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AtINIFICF.NT MANSION.—ELEGANT VILLA. Capital FARM HOIII-ES and UJILDINGS, with 88115. Acres of escellent Freehold Arable. Pasture, and Meadow LAND. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, On Monday next, December the lOth, 1810, :t the Fountain , • . • -,'lnA Canterbtel, DENFON ESTATES, Vith Acres of Land, the Tythet of the Parish of Ewing teld,•Fitte htitors. a spaciows avTansion, convenient Villa, Ste. &c. in Jolts of from 50 to 300 Acres. of Ih,e din' root Farms may be seen and other Particulars had of Mr. M. Pitnlips, who will attend for that purpose, on "l'hursclay next, Dee. 6„ at 'the 1- otel, Brighton on Friday at the Hunvskrd Coffee-Flotsee, Strand, London ; and on Saturday at the Fountain Inn. Canterbury. . ~-- i AMERICA .NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 4. 'Some changes are like l y to take place in our Cabi net before the meeting of Congress, on the 3d Decem. bet. Among others, Robert Smith, who had the dis pute with your Minister Jackson,.is expected to resign his Office:of Secretary of State, to give place to Mr. Munroe. Other matters sre not yet ripe for commu nication. The Cabinet of the United States has received dis palches from the Representatives of West Florida, containing some propo. , ,itions for a inntua) , Treaty.— People in confidence assert, that the United States has been invited to take possession of it, and that it will be erected into anew State. We are in alarm lest, if England does not take some steps, the Non Intercourse Law will be revived on the meetin& of Congress.. Our Ministentie blin ded by the false promises of Bonapart►. Such a tr:casure will be unpopular, even stag' as the De n ocrati,c party is. - Dispatches_ *ITU sent to France in a few days. . _ SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. CADIZ, NOVEMBER g. They +a-rite from Aranna on the 21st October, that the division commanded by General'Ballasteros, by a verietp of well-combined movements, has at length conspellea Moitier to retreat with the utmost preci pitation. He .availed himself, for that purpose, of a tremendous thunder storm, during which he effected his retreat, yet in the utmost confusion, and with a very considerable loss in killed and wounded. /MAC? rto)4 AS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION PROM 10RD WELLINGTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIR.t FORJAZ. Pero Negro, the 10th inst. Nothing of importance has occurred since tis date of' toy last dispatches of the 3d instaut, On the .sth . Inst. the enemy reconnoitred the envitons of Abran its, end moved, tinder covtr of the above operation, • small body of horse and foot towards Villa Velha, evidently with the intention of, obtaining possession of the bridge across the Tagus, which was formerly to that place ; finding it, however, destroyed, the above deta.chments returned to Sobreba Formosa. — The enemy has collected the largest number el - boats Which it was in his power to obtain, in order to throw a bridge over the Zezere t it is very bad, and will, I trust, be destroyed. • By the last accounts Which I hate 'received from Sa , iajoz, dated the 4441 find that at that time_Mor tier's corps remained in Seville, and was i* a very sickly state. TARRAGONA, OCT. SS. Pur General in Cbief being . .extremely . satisfied with the distinguished manner m which the officers of his Britannic Majesty's frigate Cam , . Scian conducted themselves in the action which took pl,pe in Bazut and Pelapos, on the 1041 and 14th e last month, under the immediate orders of Ma jor-General Doyle, ordered a certain number of me dajrns bil,tvbckk with the inscription p GRATEFUL SPAP TO BRITISH IlgritaPauTT,' and on the reverse, 0 Elsa:4l4 ALUANCIL" The said medal Ras delivered to the above Major. General for distribution among the brave men who fought !o;allantly, led on'by theit noble Combas gliir, Captain Nue. VALENCIA DE ALCANTARA, NOV, 11. . They mite from La Mancha, on the sth instant, that on the 28th ult. Franciiquite attacked, hi the vicinity of-Consuegra, a detachment of the enemy's drap.ms which escorted 70 carriages laden with lead, cartouches, and other effects. The result was, that he succeeded in seizing the carriages after killing many of the escort. The parties of the Commanders AltrandrO and' Orohio have to-day united in Calicos, for the purpose t , t attacking the French who yesterday entered into Alm.icieq. We hope the Most favourable results, be. cause these guerrillas consist of 800 good horsemen: From F•lrtugal, we know that the Tagus has been swelled in the