Star.
London, England, 1809-08-26 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The public anxiety is at the highest, for acco lints
Spain an.l Portugal, as well as from Flan, iers ;
is time, certainly, another battle has 1 en fc 'tight
• evn 'the enemy and the English and Sr anish
OribieS, of which Sir An.i nut( WELLESLEY is COM.
minder in Chief. The Portuguese army unde r Mar-
BERESFORD has been engaged ; and Sir• JOHN
HOPE has made an attack on the enemy with the
ads•ance of Lord Clinrit INI'S army. We have every
the is great to look fur when such men as
ivELy.si.rx and Hope command.
In n:.:an time, the armies both of Sir ARTHUR
ll'Ete ,i:y and Lord CHATHAM, are kept c:omplete,
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in them being kept up to their full
by recruits and reinforcements from
t. which go out weekly, and by every con-
[,, ni.ke up for casualties. This week a
„1 embarked at the Isle of Wight for many
!!"!il '‘VFLLESLEY'S regiments. Next week
wi;l he sent out for other regiments, par-
who suffered most at Talavera, viz.
Ist Guards, 48th, 87th, and 88th
Major ARCHDALE commands the large
and horses sent out for the ci3d Dragoons,
111 tot conduct at Talavera has irnmortalised

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this corps.

v • thit Ministers will lose no time in sending
,::1411:::zpodition intended to reinforce Sir AR-
I-J. which, it is said, goes to Cadiz : and be-
the following go out :

1 tot G carcis.

cF Lit Cavalri.

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.; t2:.valry to con..ist or ore regiment of Life
r•gitlent of Horse Gt. Arch (Blue), the Scotch
the 18o:skirling Dragoons.

A just s ,fled for the West Indies, with
aid recruits for the tegirnen,s there.—
uthers, Colonel BuctiAN has gone.
Expeditii,n against Guadeloupe is irnmedi-.
e4ccted to set out.

" CANTERBURY, AUGUST 25.

Mere is a report in circulation that the cavalry
Will the Grand Expedition are ordered to •
ic,;;;-;;; we carm: however learn that it rests on any
; indeed if it were so, every ulterior
61‘.ject thust be abandoned, as without cavalry to cover
fne 2.i.11:5, it is impossible for our infantry to advance
int:n&d p6iut of attack.
:;ev::::1 Naval Officers of distinguished merit,
Inv a peculiarity of circumstances, were not,
;;;e ii:tiiig out of the Grand Expedition, actively
eirp!,.yed, have, notwithstanding, volunteered their
crrvicei on the present occasion.—Among these we
Captain FERRIER, lately of the ALBION, 74, which
at Chatham, and Captain PUGET, who have
.:layed uncommon zeal and activity in assisting to
1•7.1 tile arrangements for carrying into effect the
enn:ive plan of operations. Captain POSET, who is
th,) •n of Mrs. Ilex,. of Wingham, has, we under-
s•lcl. received the distinguished appointments of
C I,f the Port of Flushing, and Commissioner
Navy and Victualling Departments ; as also of
• 'r tile transportx employed in the Scheldt."

Of A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF TUE 14TH

DitAGeoss, DATED
" Talavera, August 1.
• .:ire and well after a tremendous engagement of 36
the grandest Misfit I ever beheld. Tine enemy's
very numerous, and so well served, that at oae
ery rear losing the day. All the best F-each
- . fAin wer; present. Colonel Talbot, Nlajor Baker,
.• e and Forger, had their horses shot under
.• that the French never fought better. The
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za, ';, three days, and durir.g that time had very
the officers and men any thin.. for the same
' ..• brtad and water, and glad of that. Our regi-
.. • • a by sickness. Seven Officers are ill, exclu-
. .1 1. There arc not more th•n clevcri Officer.;
. hor,ec in general are in a bad state. We lust
1.n., and we cannot muster more than about
are not more than four miles uff, and
main body is a;;ain advancing."

