Star.
London, England, 1808-08-22 00:00:00

INTERCEPTED DISPATCHES.

On Saturday we announced the arrival of French
Dispatches intercepted at Barbadoes. The follow-
ing letter from our Correspondent, in that Island
coatains some curious particulars on this subject :

" BARBADOES, JULY 19.
6, A few days ago Rear-Admiral Sir A. Cochran.
heard of privateers being to windward of this island,
and ordered the Belette sloop of war, Capt. Sanders,
to leave the Bay in search of them. Captain S. was
so fortunate as to bring in la Jalouse, a
.French
schooner, small, I do not exactly know of what force,
and put to sea again next morning in chase of another
small vessel, which hid been seen not far from the
land, and brought her in also. She proved to be
la Rapide, a schooner, charged with dispatches for
Cayenne from France. The dispatches, however,
were thrown overboard before she was taken. Two
days ago there arrived in Carlisle Bay two cartels, one
from Martinique, the other from Cayenne. Admiral
Cochrane, to prevent the possibility of communica-
tion, had sent to England in the Ramifies' 740 which
takes the convoy from Tortola,' all the French pito-
nem taken in la .Rapide ; and he further placed
a guard in the cartel from Cayenne, to see
that no one quitted or approached the vessels but
under certain restrictions. There was some suspicion
that the cartel from Cayenne and la Rapide had
communicated at sea, and to-day the suspicion was
verified by the discovery of the duplicate of la Ra-
piste's dispatches in the Cayenne cartel, under or at
the bottom of• a barrel of flour.
41 What these dispatches have in view, has not, of
course, transpired. They must be of consequence, by
occasioning an immediate dispatch to our Court. The
Officer, commanding the cartel-in question, has been
very properly conducted, with his equipage, to prison.

66 An unfortunate attack has • been lately made on
the island of St. Martin's by the Wanderer and one
or two schooners;' when, in consequence of the ene-
my's being in a state of preparation quite unexpected,
we lost several brave fellows, without effecting any
purpose. St; Martin's is a harbour for privateers.
"No accounts from America. We are in great
hopes the Spaniards en the Main will soon frequent
our ports. 'Some of their oxen would prove accep-
table to the troops."
On the same subject we give the following from a
Plymouth Newipapir :

44 The intercepted dispatches were intended for the
Spanish Colonies on the.resignation of the Crown of
Spain by the late King, and 6 re forwarded frem Ba-
yunne by the French Emperor in person, who was on
the beach expediting the departure of the vessel.
They are said to contain Booor4ares regulations
with respect to the future state of those colonies, and
the names of those who were friendly to the French
interests. Originals, as well as those which are du-
plicates, were forwarded by the same vessel. The
latter were left at Cayenne, and the vessel, in proceed-
ing with the former for Martinique, was captured off
Barbadoes by the aware, after having thrown
her dispatches overboard. The duplicates were dis-
covered on board a French cartel, which arrived at
Barbadoes from Cayenne under suspicious circum-
stances ; and, as was afterwards confessed, was sent
with the intention of conveying the packet to Gua-
daleupe, under cover of a flag of trace.

" The FLYING FISH schooner arrived at Barbadoes
en the sth •of July, charged with dispatches from
Lord COLLINGWOOD, containing a full account of the
recent transactions in Spain, and conveying a Spanish
Officer, with dispatches from the Junta to those Co-
lonies. Lord Coutwowoon mentioned the departure
of the Rapide from Bayonne, and requeetedlir A.
COCHRANE would endeavour to intercept her, or coun-
teract the effect of the dispatches of which she was
the bearer. On the arrival of the FLYING FISH, Sir
A. COCHRANE immediately acted on the intelligence
he had received ; offensive operations were suspended
against the Spanish flag ; -the Spanish prisoners were
liberated ; and the AeAsrA was immediately ordered
to the Caraceas, with every necessary communication
for the Spanish Governors on the coast. The FLYING
FISH was ordered to Porto Rico and Jamaica. A
French corvette sailed from Cayenne abaft the same
time with the two vessels that Were destined for Mar-
tinique and Guadaloupe, and was supposed to have
been ordered for. Cumata ; on calculation, the
AcAsrA would arrive two or three days before her
at that place, and of course counteract any ill effest

that may have bees produced by the information she
carried "

The Suartz left Barbadoes on July 19, leaving
there his Majesty's ships Bai.uusts, YORK, INTRg.
PID, and CarrAlN (the RAMILDIR had sailed for Tor-
tola to join the homeward bound convoy). The
squadron has been remarkably healthy, so much so,
that there has not been a case of fever heard of these
five months.

