Star.
London, England, 1809-05-23 00:00:00

P ,*,RIS, MAY 13.

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Intelligence received by telegraph from Italy aE-
nounc es, principally, that our army on the Bth inst.
crossed the Piave, in the face of the enemy, after hav-
ing taken 16 pieces of cannon and 5000 men priso-
ners, among whom were one General of Artillery and
one General of Cavalry. The Viceroy was in pursuit
of the enemy, V4ho were in Hight in every direction.
According to letters from Bayonne of the 6th inst.
the Duke of Treviso, with a corps of from 9.0 to
24,000 men, was on his march from Arragon to As-
torp. Gen. Kellerman had gone from Benevente
towards the Asturias with 18;000 men.

The Duke of Abrantes, who was on his return to
France, had received counter-orders, and was re-
turned to Saragossa:

Gerona and Taragona are cnvironed by our troops.
At Bayonne a corps is forming under the name of
Mountain Chassetirs, who arc to garrison St. Sebastian
and liilboa.

A letter from Valladolid of the 4th inst. announces
that the Duke of Dalmatia (Souk) has defeat:xl a
body of 10,000 English,. who had endeavoured to
cover Lisbon ; he himself had lost spisrsely AO men.
We await the official intelligence with impatience.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MAY 23.
WrIT-Tosinaltr—Holiday at the Bank, Exchelpter and Stantp-
Office.

CAPTURE OF OPORTO.
It gives us much satisfaction to be able to announce
that an Express arrived this day at the Admiralty, an-
nouncing that Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY has succeed-
ed in wresting Oporto again from the hands of the
Enemy. The particulars are not yet known—the re-
gular dispatches from the Commander in Chief not
having yet arrived.
The news was brought by a private ship arrived at
Falmouth, and thence transmitted to Town.—Re-
port says, that SOULT and his army-are prisoners.—
Oporto surrendered on the 12th instant. • •

Dispatches from Admiral Lord Cot-ism-moon an-
nounce, that on the 26th uk. five sail cif die line, two
frigates, and three transports, sailed from Toulon
for the relief of Barcelona, in which it is supposed
they succeeded ; , but as Lord COLLING WOOD was soon
apprized of their movements, and immediately pro-
ceeded in search of them, there is reason to hope that
he will intercept them on their return to Toulon.
• The Supreme Central Junta has published an
Edict, dated the 15th ult. for the more effectually
bringing to justice all traitors, and in which, among
other things, it is enacted that all persons who shall
propogate sentiments tending to weaken and allay
the odium, which we arc bound to preserve unabated
against the French armies, composed of the most in-
famous assassins and robbers, who come with no other
views than to rob and destroy us, shall be immediately
arrested, put on their trial, and suffer the punishment
they deserve."

The following is an extract from a private !etter :
" SEVILLE, 30.
" Our fortifications go on well. There are several strong bat-
teries built undLr the inspection of English Engiovers, and the
whole of the city is defended by a wall and dee-, ditch, belliad
which the infantry and inhabitants may fire on the enemy with
safety. There was a great panic here fifteen days since, occa.
sioned by the hope of. Spain General CiSesta, being defeated.
" The enemy are expected down here directly. No Spaniard
was alivwed to leave his residence but for a short time. The panic
has subsided, and the confidence of the people Increase as they see
the means of resistance Improve, and I find there are now 11,000
armed men in this city."

Letters from Cadiz, of the 7th ult. state, that
General CUESTA was about to give battle to the ene-
my, with every prospect of success.
Some of the private letters received by the Gotten-
burgh Mail of yesterday state, that just before the
packet sailed, the Diet had resolved to exclude Gus-
Tairus and his children from the sovereignty, and to
' elevate the Duke of SUDERMANIA to the throne.
Dispatches were yesterday received from Admiral
COCHRANE, Commander in Chief of his Majesty's
ships on the Leeward Island station, stating, that on
the night of the 14• th of April the three French line of
battle ships which took shelter in the harbour of the
Saintes, came .out 'of one of the passages, while the
frigates ran through the other. Our ships immediately
pm sued the enemy, and on the following day his Ma-
jesty's ship Pompee came up with one of them, the
Hautpoult, of 80 guns, and after a'severe action.com-
pelled her to strike. Our loss in this affair consisted
of seven men killed and twenty-nine wounded ; that
of the enemy between eighty and ninety killed and
wounded. The British Admiral has named the cap-
tured ship " the Abercrombie." The other French
ships were pursued by two of our squadron through
the Mona Passage, and there was every prospect of
their being,overt.tken, and of course captured. The
f;)llowing is an extract of a letter ficrn an officer on
board the captured ship :

