Star. — London, England, 1810-11-26 00:00:00

1 't,t"#) r . '.`A 0 a--FRENCN MOll, of Loison's division, was dangerously wounded and left behind in the ranks of the enemy.. General Gintindorge is dead of his wont*. The General of F Rivision MerJe is wounded ; mare also the Generals of. Brigade Foix and Maucune ; they will not be able' to serve again for some. time. The Colonels of the 26th regiment of the Jim, of the 6th and Vd light infantry are killed, and several others wounded.-. . Theft are many vacancies of officers in the different Corps, which must be filled up. The An ;lo Portuguese army acknowledge) to' have lost 4000 men, one half of them English. • " Illeave behind me my sick and wounded at Coins bra, where I am fortifying two convents ; lean nOlr leave a small number of troops to defend thenr. 'The best-defence I can give them is to beat the English, and force them to re-embark. - IMPERIAL inmate. •••` • - a Palace of Positaltrehleao, November 111,1131 . 0. . • " WA rot. o Ste.,--Considering thaithe route of the Simpltra, which connects the empire and our kingdom of Italy, is of use to more than %ivy millions of people ; that it has cost more to the Treasuries of France and Italy than eighteen millions; Which ea peace would he entirely useless if the trade through it did not find seamunnclation and security; that the Valais has nor adhered to . any of the engagements it entered into, when we ordered the works for opening this grand communication sto be commenced ; wishing moreover, to put an end to the anarchy which prevails n that country,. and to cut short the oppress:ve claims to save eignty . or •ne part of the population over the other, we have de lved and ordered as follows : " Art. 1. The Valais is united to the Empire. " 2. This territory is to form a department under the name of the Department of the Simplon. " 3. '1 his depar:ment will be included in the seventh milker/ " General Regnier . deserves the highest praise ; he ,has conducted himself like an 'able and experienced General. General Loison maintained his reputation. In short, every officer and soldier has fought with bra very aid enthusiasm. I will send you a statement of the rewards to be given to the brave army of Por tugal, which is animated by the greatest devotion for the service of the Emperor.—l-am; with the most respectful devotion, Monseigneur . ; Sti (Signed) " ' MASSXII4." 44 4. Immediate possession shall be taken of it in our name, and.a Commtuary-General shall be appointed tqgovern it for the remainder of the year. " 5. AU our Ministers are charged with the execution of the present Decree " (Agned) " NAPOLEON." ißy another Decree of the same date, the General of Division Caesar Berthier i% appointed Commissary General, and ordered to take possession of the Valais.] ZATERCEPTED DISPATCH. PRIVATE LETTERS. FRENCH ACCOUNT OF '1 HE BATTLE OF BUSACO. Runa, November 11. We have besnlong wondering on what the Feench army has so long existed, and to this day we have not discovered the secret ; but it is certain that they now have a quantity of provisions. The deserters state . that they are thus supplied, as well as with lather ne ceisaries.—We have reason to believe that Massena does not mean to stir during the winter, unless we move him • and that he is throwing up works in his rear, to wh ich he will, when it is necessary, retire, A part of -his position new is of great strength.—Our communication is open all round by Peniche to Obi. dos, where there are about 7000 Portuguese.— The position now is this: our left at Torres Vedras and Peniche ; our right south of Villa Franca ; head quarters, sometimes at Pero Negro, sometimes at Sombral and Runa, according to circumstances. Mar shal Beresford and 40,000 Portuguese at Alha.ndra— British force 42,000." • LETTER PROM MASSENA TO BERTHIER. " Coimbra, October 4. 