The report on Saturday that Martinique had sur-
rendered is incorrect, Admiral COCHRANE'S dis-
patches announce that the island was on the point of
surrendering—a deputation having been sent to the
Admiral, by the inhabitants, proposing to put them-
selves under British protection till a peace decide their
fate. The military opposed this intention, and there
had been a skirmish between them and the inhabi-
I :ants.

I At Guadaloupe a similar disposition prevailed.
They were waiting the result of affairs at Martinique.
The Spanish ports were all open to our trade.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

The following interesting letter we received from
an Officer of Lord CoLuNt.woon's fleet, by the RED.
WING, dated off Cadiz, July 13, 1808

" I have been on shore at Cadiz woke or eight times; ars:
more beautiful city I never saw: and at this moment it is most in-
teresting, to see all ranks enthusias•ic in the cause that is most ho-
nourable to the Spanish nation.—A fine body of men, composed
principally of the Mercantile Gentlemen of Cadiz, 300 strong, is
completed—They have a most superb uniform, and industriously
attend to the morning and evening parades.—ln a short time the
Volunteers and Militia will march to join the Patriotic Army,
when they are to do the whole of the duty of the extensive forti-
fications of the place.-1 hav&seen the house that was inhabited
by the late Marquis De Solana; and more than a hundred cannon
;hot were fired at the two fronts.—Not a vestige of the interior
remains, not even the beams : but it is most honourable to the
Spanish mob, that not an article of the private property of the
Marquis or Marquisa was taken away.—The whole of their cash
and jewels was deposited in the Treasury, to be appropriated to.
the popular cause, and when it was, for a moment, proposed to
sell the effects for the benefit of the poor, the general cry was,
" We want nothing that belongs to a traitor."—He died cou-
rageously, and when he found he was about to be carried to the
gallows, he irritated those about him so Much, by declaring in fa-
vour of the French, that he met his death by the many stabs he
received. It is really gratifying to see the general and determined
opposition to the French, which is common to all the provinces
the small part of Spain in possession of eiz French only wafts for
a favourable'ruoment to throw off the yoke. No one doubts o'
,their success. Nothing is heard but their detestation of the
French, and an Englishman can do any thing. They, however,
are prudent enough to do nothing improper. Every day brings
something new in favour of their cause, and, in the different pro-
vinces, it is positively said, that 49,000 Frenchmen have been put
to death. The Spaniards have suffered very considerably. I
found the Spaniards hospitable, and extremely polite. No one'
visits Cadiz without mounting the National cockade, and the
Spaniards, In return, have united the English black cockade with
their's. In the Square of St. Antonio, the Priests, who have un-
bounded influence over the people, preach to them every night,
and encourage them to a noble resistance.—The physical rf-
sources of Spain will, together with their noble courage, surmount
every obstable.---' Unanimity prevails in the country, and Spain
is saved' are the words of a roost intelligent Spaniard to me. If
you were to see them you would be of the same opinion."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER BELONGING TO
SIR A. WELLESLEY'S EXPEDITION, TO HIS FATHER N
SBMERSETSHIRE.

" Off Oporto, July 25, 1808.

" We arrived here this morning about ten, and
expect every moment to proceed to Lisbon, at which
place there are fourteen thousand French troops,
under the the command of General Jusor, ready to
receive us ; we shall be in the Tagus most likely te-
, morrow, or late this evening, where General Seri-
' cEit, with five thousand men, waits our arrival. I
hope to GOD we shall be successful, indeed I do not
think there is a doubt of it. We shall go into the
field with twenty-five thousand, the whole under the
command of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY. The French
occupy Lisbon, where they have seven thousand men,
and a place at the mouth of the river Macas with the
remainder. Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY went last Sa-
turday into Coruna, and was received with open
arms ; the town was illuminated at night, and you
could hear nothing but " Goo save the King of Eng-
land, and success to the Expedition under Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLEY." He left it soon after dinner, which I
understand was most costly, much pleased with his
reception. The Portuguese have only eight thousand
troops, which join us somewhere near Lisbon, besides
three hundred gentlemen, who have formed them-
selves into a battalion, under the command of a Mr.
BRowNE, a% Englishman—in fact, it is composed
chiefly of English and Irish.
is The country round Oporto is truly beautiful.
The inhabitants come out to us in small boats with
fish and all kinds of fruit, and appear much delighted
at seeing us. I never in all my life beheld so clean
a place ; there is not a house that we could see that
was not white-washed. I tried every means to go on
shore, but could not, as the Lieutenant-Colonel said
no one would be permitted to land but the General
and his Staff,'not even the Commanding Officer of a
Regi meat.

