Star.
London, England, 1809-01-02 00:00:00

JAAMICif.

KINGSTON, OCTOBER 26.
' Yesterday the Honourable House of Assembly
having met agreeable to the Proclamation of his
Grace the Governor, a message was sent to acquaint
him therewith, on which he commanded their imme-
diate attendance in the Council. Chamber, when be
was pleased to open the Session with the following
speech
CitNTLEASEN or TAR COUNCIL,
" MR, straxta AND CINTLINICN OT TN! AWNS'S,
" It Is with great satisfaction that I now meet the legiellti/e
body of Jamaica.
" Nominated to the Government of this Colony, I went bt
insensible to that feeling which must result from so Important an
appointment : hitt, whilst I acknowledge the honour, tam full!
aware of the difficulties of the station, and it is from this latter
conviction that I view with pleasure the arrival of a period, when
my efforts for its service will receive effectual assistance Mal*
wisdom of your counsels.
" The continuance of a state of. war must necessarily Wee
this colony,in common with the whole of his Majesty's &nit:keiti
to much occasional inconvenience and distress ; but the recent
steps which have been taken by the British Parliament, will, I
trust, afford considerable alleviation to the embarrassments of the
planters ; and Ma Majesty has a full 'reliance that the teal and
loyalty of the Inhabitants of Jamaica will induce them patiently
to submit to privations equally endured by the rest of his subjects:
and that they will steadily co-operate in every measure S3lClll2tcu
to procure an honourable termination to the arduous contest in
which the British empire is engaged.
" It is peculiarly pleasing to me to contemplate that our Preqftt
meeting takes place under the most favourable auspices for fuels
a termination—That gallant spirit which a Whole nation has
evineasi in its resistance to. perfidy and oppression, and the suet°,
which has hitherto attended the exertion of that spirit, jinni/ the
hope that the reign of triumphant usurpation approaches its nnd!
and that we may witness, from Its ettioctioa, the restoration °I
peace and tranquillity.
" SPEAKRU 'AND Citt+LEASEN OT TIM ASSEMBLY,
" The usual supplies for the exigency or the Government win
engage your attention ; and I confidently rely upon that liberalitl
which has hitherto distingulshedyou in providing for them.
" GENTLRIARN Or TRW COUNCIL,
" MR. STRAKER AND CRNTI.RDIEN OT TIM ASSEMBLY,
" I cannot conclude without expressing my' gratification
finding that the !Alborg, laid on by the United States, (a mea"
calculated to excite considerable alarm through the WestAdt
Colonies) has been productive et such email inconienietice ; ani
I hope that measure has enabledyou to fauna just estimate of the
value of your WIT freemen without relying upon an assisino
which may be withheld as caprice or mistaken policy triy di •s•

THE EVENING. STAR.

LONDON.

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In our last we announced that the armies under
Generals Moose and Baum might be considnied as
hiving joined, being within twenty-four miles of each
other when the dispatches received by Government
from Sir DAVID BAIRD were sent off. In fact these
two armies were in circumstances which enabled them
to act in concert, and also to co-operate with that of
the Marquis de Roma's*. The particulars which we
stated were amply confirmed on Saturday afternoon
by the following

BULLETINS.

H Accounts were resolved this tnorning froth sir Jolty Moons,
slateiToro, on the 16th instant. Sir Davin BasaD WIM then at
Villafasila, Lod PA ost, with his brigade of cavalry, joined the
Commander in Chief on the preceding day. The Callirian army,
moving in concert with the British columns, had advanced to
Bodine% and occupied the strong pass in the mountains. It was;
supposed the British Commander intended to avance along the
Deutz, towards Valladolid, while Sir D. Bann took the same
direction by La Riots, and the Marquis ROMANA by Medina
del Rio Seco.
,4 The French corps of twenty thousand men, under Marshal
Soot:, had been collected at Saldana, with a view, as appears by
iettn from BONAPARTI to the Marshal (intercepted in conse.
quart of the bearer having been killed by a peasant) of attacking
the Marlais ROMANA, at Leon., and carrying the war into Gal-
• _ _

—"
The Supreme Junta had established their sittings at Seville.
" General Mosta, at the bead of thirteen thousand men, had
taken the road for Valverde, to form a junction with the army of
Andalusia."

Besides the above another Demi-official Bulletin,
if which the following is a copy, was also exhibited
is several of the Government offices :
• The British Mmy was advancing towards the Caritton, in
the hope of being able to cut off a column of the enemy which
1g eroued that river, under General Bonnet, to attack the
Marquis de la Romans in his position at Leon. The enemy had
corps of 9000 men at Palencia. The entire force under Marshal
did not emceed 30,000 men, and they were extended over
the cocntry from the Douro to the sea."

The following letter front Falmouth relates to the
saute events :

" FAI SOUTH. DEC. so.

Arrived late last nightthe Dispatch packet,' Cap-
tain HARES, with mails from Corunna, in three days
passage ; she brings an aitcount of the junction of the
=ties under Sir I) A,%4D BAIRD and Sir kw; MOltaZo
which took. place at Valladolid', on the 17th instant;
immediately after which, the armies commenced their
lush towards Madrid. The army under the Mar-
'de Ia -ROMARA was about to follow, being
,000 strong, and numbers joining every day. By
tters from Corunna of the date of the 26th instant,
Jilts were received that the'French had entered
idrid, after several sanguinary conflicts, in which

are said to have lost at least 50,000 men. The
Spanish General %WM DE Sr. Jon, ha: been
lged at Tivoli, being Convicted of treasonable
lactices with the enemy : previous to his execution
confessed that several other Officers of rank in the.
fish army were his accomplices."

Mail from Corunna arrived yesterday, but it

stains little news. From the paucity of intelligence
these papers it may be inferred that the occupation
Madrid by the French has interupted the regular
Imunication between the provinces. In fact, they
aits hardly any thing excepting Proclamations.
of them by the Marquis de ROMANA is extremely
:resting. That Commander has been invested
'h powers suited to the crisis, and he seems deter-

led to employ them for the good of his country.

. was high time that a vigour of this kind should be
resorted to, for it appears that some of the Spaniards
le forfeited all claim to the high".character that
!longs to the nation. To the great astonishment of
British, some of them have been base enough to
:sett to the enemy.

It appears from these papers, that the British
troops have at last come into contact with the French.
as event occurred at Rueda, when a party of Eng-

. light horse surprised some of the enemy's ca-
'miry, and took or destroyed the whole. The date
this affair is not mentioned ; but we should sup-
)se the troops engaged to have been some of those
\t originally composed General HOPE'S brigade.

PALAFOX has once more resumed the command of
Itagessa. This illustrious leader, who is described

one of BONAPARTE'S Bulletins as a coward and a

'rive, repaired, it seems, to his native city, as
loon as he found that the fortune of the battle of Tu-
, in which he bore a distinguished part, was
;ainst the Spaniards. The Proclamation issued by
im the day after that unfortunate affair, affords suf-
s assurances that this important town will
,be
.!d to the last extremity.
Reinforcements to the amount of 60,000 men, for
'tench army, are said to have entered Spain du-
the month of November. General Amor, with
the army that evacuated Portugal, was at
Sebastian so long ago as the 10th of that month.

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