Star.
London, England, 1809-03-23 00:00:00

INSURRECTION AT CADIZ.

The Peacock received the intelligence at sea, from
Captain Sir Wil.t.tAm BoLros, of the Fisgard.
The detected treason, of some of the Spanish leaders,
and suspected honesty of others, had excited among
the populace the utmost indignation ; nothing was
wanted but an exciting cause to bring it into action
and the following circumstance served to put ti
spark to the train :—Some of the French prisoner-,
who, under that description, had been so long confiner
at Cadiz, made ihe suspicious offer of their services
garrison the t07,-3, and to make this proposal palata.
ble,declaredthemselvestobe Poles and not Frenchmer
—Several of the leading men in the place havim
shewn a disposition to accept of this offer, the peopi
as if actuated by one soul, armed themselves wit
such weapons as they could procure, exclaiming, the
though it might be possible the power of their enema
• might subdue them, they would not, with their ey(
open, submit to be sold by traitors: Their movemenT
was sudden and irresistible.

On the 22d ult. Don JUAN de HERIDA was seize,
and was literally torn to pieces by the populace, «•hu
tore out his heart, put it on the top of a pike, and car.
ricd it through the streets, crying out " Behold th(
" heart of a traitor—lt was the villany of such me:
" that left the brave English unsupported who can:.
" to shed their blood in our cause."

The Representative of the Supreme Junta at Cacti:
the Marquis de VILLEPt was the next person who fc;
into their hands, but their fury having somewhat sul
sided, on his guilt being considered as less appai err
they did not put him to death. When these accent)t
came away he was closely confined in the Capuchi
Priory under a strong guard.
General CARAFFA was also in confinement, any
such was the rage expressed against him, .that it was
hourly expected he would be put to death. Other
persons were also imprisoned, and the people hadpos.
sessed themselves of the bullion lately received from
South America.

It does not, however, appear that this had been
done with a depredatory spirit, but for the purpose
putting it into hands more worthy of the trust.
The British were in high favour with the Spaniard.
who were greatly irritated at the impediments that
had been conjured up to prevent their landing, am
were loud in ascribing them to corrupt and traiterous
motives, with all of whom they were highly dissatis.
fled. They were extremely anxious that the Briti.
troops might instantly be debarked, to join them
defence of their country against invaders whom the,
held in the utmost detestation.

Such are the particculars that have reached us.—
We believe they will prove tolerably correct, but we
may soon expect more full details of an event, which
we hail as more auspicious to the hopes of the Spa,
niards than any thing that has occurred since the first
burst of popular fury enabled them to trample their
enemies in the dam—Can it be doubted that tb,.
Spaniards have hafl traitors If Spain triumph

Mliw'-

i!IL present contest, she must owe her deliverance en-
tirely to her people—not to her former courtiers !
The following letter from an Officer belonging' to
his N'iajesty's ship PLOVER, received this morning,
ontains some interesting particulars relative to the
assistance afforded to the inhabitants of the Peninsula
of Spain in their present stro:gle
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•` His majew y ship Plover, off Miranda
Port a Vidro River, March 8.

On the 27th ult. off Viana, we tell in with Ad.
Ducxwourtes squadron, consisting of ten sail,
h close pursuit of the French squadron which had
escaped from Brest.
The day before this we spoke the STATIRA fri-
re, who informed us, that she was in the midst .of
t!:e French fleet, the whole of the preceding night,
and at day-light right astern of them, and actually
ciptirred one cf their schooners, within sight of their
squadron. When we left the British squadron, the
Trench fleet were supposed to be twenty-five leagues
of them. The BAhrtztit,ZEALous, and ELI-
j. ;errn, joined the same evening.
oitr ship an i the STATIRA were ordered off
Viana, we ;II rived on the morning of the 28th,
2rd lay-to there the whole day, waiting for an answer
f.,rr, the Marquis Rom A:;A. to some dispatches we
tc,:k cut to him. At .night we made sail for Vigo,
16er; we came to anchor on thr 30th.

On the 2d of March, we chased a French brig
the harbour of Vigo ; we returned back to our
aa-::nrage off Viana on the Sd, and on the 4th, hear-
that the French had got possession of Miranda,
and pr,rt Vidro, at the request of the Spaniards,-our
sh'r, as well as the LIVELY and STATIII.I, supplied
them with all the oars and ammunition we could
spire.

