Star.
London, England, 1812-01-28 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
The following Bulletin, on the subject of the re-
pulse of the enemy from Tarifa has this instant been
issued

4i DOWNING STREET, JAN.2B.
" Captain O'DONAHUE, Aid-du-camp to Colonel
&ma'am, arrived this morning at Lord LIVERPOOL'S
Office, with dispatches lrorn Major-General COOKE
and Colonel Sxgarttrr, containing the satisfactory
intelligence of the complete repulse of a stroug de-
t ichment of the French army under Marshal VICTOR
in an attempt to take Tarifa by storm, on the 31st
December ; and that en the morning of the 4tll Ja-
nuary, the whole French army retreated from before
that place, leaving in the possession of the allied
troops, the whole of their artillery, ammunition, and
stores.

The French employed under Marshal Vicron,
in the attempt to reduce :Tarifa, appears to have con-
sisted of 10,000 men, and the allied force opposed to
them, of not more than 1000 British and 7 or 800
Spanish troops.

« Colonel SKERRETT speaks in thehighest terms of
the admirable conduct of all the troops under his corn
med. He praises particularly the exertions of Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Lord PROBY, second in command, of
Captain SMITH, of the Royal Engineers, and of Lieu-'
tenant-Colonel Gouou, and of the 2d battalion of the
87th regiment.

The British loss consists of two Officers (Lieu-
tenant LONGLEY, Royal Engineers, and Lieutenant
HALL, 2d battalion of 47th regiment), and seven
rank and file killed, three Officers (Lieutenant Hut.,
2d battalion of 47th, Lieutenant M. CARROLL and
Ensign WALLER, 2d battalion of 87th), and 24 rank
and file wounded."

[A communication has been made to the Loup
MAYO/19 in terms precisely similar to the above.]

Letters were this day received from Alicant, dated
the 31st ult. On the 27th Valencia still held out,
but a most tremendous firing was heard on that
day. It has been ascertained that only one wing
of BLAKE'S army was defeated.
An American frigate has arrived off the Isle of
Wight, with dispatches of great importance. They
are said to convey the ultimatum of the American
Government.

The Walsingham packet has arrived from Lisbon :
it is reported that she brings an account of the fall of
Bad.ijoz. The French Garrison abandoned it at
midnight, after blowing up the fortifications. The
dispatches from Lord WELLfzioros on this subject,
have not yet reached town.

His Majesty's ship LEOPARD has arrived at Spit-
head from Lisbon : she parted with convoy, and
spoke with the ENDYI4IONI who was in chace of two
French frigates, and A brig, which were in sight.

The following is the Bulletin issued yesterday, on
the subject of Lord WELLINGTON'S dispatches. It
was inserted in part of our impression only, having
been issued after this Paper was a: press

" DOWNJNO-STRIET, JANUARY 27.
" A dispatch is received from Lord WELLINGTON,
dated Gallegos, 9th January.
44 His Lordship invested Ciudad Rodrigo on the Bth.
The enemy had increased the difficulty cf ap-
proaching the place by a strong redoubt, constructed
on the Hill of St. Francisco. It was necessary to at-
tempt to take it. It wa3 stormed on the night of the
Bth, by a detachment of the light division, led by
Lieutenant-Colonel COLBOURNE. The work was car-
ried in the most l►rilliant manner, and all the garrison
either killed or taken. Our loss was oNly six men
killed ; Captain MEIN and Lieutenant WOODOATE of
the .52d, and Lieutenant HAWKESLEY of the 95th,
with 14 men, wounded.

By this success Lord WErLINGTON has been ena-
bled to break ground within 600 yards of the place,
the redoubt of St. Francisco being converted into a
part of the first parallel.
" General HILL entered Merida on the 30th of
December. He had hoped to surprise General DOM-
BROWSKI', but his approach was discovered by a pa-
trok. The French General retreated from Merida,
leaving magazines of bread and wheat, and several
unfinished works.

On the Ist General HILL marched to attack
DaouET's corps d'Armee at Almendralejo, but the
enemy retreated to Zafra' abandoning 450,000 pounds
of wh-at. Oa the 3d adetachment of our cavalry
beat a body of the enemy's horse, at Puente del Maes-
tro, taking two officers and 30 men prisoners.
" General DROUCT retreating to Llerena, General
HILL foupd it useless to pursue him, and returned on
the sth of January to Merida."

By the Cadiz Papers, received this morning, we
learn, that General BALLAsTErtos has been dispatched
towards Valencia c in the mean time, SUCUET
drawn a strong cordon of troops round the town,
and occupied all the villages.

According to letters from Rio Janeiro, of the lat-
ter. end of tit ptember, the Portuguese General Don
Ditoo de Sot:zis was, on the 12th, at Monte Video,
with 8000 men, and about to co-operate against
Buenos Ayres, with aro and GOYCVACHE.

ht•PELLicrAtcL

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FALMOUTH, JANUARY 43.

