Star.
London, England, 1809-08-09 00:00:00

PRIVATE LETTER.—RONDA, JULY is.

The Estremadura army is now so far advanced, you
will have fresher intelligence of it through Portugal
than I can give you from hence. On the Bth Cdesta
was at Miravete, and Sir Arthur Wellesley at Pla-
cencia ; there was to be an interview between them on
the 9th, and we conclude the junetion was effected
on the 11th or 12th. The French, under. Victor,
were, on the 7th, at Talavera ; they are repairing that
bridge. By a letter from Victor to King Joseph,
dated Oropera, the 25th of June, and taken by a
party of our horse beyond Talavera, his army ap-
pears to have been in a sad condition at that time,
though not so bad as that of Snult, in Old Castile,
whose letters, taken on General Franceschi, draw a
deplorable picture of that division of Vandals. Our
infantry improves every day ; I wish I could say as
much of our cavalry. Venegas seems again to be
marching forward. General Blake b gone to Tarra-
gona, and the Marquis of Lahan (elder brother of
our famous Palafox) collects the fugitives at Morella.
It is reported at Seville, that the Duke of Infantado
IS on the point of publishing a relation of the transac-
tions at Bayonne. The Aftmoria Soire far illurder, ;s
an interesting pamphlet, and the preface is said to be
written by Jovellan,3s. lf so, you Englishmen, will
perceive that his notions of the constitutional rights
a Spaniards is not very cf fferent from that which you
entertain of your owl). Congratulate!), letters on the
prospect of the Coates from Xerez, Malaga, and Jaen,
his been publithel at Seville, and others, of the

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :
3 per Cent. Cons. 6of—for money 661—Reduced 6*
Onnium lf preen.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
per Cent. Red. 684 India Bonds !Os. 21s. prem.
S per Cent. Cons. 68,f Excheq. Bills, Ss. 155. pre.
4 per Cent. 84ft State Lottery Tickets, X2l. 11s.
S per Cent. Navy 98} 99 City ditto, XS. 12s.
Long Ann. 114 15.161 Cons. for ace, 68}

The Princess Elizabeth Packet has arrived at Fal-
mouth from Lisbon ; also the Duke of Kent Packet,
from Cadiz. They both left their respective ports on
the '2sth ult.

By these packets dispatches have been received
from Lisbon to the 25th, and also from Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLEY.

The latter are dated Talavera, 24th of July. The
intelligence they bring is briefly this :—On the 10th
tilt. as we have stated in a former STAR, Sir ARTHUR
arrived, late in the evening, at the head-quarters of
General CUESTA, and passed in review, by torch-
light, the Spanish army under the command of that
veteran General. The cavalry was drawn up in
one line, and, upon the whole, both infantry and ca-
valry, were as well appointed in arms and clothing,
and exhibited proofs of as perfect discipline as could
be expected. They are exceedingly attached to
their Commander, not so much from any idea they
entertain of his scientific skill as a General, but
from admiration of his personal courage and in-
trepidity, which prompts him to share every danger
with his soldiers. General CursrA and Sir ARTHUR
WELLESLEY mutually concerted a plan of operations,
in pursuance of which, the enemy was to be immedi-
ately attacked in his position at Talavera, or to be
pursued in his retreat if he did not wait the attack.
At the date of the 13th ult. the armies of General
CUESTA and Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY were not united
in one body, nor was such an union intended. They
were to act with perfect unity of design, but were to
move on a different race, and pursue a separate line
of operations.

The British force actually carrying muskets, was
about 26,000—those under CUESTA were also about
26,000. The force under VICTOR amounted at that
time to 501000, besides the corps of General S.ssat.S.•
TIANL

In consequence of the phns concerted on the 13th,
the Allies proceeded in pursuit of VICTOR, and coming
up with him at Talavera, drove in his out-posts on
the 22d ult. In this service the German Light Dra.
goons, the 22d Light Dragoons, under Colonel
ANSON and General PAYNE, and also a brigade 'of
infantry under General MaciariztE, were employed.
On the following morning, before day-break, Vie.
von pursued his retreat to Olalla, on the road to Ma.
drid. The next arrivals will probably bring accounts
I of a battle, and if the Spaniards are but true to them-

selves and to tts, we have not the least fear about the
issue. But to gain a battle is a very different thing
from delivering Spain from their oppressors. This it
will take some time to accomplish, as they have a
complete line of fortresses to which to retire, when
they are no longer able to keep the field.
From other quarters of Spain the accounts are
not less promising if they be equally founded in fact.
—General BLAKE is represented as having reorga-
nized his shattered army. ROMANA had collected
a well appointed and formidable corps of at least
twenty-six thousand men, at the head of which he was
proceeding to Leon, and, in concert with General
VENEGAS, was to second the operations of General
CUESTA, and Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY against the
main body of the enemy.
In another part of our paper we have given ex-
tracts from Spanish Journals to the 24th, and Portu-
guese to the 27th ultimo.
Letters from Lisbon state, that the Toulon squa-
dron recently made a spew of coming out, but were
compelled to'i;tiie on the sudden appearance of an
English fleet of 12 sail of the line and frigates.

