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

PORTUGAL.

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famous pet Eknator has escaped us ( Murat), but the
vengeance of 1-lEttenN will overtake him." •
The Gazette concludes .with orders for raising Men
in the different parishes, and regulations of much
energy connected with this measure. It enacts that.
an Alcalde shall, with a Notary, go round each
parish, and in a book enter the names of those who
may voluntarily enlist, specifying their age and occu-
pation, their wish either for the infantry or cavalry,
what de,cription of arms they may be in possession
of, and whether they undertake to subsist themselves,
or demand pay. Those who do not proffer personal
service, are to specify whether they will undertake to
supply arms, money, or cloathing. It is, however,
intimated that if their country shall want their ser-
vices, all from the age of 15 to 50, shall be enlisted
without regard to their consent or refusal. Such per-
sons as have arready been in the army, are to specify
whether they are incapable of further service, and the
rank they formerly held.

VI ANA, AUGUST 9.

To-day the intelligence has bee:a spread, that all
the French endeavoured to leave Lisbon, in order to
see whether a retreat could be made. through Spain
to Prance,-in small divisions; they, would, -however,
be all cut to pieces, were they to attempt this. Al-
garve has been a long time free from this scourge,
and we hope that the delivery of all Portugal is at
hand.• We shall see what the 14th will effect.
AUGUST 12.—0 n the 6th from 5 to 6000 English
debarked at Figueira, in addition to the 10,000 laude
before. We are assured that they are destined to
Lisbon, where they expect to arrive on the 14th or 15th.

SR/11N.

OVIEDO GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

OVIEDO, AUGUST

MADRID, AUGUST 2.
On the 29th ult. about four o'clock in the evening,
it. was reported that Joseph Napoleon was marching,
and that all the troops in the city were following him.
This report was confirmed by the movements made
by the French milliners and all those of that nation
who did not belong to the army. The same evening i
they withdrew from the hospitals, and conducted to
Retiro all the infirm soldiers. They put in requisi-
tion
all the carriages and horses that could be found,
and the troops prepared to march. In fact, that very
night and on the morning of the 30th, a great part of
the army, the sick, milliners, trades people, &c. of the
French nation set out. On the whole day of the 30th,
there followed preparations for the ntatch a Joseph
and the remainder of the army. Hi dined at half
past four in the afternoon, in order to proceed, in the
dusk, to sleep at Chamartiri. The carriages were
harnessed, and repaired to the Court of the Palace,
but the coachmen and muledrivers, and 'most of the
attendants of the royal carriages had disappeared ; on
Which account Joseph could not depart that night,
and was obliged to suspend his journey to the morn-
ing of the 31st, when he departed on horseback, as he
was unable to put the carriages in motion. The same
morning he took from the stables all the mules, horses,
andharness,and shamefully sold all at the lowest price.
In the evening of the same day, they forced open the
gates of, the public Treasury and Beak, putting the
people in st;ch terror, that we passed a most anxious.i
night, thinkingthat a general pillage was about to take
place. They took from these buildings above four-
teen millions. At. two o'clock in the morning of the
Ist instant was heard a cannonade, which, though at
first it was taken for a fatal signal; was in fact but
the precursor of the brightest and happiest day that
evar rose over Madrid.' On this signal all the guards
were withdrawn, and all the French filed off towards
the Parade, whence they marched off. Scarcely did
day appear, when all the people ran 'through the
streets, and the posts of the guards, but nothing was
to be found. They passed to the Retiro, and there
they found only a few dying wretches, and here and
them a dead body. They beheld, with amazement,
the ditches, pallisadoes, and terrible batteries, di-
rected against this city. The gun-carriages were in
flames, above 70 cannon were ,spiked, and about
2000 barrels of powder thrown into a large pond.
The inhabitants of Madrid, on seeing themselves de-
livered from this destructive apparatus, gave thanks
to the SUPREME 13,EING, and immediately began to
assume for their badge, the portrait of Ferdinand VII.
AUGUST 6.—Yesterday the Junta of Council and
the Alcaldes of the Court ordered that every one,
from the age of 16 to .50, should immediately enlist
and take up arms; but we aie assured that this order
will not be put in force, owing to the arrival of two
Aides de-Camp from General Castanos, and to-mor-
row a Te Drum is to he sung.

