Star.
London, England, 1808-12-09 00:00:00

hnt irE:ittpitaia:no:feartmohateTer for his or,
safety i en, the eoutrary, .we are in high spirits ,
good health, longing for a favourable opportunity
measure swot& with the enemy."
s' CORUNNA, NOVEMBER
0-A-division of the French army has gone;'
of the furies under Sir David Baird, who, '
-quence, has thought fit to fall back upon Lni
British troops joined by font or five
Gailicians, and I am sorry to say, that Many
have conducted themselves iraPtoPerit, and
have deserted. It is supposed that the British
will soon re.embark at this port.

“ The post; from Madrid has been'stopped,
we arc very apprehensive of ba4 unit from
quarter.
Sir John Moore's army IS 25,000 itron/
fallirig.back, in expectation of a visit from thi
in considerable force. General Moore has
about 10,090 Portuguese, in whom, however, hem
place little coufideuce.”

_ " CORUNNA, DECEMBER 1.
"The neglect and inattention among many Pa.:.
sons of influence in this provinoe has been highly
.minal. One hundred thousand men might hive beet
found with convenience in Gallicia alone ; but the ef.
fieacioni means for such an- important purpose hoe
. „ by.
11.1:17S16 4eiiltaiSleCrrireeSgSr;eded.:bef hOidies,as
,55°,000 rap ase to la raised, under litti
Ibes, Doctors, and Professors of tiokita
be excised. The Nobility are glib included,'3llf
each resolute Means the miciwall thimatelyheitig,
ed. Some pecuniary contributions will
,Zse Itateto
•
µmil matters
sit, and,
Oasis metal can be reieived from AieriCi:"''''.3
There P 42 raflitY.44.9Piniol4s 0ie.1147-#
the P01tY..94W00R4
"thetll!,, It is thinight" irmit-the gentleses! madras/14j
e'S disposition liar heeo in** cliiree pm**
Sal to us. The general opinicin is, that as 5002 to
be had led his troops to the mpantains, and bid 4.
mined. some aedvantages over the. French, he shcilt
not have admitted the latter to sally and obeli
4 s
• Bea
emeriti ;but Shotild coma. ws
of his army, to follow firm up. to the poisit of di
hjerehel.. Ile also took h&ilrl9 spies, and, contrary to
the pfacticeiss was, be did not hang any one of ibak
*aides tht4 ss tiatught that he kept his tins too
With tstdaisitisfwhiotimeaus, the divuioas sl4
too OP*:
" In -true affair is not true That a
lost a great number.; for those that are put 'p.*l
have generallfausql"siimbler heels-than the puriukssi,l
General 11±lisksti. who was on that occastoe fopl
leaguei Swaier tiutems,''suceeeded to tbe
of the army, and is now endeavouring to rtsYtti
From dais Officer much is expected. Thet_itjtili
he has deprived se;,eral of commissions they fid,
know bow to employ ; which he has ccinfertel**
jeants and others, much inferior in rank, but"'
superior in merit,--,S
[After touching on the Expedients which bad
adopted to obtain reinforcements in Coruna, I' •
and Vigo, the letter proceeds-1
" The ten thousand English infantry and seventiia
hundred cavalry which disembarked here areal*
at Astorga, and no doubt will unite with the arrayd
Romaine. Those which are come to Salamanca,
is said, have obtained an advantage over a mayl
French, comrsecfcifeight thousand men, which vet
endeavouring to penetrate into Portugal ; but tgl
wants confirmation.
" In Portugal there is much roguery; but di
friend writes me, under date of the 16th ult. kit
matters were likely to be placed on a better Way
and that considerable reinforcements were ptepora
—They write-from Madrid, that in Catalonia el
on well ; and that brave province,
sufficient employment to the French
fest it.. Report says dint we
wish we had got possession of
nia, and then prodigies would
neighbourhood;
" No doubt the French will
play of their successes, and will
their victorious troops are next
Palafox, whom may Gan protect
and violence."
ANOTHER LET.-
" AdviCes are this instant
Cestanos by the French, and
Vir stray. He was completely
induced to advance across the
mation of the weakness of the
Moncey, and was drawn into
upon his rear, as soon as the
disposed of, and the result was
account is arrived .4 the day
*ere the battle was fought,
And the consequence is, that
rstructed to begin his retreat
lamas= hack on Portugal.
on Gallicia. Here we .are
tion. The stores are now
are told that the vessels are
as it is not thought edvisr!ble
%ion at this port.
There is the utmost reason
Hops, who is arrived
and atti4a7

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ince, no doubt, will ;•••
French rascals whoa • •
have taken Bowl
f the capital of Cask,
1 be performed in tit
i
ll make a pones
will tell the world
a to crush Caststmna
utect from their 140
-SAME DATE.
received of the -
of the total dispersios
ely surprised, foe be
re Ebro from false
he corps under M
nto a trap, for Net
r army of Blake had
vas fatally dreadful.
day or place, when
, but the fact is to
a Sir John Moore erns
on the 26th ult. from
And Sir David
in the utmost
embarking here, ad
to be sent round to
le to trust the
on to apprehend dot
at Madrid with OW
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