Junta of Badajoz have published a proclama-
tion s' in favour of the liberty of the press." But, in
fact, it imposes a Censorship on all literary productions
whatever—and the Censors are Churchmen.

By the DUke of Kent packet, we have also received
letters from Gibraltar to the 6th, and from Tarragona
to the 7th ult. which we subjoin :

" GIBRALTAR, JULY 6.

g‘ On the 24th ult. his Majesty's ship PORCUPINE',
)encithe Portuguese ships Charlotte, Phenix, and brig
'4wotta, sailed on a cruize ; and on the 30th his Ma-
jesty's packet PRINCE ERNEST, to the Eastward.
st Yesterday the FREDERICSTEIN arrived with the
convoy from Portsmouth, in seventeen days passage.
The FREDERICSTEIN proceeds with the vessels for
Malta to-morrow morning.
" Sir JOHN CRADOCK returns to England in ten
ditys time, when the command of the garrison will
devolve on Brigadier-General SMITH, of the Artillery.
gg The 57th Regiment embarks te-morrow for J. is-
bon, under convoy of the NAUTILUS "

Yesterday, a Cabinet Council was held at the Duke
of PORTLAND'S house, which was attended by Lords
MULGRAVE, WESTMORLAND, CASTLEREAGH, and HAH.
ROWDY, Mr. CANNING, and Mr. PERCEVAL ; and sat
from two till six o'clock. At its rising, Mr. MILLS,
the Messenger, was sent to Deal, to embark in a fast-
sailing cutter, with dispatches for the Earl of CHA•
?HAM and Sir ft. STRACHAN.

The Nuremberg Gazette contains the following arti.
de :

" The King of Prussia has sequestrated all the dominions sad
estates of the Duke ef iii....wick Ode."

The Hon. PERCY JOCELYN, the new Irish Prelate,
succeeds immediately to the Bishopric of Ferns, void
by the the translation of Dr. CLEAVER to the Archie-
piscopal See of Dublin.
The late Archbishop of Dublin (Earl of NORNfANS-
TOWN) died possessed of nearly £400,000 sterling,
principally by his own acquirement. When Archbi-
shop of Cashal, his Grace became possessed of
£40,000 on a single fine for the Palliser estate, by
running his own life against that of the existing Les-
see.

The presentation of the Hon. and Rev. Mr. AGAR
to the valuable Prebendal Stall of St. Michael, in
Dublin, by his father, the Archbishop, was made a
few hours before his death.

The ship called the Dominica Packet has lately re-
turned to Liverpool, from South America, where the
had been 20 miles up the River, to the Port of Para,
being the first British vessel that ever entered there.
The Commander fired a salute upon his entering the
port, which was answered by multitudes of inhabi-
tants on the shores, exclaiming......" Long live the
English," &c. &c. On the Supercargo of the vessel
going on shore, he was received with all the pomp
ofan Indian Prince ; numbers of women preceded him
in grand procession, strewing flowers, and every de-
monstration of joy was manifested. In this fertile
country, cows are sold for five dollars.
We have received Charleston papers to the I st, and
New York to the 2d tat. A day of thanksgiving was
appointed on the 9th for the blessing of Peace with
which PROVIDENCE had visited the United States.

Jonx Q. ADAMS has been nominated by the PRE.
SIDENT as Ambassador to the Court of Petersburgh,
and his appointment has been confirmed by the Senate.
The Legislature of Massachusets, previous to the
adjournment, passed a resolution instructing their Re•
presentatives to use their endeavoUrs to cause the fol-
lowing amendment to be made in the Constitution of
the United States That no law for laying an
embargo, or general prohibition, or restraint of com-
merce, shall have longer force than until the expira-
tion of thirty days after the commencement of the
Session of Congress next succeeding that Session in
which the said law shall have been enacted."

A letter from Paughkerpsie mentions, that the
neighbourhood of that town had been infested by
swarms of locusts, which covered the woods and de-
stroyed vegetation. Some ingenious naturalists were
employed in investigating the phenomena of this ra-
venous insect, to prevent its future depredations.
Doggett's Coat and Badge was yesterday rowed
for a second time this year, in consequence of the first
contest on the regular day having been declared foul,
It was a most excellent wager. They did not start
until about seven o'clock. Barrow and Godfrey took
the lead ; but they were intent on picking each other
up ; and at Westminster Bridge yoUng Godfrey, of
Strand-lane, gave in, in consequence of having
wrenched his shoulder, which had been sprained in
the original contest, when he was the leader. Jury
of Hermitage, who was the third, started forward at
Milbank, and gained four or five boat's lengths in
about five minutes. He continued the leader, and
was first in at the Old Swan at Chelsea, at half after
eight o'clock.