Star. — London, England, 1808-12-09 00:00:00

/ may, will be cut et Net Seek b• 16, itkutem, b ea r that both Moore and Baird are retreating. we , fit, it is absolute despair." ANOTHER .I„Byrza—gAbig DATE. ~ The effects of that wonderful machine which Bo.: moo w ields with such dexterity, are now b eg i nn i ng 7 - i ii ay themselves. He did not begin to act till 'ow fight 7 0 , 000 men under his most accom red Generals to the reinforcement of his army, b e d before been able to keep the Patriots at bay. h eight he has done his work. He began by the aves den of Blake, and we this day learn that b e bas with equal facility destroyed Castanos. We Si n ow nothing left for it. Sir John Moore is at Sabunanca, without horse or w in e ry. General Hope is at Madrid with horse, bat withottt foot-rand General Baird is at Astorga "kb his horse, in a condition totally unfit for service. Dry are dying daily in numbers, and the highways see g r ewed with their carcases. Nothing can equal the di s may which prevails here. God knows how our w in will get off I Certainly our artillery must be w e b e hind, for the poor beasts of horses that remain l b, are unfit to drag the guns through the execra ble rap i e. ” ANOTHEA LETTER—SAW u irb e mad which arrived from England yesterday is to :ems to-morrow morning early. There is no doubt that this rapidity in the communication is the e ieseleence of important intelligence received from or head-quarters at Astorga : but what that intelli goes is, I am sorry I cannot tell you, but fear that it ot 'try favourable. The public rumours represent we t, as very disastrbus indeed, but I suppose this i, in some measure, a sort of revenge to punish the me g Observed by persons in office, and extort a illation from them. The reports that our soldiers seder Sir David Baird are in full retreat, that they Nun destroyed their magazines, &c. at Astorga. and , ale they have found it impossible to unite with Sir Sebfoore•—much of this I think is exaggeration... *Nye reason to believe that, at least, a colizaU. Ow subsists between Sir David Baird and the Ilksis Roman. Many articles brought by our `sr bee, and which could not be taken by them I. ale interior, have been re.embarked on board ale imports which remained." .4 SHORES OF THE BAY 07 BISCAY, NOV. 21. ' a Yesterday the Minerva frigate arrived here tram ti. An4er, which she left on the 44th instant. On it preceding evening tidings were received there that he Preochwere at Ajo, in consequence of which the !em ail* for evacttathtg the place, which had ken made so long since as the I2th, but which were 1 responded in coolequence of the rumoured retreat of i the French, were renewed, and effectual means taken fereaderthe prize as little valuable to the enemy as , pale for his military operations. The cannon vesaltled and thrown into the water. Five bun tiftioa of powder and all the magazines were , Two hours after the frigate had cleated 1 lib Rauh entered the town. The escape of; 1144 illid was at the last moment rendered uncertain, Wm natural impediments of the harbour, and it do t ahich ceased but just time enough to permit ',departure. The frigate is loaded with the richest - could put on board.— transports was an un- DATE. die transports,. till permission could be obtained from Madrid for their Nisi landed. Fortunately a number of transports wire detained at Coruna since tkertinte. On the 2d inst. they had begun to take on boar} the heavy baggage belonging to our army, and every preparation was making for the reception of the troops when they might arrive : but we believe there are but few horse transports at Coruna, the greater part of them being now in Stoke Bay, where they have been taking four more regiments on board for Spain. The defeat of Casraxos is believed to have been of a most decisive description. While the French Emperor seemed to direct his chief attention to the operations on the western part of Spain, he was evidently preparing a decisive blow against General CAIITANCII, and his plan has unhappily proved but too successful. We fear, indeed, that the greater part of this division of the Spanish army has been completely routed. Previous to this battle the French had advanced in another direction from Burgos to Lerma, Arendt., and across the Douro ; and it appears by the Pro clamation of the Central Junta, that they had got to the neighbourhood of Samozierra, a small town in the mountains, about forty miles North of Madrid. In this state of affairs the Junta ordered a strong force to occupy the important post of Guadarama, about 25 miles from Madrid, whither the English, who are said to have been at the Escurial on