14 Monseigneur—We set out on our march on the 16th ult. in order to enter Portugal, as I have already informed rout 'Highness. On the sth day we arrived at Vistu, after pasiing through very bad roads. We were obliged to halt there for five days, •in cyder to give time fOr the park of artillery an d baggage to come, up, and be put in order, as I have had the bbnour of acquaint.ng you from Viseu. •as I left the latter Place on the 24th. Oh the third day of *march I . arrived in front of the position of Busaca, which was occupied by the allied English and Portngnese armies, I reconnoitred this position the treat moaning at day-break. .1' directed an attack On the.left by the second carps, and on the centre by the sixth the eighth corps remained in reserve. The position is certainly the strongest id all Portugal, Geneial Regnier, however, gained the top of the ridge, and was beginning to establish himself there, *hen' General Hill; ivith - a corps of - 20,000 men, at tacked in close column the troops who, worn out with fatigue, were beginning to form on .the ridge of the Mountains, and drove them down. This re treat, supported by a good reserve, was executed in good order, and the second corps resumed its first position.. • In the centre 'were the divisions of Loison and Marchand. The first made an attack on the right of the road which leads to the convent of Busaco, and the other on the left. General Loison being obliged to climb a very steep mountain to regain the great road,' reached it after great exertions ; but he had not sufficient time to form there in close column, and to establish himself ; two English columns came up in close order, and, protected by a numerous ar tillery, charged this division, and obliged it to retreat. General Marchand, who wes to support this ;IJ tack, took up a position to stop the enemy. The English did not dart to advance above 300 toises from their line of battle. The remainder of the day was spent is skirinishing. " Having attentively reconnoitered this position, which Lord Wellington would not have ventured to occupy, if he had not like me, considered it extremely strong, my plan was immediately decided on, and I endeavout ed to Obtain by.my maaeuvres an advan tage which 'would have cost too many brave men. I sent out reconnoitring parties of Infantry and cavalry' towards the right and left, to examine she country, and to keep theedenly, in doubt as to the course. of my movements. . • " 'From the intelligence I received, I decided on thrning•the English army by my right. The position df the bridge of Marcella, which the enemy had for tified, and on which he could make a flank movement by the ridge of. I'ebacos a , favoured his means of moving thither hii whOle f0. , ..2e in less than two hours —while the road of ,Sardao, grossing the Col de Ca ranuela brought me upon Botalvo, in an open and fertile 'country.' This movement turned she left of the enemy, and gave me the power of manoeuvring on his flank: • 0 6 At six at night on the 28th, I quitted the po ifition of Moira, and I marched upon Boialve. The eighth carps, ,whith. had not ; suffered, formed the' advanced guard, the sixth corps the main body, and a TAGUS, NOVEMBER[ t. the second the rear:guard. AU my wounded follow- • " Massena has attempted nothing yet. He keeps ed, on the carriages of the train and beasts of burden. The enemy, perceiving after midnight.this ma- up a good front , but we think he has begun upon his oeuvre on his left, placed a strong retreat. Though some.accounts say, he expects strongrear-guard •-•t forcements front Spain, namely, the greater part of %Leo, 'and marched in great disorder in several co. the army that waabefore Cadiz, and the troops that 'limns towards Coimbra, after having blown up all were stationed at• Seville and the adjacent country; . his ammunition and burnt his magazines. but they will not, cannot penetrate the impregnable. • " On the Ist 1 arrived at Coimbra ;the enemy had_ positions Lord Wellington occupies. So little stp, left all his cavalry, with some regiments of infantiy, our P indeed, is entertained of their forcing which we charged • • He retired from thence upon general orthe arm C-ondeixa. 