Star.
London, England, 1812-09-26 00:00:00

COPBNHAGEN, SEPTEMBER 4.

Barclay de Tolly appears to have fallen into com-
plete disgrace, This intelligence has produced con-
siderable sedation at St. Petersburgh ; for since the
opening of the campaign the Russians have had no
engagement 'in which they have not attributed to
themselves the advantage. In fact, it has appeared
surprising that an'army should retreat immediately
after the victories it has gained ; but it was answer.
ed, that this made a part-of the plan of the General
in Chief. It is therefore evident, either that injustice
is done to a General who has always been victorious,
or that the people are deceived by representing re-
treats as victories, and the loss of several provinces
as advantages- • • •

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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
lodia Stock —Cons. 5711—for qpg. 584
4 per Ct. shut-5 per Ct. 884 H—Bank Stock
Omn. 4i 4 pre.—Bonds So. 9r. dis.—Long
Ekch. Btl.. (344.) Ss. ss. pre.—Do. (34d.).

We have just leen shewn the letter of an Officer of
the 7th division of the Marquis of Witta.maroN's
Army, of which the following is an extract :
4$ Until we marched through this country we never
conceived the actual state in whith it is, and by
'what a slight tenure the French hold it. In most of
the small towns, and in every one that is a post town
they are complete fortifications. This, we were told
Iwas necessary, not only to prevent surprise by the
'Guerillas, but to over-awe the natives,--the church,
or convent, in the centre of the village, with six or
eight of the nearest houses, were formed into a cas-
tellum ; this was surrounded by one, two, or three
walls, and as many ditches. In the middle of the
main street there is a wall, gateway, and trenches ;
and opposite every avenue to the place more trenches
and logs of wood laid across—all the walls every
where loop-hold. They obliged the inhabitants to
work at these walls, and forbid them on pain of death,
going in or coming out of the town or village after
dark—yet, notwithstanding, there were few places
where the Guerillas did not attack them.

gg In every post-town or village there were 200
men stationed, and by these the mail was alway
escorted from place to place, in parties of 100 Dra-
goons. On conversation, it appeared that the inha-
bitants dreaded the Guerillas as much as the French
did, for they made contributions on them, and plun-
dered them unmercifully. They have for a long time
been increasing in audacity, and not unfrequently
have got close to the gates of Madrid. As Allies,
they are of little or no use to us ; as we never can
trust them to co-operate either with our cavalry or
infantry."
The cntrance of the Marquis of WILLINGTON is
described to have been grand beyond any thing we
read of lately. The enthusiasm of all ranks, parti-
cularly the females, bordered on madness—they were
frantic with, joy.
The entrance into Salamanca, Segovia, and Ilde,
Ions), was equal to the triumphal entries of the heroes
of antiquity. But when on the second day Lord Wu.-
LING lON made his entry into the capital, the spectacle
was truly grand. His Lordship was attended by the
Prince of ORANGE, Marquis of WORCESTER, Lord C.
MAN N Ens, Lord SomEasEr,and the flowerof the young
English Nobility, by the Generals of English, Portu-
guese, and Spanish armies, particularly Don CARLos
D'ESPAGNA, J. JULIAN SANCHEZ, Generals EILLAVER,
the Spanish Nobility, the Dignitaries of the Church,
principal inhabitants, and the Magistrates in their
robes, came out to meet them, these last offering them
the keys of the city. Almost the whole of the popu-
lation of Madrid came out to meet them, and the air
was rent with shouts of " Viva le Duc de Ronittoo
le Grande." But the elegant females and those of
the first rank, were the most particular, they thre
under the horses feet not only laurel and flowers,
but a very great many threw their shawls and veils,
which were of the finest texture.

46 When he attempted to alight at the Palace
women of the first quality, old and young, hugged
and kissed him, and even every person whom they
took for the Duke of RODitIGO, so that it was a long
time before the Duke and the Generals got housed.
There was little trouble in getting billets for the in-
habitants got hold of the British Officers where they
,could find them, and insisted on making them in-
mates of their houses.

44 When the strong French garrison was marched
out of the Retiro, though they were privately sent
off by a detour, the populace got notice, and were
with difficulty kept by the British and Portuguese
guards from taking vengeance on such of the officers
and men as had committed the greatest depredations
on them."

The Qualm and PanicEssEs are expected in town
on Tuesday, for a few days. •
Yesterday Lord CASTLEREAGH left town for his
seat, North Cray, in Kent.
Mr. citOKER is indisposed, at his house, at the Ad-
miralty.

Lady NEPEAN is seriously indisposed, at her seat, at
Fulham.

The Hon. Miss BURRELL, only daughter of Lod
GIVYDER and Lady Wm:mummy, we are concerned
to state, is seriously ill at her father's house, Whitehall.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Grocces•rea is
on a visit to his august Sister, the Princess Sui•ilin,
to West Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Their Graces the Duke and Duches3 of RuTLAND,
on leaving Leicester Races, went to his Grace's seat,
at Cheveley, near Newmarket, where his Grace will
reside during the October Meeting, and entertain a
select party for the amsement of shooting, The
Dowager Duchess is at present at Tunbridge Wells.
Wednesday last two Sheriffs Officers, belonging
to Deptford, father and son, of the name of COPE-
LAND, went on board a ship lying at Woolwich,
to execute ; Writ on the Purser for 4400. They
succeeded, 'and had got him into custody in a boat:
part of the crew followed in the ship's boat with
fixed bayonets, and rescued the prisoner from the
officers, akeewounding them, and stripping them
almost nated. The case is laid before the Board
Of Admiralty. ' • •

STAR OFFICE, ONE O'CLOCt.

Two Russian Messengers have this instant arrived
at Lord Castlereagh's Office in Downing-street_
one from Lord CATHCART, NOW ii with the Emperor
ALEra.Nostn, and the other from Sir Ronan Wu.
who is with the Russian army ; they are the beams
of dispatches of great importance. We trust that
we shall be enabled to lay sku abstract of 6er
contents before our Readers in a SecondEdititc,
TwO Gottenbtirgh Mails have also arrived.
" GO:ITENBURGH, sEpt it.
" On Wednesday last. the Governor gave orb
to prepare transports for 7000 men by the 24th ja:
but a Courier arrived last night from Stockholnw4
i orders for them to be ready for sea by the 20th ilst.
I et The whole of the Swedish troops to be ern.
barked will amount to 30,000 ; they are to be jellied
' by 35,000 Russians.

" Letters from Riga of the Ist instant,*state,
the Prince of Wittgenstein had a fourth rime at.
tacked aqd defeated, with very great loss, the caps
lately commanded by the Duke of Reggio.
c' Account's Copenhagen say, that the Dale
4 Reggio has of his wounds. The garrison of
Riga has made a -sally and .cnt three Prussian rt.
ments to pieces.

An official report from General Wittgenstein,
dated the 19th August, states, that on the 17th he
drove General Oudinot back into his in,renchments.
The loss" of the Russians is estimated at 2000 mea
in killed and wounded ; that of the enemy as very
considerable, in addition to 2000 prisoner.
On the 18th, the French again attacked tle
Russians under Wittgenstein, and were repulsed trick
great loss."