Star.
London, England, 1812-01-02 00:00:00

GREENOCK, DECEMBER SO.

Arrived at Quarantine Station, Holy Loth, the
Loyal Sam, LEEDBERG, from Malta, in 57 days ; on
the 7th inst. spoke the ship Earl of Chester, PoLLocx,
of and from Clyde, bouhd to Trinidad, in lat. 37, N.
long. 15. W. ail well, out 14 days. The Fleet con-
sisted of 4.0 sail—parted *ith them Ist inst. in a gale
—2d, fell in with the Stranger, LOUDEN, of this port,
from M.dta to Dublin—parted on the 9th lat. 40.
long. 13. Arrived here bn Friday, the Dunlop,
MiKENzrE, horn Quebec, in 33 days • sailed in com-
pany with the OA, Sravvaar, of and for this port,
and parted with her in the Gulph, 27th ult. A sloop,
supposed to be the Peggy, DulfrAtf, which sailed from
Sligo, for this port, on the 18th, instant, was wrecked
offTsia. A quantity of butter, and the mate's chest
has biti fished ashore.
ICI Fished

111.„,upplppUBUT1ON OF PRIZE-MONEY.
1t#29,4911.the U Paradbo and Virgo l'otens, on the 16th inst.;
Decal at dt, Norfolk-atreet, on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Etertion, fbr the Triunite, on board, this day; recalled at 14,
Clement's Inn, on Wednesdays and Thursdays,.
Rolla, for. the Twat GM:lusters, on the 6th inst.; recalled on
Mondays pig Thursdays.
Valiant ill,r the (3oede' Manche, to.morrow; recalled at 9,
Clifford's Wednesdays and Thursdays.
, Hermet„lidt the Anna Maria,. on her arrival; recalled at 5,
4.awrence Pountney-hill.
Niobe, for a vessel (Dante unknown), on board, this day; rt.
culled at 42, St. Mary's-street, Portsmouth.
Cadmus, for the-Drummond, on board, on her arrival; recalled
at 3, Cliffora's Inn, on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Columbine, for the Guadalquiver, on the 14th Inst. at
Clement's Inn; recalled on Mondays and Thursdays.
Constant, for l'Eugene, on board, on the Bth Inst.; recalled at
19, George-street, Plymouth, on Mondays and Thursdays.
Jason, for la Naiade, on theoth inn.; recalled at 19, Clement's
Inn, on Mondays and Thursdays.

The brig Mars, of Plymouth, Captain D. RICHARDS,
has arrived at that port, from Gibraltar, last from
Lisbon, with a cargo of wine : she had a very stormy
passage of nine days. She left the latter place in
consequence of not meeting a market for her cargo.
l On Saturday morning, off Scilly, wind N.E. she car-
ried away her main and foretopmast, lost several sails;
sprung a leak, and is otherwise-much damaged.
Six French prisoners, who lately escaped froni the
Castle of Edinburgh, have been retaken to their old'
place of confinement. On Friday last, information
- • was given to the Commandant of the Linlithgow
irtial was held on Saturday on board Local Militia, that a number of Foreigners had been',
WALES, at Sheerness, for the trial' of seen skulking among Lotd Hopetoun's plantations ;
Master's Mate of the NYMPHENt for a party was immediately sent out, which descried
'hen the Court were of opinion that the them at some distance in the fields. On seeing the
fully proved, but adjuelzed that Mr. party, they all separated, taking different directions;
'verely reprimanded, ancradmenished six of them, however, were taken, 'after considerable
zumspect in his conduct in future. fatigue. four of them hid among the whins, and tvi,o
next proceeded to the trialof J. Mooney, of them in the hollow' of a stack, in a barn-yard.-*
belonging to the MusQuiro brig-of On their escape, they hadsmade for the sea near era.
..ing his serjeant, and using mutinous mond, where, finding a boar, they sailed up the Frith
which chArges the Court decreed were in till opposite Hopetoun-house, where they landed, in-
but in consideration of .circumstances, tending to pursue their journey to Port Glasgow by
tat he should only receive 100 lashes land. They had subsisted for three days on raw tur-
Ack, at such time, and alongside of such nips. On being taken, they were carried to Linlith.
Commander-in-Chief shall think fit to gow jail, fed and clothed, and conducted to Edin-
burgh on-Saturday last.

tHE AiMX.

