Star.
London, England, 1808-10-03 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Letters received from Portugal state, that, subse-1
quent to the late Convention, JuNor had robbed the
inhabitants of Lisbon of fifty millions of crusadoes,
or ten millions sterling.
At the grand dinner given by JuNor to the Eng-
lish and French officers, forty of his guests are said
to have been assassinated by the enraged populace.
The peasantry, for ten or fifteen leagues round
Oporto, are daily flocking into that place, intreating
the Clergy and Magistrates to arm them in defence
of their country; but it has been hitherto found im-
possible to accept of their services, from the want of
arms.

The Portuguese Patriots had demanded from Great
Britain 25,000 stand of arms, half a million sterling,
and 15,000 horses, all of which were to be repaid
within six months, by drafts upon the Portuguese
Government in the Brazils. They particularly re-
quested that no British troops might be sent to Por-
tugal ! They wanted only arms, and a temporary
supply of money.
The Monks and Friars of all the religious orders in
Portugal, mount guard along with the troops, whom
they animate with every possible inducement.

The French Officers and soldiers had tore down
every piece of gold lace or fringe they could find, not
only in the churches but in the private houses of the
higher orders in Portugal. These trappings they had
uniformly melted down into Bullion.
The Portuguese complain that the British, who
ivere only auxiliaries, took upon them to act as prim-
pals in the late di*graceful Conventicn. This k per-
haps the most unanswerable argument that has yet
been produced against the validity of the Convention.
A letter from an officer of the army in Portugal,
dated Villieros, near Mafra, Sept. 3. after mentioning
a number of particulars relative to the battle of the
21st ult. says,
44 Sir HARRY BURRARD is very much blamed here, for not
following them up that day, as, in that case, there is very little
doubt of every man of them being obliged to lay down their arms
air ARTRUR Wettester wished to pursue them, and, it is said,
Dried Sir H. BURRARD twice to do it ; the second time be was
told to recollect that he, Sir A. WELLESLEY,WILS not Commander
in Chief Sir ARTUDit offered, with the brigades that had not
been engaged, to be at Torres Vedras, a strong pass about ten
miles from the field of battle, before the French, while the troops
which had been engaged should follow them op. The next day,
the enemy sent in a flag of truce, and that night an armistice was
concluded, which the newspapers will inform you led to the dis-
graceful Convention. The army is very much dissatisfied, think-
ing that the French have got too favourable terms, after having
been so completely beaten !
" Our troops took possession of the forts yesterday ; the place
-where we lie now is about 14 miles from Lisbon. The country that
we have passed through appeared to be very fertile, but very ill
cultivated."

The two Mr. FRERES, who are appointed Minister
Plenipotentiary and Secretary to the Supreme Go-
vernment of Spain, set out th:s day, to fulfil their
mission. They will be accompanied by the gallant
Marquis Da LA ROMANA.—They take with them one
million of dollars for the use of the Patriots.

Yesterday morning Lieutenant HILL, of his Ma-
jesty's navy, arrived at the Admiralty, with dispatches
from the West-Indies. Their contents are not sup-
posed to be of any great public importance. Colonel
NVILT.InmsoN, who was charged with the dispatches,
died on his passage.