Signior Don Arias de Mon, Govrenor ftro lempore
of the Council of'Castile, under date of the 4th, ac-
quaints this Supreme Junta that Madrid was free from
the oppression of the French ; and afternoticing the
loyalty of the Council, notwithstanding the critical
circumstances under which it was placed, especially
in not wishing to swear allegiance to Joseph Napo-
• Leon, concludes by wishing this Junta to name De-
puties, that with Deputations from the rest of th.t
Juntas of the kingdom, they should be united to the
Council of the capital, in order to adopt measures for
rthe welfare of Spain. The Council of Castile has
done in this no more than follow the wishes of all the
provinces, who have for a long time desired a Su-
preme Junta; composed of men of the first abilit! and
respectability, to put the finish to the glorious Work
which has been Commenced ; to be the terror or the
evil disposed, and to present an impenetrable obsta-
cle to the vile arts-of our enemies, their seductions
and intrigues. Florida Blanca, Saavedra, Jovel-
lanos, Valdes,•and niiiiy other military and political
characters with which Spain abounds, T-TE.Avux has
preserved, as a miracle, for the welfare of their
country.
AUGUST 12.—We have received intelligence of the
precipitate retreat of the division of Marshal Bessieres.
The late events were celebrated with illuminations,
ringing of bells, solemn mass, and Tr Demi, at which
the Supreme .Tunta, and the Officers of distinction
assisted, together with an immense concourse, and
repeated dischargesnof artillery expressed th^ demon-
stration of thanks to the GOD of Armies for the deli-
verance of the capital from the hands of the heroes of
the 2d of May, and the oppressors of the kingdom..
The troops which had been ordered from this pro-
vince, after the battle of Rio Sico, have rejoined Ge-
neral Cuasta's army.

CADIZ, JULY 29.

The Spaniards who were prisoners in England, bare
arrived here, and the news from England announces.
the cordial reception our Deputies have met with
from all ranks.

VALENCIA, JULY en.
Twelve hundred tten have disembarked here for
Saragossa.—A ship from Majorca and Mahon has
arrived, sent by our squadron, with Dispatches for
the Supreme Junta, stating that 5,600 men were
ready to en:bark, all troops of the line, and , that at
that time they were standing in for Tarragona—which
intelligence gives us hopes of the speedy restoration of
our unfortunate capital, Barcelona. The navigation
of our coasts is perfectly free. Vessel; have arrived
from Cadiz.

BENEVENTO, AUGUST 4.
This evening at• sun-set an Officer arrived here
with dispatches for General Blake, which appear to
be from the Duke del Infantido. We are assured
that General Cuesta has already 40,000 cavalry un-
der him, besides other reinforcements.
AUGUST s.—We are apprized that on the 4th the
French troops went out of Mayorga with great pre-
cipitation, to- join those that. had already quitted
Madrid ; in their hurry they left many cart loads of
provisions and otheil effects, of various descriptions,
behind, which Ea into our h?nds, and the acquisition
of which will be very seasonable to us. To judge by
the precipitation of their flight, in which they leave
every thing that can any ways retard it, evea their
sick and wounded, we conjecture that we shall have
farther collections to make.

It seems the French have taken the road to Na-
varre; and besides having put their mules and horses
U feed on our corn, they have burned all the Indian
corn and sacked the towns. This is the manner in
which these ungrateful wretches have repaid us for
the reception they got from us ; but this ought not
to astonish us, as they do not regard the welfare of
their own nation.

A well-known milliner in this city sought the pro.
tection of her countrymen, and proceeded with the
army, carrying with her many millions, the fruit of
the ridiculous Spanish taste for French fashions ; but
the road her rrotectors robbed her, violated her
perm, and afterwards murdered her !

