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

Our General
der the'date of 1

this province, to.._
'return from inspecting
the right of the
'has given the most urgent orders to occupy dust
Arenas de Cabrales, the central pint of 32 the. ap-
proaches of Potes, and to maintain a eloie and defen.
sive communication with Colombres and that he
bad ordered Colonel Galdiano, who was to Cover
Areno, to guard, as far as possible, the points of Ven.
taniella and Seta, for, accotding to the advice re-
ceived, that of Tarna was in a state of defence.
Under the fame date, he transmits to the same Ge.
sacral a dispatch which he had just received from Co.
lonel de Covadonga, at Colombres, informing him of
its. occurrence on the preceding day. He resolved to
get into his hands four boats that the enemy had en
the opposite bank of the river, in order to deprive
him of the means they afforded for his landing by
surprizc, and plundering in that quarter. With this
intention he ordered a twelve pounder to play with
grape shot, and a four pounder with ball, so as to
cover thy party who were to proceed on this expedi-
tion. lie immediately set off to can,* his plan into
execution, with his Serjrant Major and fifteen men
of the same regiment : and soon after the enemy,
about fifty in number, were seen filing along the
c3ast:towards the post which they had at the skirts
,of the Sietra. The fire of the cannon soon put them
to flight, with the loss of tire killed. Two of the
soldiers forded the river, and carried off one of the
four boats, in which the Serjeant Major and the resi
gallantly entered, and passed to the other side, not,
withstanding the brisk fire kept up by a party of the
enemy who had rallied. This brave officer speedily
dispersed them, and not only got possession of the
three other boats, but also carried off in them the pro-
visions and other articles found in an inn, which the
enemy occupied in that quarter.
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LE( 14, DECEMBER 10.
The cavalry yesteruay received orders to keep their
stbressand swords in a proper state for. service, and
with a keen edge. All the rest of the troops are in
the best spirits, and anxious for combat and revenge.
Orders were at the same time given, and are miw
executing. for sending off all the sick to Atorga, Pon-
, f.:Trada, and Villatianca. The military chest is also
under orders to leave this place ; and some troops and
artillery are directed to be detached to:Mansilla, to
chastise those mountebanks who figure away to make
us believe they hive a force, which they have not in
,these quarters.

PALENCIA, DECEMBER 15.
Fifteen hundred of the enemy's troops are in Bilboa,
and a number of wounded, the number of whom in-
creases every day.
During the whole of the month-of November 60,000
of the enemy's troops entered Spain. General Junot
likewise arrived at Bayonne on the Stb, with 8000
men ; on the 10th he was at St. Sebastian.
We have learned from a source on which we can
rely, the result of the battle of Tudela on the 23d
ult. It appears that the victory was on our side, the
French having lost in killed, wounded,'and prisoners,
23,000 men. We had six hundred killed and wounded'
and seven hundred made-prisoners, who on the 27th
reached Bayonne, to which town they were carried
by the French. They are very ill treated.