• Saturday bags of letter% were received at the !cot.
Oat% are Plymouth, from Gibraltar and the Medi-
terranean. The following Letter from an Officer in
our squadron off the coast of Catalonia, reached us
by this conveyance :
" Roses, August 20.
" Baying arrived at Minorca with convoy from
Messina, we were sent to Majorca with dispatches to
the Governor, requiring assistance for the Catalans.
He had 4000 disposable troops, but he refused to send
one of them, although by so doing he would doubt-
less have prevented the return of the French to Bar-
celona. I have had the pleasure since to learn, that
he is to be superseded in his command. We have been
engaged in carrying stores, asc. from Minorca to the
Continent, and have delivered the greater part on
board the MAGNIFICENT here, Lord COCHRANE, at
whose disposal they were placed, having left the coast.
" Three deserters from an Italian regiment of ca-
valry arrived here some days since from the French
army ; they state that the enemy suffered consider-
able loss in a night sortie from Gerona, when the pa-
triots drove them from their entrenchments and com-
pelled them to retire, leaving the whole of their camp
equipage, &c. behind them part retired to Figueras,
the rest to Barcelona. The corps when united, amoun-
ted to 6500 men.
" The French garrison in Figueras now amounts
to about 500() men ; they are successfully occupied
in laying in stores of all kinds—they levy corn from
the neighbouring t-wns, and buy the small stock of
provisions at one-third more than the market price,
in order to induce the country people to carry pro-
duce to them ; the consequence is that provisions are
rather scarce here, and the market does not produce a
fowl, or varous other articles lately abundant in it.
Fine wine, five years old, sells here at 81. per pipe,
new wine cheaper. Several hundred pipes are, I hear,
about to be sent to Oporto, whence they will reach
England, under the reduced duties of Portugal wine.
" The peasants are very zealous in their hostility
to the French, but some of the higher orders have
appeared to me deficient in patriotism."

" MillOrCa, August 19.

" Great quantities of stores and ammunition have
been sent from hence by the ALACRITY, and other
British cruisers, te the support of the Patriots in Ca-
talonia. The harvest here has been very abundant,
added to which nine vessels, loaded with wheat, ar-
rived here a few days ago from Messina; but from the
ravages of the French in Catalonia, it is probable that
all the provisions we can furnish will be wanted there."

The Gazette of Saturday contains Addresses to his
MAJosTv, approving of his conduct towards Spain,
from the inhabitants of the town of Dock, and parish
of Stoke-Damerel, Devonshire; and from the Mayor,
Aldermen, kc. of the Borough of Stamford, Lin-
colnshire.

w~On Friday night Mr. Fiona, one of his Majesty's
messengers, left town with dispatches for Spain.
On Saturday evening Mr. PARSONS set out with
dispatches to the Court of Stockholm.
The five Frenchmen who made their escape from
Weymouth a few days since, were fallen in with by
the Prosperity cutter, of Alderney, about half Chan-
nel over, the Captain of which recovered the boat and
the prisoners, and delivered them over to the charge
of Captain WILKINSON, of the Greyhound revenue cut-
ter, who landed them on Thursday morning. It ap-
pears that they had broken their parole at Wincanton ;
and one of the Officers confesses having been two or
three times from Wincanton to Weymouth to recon-
noitre the harbour, previous to the attempt being
made of escaping with his comrades.
A young lady, who was on a visit at Rendlesham
House, near Guildford, Surrey, eloped with a Mr.
C—N-11, on Thursday last, and the parties have not
since been heard of. The lady's name is INurs : her
parents are wealthy. The Gentleman holds a situa-
tion under Government. They had known each oeler
for some time, but no particular attachment was ob-
served between them. _ _

On Monday and Tuesday last, a Court-martial was
held, at Portsmouth, on Sohn S. Dane, alien Johan
Frans Nierkmaim,a seaman belonging to the SrArmy,
for mutinous expression..-.He was acquitted, being
proved insane.
Thepractice of polishingthe muskets,which in some
regiments has bean carried to such excess, as mate-
rially to injure the piece, and render it totally unfit for
use, in half the time estimated for fijr wear in usual
service, is to be abolished. Firelocks upon a new
principle, with brown locks and barrels, have been
already issued to the light companies of several regi-
ments ; and the Board of Ordnance have received or-
ders to complete the issue to the remainder of the army
with all the expedition possible ; in consequence of
which a requisition has been made of the gunsmiths
in the several regiments stationed in the home dis-
trict, to repair without loss of time to the Royal
Manufactory of Arms at Lewisham.
DRURY-LANE Taxarax.—Saturday night Mr. EL-
Liam; took, for the first time, the character of Leon,
in Role a /Fife and have a Wife. He was very suc-
cessful in the early part of the Play, and very judicious
in his transition from simplicity to dipity ; but in giv-
ing full force to the latter characteristic of the part he
was rather strained than natural—more inflated than
elevated. Mrs. JORDAN'S Ertl ania, BANNISTER'S
colifitr Captain, DOWTON'S Cat ogo, and MATHEW'S
;If
and PENLEy'sIO/4 Woman and aid, were admirable,
but the rest were below mediocrity.—The house was
crowded,
The Countesses of Barrymore, Guildford, and Dowager Buck-
inghamshire ; Lords Montfort and Clue ; Sir John sad Lady
Lade; and Lady Burdett, were present.

