Star.
London, England, 1809-09-26 00:00:00

BADAJOZ, SEPTEMBER 9.

On the 3d instant his Excellency the Marquis of
Romana arrived at Cuidad Rodrigo, on his way to
Seville. His army is advancing to Zamora, and a
part of it is expected e. Cuidad Rodrigo.

SEVILLE, SEPTEMBER 4.
Rcnovales, the Commander in the van, y of Na-
varre, and whom the French have not been able to
conquer, has published a Proclamation, in which he
says,. that for every shilling of contribution extorted
from Spain, he will exact fifty in France ; that for
every houle burnt he will destroy a town ; and for
every Spaniard massacred he will kill two French-
men ; and this last menace he has actually carried
into effect.

Napoleon intends, by his proceedings, to deprive
the august Head of the Church of the respect due to
him. Under pretence of following the advice of his
physicians for the health of his Holiness, he is about
to remove the venerable Father of Christianity, and
re-estabish the residence of the incumbent of the See
of Rome at Avignon.
SEPT. 6.—The Madrid Gazette received here, con-
tains various decrees by the Usurper. One of these
suppresies all the Monastic Orders in Spain, assi7n-
ing only a small pension fin• life, to the individuals
composing them. The Archbishops and Bishops are
also put on the pension-list, and their property and
revenues are sequestrated for the use of the State.—
Another decree annuls all titles of Nobility not con-
ferred •r confirmed by the Usurper. Such is the con-
dition of Spain, and such will ever be the fate of those
unhappy countries that become subject to the atroci-
ous and tyrannical dominion of the French. •