4 There are in the Tagus nine ships of war belong-
ing to Russia, and, should we get possession of Lis:
bon, of course they would not long remain there.
We shalt also get some prize-money : we understand
the French intend fighting to the last, in hopes of
receiving reinforcements, w4ich are expected-by the
way of Spain.
Jut 26.—We are now off a place called Mon-
dego; and can see the hills crowded with soldiers—
of what nation we cannot tell, but suspect them to be

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Portuguese, as the colours of tElt country arc flying
on the ramparts.
" Yesterday we spoke the Flora transport, which
informed us that a battle was fought no longer ago
than last Friday, between the Portuguese and French,
and that the latter had lost 800 men c credit is given
to this report.

" A report has just arrived on board, that we shall
land here instead of Lisbon ; aid that we shall march
up the country to the capital, a distance of 100 miles.
I am afraid it will fatigue, as the weather is remark-
ably hot and sultry, and especially as we have been
cooped up here nearly six weeks. I do not think you
would like to take the march we have in view, for
every officer is obliged to carry his own baggage on
his back, consisting of one shirt, one pair stockings,
one pair drawers, and a handkerchief, besides provi-
sions, which will not be trilling, as I understand Ge-
neral JuNor has taken pretty good care to provide
for himself and his army.
,‘ Anchored at one, and expect every hour to land.
There are 8000 men on shore ready to join, eo that we
shall be a pretty formidable force against any army tile
French may think proper to bring into the field. It
is reported that General Amoy, on hearing of our'
being on the coast, consented to leave Lisbon, if the
Portuguese would permit him to return home through
Spain : this was immediately rejected. We are all
hurry and bustle on board. The men are in excel-
lent spirits. We have on our left a most beautiful vil-
lage called Buarcos, where we expect to -quarter for
a day. The Commodore and Commander-in-Chief
are on shore."

We-understand, by an extract of a letter from Co-
runna, that the Supreme Junta of the kingdom of
Galicia, have presented Lieutenant-Colonel DOYLE
with the rank of Brigadier-General; and Captains
CARROLL and KENNEDY, with that of Lieutenant-
Colonels in the Spanish army.
- The Irish brigade which was formed in France,
under the Consulate of BONAPARTE, and which con-
sisted of a great majority of those who fled from Ire-
land, in consequence of the insurrection of 1798,
were among the French army which accompanied
MURAT into Spain. They formed a part of the force
of DUPONT, in Andalusia ; and, it is said, that they
deserted in a body to CASTANOS, after having endea.
vowed to dissuade many of their companions in arms
from fighting against the cause of the Spanish Pa-
triozs. The number which thus nobly abandoned
DUPONT exceeded 1500 men, who were most gra-
ciously received by CAsrtNos, and many of whom
were immediately promoted to Commissions of rank
and confidence. Such promptitude on the part of
the Spanish Commander, to confide in the Irish, is
not to be wondered at when we consider the known
and uniform partiality of the Spaniards to the na-
tives of Ireland ; and still More, the motives that
evidently influenced the conduct of the Irish in this
instance. The number of the Irish Brigade was
owing to the assurance of BONAPARTE, upon their
original formition, that they should be employed in
an expedition to emancipate their own country. Such
a motive of union would of course revolt at the idea
of seconding the endeavours of BONAPARTE for the
subjugation of another country.
Tie whole of DUPONT'S force, including WEDEL'S
division, is understood to have been originally 21.,000
men, and it is stated, that 10,000 had been killed be-
fore the snrrender to CASTANOS.

Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of CLA-
RINCE completed his 43d year.
An order has just been issued by the COICHANDER
IN CHIRP to suspend the embarkation of the Fourth
Expedition, assembled at Cork, under the command
of General BAIRD.
The following notice was on Saturday affixed at
the Bank and Stock Exchange

" August 20, 1808.