Anlvedtbe Spanish brig titoon, JVAN Bea tars D 2 004116
TA, hound to Lon. lon from Corunna with wool, brought in as
recapture, by the FAVOUR! re sloop of wa: ; alms the Northacki
Bcoc c, fmm Dartmc uth ; Ble,sing, Se LOMON from Near!: ; Jam
mini* ED, front ; bobella, Hu N cit, from Gibraltar
Join, lick, front Gibraltar and Lisbon; Fame, I.oNo, front St.
Michael's; Elzabeth, STRIDE, from Sumbatiwtou ; Lord Nt4-
son, GRAY, front Waterford; and thr Severn, FIt?.VVRTT, from
Chichester. Sailed the Cant rut packet, DAVY, for Lisbon and
Surinam, with Mails.

JANUARYs4.—Arrived the brig JOIIP, AXTON front•Lisboa,
38 days. parted convoy from the M.tarsaz guu-brig two days
after sailing. Salkd the Severn, F a r br Waterford.—
Wind N.
JANUARY 25.—Arrived the Marlborough packet, Captain
Butt. in 12 days, from Lisbon, with Mails; left in the Tagus
the Walsinghain, and Princess Elizabeth pa•kets. Dlspa:ches
were receiv. d at Lisbon (rum to British Hea I-quarters for the
former, and was to sail on the 14th instant. Ihe :•peedy packets
Captain SUTNt LLANO, is also arrived Irum Cadiz in eleven day.,
with Mails and dispatches; the brig I.ondun Packet, 'recast,
25 days from Gibra.tar—brings n t news, (is under quarantine) ;
Frienus Endeavour, Cil APMA N, irons Arundel ; gicenomy,SOr •
TON, &snit Southam2tun ; Adv. :Imre, Ast es, (ruin Pnr:srauuth ;
SpeedweU, HARRINGTON final Susannah,Jouns,from Fowey
Sailed the Hero, Pat T PYJ on N, tor Saicornb..-; Vetwy nAvit.
for Penzance ; and the len Pin brig Wi h the tuuuwi•i&g ships mi-
ller her convoy Nemesis, Brothers, anJ Danish brig Wilhelmiva
Charlotte.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 25.
Sailed on Friday the Rill , 38, Captain MALCOLM, on a cruissi
eff Brest. Went out of Harbour, MU anchored iu Cawsand Bays
the be LWA , 74, Cartain UKOWN, 4:trF IaVUIS undergone
thorough renting. Ihe CoN.2ncetok, 74, Capta.n
was released front quarantine yesterday—she is ordered to Ports-
mouth to be paid off, and wilt Like the trade hence uudcr coovor.
The Scar: ea, 74, is ord. r:d up Harnoaze to refit and the Mee-
r/a sloop of war is uuder sto take the next convey to Li,-
boo. The linwx. sloop IS h m .ef ,rth to be called the bu STAID:
Arrived tire Aluaitt sa oaf istrea brig tro.o swansea, with a mail
convoy.J AN
war 46.—Arrived tl.e Swtdish ship Creole, Captain P.
BLROMAN, Isom Lotukm, bound ts Liverpuol, to load a cargo
in salt tor Stuckhoun ; the American schooner Ply, tat and front
Baltimore, which plac: s. e lett to day. ago, bound to Boor.
dean; with a cargo tat sugar, coffee, indigo, etc. detained by
Majesty's ship UNICORN, J.: guns, Capt. SALT; the ship Cale.
lonia, of Greenock, Capt seven weeks from ti(.John's,
(New Brunswick) with masa; for the Dock-yard here.—Arrived
the PULASANT, Id guns, Capt. PALMER, front a CrUtZt ; she was
chased on the iith inst. by two large French frigate,, off Cape
Finisterre—the Fwvouarre, 18 guns, Capt. loiters, with two
prizes, one a recaptured Spanish brigaatine, the Union, Captain .
J. F..01111t LA, laden with bi anish wool, from Coruuna ; the other
a recapture, the Vigilante, is. Liverpool, lad .n with ruin, sugar,
cotton, indigo, and Ludes, tro.n 1 eal,rara—ali the crew, except
a buy, taken out by a Fretch privateer brig.
Sailed the Couquestoa. 74, for Chatham, to be laid up—she
has taken the trade ur.der convoy for the .Uowns; the Oacsress
Ib, hi chug tit a French pt.vateer, wilich has b.:en seed oil :bus
port capturing an English merchantman, v. hose name is not
knosen.--Arrived the MAGNIFICENT, 74, trona the l'eledLeria-
near, and anchor d iu Cawsaad Bay; she is under quarantine.—
Also arrived the ship Hamilton, Captain P. at gess, Loin Ja-
maica, ten weeks passage, no news, much disabled and leaky, iu
consequence of a severe gale, experienced about four weeks MAC,
off the Banks of Newts utieland.—A fleet has just hove in sight
to the Westward, supposed a fleet of transports from Lisbon.