most extraordinary manner by the late and that it consequence of this all the endea• vc urs of the French division to pass it have hitherto proved useless. The river Zezere has also swollen, and carried away part of the wooden bridge which the enemy had constructed. On the 4th, at-four in• the after. ',non, the PN-ench presented themselves in the vicinity c f Abrantes, but were received lsy se brisk a fire that they retired at *night. SEVILLE, OCT. g 2. Marshal Mortier having entered this city with a' division of from five to six thousand men, had a long conference with the Duke of Dalmatial he afterwards set out with the same force, giving out the most flat tering hopes, tint at his amarance in the army of Gener3l Victor, and with ,the reinforcement which accompanied him, he ,wouhl make it known that the !stand of Leon was not, of was supposed, impreg nable ; that lie would speedily dissolve the ridiculous Conc,ress, intitled General Cortes, and overthrow the c iliial,4l 'lives which the ignorance and personal in terest of mans , tried to in iato the-hearts cif the. sincere and well meaning Spaniards. These. and. Crther similar - ideas, and which most !ikely are far from being either his wishes or , htteneons; have been spread in this city bi his partisani ,and vile accom. dices in iiis iniquities ; -but even thnmost simple see **ugh theni 'and despise thesis, while the - hatred :igainst Their -cruel oppressors increases daily. So •vrizat is the want of eonfidence With which the neigh oours li.ten to any newitrornOovernment,•that there' w*s scarSelY any one: 740;creskied._that the Duke wits- directing his , steps:thwards peat port; hci was , :o.itched by many under different 41sgulses and pre . - :nces ; and_they havr assured-us, that having teach- y ~ :. • .0 • , .! ed Aleala de Guadayra, Ise took the road to Car mona, accompanied by the escort which had been previously prepared. Nov. 13.—The action of the valiant patriot called the Physician, which we announced in the Gazette of the 6th, took place at Yonder, and the number of the I French which perished in the flames of a hermitage 115:is at this time, 3 of those who had taken the loath came to our side. The following is nn extract of a letter brought to Plymouth, by the Britannia cutter, Lieut. WILSON : " CADIZ, NOWEMBEFt 14. le I hate nothing worth troubling you with in the way of news. With the exception of an occasional bombardment between the Freach forts and our gun boats, every thing is at a stand. But lam sorry to inform you that we have been visited by that worst of enemies—the plague, which has swept off great numbers. It has now, thank GOD, nearly subsided ; and, when the cold weather sets in, I have no doubt but Noe shall be entirely freed from this dreadful scourge. Had it commenced earlier in the season, HEAVEN knows where its ravages would have ended, as both the city and garrison are crowded to an un healthy excess. Gibraltar, Malaga, and Alicant, have alike been visited with the same pestilential disease. " As to military affairs, every thing is nearly at a stand, and co, I imagine, it will continue, until the fate of Portugal is decided. gi The Spaniards are repented to be every where successful ; but tho operations that have been per formed during the last three months, arc of a trivial nature. _ _ •" The enemy are reported to have received three reinforcements by way of Bayonne, but I do not imagine that any thing of consequence will be attemp ted on either side, till the ensuing spring." THE EVENING STAK. LONDON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4. TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. money, 661-}—acc. •74. Reduced 64-4 per Cent. 821 i. Navy .5 per Cent. 100#—Omnlum 5i dis. Excheq. Bills, 4s. 9s. prem.—Bonds 20s. 21s. rent. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 661 65f Omnlum 5 dis. 3 per Cent. Cons. 66j India Bonds, 21s. prem. 4 per Cent. •2j 82 Exc. Bills, 4s. Ss:prem. 5 per Cent. Nary 100 U 100 English Lottery Tickers att. Long Ann. 17* Ccas. for acc. frif WAR. WITH SWEDEN. This morn;ng, a Gottenburgh Mail reached the Post Office, and brings intelligence, that on the 25th of November War was formally declared by Sweden against Great Britain. This Mail, (probably the last that will he received from unfortunate Sweden,) was brought by the Auckland packet, which reached Yarmouth yesterday. • RETREAT OF MASSENA. To the pastitulars which have already been stated In the STAR respecting this important event, we have now to add the Bulletins issued yesterday afternoon from the povernment Offices, an Extraordinary Ga zette, published