On the sth, the STATIRA went up to Miranda,
and the next day our ship and the PLOVER followed ;
and on the 7th, the Spaniards completely succeeded
in driving the enemy from the towns of Miranda and
Port Vidro, taking several of them prisoners, and a
large portion of their arms and ammunition.
On tl a 4th instant the French got a complete de-
feat at Villa Garcia, where they were totally r( • ited,
with the loss of 400 killed en the spot, and a vast
t:crnber wounded.

" I ser.d this by the STATIRA, which I understand
proceeds direct to Plymouth, to victual and recruit

her stores."

We have received Harnburgh Papers to the Bth,
and Duteh to the 18th instant, from which we have
given some interesting extracts. The preparations
for war are unremitting on the Continent, although it
does not appear that any blow had been as yet struck;
at least no reports of this description had reached
Holland on Saturday last. The Dutch Papers con-
ta'a Paris news to the 14th instant, but with the ex-
ception of a short article respecting Saragossa, they
are void of in tem .t.

'l-11 brave PALM:OX And upwards of 20,000 of the
irhabitants are said to have died of an epidemic die-
els,l,l-ought on by the putrefaction of the immense
tits of dead bodies heaped up in the streets. The.
French Generals are described as push.ing forward
their victorious corps in every direction in Spain.

VIENNA, FEB. 15.

Cur Coul.t Gazette of to-day mentions, that at the
ref. 0:11; of the States of Bohemia, on the SI st of last
Octobm iu Pl•ague, tke Imperial proposal for raising
I.;00,000 florins fir furnishing the levy en mass, '
r.lssed unanimously without the least debate, or col-
-1,c,•. 7 of vot, c. The Assembly declared, with a
noble enthusiasm, like that of the noble hearted Hun-
g:trimi,, in their celebrated Moriamur pro Rege nostro,
(""Let us die for our King !") in unanimous shouts,
r.(,t only to furnish immediately the sum required, but
to exert their whole power for the promotion of this
est.iblishment, and chearfully to sacrifice their blood,
lives, and fortunes, for the sacred person of his Ma-
jesty, and the good of their country.
FER. 18.—A vast quantity of heavy ordnance has
been sent to Bohemia.

FEB. 25.---It is said that the Prince of Wurtemburg
will aglin take the command of this city The mis-
sion of the French Ordnance Officer, M. de Mar-
bouef, who some weeks ago went to Munich, related
to a very important object. Twos French rcsgiments
cicavalry have entered Neubcrg on the Danube.

MUNICH, FEB. 18.
The movements among the Bavarian troops con-
tinue. People in general, here, no longer hope for
tae continuance of peace. It does not seem that our.
Court takes. any share in the negociations betwecn
Paris, Vienna, and St. Petersburgh, which are carried
with great briskness.

BAVARIA, FEBRUARY 27a
All Bavaria is now covered with a deep snow.—ln
"-Le Tyrol the snow lies from 4 to 6 feet deep, and it
stip snows incessantly. Some Bavarian regiments
have received orders to break up for the Tyrol, others
already there.
Last week a kind of general search was made
-..7.ougiiout our kingdom by the police, for all vaga-
z.:4l:i, Luspicious persons, spies, &c.

BANKS OF THE ELBE, MARCH 3.
A.ll the public and private advices from Austria
:southern Germany seem to leave no hopes of an
~.cr.rranodation between Austria And France, parti-
-i; ly since the news of a peace between Great Bri-
: • and the Porte has reached Paris. The French
ers assume a tone of irreconaeable discontent and
•:‘,.l4cability---It seems they were little prepared to

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hear stick accoitint front turkey ; consequently the
snovementof troops in 'France to the territories of her
allies have increased ; and the general opinion is that
Bonaparte will penetrate with a large army from
Italy, through Dalmatia, against Turkey, after having
given a decisive turn to the military operations against
Austria from the site of Tyrol and Hungary, while
the Russians are to push forward from Moldavia and
Wallachia.
At Hamburght the effects of the Prince. of Ponte
Corvo are packing up at the Government-house, and.
it is said that he only waits an answer to some dis-
patches he sent by a courier to Paris, to break up for
Hanover, from whence he is to go to Paris. Some
say he is to have a command in South Germany.
Others say, he is to go to Italy. The Dutch gar-
rison at Hamburgh have also orders to hold them:
selves in readiness to break up for Germany.
Some persons still think that a settlement of the
differences between Great Britain and Sweden on one
side, and Russia, Denmark and Prussia on the other,
may yet take place, and give birth to such a Northern
Convention, as will stamp the seal of lasting security
on the different states of the North.
HAGUE, MARCH 18.
Letters from Vienna state, that the Archduke
Charles, in his capacity as Generalissimo, has received
more ample powers than he ever possessed, and that
the General Officers, who command the different ar-
miec, arc directed implicitly to obey his directions.
From Bayreuth we learn that the garrison of the
Austrian fortress of Egra has been conside ably re-
inforced, and that Austrian troops had already made
their appearance in the vicir ity of Passau.
iWe are assured that not only a correspondence be-
: tween Austria and England for a considerable time
has been carried on by the way of Trieste, but that
also the English have of late publicly made their ap-
pearance in that city. •

