Star.
London, England, 1809-05-16 00:00:00

GOTTENBURGH MAIL.

LETTER PROM THE EMPEROR BO":APARTE TO THE DUKE OF

suing MANIA.
"My Brother—l have received your Royal Highness's letter
of the 17th March. You are right to believe that I wish Sweden
to enjoy tranquillity, happiness, and peace with her neighbours;
neither Russia, lien:nark, nor ma-so,f. were eager to urge war
against Sweden, hut, on the contrary, (lid every thing in our
power to ward off disasterA, which it was easy to foresee.—l have
!alien the earliest epporturity to acquaint those Courts with your
Royal Highness's sentiments and views, and t:ust that they will
perfectly agree with me in opinion ; and that it will not be ow
fault, it Sweden should not be restored to the eninvnielt of hap-
piness and peace. As soon as I shall b,• info-med of the hoe:Moils
of my allies, I will not fail to communicate them to your Royal
Highness. In the mean time you will not entertain a doubt of
the respect which I entertain for your nation, of my wish for its
happiness, and of the high esteem with which your character and
virtues have inspired me for your Royal Highness. I pray tolion
:3 keep you, my brother, in his holy guard.
• libur good Brother,
" Paris, April 12,130;)." " N.scouroN."
PR I VATF LETTER.

44 HELIGOLAND, MAY 6.—The new. from GITID24Iy is Df. 1.!
more favourable nature than the previous accounts had led me
xpect. I have seen come letters which contain assurances that
the Austrians are in possession of arzaw, Dresden, Wurtzlittrf ,
and Inspruck. It is sated here, that the Saxon army has refusttit
ro be commanded by a French General, and that the Prince o:
Ponte Corvo had, with a small French corps, effectel his retreat
to Nlagdeburgh with great difficulty. Another repott rntintion,
that t wo Bavarian regiments, commanded by General Wri..de, had
one over to the Austrians, in resentment for the siscr fice
s.lonaparte had made of his German Al:ies in the various battles
.n Bavaria ; wn I: z third rutioi.r ascribes a d:cided victory to th•
Aus. dans ar ritallwatig,.a few leagues front kaisiion„on the v 6 h
ult. in which the Duke of Auerstadt (Davotts:) had been kiil d.
'I hese statements do not, h'ts ever, rest on suificient autbority."

SPAILV AND PORTUGAL.

EAI TLE OF MEDELI.IN.

The fcllnwing is the official report of the battle of
Medellin, wh;ch the Captain-Ceneral, Don Gregnrin
de la Cucsta, has transmitted to the Supreme Cent; :ti
Junta :

.4 After, by the retrograde movement of my. army,
I had covered the junction of the division of Anda-
lusia, Commanded by the Duke of Albuquerque, I
received inte;iigence that the enemy had detached
part of the troops from .Miadajac to Merida and Me
dellin, and immediately resolved to offer him battle
in the first convenient place where I should come up
with him. I marched accordingly the 27th of last
month ; and having learned in the morning of the
2Rth, that the enemy concentrated his forces in Me-
dellin, I marched thither with the divisions of my
' army, •and hiving formed them in columns, as I ape
pro.tched the place I arranged my plan of attack:
" The enemy's army, which consisted of about 5000
borse and 20,000 foot, was drawn up in front of
Medellin; his infantry wa-s formed in large close
cotumas, the fl ink.; of which were covered by the
cavalry, and their frot::. by six batteries, which kept
up a tremendous fire on our infantry, while it was
advancing to the attack in the most gallant style. I
sent orders to the Generals, who comma-n:10 the dif
ferent columns, directing some of them to deploy,
and others to • charge with the bayonet, in order to
render themselves m tsters of the enemy's batteries. The
troops under my command performed every movement
with that reAolatity, intrepidity, and order, which
inpired cert.iin it pes of success. My left ad-
vanced with the utmost gallantry within pistol-shot
of the first battery of the enemy, and carried it with
fixed bayonets, when a strong division of the enemy's
horse, supported by a division equally strong, charg-
ed to retake it. The infantry advanced iindismayed
to the attack, when the ren•imt.nts of .cavalry of Al-
mania and Infante, and two soiridrons:of the Impe-
rial Chasseurs of Toled , w!.ich were ordered to
charge the enemy, in•aead of executing this order at
fail gallop, threw my ieft into disorder; my right
continued in the mean time the actin with unabated
vigonr ; but the enemy being able to direct hi,:
whole force against those troops and the centre, I
ordered the army to retreat.

‘. Our loss lms been severe. The number of offi-
cers killed, wounded,' and taken prisoners, amounts
to 170 ; the loss of rank a►ld file has not. yet been as.
ccrtained, but it is very considerable.

" With the exception of the regiments above trim-
ed, wltoFe cowardly conduct occasi:med our loss. the•
rest of the army fought with the utmost tatrepidity
and valour, and &served a better fate. '
" Head-quarters, Monsiteris, Apr.l 7, 1.809."
TORTOSA, APRIL I._
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To judge by appearance, the French intend to leave
Barcelona, and our troops have put themselves in
mot on from Tarragon to occupy Villa Franca. We
have here the division of the Marquis cif Lazan, com-
manded by Genera 4 Blake; from this part of Aragon
the French are marching to. Saragossa. GOD send
they may ❑ever return. •