Star.
London, England, 1809-07-18 00:00:00

COIMBRA, JUNE 29.

They write from Valencia under date of the 101
June, that after the battle of St. Payo, the French
retreated to Pontevedra, where they were attacked
by General Murillo, and defeated with coasiderablf-
loss ; they then retreated to Culdas, and farther v.
Santiago. Six thousand English are expected to
embark in Vigo.
Letters from Basalti, in Catalonia, advise that t!..
Germans continue ►o def.ert, and thatthe
ofAmpurdam have t ism in a mass against the French.

In letters from Tarasa, a :evolution is said to have
taken place in Barcelona against the Frcr.cl. Victe:
is at Torumacha, with 6000 men ; in Malpartula re
1500 ; Lapesse has as many ; Meslin is at the head
•of 2000 men in Moutanches ; and another General is
with 1500 men in Arguijela. The rest of the French
force in Spain, which is estimated at 22,000 men,
are divided Into detachments, which overrun and rob
the country. A division of 3000 men arrived on the
12th inst. in Merida, where it was joined on the 13th
by a corps from Conventual, and then marched to
'Mirandilla and Alcuescar.

They w7ita from Idanha under date of the 12th
instant, ansl from Castello Branco on the 13th, that a
corps of 7000 men assembled there, and a park of
artillery was expected. On the 10th the French at.
tempted to pass the bridge of Alcantara, but it was
broken down by our troops. The French Marie pre-
parations to. retreat to Madrid en the approach of ea*
Combined Army.

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Letters from Pampeluna state, that FERDINAND
VII. and his brother are still in confinement in the
Castle of Valency. They are not allowed to read
even the French Newspapers, and are kept in
profound ignorance of the state of Europe. Their•
Medical attendants and Valets, who were Spaniards,
have been removed from their persons ; and ale Park
in Arch the Royal Prisoners are allowed to take the
air is abo4; a league in extent.

We this day continue our extracts from the Conti!
nental Journals received yesterday. The '2.3d Bullet
tin, of which we have given the conclusion, is only
another apology for the delay of NarocsoN in ere,
crating his often. repeated threat to annihilate the Aus,
trian army. Tired of rehearsing disaster 4 by the floods
of the Danube, he again ypeats the twice-told mice
haps of the field ; and the atrocities comnsitied by the
owlaw CHASTELLER, are made the text of a learned
disquisition upon the law of nature and of nations. The
massacre of 700 French conscripts and 1800 Bavarian
soldiers in cold blood, sounds, to be sure, very dread-
ful ; but they would have shocked us more if we had
never heard of those committed in the Canton of
Unterwald, and the cities of Madrid, and Oporto.—
' With what patience can we hear CaTataxe discourse
of justice, or CLAUDIUS read lessons of sobriety ?
. it will be recollected that BONAPARTE, some time
ago, threatened the death of the Marquis de CUAS-
TELLER, in case he should fall into his hands in the
Tyrol. Hereupon the Emperor FaAticts replied,
that this Officer acted under his Sovereign's corn-
mission, and that therefore the persons of Ge-
nerals DURGSVELL and FOULER.% whore the Ansi
trians had taken in the battle of Aspern, should
be answerable for his safety, in case he should be
made a prisoner. Upon this it will be found that
NAPOLEON instantly seizing M. M. MerreaNzeti, Coct
LOREDO, HADDICK, and PERGEN, avows his original
intention of murdering CMASTELLER, whenever he
should get him, and renders the lives of the above-
mentioned persons, double in number, responsible for
those of DunosNet. and FottLeas. These arc indeed
the horrors of war, begun or threatened to be begun by
NAPOLEON himself ; and his reason for disclaiming re.
prisals (even were they justreprisals) upon the persons
of his prisoners of war, is a singular one ; because,
they are placed under his faith and honour." And
might not Count b./1E17E10:1CH, who had just quitted
Paris, upon the "faith and honour" 9f a French pass-
port, plead the same protection, if Isiah and honour
availed any thing with the ferocious author of these
practices ?

