Star.
London, England, 1809-11-21 00:00:00

MADRID, OCTOBER fso.

According to letters from Badajos, it appears. that
on the Bth of September, the English had established
tl,eir head-quarters at that city. Two of their divi-
sions occupied advanced positions, the One at Lobon,
and the utlyzr at Merida.
The Junta of Seville have, in a decided tone, de-
clared open war against Russia. The system of ap-
parent moderation tt had adopted with respect to this
rower, has very so:,n given way to that violence of
impulse which it rt‘eivea, and which it gives in its
trrn, by all possible means, to the opinion of a peo-
ple, whe.e blindness and agitation it is its interest to
continue. The Turks have become the objects of its

Id: et:, ions.
In the Gazette of the Junta, it is stated, " That
the Russians wished to take Ismail by assault, but
that weak garrison of 7000 Turks repulsed, with suc-
cess, 40,000 of their best troops, employed is this
expedition ; that the garrison was determined to make
a sortie, and pursued, sword in hand, the enemy, even
to their entrenchments. where they made themselves
rrastc.rs of scventeea pieces of artillery, and carried
titem off in triumph. rhe loss of the Russians could
r.(.* 11111t)1111t to less than 15,000 men, wounded and
prisoners, of whom several had arrived even at Con-
stantinople."
Without stopping here, this Gazette not only anni-
hilates the Servi.tos, but obliges the Russians also to
abandon the sic. a of Ismail, destroys all their works
before that important fortress, and utterly defeats
them on Left Bank ( [the Danube ; so that the
twang dismay and panic took Posuissioa tilLir
cunstquence of icse unlooked-for disas-
ters:'nrin)lig° complete this impoi tact libewsi it does ;A

fall to make an English feet, cruizing before the
ports of Cronstadt and Revel, take a great number of
gun-boats and other small craft from the Russians.
The Gazette of Madrid asks, if in publishing at
pleasure so many fictitious victories obtained by the
Ottoman troops, the Junta pretends to give a proof of
the interest it affects to take in Russia,and if they mean
it as a testimony of their satisfaction ?
" What becomes then of the pretended relations
between the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, and this
Junta of Seville ? What credit then are we to attach
to those reports industriously circulated in Spain, and
even at Madrid, of the mission of a Russian Ambas-
sador to that Body, of his arrival, of his reception
with the greatest pomp and splendour, of the illumi-
nations and fetes which took place at Carthagena, and
during the whole of his route, and of so many other
things, in short, not less surprising, that have been
announced, repeated, and commented on in so many
letters !"

The Madrid Gazette observes, that it is only about
nine days since General Cuesta rendered an account.
to the Junta of Seville of the battle of Talavera,
wherein he admits that his army sustained a great
loss, although it was not so much engaged as that of
the English. The Junta suffered 39 days to expire
before they submitted this document to the eyes of
the public, through the medium of their journal.
His Majesty has determined to establish 16 Audi.
tors, besides his Council of State, almost upon the'
same footing as those of the French Empire. They
will be divided into different sections and rank after
the Ministers ; they will assist at the discussions of
their decisions
upon projects of laws, decrees, and cer.
tain decisions submitted by a Minister to his Majesty.
The Auditor charged with the office by one of the
Ministers will explain the motives of the projects pre-
sented, and the reasons upon which they are to be sup-
ported, which will be deposited in the ministerial
bureaux. Present at the discussions, but without a
deliberative voice, he will give such explanation and
information as may be required of him.
The Intendant of the Army, D. Cyrien de Eche-
veerria, D. P. Santa Maria, and D. I. de Cia-Ya.
zanza, are nominated Auditors to the Council of
State.