Star.
London, England, 1809-03-15 00:00:00

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By the subjoined letter, received yesterday by a
were 100 English muslfets. The Adjutant-Commandant Carrion
a
Nizos conducted himself gloriously at the head of a column of respectable house in the City, it appears that pet-
infantry. Colonel Burthe of the 4th Regiment of Hussars, and ter ct harmonyiniznils between the Patriots and the
the Chief of Battalion, Cameo, of the 28th Regiment of Light
British Admiral respecting natal affAir, ; and Tet,
Infantry, distinguished themselves. These operations took place • • .
between the 20th and 26th of January.
with
IIZt, he FEBRUARY
iluatvous
di s
strange to telt! the- British troops on boar I trans.
"On the 26th the town was seriously attacked, and the bane- ports at Cadiz, as we hive before,. had occasion to
rtes were unmasked, and at noon on the 27th the breach was state, have not been permitted to land:
practicable in several places; the troops were lodged in the mo- " CAIB,
'mastery of San-in-Gracia. The division of Grandjean entered We kas,eiteen made acquainted it
' some thirty houses. The Colonel Caloiscki and the soldiers of which have befallen the English army, down to its re-ernharkatieu
the Weixel, distinguislaad themselves. At the same moment the at Cordima and Vigo. We are also in full possessiou of the Mica,
General of Division, Morlat, in an attack upon the left wing, of the circumstances attending the Spanish army in Gallicia. nt;
made himself master of the whole fore-ground of the enemy's we have still unlimited confidence in our cause. ROMA NA
defence. Captain Guettemar, at the head of the pioneers, and Chaves with 6000 men, and will be reinforced by a. nametous
36 grenadiers of the 44th regiment, had, with a rare intrepidity, farce at Ciudad Rodrigo.
ascended the breach. M. Babieski, an officer of the Voltigeuts i "It does not appear that the French have any material far,,
of the Weixel, a young man 17 years of age, and covered with in Estremadura, nor have they made any advances towards j,,
seven wounds, was the first who appeared upon the breach. The Sierra Morena. Pregratory to the possibility of such a naive.
Chief of Battalion, Lejune, Aide-de-CaMP to the Prince of Neu"- meat, eyeay preparation has been made here ; and, with the ras,
ebatel, distinguished himself, and received two slight wounds.— Lance of the British Admiral, the fleet in our inner harbour will
The Chief of Battalion, Haxo, is also slightly wounded,and like- ! in a feW days, be in a state of readiness to be removed to nu:
wise distinguished himself. j outer harbour. Far a claideratic time pad, upward, of 400
" On the 30th, the Monasteries of the Monique and the Greek fish seamen have 600 n so judicsonily futribrta oolong oar own or hf..
Augustines were occupied. Sixty houses were possessed by ur- fifitate this desirable end, and already the ships are in such a 6•2te.
dermining. The miners of the 14th regiment distinguished as to defy the attempts of the French ; they caa never f. 11 into
themselves. their hands.
" On the lit of February, General Lacoste received a ball, and . " The two English regiments, which long ago arrived here
died in the field of honour. He was a brave anta distinguished from England, are still on board the transport. We are much
officer. He has been lamented by the whole army, but more es- at a loss to account Liar this conduct in our Government, as it is
pecialiy by the Emperor. Colonel Regniat succeeded him in the certain the very best understanding prevails."
command of the engineers, and in the management of the siege-
The enemy defended every bowl: three attacks were made by
mines, and every day several houses were blown up, and afforded
the troops an opportunity of stationing themselves in other houses,
"Thus we proceeded to the Casio (a great street in Saragoasa),.
where we made ourselves masters of the building. of the Public
School and University. The enemy endeavoured to oppose mi-
ners to miners ; but less used to this sort of operation, their rn'a
ners were every day discovered and suffocated. This mode of
besieging rendered its progress slow, but sure, and less destrec_
tire to the army. While three companies of miners and eight
companies of sappers carried on this subterrancous war, the con-
sequences of which were s'o dreadful, the fire on the town was
kept up by mortars. Ten days after the attack had begun, the,
surrender of the town was anticipated. The army had possessed
itself of one-third of the houses, and fortified itself in them.—
The Church which contained the image of Our Lady of Piano,
which by so many miracles had promised to defend the town, was
battered down by bombs, and no longer inhabitable.
" The Duke of Montebello deemed it necessary to take pos-
, session of the left bank of the river, in order that his fire might
reach be midZle of the town. The General of Divison, Gazan,
made himself master of the bridge by a sudden and impetuous
attack, on the morning of the 17th (February.) A battery of
fifty pieces was played off at three o'clock in the afternoon. A
battalion of the 28th regiment attacked and took possession of a
very large mortastery, the walls of which were of brick, and from
three to four feet thick. General Gazan then repa!red with ra-
pidity to the bridge, over which the Insurgents made their retreat
to the town : he killed a vast number, made 4CCO prisoners,
amongst whcrti were two Generals, 12 Colonels, 19 ieutenant.
Colonels, and 2ao Officers. He took 30 pieces of artillery. Nearly
all the troops of the line in the town bad beset this important
part, which had been threatined since the 10th. At the same
moment the Duke of Abrantee entered the Casso through seve-
ral covered ways, and by means of two small mines, blew up the
extensive buildings of the Schaal..
" After their events, terror was
,spread throughout the town.
The Junta, in' order to procure delay, and obtain time to abate
the terror-of the inhabitants, sought a parley; but their bad faith
• was known, and this artifice was useless. Thirty other hou.:es
were possessed by undermining, or by mines.
" At length, ern the 21st of February, the whole town was pose
sesta by our troops : 15,000 infantry and 2000 cavalry laid
down their arms at the gate of Portitia, and 40 flags and 150
pieces of cannon were delivered up. The insurgents lost 20,000
men during the-siege; 13,000 were found in the hospitals; SCO
died daily.
" The Duke of Montebello would allow no capitulation to
the town of Saragossa. He only published the following provi-
alniSa.ti--
, gm-ikon shall at noon, on the 21st, lay down their arms
at the gate of -Portilia, where they shad/remain prisonerss of war.
Those of the troops of the line who Lfe.willists to tAhe the oath to
King Joseph, may be allowed to enter; into his navies.. •in case
thin entrance shall not be permitted by the Minister et War to
the King of Spain, they shall be prisoners of war and sent to
France. The worship of GOD shall be reverenced. All she ar-
tillery and ammunition of every kind shall be delivered up. All'
the arms shall be deposited at the doors of the different .houses,
and collected by the respective Alcaldes.]
" The magazines of corn, rice, and fruit which have been
found io the town are very considerable.
" The Duke of Montebello has nominated General Laval Go-
vernor of Saragossa.
" A Deputation of the Priesthood and different inhabitants
has set out for Madrid.
" Palafox is dangerously ill. He was the object of the contempt
of ti 4 whole hostile array, who accused him of arrogance and
meanness. He was never seen where there was any danger.
14 The Count ch. Fuentes, Grandee of Spain, who had been ar-
rested by the insurgents two months ago on his estates, was found
in a dungeon of eght feet square, and released—no idea stn be
formed of the miseries he had undergone."