the 21st, (but we think there is some error in the statement) were about to proceed to co-operate with the' Spaniards. It should seem, however, that the enemy took a different route to the capital, by proceeding in a direction due south from the Douro, by Samozierra, Buitriago, and the road that leads from thence to Madrid ; and the• unexpected defeat of General turanos having frustrated all the plans that had been formed, a retreat on the part of our armies became netessarY. • General Mooae, who was at Salamanca, informed General Baum at Astorga of the event, and directed that officer to fall back upon Corunna, whilst he him self commenced a retrograde movement towards Portugal. General BAIRD'S army, we have already stazed, is to re-embark at Corunna, where a sufficient number of transports are provided for that purpose, and both armies are to unite in Portugal, on the frontiers of which they will endeavour to form a bar rier to the progress,4 the French army in that di rection, and the passes of the Sierra Morena will doubtless be secured by the Spaniards in the other direction. On the side of Leon and Asturias, it is understood, that the Marquis de ROMANA had col lected twenty thousand men, and. thirty pieces of can_ non, with which it was hoped he would be able to make a stand in that quarter. The Spanish Papers contain very little information respecting the military operations, either in Catalonia or on the Ebro. The latest news from the latter is of the 15th ult. stating the occupation of Caparosso. The British army, under Sir Joint Moon; entered Salamanca on the _l4th of November, and, as we learn from private letters, continued them on the 26th. On the 21st, not more than 12,000 of the troops were collected at that place, and these could not proceed to form a junction with Sir DAVID BAIRD, their artil lery not having then arrived. Sir DAVID BAIRD was at Astorga with about 14,000 men ; and ROMANA, as I l ltne bare before stated, had assembled about 20;000 at Leon. These one would think, if united, might Crave (mined ,e body not easily to have been overcome by the copy ; but this we fear is now impracticable. Tndeed the nesse& is that our troops were on the retreat wheis the dispatches came away.—Some of the letters say that the transports were to proceed to Vigo, to receive the troops at that port, as it was not thought adviseable to embark them at Corunna. Report farther states, that the enemy entered' Madrid about the 28th ult. and that the . Supreme Junta had removed its Sittings to Toledo. This may prove to be merely rumour; but if the successes of the enemy have been such as have been reported, we may soon expect to hear of Narmison taking up his head-quarters in the Capital. On the whole of the intelligence, we can only add, that though the principal fact comes from Sir DAVID BAIRD, the evil may not prove to be to the extent stated ; but there is too much ground for believing that when the particulars shall be fully known, they will prove very distressing. • At eight o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Mats, one of his - hlajesty's Messengers, arrived in town with dispatches from Spain. At nine o'clock Mr. BAssxrr, another King's Messenger reached the Foreign Office, ahnivith dispatches from our army in Spain. Yesterday evening Mr. ROBINSON a King's Mes senger, arrived in town with dispatches from Portugal. Yesterday aCabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office. Alt the Members, except the Duke of PORT LAITh and Lord MULONXVE, were present. The sit ting lasted-from two to half after five o'clock. Mr, SHAW,. the Messenger, is stated to have been sent off last night for France, with the answer of Mi. nisters to the dispatches received by the flag of truce on Monday. The 'French and Russian Couriers also left town yesterday evening, on their return to France. Two ladies, who were lvtely captured in a French pri vateer; have received permisium to take their passage to Boulogne in the flag of trim. Kinti.n . um has recommended a SiauFrwl to his Legislative Body, in the prevent deplorable state of the finances of Holbnui- , -6ThE'poor Dutch think they havehalienough of Arabi ahead,. _ ; dasswhith the inhabitants could put on board.— ea aepmious departure of the transports was an un- d , attaate circumstance ; however, a very great pro- it ; Hof the inhabitants gave the only testimony in power of their attachment to their country, and ihatence of the invaders, by abandoning their hoisses • *I property. Some fled over the mountains towards Clie and other Asturian towns, while others went to my aca, deeming it more safe to inhabit a place for h time possessed by the enemy than one recently Ln. tapered by him." ' ed ' THE EVENING STAR. go LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9. Met OF FTOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.OOK Ant—for Jan. 64—Reduced 641--Oronlum 1 dis. Exchequer MIL, 6s. to Bs.prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Pli Cat ked. Ann. Golf 651 India Bonds, 6s. Bs. prima. `"" PAC. Cons. Ex. Bills, 6s. 85. 