Star.
London, England, 1809-01-16 00:00:00

AFFAIRS OF SPAIN.

The accounts from Spain, in the Dutch papers,
are not so late as. these received from the Coast of
France. The latest Paris news is of the 26th ult. and
announces that M. ALDINI, Secretary of State for
Italy, had received orders to repair to Paris, there to
await the arrival of his IMPERIAL MAJEaTY. From
this circumstance it seems probable, that BONAPARTE
does not intend to remain long absent from his Ca-
pital, as we should not think he would withdraw
from his station so important a Member of the Go-
vernment of Italy, unless he contemplated an early
return.

Under date of Paris, Dec. 20th, is a letter from
NAPOLEON to the Ecclesiastical Dignitaries of France,
ordering Te Deum to be sung, for the protection af-
forded by GOD to his arms, and kis having been
pleased 4, to put to share (as the letter expresses it)
the foes of our people and of the peace of the Conti-
nent, who, constantly inflaming the spirit of party
strife, seek to establish their exclusive commerce upon
the general anarchy and calamities of all nations."
We have already communicated some of NAPOLE-
ON'S decrees for ameliorating the condition of the low-
er orders in Spain. The Dutch papers present state-
ments similar in effec, tthough expressed in a different
mannet. These decrees abolish the system in that
country as to alienations, by gift or sale, of the office
`of Public Collectors ; and they order, that the dues
be paid in future to the royal agents only. Another
abrogates manorial rights and jurisdictions in Spain.
We had many exaggerated accounts of the'
successes of the Patriots against the Trench—we have
cow to caution the public not to give too hasty cre-
dence to accounts of a directly opposite tendency.-
13y letters from Falmouth, we are informed of the as-


rival of the brig Hird, Capt. BALL, from Corunna,
which place he left on the 4th inst. destined for Vigo ;
but was blown off the coast, and obliged to make for
Fabriouth. The report at Corunna, when he sailed,'
*as " that the British armies had been surrounded
" by the French. under the command of NAPOLEON
in person, who had with him an army of 190,000
" men, having been joined by the division under
" Genetfal Souir."—That such was the report when
Captain-BALL sailed, we have no doubt ; but we' do
not believe it rests on any authority different from
what has been already announced to us, that Sir Jonft
Moors is retreating.
We have to contrast with the above another report
namely, that Sir JOHN MOORE has written home, that
he did not retreat for the pepose of embarkation,but to
attain a position where he could have the advantage of
being only opposed by equal numbers. With this expec-
tation, he is stated to have occupied the passes in the
mountains on the frontiers of Leon, and the defiles and
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villagesfrom Poneabella to Luraba. We ardentlywish • mdfurlcia nviarziosnE.
that he may find himself strong enough to make this •• .- .... _, . .-,--.--
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stand; but we observe, with regret, that there is no- 1
) The following is an Extract of a Letter, received
thing in his dispatch of the 81st ult. to justify such p
at Portsmouth yesterdiy, from Mr. THOMAS MAsoN,
expectation. In this he states, that the advance of late Clerk of his Majesty's ship Cft ,relative to
the British army was to reach Villa Franca, which is the melancholy loss of that ship. We'
city for the satisfaction it publi.
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one of the extremes of the formidable position here of the friends SUrVIVOTS,
and to terminate the dreadful state .of 'inepence m
described, on that day ; that it was to proceed on the
which many must be tin the occasitm*-01—,
"On the sth Wit. Dec. we Artie* coo:the coast of
following towards Lugo ; and that it was his inters-
tion to follow " that night, or the next morning, ac- : Jutland, near Robsnditt, and comPletily wrecked,
cording as he should hear of the approach of the with the -less of 220 people. The survivors, 60 in
number, were saved ; the major pa, on a raft, the
French."part,
'remainder in the jolly-boat. Our situation was truly
dreadful, even :win* than at the:Dia*P's (Anson)
loss. We have been removeOlviiii Ropsi this
place (Aalborg), in. wawa* aboit Stirdlet....Ate
have .as yet been treated-tory well—expect, soon to
be released.—F. 1-1;.-;--.0. J.' aeittimsuttfuted together.
We have to console ourselves hy_ecpectatisis.of spee.
day seeing yori again. -
LIST OF SURVIVORS. '
NEILsoN WILLIAMSON, Master. •
Joni/ WEAVER, First Lieutenairof,Merines:
FRANCIS. Hoc llTON,MidShipnlant Late of his Majesty's sinp
THOMAS MAsoN, Clerk ANSCR.
I. R. LAVENDER, Midatipenan.
J•HN MUNRO, ditto.
MATTHEW WALKER, Boatswain. • -,ii
COMPLEMENT-472 Men Lorr-211 rirs;s.
1 Passenger ' 1
6 Women* ' ' ' e 'Women
1 Child 1 Child
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THE ARMY.