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 25. .
Arrived his Majesty's ships the 'IE34 CitAIRL from the Medi.%
terrAnean ; and the CRANE sloop of war rrom a cruise. Sailed
the 011tILON with a convoy for the Dawns. Arrived the An: ee
rican ship Jupiter, Hu rent's* master, (ruin Churieston ; felt ith
oh. is compaay with the Mount Ho,te, M•liaa master, and i.ar-
ted the same day. On the 19th lust. in lat. 49. long. 9. was ha.: -
ded by a French privateer of 14 guns : the privateer had capture d
the ship Mary of Greenock, from Lisbon to London, which shv
burnt : while Captain Hut CHI we was on board the private. r Le
saw ass English brig that was in company the sight before, which
he supposes t►ould be captured.

JAN. t7.—Arrived the I,ILOPAP.O man Of war from Ll.bon f
PAR TRIDOL sloop of war from the Downs ; math, ROTA L OA a.
and Vass [RANA men of war from off Cherbourg. Also arrived
the MINSIVA frigate from America, and is put under quarantine. .
Also arrived between SO and 40 sail of transports from Lisbon,
among them are the Alfred, Ceres, Apollo, and Wakefield. Thu
Peace, Royal William, and Dawson transports have arrived from
Cork with the M..atb Militia en board fur Harwich. Sailed Ms
Majesty's ship Alio° to join the convoy tor the Mediterranean
now in Yarmouth Roads ; the Tuaroi z and Nioat to join the •
13a:tr convoy also in Yatmeuth Roads; and the NVITU STAR
sloop of war on a cruise. N. B. Since the Aaoo sailed front
Spitheasl, there is a report that she has gone oa shore,--Wind
Westerly.

• DEAL, JANUARY 26.
Came down from the River, the Agus•us Czar and the Pkti
West Indiamen, for Jamaicai and remain with the La►kins. Asia,
Astell, and Earl St. Vince: t East Indiamen, and several °thin.
JAN. 27.—Arrived the I ocuar from off the French coast,
Fu RICK; s from the Westward, Ac tics acme I cutter from Dover'
and the OBERON sloop of war with a convoy from Portsmouth,
which are sailed for the River. The East inlamen remain.

s' POOLE, JANUARY 26.
' None of the ships destined for this port, that sailed with the
fleet front Newfoundland the 29th ult. under convoy of the HA
'LARD, have yet made their appearance, and it is to be feared that
some of them will fall into the hands of the enemy, as the Hw
ZARD, in her run home, just before she got souhdings, fell in
with a ptivateer, cruirmg exactly in their track, which, atter a
long chace, eluded their pursuit at night-fall. it is likely ti is pd.
v.eteer would again resume her former cruizing ground, and if so,
it is ten to one but some one or more of these stragglers will be-come her prey. A fleet for Portugal left St. John's likewise on
the 29th ult. under convoy of the AvaNccuit sloop of war, and
this ship tou has arrived at Portsmouth.

French Papers to the 21st instant, have been re.
ceived. They seem to discredit the rumours of a
peace having been ccncluded between Russia and
Turkey. The body of Admiral REYNOLDS has been
found on the coast of Jutland.

These papers are silent on the subject of the fall of
Valencia, an event which must have been known at
Paris long before the 20th. We trust, therefore, that
Blames misfortune may not have been so disastrous.
as reported at Gibraltar. At all events, we are as
yet unable to state positively the final surrender of the
place: its population amounts to 150,000, not 15,000
as stated by mistake yesterday.
By letters from Petersburgh, received yesterday,
dated December 16, 0. S. (the 28th, N. 8.) it ap- •
pears that the exchange, which had risen, in expecte-
tinn of Peace with Turkey, from 14d, to 204 d. at
which it bad not before been since the embargo in
1807, had on that d.ly fallen to 16A—The most con-
vincing proof that there wa► no truth in the report
formerly received from that quarter of Peace between
Turkey and Russia having been siggnt►eed. Trade,
which is generally dull at that season, had never been ,
known so much so, as when these letters came away.
On account of the open winter, the sledge roads had
not been established, and the communication with
Cronstadt by the sea (the only mode at that season)
was very dangerous, the ice being unusually thin and
cracked in many places.
Should the weather not become more seasnnahler,
the Capital, it was feared, would be in some danger
of a scarcity, from the impossibility olconveying the-
grain from the interior, and what might arrive by sea
at Cron stadt.