Star.
London, England, 1812-11-14 00:00:00

THE PENINSULAi

The glorious intelligence front the North is, we
ikar, not without its alloy. A Corunna Mail reached
Town this morning, the intelligence by which, we are
lorry to find, goes fax to realize all the gloomy pre.
sages, which Nee have of late reluctantly laid before
the public on the subject of our prospects in Spain.
On the authority dour private communications from
the army, we lay our extracts from the Corunna Pa-

pets before the public without comment—they will
nut admit of oue which would be agreeable, and it is
painful (to us at least) to be the harbingers of dis-
agreeable intelligence. One broad fact, however, we

cannot conceal—the French, under SOUL; SucHrr,
• and JOSEPH, are rapidly advancing towards Madrid,
from the South, while SOUHAM or CLAUSEL, with
the Army of Portugal, as it is called, presses
with equal rapidity, perhaps) towards the same
goal from the North. Oh that the boasted Ali.
cant expedition had been nocenful I How many
widows—how many mothers—will yet have to mourn
the fatal COunsels, which permitted JOSEPH to unite
his scattered troops with those of Solna and Smiler!
• " CORUNNA, OCTOBER 29.
" Lord Wellington) knowing of the junction of
Soult and Suchet, and that they intended to make
an excursion to Madrid, for which purpose they had
already arrived at Btlmonte, marched from the
neighbourhood of Burgos, to reinforce General Hills
and prevent any fortunate result for the French."

16 TOLEDO, OCTOBER It

" Sault, with 13,000 infantry and 7000 horse, Is

approaching, and is already in San Clement', but,
notwithst.inding that, we are perfectly easy, as out
forces are superior, Medico's horse ate gone to join
Penne and Morillos ; and the Medico remains ad in-
kfinf, Governor of this place, with all his infantry,
which he is endeavouring to augMent."
1$ MADRID, NW/EMIR is
'4 A letter which we have seen from the head.

quarters of the 2d 2nd Sd armiesb dated the I ith inst.

says, that Soult, on the 9th Instant, marched for Ca-
lospena i the last division, which consisted of from
4 to 5000 men, with a considerable quantity of horse,
were on the-8d before Caravaca. On the 7th an ene-
my's battalion of infantry, and SOO horse, presented
themselves within cannon4ot of Penas de S. Pedro,
and received some fire, to'ivhich they did not reply,
but continued their march towards Tabarra. In this
point there were on the same day 0 or 7000 men,
tube are supposed to be part Soule! and part

Suchet's troops, who proceeded from Albacete to pro-
tect the passage of the former. It is thought that there
is a corps of from 9 to 10,000 men, with a considera-
ble quantity of artillery, in Albacete. The enemy
wish to maintain themselves in that point to facilitate
the collecting of provisions. For the same purpose
another enemy's corps of 4000 infantry and SOO horse
scours the neighbourhood ofJorquera.
a We know that the ptiblic would be pleased by
our giving intelligence of the Movement and progress
of our armies ; to their juk demands we must reply,
that die publication of certain military facts would
not fonvatd the military operations ; the enemy might
derive great service from it.
We have read several Valentina Gazettes, and
observe that the French say nothing Of the riositicns
or movements of their armies. Will ft not be tithe
enough for us to inform them of what they do not
know, when they instruct us t For this reason we
will content ourselves with saying, that the fears of
some pusillanimous persons are unfounded, and vain
are the hopes of the secret agents of the intrusive king,
who disseminate alarms deserving the most severe
punishment. We have chiefs worthy of confidence
—we are secure—thisis what We can announce."—
Madrid Gazette, October 17.

