Star.
London, England, 1809-03-17 00:00:00

dated from Vienna, but evidently of French manu-
facture, the Austrian Militia, Intended for the pro=
tection of the Capital, is ridiculed, and the country
around Vienna described as in a state of desolations

On the 25th of January the Phoenix, Capt. TAYLOR,
fell in with the brig Tortola, from Aux Cayes to New
Providence, by which she was informed, that the
French at St. Domingo had surrendered to the Spa-
niards, on condition.that they all should be sent to
Cayenne.

Letters from Oporto to the 23d ult. have been
brought home by his Majesty's ship ADONIS. None
of the enemy's troops had made their appearance, nor
was it known that the slightest movement, or demon-
stration of invasion, had been made by them from
Tuy. Although the utmost ignorance of the enemy's
'force and intentions prevailed among every class of
the inhabitants, they were agitated by constant alarms,
and despaired of preserving their property, which ap-
peared to them more valuable than their honour, or
the Independence of their country..
Not a single vessel et any description had been
able to enter or to depart from the harbour from the
22d December to the 22d ult. owing to bad weather
and the continued foulness of the Bar.

The ADONIS had been appointed one of the convoy
to the homeward-bound fleet, so long expected from
Oporto ; and why she has returned so suddenly is
matter of conjecture ; but we do not think it by any
means improbable, that she has been dispatched with
information to Government of the certain approach
of the French towards Oporto. Should this be cor-
rect, and the weather continue, on the arrival of the
enemy, in the same unfortunate state, we may mem!
ble for the fate of a great number of our countrymen
on the spot. Sir THOMAS WiLsow, with the remain-
ing British troops, were at Oporto on the 18th ult.
Their situation is equally critical.
The following particulars are given in a letter from
Oporto, dated the 18th ult.—
" On the 14th of this month, ten vessels were ob-
served passing from Guardo de Campos towards Ta-
leiro das Foreadas in Gallicia.

44 On the 15th, the same vessels sailed out of the
Minho, being joined by several others, with the view
of obtaining a further reinforcement in the post of
Tamuga, where a number of these vessels had arrived
from Guarda and Baiona. On the same day a part
of this flotilla approached the town of Nova da Cer-
veira, and fired upon the place, but meeting with a
degree of resistance unexpected, they desisted, and
took refuge in one of the rivers o: Gallicia, to which
place a small corps of Portuguese troops proceeded
against them, under the protection of the artillery of
the fort.at Nebelha. • .
46 On the 15th, two of the enemy's vessels that ar-
rived at Tamuga, made their appearance before Ca-
minho, and landed there about 40 or 50 men with.a
General. However, upon the arrival of some troops
of the line and Militia from Povo, the whole of
the enemy's force was dispersed, killed, and made pri-
soners ). the latter were conducted to Caminho. A
peasant disarmed 15 of the enemy with his own
hands, and a woman killed one of their officers with
a scythe. The rest of the enemy's small craft having
witnessed the ill success of the expedition kept along
the coast, and returned directly to the Minho from
whence they proceeded."
It is extremely probable that, before this time, both
Lisbon and Oporto are in the possession of the enemy.