7s. pre. PorCaat. soff 811 Omniusn, tbac Pe Cat. Nary shut State Lottery Tickets. 211. 15s. an . Am la' is Cons. for ace. 67f 66iff &stressing intelligence was yesterday received Government in dispatches from General Sir Da‘fui 'ens, dated Astorga, the 29th ult. From these dis- ' it appears, that the Spaniards, under Gene- esetsaos, have sustained a disastrous defeat.— ' Particulars are not stated, but Sir DAVID had informed of the fact by dispatches from Sir [ Moon, with directions to re-embark his troops ey ' all possible speed, and proceed to the Tagus, as , I td Nate of rend ezvous f or assem bli ng t h e British I IL "71 and concerting what farther operations may ;en *cedar) , for the support of the common. cause. ' T he Private accounts are confused and contradic- was Some that we have seen speak of treachery in .0 1 n Spanish commanders ; but this is so common on • of disaster, that we think it wholly ground- } lfaaa, the Spaniards, from their first successes and the French, had acquired a culpable degree to v allid toce nor can it be disguised that they have ch e 4 "'"--.1 remiss in their preparations and move- ., '• to meet th e act i ve enemy with whom they had that mod. Can our Readers have forgot, that i the t he British troops reached Corunna, they were tolemain for a considerable time oa board NAMICAL INTELLIGENCE. MALLS. Att. DOZ. Att. OW!. 1 0 Maks • 1 4 1 Leeward Wad 1 0 • • Jamaica • 1 0 Dubai& Waterford Gooteafiursk - FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 6. Arrived the Cornwallis packet, Capt. AIMIONY, with mails from the Leeward Islands, in 32 days ; Prince Ernest packet, Capt. GRANWELL, froln Ja maica,last from Providence, in 33 days ; his Majesty's ship la Loma, from Portsmouth, with Count MA TEROSA on board, and a great quantity of dollars; , and about thirty sail of transports, from Plymouth, to take on board cavalry for Spain.—The Duke of Marlborough packet, Capt. BULL, bound to the Bra zils, sailed from Madeira on the 13th November, and on the 20th was captured, after an action of an hour, by the French privateer la Josephine, of 14 guns, from Bourdeanz after plundering the packet of various articles, throwing her guns overboard, and taking out eight men, gave her up to the remainder of the crew.--Arrived his Majesty's ship NIOBEp from a cmize ; and the GLEANER, from Lisbon, in 12 days. —A Messenger sailed this morning for Spain, in a King's schooner—he arrived about two o'clock this morning. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 7. Came in the Piedad, Capt. . BARBIADE, from Lon don, for the Brazils ; Union, Capt. &Houma. from London to Malta; Esculapius, Capt. SAMBLZ, from London, for Cork ; Dion, Capt. WARREN, from Yar mouth, for Messina ; William and Catherine, Capt. HALLar, from Poole, for Cork ; Lustre, Capt. Swan, from London, for Falmouth ; Betsey and Mary, Capt. Putm, from London, to Liverpool ; PRIMROSE, of 18 guns, from the Eastward ; and the Danish sloop Emanuel, Capt. hlrssow, from Drontheim, for Bow.- deaux, with fish and oil, captured by the GLEANYR armed brig.—Sailed the Jurn ER, of SO gims, to the Westward.—Put back the Johanna, Capt. LARSON, from Oporto, for Limerick, with wine. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 8. Came in his Majesty's ships MEROPI and la Co- QvErr's, from a cruize.—Sailed his Majesty's ships la BONNE CITOYENNE, on a cruize ; and Escort., with a convoy for Guernsey.—Wind N.W. DEAL, DECEMBER B. Arrived, and sailed for the River, the Hero, STE runzszti, from Quebec ; and the Helen, WATSON, from the Brazils.