We have received Dutch and French Papers to the
13th inston, from which we have given some interest•
ing extracts. We trust the hints respecting the c4s•
positions of Russia contained in the private letter from
Holland, will prove well founded:
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EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER FROM ROTTERDAIIr
p4TED TITS 12TII 4OLY.
" We hive no very particular intelligence here
iti* public attention is directed to observe the per:

which Russia really means. di tAke: Score think that
isnot really sincere hs her co.openition with France,
and will avail herself of the first opportimity to betray
ber; and others that the threats of England to i3O/11-
bard her ports, and even St. Petetsbutgh, will have
3 grand effect.
4, It is reported here that the King of Spainaoseph
ponApate, has put himself at the head of the army,
in order the more effectually to qtiell the insurgents.
some, however, think that it is fur the purpose of re.
from the country."
MADRID, JUNE !6. •

THE GRAND EXPESiTION.

• Some of the Commanding Officers of corps on the
' present Expedition ate the best and most dashing in
• the service, and much may be looked fct' when such
fine bodies of men are led by such able and tried
Officers.
Colonel Nicous, of the 14th, greatly distinguished
himself at Monte Video.; Colonel GRANT, of the 82d,
in the command of the 77th ; Colonel Hity, of the
Royals, in the command of that ancient corps on
many services ; Colonel WALKER'S gallant and able

The King having been informed that different I leading of the 50th is known to the whole army
bards of rebels of Andalusia had assembledain the. in Portugal; Colonel Manox distinguished himself
mountains of the Sierra Morena ; that part of them in the command of the 9th Regiment at Monte Video;
had entered the Province of La Mancha, with the Colonel PRATT, of the sth, in the same quarter ; Co.
design of exercising their robberies ; and had ap. lonel WYATT, of the Welsh Fuzileers, was distin-
peared at a certain distance from the fourth corps of guished with the 29th in Portugal ; Colonel Mix-
the :Lamy, commanded in chief by Count Sebastiani, Irma. lost his arm commanding the Cameronians, in
towards Mangoranis--General Sebastiani several the last service this fine regiment was in. No Officer
times offered them battle; the reirls, untwithstand- in the army is better known than Colonel BURNE, of
ins their numbers, always retiaad as socn as he ap-
the Stith, or Colonel STIRLING, of the 494, or Colonel
yroached them. The King has resolved to
go PACK, of the 71st Highlanders, or Colonel CUYLER,
to these places, to, endeavour to bring the bands 85th. In short, never did the British army possess.
to an engagement, who can only escape our troops *such a set of Commanding Officers of regiments as
but by flight, and who-they have only to wait for to be at present proceed with the Expedition.
Two of the departments, the Commissary and Me-
destroyed ; they are commanded by a person named
d
Vanegas, who has been already so well beaten at Uclitical, in this Expedition are filled in such a manner,
that it is impossible there can be complaint. The
His Majesty inconsequence set out from Madrid
Men at the heads of these two departments, are men
the 2d of this*month, at nine o'clock in the morning,
with his guard : he will sleep the first night at Mis-, of the very greatest abilities-
cas, and the second at Toledo. On the following • The Earl of CHATHAM, having received his final
day he will continue his route towards ConsuegTa, instructions, set out last night for Ramsgate, to take
t
passing through Mora. He* is accompanied in this the Chief Command. Sir Ernie Coors is Second in
military and political tour by marshal. Jourdan, and Command ; and the several Grand Divisions are to
by the Generals Desolles and Leri. • be under the orders of these gallant Officers, Lieute-
. nant-Generals Sir J. Hopei the Marquis of HUNTLY.
During the absence of the King, which will be but
tho Lords ROSSLYN and GROSVENOR.
of a short duration, Madrid continues to enjoy
,
greatest tranquillity.
The Troops embarked and embarking, at Ports-
We every day receive new details of the brilliant mouth, Ramsgate, Deal, and Harwich.. are as fol-
victory gained by. General Suchet over Blake.—An
English General, who commanded the Spanish ca.
valry, was wounded and Made, prisoner.
BERLIN, JUNE St •
Since the taking of Vienna by the French, Pragye
trisbecome the 'capital of Austria. It is from this
city that all the prnplatnations are issued. The Ga-
zette of the 16th inst. contained an article dated froth
the head-quarters. It 'appears from itEthat the whole
day of the 14th of June was passed in fear of a gene-
ral attackafrom the'grand roach array. The anni-
reisary of the battle .of Marengo induced a belief
that the French would celebrate that day by some
enterprize.

!MST DIVISION-LIGHT TROOPS.

3d Dragoon Guards, three Squadrons; 12th Light Dragoons,
three Squadrons; id Light Dmgoons King's German Legion.
—Major-General Li O:3INOEN.
43d F.ot, Light 'nfantry, 2cl Battalion; 52d ditto, ditto, ditto;
95th, Rifles, eight Companies.—Major-General Steven al..
Ist Light Battalion Kill's German Legion; 2d ditto, di:to.—
Brigadier-General Baron ALTSN.

