he had taken the command of the 4th division of goons, which were to have marched yesterda , infantry under his comniand. The same day that the Marquesito entered Aranjuez, Francisquete sue- General Garcia, and that he was to set out th e sa m e Guildford , have received an order to remain in prised and put to the sword 4: 0 Frenchmen , at Villa- day for Villafranca, where he had ordered all his forces present quarters until further orders. The heavy to form a junction. rubia de los Ojos. He afterwards had a brush with age which was left at Canterbur is now on ' The Governor of Puebla de Sanabria writes word g . y its the French at Pedronheras, and then marched for to Guildford. that pursuant to orders from General Mahy, he was Cuenca, to pay a visit heras, to Bassecourt, carrying with him five arrobas weight of p pees, found upon va- on the point of advancing to Baneza , to divert the The 103 d regiment are on their route for rious French couriers, whom he b d intercepted.— a attention of the troops besieging Astorga. This mouth, to embark for Portugal. movement was atobe in concert with the force under The remains of the 23d Light Dragoons, cote the command of Echevarria. On the 27th ult. the party commanded by the Peiest ble of about f..)00 men, are ordered from Guildfo r d t Letters from Ponferrada state, that a considerable i Canhizares had an affair with the enemy, who fell back to Ciudad Real, and afterwards to Hospicio. — body of the enemy's force before Astorga had moved terbury. This is the Regiment which so gallant. off on the 26th, but their destination was not known. charged the French solid s q uare, and suffered so se - The Spaniards also entered Ciudad Real, and one of The force left to blockade it consisted of between their Serjeant killed a French Serjeant in the place. verely in consequence at the battle of TelaYera. The 8 and 9000 men. French had, besides, seven or eight privates killed on this occasion. Our troops then retreated, • THE EVENING STAR. through Romford from Wheely Barracks, in Esse-, ' upon receiving the intelligence of the advance of 400 • French from Almaero and Damiel. ts On the 25th the Frincli broke down the bridge of LONDON. The 11x1 regiment of foot marched into Stratford Puerto Llano. Their number was about I tRIO, and -- and Bow yesterday at noon, preparatory to their em ; they intended to advance to Almaden. The Briga- SATURDAY, APRIL 28. barkation for Portugal. dier D. Isidore Mir was, on the 30th, making preps- PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Yesterday morning, the 2cl battalion of the first le i tions to receive them. He had with him about 300 ' • • . aper C. Com. m oney, - i men,chiefly infantry ; but his force was drily moves- S per C. Rednoed 681-4 per Cent. 89{ 84 I ing. On that day he was at Siruella, and haci.col- 5 per C ent . N avy 99i.—Excheq. Bills Si. 14s. prem. Foot Guards, were inspected by Colonel CLINT ON , i n I lected about 56 horse. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. the Birdcage Walk, St. James's Park, previous to th e Some soldiers who left Carpio del Toledo on the Bank Stock 269 i I India Stock 18.51 sickly men, lately returned from the island of Viral. 20th ult. state, that the French had very few troops 3 per C. Red. Ann. 69it India Bonds 17s. prem. in Montalvan, and that in Toledo they had only be- 3 per Cent. Cons. 70-1 Exchequer Rills, 6s. 125. pre. cheren, being sent to different parts of England fr 3. 4 per Cent. 831 84 I.ottery Tickets E 24 C 3. the benefit of the air, and recovery of their health tween 4.00 and 500. The post from Estremadura per Cent. Navy 9911 Consuls for ace. 701-f i i to Madrid does not go the direct road, but makes a s Lng Ann. 18 5-16thst Next week the Inverness and Ross-shire regiments circuit upon the right bank of the Tagus as far as of Highland Militia, will be reviewed at Portsmouth Toledo. by General WIIETIIAM, the Lieutenant-Governor. I APRIL 13.—The war seems to be at an end in Es. tremadura. Ballasteros having left sufficient garri sons in the Sierra, is falling back upon Zalamea, for the purpose of more securely watching the motions of Regnier. The latter, however, did not dare to ha zard an action with O'Donnel. His retreat to Calseza del Boey indicates, that he has finally quitted Estre maduta, and is directing his march to Cordova, or perhaps to the foot of the Sierras contiguous to La Mancha. All the letters received here state, that the enemy ' are committing the most horrid atrocities in their re treat. But let us tern away our eyes from those scenes of horror, to fix then; upon the brilliant perspective which Spain now exhibit, compared with her situa tion at the end of January. It seems as if a protecting Genius had decreed that Spanish freedom should be established on the ruins of Freech tyrenny. In the Asturias, Gallicia, Estrernadura, Andalusia, Valencia, Catalonia, every where, within the last two months, have her indefatigable and vigilant Generals I routed the enemy. Her regular troops, at this mo -1 ment, exceed 120,000 effective men ; and her light 1 parties in the invaded provinces are so rapidly increas ing in numbers, and particularly in confidence, that the whole of Spain appears like a vast sepulchre, in e hich the proud French ere paying with their lives the forfeit cs their crimes. Alan le 16.