'On the 2cl I sent Mip My advanced lArd e wes,. f that the last or every soldier to have der issued four sto provisionsy towards this village k and the enemy was again driven in his knapsack, and six days' grog for the whole from it ; it -is now at Reditiha. Mysavalry coin; wands all the reads which fall' into the great road of army, in carts, waggons, and on mules ; so that we Lisbon and General Montbruu has marched n are very sharply looking out for Massena's retreat. Figuera. ,moo 1 7 It is a well-ascertained fact, that he has had but little - • • " Lord -Wellington. with' the allied'army, is Te= bread for a considerable time prise ;and their deaths, sickness, and desertion, must thin their 'numbers to treating upon Lisbon. He gives out that it is his in an alarming degree. Massena in a scrape ;he was tendon to dispute with us alt the positions. " I . march in one body, and will use every endea never before so bewildereel,afiehis cause is hopeless. - sour to induce him hto gireattle—theonlY I .: ma nia . ' More dirt ! ! ected Pottugnese have been discovered' in destroying him, or forting trim .to re : embark. The ',Portugal, and have been confiliect The sailors have suffered much 6fi the Tagus, 'but they hive plaied allied army is estimated at from '6O to 70,000 men awns. and 'their part well, and waliiigion *pain 'in ineluding 24,000 British. . The enetny high terms of the naval brigade (600 men) which . ..oo'i d,•stioys every thing as he evacuates the coutitryt eisies:the fottS at -Alhehdrn' 'Lick, it seems, has no forces the inhabitants to abandon their beinen s " eigh )3randy, when they ineet umbra; a town of 20,000 inhabitants, 11 deserted: Nife ch-leaten 40 t. N•• French at the well-kern whincethey both draw water: chi tind no provisions ; .the army is subsisted on Indian Villa Franca' is deist/ destroyed by shot and shell; hest and thevegetables which we find remaining Oa ground, Lord Wellington, not daring .to wait Great confidence prevails among .. alrtlasses of penple The tith . And 23d . regithenishive nerved 'for us in the open country,' encleairours to destroy ' 4 .`a u t . %eery thing which might subsist ariny,,. The in- "ere' The In O l t i4ra ls — as "' el l dl * *OP" habitants of the towns and villages are very miserable from Liebbn'whfi°felfitifthlentit Of all' SotiV;•• ' .TBl -4*--they are compelled to serve on pain of death. In K e n t 'teethe Meditetriiheith. short, no period of - history -furnishes an examp leof " "r 43 ri (Admira l 13 Ai : TUE AOOl,-- C un sticktetibtrity, .. . pant, Cxsar, Poittiers, linper ttent;Aplactuns; Wm. read " °beim in killed and wounded antourits to 8600 nought, itienibai(Sir• WilliaPti), 4 sPriatent,' FlA't 8ei504 It many Ofqtas Qv i R-4 &• s t• iicfeni".llll4i•r44/ainei'Mestsil ilgiferearikarlf*. . . t, • / ; e i 491 4 01PFPRR i fhPRIC4F;4 44 fe er o % - 1,4131• ? ;4 ' -4 — ‘s. • t omit. at ;ncLU.I...A et: 414 Id " Lisbon, November 11. " The appearance of the two armies in sight of each other at the distance of five leagues from the city, is incomprehensible for thirty-two days, without doing any thing excepting skirmishing with the out posts. The enemy has advanced into Alentejo, and have made bridges across the Tagus, and it is said that he is undertaking the siege of Abrantes. Our army is motionless, and we are exchanging prisoners. The mOst eitraordinary news is the capture of the Commissioner Mascarenhas Neto, who was a Courier of Napoleon, and formerly a Spanish deserter. They found his dispatches in his boots when he was appre hended at Bobadela. This man was Adjutant under the orders of Junot, but he is now in our power, and we shall see what will be done with this prisoner, or rather traitor." " NOVEMBER 12...