last night, and some private accounts receiv.ed this morning : " CARTAXO, NOV. 21. • 66 The enemy retreated from his position on the night of the 14th, their right marching on Alcoentre, their left on Villa Nova. They continued their re treat the following day. The allies broke up in pur suit on the morning of the' 15th, the advance reaching Alenquer that day, Azambttja and Alcoentre on the 16th, and Carta= on the 17th : on those days we made 400 prisoners. Sir BItENT STENCER and Gene ral Lvarn's*djvisions followed. On the 17th Lord Wsulnoron learned that the 9einy had constructed another bridge over the Zesere, his first having been carried away, and a large corps marched that day from Santarem to Golegao. Lord WELLINGTON im mediately sent General limes division across the Tagus at Valada, with a view of aiding Abrantes, if it should be attacked, or of annoying the enemy if he tontinued his retreat through Lower Beira. " On the 18th the enemy's rear-guard was found so strongly posted in front of Santarem, that it could not be attacked with hopes of success. Though the' French continue to send troops and baggage towards the Zezere, they keep a sufficiently large corps at IStntarem and in its front to repulse any attack from this side ; and the heavy rains have so completely destroyed the roads, that Lord WELLINGTON has found it impossible to dislodge the enemy by moving through the hills against his right. Possibly the same cause keeps the enemy so long at Santarem. " Lord WELLINGTON is uncertain whether it be the intention of MASSENA to retire out of Portugal : in the strong position between the Zezere and Santarem he may try to maintain himself till he can be joined by the reinforcements which Lord WELLINGTON knows to be on the frontiers. On this account, and that of the inclement weather, Lord WELLINGTON has brought forward but part of his army, leaving a por tion in cantonments in reserve. General HILL is to halt at Chamusca, until the intention of the trench is decided. • 44 SILVEIRA writes on the and letters of the 13th t from Salamanca confirm, that a corps, supposed about 20,000 men, are moving in Castile, and prepar ing w enter Portugal. His Lordship bestows a warm eulogium on the corps of engineers, and Lieutenant- Colonel flrronizn, by whose exertions his positions covering Usbon have been • rendered impiegnable. His Lordship returns his thank to Admiral BERKE LEY and the nary, Mug* ROMANA, Sir BRK)IT SPOKEEIL, eCE. • ' • aril/ is very heAthy, ;tad .14: - coatbietuti 'itself much to his ittisfattf;ii:/, ef & ADWURALTY-OVIRCE, DEC. 3. it reispAtehes have this morning been received at i this Office from Admiral the Hon. azotuaLl3zattr.- Lair, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ship is the Tagns, dated the 16th, 20th, and 22d ultimo. , g In the former,of 'film dispatches the Admiral states, that he had, at the request of Lord WELLING TON, formed a brigade of seamen and marines, con sisting of 500 of each, for the occupation of the works from which the troops may be withdrawn, the com mand of which he had given to Captain LAWFORP of the IMPETITEUX. »gawky and to my satisfution, , the force was composed of troops tions, and of diiferent nations ; and advantages entirely to the 7e41 for 1 we are engaged, and the concil; the Chiefs and Oeneral Officers of different tuitions ; and I have no cordiality will prevail as long as that the armies should continue tin; , Lieutenant General Sir Brent that Sir William Can Betesford, the General Staff of the army, ha\ me every assistance in their power g‘ In the dispatch of the 20th, Admiral BERKE.- LEr states, that on the 15th the retreat of the ene my was announced to him by telegraph from the ships up the river : that with a view of supporting the flank of General HILL, who had advanced, he had ordered Lieutenant BERKELEY, with the flotilla PRIVATE ACCOUNTS. Most of the private letters sta, MASSENA, aiikh commenced on rendered initisp.?nsible by the distres. who were reduced nearly to their that he spiked up many of his gun! great part of his heavy baggage, however, no farther than Santarem, blished his head-quarters efi the remained when the lest accounts Wsi.i.istrrox, with 70,000 men, ments of the enemy, and many that a battle between the tem arm vantage on our ae, was considered i few days. The ZENOSIA sloop of single anchor in the Tagus, rem(' distnewsof an engagement, which of gun-boats to' proceed up the river; and Rear• A dmiral Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS, with all he boats and pontons o to superintend the passing of our army across, if necessary, having