Star.
London, England, 1813-05-19 00:00:00

THE PENINSULA.

A Cadiz Mail arrived this morning, but it has not
furnished us with much intelligence of interest. Su.
CIIET, and the allied Alicant army which defeated
him, are said to have resumed their former positions ;
a circumstance which has excited some surprize at
Cadiz. It is admitted, however, that the English
are still a little in advance.

Every account from the Peninsula portends a most
active and sanguinary, and we hope a successful
campaign. When our latest letters left Lisbon the
new battering train had gone up to the army, and
another was landed at St. Andero, so that Burgos
will have no chance of standing a long siege this year.
It was understood that the army was in readiness to
move, but that the MARC/LIS waited for the long-
looked for Generals from England, who could not
be up from Lisbon, and with their divisions, before
the 15th.

The cavalry, which is again in high order, has ad-
vanced and crossed the Douro, at Oporto; it is at
present commanded by Baron BOCK, and it will re-
main under his command until Sir STAPLETos
CoT-
TON and Lord UXBRIDGE join.

While every thing goes on prosperously with the
regular army in the Peninsula, we regret to hear that
the Guerillas do not go on so well as they did : their
force has diminished, what remains is inefficient, se-
veral bands have disappeared, the remaining leaders
qunrel amongst themselves, and they do not aid the
general cause so much as they did at one time.—
There are, we understand, rational causes for this :
some of the Chiefs have become rich, and are of
course careless ; and there is not now that plunder
and means of subsistence which there used to be.—
Add to all this, that the French have learned to keep
together in large parties, and to make strong holds
wherever they are.
The Duke del INFANTADO is mentioned as likely
to take an important command ; and the Duke del
PMIQUE comes to London as Ambassador. The
Count FEnNAN NUNEZ goes to Sweden in the same
character. Stockholm and St. Petersburgh will also
have Spanish Residents. The letters and papers
from Cadiz, are dated on the Bth insi,ant.

The Lady Mary Pelham packet has arrived from
Corunna, in three days, with mails and passengers.—
By this conveyance we learn, that Lord WELLINGTON
having sent forward 3000 cavalry from Frenada in
advance, the enemy had precipitately abandoned
Leon and Astorp, falling br.ck upon Burgos. In

tke mean time, the Vrenct taTie contrived to threaten
St. Andero, anJ C ism° ; in consequence 4 which the
Chie , M tNA, h s rah cd to the miuntains of
Firragon. The intelligence, upon the whole, is A.
vaurawe, as will appear by the t ilow;al4 cxtracts

" COP ITNNA, AIAY is..
di We have reeeiveJ Rev-nous here o! ih: enemy
kraving.moved towards Burgos, in considerable f rce.
From Colonel Canyello's statern2 it, it is known that
25,000 men hive marched into France; that a strong.
column of 10,000 infantry and I 200 horse has obidged
General Mina to abandon his strop; holds in Na.
varre, and retire into Arrag m ; and that the high
road from Bargns to Vittoria is crowded with the
enemy's columns of osservatism marching backwards
and forwards. •

It is said that three of :he cnem:'s moveable co-
lumns, consisting of 3000 men each, the Ist march- .
ing towards Espenosa, the 2d towards Vil!arcays;
and the 3d in the direction of the Castro and Bilboa-
roads, had made their appearance, which caused some
apprehensions to be entertained for St. Andero and
Castro, but nothing is yet known of their having at-
tempted either.

" Six O'CLOCK, P. M.—The post from Castile has
just arrived, bringing accounts, it is reported, tht the
French had left Benavente, Astorga, and Leon ;
that the combined armies are all in motion, and that
3000 of Lord Wellington's heavy cavalry had arrived
in Tamamas."

CORUNNA, MAY lie
gg By intelligence received by yesterday's post we
know that the army ct operations has put itselt in mo-
tion ; to-day the Benevente Regiment is to march,
and to morrow the head-quarters, all is the direction
of ViUa Franca."

" OVIEDO, MAY ff.

" They write from Santander, that on the 28th
and 29th ult. the enemy commenced the siege of
Castro, with a force cf from 7 to 8000 men. Gene.
ral Mendezabel had, with the divisions of Biscay and
Ibecca, took post in the rallies of Saba and Mina for
the purpose of assisting that place."