•
LISBON, SEPT. ie.
From'Oporto we have information that there had
been at Astorga if decisive battle with the French,
during which, it was 'supposed.theyesufFered great
loss, as .many prisoners lead arrived at:Vigo, where
the intelligence had occasioned great jok. We, how-
ever, wait with anxiety to have this news confirmed,
as we have not the satisfaction ofte?iig informed of
any of the particulars.
Serr..l4.—The following is an extract of a letter
received from the bead quarters of the army of Estre-
madura, dated the 10th inst.
" The corps under Marshal Ney consists of four-
teen thousand men. The head quarters were-at Sa-
lamanca, and the army occupies the surrounding po-
sitions. In front of them, is the army of the Marquis •
Romana, now under the command of General Men- ,
dizabal. There is a report of an enpingement which
lasted three days, and which terminated in the total
defeat of Ney, with the loss of 4000 men. Marshal
Soult has 8000 men, and his head quarters are at
Placentia. This army occupies Corm, Calisteo, the
banks of the Tietar and Tagus ; and the advanced
posts extend to the bridge of- Arzobispo. It has to
defend itself against the troops of Marshal Beresford,
General Wellesley, who is at Badajos, and the corps
of the army of Estremadura, which occupy a line
from Jaraicejo to St. Vincente, covering the bridge
of Almaraz, Mesas d'lbor, Fresnedoso, &c. Marshal i
.Morticr has 10,000 men. His head quarters are at !
Talavera ; and his troops occupy Naval Moral, Cal-1
zada, Oropessa, &c. He remains en the defensive,
being threatened by the army of Estremadura, which.
ie, ad interim, commanded by General Eguia, whose.
head quarters are at Truxillo. Marshal- ViZtor has
20,000 men. His head quarters are at Toledo, and !
his army occupies the plains of Toledo and La Man-
cha. His advanced posts reach as far as DallniCL.
He watches the motions of General Venegas and Bri-
gadier Lacy, who commands the van guard, and
whose advanced parties were so successful in an at-
tack upon the enemy at Daimiel. General Sebasti-
ani has 10,000 men, chiefly cavalry, and his head-
quarters are at Fueulabrada. His army extends from
Aranjuez to Alcala. The insurgents of Castile an.
noy them with a number of marauding parties, which
daily intercept dispatches, and carry off the' provi-
sions and money forwarded to the army. It appears
that the garrison of Madrid does not exceed 8000
men, and, consequently, that there are not more than
seventy thousand in all this part of Spain. It is also
ascertained, by the accounts of officers who have been
made prisoners, and.soldiers who have deserted to us,
that they have been many days without pay ; and
that they have hadao wine since some time before
the battle of Talavera. It follows, that a general
and wellecombin:ed attack may annihilate the miser-
able remnant of our oppressors."
The advices brought by the courier extraordinary
who arrived from Seville on Tuesday, are extremely
favourable for the cause of liberty. General Mendie
zabal has already reached Ciudad Rodrigo with a
part of the Gallician army, which consists of 18,0(X)
men. General Venegas, with the army, of Carolina,
which has received Considerable reinforcements, has
his bead quarters again at Tembleque, within three
leagues of Toledo. General Wellesley is also making.
some movements with his brave army, which indicate
that they are once more proceeding to co-operate with.
the Spanish forces, now re-organized, animated with
the best dispositions, and anxious to attack the enerny:'
This intelligence is confirmed by letters from Bada-
jcs. It will by no means surprise us that the French
should evacuate the. hospitals of unfortunate Madrid,
and retreat to the banks of the Ebro. They are par-
ticularly appreheesive of a landing and diversion in
Biscay ; which, should it, as we expect, take place,
would, by operating in the rear of the enemy, deprivw
them of all hopes of re-visiting Bayonne.
SEPT. 15.—Within these
.tew days a rumber of
vessels have arrived here with English troops on board,
to reinforce the army under General Wellesley.
SEPT. 16.—According to letters from the North of
•Pot tugal, the Marquis of Rowena's army, consisting
of 30,000 men, has passed through Torre de Mon-
corvo, in Tra-los-Monies, on its march, as is sup-
posed, for Ciudad:Rodrigo.
The Seville Gazette, of the sth inst. contains the
important intelligence, that the sacred flame of insure
rection is again lighted up in New Castile, and spreads
even into Old Castile. This is a kind of warfare which
the French armies cannot resist.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the restoral:lo4
of the legitimate Government of his Royal HighneSel,
the Prince Regent; 'was celebrated by repeated !
charges of artillery from the castle and the armed
vessels in the harbour, vollies of small arms from the
regiments quartered in the capital, which paraded in
the Rocio, and the performance of High Mass in the
churches. The festivity closed-with a general,
illumi-
nation in the evenipg, '
PRIVATE LettkitS.-LL14386N, sErr. 11.
" A courier' arrived this 'Morning from Badajos,
with dispatcheiffeir the British Ambassador and the
Commander-i Chief of this city.' He'left the head-
quarters -of Sir Arthur Wellesley at 'that place hitt
Friday !light. The army was' in greet-went of
cloathing and other necessaries, without which they
could 'not recommence offensive operations, and were
therefore to continue in their present situation until
their wants could be supplied.
" A party of about 200, 'tThtt were here on the me-
dical list, crosses the Tagus'yesterday, to psoceed to
the head (patters of Sir -Arthur Wellesley, and all the
officers in Lisbon have received orderss to join their
regiments. immediately, unless provided with a certi-
ficatefromthree Medical Inspectors, who are appointed
to report on the convalescence both of Officers and
men.
" By the information of a Subaltern of the Guards,
who was witness to the conduct of the French after
their entrance into Talavera on the 6th of August, I
have the satisfaction to learn, that they behaved in
the most kind and humane manner to the sick and
wounded of the English, supplying them with the
proper nourishment and n2edicines, and with surgical
assistance in the same manner as their owncountrymen.
e" General Beresford still remains here, and it is ex-
tremely uncertain when he will leave us."
" SE:T. It—General Beresford has arrived here
from Castle Branco, where his army remains ; and a
het press is going on in this city and its neighbour.
hood 4o obi in peen to increase the public force. Ge-
neral Wellesley is at Badajos halting for supplies of
clothing, &c. for his troops."


ainita only to add to my last that tlle
r ninactivvee. The British head quartel
zLm 14ai,—I have
are at Badajoz ; the French have gone into canton.
menu in the vicinity of Placentia, Coria, &c.
Both parties appear to wait the issue of eN ents in Ge: .
many."

['HE EVENING STAR

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LONDON.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
TRIPE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Consols, Commissioners served at 681—for ace. Gt•
Onsnium + 1 prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
S per Cent. Cons. ISSII I Exch. Bills, ss. Iv,. pre.
S per Cent. Navy s9fli English Lottery Tick. I's
Osnniurn prem. Bank Stock for acc....,5:
Incli‘ Bonds, 19s. 9.05. prem. Con,. for open. 6s it

Nothing farther has transpired respecting the settlE.
ment of a Cabinet, but that Lord GRENVILLE
Lord OBEY have been sent for : nor is it likely
any thing can be finally arranged till these ::01:1,:rnv
shall arrive.
Mispatches of the.greatest urgency have also been
sent off to Marquis WE.r.m..sLEY, which we have reaso:l
to believe have for their object to press his return to
England- -with all the speed possible, to, assist in ti„-
neiv' Administration. • • •
We Shall not indulge in detailing r umours tincuted
with the rhibboleths.aparty. We heartily ri.h,
all friends to
.Britain must. svisb,.that a strong andel.
ficient Governmept may be formed, and that, thus
qualified, it may.enjoy the confidence of the nativa
at large. .