—Wind N.W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Altman—Off Dover, the London Packet, Sliglithchr, from St. Übe's ; Cora, —; and the Frederick, —, from Lisbon In Stangate Creek, the Neptune, Donade, from Malta. At Fal mouth, the Endeavour, Jones, from Maita At Hoylake, the Ann, Holcombe, from Malta. At Liverpool, the Lydia, Ranson, from the Azores. At Southampton, the Brothers, Holland; and the Elizabeth, Henderson, from Oporto: At Milford, the Clio, Marshal, from Oporto. AI Hull, the Harmony,—; Thornton, and the Manchester, from GOttenburgh At I.eith, the Elblag, Gerrard, from Gottenburgh. At Brlfan,the Joaehim. Rickets, from Gottenburgb Venus, Park, from Malta; and the Brilliant, Garrow, from Malaga. At Lisbon, the Amity, Bel.ant‘ horn London. The Ann and Mary, Morris, from Aitca, is arrived in Stan gate Creek ;"sbe sailed from Gihraltar on the 13th ult. on which day the packet sailed from thence for England, but is not yet arrived. The Reiolution, Lind, from the 'Baltic, bound to Cadiz, ar rived in Yarmouth Roads on the 7th inst. she left about 50 sail of the Beet the day before, on the Will Bank ; and it is reported that about 100 sail of the same fret are iu Hosely Bay. The Fanny, Williams, from Cork, was lost near Milford, on the sth instant—Crew saved. The Sally, Jenkins, from Malta, for Greenock, is captured and carried into Tunis. By a letter from St. Croix, of the 3d of October, we learn, that several vessels had arrived at Guada loupe, with large supplies of provisions : among them was a vessel armed en jute, laden with 2000 barrels of flour„ and 400 casks of cliret, and carrying tA enty faux 96-pounders on two decks and twelve ').pounders, which had captured the English brig Maria, after a desperate action. The latter carried only twelve 18- pounders, with 65,men. Of this little crew no less than 35 v. ere killed before she yielded to the greatly superior force of the enemy. THE LOAN.--Mr. Hari, from the Bank, yesterday acquainted the Gentlemen of the Stock Exchange, that the redemption of the advances on the Loan 1808, should be made as follows, viz. atSO per Cent. on Sr before Friday, 27th January 1009. XSO per Cent. oat or before Friday, 3d Feb. 1800. And £4O per Cent. on or before Friday, 17th ditto. The Proprietors of the Receipts to pay the Instal- . :nevi of 815 per Cent. which is to be made on the 15th January 1809. CITY OP Loenoe.=—Yesterday the LORD MAYOR went in state to Guildhall, and held a Court .of Com mon Council (it being the first in his Mayoralty), which was very numerously attended. A motion was made, and the question put, that the thanks of the Court be .given to Jouw AxstEv, Esq. late Lord Mayor, &c.—which being opposed by Mr. Quie and others, a considerable debate en sued.—A division was demanded, when there ap peared— Ald. Commoners. Tellers. Per the Motion 9 56 2 47 Against it - 57 2 59 Majority ogainst the Thanks 12 The sum of se2oo was voted in aid of the Female Penitentiary at Pentonvale. Mr. CHARLES BARTRUM was elected a Governor of Bridewell Hospital, in the rcom ofJACO3 WRENCH, Esq. deceased. The Loan MAYOR laid before the Court a letter he had received from the Bishop of DERRY, returning I I thanks for the sum •of £5OO. voted at the last Court.' to the Protestant Schools in Ireland ; which was read, and ordered to be entered on the Journals. The Election of Afternoon Lecturer for the United Fetishes of St. Lawrence Jewry, and St. Mary Mag dskn, Milk -street, was concluded on Tuesday last, whet% the numbers were, for • The Rev. Mr. Citossy . . . 91 The Re.r. Mr. WILLIAMS . . . 60 Majority in/tear ache Rev. Mr. Citosst.....-S1 IFALSR AND NlSsEl4`i commrsvom Yesterday a meeting took place at Guildhall, sum. moned by a Creditor (One of the ?Artntrs in the State Lottery Contract), having for , ts object to esrabr , h the proof of a debt by such PArtner, on the round of the account having been closes!, :oil stated by the declaration - of the Contractors of a pro& of 1 .3. per ticket. After much di sot ssiotto the Commissiencse confirmed their former decision, that none of the rota ners could, under any circumstances, be perinitted to prove, and that this declatAtion did not vary their ,situation. ....-•••••••••••-• CAMBRIDGE, Dec. S.-a-Jeffery Hardly. :P.n. of Pettffhome, admitted to the degree of Bathelot. In Civil La*. , The Rev. Dr. King, Preacher at Gray's Inu i ts reaseted to the Bishopric of Rochester, on which occasion be was prosiest:ll to the King, at a private f.evee, on Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. Ramo:len. Dept ty Regius Prnfeuot of Divinity. is instituted, by the Right Rev. the Lord bishop of Ely, to the Vitarage of Chesterton, in this county, on the Presentation of Lila Crown. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the tollowing Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz.—Cap. tain J.