Star.
London, England, 1808-09-05 00:00:00

AJAR K-LANE

CORN-EXCHANOR, ISETPr.
The arrivals of Wheat this d 4 make but a short
supply, arid sales early in the forenoon were brisk, at
An increase in price of about ls. and 21s. per quarter—a.
Barley and Malt dull sale, and hardly fetch last prices
—.White and Grey Peas are rathet cheaper—Beans
of both sorts likew;r,e--Tlv! nipplies of Oats are cor•
siderable, and at somewhat less price--• Flour as our
last.

We feel the greatest satisfaction in announcing, that
the Spanish troops who so gallantly withdrew them-
selves from the power of the French in Fuhnen, are
now on their way to the British coast, where they
may be daily expected. Lieut. HANSON arrived yes.
terda yat the Admiralty, with dispatches from Admi-
ral KEATS, communicating the pleasing intelligence
that the whole of the trocps wh o had been landed atian-
geland had embarked en board different vessels, and
set sail. A Spanish Officer accompanied Lieutenant
HANSON, with dispaches from the Marquis de la
ROMANA to the Spanish Deputies.
The following are letters written by Officers on
the field of action, n ar Lisbon :
" CAMP AT VERMIO, AUG. 22.

" We have been engaged in two glorious actions; the first was
on the 17th instant, when our army forced one of the strongest
pasacxes in this country, near Obeidos. And, yesterday, the
21st, ti';e army gained a complete victory over the French, com-
manded by the Due d'Abrantes, otherwise Junot, in person. I
consider myself very fortunate to have been attached to the artil-
lery, which was IppOinted to the left wing of the army, where
fourteen pieces of c.:Onon were taken, and as many ammunition
waggons. The slaughov among the French has been' very great.
Considerable reinforteme ,u hate, and continue, to join us, so
that we expect it is iutended we are ultimately to act in Spain
against the French."
" VEILMIO, AUGUST 22.
" Yesterday the fate of Portugal was decided; and, I may
say, with great bravery on our side. On the l'ith it was we
first met the French, then about 6000 strong. We killed and
wounded 1500 of them, and completely beat the rest. This ac-
tion, however, was but trifling, compared to the one of yester-
day ; when the two armies met, the French bad 16,000, and we
18,000, hut we beat them with only half our number, the other
half could not come up. We took 20 pieces of cannon, and two
howitzers, besides 2,000 prisoners; we have all their ammuni-
tion and artillery.—The battle began at sine o'clock (Sunday
morning) and ended about two in the afternoon.—lt was obsti-
nate on both sides ; but nothing can withstand the English charge
—it is dreadful. The army has lost many a brave fellow; but,
however, it was a most glorious day, and I think will be a lau-
rel added to the army of Old England."

In the Gazette return of the killed, wounded, and
missing. in the action of the 17th of August, Captain
Ton of Ilse 29th, with some other Officers, are reported
as missing. It was afterwards ascertained that Cap-
tain TOD had been severely wounded an,' taken pri-
soner.

The Gazette of Saturday night contains several pro-
moticms in the army, in consequence of the recent
deaths amongst our gallant troops in Portugal.

The public joy diffused by the late glorious victo-
ries in Portugal is greatly allayed by the loss of so
many of our brave officers and men. Among the
former the public will unite with us in sincerely de-
ploring- the death of Lieutenant Colonel TAYLOR,
son of L Ir. TAYLOR, of Reading. This gallant officer,
at the head of a small body of cavalry defeated and
pursued a numerous force of the enemy, and drove
them into a wood, where they were reinforced, aad ral
bed for a short time, when he was shot through the
bean. This distinguished and amiable character was
enthusiastically fond of his profession, in which he
had been actively engaged, during the last and pre-
sent wars, in the severest service on the Continent.—
He was rising fast to the highest eminence, and the
greatest expectations were formed from his skilful and
incessant exertions. It is some consolation to his
afflicted friends, and to his grateful country, that
he died in the moment of victory in an action, on
which the fate of the British army in Portugal depen-
ded, and which has secured our ancient allies from
the grasp of the merciless usurper.
The Hon. Captain PAKENHAM of the Second Bat-
talion' 95th (or Rifle) Regiment, who was wounded
in the first engagement with the French in Portugal, is
brother-in-law of Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY,and brother
of the present Earl of LONGFORD of the County West-
meath. Lieutenant BUNBURY of the same regiment,
who was unfortunately killed, was a most gallant
young Officer, and of a very ancient and respectable
family in Tipperary.

