Star.
London, England, 1809-12-01 00:00:00

AMERICA.

NORFOLK, SEPT. Tl.
A letter, of which the following is a copy, Tir,,
issued from the office of the Secretary of the C(.r:,
mOntvealth of Pennsylvania, on the day it bears (L,
We understand that the Adjutant-General has, ir
consequence, written to all the Brigade Intpec..tes,
directing them to use their best endeavours to (Any
into effect the orders of the Governor :
4in—,The Governor has directed me to stzte
you, that in Consequence of :he pleas'aig ptospe•:t
a speedy and honourable adjustment of the &split....
between the United States and the Britia GJvcru_
ment having vanished, he deems it hi; duty to iplo
every thing in his power to place the :state of Per.a.
Sylvania in such a sitt;ation a; to defend 4.7,04 and
contribute its full proportion towar.i.; the defence ~f
the jii;t rights of the United States, againq e, at-
tacks of that hostile Government. lie tilf!refi,re di-
rects, that, inasmuch as the returns made Lr
gale Inspectors are incomplete, some having niaae
no returns at all, and none of them as to the :fate ~f
the repairs of the arms, that you intmediately 441
upon the Brigade-Inspectors throughout the State ie.
spectively, to make returns to you on or before iLe
4th Monday of November nest. of the number
muskets within the bounds of their respect:we
designating public from priyate property,
rally of all the arms and military accouttemen,
every desztiption, proper for the soldier in 4ctaa!

. . .
vice; also the situation of the arms as to tLe
approaching fall-trainings furnishing a favourablp,,;,.
portunity for that purpose ; and that, as corm
shall have received such returns, to m.ike repur;
thereof to the Erecittiye Moat-merit, that the sari:
:pay be laid before the Legislature, at the cummenk.e.
went of their next Session, at It may tarnish
to aid them in placing the ;nilitia of this Corr.m.c...
wealth in a situation competent to meet any exigency
that may occur. Arld that you make every ariance:
• ment in your power to ficilitat the drafting of the
militia, should a draft Le required.—With due reipeet
and consideration, Sir; Ott,. Obedieat servant, •
" N. B. Boux.itz, Sec.
Tnos. *KEAN, Jun. Adj. Gen. P.M."
66 tAtoeuter, Secretary's Office, Aug. 14,1809."

EN ENIS( STAR.

LONDON.

. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE crcroCK
s per Cent. Cons. for money acc. 701.
Reduced 69i—Omnitun rm.
• . .

A considerable number of private letters were r".
ceived yesterday from Walcheren, but not in time for
our publication. it is now pretty generally
.know.
there that our troops are about to quit the island,
though the arrival of brick-layers, plaisterers, and the
like, has something of a different indicaton. (3.c:
the article " JIM": "
We have for months endcayoured to enforce the
propriety and necessity of withdrawing our troop;
from the pestilential swamps AK Walcheren. Need we
add, that the gi-ounds on wl;;ich we recommended the
measure, are now admitted in their fullest extent, and
the purity of our motives vindicated, by the conduct
now pursued by the Government, in opposition to the
abuse and calumnies which were heaped upon us by
some of our time-serving contemporaries.
We have been equally strenuous in recommending
a speedy evacuation of the Peninsula, but hitherto
with less effect. The advice, however, which we
have thought it cur indispensible duty to offer to nv.r
country, must sooner or later be acted upon by the
Government ; nor shall any thing deter us frorn
speaking our hottest sentiments on this important
subject, and endeavouring to open the eyes of cur
countrymen to the folly of attempting the emancipa-
tion of Europe, by sending British soldiers to fight the
battles of those who ought, without such aid, to have
tramplcii their enemies in the dust long before thii
period.

It is true, the Supreme Junta of Spain has at 1.:.;
published a Manifesto Icr convoking the Col tes— r.c.•
the preceding column)—but it is equally true that 11:4
ought to have been done a year ago—and would have
been done long since by men anxious for the salrat',.3
of their country. And w.:w that they find themselves
under the necessity of relinquishing a charge for
they were inadequat-:, what period have they
fixed on for the Cortes to enter on their functioug ?
The first day of March, 1810 ! ! Will NAPOI.I:ON
be idle in the interim? These sapient rulers tiank
less of the waste of a quarter of a year than a seise
man would of one quarter of an hour.
If the Cortes meet in time to answer the exigencle;
of their countiy, they will not need the ;lid of a foreign
army. If they meet too late for this, the whole army
of Great Britain cannot save them !—This country
has already made sacrifices for the Spaniards of which
the latter have shewn themselves unworthy ; and at
this *moment our army in Portugal is mouldering
away by disease [Sre our letters from Li,box]•
Deucalion like, we could, by throwing stones over our
heads, produce men, we might indeed continue the.
contest for some time longer in the tery neighbour
hood of the supplios of our enemy ; but, with such
allies as we have hitherto been supporting, we must
inevitably exhaust our strength, and dry up those
r•:-
sources which will, ere long, be required fur cur own
protection against a foe who has denounced for out
no common destruction.—But enough a:
present we shall not lose sight of this subject.

Wednesiay morning being very fine, his Messrs; Y,
and PriiiceSses AUGCSTA and Sorms, with their at-
tendant:;* Wok their usual rides in *Windsor Grcat
Park ; bnt yesterday morning being very unfavour-
able, his M4Jr.s.ry did not ride, but the two Princesses
took a'ride in the Park.

I'.lE

" FLUSHINC, 14OVEMBhit 27.

a Vie know not yet for certain what is to become
of ns. At the same time that immense quantities of
regimental baggage, china, curiosities, tic. are daily
embarking here, and that mention is made of an in-
tention of blowing up ;. works, no less than four
regiments have just arrived from England; and along
*lth them,

4 Muter Plasterers
10 Surgeons
n Master Butchers
9 Physicians
30 Bricklayers
5 Ships wth bricks, tiles, mortar, &c.

Notwithstanding the army of sick and of DoC-
:!rs whom we have seen daily embarking here, for
;:e last two months, the number in the Island is, even
tow, not inconsiderable. The Regiments are, the 9th
Jgoons, three squadrons ; Royal Artillery, Royal
r.ngineers, Royal Staff Corps, Royal Waggon Corps,
7th Veteran Battalion, Ist Foot, or Scots
/uyals, 2d battalion ; 2d, or Queen's ; sth, 6th, 10th,
lith, 26th, or Camerquians ; 32d, 50th, 51st, 68th,
Ist, 76th, 77th, 81st, 82d, 84th, and Ist and 2d Ger-
van Light Regiments. The Generals are,
Lieutenant-General Gecutos DoN, Conuninder-in-Chief.

majorZeneral MON call! s, Second in Command.
Slajer-Geaeral the Earl of DALUOUSIE, Commandant at
rushing.
Brigadier•Geaeral Baron de ROTTENBURGII, Commandant at
tamp Vert.

General ALTON, Diatom Domburg.
..--- Haas Seam Royals, Ditto at West geppell.
----- SoyTaa, o=4l Legion, Ditto at Middebuegh.
...--- WAgssa, 604 Regiment.
..-- Saarr. 10th Regiment.
...—..— Bout, 36th Regiment.

" A Court of Justice his just been formed, of which
General SONTAG kas been appointed President ;
lieutenant-Colonel Wu-LL►sts and Major EAMES,

Nages.

The poor inhabitants art in the greatest distress
s the reports of oar deserting and leaving them to
to mercy of the French, after the Marked partiality
vhich they sheaved to the English Government, on
those good faith and ability they relied for keeping
tit Sovereignty of the Island."