• ) men were drafted from the Cold-
• 2.1 regiment of. Guards, with orders
is readiness at an hour's notice for

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;; change of .quarters took place
rt:.,,irnents of Foot Guards ; the first

fro:n Wesminster, and relieved the
‘-•i.l Port:lraq Barra:ski ; the Coldstream
regiment at Knightsbridge Bar-
L!:e second removed to quarters in \Vest-

..y last a..large detachment of French pri-
r t!i,' hulks in llamoaze, and Mill Prison,
inr Dartmoor, under an escort of the
On the road several of them
di,Tosition to beli:lve refractory, by insult-
:.;uarkis, hut they were reduced to order w•ith-

,1:1;)1(7•Lsant conscquences.—A frightful story
.r.:lithately circulated (which may perhaps find
L' i.lv) some Newsnapers) that the prisoners had
cd th. 2 arms et the guard, raassacrod several
l;,s!ri.e they were reduced to o: der ; but no
-rence took

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LIN. of the Valley, DAvis, from Liverpool, to
• .. i< pit, back dismastt:d.
—, from Liverpool, laden with
r•.:•taken, and arrived at Dover.
ty the Satah, of Wexford, Capt. PARLE,
a cargo of oats, butter, and
sudsleniv became so leaky that the crew Were
• i to ran her on shore at Cahore-point, near
::••t. n Bay. If the weather prove moderate, it is
ca.d that the vesAl and most of the cargo will be
la. I.

iday se'nnight the Sp( edwell, of Bridgwater, W.
1.\.!!.,, master, horn Wc%find, bound to Minehead,
fat and lean cattle, and 25 pigs, drove
1)(..-e near Leny Head, in the neighbourhood of
1-hul),Air, and w4s totally lost, with all the
(j. of four persons.
1,:•:.,:wr•. from Sardinia, to London, is taken

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NATAL

The boats of his Majesty's ships MINOTAUR, No-
Pi/ETHEL/Sp and CAROLINE, have taken at Aspe three
Russian gun-boats, and an Imperial brig laden with
provisions.

In future all Masters of British vessels must pro-
duce a Certificate that they have given bond to sail
with convoy, as without such Certificate from the
Officers of the Customs, they will not be permitted
to have convoy instructions.

SCILLY, AUGUST 22.
Two French privateers made their appearance to
the westward of these Isles last week.

TORBAY, AUGUST 24.

Sailed last evening after post, his Majesty's ships
MERMAID and HUMBER, with the fleets bound to Que-
bec, West-Indies, &c. but the wind being fresh at
S. W. it is supposed they will return again. Also,
sailed his Majesty's ship HARLEQUIN for Plymouth.

FALMOUTH, AUGUST 24.
Sailed this day, the following Packets, viz.
Diana For Jamaica.
Duke of Keat . . . Leeward islands.
Chesterfield . . . America.
Duke of Kent . . . Cadiz.
Princess Elizabeth Lisbon.
Walsingirtm . . . Ditto.
Prince Adolphus Brazils.
Carteret . . . . Mediterranean.
Wind S.W. to W.N.W.
PLYMOUTH-POCK, AUGUST U.

A signal is flying at Maker Tower, that there is a
fleet of merchant-ships to the Eastward, supposed to
he the outward-bound Mediterranean fleet, under con-
voy of the Fylla, Nymph, Eyderen, and Jasper, last
from Portsmouth.

Half-past Five, p. m.—The fleet are not yet clear
of the oiling, the wind being direct against them ;
and it is feared they will be obliged to put in here. It
stilt continues to blow violently, with heavy rain. We
have not had 12 hours dry weather for some weeks
past ; our corn harvest, I fear, will be ruined.
PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 25.

Arrived his Majesty's ship NARCISSUS, from Hy-
mouth.—Sailed his Majesty's ships HARDY and
ZEPHYR, with a fleet for the Downs ; CHRISTIAN VII.
and WARSPITE, on a cruize.—Wind W.