Last eight two of the felons confined in Newgate,
succeeded in filing off their irons and escaping from
their cells, reached the wall which inclosed the yard,
from which one of them leapt, but fell and broke his
back : the other was secured.
C. Ems, Esq. M. P. we are sorry to hear, bad the
misfortune to break his right leg on Saturday last, on
getting off his horse while on a shooting party, near
his house at East Sheen.
CORN EXCHANGR, MARK-LANE, OCT. S.—Wheat
this day is in but middling supply; the samples mostly
new; and sales at little fluctuation—Primo Old 955.
per quarter—Barley rather lower—Malt in short sup-
ply—White Peas full 10s. higher—Beans, of the two
kinds, vary but little—Oats art in tolerable quanti-
ties, and this article is named nearly at our last quo-
tation—Flour likewise.

'lip dfut tica— imiri

FALMOUTH, SEFTFMBIR 30.
Arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet, from Matta
and Gibraltar, twenty-four days passae from the
latter ; Diana, FITZGERALD, from Dublin ; Mary and
Elizabeth, WHEELER, and Friends, Arkocc, from
Portsmouth ; and Mermaid, &At:cum, from Tenby.
—Sailed the Biddeford, BROKENSHIL, for London
and William, PROPER, for Poole.—Wind N.Z.

'TRURO, OCTOBER 1.

The Princess Elizabeth packet, Captain tit% with-
mails from Malta, &c. arrived yesterday evening at
Falmouth. She sailed from Malta the sth of August.
His Majesty's ship THAMES, of 36 guns, sailed from'
thence on the 3d with a convoy of 60 sail for Eng-
land. On the 16th spoke his Majesty's ship PYLADES,
of 18 guns, on a cruize off Cape Bon. On the 28th
ult. off Cape de Gatte, spoke the Polarise, of 38
guns, Captain BAaate, with 27 sail under convoy,
bound to Malta. On the 31st, Cape de Gatte bearing
N. N. E. six miles, spoke the Occitt, Norrstumsza-
LAIII4 TERXIBLE, and EXCELLENT, from Gibraltar,
bound up. Arrived at Gibraltar on the 3d instant;
found there the ATLAS, it ULWARK) FAME, EZPULSEt
VOLUNTEER, and ALACRITY. The CAZZAR and MALTA
of 80 guns, arrived there the same day, and sailed
again for England on the sth. The brigs SCOUT
and GRASSHOPPER arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th,
with transports, having on board two battalions of the
Royal Veteran corps from off Lisbon : they had been
at anchor for three wed, of the Tape. The Princess
Elizabeth packet sailed from Gibraltar on the 6th,
and on the 14th, in lat. 38. 28. long. 19. 25. spoke
brig Ann, from Madeira, bound to London ; on the
26th instant, lat. 48. 1. long. 19.25. spoke ship Lion,
Captain DAWSON, from Waterford bound to Gibral-
tar, with loss of main and mizen.copmasts. His Ma-
jesty's ship SEA HORSE was refitting at Malta. The
Auckland packet had arrived at Gibraltar, and gone
up the Straits—Also arrived last night at Falmouth,
his Majesty's hired ketch CRICKET, 10 guns, Lieut.
DOUGLAS, from Plymouth, to wait for orders ; and
Lively yacht, Captain WELTON, from Southampton,
having on board the Marquis of LANSDOWN.