Cener4l CASAR BaRTIIIER, with four other French
Field Officers, have been carried prisoners to the head-
quarters of the Murcian and Valencian armies at Al-
manza.

One of the sons of General JUNOT is at Badajoz,
amongst other prisoners taken by the Spaniards.
The French General REGNIER is stated to have
been killed in La Mancha ; and General HESCHEL-
MANN, with his Aids-de-Camp,.and a body of troops,
attempting to escape from Valencia, were taken pri-
soners and conducted to Albacete.

Of the first battle, that of the 17th, an Officer
writes as follows Our troops forced a pass, main-
tained by about 6,000 French, which no troops in the
whole world, but British, could have passed : our light
companies charged and routed upwards of 400 French,
with dreadful slaughter: not more than two men could
pass at a time. The pass was a narrow passage in a
valleybetween two hills: the French had possession of
the hills, and one to defend the passage which we
took. The 82d regiment had only three companies
engaged, the remainder could not be brought up in
time. The light companies charged up a most stu-
pendous rock like lions—a rock which I with difficulty
climbed."

A letter from Cadiz contains the following sum-
mary of the plunder taken by the Spanish armies
from DUPONT
17,000 suits of military clothing; 36,000 muskets, packed up ;
120 pieces of cannon • 36 mortars ; 116 coaches; 2000 excellent
horses; 200 ammunition carts; six millions of hard dollars and
thandlitary chest ; all the plate stolen at Cordova' and the usher
places through which the French army marched, had been melted
into bars.
A duel was fought early on Saturday morning in
a field near the third bridge on the Paddington canal,
betwixt Mr. G—A—r, —N a surgeon, and Lieutenant
R—o--n, belonging to the 7th regiment. The com-
batants each missed their aim, and returned to Lon.
don uninjured._

We observe Dr. Ourras, who is to conduct the
Musical Festival at Birmingham, has prepared an
excellent scheme of performances for the occasion
(see Advertisement). A well selected band of 2CO
performers, under so able a conductor, must give a
sublime effect to the Chor.tcses of Handel and Haydn.

•
NAUTICAL .txrELLicsAtcr.
FOLKSTONE, SLPITMIII2 4.
A fleet is gone past, said to be from she flrazll.l.
PLYMOUTH, SEP rEMPER S.
tame in the SCORPION, of 18 guns, from off Lisbc
with seven light transports undcr convoy--the
Captain WOODBURY, fiosti TeueriSe, with
orders. Sailed the Augustus, American
Captain lit:onaLL, from Canton, fur London bh4
WAS escorted by the HIND revenue cutter, Captairii
ALLEN. Came in the Sally, Captain W'r.A.l3, rrons•
Alicant, with wine, and sailed Again for London.
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.
Arrived the Aretbusa, DAVIDSON, (a transport)
from Gibraltar. His Majesty's scbonncr PAZ is ap.
pointed convoy for the Downs.,—Wind westerly.

SHEERNESS, SEPT Z.
Arrived His Majesty's Sloop, Eymna, from Chat.
ham. The VENIRABLR has been paid. The Con-
voy signal for Gottenburg and the Baltic is hoisted
on board a ship at the• Little Note s she will sail
about the 6th or 7th instant.

Swriman S.—Arrived His Majesty's sloop Nitre
ELVIN, from Sea. The ON TX sloop is commissioned.
Wind W. N. W. fresh breeze.
DEAL, sEvrtm/lER s.
Arrived the KANGAROO from Lisbon, the CHM*
LENDER sloop from a cruize, and the HUMBER armed
ship from Falmouth. Sailed the WARAPITE, of 74,
guns, and QUEBEC frigate, for Portsmouth ; PIGEON
schooner, off Flushing ; and BLAZER and Famu.r.s*
gun-brigs, off the Coast of Franca. •