The Contractors for the Loan having applied to the CNAN.
cti.Loa of the Eicurquia. to request that he would recom-
mend to the Commissioners for liquidating the Public Debt to
apply a part of the fund for the redemption of the four per
Cents. he has thought proper to decline their request ; and of
which the Contractors think it incumbent on them to give im-
mediate notice." .

The rejection of this application, combined with
other causes, produced a farther depression of the
funds. At the close of the market the 3 per Cent.
Consols were at 651, and Omnium from to 1 dis-
count.

There has been another very serious tumult at
the College of Baraset (the Militttry Seminary, 12
miles from Calcutta, where all Cadets are placed for
a year, on their arrival, with the intention of their
acquiring some rudiments of the Hindostanee lan-
guage, and from which none are exempted but by
very special favour, or peculiar circumstances of the.
military service.) The insurrection of these premature
heroes (in number near 300) was upon some frivOlous
pretence or supposed reasons of complaint, but it
proceeded to very serious lengths. Their Commander,
Major Raban, of the 12th Native Infantry, was per-
sonally assailed and seriously wounded and maltreat-
ed, as was Also 'his. Adjutant, whose horses were
killed, and carriages destroyed. The whole Police
of Calcutta was then sent against this band of youth-
ful insurgents; but, as here (as in 'England) it is
illegal for Peace officers to resort to fire arms, the civic
Posse was soon overthrown, and entirely routed ! Ge-
neral Sir Ewan Baillie next proceeded with part of
his Stiff, to harangue them, and persuade them to !
return to subordination'and order ; but he was most I
disrespectfully received, and compelled to retreat ra-
ther precipitately I It was then found necessary to
bring up the military against these embryo companions,
and three companies of native infantry, with a part
of the Governor-General's body-guard, accordingly.,
surrounded them, td whom they, surrendered by ca-
pitulation ; a military judicial investigation of the
atfair.has since taken place, and the two ringleaders
of the revolt have been cashiered, rendered incapable
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lof ver serving the Company, and 'sent back to Eng-
land; Several have been put at the bottom of the list
of cadets, and many placed tinder arrest for various
periods.

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The Duke of Kent pcirtit,: wp Midis from New.
York and Halifax, in 18 dais from the latter place i •
•and the'Neckton paelretfroka Jartaca, are am:trod at
Falmouth. The lettera-aast papers lay both will be
. as
delivered to-rnorroin
FALIAGUtH, AUGUST IS. .- '4
Sailed, his Majesty's .ship Ar.nnr, with a ffietlf
transports for Cork ; and the Monatsrowy armed '
brig, with a convoy for Wales. The Duke of keAt
packet, with mails from New York and Halifax, is
'reported to have arrived off this port.--Wind N.W::.
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TRURO, AUGUST 20.
A fleet of transports, amounting to about 40 sail,
bound to Cork to take troops for Portugal, pia WI)
Falmouth on Sunday last, and continued wind bottai '
till Thursday, when they sailed with a fine breezi it
N.E, under convoy of the A —LERT, of 18 pll, -Cap.
tain WILLIAMS. The Mortuurrow armed brig, wilt
a convoy for Wales, s ,iled at !he same frne.

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST PA
Came in the TIGRE, of 74 guns, from Portsmouth;
.I%lAncissus, of 28 guns, from Oporto, last from the
Eastward ; SAPPHIRE, of 18 guns, from the Cape of
Good Hope, and sailed again to the Eastward.—
Sailed thericay.,, of 74 guns, to join the Channel
fleet ; and HARLEQUIN, of 14 guns, for Millard.
Government are hiring a number of transports for
the purpose of fetching sheep from Spain.

PORTSMOUTH, AUCUST 21.
Nothing arrived or sailed this day.—Wind calm.
HARWICH, AUGUST 21.

Arrived yesterday several sail of transports from
the Downs. No troops have yet arrived, but we ex-
pect part to-morrow.—Sailed this day the AUCKLAND
packet, Captain BRIDGE, for Gottenburg?, and the
PRINCE OF WAL/24 Captain MASON, for Heligoland.

DEAL, AUGUST 21.
Sailed the.LevIATNAN to the Westward. Sailed
through the Downs, the UNION East lndiaman, for
Portsmouth.

The transports mentioned in my letter of Thursday
last, supposed to have been going into Ramsgate Pier
to receive on board the Ist and 3d brigade of Guards
lying here, still remain in the Downs, waiting, as is
supposed, for the other transports' arrival from Ports-
mouth.

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