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Notwithstanding Bowaraati Wks schitoth of cite
pod :Nap found at Moscow. some think that, after
afl, he prefers the P.thh ilia to the Rustioad

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SECOND EDITIO
STA.R.OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
With heartfelt and deep sorrow we have to commu-
nicate intelligence of a painful nature from the Mar-
quis of %Lummox's brave--ales 1 shall we add,
unfortunate army 1
No direct communication from his Lordship, of a
more recent date than the 11th of October, has to
this hour reached Governme t.' This of itself would
be alarming, but it must be doubly so when we
inform our Readers, that the French are now in
such force between the British army and Corunna,
that all communication has been intercepted. His
Lordship's dispatches have no doubt betn intercepted..
Letters were this morning received by iiinistets from
Colonel Bouaxx, at Corunna, dated an the Bth instant,
to the above effect.

Colonel Boulez also states, that the only intel-
ligence he had been able to gain of the British
army, was through the medium of some private
letters, which are dated at Duenas, on the 24th ult.
oil which diy the head-quarters were at that place;
but this is all we know—at least it is all chit has
brat permitted to transpire.
The affair of Alicant again occurs to our minds.
It must—nay it s4all be inquired into—if not by
Ministers, at least by ourselves as Journalists.

" MADRID, OCTOBER 17.
The intrusive Kings who expected to remain in
Catalonia and fix his residence in the capital of Ara-
THE ARMY.
gon, has changed his opinion, apd is preparing to
proceed to Pamplona, In this city he can receive' On the 10th inst. the 25d Dragoons sailed froth
communication with More facility, and take measures Liverpool for Dublin,
with the Senate. Massena has ordered 50 pieces of Yesterday a detachment of the King's Heavy
the artillery brought from Castile to be tollected in German Dragoons embarked at Portutiouth, for the
San Domingo de Vittoria and Orduna td be forwar- Peninsula.
ded. Soult, obliged to change his direction, has dThe JASPRR gun-brig sailed on the 31st ult. from
e-
Jersey, having under her convoy a transport with a
slated from going to Valencia, and proceeding by
very strong detachment of the 6th regiment on
Albacete to Rota and Villaneuva de Jara, indicates, board, destined for Coruna.
by this movement, of crossing the provinceof Cuenca, The dirision of the 56th regiettent now at Guerft-
• with the idea of marching to Navarre by Aragon.: set, is to be immediately removed to the Isle of
—To this change is to be attributed that of Joseph; Wight, probably preparatory to embarkation for fo-
and it is said that both are so little satisfied with Su. reign service.
Yeiterday a small detachment of the 96th reglhlent
chet, they are going to try fortune with Massena.
irbbarked from the Isle of Wight, for St. Croix.
" It appears that General Hill has his head-qnar-
We learn, with satistietion, that it is in immediate
quarters in Belmonte, from Whence he dispatched
contemplation strongly to reinforce the Marquis of
advice to Lord Wellington and General Ballesteros. WILLINGTON in that valuable species of force, Horse
We do not doubt but what Soult intends paying us
a visit, and of even making a bold movement to pre. Thursday, the remains of Lieutenant-General Rl-
vent the junction of our troops With General Hill." CHARD ENGLAND were deposited in the parish church
of St. Anne, Soho. He died at his house, In Baker-
" MADRID, OCTOBER 11). stieet, on the ?th inst. in the 68th year of his age,4B
" The Van-guard of Soult's army continues in cif which were devoted to the service of his country.
Albacete, under the orders of Drouet ;it is composed lie was Lieutenant-Governor of Plymouth, and CO-
of 105,000 men, and has 1000 horse in La Genera. . lone! of the sth regiment of foot. In the varioUs ser-
vices in which he had been employed, he gave the
The enemy, seeing that the Castle of Chinchilla utmost satisfaction. At the thethorable battle of
presented obstacle: to their excursions, straightened Bunker's Hill, when a Captain, he received three se-
the siege. In order to take it by assault, without ere wounds. lie served throughout the American
lou on their part, they collected all the peasantry in wat, and was for some tithe Quarter-Master-General
Ito the Army under Marquis Coftewata.ts. During
the neighbourhood, and Made thefts march before.
They made three attacks, but in vain ; because the the tourteen years of his command in the Western
y District, his amiable disposition, and affability of
had neither made a breach in the Castle, nor filled manners, with strict adherence to military discipline,
up the fosse s the peasants, nevertheless, suffered con- made him'unitetsally beloved and respected. In him,
siderablys
'the Service has lost a distinguished Officer, hii a-
mily a most affectionate parent, and society a vale-1
" On the Soh, in the evening, a shell fell in the
able member :—his memory will be respected by all
Castle which wounded its gallant Governor, end 30 who had the honour of his acquaintance.
men of its valiant and brave garrison of 200. This
accident, and the having kit 15 or 20 men by the
enemy's fire the anterior days, obliged it to capitulate
on the 9th. When the official recount is received,
we shall give the details to the Public, which, accor-
ding to the statement of an artilleryman, da great
honour to that unfortunate garrison."
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Last night we received Quebec Papers to the 2d of
October. The Americans are preparing for the in-
vasion of Lower Canada, but it is probable that they
will have learnt from the lesson already given them
by General BROCK, in the defeat of their va pouting
General HULL, that the projected conquest will not
be effected with such means as they had calculated
upon. From the extracts given in another part of
this Paper, it will be seen that the Governor of Ca-
nada can count upon being able to bring 80,000 men
into the field against General DICARDORNS, should he
venture to enter the British possessions. It will he
some time before the Americans can muster such an
army ; but they must present a much larger force
before they can expect to mike any impression.
We are sorry that the Atnencads have comineaced
a system of petty warfare, which, while it may
prove distressing to the frontier inhabitants, instead
of being of any rea' benefit to themselves, will only
tend to provoke retaliation and expose their own sea•
ports to the danger of being laid in ashes by our men
of war. On the 16th of September detaihments
crossed, about three miles below the Galots Rapids,
Alt Matilda, where they attacked a brigade of the
Iting's boats, and a number of merchant boats, but
they were defeated with a loss of about 20 killed.—
In another swine stealing expedition, they wounded
ea old woman, nod left behind them a dead trooper
'and 25 stand of arms.
It is reported in the city (but we have not weft let-
tees which mention it) that Admiral WARREN had
aent a Messenger with some amitrable proposition to
the American Government, but that the proposal had
been treated with contensps. The fact seems ptoba-
Isle, from the temper that has been manifested by the
Faint Mersa

