Star.
London, England, 1823-08-28 00:00:00

THE MINISTER OF WAR.

" MADRID, AUGUST 20.

$1 Lieutenant-General Count Bourcke renders me
an account, dated the 35th instant, of his operations
on Corunna, by a letter to the following purport:
In the nights of the 10th and 11th the garrison of
Corunna fired briskly on our troops, but fortunately
did not do us much harm. Several of the houses
were damaged about our head-quarters ; the maga-
zine of tobacco caught ire, but was soon extin-
guished. About eight o'ileck in the morning a
white flag was seen hoisted on the covered way, and a
flag of truce came to us breathing peace, but at the
same time exhibiting high pretensions. They require
that I should. declare that they have done their duty,
and obeyed Ferdinand the Seventh. They wish, how-
ever,
to place theniselves under the protection of the
Duke of Angouleme; but they would not hear a
word about the Regency of Madrid. They wish to
await in this attitude the issue of the affairs of Cadiz,
and the orders of the King of Spain.

H The whole of yesterday was occupied in negocia-,
tion. I sent them my ultimatum, bearing that I
would enter Corunna either as friend or enemy."

Six OTI.OOIC AT NIGHT.

" A person invested with power has this moment
arrived, after having had a conference in the town,
and have agreed that the garrison of Corunna shall
put themselves under the orders of General Morillo.
Two Officers of the garrison have been sent to that
General, to inform him of what has been agreed upon.
Until their return there will be a suspension of hos-
tilities, which may last four or five days, owing to
the distance of Count Carthagena.

gg The Captain-General of Oid Castile, Charles
O'Donnel, also sends accounts from Salamanca, of the
16th of this month, that two Squadrons of the Regi-
ment of the Queen arrived on the 13th in the en-
virons of Zamora, joined.his troops, and recognised
the Regency. This reinforcement of Cavalry will be
of great service in Estramadura.

(Signed)

"Marshal Duke of AMC TO.

gi P. S. I reckon by this time that the surrender of
Coruana is settled. I have given orders to General
Bourcke that the moment he takes possession of Co-
runna he shall leave a regiment there, proceed with'
his main force to Astoiga, and send the brigade of
Larochejacquelin to Estrarnadura, where the Consti-
tutiOnalists have shewn themselves in some force."

REPORT OF MARSHAL THE DUKE OW CORNEGLIANO

TO THE AIINISTER OF WAR.

U VICII, AUGUST 17.

MoNstEurt—The ei`nsy, beaten at the bridge of
Cabriana, and at. Calder,; effected his retreat by Es-
tang Oria, Pratt de Lusanes, and Gironella. Yester-
day morning his rear guard still occupied this last
point.
Baron d'Etolcs and General Tromelin, who fol. I
lowed in the same direction, received orders to hem
in the enemy. Yrsterday they were to move from
Pratt de Lusanes to Gironella.

Vich being covered by this portion of the allied
troops, Colonel de Salperwick left that place on the
15th instant, with ten companies of the Bth line. The
same day they joined the troops of Baron d'Eroles.
" General Tromelin and Baron d'Eroles think, that
by taking the direction of Gironella, the enemy de-
signed to reach Salsona as quickly as possible, and
to retire into the plain of Urgel, or towards the posi-
tions which be occupied anterior to his irruption into
Upper Catalonia. This opinion is confirmed by in-
formation received from a Lieutenant-Colonel who
was wounded at Caldes on the 14th, and had not
been able to be carried fat tiler than Pratz de Lusanes.
This Officer affirms that the project of Milans was to
raise the blockade of Seu d'Urgel, withdraw the gar-
rison, march to Figueras, and, by taking the garrison
of that place also under his orders, thus to collect a
force of from 10,000 to 12,000 men, With •which he
might raise the siege of Barcelona. He adds, that
this project had been defeated by the rapidity of our
movements, and that after the battle of Caldes the
enemy only thought of escaping the dangers of his
position.

" I was myself on the way from Garriga to Vich,
when these accounts reached me. I immediately gave
orders to the troops who were with me, to suspend
their ranch on Tona, and to take A direction towards
Moira. To-morrow they will be at Manresa, where
I will arrive at the same time. I have taken-the ne-
cessary steps for meeting there with further accounts
of the enemy. They will mire to deternrine my
ulterior operations.

" With Cordona the enemy has lost the advantage
which he had of being supplied from that place with
provisions and ammunition. A part of his cartridges
must have been consumed in the affairs of the 14th.
It is only at Lerida, or at Tarragona, that they can
be replaced. This is one of the most serious difficul-
ties of his position.

(Signed) " MONCEY."
REPORT OFMARSHAL THE DOER OF CORNEGLIANO
TO THE MINISTER OF WAR.
" Manresa, lath Aug. 1823.
_ _

" MONSEIGNEUR—The enemy bears on. Salsona by
Tona. It is generally believed that he will move by

Monblanch towards the camp of Tarragona. Gene-
ral and Baron d'Erolles follow him dose.
My object is to force the enemy back into the came.
at Tarragbna, to hasten his submission, or to force
him to shut 'himself up in Tarragona.