—The ex:.reme secrecy with which all the operations of Lord Wellington's Army are conducted, and the silence that be invariably preserves as to his future intentions, prevents us from giving you any news but what relates almost immediately to our selves. The inhabitants of this city are as comfort able as possible. They have neither wants nor fears; to-morrow they may have both. While the clanger is out of sight, they fancy it noes not exist. For my self, I do not feel so secure ; because it would be vain to imagine that Lord Wellington and his army could resist all the power the French could bring against him, did they think it worth while ; but they have at present more important objects to engage them ; and while the British Army continues inecive in Portu gal, confining itself to that country, until the enemy have settled matters a little permanently in Spain, it would be very unwise in them to attempt any thing against Portugal. We do not hear that Lord Wel. lington intends to move. THE ARMY. POI:fUGL ESE PAPERS. The dispatches received yesterday from Lord WEL LINGTON, were dated the 13th instant. The enemy, as we have more than once stated, have retired from their fbrmer position into the interior of Spain, and in their retreat are said to have suffered greatly from the inhabitants of the villages. The Frenck are also described as being much in want of provisions, and in a very sickly state. No fears were entertained for the safety of Portugal, and affairs, on the whole, wore a very promising aspect.—The }lead•quarters of the British still continued at Viseu. Thursday his MAJESTY rode on horseback in Wind. sor Park, accompanied by the Dukes of YORE ) CUM BE tLAND ; Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA ; attended by Lords ST. HELEN'S, ARDEN ; Generals DE BODE, GWYNKE I FITZROY ; Colonel TAYLOR ) and Lady C. COLLIER. The Duke of CLARENCE left Windsor on Wednes. day evening, for Bushy. The Dukes of CUMBERLAND and SUSSEX left Wind sor on Thursday afternoon. ROYAL ACADEMY.—Yesterday the Nobility, Ama teurs, and Artists, were admitted to a private view of the Exhibition of the Royal Academy. Among the company were, the Bishops of SALISBURY, BRISTOL ; and CLOYNE ; Lord MULGRAVE, Lord and Lady BRUCE, General PHIPPS ; and the Hon. AuGusrus Phttrvs ; Lord Mulgrave's Brother, Sir GEORGE and Lady BEAUMONT, his Excellency the Persian Ambz , sador, and many othcr persons of distinction. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when Captain JAMES TIM MEL& was sworn into the command of the ship EXETER, and took leave of the Court, previous to departing Ix Bombay direct. The Court adjourned at six o'cla: till Wednesday next. It has been erroneously stated, that Messrs. ZIE and DICKENSON had proceeded from Morlaix to Paris. These Gentlemen remained at Morlaix when o'2 laA letters from thence came away, and it was not within the scope of their mission to advance further into the country. It is hoped, that the whole business with regard to the exchange of prisoners is adjusted, and that a French Agent will soon arrive in England, provided with sufficient authority to carry it into exe cution. The accounts from the Peninsula have certainly assumed a more interesting character of late than for many months before. In spite of all the disasters that have befallen the inhabitants ; in defiance of the seemingly unresisted advances of the enemy—the treachery of Spanish Generals and Spanish Juntas, the native starnin.► of the lnwer nrrirrs seem to have remained undestroyed, and all hope is not yet extinct that they may yet maintain their independence. The ground of hope is, we confess, but small ; the issue would not be doubtful, if the French were to have their principal weapon turned against themselves Wherever they have gained a footing they have abo lished numerous abuses, by which the people were kept in a state of wretchedness and poverty. Let those who direct the operations against the French adopt the same system—Let them hold out to the people substantial benefits worth contending for, and they will yet be victorious. But if they expect the hearty aid of the people to be exerted in rivetting their own chains, and perpetuating such abuses as have hitherto prevailed, they will certainly meet with that diiap pointment and defeat which such conduct merits. In the mean time we have great pleasure in recor ding the various instances which have lately occurred of Spanis:i prowess. To the extracts which we gave yesterday from the Portuguese papers, we have this day added some others worthy of a perusal. But we must again add, that all the late appearances of suc cess will prove perfectly illusive, unless such a change of system as we have hinted at be speedily adopted. A report has been in circulation, but en insufficient grounds, that numerous seizures have been made in the harbours of the United States, under the arrange. ments enacted by the Non-Intercourse Laws. This rumour has originated in a transaction, under official authority, of a very confined nature. Three Ameri can ships, called the Stephen, the Packet, and the Stirling, laden with British manufactures, have not been allowed to be reported at New York, by