Out accounts from Falmouth yesterday, stating,
that a French fleet of four ships of the line and three
frigates, was seen by the SURVEILLANTE to the wir,d,
ward, burning a brig, and that this fleet was 4f-tr.
wards pursued by a l3iiti:,h squadron, are belie%el to
have been incorrect, in the latter statement. Those
on board the SURVEILLANTE were near enough to see
that no British ships were in pursuit. The report
arose from a fleet of about GO sail having been seen
in 4 dilierent direction, some of which were large,
believed to have been East-Inliamen.

It appears by lettters brou3ht from the Brazils, that
the Portuguese Government had given its sanction to
the establishment of a National Bank. The regula-
tions under which it was to be conducted had been
,iibmitted to the Public, by whom they have been
approved, and were about to be adopted.

The following letter serves to t'lr w some light on
the political bickerings which have begun to manifest
themselves in the Western hemisphere :

" RIO JANVRO, DEC. Is.

" The affairs of the Spanish Colonies Save produc,d v ry se.
rious misunderstandings ;:t the Palace. The princess was desirous
togo iu the Spanish frigate to Monte Video, is order, it is sup.
posed, to promote some plan of obtain q; possession of the settle.
ments en the North of the River. The Prince app fled o sir
Sidney Smith for his advice on the projected journey of the Prin.
cess, who of course resisted strongly giving support to nny thing
which might alarm the Spaniards. The Prince followed Li
vice, and the Princess and Sir Sidney have been v. ry cool. r
Sidney ordered the squadron to prepare for sea, but the voyage
was delayed from day to day, ard they are now; 1 believe, on
h.,:ter terms. Sir Sidney was at Court yesterday (seing the
Queen's birth-day) for the first time since the dispute, a::d was
presented with a grand cross of the Order of the Traver, and t!,st
sword of k new created Order. Lord Strangford had the same;
and the Captains of the squadron wgre presented with Cipmmar.
deries of the Order, and all the First Lieutenants of the .;.et
were inWe Knights of the Order.

