Star.
London, England, 1808-12-31 00:00:00

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front the invasion otyotir barbatotlitoeray—,honeir,
glory, and independeke, will reward your heroism.
It .wnnld be an insult to a gallant nation to Propose
the alternative to choOselet us hasten to the field
of glory.
" The Universe has fixed its eyes on you, yOur Prince
observes, and your Nobles invite you !--:-Death or
Victory ! if: the motto of our good neighbour.--A
life without honour has no value !—.To have defen-
ded and libeiated ear native country, is the greatest
of all pleasures !

(Signed) it Jos. ANTON(O.
4' SOHD. MANDOUZA."
"Pstace of Government, 9th December, 1808..'
.
A Proclamation from Lisbon, dated the Palace of
Covernment, Dcc. 9. calls on the whole nation to
rise in a mass to defend their country, and Oppose as
linsurmountable barrier against the French.
The Lisbon G:: Bette of the 13th of Dec. also con-
tans a decree issued by the Council of War, acid
dated Dec. 11, requiring the whole Portuguese peo-
ple to arm theinselves in every manner in their
power, and especially with pikes of six or seven feet
in length. The Military Governors of the proVinces
are requested to make out and transmit lists of such
persons as, by their activity and abilities, are proper
to receive a command. Their general arming is to
include all persons from the age of fifteen to sixty.
Letters from Lisbon, dated Decembei 15, men-
tion a rumour there, on good authority, that a
large French corps had been again repblsed in an at-
tack upon Saragossa. This corps is supposed to be
that of Marshal NEY, which is mentioned in a siery
strange manner in the 16th Bulletin, as arrived at
Guadalaxara, coming from Saragossa.

THE ARMY.

The Troops erribatking at Ramsgate with those
ordered for embarkation at Cork, will amount to
about 15,000 men, and their destination, should no
ulterior circumstance intervene, is certainly Cadiz,
in order to co-operate with the Spanish forces in the
defence of the passes of the Sierra Morena. Sir AR.
TIWIL WELLastEv, who is gone to Ireland for the
purpose of urging the embarkation from that point,
has the command of this division, with Major-General
SPENCER as his secoild ; and mach may be expected
from the talents and combined powers of these
Officers.

Every exertion is making in the diTerent depart-
ments to equip and scad off the first part of the new
Expedition to Spain. It will consist of nearly 11,000
men. The zealous .exertions of the Admiralty,
Transport, Army Medical, and Naval Boards, 'on
the present occasion, are really praise-worthy. The
utmost exertions arelikewise used in the department
of the Store-keeper-General. The German Horse
Artillery, a brigade of Foot Guards, the 2d battalioh
Bth Regiment, and Ist battalion Kith Regiment, are
embarking at the same moment in this country, that
the Royals, and 2d battalion 83d, and some other
corps, are embarking in Ireland; and the 73d High-
landers, undefCclonel M'QuAttatte, and several other
corps, in Scotland. -•

The Royals are the only heavy dragoons to be
sent off with the first part of the expedition : but it
is understood that all the cavalry regiments, formerly
intended for this service, and which were lately
enumerated in the STAR, will follow the first part
of the expedition immediately ; and that the two
fine regiments of German Light Artillery, the 16th
Light Dragoons, the Blues,and 4th Dragoon Guards,
will be the first to go. The first part of the expedi-
tion is under the orders of that very excellent and po-
pular Officer, Major General SPENCER. He has under
him :

:Major-General MVARAT, of the Maltese Corps (formerly of
the Guardal.
tAMPRZLE, of the Guards.
Titsox, of the 44th t cement.
Lieutenant. CCIOTIA TUCKER, DeputylAdjutant-General.
'l•he Rt Mr. Owts, Deputy Chapiain-General, with many
OGicers of the Generals Staff, gu off with this branch of
the -_aprdition.
Tr. Homvt, Physician,
Mr. Bit Lt. Staff Surgeon,
JAMES, Purveyor, and
"Mr. GRAHAM, Apothecary, are attached to this part of the
Ix2edition.

The 4th battalion of the Scnts Royals, and the 2d
battalion of the Connaught Rangers, embark with the
next division of the expedition—as well as the 68th
and 77th regiments. The 77th is commanded by
that able Officer Colonel WHIT ELOCk.

Mr. JOHN Tnormn, jun. the Deputy Store-keeper
General, and Commissioner BROWN, of the Transport
Board, have joined the army in Spain, to superintend ,
the bils;ness of their different departments, with the
iatge 15,ritish army now collected in that quarter; and
Cae Physician-General is to be sent from the Medical
Board to the same quarter. This is laudable atten-
tion from the different Boards to the public service.
Yesterday the UNDAUNTED frigate, Captain MA- !
LING, arrived at Portsmouth from Lisbon; several
officers of the army came home by her; and the ac-
counts which they bring are the most satisfactory.—
Perfect tranquillity and the best understanding have
been restored in Portugal. The whole of our army I
left in Portugal were on the march to Spain, accompa-
nied by four brigades of Portuguese troops, to assist Me
" Patriot Spaniards." General MooßE's army will,
therefore, long before this time, exceed 60,000 men.

On the 23d of this month, the Margravine of
ANSPACH distributed to the poor in the neighbour-
' hood of Benham, the usual gift of beef arid bread
bestowed in the Margrave's