Star.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PO:.TUGAL.

Last night Government received dispatches from
Cornnna, dated the 19th inst.

By these dispatches it appears that the whole of the
Spanish fleet has sailed from Ferrol for Cadiz. Agree-
ably to instructions from the Admiralty, it had pre-
viously b4en fitted out by Admiral BERKELEY, who
had also emptied all the arsenals, and embarked on
board, the fleet the whole of the naval stores collected
at that great naval deriot. This event must tend in
a great measure to tranquillize cur fears in that
quarter.

It also appears that 25,000 Spaniards, who chiefly
composed the army formerly under the command of
the Marquis DE ROMANA, are on their march to Ciu.
dad Rodrigo, to which place so much importance is
attached, and for the security of which so much anxi-
ety has been expressed. They were on the 30th of
August at Alcamocis, about' 50 miles north of that
city, to which it was ascertained to be the intention
of the French to lay siege. Lord WELLINGTON was
likewise preparing to interrupt that operation, should
the garrison hold out until his army was in a state to
march to their assistance.
We have also to announce the arrival of a feet of
transports in 11 days from Lisbon, by which several
Officers have arrived from Lord WELLINGTON'S army.
By this conveyance we have received th 2 following
particulars respecting Lord WELLINGTJN'S army:
" The army are hutted. lie,td.q iarters at Bada-
jos :--General SHERBROOKE'S diViSi4 esends from
Loban to Merida; a brigade of German artillery is
at Lobaa ; a troop of nurse artillery at Merida, and
also some cavalry ; General CRAWFORD'S light bri-
Rade of intantry is at Neisa and Portalegre; another
division of the army is near C imp° Mayor and Al-
buquerque ; the 40th garrison Badajos, and the 27th
is at Lisbon; a pad( of artillery (four brigades) is
encamped near Badajos. The convalescent sick are
at Elvas—the worst caces have been sent to Lisbon ;
the light cavalry is at Villa Viciosa and the neigh-
bourhocd. The army is extremely sickly—about
7000 wounded, &c. The light cavalry is almost
dismow ted ; a remount of horses for the 14th and
16th arrived from England, under Major AR-
CHER. That fine regiment the Ist, cr Royal Dra-
goons, commanded by that excellent officer General
SLADE, lauded and marched into Belem (ten days
from Cork) 700 strong, in high order. Scarcely a
transport in the Tagus, and only the BARPLEUR and
SEMIRAMIS ships of war."

Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar-
rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where
he was received by the Duke of REST. Soon after
two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private Levee, which
was attended by—
The Lord Chancellor (Lord Eldon), the First Lord of the Trea-
sury (the Duke of Portland), the Lord President of the Council
(Earl Camden), the Lord Privy Seal (Earl Westmoreland), the
Master-General of the Ordnance (Earl Chatham), the First Lord
of the Admiralty (Lord Mulgrave), the Secretary of State for the
Home Department (Earl Liverpool), the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer (Mr. Perceval), the Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland (Mr. lt. Dunda.s), the President of the Board of Trade
(Earl Batburs;), the President of tale Beard of Controul (Earl
Harrowby), the Commander in Chef (Sir D. Dundas), the Judge
Advocate (Mr. Ryder), the Archbishop of Ca= trrbury, the Bishop
of London, Earl' Winchel,ea, Lord Heathheld (Gold-stick), Lord
Boston (in waiting), Sir S. Cotterel, Sir H. Douglas, Generals
Bonham, Finch, Houston ; Mr. West (Groom in waiting).
The following had the honour being presented
to his MAJESTY

Brigadier-General BONHAM, upon his leaving England, for the
west-ladies.

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir HOWARD Douc LAs, Bart. upon com-
ing to bis title, and return from service.
General FINCH, upon his promution to the 22J Regiment.
Mr. Du ND A SAU N DERS, upon his rev. rrl from Ireland.
Brigadier-General HOUSTON, upon his return from Foreign
Service.

His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which the
Bishop of LONDON was introduced, and sworn in a
Member, and took his seat at the Right Honourable
Board accordingly.
His MAJESTY gave audiences to the Duke of PORT-
LAND, most of the other Cabinet Ministers, Sir I),m/3
DLNDAS, and Mr. RYDER the Judge Advocate, who
laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some
Courts Martial.
His MAJESTY left town, for Windsor, soon after
six o'clock.

The report of Mr. JACKSON having reached Ame-
rica is, as we suspected yesterday, unfounded. The
latest accounts of Mr. JACKSON were brought by a
vessel arrived at Cowes, which spoke the AFRICAINE
frigate, with that Gentleman on board, on the 29th
ult. within three or four days sail of the Chesapeake.
Yesterday morning .some of the Gentlemen inte-
rested in the Foreign trade waited open eie Council
Board, hi order to know whether Government would
allow any more Licenses for vessels to clear for
French and Dutch Ports. The answer returned was,
that Licenses would be granted for three months
from this day, permitting the exportation of British
maraufaCtitred goods and British colonial produce,
;and that the vessels would be allowed to import corn
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