-Ltras ' City of London; Capt. R. COLNETT , Castle Eden, for Madras and Bengal—The Court adjourned at Aix o'clock till Wednesday next. A sloop of war, of IS guns, to be called the Pames ARTHUR, has been some time in preparation at Dept. ford, intended as a present to the Day of ALOILILS. The cabin is finished in a superb manner. She is to be furnished with stores of every description fit for a vessel of her class. She is mounted with brass guns. The latest arrivals at Bath, are— Lady Call, Lad/ Hartwell, Lady Lawson, Lady J. Long i ng& Mr. and htEss Forwards, Right Hon. Mr. Windham, Sir Edward Sullen, Sir William Peyton, Sir 'l'. Turban, Sir John and Lady .W. Smith, Sir John Caldwell, Sir ,George Colebrook., Sir J. C, Higpasley, Admiral West, Clear-Admiral Piekmore; Cassel Engle, Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Cunningham, Colonel Csikusel Scott, Major, Mrs. and Miss Askland, Major Aubrey. Mr. COLEMAN is seriously indisposed, and has beat attended for some days past by two physicians. So little secrecy seems to be observed in the affairs of criso. con. and elopement, that the modern Lod THABIOS may be convicted, like certain offenders at the Old Bailey—Guilty of staging, but not privately. Yesterday morning, as a funeral procession was going along Paddington -street, when it came near the coach-stand, the horses of the first coach on the stand took fright, and ran across the street on the pavement. A child, only four years of age, who was passing at the time, had his thigh broken; be was taken to Mary-la-bonne Infirmary, and is since dead. A curious kind of race was run yesterday on Put. net , Common. A person of the name of Waite, who weighs 17 stone, undertook, for a bet of ten guineas and a rump and dozen, to go a mile in eight minutes, land he performed his task in 17 seconds under the given time. There was a considerable concourse of spectators, who were highly entertained at the eccen tricity of the performance. Whilst this race was per. forming, a man killed and ate a duck in ten minutes, for a wager of one guinea. On Wednesday se'nnight a private of the Oxford. shire Militia was shot, whilst relieving guard, in Cold Harbour, Gosport, by an Officer on board the hulk of his Majesty's ship H:dra, who was shooting at ducks. The ball afterwards lodged in a window. hatter. The man, we are happy to hear, is not likely t) lose his life by the accident. An Inquest was ytsterday held in Oxford-street, on the body of a boy who. was killed by falling from a horse, the preceding day: Verdict Accidental Death. The animal was the property of Mr. Fenchurch, of -' Stanton, Herts, who stated that he gave the youth a strict caution not to mount it, coasmsently there was no deodand taken. Bow4rrever.-Yesterday, Mr. H. an attorney, was again examined on the charge of passing a forged bill to Mr. John King, and the butiness stands over foe another: examination, the evidence not being 'WS. cient to dear the accused fur the presen!, although he has been admitted to bail. MARLBOROUGH-STRULT.--011 Wednesday evening, --- Mou:, a hackney-coachnian, was charged by Captain C. Pearkes with an assault. The defendant had been hired at Drury-lane Theatre, at the close of the performance, and'on driving as far as Piccadilly, on his way to May Fair, he stopped, and, with inso lence, demanded 4s. as a promised fare, though no promise had' been made. Intreaties to get this man to proceed were useless, and the Captain alighted with two ladies, when an assault was committed on him, and a watchman secured the offender. Drunken. ness was theddence ; but the defendant teas very pro. perly held to bail till the Sessions. WoiontiNstoterr.-Yesterday Jiissie Ikea was fully committed, charged with stealing two watches, and other -articles of value, from the house of Mr. Pink, in Brick-lane, St. Luke's, where he 10dged....:. Ann bill was likewise committed to the same gaol, charged by Mary Brier and otheri, with stealing out of her apartments in Spitalfields a quantity of bed furniture, apparel, &c. At Morpeth, last market day, there was a ftill mar. ket of cattle and sheep ; fat sold readily ; many info. rior of the former were not sold.-Beef from ss. 6d. to 7s. Mutton fis. 6d. to Bs. per stone, sinkin,g Wheat front 80r. to 965. per quarter. Rye 68s. Oats 255. 4d. to 335. 4.d. CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, DEC. 9.--The supply of Wheat to•day is extremely short, which causes a farther increase of price of about 3s. per quarter- Barley and Malt dull sale at the late reduction-Pests of the two kinds vary but little-small old Beans are rather lower, excepting those of best quality-new Ticks about 60s. per quarter-there is a l so a s h ort supply of Oats, and last prices are supported-Fkur rather higher. Otl4lltAL VIJORItt Lest, 651. 784. 941. Beans (old) Tes. 112k0d. pine ditto, (New) 945. 972. 1 ick .nu, (ow) It).. Ids. ed, 535. 60s. Oats, 375. 405.445. 1111histy, 455. 50s. od. Poland ditto, 455. 465. Malt 754.825. Potato, ditto to •; Od. wigs:epos (boilerl)i 1801140 s Rape Seed, 481. to SA. Grey ditto, 565. 61s. Fine Vim SOL 1a5...-Seeonds 768.80.. 1