4, I have summoned the Governor. The Officers
of thf garrison having assembled, they decided that
one ckf them should be sent to my head-quarters to
ascertain the true state of things. The Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Regiment of Majorca has been fixed
upon. I expect him every moment.

_(Signed) 4. ?Anibal Duc de CORNEGLIANO."
_ PARIS, AUGUST 27.

The Couvse of Exchange and the Rentes have
Inwered about 30 cents. but we do not know the
cause ; this slight diminution may be attributed to
the reports generally spread about, that a sortie has
been made from Cadiz, with the whole of the force ;
and an affair in the neighbourhood of Madrid.--Filote.

GRAND lIRAD-QUARTERS.
PORT SAINT MARY, AUGUSTI6,

Deven &Clock in the Morning.

His Royal Highness arrived here an hour ago.
The Prince enjoys good health. He was received by
the population and the army with great enthusiasm.
AvG.l7.—His Royal Highness has passed in re_
view his troops, who are anxious to combat Aso ene.
my. Immense preparations are executing. All is
ready for the attack and bombardment, if the Cortes
refuse an entire submission.
MADRID, AUGUST 19.

The Regency has received news from Cadiz of the
12th inst. The Royal Family enjoyed good health.

FROM OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.
"PARIS, AUGUST 26.

"The Duke d'Angouleme's proclamation is the theme
of universal comment, the Ultra. ultras cry out shame
on it; the Liberals rejoice at it, as a certain sign of
open war between the Duke and the Regency. The
moderate of all parties think well of it, as the means
of repressing excesses, but it is certain, that had such
a proclamation emanated from a person like Napo-
leon, there would be everything to fear, as it would
become the preparatory step to the complete usurpa-
tion of power in the Peninsula. Happily ;Were is no
danger of this ; the proclamation is in unison with the
whole of the Duke's conduct, it is the necessary de-
velopement of M. Chateaubriand's speech. The Duke
is a pacificator, and all his measures are directed to
that object. It is generally supposed that the pro:
clamation was directed against the Regency, the fact
is not so, it was intended to strengthen it. The
• Regency has long essayed, in vain, to cause its
authority to be respected ; the violent Royalists
committed a thousand atrocities in its name, and
it had no power to arrest the evil. Arbitrary
wrests took place everywhere, and rendered all the
Duke's measures abortive. In this state of affairs,
his Royal Highness felt it necessary to adopt the ex-
treme measure of uniting, for the moment, tht civil
and military authority in his own person ; many will
exclaim against the usurpation, but humanity will
be a gainer."

A Mai) from Hambargh has brolight us this fore-
noon Papers to the 22d instant. The following are
extracts :

ST. PETERSBURGH, AUGUST 9.

Count Bulgari is again appointed Charged'Affaires
from his Majesty the Emperor to his Catholic Ma-
jesty. So long as this Monarch shall continue a pri-
soner, he will be accredited to the Regency of Spain.
The Conservateur Impartial has an article, dated
Frankfort on the Mayne, 21st of last month, to the
following effect :
English, French, and German journals have re-
peated, on the credit of the Bremen Gazelle, au artrcle,
dated from St. Petersburgh, June 12, which is rela-
tive to the affairs of Spain, and to the manner in
which the Russian Cabinet considers its influence on
the rest of Europe. As none of the St. Petersburgh
journals has published this article, we have reason to
believe that, far from having any official character,
as the Journal des Debats, of the 17th July affirms, it
is a fabrication, from beginning to end.
According to an opinion, confirmed by his Ma-1
jesty, all Monks are, at their request, allowed to leave
their Convents ; they return to their former temporal
situations, but lose the rank, property, and hoaorary
distinctions which they had before they took the vows.

The new Hetman of the Don Cossacks, Jlowaisky,
made his solemn entry into New Tscherkask, on the
Don, on the 28th of. June.

His Highness Prince Radezvill, Viceroy for his
Majesty the King of Prussia, in the Grand Duchy
of Posen, is arrived here.
STOCKHOLM, AUGUST IS.

On the 11th, the Report of the Committee on the
Gota Canal, was discussed in the Chambers of the
Peasants and Citizens. The grant of 100,000 dollars,
in addition to the 300,000 already granted, was ac-
. ceded to ; the rest of the Report was sent back to the
Committee. The Chamber of the Clergy approved
the whole Report.

A shareholder, in a letter inserted in the Mott
Journal, says :—On the foundation of fiveyears' ex-
perience, which had been acquired in 1815, in the
construction of the great Gota Canal, the expense of
the sluice of Hjelmare was confidently estimated at
351,725 rix•dollars banco. Of this sum, 270,092 rix-
dollars have been employed, and the Directors now
inform us, that, to complete the wotk, there is re-
quired no less a sum than 516,627 tix-dollars banco,
to meet which expenses the Directors are unable tt
point out ally means, but to have recourse to tlit.

wisdom and favour ofhis Majesty, an I the
of the Estates of the Kingdom.
Baron Battram, Secretary of State, a faithful sir.
vant of his Majesty Charles XIII. died on the 1 hi:.
The Diet is expected to sit till the end of October.