" Abel-cry:table, April IS.
" We joined Sir A. Cochra^e on the 1-ith of April off the
Saintes. On the same night a French squadron, consisting of
three ships of the line and two frigates, made astir escape from
thence. We pursued—on the following night all escaped our vi-
gilance but one ship of the line, which the Pompee and. Castor
continued to chace on the night of the iGth.
" We (the C.uitor) brought the enemy to action. The Pompee
soon came up, and she struck, after an obstinate resistance. Sue::
after we had taken possession, the Admiral joined. '
" The enemy's ship, now the Abercrombie, was called the
Hautpoult, a nolle ship of h 0 guns.
" The Pompee had 7 killed and 29 wounded; the Hautpoult
between SO and 13';."

The 45d RegiMent arrived ye terday afternoon at
Harwich, and immediately embarked on board the
iransports which had arrived there to receive them.
Friday, the Forfar Militia marched from Edin-
burgh Castle, on their route for Berwick. They were
relieved by the Aberdeenshire Militia, from Mussel-
burgh. •

The Stirlin7shire Militia have marched from
Dunbaz for aasgow. -
Friday, the 6th or Inniskilling dragoon; were re-
viewed and inspected at Haddington by Lieutenant-
Gineral Viscount CATHCART, and next morning the
first divi!iun marched for Ireland. The Royal Dra-
goon Guards succeed to the duty.
Thursday, the-15th regiment arrived in Edinburgh,
from Haddington, and next morning marched far
Perth.

The Ist Dragoon Guards, quartered at the bar-
racks near York, have received a route for Berwick.
Instructions have been issued to the Colonels e,f
; regular Regiments Gf Militia to detach as many ME-
cees as can be spared from duty, for the put-pose of
recruiting in their respective Counties,- Not less than
one Officer is to be stationed in every large town or
populous neighbourhood ; and great reliance is placeil
that by their exertions, the old Militia Regiments will
be completed to their establishm6nts by the Ist of
June 1810 ; in which cast the Ballot will not be had
recourse to again.
The Commander-in-Chief has given orders that no
Regiments of the line, or of the Regular Militia, shall
recruit in any town during the time any corps of Lo-
cal Militia is assembled for exercise, nor to enlist any
man serving in any of such corps, until after the pe-
riod of his training is completed.
The 18th light dragoons have arrived at Chichester
and Arundel. The last division marched into those
barracks on Tuesday.
Major-General the Earl of DALHOUSIE, from the
Sussex district, succeeds General HOPE (appointed
Deputy-Adjutant for Scotland) in the command of
the troops at Haddington.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 22.
Arrived the following transports, viz. No.
CUPPER ; Alert, HILL ; and Rebecca and
from Vigo; Britannic, Sally, and Lord Cx;:c
from Gibraltar.--Sailed his Majesty's ships Dno s,
DARY, told HINDOSTAN, for Botany Bay ; and t;I.
DAUN rims, BauoKt., for the Cape of Good Hope.
DEAL, MAY S 2.

Arrived his Majesty's ship INri.c%int.r. ; Ro!,,
HARVEY • and Leicester, PLACE, for Gila-alt.:l ;
Rover, KING, for Lisbon, all from the River ;
Alligator, MORTON, from St. Doming6.--7v..ild
FROM LLOYD'S LIST,
GRATIIIIEND, MAT 22.—Arrived the Mertor, Mit; ;,.0...
Cape of Good 'Hope; Greyhound, Rost, from Cadiz ; ce)
Harris, from Bengal ; and Tottenham, Young, from Crerait.-
Sailed the Catherine, Zelktra, for Riga ; Howcreer
for Dublin; Queen, Farmer, for Hayti;• and Clizri, mi; L.
Manning, fur Yucatan.

Lieutenant-General DUNCAN CAMPBELL) ef Loo.,
nell, has been elected Member of Parliament f„,
Apr district of Boroughs, vacant by the dead, u;
Colonel JOHN CAMPBELL.

In consequence of the late Resolutions of th!(',(forz
of Directors, orders, it is said, are immediately to be
sent to India, recalling such of the.Compaliy% r.er.
vants as obtained their Atipointments by pureli;.le cr
other corrupt means.

BREAD.—There being nn Conn of Aldcrmr.:
to-day, the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the r,tu: ,
ordered the present prices to continue.