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE•

MILFORD, NOVEMBER it.
Arrived the Friends, LONG, from Bristol—she
picked up, off the Ness Point, in the Bristol Channel,
a mast, several spars, sails, and a quantity of rigging,
which he delivered to the Deputy Vice-Admiral at
this pilrt, but which have been identified as belt g-
ing to the sloop Thomas, PRANCE, of Bridgwater,
which vessel was towed into Swansea Bay, the Stst
October last, with the loss of the above articles; also
the Fox, Bat, and Antelope. Customs cuttbrs, from
a cruise ; the Liberty, WHITTOW, from Bristol, for
Havertordwest ; aid the United Sisters, WEBBER,
trom Pool to Bristel--.she was taken the 6th inst. by
the French priv?teer Furet, of 18 guns, and 180
men, but was given up—the privateer had captured
four other vessels. Sailed the' Sandwich Packet,
JWNRINi, for Waterford.
TORBAY, NOVEMBER 12.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Ritcoma, with about 10
sail under convoy, bound to Madeira.—Wind strong
from the S.W.
PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 12.
Arrived the LANDRAIL cutter, 10 gons, from Jer.
le
Sailed the FANNY cutter, for Portsmouth; and %
the UST" 18 guns, for the Isle of Bas. The Wil-
son, Lomita., from Swansea, went on shorse yes-
terday near Penlee Point, and was totally Wrecked
--the master and mate were with great difficulty
saved, but the former's Wife and child, and three
apprentices were drowned. The Phoenix privateer
has sent in the Prussian brig Juno, from Bout deaux
tot London, with wine and :alt.—Wind W.S.W.