Star.
London, England, 1812-08-04 00:00:00

G•RUNN4 1);IPAS.

PCIRUNNA, JULY ts.
The write from Fahmaanca under date of tlet
Iry
inst. that the British army had passed the Deur°,
that Marmont 6,4 retired towards ValladJltd, ' • ;
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out it. being then known whether he in:ended to wait
the Somosterra road for the purpose of waitingfei
the troops of King Joseph, who, it now aporai.
there is no doubt has left Madrid, either to jc4" t;. a;
or proceed to Burgos, sytd.fortts a junction with
ferello. In Valladolid"Aere are 4000 sick, *ham
the French General has recommended to SpaptZ
nerosity, in the event of his retreating. 47-
Jt:cy ‘2l.—An English ship of war, harint on
boatel 30Q French Prisoners, taken on the tout of
Biscay, has entered this port.
Jut.y 98.—0 n the 15th, the General is Chief wet
out from Bitauzos for Lugo. with the rtaption of
the troops requisite to keep As'orga strictly blocka.
dad, all the others have marched forward towards
their respective destinations. Caltira's division ia to
be in front of Zamora. The great respect 'hick is
due to the loyal patriots of Astorga prevents the be,
siegers from opening their Are, and will prolong the
siege. The Logrona Militia are in the heighboor.
hood of the said city. The last seetoes cuts the
English to be near Valladolid.
Some travellers assure us, that there are great
movements in Marwont and Wellington's armies,
and that a grand battle was immediately eipected.
The Junta of Cas:ile, which resided in Ciudad Rod.
rigo, has removed to Salamanca.
A brigantine, which has just anchored in thlspctt
brings information, that the Pastor's troops had oleo
the garrison of Guetana, composed of SeVeU benched
i and ninety-two men.

ALICANT, JUNE S.
The letters from Valencia assure us, that the null
her of French in that city and its neighbouthood clod
'not exceed 5000 men, although there are detach.
ments in all the towns of the least consideration; that
the Guerillas increase daily, and have made them.
selves formidable in the eyes of the enemy, in conse.
quence of having surprised and put to the swrd
three or four of their detachments, one of which cs.
;eeded 100 area.

cAmti.l.As, JUIN 19.
Senior hiendizabel 'is in Bulmasida with
and Campells, and on the other side of BilboaLi"sart
Pastor, and another party--it appears that they will
there un;te 18,000 more people, who have arrival
from St. Ander, and who says, that the French had
evacuated Bubo.: but this, although vtry proha*
is nor absolutelpeertain.

ST. VICENTE DE LA BARQUERA, JULY 11.

The master of a vessel, who sailed the day before
yesterday from Santander, states, that General Car.
fertile had arrived from Vittoria with WOO mem,
which were joined by from seventeen to etitees
hundred of the Imperial Guards. In Ca.tio ire :me
a garrison well fortified.
• Mina is in the vicioity of Vittoria, where he at.
tacked an enemy's column of SOVO infantry and 700
horse, which he disperi.ed, with the loss of from S
400 killed in the field of battle.

INTERCEPTED LETTER.
FRO* TIM PitETPAIDED KING TO //ARUM

" Madrid, lily
w To VIE MARSHAL DL:KIi OF RAOUs4.—I have
receives( At the proper time all your accounts, vibiCht
in truth, are not very flattering, and I hay, Wog
my resolution in consequence.
‘g The most natural would be, (what follows Is in
cypher) hut ir'is necessary to leave something to
chance. I have varied my idea, and though theme
plan may not be conformable to your's, it is the most
Convenient to my own security. It is to go with half
the army to (cypher), and thence to proceed to
(cypher), unless I before receive information faoll
you, that you 'have beaten and routed the Eng*
Of this I flatter myself but little, notwithst24,
the activity of (cypher) and (cypher), who havo a'
fected their junction with you.
While you maintain the Hite of Douro, Ile
maintain myself in (cypher), and perhaps tasyk
able to join you by means of a rapid and remora
march, which may disconcert the English phkes;
brit if (cypher) and will be lost, I will proceeoooi
frontier, continuing with an escort to Fraellw?..
raw
dispatching the army from Irun.
"I, however, still entertain hopes, fmtn ilk
your activity and that of the other Generals, ID
bravery and discipline of our troops, in purr"
dente, and the slowness of the enemy, and-
causes which may retard, and perhaps frustrate tbae
plans. Mina is, and always will be (cypher')
" Observe this, Marshal, and in the mean tuns 110
cept the assurance of my regard.
44 Your's,

'4 JosEril•it
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CTIXIiAVEN, JULY
(Wren► a French Paper.)
On the 9th, in the evening, an enemy's tut cl
war got'aground without the passes of Neus•
Scarcely had this event taken place when the les
perial &tat get under weigh to seize the vessel*
before the English, who neared her, could lend bee
any assistance. The garrison of Cuxhaven marched
towards teat part of the river to support the flotilla,
and share in the battle, if the English would dare to
engage in it; but contrary winds retarding the ad,
Vance of our gun-boats, the crew of the vessel which
bad got aground, having time to discover our move-
ments, set fire to their ship, and got off in their
boats; shortly after the brig blew up with an asto-
nishing report, Itis conjectured that this ship had
warlike store:4o board, which would render her 100
-doubly sever%
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