Star.
London, England, 1808-10-08 00:00:00

NOTES.

(1) Could any man of common decency tell so impudent a
lie? Can this miscreant still assert, that he would not use his au-
thority but for the general welfare? Robbery, pillage, aarmina-
tion—horrors which make human nature shudder: these are the
particulars of the general welfare which have been conferred
upon Spain by the vile Napoleon, his infamous satellites, and
their wicked partisans. Implacable hatred to the whole of them!

(2) It is to be observed, that the extortion and violence which
he here threatens, he bad been in the habit of committing a long
time before.

(3) It should also be stated, that he had violently taken a great
quantity of provisions from the shops and repositories of indi-
viduals !

(4) What he means by duties on the coining of the current
money, we do not understand; nor is it possible to comprehend
it without seeing the original. But we may, without any risk of
mistake, assure ourselves that it is some new method of robbery ;
an art in which Napoleon's scholars are very great proficients—
" Like Master like Man."
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(5) The pretence of taking hostages, with which lie glosses over
his spoliations, will always be a mint for coining money, and
a method of inflicting civil death on the wealthy; for it is suffi-
ciently known to the public, that those of that class who were
carried to the Castle or Monjuich, recovered their liberty only by
nieans of large disbursements. This is the reward which those
infamous guests give the poor Barcelonese for the many attentions
paid them. • But we cannot be surprized that they should follow
the example of their Master, the most barbarous of men, who
most treacherously took prisoner his best friend and ally, in order
to rob him of his kingdom.
(6) How grateful ought they to be for M. Duhesme's compas-
sion, since he requests That they should voluntarily give him that
which force cannot procure, considering the Lintentable state of
indigence to which the Barcelonese have been already reduced.

COMM/I.A, OCTOBER 1.
Birgos was evacuated on the 22d ulthno by the
Trench, after spiking their artillery and destroying
theiipoirder. The next operation will be directed.
against St. Sebastian. Frolfa• the situation of affairs,
a great battle must soon take place, unless the French,
retire altogether.
Reinforcements are pouring in upon Blake's•army
every day. ' To-morrow ,we expect 30,000 troops,
pArt of which are English: and some from Portugal
are on their way to join him. 'The Archbishop of To-
ledo (Don Louis de Bonbon;. nephew to Charles IV.
and cousin to Ferdinand VII.) will, it is thought, be
elected Regent of the Kingdoin. The Conde de
Florida Blanca, who has been chosen President ad
interim, is a man greatly attached to the English. The.
Spanish troops under the Marquis de la Romasia ar-
rived off this harbour last night, and•have been or-
dered for Santandar and Bilboa.
CADIZ,. SEPT. 20. *

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On Saturday, the 17th inst. arrived here the Eng-
lish frigate the Phebe, Capt. Oswald, in two days,
from_Lisbon, having on board Lord Wm. Bentinck,
who landed, and the next day set out express for Ma-
drid, via Seville, on a special mission to the Central
Junta.
This day arrived a Seville brig, with the French
General Bedell, and other officers of his division on
board, all of whom have been placed in the castle of
St. Sebastian, where they will remain till they embark
for France—altogether they amount to seventy.