Star.
London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
have this moment received French Papers to
:Ix 17th instant, from which we give the following

extricts :

The intercepted letter given under the article Ma-
drid, is evidently of French manufacture : it shows
however the meat, artifices to which our enemies have
recourse in order to sow dissentions between the Spa-
niard, and the English. It also proves that the
French at Madrid are acquainted with the discord
has r...cently prevailed in the Supreme Central

The ilion!'eur of the 11th inst. contains the proceed-
il:gs of the Court Martial on the Captains of the City
of Warsaw, Aquilon, Tonnerre, Calcutta, and In.
irgate, which have « ceased to exist in con-
Avence of the events which took place at the Isle
01 Aix," April last. The Captains of the City
of IVarsaw and Aquilon, are prisoners in this country.
RONCIERE, of the Tonnerre ; LA roK, of the Calcutta;
and PRomau, of the Indienne frigate, are at Roche-
:S:l*r, where their trial took place.
LA C MLLE, Captain of the Tourville, was also tried
for voluntarily abandoning his vessel, according to his
own jourhal, in presence of the enemy, from the 11th
to the 15th of April.

MADRID, OCTOBER 1.

The Duke of Elchingen arrived yesterday in this
and had the honour to dine with his Majesty.
We are ignorant how long his Excellency intends to
remain ; he has brought his Staff along with him.
.r.e English, entirely occupied with refitting their
which they have almost completely lost since
defeat at Talavera, are in other respects entirely
inactive, beTond the Tagus, below AlLantara on the
frcr.tiers of Portugal. They seem to rely on some
assistance from the latter country, not so much to
Teint:-rce themselves as to fill up the enormous defi-
c:enciez of their army.
ROMAY t has quitted his troops in Galicia to tal:,2
tut in the intrigues at Seville, to second the English
Frtv, cf which he is the princi!al pillar and pensioner. j

Several intercepted lettets from Andalusia have
fallen into our hands : they confirm, says the Madrid
Cantte, all the reports which have reached u
rc-
trectin the commotions of the Insurrectional Junta of
Seville,

The following is an extract from one of the inter-
ceptcsi letters alluded to : _ _

" SEVILLE, SEPT. 5.

You know, my dear friend, that I have always
ev:nced the utmost abhorrence for a base subscr-
veucy to every kind of party spirit, both before
and since the last installation of the Central Junta ;
;.,,Hng, as I have always done, from no other consi-
Lr.ltion than that of regard to public interest. And
now ',hat we are engaged in a.dreadful conflict, when
I s(c quarrels, jealousies, enmities,exciting our Gover-
nors against each other ; prolonging the debates in our
LePberations ; stopping the progress of business ;
and spreading amongst the people the most discou_
rr'ng reflections, judge, my dear friend, of what I
Lust suffer,

s' Lona certain secret intrigues, which have never
-rased to have more or less influence, and the nature
of certain propositions brought to light some
reonths ago, under pretence of the good of the State,
ant more than ever convinced that our dissensions go
rail higher than we are aware of, and that few persons
:re avian., to what lengths they will be carried.—
The opposition which they at first experienced forced
he abettors of these intrigues to dissemble for a while
extent of their views.

" Spain is in arms : torrents of blood have been
and yet she has still to learn that all this is for
'it!. cause of England alone. We have been accusto-
m•l to regard the English as the mortal enemies of
; hut it k these very English, and I acquire
vrcofs of it every day, who foment our dissen-
z.r.as: yes, without doubt, from the first motion towards
n• they slimed themselves its supporters
:::;red succours with sincerity, but our defenders
i..caiae our masters : and do you think, my dear
'•
• • ,`.::;t„ they have adminiitered all these succours
• par kindness It is with our own money that
!b-7 ;:•"v.• tliPmsdves generous. Was this not the
•Yi:Ea their subsidies, always slowly paid, and
revc: completed, by turns supported Russia, Prussia,
Austria, against the same enemy

" are the sue:it:cc.; which the British Go-
vernment proposes to make, in order to acquire the
7:1!t r,f ',ubjugatinq t f'rienly nation and ally ? 1
v.,11 that some Menitiers of the Ct ntral Junta,
affect to triumph, from interested
n:Tivee, in the insolence of the English Ambassador ;
othei e, as if intoxicated with the appearance of
F,:ive:eign power, with which they are clothed, lay
aside all idea of their futui c and inevitable degrada-
For my part, I shall never cease to raise my

against the attackf ort our independence of the
s'.t!•quis WELLt.sr,Lr, or any other English Agent.
I zryi able, I shall oppose, however vainly,
.•ery measure, political, military, and even Lacono-
P-cal and commercial, that may be dictated to our
Government by the caprice or the will of the Cabinet
of Sr. James's.

Have we not Portugal before our eyes ? That
co,1:1•ry, which has been rather the conquered colony
than the ally of England. In less than half a cen-
tury its population, Agriculture, industry, and ma-
rim -:ommerce---all have perished. British domina-

rtfon pursues Portugal even to the Brazils—it insults
!the weakness and misfortunes of a refugee Prince,
and nourishes domestic dissentions in the heart of his
new Palace.

" What flte, then, have we to expect ? Is it with
such protectors that we shall see an end to our suffer-
ings ? It is at least a consolation that we can corn-
, munioate with a friend who participates in the senti-
meats of patriotism with which I am animated."