`• 11 By the concentration of the French forces in consequence of the pressure of the Portuguese militia on their rear, our communication is open with Coimbra, garrisoned by 6000 Portuguese, and Figueras not far distant. On the other side we are not shut out from Themar, beyond which the enemy has sent a force. Lord Wellington's head quarters continue at Pero Negro. Romana is to the South of Torres Vedras. General Beresford to the right of him. We have letters from Cadiz to the 7th of this month, the fever does not appear abated, as on the 4th 43 died, on the sth 56, and on the 6th an equal number. It was feared that all who had not before had it would catch it. They do not call it the yel low frier. The exchange of prisoners is going for ward, and our prisons are emptying. In return we get Portuguese and a few English." " Novntarat 18.—The latest advices from the army inform us that not the slightest alteration had taken place on either side. Deserters continue as usual to come in, who to our surprise are well clothed and fed, so that it seems as if Massena had provisions for his army. We have heard that Loison has crossed the Zezere, with the view of attacking Abrantes, and we find that three attacks have already been made upon the place, in which the French were repulsed with loss. The rains have now set in, and the French are erecting huts to put themselves under cover, as it they intended to remain. Our troops are ait under shelter." THE *NZ N IN 641. 4 .1 1 A I;. LONDON. - h• The. I.etter signed T. inclesing One= Pound, for the sufferers at Paisley, has been received. We are happy to be ape to add, that by accounts received this morning, we learn, that the ap peal made to the Inhabitants of the neighbouring country has been se productive, that any lather donations for the sufferers will not be wanted. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK t ' Cons. for ntnney. 6711—Ditto. account, 674} Reduced 66/-4 per Cent. S2if. ' Navy 5 per Cent. 100fi—Ontnium 41 dia. The dispatches of the 10th instant, received on Sa turday, from Lord WELLINGTON, were published in the Gazette of the same evening. The only new fact stated, is Cat the enemy reconnoitered Abrantes on the sth ; and under cover of that operation moved a small body of cavalry and infantry through Deira Basa, towards Villa Velha, with the intention of oh laining possession of the bridge on the Tagus, at that place ; but finding the bridge destroyed, the de. tachment returned to Sobriera Formosa. Lord Woh liltiGTON also mentions that he had a letter, dated the Selo from General SILVIERO, who was at Frances°, 'nd had detachments on the Coa, one of which had driven in the outposts of the garrison at Almeida. 'The private lettors, train which we have given somdextracts in another column, are of a later date than the dispatches, but they only serve to shew that nothing of, importance has occurred. They are at variance respecting the state of the French army : some of them represent the enemy as better supplied with provisions than others will allow to be the case. The fact we take to be this ; they are very deficient in the article of corn, and particulat-ly flour, but have a tolerable supply of animal food. One of JUNOTIS Aides-de-Camp, disguised as a , Spanish countryman, has been seized by the armed ,Peasantry upon the frontiers of Portugal, and sent to " fle,was endeavouring, under cover of this disguise, to reach Almeid4, from whence he was to make his ,way to Paris. There were found upon him two in leresting papers.—the one, MASSENA% official report i'of the battle of Busaco, addressed to BERTHIER ; the other containing a string of questions, which it was ex pected would be put to him , by BONAPARTR I together with the answers which the A i de-de-Camp was to make to these presumed enquiries. These two papers ap, pear to have been written at Coimbra, seven days After the battle. The officer who was arrested, having been put un der ex ;urination as a spy, declared, that his verbal in -structiens were to require from BONAPARTE a rein , torcemeut of 40,000 men. We have also received Letters and Juurthas from Cadiz to the 11th instant, but they present nothing of importance. • . It appears by letters of the 25th ultimo, from Ma. drid, that the Spaniards in that Garrison take every opportunity of deserting from the ranks of King JOSEPH ; and that the French parties, as often as they venture into the country, whether for the purpose of escorting Couriers or other objects, are assailed on every occasion by parties of the Patriots. FEVER AT GIBRALTAR. Since our last we have received Gibraltar Chroni cles to the 27th ult. inclusive, and .communications from our respectable Correspondent in that garrison to the 31st ult. which, we are extremely concerned to state, give but too much-reason to fear that the same kind of pestilential fever which swept a such im mense numbers in 1804, has again made its appear. ante there. PRIVATE LETTERS. . " Gibraltar, October 27. Dr. PYM's report of the sick on board the trans ports yesterday, was very favourable. No new case has occurred of late ; two ships were free from disease ; in the Duchess of Richmond there were only two seamen on the sick list, and in the Whitby, 3 soldiers and 6 seamen.--Mr. ARTHUR, Assistant- Surgeon .4th R. V. B. who, actuated by a most laud able zeal in the cause of humanity, some time ago :volunteered his serrices on board those transports, t an s d' had since teen' .. Wien . ill, we are particularly happy to find, is now better, and in a fairway of (*very. •In the town, several very auspieious caries of ' iAldo together wiL ~..'av, • Thi ALEXANDSIt and SIR STILPHIN LIISIIMITIN fever were reported to the Doctor in the morning.-.. I had arrived at Bombay, and it is gated that *At Measures were immediately taken to separate them ! ship, xat.standing into that port, supposed to be liw from the Garrison.: Twelve tents were pitched on ELPIUNve°NE• ' .. the neutral ground in• the course of the day, supplied 'WP G e o r g' ana Packet nniTc4. ag Bengal th e litil of ay With bedding &c. and, at night; the proper of fi cers, ri ft - E - -'' IN v fitonai. .... e b n ' t i l ' o : r ' eve ' fl i ng o f the 244 1 1 with a strong guard, went With - carts to convey the .September, a Gm broke out in the city , • sick as well .as the healthg individuals of the different and destroyed much property in buildings and, roe' of AlerandUes families, who are now kept istatrict quarantine.—The chaudize. It began in a cooper's shop near the what* same coarse will•be possned:hr every new case of the adjoining Union.street, and before it v . eas exha..istei had spread a considerable distance. The Pr'''C l P" same de Seription,' W ant Stith occur." ' sufferers are the following :"---J. G. Ladd, one krIP . . • • . .. . . Anotunit 'tteratiti sOnt DATE. . warehouse, full of goods, valtsed.at Iwir (Wars; • . • I , !‘ lam .extreMel7. sorry to inform you, that we Geo. Slacurn, one warehouse, : 15,000 dollares J.' lave great reason to .believe that the contagion of the Witt ald Lawrason and Lawrason and rovske, oue pestilential 204 XX) 11 1"/"....,-,' 'fever. has again found its way into this one frame warehouse, dollars Davis, lumber-yard aud.ship•chandlery, Ittlue, ii ,. garristn,'• - : Yesterday a Portuguese, a foreman of r.,-. ; Thomaslays Preston,.three woofien houses Agli'x', ~m.aSuj n y, :eired'at Xt. ISescuet.tr's house, on the New lumber..yard, 6606 dollars • Benksruin lttcbissiseir lgokpapade, with such suspicious symptoms, a fte r house, 3,000 dollars; An gry Y• Graver °De 4 belnsilLfor only three 'days, that a guard was last JAWS house, dollars; Jacob Leap, one hoube 0 1 store, 5,()00 dollars; Joseph Deears - S ,o °° -,...1 itight-phtoeivound the house, to prevent all commu.. ,ardis am .,,,,, clone' George Gilpin, two houset4 V , u'. ' iiierrtiti#WlttriKlnd all tie family retrieved out of b es C b e e • ankftrirrilr .:, friar . * Ai ' wiry /ithm, to amount of 5',,,,.•,....,.. i . „ . .. AlO ilii& t ign .p . . 4iiwiaiddieffi .. '4 VS agoiller, his coratukiii94s ; be'n 4 Aleat than 171 dollars, • 4vivi • • . i.: s , ... i .. , ilesrallieteiezetiiirt.la,cn . eval to. , . • ~. . - .1 !la. a; i • ,- - • ..logo'.--•.0.;: .43 ‘lllli AO • ~. ...a4 .sr. ;tonal ° . sr*lc""Arl. 