Star.
London, England, 1808-11-25 00:00:00

SARAGOSSA, NOVEMBER S.

All the Murcians have this day marched off for
Navrrre. The General set off last night for Tudela,
where General Castanos is. It is supposed that they
will concert measures for an attack upon the enemy,
and we axe confident of success.

PRIVATE LETTERS.
Vtz.to, OCT. 30.—" I- informed you in my former
letters, that our advanced guards were every day
engaged with those of the enemy, in which the ad-
vantage was always on our side. But still nothing
was done on our part to take possession of the post-
tions near the city (Logrona), such as Viana, Oyon,
Montecorvo, Cerro, Cantabria, &c. and contenting
ourselves only with placing some posts of 40 or 60
men at the utmost. At the same time I told you, that
Pinateli had come as Provisional General of the
Army, having taken the command from Equia, the
brothetain-law of Godoy. It has since been appre-
hended that this has given rise to some infamous
conduct, and that a treaty was entered into with the
French for the delivery of Logrona, and also of our
army into their hands, This, however, was happily
prevented by the arrival, last Tuesday evening, of
General Castanos.
" In the meanwhile our small advanced posts werei
furiously attacked by the whole French army, and ]
driven into the town. While we were at our several,
posts, the enemy's troops took possession of the po-
sitions near the city, which we ought to have occu-
pied, notwithstanding our artillery did some executionl
at The bridge, and at Balbuena, against the enemy's
Cavalry. It was now evening, and the enemy's large
fires being seen near the city, we received orders to
retire within the city during the night. As soon as
day broke, we covered our posts before the city ; and
as .soon as the artillery perceived the approach of
some detached bodies, after four discharges, they re-
tired. It was now noon, and we bad not fired a
gun, nor eaten any thing, when from a battery which
was raised between some olive-trees very near the
town', a heavy discharge of balls, bombs, and gre-
nades, were made upon the city, but the artillery
being pointed too high, no injury was done to it. We
answered this discharge from the batteries, and with
more effect, for we dismounted one cannon and killed
all who were near it.
"At two of the afternoon, the firing having ceased
for a time, we were ordered to fall back in ood
order. When we returned to the town, we found
the gates shut, and a great number of persons want-
ing.—General Castanos had also left the place ; for,
when he discovered the treachery, and saw the posi-
tions which had been lost, he was in a great rage.—
He had learned, that the night before, the French
had marched by torch-light to attack Lodosa, where
his troops were. The General, therefore, ordered a
retreat towards Calahorra, in order to unite the two
armies, and commanded that the traitor should be
transported to Soria. At three in the afternoon we
effected our junction, and at midnight set out for
Nalda, three leagues to the right of Logrona, through
a horrid way. I'he principal inhabitants of the city,
who were dispersed, joined us, leaving their houses
abandoned. The bridge was destroyed, which had
been undermined several days before.
" It is now three days since we have been marched,
day and night, without food, and through roads which
seemed impassable. Yesterday we arrived at this
place, which is three leagues from Calahorra, and five
from Logrona. We are waiting the junction of the
armies, when we mean to strike a blow at the enemy;
hoping fair good sucems in Gon, the Virgin, and the
intrepidity and good disposition of Castanos. Within
a week something' decisive is to ha done ; for it is
thought the enemy. is to be-attacked before he has for-
tified himself in the city." •
SHORES OP THE BAY or BISCAY, NOV. 18.—Since
mylaitletter, two mails have arrived from Madrid ;
the latter of which is this moment come in. The
intelligence they bring is very alarming. From Ma-
drid itself indeed 'we hear 'nothing ; but from the:
non-arrival of the post from Burgos, as well as from
express intelligence from Lugo, we learn that the
French are advanced, not only to Burgos, but also
to Valladolid.
" The mail which arrived last Tuesday brought
letters, which furnished a pretence for suggesting that
the non.arrival of letters from Burgos was occasioned
by their being seized by the Central Junta, and taken
to Madrid, previously to their being sent hither ; and
the talk of the day has been of nothing but treachery
on the part of the Generals ; and all the usual stories
by which it is attempted to conceal an unwelcome
truth, as if treason in the army were a less calamity
than defeat. It is disgusting, as well as painful, to
repeat the statements of this description, and I shall
therefore inclose one of the letters, which gives some
account of the retreat from Logrona, and up3n which
with others, the reports of treachery are founded.
" P. S. The letters of this morning are scarcely
delivered, and I have not been able to learn much of
their contents. A letter from Lugo states, that the
enemy is at Valladolid ; if so, it may be lens be-
fore we hear from Madrid. The advanced troops of
the English at-my are falling back, and it is said, they
will undertake the. guarding of the passes of this pro-
vince ; a service of infinite importance to Galicia, and
of no slight *mime= to the genesalcause.
.46 The news from the English army, on its way
tirom Portugal, is so less distrpising. It is said that
3000 of the men under Sir John Moore are sick.
hope this is an exaggeration."