" Accounts from the river Plata arc very uncertain. Twi ve;•
eels have lately been allowed to Lind their cargoes, and c1,.p03i•
Clem,
.with liberty to dispose of one-third thereof to pay for r. -
pairs, &e. This is the state of afflirs it Monte Video; and
Buenos Ayres things are much worse, for Liaiers is taking iv:
step to render Ellis, the C;overnor of IVlonte Video, populzr.—
We are anxious tg hor what steps the new Governor will tak
his arriv.d."

Lieutenant-General the Honourable JOHN HOPE
arrived at St. Stephen's, near Canterbury, to take the
command of the Kent District.

Pr.rstouTe, MARC!! I!4.—Came in the French ketch la Bonne
Mere, from Brest laden with wheat, oats, and staves, bound to
Bayonne, captured by his Majlity's ship MERCURIUS ; Hu.
mony, Captain thisotz, from Limerick ; Adney, Captain Laia,
from Youghal, bound to Portsmouth, with barley ; French brig
General 1 auriston, from Mintz, hound to the Isle of France,
laden with wine, canvas, provisions, and other merchandise, cap-
tured the 2d instant by the LI cap, of 74 Suns, in lat. 46. 18. long.
3. W. she is a very fine vecget; fitted as a letter of marque, and
sails remarktabl/ fait. Sailed the PIA kw, of !38 guns, bearing the
flag of Rear Aumiral DECOURCEY, for the Drass;ls ; who, on fur
arrival, is to join the Fou pito raNT, of 84. guns, and to command
on that station.

PORT:mist/Tx, MAR cu 14.—Arrived a convey from Plymouth.
Dropt duwu to St. Helen's his Majesty's ship VI croi.tous. Wind
E. N. F.

DIAL, Malt en 14.—Arrhied his Majes, y's hips Ilit.tvEnr..s-
(sou, ROY A Lisr, and Sracoba-roit, from a crilize, and remain
with his Majesty's ships as per hat. Wind N. E.
Gassreseson, MARcu 14.—Passed b! the Juno, Main, frmtt
Newfoundland ; Clarendon, Finer, from Prince 1..1..vr.Fs Island ;
and the Mary Ann, Dtithins, from Pic ou. Sailed the Gnu r,
White, for Gibraltar ; Albion, Richardron ; Princ.7ss Ana a,
Balbton; City of London, itatei; ,and the Thames, hitches, fo:
the East Indies.

The Scorpion, Bunker; and the Vulture, Obristie, from I.on-
don for the South Seas, were captured by the Spaniards,. round
Cape Horn, in October last.
he Macclesfield, —, from London, for Surinam, struck on
a rock in the Shannon, and is gone to pieces.
The Addington transport, Parnel master, is lost at Gotten.
turgh.
The Prudent, White, from Hull, for London, is lost on H. :s-
-borough Beach.
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CORN MARICIT, MARX-LANE, Tfaacs 15.—This day the
supply of Wheat is rather considerable, samples, as of Lite, chiefly
second and infe.tior, which are at lower prices—Barley in large
supply, mostly ordinary which is extreme dull sale, lea rather
cheaper—Malt and Whisk Peas Likewise—Beans of the two de-
scriptions nearly at last prkes--ther- are again lai g. s pplies of
Oats, mostly from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, with sonic car-
goes of Foreign, and this trade is quoted cheaper, and ioclin. •
Milwer—.Flour at our last-quoted price.

CIEWZRAL CURRINCY AS UNDER :
Wheat, 635. 764. 90s. Beans (new) 565. 611.01.
Fine ditto, 925. 9.5. Tick ditto (new) 48g. 535. % d
Rye, 84s. 68s. Oats, 303. 345.3-s.
Barley, 38s 465. Poland ditto, 38,. 39%. Od.
Malt 725. 795. Potatoe ditto to uis .
White Peas (boilers), 130 s 1401 Rape Seed, 65.. to Gal.
Grey Eitto..sos. 555. • _ .

Fine Flour 80s. to 85s.—Seconds 759. tb SO9.

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