Star.
London, England, 1812-08-18 00:00:00

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inehtembarrassments (Irataneria) ailich weigh me
doWn ? Again I intreat you to solicit the attention
of his Imperial and Royal Majesty to the afttirs of
Spain and of his unhappy brother. Marshal Mar-
main writes me from Salatranca, that he expects me
to collect what troops I can to join him in the cam-
paign on the Douro. -For this purpose, I proceed
with my guards to-morrow towards Penaranda, whet*
the corps d'armee intended to keep in awe this part
of Spain is stationed. Tell the Emperor and King
that I shall put myself under the orders of the Mar-
shal, in furtherance of his Majesty's views, of which
mark of obedience and respect I hope he will approve,
and be the more induced to listen to your supplica-
tions on my behalf. All must be altered in this
country—there must• be a total change of adminis.
tration before the financlts can support even the
handful of an army which follows my person. How
then can his.Majesty_or your Excellency hope for the
pay and subsistence of an immense army, which his.
Majesty sdpposes me to possess, in the present state of
this country, new exhansted by three years incessant
contributions.

I' “ Be pleased to communicate to his Majesty, the
Emperor and K;ng, that I mingle my sincere regret
I lath. his on the melancholy occasion of my Brother's
I deith—his unhappy fate weighs heavy on my heart I -.
The event has been made known to me only within I
1 these few hours, for the Estafettes, for these sir'
mcnths past, have been uniformly sabred by the
armed peasantry, and it is rarely that I hearfrom
France, unless the intelligence is conveyed by means i 1
of a strong escort. 1

" Two of my Aides-de-Camp were lately basely
assassinated at the instigation of the English, on the
way to Vittoria, • after surrendering themselves pri-
soners of war.

g, The officer who is the bearer of this has instruc-
tions to enter into futther details, if necessary, with
your Excellency, or even to proceed to the . head-
(limners of my Imperial and Royal Brother, to urge
my claims upon his goodness. Time presses, and
some decision must speedily he taken, for this country
is not to be retained on the present system of admi•

nisuation.

" Your Excellency istequested to accept of the as-
surance of my consideration and esteem, "JOSEPH."
?. S. My sister, the Queen of Holland, will be
pleased, through you, to receive my condolence on
her loss. In one of the recent communications made i
to me by the Dukes of Wagram and Neufchatel,
(Berthier), by order of the Emperor and King, :
am charged with a disloyal intercourse with m 1 bro-
ther
Lucien—assure Lis Majesty that my enemies are
his also on this occasion, for I know nothing of the
subject of their calumnies.

• We presume Lie " intrusive" Majesty, as the Spaniards cill
him, must bete allude to some of Mina's gallant enterprizes.-
Ibe insinuation against do English is a scurrilous falsehood, in.
vented by the drunken driveller himself. There are co English
within some hundreds of miles of Vittoria.

THE ARMY.

Lieutenant-General Sir EDWARD PAGET goes off
directly to Portugal, as second in command under
Lord WEtLINGTON.

Major-General °swat% and Brigadier-General
RoziNsox, are appointed on the Staff of Lord Mtn.-
LINGTON.

We are, happy to hear that General PICTON is so
far recovered, that he does not return to England.

Maj'.r•General HAY, of the Royal Scots, leaves
town immediately on his return to Portugal.
The 2d battalion Royal Marines, consisting of
seven compani-s, including a company of artillery,
have embaiked on board hie Majesty's ship PRINCE.
OF WALE , 98 guns, and the Fox frigate, at Potts-
mouth ; their destination is said to be Minorca, from
whence it is supposed they will proceed to the coast
of Catalonia.

Detachments for the Sd, 4th, and sth Dragoon
Guards, and Ist, 3d, and 4th Dragoons, amounting
together to 300 horses, with their proportion of men;
and 100 horses for the King's German Legion—all
for Portugal, embarked from the Dock-Yard, at
Portsmouth, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The 2d battalion 63d, 300 strong, and the 87th
regiment, 8.50 strong, have left Guernsey, the former
for Brighton, the latter for Quebec.
General Ls MARCHANT wt under of the Royal
Military College at Wycernbed Governor of it
until he went, about a twelvemonth ago, to Portugal:
His wife died in child-bed a few weeks after he left
this country, and they have left nine orphans, with
very little property. His eldest son, about seventeen,
was his Aide-de-Camp when he was killed. He was
universally allowed to have been an excellent Officer,
having given up all his time and thoughts to the put.-
suit of his profession.

The following are extracts of private letters, re-
Laing to the late battle : -

" Head-quarter, July 23, 1812.

" i have only a moment to derght you by our' victory of the
22d over the army of Marstsont. The action took i.late on the
left bank of the Tonnes, and commenced at five in the after-
noon, after a great deal of manceuviing and eahnonadirg during
the morning. The action was net half an hour doubtful. We
have this day and yesterday taken upwards of 6000 prisoners,
and 18 or 20 pieces of cannon, four Eagles, and two Generals.
'The enemy's total loss, up to this moment, of every description,
exceeds 12,000 men. The allied army are following the enen:y
as fast as they can get on; and before they tin arms the Douro,
I should think we shall be able tegive an amount of 2 or 3000
more.

K Marshal Beresford bas received a sleet throogh the left side
a severe wound, but not dangerous. At the time be received it.
he Is, leading a Poguiltless regiment to the charge, to take