VALLADOLID, AUG. 7.
The departure from Madrid of the intruded King
with all his retinue, is fully verified. They proceeded
to Burgos, where he at present is found collectiry, all
the troops dispersed, and the sick of his nation, and
who were occupying the hospitals of Madrid, Se-
Palencia, Burgos, Rio Sico, &c. in order to
their effecting their reracat to Yrance, which is now
their great desideratum.

A party of Andalusian smugglers who left this
•ce in pursuit of the French, were fortunate enough
overtake some suttlers that were with the army,
id took from them 700,000 reals with other effects.
Two close coaches arriveo here, and went ininte-
ttely to the new Palace, where they left the equipage
it they were conducting. They Went afterwards
the jail of this city, where they lodged the people
it were in the carriages, without our being able to
tow to this moment who they were.

/Us EXCELLENCY DON GREGORIO DE LA CUESTA TO TDB
JUNTA OF SALANIANCA.
" Quarters General, at Munoz, Awj.• 3.
" Excellent Sirs! The General Directory of the Post of Ma-
drid has under yesterday's date communicated to me by express,
that on the SOth day of July a considerable stir was observed
among the French troops in the capitd, amounting to 22,000 men,
which announced a general retreat, which is attributed to the
cFsturbances in their Government, and tp the notice which they
had received of the capitulation of their army in Andalucia under
the command of GencralDupont. Within 64 hours of their hav-
ing been apprised pf such event, they havti effected tlica departure
from the capital, with all the sick that were able to follow, toge-
ther with all the French natives resident i:: Madrid; so that the
capital has been completely freel of all Frenchmen, of whatever
character or description : even the last division passed, on the Ist,
be the Inn de Pesadilla, distant four . ,ucs front the Court.—
heir march will he slow, on account of the immensity of bag-
gage and incumbranc'es, arising chiefly from the spoliation of his
Majesty's pzlaces and. the town, which they have plundered, as
well as the General Treasury said Treasury of Consolidation.
(Signed) " GREGOIRE DE LA CUESTA."
- • TRAIT OF GENEROSITY OF AN ENGLISHMAN.
MADRID GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
• Letter addressed to Messrs. Don Channel Benito
This was published in consequence of tumults ' de Cannedo, and Don Mize Gonzales Pola, Citizens
.king place after the departure of the French. We
at this RoYal,C
the substance. It is signed by the 4s-ulate of Corunna :.-
in only ... t•I ZNTLEMEN, Cpretnia, August 10.
trivernor Don Bartolome Munoz. It commences t a You will be 'pleased to receive, and deliver in
ith fur animates appeal to the Castilian character, ' my name, the sum of reals Veillon 45;176:17 to. the
td beseeches the peltle at a moment when Fame is Supreme Junta of this kingdom,' in &der to the same
thli.shing the glorious victories of their brother Pa- being employed as they, together with the existing
tots over the Invincible:of Marengo, Austerlitz, and Authorities in Spain, which have formed a common
lena, not to stain the reputatirn of the country by cause against France, shall best direct. •
Ais.urbances. It then proceeds—" The fate of the " I have the honour to be, &c.
innocent victims of the 2d May, whose blood is still I " FREDERICK ORELLOT, Of LOltdo3l."

AUGUST 10.—The armies 'of Valencia and Arra.
-on entered this city yesterday. They came with the •
tendon of driving out the French, and have now fol.
mied them towards the frontiers. All the troops I
it were in the garrison have accompanied ihern-,,50
Lt the police of the city is now entirely carried' bit 1
the inhabitants, from which duty no onE i 4
Ipt, not even the ecclesiastics.
•
The 24th will be a grand day in this capitat •and
, vicinity, for on that day Ferdinand VII. will be
iroclaimed here and at Toledo.
The following are tho positions which the Gallician
army now occupies: the van-guard and head-quar-
-Ts are at Astor7.,,a. The first division under the corn-,
old of General Cagigul, at Orbcgo ; the second at
ianzanel ; the third at Viferas, and the fourth in
.eon.

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