Greenwich Park, through the fineness of ti:3 t, i,
tiler, was yesterday plentifully stocked with gan:!....
The holiday folks assembling in great numbeis at 1114
their favourite resort, amused themselves with their
customary sports, and exhibited the usual sceLe (/
fantastic hilarity..
Accounts are received by the General Miranda, of
a plot having recently been discovered, formed by the
Negroes of Jamaica, to set fire to the towns of that
island, and afterwards to murder the white inhthi.
tants, to effect a revolution, precisely similar to th..t
which has so• fatally prevailed in the neighbourir,7
island of St. Domingo. For this purpose, various
societies had been formed in different parts for a con-
siderable time past, which met in the nights at ap.
pointed places, where they were regularly exercised zo
the use of arms like soldiers. A Comnian2or in
Chief, with the rank of Duke (in their stile), had
been chosen, with had subsequently appointed lii•:
suite, and also Captains and Officers to the different
societies, by whom regular returns were made to him
of their respective corps after each muster ; in short,
the conspirators appear to have been perfectly oriel.
nized, and St. Patrick's day had been first agre23
upon to set fire to the city of Kingston, in !event
parts, commencing at a Mr. Millward's, li(fuor-shop,
in Upper King-street, which was to be'the signal int
the other parties to begin; but some disappointment
arising, it was afterwards fixed for the end of March
—previous to which, however, their diabolical and
blood=thirsty design was most happily disc leered ai
follows, and the destruction of the towns and lives of
the inhabitants thereby prevented :
George Burgess, a private in the 2d West India
Regiment, having deserted from that corps, and being
intimate with one of the ring-leaders, was introduced
at their meetings, and became fully acquainted v.-ilh
their design and preparations. He was afterwards
(on the 27th of January) fortunately apprehended,
tried by a Court-Martial for repeated desertion, found
guilty, and sentenced to be shoe; the night previous
to his intended exeCatien, he was waited upon by the
Chaplain of the Regiment (the Rev. Mr. Campl;el.l),
for the purpose of preparing his soul for another world,
and after passing some time in devotion, the culprit,
who appeared very penitent and fearful of death, toad
him that he had much of great importance to thewhite
'people of the island upon hi 4 mind, I•hich he wishes',
before lie quitted this world, to disclose to the Com-
mander of his Majesty's Forces, Major-General Car.
michael. Mr.Cetmpbell warned him of the seriousnature
of trifling with public justice by false statements, withl
a view of preserving his life ; but he still persevered
in his urgent wishes to see the General, and arpearecil
duly sensible of the impropriety of soliciting an in-
terview with ISm„but upon the most important con.l
siderations. This was immediately communicated t,
tie Generic, who order:d the culprit to bebrougl.t
b:fore him, and on finding that his confessions
were of so very serious and important- a nature, sent
for a Magistrate (D. P. Malony, Esq.), when,
after a short examination of the culprit, it was deemed
necessary to send for the Police Officers of Kingston,
in order to apprehend, without delay, the Negruvs
whom he implicated in the conspiracy, which lie so-
lemnly averred existed in the island. Accordingiy die
Police Officer, with the culprit, attended by a file of
soldiers, proceeded from Up Park Camp, about ten
o'clock of the night of the 7th of March, to Kingston,
and fortunately succeeded in securing a considerzble
number of Negroes that he gave information of befine
Plonking. They were taken to the house of the abov.!
Magistrate, and privately examined before several
Magistrates and the General ; and the filet of tl.c
existence of a conspiracy, for the purpose of revc..-
tionizing the island, was soon ascertained, and also
be very widely exteqded. General Carmichael, at
the intercession of the Magistracy, was first ploaw.!
to grant a respite to George Burgess, and in al, ut a
week after pardoned him. The examinations wcr..
continued very constant, and a great many Negro.,
were daily apprehended ; nor were the examinatioe
closed when the General Miranda sailed ; scrotal of
the ringleaders having absconded, rewards were ot-
feted for their apprehension.
An abstract of these examinations, together wits
minutes of the trial of two of the principal eatepe a-
tors, will be communicated in a few days. The trial
alluded to took place on Saturday, the lst of zkp:;:,
at a Slave Court assembled for the purpose, :t t:ie
Court House, in Kingston. They were it• Negro,
named Peter Watkins (Commander in CI) cf, wi:::
the rank of Duke) and Sambo John, (a Captain) ;
and, after a most patient and impartial investigation.
were both found guilty of being concerned in a r2he:-
lions conspiracy, ind sentenced to be hunt
to 'awe
afternoon, which was accordingly carried into mai-
tion ; previous to which, however, they a( knowled,;,:4
their crime, and the justness of thei. senten,e, 411-:,
made further discoveries relative to this bla;J: ,:ei-
horrid conspiracy.

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