provided flying bridges and every thing for that purpose. In his dispatch of the 22d (the jest received), the Admiral states, that the enemy having halted at Santarem, and taken up that strong post, the British and combined forces are assembling, and remain within a league of it ; and the flotilla and boats utadcr Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS are abreast of the enemy at Valada, where they had passed over General Hrtea division to the South side of the Tagus..and Genera,' PANE'S division is stated to have already reached Abrantes." The desertions from the French stragglers left behind in the retreat siderable number. The Dolphin transports under her convoy, chief! prisoners and deserters, sailed from England the 23d ult. a day before THE FOLLOWING IS AN.IIXTRAoT OF LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, MONDAY, inCEILBER 3. DOWNING •STREET, DECIMIHER 3. A Dispatch, of which the following is an Extract, 'has been this day received at LordLlverpeol's Offire, addressed to his I.ord ship by Lieutenant General Viscount Wellington, dared Car tes°, November 21. The enemy retired from the position which they had held for the last month, with their right at Sobral, and their left resting upon the Tagus, in the night of the 1 tth instant ; and went by the road of Aleuquer to wards Alcoentre with their right, and Villa Nova wish their left. They continued their retreat towards San tarem on the following days. Th 2 allied army broke up from their position on the morning of the 15th instant, and followed the march of the enemy ; and the advanced guard was at Alenquer on the 15th, and the British cavalry and the advanced guard at Azambuga and Alcoentre on the 16th, and at this place on the 17th. In these movements they made about four hundred prisoners. OffICER AT LIMN, DATID " DEAR SIR... I send this by the down the river, waiting for a Messenger WRLLINGTON. . " The French army commenced 14th; and for the first time this MA cible General, turned his back on t" tuguese troops• The enemy's retreat expected, as they were busily employed the in making lid's; when at the same was in full march. To prevent Tagus, a large detachment of boat war and transports, had proceeded at the same time conveyed troops any landing they might attempt, comstances might require. If the in crossing the Tagus, they will battle, if Lord Wit.t.unoron thinks risque one, for the river Zezer e Mondego to the Tagus, across bridges are destroyed, and I destroyed on the Mondego.—At TRANT is posted with 5000 .Portuj the enemy crossing the Mondego. act, Ido not know. All supplies are cut off &a them, and by every account we receive, they are in a dreadful situation. It is supposed they must capitu late. The country they have to pass through is quite laid waste, and the incessant rains have swelled the rivers 'and made the streams very rapid, so that so temporary bridges can possibly stand. They have bit behind a great many sick. 44 Lord WELLINGTON'S head-quarters are close in the rear of MAsse-ws, about 50 miles firm Lisbon. Independent cf an action, Mamma must lose half his army by sickness, deaths, and desertions, from the privations they are under and the season they have to encounter. These troops have beet followed on their march by Sir BRENI SPENCER'S division, and the sth division of infantry under Major General Leith. On the 17th I received accounts from Major Gene ral Fane, from the left of the Tagus, that theanemy had constructed another bridge on the Zezere, that which had been first thrown over that river having been carried away by use floods ; and that they had on that day marched a large Andy of troops from San tarem towards Golegao ; and I immediately passed Lieutenant General - Hill's cotes across the Tagus at Valada, in boats which Admiral Berkeley had been so 'kind as to send up the river to aid and facilitate the operations of the army. Having advanced from the positions in which I was enabled to bring the enemy to a stand, and to oblige them to retire without venturing upon any at tack, it is but justice to Lieutenant Colonel Fletcher and the Officers of the Royal Engineers, to draw your Lordship's attention to the ability and diligence with which they have executed the works by which these positions have been strengthened to such a degree as to render any attack upon that line occupied by the allied army very doubtful, if not entirely hopeless.