Yesterday about twelve o'clock his MAJESTY arri-
ved at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he
was received by the Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND,
SUSSEX, and CAMBRIDGE. At two o'clock his MA-
JESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by—
The Archbishops of Canterbury, York, Dublin, the Lord
Chancellor, the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy
Seal, the Master General of the Ordnance, the First Lord of the
Admiralty, the President of the Board of Trade,, the three Secre-
taries of State, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Stew-
ard of the Household, the Duke of Montrose, Earl of Orford;
Lords licathfield, (gold stick,) Rivers, (in waiting); Sirs D.Dun-
das, P—Hale ; General Leith, Colonel Scott, Major Norcott,
Captain Blake, and Mr. Fawkener.

'the following had the honour of being presented
to his MAJESTY

Genrral Sir DAvio DUNDA s, upon his being appointed Com-
mander in Chief.

The Earl of Oa roan, upon succeeding to his title.
Major-General I.zrrn, upon his promotion, and upon his re-
turn from Spain. .

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Captain BLAKE, upon his promotion.
Lieutenant-Colonel Scorr, of the 96th regiment, upon his
promotion.

Major NotcoT-r, of the 95th rifle regiment, upon his promo-
tion, and rtt urn from Spain.
The Archbishop of Doman, upon his arrival in England.

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which Sir
DAVID DIMMAS was introduced, and sworn in a
Member, and took his seat at the Honourable Board
accordingly.
His MAJESTY gave private audiences to the Cabinet
Ministers present, and to Sir Davm Dumms, the
Commander in Chief. About six o'clock his Majesty
set off on his return to Windsor.

The Duke of PORTLAND was prevented from attend-
ing his MAJESTY, yesterday, through indisposition.

Yesterday morning Mr. MEAns, one of his Majes-
ty's Messengers, left town with dispatches for our
Minister at the Court of Stockholm.

His MAJESTY has directed, that in future the Cap-
tains of the brigade of Foot Guards, shall be
di. tin-
guished by two epaulets, they hitherto having but
one.; and the Adjutants and Quarter-Masters are in
future restricted to one, they- being heretofore distin-
guished by two.
Lieutenant General DYOTT, is appointed second
in command, under Lord CRAVE:NOD the Winches-
-1 ter Distkict.

It was ROBERT SHAW, Esq. Member for Dublin,
who voted in the Minority on Mr. PlincivAL's motion
on Friday last, and not C. SHAW, Esq. Sir JOHN
LusuocK, Bart. also voted in the Minority oa Mr.
PERcEV %es motion, and also on Mr. WARDLE'S Oil-
ginal Address.

A Requisition is now signing for a meeting of the
Livery of London, to express their opinion relative to
the late corrupt practices and abuses in military ap-
pointments and promotions, and the proceedings of
Parliament thereon.

The Corporation of Canterbury has voted Mr.
WARDLE the Freedom of that City; yesterday, we
understand, it was presented to him in furm. A
Paper lies at all the Session Houses of Glasgow (the
religious meetings), as well as other places, " to tes-
tify the unbiassed and unprejudiced opinion of the
Subscribers, that Colonel WARDLE has proved him-
self to be one of the most magnanimous,' patriotic,
firm, and candid men in his Majesty's dominions."
His Majesty's brig MORNE Fottrutom upset in a
squall off Martinique on the 9th of January. We re-
gret to add, that of the whole crew, the clerk and 18
men only were saved.
Tuesday afternoon as Mr. Luther, son of a mer-
chant of that name, who resides in King's-road, Chel-
sea, was riding along Gloucester-place, New Road,
he met a groom riding at a brisk rate with a led horse,
and Mr. Luther not having kept a proper distance,
the led horse threw out with both feet and broke his
thigh. Servants and others, who have led horses,
should keep the la-horse on the off. side the mad,
and persons pasiing, should never pass on that side,
or next to theled
Tuesday itiorning asan errandcart was going along
Piccadilly, being dovepnear..the kirb.stor!e, it crushed
a child who was lag a iimst,a post at; the Corner
of Swallow-sit-get; sp ully, that it intt4ntly ex-
pired.
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