Star.
London, England, 1809-03-06 00:00:00

The expulsion of the English from Spain, has been
announced by 30 discharges of cannon from all our
sea ports ; so that the English cruizers would. soon
be informed of it.
FEB. 19.—The Illoniteur of this day contains the
follnwing remarks, in the form of notes, on proceed-
ings of the British Parliament:—
On Lord Erskine's motions for a series of returns
to ascertain the loss of the British army on the late
expedition, the Moniteur says :
1. " The motitm of Lord Erskine goes to the point.
If they give him the series he asks for, he will learn,
that, without fighting, the corps of the English ex-
pedition lost, some a third, others the half, and se-
veral even four-fifths of their complement. In order
to give a perfect idea of the results of this expedition,
an enquiry should be made concerning the condition
horses, of the artillery, and baggage of the English
army : finally, in order to ascertain how far the ope.
rations of the Ministry are honourable to the nation,
an inquiry should be made also concerning the condi-
tion of the allied army, of that army which the Eng-
lish abandoned, and which has been almost altogether

slain, taken, or lost."
On the Speaker's giving thanks to Brigadier-Ge-
neral Fane, on account of the Expedition into Portu-

gal, the Moniteur observes :-
2. " An honourable campaign, indeed, for the
English ! They were three to one, and were not able
to take the French army, which was in want of pro-
visions, and was environed by them and by insurrec-
tion. Landed•on our shores, the French army of
Portugal set out instantly upon its march ; and this
same army, having arrived at Benevente at the same
time with the English, chaced them 150 leagues ;
and this same army has beaten them at Corunna,
forced them to re-embark ,and is at thismoment entering
again into Portugal. Such are the results cf this bril-
-1 liant and glorious Expedition. The English army,
beaten and dispersed, has abandoned both its allies,
Spain and Portugal. According to the expression of
a journalist, the Continent has fled from beneath their
feet."
On the thanks of the Speaker of the House of Com-
mons to Lieutenant-General IYl'Kenzie Frazer, for
his conduct acthe battle of Corunna, in which the
Speaker said, " where a British force opposed to an
enemy much superior in numbers covered itself with
glary," the Moniteur says
3. " This is rather too strong. When such things
are taking place in the Parliament of England, we
can behold in that assembly nothing but the agents
of a plety, under the false appearance of Represen-
titives of a nation. Let then: return thanks to Ge-
neral Frazer for his personal good conduct ; well
and good : it is possible he may have merited them.
—We do not know this General : he may be a very
brave man ; there are many in the English army ;
! but to vote thanks for the most disastrous, ruinous,
I and disgraceful expedition which England has made
these fifty years—what quackery ! Forty thousand
English infantry, 70;10 cavalry, and 80 pieces of
cannon, formed the reserve: of 300,000 Spaniards,
who did not resist 100,000 Frenchmen six weeks :
Burgos, Tudela, Espinosa, Santander, Madrid, the
i`mountainous province of Gallicia, Corunna, Ferrol,
and the squadron there, were all taken in a moment.
And the English army received thanks for having
brought back to England some of its remains ! This
is a strange glory ! Such triumphs would surely not
, have been celebrated at Sparta."
Or: the thanks of the Speaker to Sir Samuel Hood,
the official paper remarks :-
4. " What ignominy! What was done by Sir Sa-
muel Hood under these circumstances, who is in
other tespects a very distinguished Admiral, in order
to merit end receive these thanks ? •He preferred the
sea to the land, in order to seek on the one the safety
which the other did not offer him. Like an intrepid
seaman, he did not hesitate to put to sea, in spite of
the dangers of a frightful tempest; his ships were.,
dispersed, and a part of his fleet perished. But all
these dangers did not deter him from flying from the
Continent. How fair a claim for eulogy ! What glory
for British arms !"
The same paper contains the following note on a
paragraph of an English paper, announcing the pre-
parations of the British to evacuate Lisbon
This is indeed a fine and grand result of your
brilliant expedition to Portugal ! You are driven
away by the same troops whom you fought with
there. The English Parliament will, without doubt,
vote its thanks to the troops from Portugal. It will,
without doubt, see in their flight a new and not less
evident proof of the great victory gained by the Eng-
lish at Comma."