Star.
London, England, 1808-08-30 00:00:00

LONDON.

TUESDAY,. AUGUST SO.
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We have received a variety of letters and printed
Journals from Spain down to the 17th inst. from
which we have given as large extracts as cur limits
would permit. The accounts received by Govern-
ment are to the 19th inst.

From the South the accounts are as favourable as
could be wished. There were indeed some disorders
at Madrid after the retreat of the French from that
city, but public tranquillity was soon restored. The
populace having vented the first ebullitions of their
fury against those whom they conceived to have been
too obsequious to the French Usurper, by breaking
their windows, and by other excesses short of per-
sonal violence, came forward in multitudes to be em-
bodied for the emancipation of their Country.
It now appears that the Grand- Council of Castile
were not free agents in any of the measures promul-
gated under their pretended sanction. Several of the
principal members, and among others the Duke del
INFANTADO, made their escape, and succeeded in
joining General BLAKE. Among our extracts, will be.'
found a patriotic circular address from the Council of
Castile to the Juntas in the country.
The French armies, as was expected from former
accounts, having evacuated Segovia, Valladolid, and
Valencia, fell back towards Burgos, Panurvo, and Vit-
toria, where they were concentrating theirforces. Their
precise force we cannot ascertain. GeneralCunsTA says
that his official account from Madrid statedthenumber
of French who left that city to be 22,000. To this must
be added the army of BESSIERES, probably 15,000
men ; and they have still remaining in Spain, though
dincled, a force under MONCEY, and the garrisons
of . out Jouie, Figuenas, and Pampeluna. The
French army concentrated at Burgos is therefore for-
midsble, and prevents us from giving belief to a report
which was current yesterday, but which we could trace
to no good authority, that BEILSIERES had offered to
capitulate. Our letters state that his army is certainly
above 55,000, of whom 5000 are cavalry. This is an
immense army, when it is considered of what mate.
vials it is composed, and that it still possesses the route
to Bayonne clear. It is reported, indeed, that some
Polish regiments, part of his force, had revolted, and
either had left him or threatened to leave him. The
truth of this we have not been able to ascertain,
• though it is highly probable that, composed as the
French armies arc of conscripts from the conquered
countries, very little dependence can be had upon
them in a retreat, and encumbered as they are with
?s immense train of plunder, presenting an object of
temptation to the disaffected.
The last accounts of JOSEPII BONAPAZTE state,
that he had left Burgos for Vittoria, so that the ac-
counts from Holland ofhis having gone to Bayonne
are probably correct.
From the position taken by the enemy, their inten-
"lnn seems to be to occupy the line of the Ebro, and
Make themselves masters of Navarre and Catalonia.
If so, we shall probably soon hear of their making an
attack on Saragossa before the ratrioss can reinforce
that important post.
The accounts -received by Government, state the
unpleasant intelligence, that " a column of the
French, on hearing of the insurrection of the people
of Biscay, promptly marched an army of 8000 men
from Vittoria against Bilboa. The Spaniards sus-
tained the attack with the utmost bravery ; but not
having had time to become sufficiently organized,
and being totally unsupported by regular troops,
they were forced to surrender the town by capitula-
tion. The terms they obtained were highly favour-
able ; but the perfidious enemy no sooner got posses-
sion of the place, than, lost to every sense of ho-
nour, justice, and hamanity, they violated the condi-
tions, and actually plundered the town of every
thin- valuable that it contained."
The above accounts add, that the French, after
having thus exercised their rapacity and cruelty upon
the inhabitants of Bilboa, returned to Vittoria, carry-
ing their booty along with them. These events
took place on the 15th or 14th instant.
No other action of importance had takenpince. The
Asturians had occupied all the passes of their moun-
tains, and General &axes army, we are happy to
learn, was daily increasing in number, and improving
in discipline. General Can.'s:cos entered Madrid with
his victorious army on the sth inst. One of the pri-
vate letters states, but we hope erroneously, that a
jealousy subsists between him and General REDING,
who, in consequence, refuses to give up to him his pri-
soner General DUPONT.

No official accounts have been received from Por-
tugal ; but the advices received through Spain state,
that on the 12th instant Sir A. WELL£SLEY was ad-
vanced within a few leagues of Leyria, having been
joined by General SPLVCER, and 5000 Portuguese.
Another corps of 5000 Portuguese was watching the
fortress of Almeida.
The French General LOISON had succeeded in
throwing a re,nforcement of 4000 men on the 3d in-
stant into Elves, and was on his return to Lisbon to
Juor.

A report was eurret: at Corunna NN hen the packet