'eras taken ill with symptom of this fever, in d' e l. s't building new Ike Aloaitirtftiuhebited by Ir. S c in conseque.pci of which- every person in the bu:i,;::. so the nuitibtr 0(440; were moved out at nioin; g : . t. lititli ht, to the Nititial Ground ; wh ere tents r,,v, 1:1 itle) itched to reteive theth. W e are in licp es ~4 , chef g the further progress of the Cotitagina hy these decided Measures, tkit the utmost al arm pre , 11 • . . in the place. , ' .6 All the churches and synagogues are order e d 4 , 6 iihit up, to prevent the sp r e a di ng o f t h e contagiqi Ilivi croudesl assemblies. ocroant 29.—1 i conseq' mace of two of the Veterans having died yesterday .!isernitl'Of I fet e . after two days signets, *hi t lio n; blea ill to-day, the whole regiinest *Ai mairttted the Gerrison, and encatived on the Kestrel Graft!, whero they are to belieztin strict quarantine - dB d e nature of the disease is' ascertained. - - • g , Barricades are also putting up in an thi &v ent parts of the town, so as to enable - the milital to eat off all communication with the lishabitauttintatete disease should spread. di OCTOBER 80.—Only one new case of peared to-day. The faculty have now unalimma y declared the disease to be the same as what appea re d here in 1804. di The PtittirDlNT frigate passed this to'•day, i - dayi friom England." THE KM. Earl PotiLire' ittenatiAl *Rion Sittittiak iiit, James's Palate, MrOting, in the room a viscount Wairwortii. - • Yesterday, the Negle E f t came into Waiting himself. General Ca ; L the• ••••••• I• Grobm. It being Sunday, vast COnoourse 'of people of an descriptions were attracted to the Pape to inquire after the state of the ling. 4 *ha rt shower of rain coming pn soon after ene oft;clOcit, and continuing fbr seme time, prevented the ciowd being very great when the doors wee opened toil** the Bulletins. The ionnwitql Weft eihlbted Yestir. day and this day : - • I . * • *Wien CASTLE, Nov. 21. ....„1.-.4ll4ll4,qpirry bas bow An a sound steep fan to hat six Kam** ,' (Signed as beforit* * DIOR CASTLI, NOV. 2.5. . . ii}tiiMa.ratrry has paired a quiet night, with nmje *ea sleep, and is bettr-r,tisii morning." •". asumsos CASTLI, NOV. 24 . • „^ . " Fight, B.M. • idA.Tiorry is not vitt - so well this Emig -he WS . sin the morrtirtg." (Signed as before.] " WINDSOR CASTLE. NOV. 26, 1811. " His MAJESTY has had very little sleep in the night ; but is no; wprse e this morning." (Signed as before.) A Cabinet Council leas held last night at the Fa reign Office in Downing-street. This morning in the Mart of King's rench,4t CALZ TONES was brought up to receive sentenc e foil , libel on LordCAsrLzREAGH, when the Court ordaod him to be imprisoned one . year in Coldbitha prison, and thereafter to find security for his' - behaviour, himself in £5OO, and two sureties . lo . , each. __ 7 .6 The persons concerned in the Theatriaantiota, Liverpool were also brought up for judgmm&l - ./16raham Lemon and Charles Rocolamiros received truce of imprisonment for One Year in Lane Castle ; Thomas Turner, J. B. Molyneux, Matthew ter, and Barton Wilson, were ~seinenced to -7 Months imp'risonment. . . .... . ~. The WoLvgREN sloop of war arrifell. riltelter Portsmouth with dispatches from 4ia.. -vfit la Captain JEKYLL arrived at the: Athoirokrdil - day with dispatches from Admiral Dewitt p East India station. He was also the bearer of: loathes for the Co4irt of Directors, and cemeltees lA thli LADY CARRINGTON, country ship, fropokitb he landed yesterday morning. When slot left le* every thin. , was very tranquil.—The Isle of Fianfit bad not fallen ; the garrison it seems were very ponding since the capture of the Isle of 13:surbon..::.: Mr. ALEXANDER also arrived from the. Cape. Goed }rope. . , The LADY CARRINOTO $ left f 3 engal Bth Juno, dra s 15th July, Cape of . Good Hope 15th Sevalsb ber, and St. Helena sth October. The ships Aurae]; Wool:worm, Huoa INou*Ti. GRIS, HUDDART, and NORTHUMBERLAND, arrival' d Madras the lith July. I if 2n - 0 1401—. ..I.li.naaater Cartel froin the _s o 1 On-lineal at Madras with the Ladies taken in the Wu ith Capt. Ow' of the Royal bliff tc""•i