Saturday upwards of 30 transports, with recruits
and reinforcements for the regiments in Spain, sailed
from Spithc td ; there will be nearly 3000 troops in
them. Major-Generals FERGUSON and DYOTT, Co.
lonel TUCKER, Major Tuoicza, and a great many
Staff Officers, ,with Commissary General KENNEDY,
sailed with them to join Sir JOHN Moons's army,
Mr. KENNEDY goes out to succeed the Commissary
General Assiorrt, Who died at Vigo.
Yesterday •the expedition under General Stun-
BROOKE sailed, its destination is reported to be Cadiz.

Another expedition will soon start, there will Le a
large force of artillery and cavalry in it, a brigade of
Guards, a brigade from Jersey and Guernsey of in.
fantry, and some corps from this country.
General HILL, who has just got a regiment, greatly
distinguished himself in Egypt and in Portugal.

260 Total.

Iso Souks Lost.

TORBAY, JAN. 14.
This morning about halt past two o'clock, the
wind being about north east, sailed his. Majesty's ships
Caledonia, Royal George, St. George, Drealno4ht,
Impetuez, Revenge, Achille; Indeflatigable,
Pe-
meraire, and Shannon, to resume their station off
Brest. Also sailed his Majesty's schooner WHITING,
with a fleet of victuallers for Plyntouth.
FALMOUTH, JANUARY 13.
Arrived this day, the ship Canada, STARLING Masi
ter, from London, for Surinam ; she sailed from hence
on the 2d instant, under convoy of his Majesty's ship
AEERT, and put back this day, having thrown her
guns overboard 'in the gale, and received some miler
damage : also arrived his Majesty's brig SWALLOW,
of 18 guns, from a cruize ; the Townshend packet,
Coca, from the Brazils, 42 days from Rio-de-Janeiro.
Mr. Cocx, -on his landing, went off with dispatches
in a chaise and four for London; nothing has trans-
pired relative to them ; the hired brig, Hird, Car.
tain BALL, from Corunna, which she left the 4th
instant for Vigo, but was driven off the coast.—
Sailed the Dispatch packet, HARRIS, with mails for
Corunna.—Wind N.W.
PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 14.
Came in the American ship Sally, Captain J. H.
SHAW, from Tenerife to London, with wine ;
Al-
fred, Captain BEATSON, from St:John's, with tim-
ber for this port. The Caroline, a very fine French
brig, prize to the ECLAIR, of 18 guns, which arrived
here last Saturday, was nfortunately run aboard cf
this morning in Catwater, by a transport, and the
shock was so great, that she very soon sunk in deep
water, where she lies completely covered. She was
from the Isle of France, and has on board a very
valuable cargo of indigo, cotton, nankeen, tea, ivory,
coffee, pepper, and sugar, the greater part of which
it is expected will be spoiled.
Sailed the GLUCKSTADT, of' 20 guns, with a fleet
of light transports, said to be bound to Vigo, and
not Falmouth, as they were first destined; ELVI of
18 guns, on a cruize ; Morning Star cartel, for M ,f•
lair, with 20 French prisoners ; Goldfinch, C.ipz.i.n
SKINNER, with dispatches fof Spain; Rowexa, cif Iti
guns, for Falmouth, to take convoy for Cork. Went
up the harbour the GIBRALTAR, of 80 guns, to repair.
PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 15.
Arrived his Majesty's ships ALEXANDRIA, MARS,
NASSAU, and the ARIEL, with the True Briton and
Cumberland East-Indiamen, and the rest of the out-
ward-bound, under convoy from the Downs ; LiN•
NET, DEFENDER, and SPRIGHTLY, /TOM a cruize.----
Sailed his Majesty's ships NIoBE and Las, With a
fleet cf transports, for Spain.—Wind E.

Arrive& the OSPRZY sloop and BOLD gurt.brig, froficim m
a cruise off Boulogne; DILIOILNICE store•ship,
Halifax ; NAssAu, of 74 guns, from Sheerness;
EPHIRA sloop, from a cruise off Flushing.—
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the TROMPEUSE sloop, with a convoy for Portsmouth ;1
HUMBER armed ship, with convoy for Falmouth;
INvitioisce, of 74 guns, off Cadiz ; NASSAU, of 74
guns, fcr Portsmouth ; ARIEL sloop, and SrmourLY
cutter, for Plymouth. Last night the ZENOBIA slcop
drove on board the TRIBUNE frigate, and carried away
her bowsprit: the ZeNoutAreceived very little damag'
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVISIXD, JAN. 15.—Passed by the Proteus, frc •
Malta ; Hope, M‘Gnlier, from Jamaica ; Betsey, Bladen, fro.
Alicant ;, Summer, Wane, from Lisbon; Graces, Coughey, fro,,
Belfast • Levant, Carron, from Niigata ; Flora, Wilson ; acd th
Mariner, Ryde, from Gottenburgh. Sailed the Anderson,
derson, for Hayti ; Sovereign, Smith, for Jamaica ; Snap pri
gon, Anuant, for Trinidad ; Charlotte Ann, iturett, for Ma'o
Favourite, Liddle, for Oporto ; Symetry, Dykes, for Li,bon
Admiral Gardner, Lasdisid, far India; Ploughman, AntlalA f
Mogadorg.