the di rection of Mr. GALLATIN, who has sent to Washing ton for instructions. The ground of this proceeding is a real or supposed infraction of the Non-Intercourse Laws. A letter from Cadiz states, that the French prison. We have also inserted some farther extracts from ers of Dupotcr's army, on board the prison ships, are German Papers. The family union of France and dying, daily, in great numbers. Austria gives a new complexion to the affairs of the Some letters were yesterday received fro m Holland, Continent, which infuses into them a greater degree containing an account of the new regu lations made by the Dutch Government respecting the traJe which of interest than they have possessed for some time. BONAPARTE allows to be carried on. The following In the STAR of the 23J ult. we mentioned the arrival are the articles permitted to be exported : of a Gentleman from Paris, who stated a report cur- No. 1. Butter, cheese, wine, brandy, gin, corn, olive seed, fruit, rent in that city, that NAPOLEON intended to cause the pepper, linen, dry skins. judgment passed against the late King and Queen of No. 2. Vinegar, oil of all kinib, honey, liquorice stick and . Spanish liquorice, t u rp e ntine, plain or in spirit, pi ch, rosin, cork / w France to be rescinded ; and that it as intended to in sheets and cut palm-woo I, juniper and I, feel berries, lamb raise an obelisk to their memory. An Article, dated ' and goat skins prepared in different manners, chamber furniture, Banks of the Elbe, April 6. appears in one of the , linen and woollen stuffs, silk, woollen, and cotton fashionable German papers, stating the same report, in almost ] goods, silk wares in general, embroidered stuffs, tapes, laces, Per' the same words, with this addition :—That the stir- fumery, pottery, porcelain, calico , Sp a n ish g reen, buckets, mire • • blue, tiles yarn, CI ix wooden works, white le ad, madder, pi"',, viving Members of the French National Convention, . trees fur gardens and pleasure grounds, pipes, who voted for the death of either, will be banished, or ground bark. imprisoned for life in some state prison. in N• sugar of lead, and i One half of the cargo must consist of articles Another matrimonial alliance between the two 2; the other half is to be made up of articles 17 Empires is also talked of—namely, the Archduke No. 1. According to the Decree which has bi e issued on this occasion, no ship entering the p ores JOHN of Austria with Mademoiselle BONA? ARTS, the Holland, - e Holland, is permitted to intro duce an y colonial plo' beautiful daughter of the Senator LUcIvN. • fl. ' duce or rnerchandize proceeding from the mann a Among our articles of Foreign Intelligence are tures or soil of England ; nor are goods from elf! d ex cept the some extracts from Dutch Papers to the date of other country p ermitted to be importe , Wednesday. I fillowity , articles : Ship timber, h hemp, Northern iron, drugs and medicines, O Letters ft om Rotterdam, of the 25th, mention, roes , Russian tallow, wax,train oil, bi ng l as s, pitch, tar, sulp hur in sticks and in powder, tash soda, shutuac that considerable alarm had been excited in that city, po, • h by the arrival of a numerous French force, which ivy, deals, wainscoting , Rus sian mats and sail cloth, Spakaaisir, was to be followed by a strong corps of Custom-house piastres, red lead, lead, tin, gokilitkarge, arsenic, skins in the OffiCeTs. I salt, copper, and all kinds of specie. ' I3ADAJOZ, APRIL 6. The brave inhabitants of the valley of Aran sup port the contest in the most heroic style. The French have not gained an inch of ground upon them, and their efforts are daily attended with considerable loss. They lately summoned the inhabitants to submit; but the latter replied, that they preferred death to French slavery. The enemy, irritated by this answer, made a furious attack upon them, but were shamefully repulsed with considerable loss. Aram 7.—The division of Regnier occupies at present the towns of Medellin, Villa Nueva de Li Se rena, and D. Benito, in which last are his head-quar ters. His rear-guard left D. Alvara and Valverde, on the sth, and marched for Guarena, whete it re- ilallasteros is retiring by Zalamea la Real, in the county of Nuebla, leaving some troops under the command of Brigadier Contreras, in Ronquillo, and • different posts in the Sierra. O'Donnel's advance entered Merida, the .sth in stant, and about a league and a half from that city, he took 1.500 rations, which were to have been for . warded to the enemy at Medellin. APRIL 9.—An English Expedition which was des tined for Catalonia, is said to have arrived in that principality. On the Gth, Regnier's division evacuated Guarena, - Villa Gonzalo, and Medellin, and marched for Cam pagnario and Cabeza de Bocy. O'Donnel's advanced parties are in pnrsuit of the enemy. A serjeant of Hus sars, belonging to the Crusaders of Albuquerque, killed a French Lieutenant of Dragoons, on the bridge of Medellin. ALMEIDA, APRIL. I. The French troops in the environs of Salamanca arc daily diminishing by casualties; the greater part of them being mere striplings, numbers of them are daily falling sickt been terra her ( s•Az:r,, ate. rtnq A ) of the AR. Dr,t- ay tor their IVA "5 Ports. ;sist;ng :o Can. illnntly