Eitract of a Letter received froni ,Rn Officer be
British Army in Portugal, datz.4 Albuquaque,
'December 7, 1811 :

" General /Intl.'s brigade is stationed here; and the advtnee
of the Alentojo 'army is aboin eight leagues trans Badajo4, In
which town there is a garrison +of 4090 and about SIOO
cavalry. The French have imMrived the fortiOcitions since we
were there, and 1 think if we lay at fo it,. wa find than
much better prepared for us. At Merida, elltich is the. advanced
post of the Army of the South, there is a corps of about 200 d
men, who have blockaded the streets, and are contin44lly upon
the alert, fearing a second attack.
" A letter has just been received from a Captain in tie allik
Reigitnent, who is employed upon the service of reconneihisence;
which mentions, that on the 50th of last month, them. was •
Council of War at Talavera de la Reyna, at which MaAsent
' I
presided; immediately after, be departed for the Army of Cis-1
dad Rodrigo, iud put them in order of retreat. HI. whole fiirei
is now in Old Canile, and it I. reported that he is gone to take
the command of the army In Gallic's. The ckaerteis say, that
the Army of Spain win be marched to the North of Germany.
.Our quarters here are good, game in great abundance and cheap;
wine cheap, but bread three times the price k is England, owing
to the scarcity of wheat. The rainy season will set in, in the
rcourse of a fortnight or three weeks."
LISBON, DECEMBER ID.
The following is the present distribution of the Army:
Light Division, Major-General Crawford--ist ban. 43d, ad
Portuguese Cacadores, half 95th, commanded by Col. Beckwi.h.
—Portuguese Light bivision, Brigadier•Geheral Pack.—id bat.-
talion 52d, Ist Portuguese Cacadores, half 95th,
neral Drummond.
First Div! ion, Lieutenant-General Graham-21batt. Guards,
one company 60k, Major-General Stopeord.-24th, 26th, c.td,
79th, Major. Gen. F. CampbelL 'Three haulier's King's German
Legion, Major-General Lowe.

Second Division, Lieutenant-Generalll.-30th, 71st, 92d,
Major-General Howortii.--Portuguese Brigade, Colonel itah•
wortb.-3 Provisional Battalions 57th, Colonel Culburne.-
31th, 34th, 39th, Major-General Lumley.
Third Division, Major-General Pieton.-45.h, 74th, 88th. Co-
lonel MsKinnon. I'dhuguese Brigade, Colonel Sutton. Lth, 77th,
bad, 94th, &lajor-General Colonic.

Fourth Division, Major-Gonerul Cole.—;27th, 40th, 97th, Ma-
kn.-General Kemniis. Portuguese Colouel Campbell.
7th, 231013th, Major-Gen Pakenhans.

Fifth Division, Major-General Dunlop.-Ist, 9th, 98th, one
company 60th, Major-General Hay. Portuguese Brigade, Bra-
gad:er-Gen. Spry. 4th, 9sth,44th, Col. Egerron.
Sixth Division, Major-General A. Campbtll.-11th, 53d,
61. t, one company 60th, Brigadier-Gen. Hulse. Portugu.l.! Bri-
gede, Brigadier• General Baron Ellen. lid, 3941, 3601, Major-
General Burue.

Seventh Division, Major-General Houstoti.--51st Cliasseurs
Britannlquts, 85th, Major-General Sontag. 68th, ard iirunr
wick Gels Light Battaisons King's German Legiion, Alajor-
General iaron Alton.

Cavalry.—Lieut-General Sir Stapleton Cotton.
First D.vision, Major-General t•lade.—lst Dragoons, nth
Light Dragoons Major-General Slade. 14th Light Dragoons,
16th ditto, Major-General Alison. 11th Light Dragoons, Ist
Hussars, King's German Legion, Major-General Buon Alton.
Portuguese Brigade, Major-General Madden. Portuguese Bri-
gade, Major-General Utway.,
Second Division, Major-General Sir W. F.r.klne. 9th Light
Dragoons 19th Light Dragoons 9 2d Hussars King's German Le..
gion, Major• General Long. 3d Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoons,
Major-General De Grey. 4th Dragoon Guards, scla Dragoon
Guards, 3d Dragoons, Major-Ceneral I.e Merchant. Portuguese
Brigade, Conde de Barbixinia.

Artillery—Major-General Lawson. Portuguese Division, Ma.
jor-Generalliamilten.