SEPTEMBER 4.—Arrived the PANDORA sloop from
a cruize, and BEAoLN sloop from Portsmouth.--Sailed
the CROCUS sloop, with the outward-bound under
convoy for Portsmouth; and Manta armed ship for
Falmouth. Came down from the River, his Majesty's
ship VENERABLE.
Remain In the Downs-a-1)&4:es. of Orange, like-Admiral
Campbell; Bellerophon, Rear-Admiral Gardner; Levistßaos
Hero, Invincible, Bombay, Illustrious, Clyde, Trusty, Kangaroo,
Pandora, Beagle, Challenger, Flutter, and Furious.
YARMOUTH, AUGUST 4.
Yesterday arrived the MINOtAITE, 74 guns, BUST•
LER, BLOODHOUND, PHOSPHORUS, and ACIFTE gunbrigs.
Arrived the Lord Duncan Packet, Capt. HAMILTON*
from Gottcnburgh, with mails, GmL, Esq. Swb►
dish Consul-General, and several other passengers.- -
This day, sailed Admiral RUSSELL, with the MA-
JESTIC, MINOTAUR, ABOUKIR, SKYLARK, and RED.
BREAST, on a cruize; and the Cevsoit to the Baltic.—
In the Roads, ROEBUCK, NASSAU, BLOODHOUND,
ACUTIfy BUSTLER, and Puospaortus....Wind N.W.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVESEND, SEPT. 4.--Paued by the Kingsmere. Chester,
from Rio Jacek° ; Aurora, Coin, from Guyon ; and the Specu-
lator, Bulby, from Waterford.—Sailed the Friends, Sedman, for
Oporto; Crown, Howland, for Halifax; Sampson, Harris, flor
Dublin ; Three Brothers, Ewart, for Quebec ; Friendship, Spiels
for Heligoland ; Ontario, Nyce, and the Sarah, Mallett, for
Malta.

' On Friday last, the ST. Amax's, of 64 guns,
Captain AUSTEN, arrived at Portmouth from Mon-
dego Bay ; she sailed on the 23d ult. when the terms
of capitulation proposed by JUNOT to Sir Animus
WELLESLEY had not been agreed upon. The wounded
of the British army had been sent to an hospital at
Oporto ; and the twenty-one pieces of cannon, taken
from JUNOT, had been shipped. The transports, with
Sir HARRY BURRA RD'S force on board, were going
into Mondego Bay when the St. ALBAN'S left it.—
She has brought here General PELET, Adjuant-Ge-
neral to JUNOT'S army, who was wounded and taken
prisoner, and 92 other prisoners, of different descrip.
tions. Many of the privates are Swiss. The Sr.
ALBAN'S left the coast of Portugal on the 26th ult.
Saturday morning, the MURDERER, of 74 guns,
Captain TALBOT, was released from quarantine at
Portsmouth. She sailed from Palermo on the 27th
cf July : on her p issage to Gibraltar she snoke a
Spanish boat, which told her that four of our h ps of
the line were at anchor to the eastward of B-arcciona,
and that they had destroyed a convoy going with
troops from Toulon to Barcelona. DUPONT arrived
at Cadiz on the Itith tilt. On his arrival the mob'
insisted on searching his baggage, in which they
found vast quantities of church plate. He was badly
wounded by the mob. The THUNDERER took from
Palermo to Gibraltar, Prince LEOPOLD,' second son
of the King of NAPLES. He is sent by his father to
claim the Regency of Spain, as next heir to the Crown
of Spain.—The Duke of ORLEANS, who accompa-.
nied his brother, the late Count BEAUJOLOIS, to Malta
(where he died a few days after he landed), and Ge-
neral Timor:, arrived at Portsmouth, in the TIIUN-.
DERE% from Palermo, and landed on Saturday
morning. The Duke is at General WitErtiases,
the Lieutenant-Governor. The THUNDERER brought
dispatches from Lord Commrowoon, whom she
left on the 24th ult. off Cadiz. The WIN Dsott
CASTLE, of 98, Captain BOYLES ; and the Qt El.'s, of
98, Captain SHORTEAND, sailed from Gibraltar for
England, on the lid ult. with a convoy. Admiral
THORNBOROUGH was off Toulon with the following
ships :—ROYAL SOVEREIGN (flag ship), Captain
GARRETT ; SpA RTIATB, 74, Sir F. LAFOREY ; EA-
GLE, 74, Captain ROWLLY ; FORMIDAB .E, Cap-
tain PAYERMAN ; C/E.SA It, 80, Rear-Admiral Sir
RICHARD STRACIIAN, Captain RICHARDSON ; COLOS.
sus, 74, Captain MORRIS ; Maostvicastr, 74, Capt.
EYRE; MALTA, 84, Captain SHIELD ; RENOWN, 74,
Captain A LEXANDKR. The CANoPus, 80, Rear-Ad..
miral MAETIN, Captain INGLIS ; KENT, 74, Captain
Roorats ; SULTAN, 71, Captain GRIFFITH ; and
Moirraoux,, 74, Captain Orwar, were lying at Mi-
norca on the I Ith of July. They were to sail the
next day to crtaize off Barcelona. The FORMIDABLE,
KENT, REPULSE, and Tnaarto, arc coming home.—
The Turkish it igates, at Malta, which were taken at
Alexandria, are found not to be in a suiELi nit state
of repair to come to England. Lord Couniowooo
intends taking the command of the squadron off
Toulon.

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