— We are indebted for these advantages to Lieutenant. Colonel Fletcher and the Officers of the Royal Engi. FlLL‘lai-011 VILLAS ncers ; among whom I must particularly 'mention " * RAI SANTAIUM, NOY. 21, IE.. Captain Chapman, who has given me great assistance "On the 17th the enemy stopped the light divii:os upon various occasions. about two miles in front of Cartaxo ; on the 18th they Your Lordship will have observed how much the retired, and the position they now occupy is in the effective strength of the army in proportion to its total , front of Santarem. This position is extremely strong numbers has increased lately. There is no sickness and they have added to its natural strength by Tarim in the army of any importance ; and above one half works. The hill is insulated,- with left on the Tagus; of those returned as sick in the military returns are the top almost flat ; the town of Santarem in thereat convalescents, who are retained at Belem till they will • is so situated that we see the tops of the churches, have gained sufficient strength to bear the fatigues of In the front are two smaller hills, one above the (del ,marching and of their duty in the field. Besides the and in the front of the whole a morass, which is nest allied army, your Lordship will observe, that an ad. ditional force has been provided from the feet ; and ;ender water, and is to be crossed only by a cau seea l eight hundred yards long, and perfectly straight, uf' I take this occasion of informing your Lordship at which the enemy have four pieces of cannon , et' fi. in every instance I have received the most cordialand lading the causeway. The left is retired on the tiro' friendly assistance from Admiral Berkeley, and the •-srid was reconneitred yesterday by General Coy' officers and men of the squadron under his command. Echo's division, when he found the hill almost pc. Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Williams has 'even done pendicular, and of course most difficult of access.-- me the favour to come up the Tagus to superintend Ido not know the particulars of their right, but a l the passage of Lieutenant amoral Hill's corps over informed that it is exceedingly strong. I h.aren o2C ; curate information of the distribution of the hos t+ 1 the river. my dispatch of the 20th of October, I informed army: I have just heard that Jorof's cores is gc . 4 youi Lordship, that the Marquis de la Romanshad to Le y ria. General HILL cro ssed the Tagus on joined the 'allied army in their positions in frOnt of 18th, and is now at Almynza. Our division, and t:: Lisbon,with a considerable detachment of the Spanish light division, are at ,this place, and our from him much valuable advice and ca valry army under his command ; he dill continues with General Paster, are on the letl, General Lsga • us, aryl I receive road to Our right to the Tagus. Sir C. ATICIN'6 brigade, a ard . , Cartazo, and the right of the army arc the assistance. : • . the rear, and in the position near Galbiers• Throughout the petto4 40ifog - which we occupied • Plorott is at Turns Vedrts." those positsons, every thin( went on with the upstost ' t ' " Something will soon take place, when you shall bear from me again. I yesterday saw a Lieutenant and a Commissary, real Frenchmen, who deserted Gs their retreat." notw it lag e% t ps of vari ous a tomic • and I a:ttibute for the cause in a ti ci :dieting dispoi t i al • • : of the armie s ni• ) doubt that the c aet it may be e&' .j . United. It Spencer and M a .. LI, and the OfEcen d st save aut Untied tc, r ,,, )LINTS. 111 ate that the retrA at ;n the 14th ult. re listress of his "% last nation of btia t runs and destroyed a sage. He proceeded trem, where he oft. 17th, slnd where he ,s came away. Lai , followed the mot e . i r rof the letters state, • inies, with- every s j, • rd inevitable withi n a bb of war was lyin g at ady to start with die I it was hourly expected 4 eneh army, oral the tat, amount to acca• ,n store-ship, with Sit illy laden with French front the Tagus* t Ire the Jasper. a Dr A LETTER rRnM dr ) NOVRICIRR 20. the Jasper, which I:es Messenger from Lord i cad its retreat on the I bfAcIENA, this invin, the British anttPon• terra' was quite nut tployed the day before same time their me i nt their crossing the 4 oats from our mensf I led up the river, al 1 )ps across, to oppas 1 t, and to act as cir• the enemy are fclle .1 ll be obliged to foe Nab it prudent is :ere run. from as oss which all der hear they are Ilia At Coimbra Coked wtuguese, to prevent go. How they lies are cut off from receive, they are in a ;ed they mast capita. pass through is quite • shad ;enact d is;;. vision h t h ey in the trdoga ariod agus le rod s, &fa aborl nod Oa? 0 1 rircti :asAr; t pd• ess,— it all n ac• 100 N Id 0 4 a on N sof rus t a d to norsi