S E CON D---R F-5 ERV E.

Ist Foot Grads, lit Battalion rditto, al ditto; (Flatlk Compa.

nies).—Brigaditr-General Distrait'.
4th Foot, Ist Eattalion ; ditto, Cd ditto; 28th ditto, lit ditto.;-.-
Major-General the Earl Of DALHOUSIS.
20th Regiment; 92d ditto, lst Eattalion.—Major-General Sir
W. EIRIXINE.
titz THIRD IS THE sr.c:oNts DIVISION OF THE ARMY.
sthlost, let battalion ; 50th Ditto, ditto; 91st Ditto, dittow—
Major-General DtoTT.
ilth Foot, Ist battalion; 38th Ditto, ditto; 42d Ditto, &too—
Brigadicr-Geveral Mote raisin.

The Gazette of Prague on the 12th, gave another
t actin of the Austrian armykdatid WOlkersdo: f.
.ft is there said that it was against the Archduke John
that the French directed their effcrti to celebrate the
battle of Marengo. But it is to be remarked that this
Prince, to wh• nt the Bulletin before the,last had as-
signed 60,000 men, had only 36,000 as soon as it was
known that he was. defeated. 64 Besides, says the
account, out of this number there was only 20,000
regular troops, the other 16,000 belonged' to the
Hungarian insurrection, who could not stand'when
they were attacked by 50.000 trench." Thin right
wing having given way, thsliArcbduke John found it
ecnrenient for the execution of his priacipal plea, to fall
tack upon Comorn. •
This kid check has produced no essential change in
the positions of the Austrian army—it lost in this bat-
tle 1500 men killed and wounded. Such are yerlta-
tim, the last lines of the bulletin. It was followed by
an invitation to the inhabitants of Bohemia to give up
all the gunpowder they might have in their possession,
the army being in the greatest. want of it.

American Papers to the lath June inclusive have
I;cen received. The P..•.e.1:*1c had arrived with the in-
Lell;gence of die excepti;,ns.tal:en by the -British Go-
veinal:lit to the arrangerne7.!.s made by Mr. Easarsr.
The rreparations for the celebratihn of the renewal of
free intercorrse ssith Britain were, of *course, sus-
pornlod. •ri,, papers contain accounts of the pro-
ceedin7; nt ConeTvs, • thew that the American !
Co:verihr:rirt ;; disposed to prevent the abuse of the
Anloican c7tirens, 1 means of proteetionq, ;
obto*neilin forcigia seamen b 1 false swearing. Above
of these Else protect: on; are stippored
‘" :-..;':ainetd. in this !runner ever; year. Mr. DAvA I
)I,ld !aotiOn in a tt, prevent this abuse. This
wejl rec6veci, and likely to pass,
ly°!lid do more than any other measure that could be i
.!..vi• sd ?revert disrites'between the officers of his
Ma.ic:s7., justly claimihg British subjects
ire R Arprr'ic:*m vesseia,
.and American commanders !
prot.cct ckir,cns of the United
h:ts proposed also to exact from
in.-.,•!:.rs •of all American vessels a security that
•.;.111 not ent,:r any Port declared to be in a state
of h!cse:,:ade. Front the -c voluntary propositions,
coata inin.; much oithe stioulations which Mr. ERSKINt
WIS exi`:t
2ed to I..:ve comprehended in his treaty, we
a'- enabled to hone that the amicable' adjustment, the
prospect of which gave so much satisfaction to us,
an.t to ma- Ainerican brethren, will not experience
any impediment.
Part of the officers, anchrerst,of .the crew of the
Gre)liound frigate, lost near Manilla, came home in
the Craa.onr.N, of 74 guns, Which arrived at Plymouth
last Monday-- the whole of the-CY** were saved.
Dt-ruaNG.—'l'lmrsday Morning, in consequence
Pf a dispute the eveninz before, a meeting_ took place
ncar yheod, Devonshire, between - Capt. B—KE
1.1.1(1 Captain G—nr, of the South Hants regiment.
former was attended by Captain M-11, and the
tatter by Lieutenant H—E, of the same regiment.—
'Val an exchange of a case of pistols, the ball of Cap-
.•
L. has mg grazed the right hip of Captain G. the
Rff.tir, by the interference of the seconds, was amicably
adjusted. •