Star.
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eers and sub-officers to fill the vacant commisslona,
and bestowed rewards upon the soldiers that dis-
tinguished themselves. His Majesty was highly
pleased with these troops, who had just arrived, with-
out a single halt, from the borders of the Vistula.
The Duke of Elchingen has set off from Burgos.
44 The Emperor reviewed his Guard this morning
upon the'plain of Burps. His Majesty afterwards
inspected the division of Desolles, and filled up all
the vacancies in that division.

64 Events are in preparation, and all is in progress.
Nothing can succeed in war that is not the result of
a well-digested plan.
gi Among the prisoners were some who had on their
buttons an eagle reversed, with two arrows, and the
motto, 46 To the Conqueror of France r' By this ri-
diculous bravado we may easily recognize the coun-
trymen of Don Quixote.
46 It would, be impossible to find worse troops,
either in the mountains or the plains. Clownish ig-
norance, silly conceits, cruelty towards the weak, and
baseness and cowardice towards the strong—such is
the scene we have before us. The Monks and the
Inquisition have plunged this nation into barbarism.
44 Ten thousand light infantry and dragoons, with
24 field-pieces, marched off on the 11th to attack the
tear of the English division that was said to be at
Valladolid. These brave fellows went over thirty-
four miles of ground in two days, but our hopes were
disappointee. We entered Palencia and Valladolid,
and advanced even six miles further, and found no
Englishinen, but abundance of promises and assur-
ances. -
- In the mean time, it appears certain, that s di-
vision of their troops has disembarked at Coquina, and
that another division, at the beginning of this month,
entered Badajos. The day we fall in with them will
be a day of festivity to the French army. May
tternioisten with their blood that Continent which
they have desolated by their intrigues, their mono-
poly, and their horrible selfishness I May they, instead
of 20,000, be 80 or 100,000 strong; that the English
mothers may learn what the calamities of war are,
Land that the English Governpient may not always
continue to sport with the lives and blood of the peo-
i pie of the Continent.
46 The greatest falsehoods, the basest means,- have
been employed by English Machiavelism to mislead
the Spanish nation ; but the bulk of it is still good.
Biscay, Navarre, Old Castile, and the greater part of
Arragon itself; are well disposed. The nation in ge-
neral beholds with the most profound sorrow, the
abyss into which it is plunged, and will speedily
curse the authors of so many calamities.
44 Florida Blanca, who is at the head of the insur-
gents, is the person who was Minister under Charles
111. He was always the sworn enemy of France and
the zealous partisan of England. It is to be hoped
that he will, in the evening of his days, discover the
errors of his political life. He is an old man, who,
to the blindest attachment to the English, adds the
most credulous superstition. His confidents and friends
are the most fanatical and stupid of the Monks.
• Tranquillity is restored at Burgos and the envi-
rons. To the first moment of full, confidence has
succeeded. The peasants have returned to their vil-
lages, and are again pursuing their labours."

DUTCH OFFICIAL REPORT.

[From tho Supplement

to the Koninklyke Courant of the 25th

of November.]
Head Quarters at Bilboa, Nov. 2.
MAJOR OINERAI. CIASSS COMMANDING, TIIL DUTCH DRIOADR,
WITH TNT Alla 0) SPAIN, TO HIS LICLI.LENCY Till MINI-"

STIR AT WAS.
Honourable Sir—l had the honour to inform your
Excellency, from Bayonne, that the brigade had • re.
ceived orders to direct itself upon Mondragon, but as
the enemy had made a flank movement, I received or-
iders from Marshal Lefebvre, between Tolosa and
Mondragon, to cause to march upon Mondragon
only thehorse artillery and miners, but with the rest
of my brigade to take a military position at•Bergera; I
'and on the following morning, at day break, to
March with great circumspection through the moun-
tains to Durango, where the corps of the Marshal was
quartered (en bivouac.) We accordingly arrived at
Bergera without seeing the enemy, and passed the
night there.—Nextday, the 30th, the brigade was in.
specked by his Excellency the Marshal, who expressed
himself gratified with their appearance, though much
fatigued with forced marches. His Excellency ad-
dressed the troops, tea t% them that the next day he
would conduct them to a more favourable country.
The troops replied, that their only wish was to face
the enemy as soon as possible.
At four in the afternoon, I received orders to take
up, with the infantry, a position on the left wing of
the line, whither General Villette accompanied me,
pointing out the rocky ground where I was to take
post ; and gave me orders to attack the enemy next
day, the 31st, at day-break. The right wing of the
enemy was to be forced in their position by my troops
before the rest of the army put itself in motion ; t
General added, that the success of the whole plan
very rnuch depended on this movement ; and said,
when I went to my position, ‘f General, I depend a
great deal upon you. '4 At day-break 'I made my
dispositions, and attacked the enemy with the light
infantry and grenadiers, commanded by Lieutenant-
Colonel Storm de Grave, supported by the rest of the
regiment. The fire was severe ; the enemy *would
not relinquish his position; I detached one company,
and then three companies, under Lieutenant-C.614d
PhaffeOrathp to make a circuit and fall upon his flank.
This moVemetit threw the enerOy into disorder ;
advanced my troops,/ and their first and second posi.
tiona were taken. The enemy posted 'himself a third
time upon a height, which I' in like Mapner atticod,
and he was at overpowered, after making a
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