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

We have received Spanish papers to the 7th, a;RI
Portuguese to the 17th inst. from which we
given extracts in another column.
Some of the reinforcements for Lord WELLINGTON'S
army have reached Lisbon.
Accounts from Cadiz state, that the enemy have
retired from Alcanez to Saragossa, and that in La
Mancba they continue their retrograde movements.
The former accounts respecting Gerona appear tote
incorrect, and we much fear that notwithstanding the
gallantry continued to be displayed by its defenders,
that place must shortly surrender,,,.. The fortress o.f
Montjuich, one of its principal deferress has at length
been abandoned to the enemy ; anti from this event
little hopes can be entertained of Gerona being able
much longer to resist. The Suprerneeebtral Junta
have issued a Royal Decree, abolishinilcintain cop•
tributions, which in their tendency proved greatly in.
furious to the commerce of the country,

Abundance of falsehoods continue to be circulated,
to keep the people in ignorance of the real state ci
their affairs. Take the following, copied from a Lis.
bon letter of the 14th inst. as a specimen We
have just learned that the army of Masoaz.slic
has defeated that of &LILT, and that VE\EGAs has
advanccd and defeated SEBASTIANI."

By the last dispatches from Spain, dated 132, •
IdajOS, the 11th instant, it appears 'that A commit-
. nication had taken place
.between the Maictjs
WELLESLEY and Lcrd WELLINGTONt through the
medium of Major ARMSTRONG, who accompanied
Lord \VILLE' LEY to Spain, having formerly been his
ILordship's Military Secretary in India. Maior Aasi-
,
STRONG left Seville on the 14th of August, and re•
turned on the 19th, having performed in the in:er v2l
a journey of four hundred and fifty miles on horse•
back. The head-quarter's of Lord WELI.IXCTO' then
consisted of one room, without a door or xvir,dows (dk
having been burnt for firewood), and very few planks
'on The floor, through which you could see into a dirty
.stable.
• The different French divisions continued to occupy
nearly the same positions which we mentioned a few
days ago—namely, SOULT was at Placent;a ; Moaras
at Oropesa ; Victoa at Talavera, with a corps op-
posed to VENEGAS ; andller remained at Salamanca.
T.h enemy, as we have already observed, had. ad;
no movement towardi the British, nor had they sheen
any disposition to advance in that direction. Oar
ariny were so cantoned that it might be 'collected, if
nexessAir, ufrie space of one day, The first division
was at gontys ; the second at Real; the third 4
Camp Major; and the fourth at Badajos. The light
•,cavalry were at Elves ; the heavy cavalry and horse
artillerT '
. By the last accounts from Weymouth, het Royal
Highness Princess AMELIA is fast recovering from het
late illness. Occasionally, when the weather permits,
her Royal Highness' goes on board* Royal yacht,
which excursions, it is .supposed, haie terndtcl much tq
... •
the improvement of her health. • •
Friday last Baron de loam andramilY, •
Lord Vis.
count N EVIL 1., Sir WILLSEM OGLE, itsd•lthe Hon. Mrs.
BETTESWORTII, arrived at Cloud's notel, Plymouths
Dock.
His Serene Highness the Prince of ORANGE arri‘ed
at Truro on Wednesday se'nnight, so completely ir.rp
as not to be known by any one. His Highness pro•
ceeded to Falmouth, and thence to Penzan;.e.
the
roman.ic beauties of the Mount's-bay drew many
pressions of admiration from the Prince, who on i;!5
return partook of the hospitalities of Tehidy-Park—
slept there on Monday night, and was conveyed by
Lord De Dtngsr/orvatc's horses on Tuesday to
Truro, from whence he proceeded again to the east-
ward. This young Prince is only 19 years of age.
BREAD.—There being no Court of Aldermen to:
day, the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the returns
of the Bakers Company and Meal Weighers, ord,rz.i
it to advance Sd per Peck.