Star.
London, England, 1813-08-30 00:00:00

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fa* attribettd *Ms watt of retafeyeentiats, ead
the tepose akcessirf 'for the Wounded. His Lordthip
would soon be enabled, however, to resume offensive
opeintions with the Allied Annie% lot a large fleet
of transports' bed arrived at Passages when Ifite
Pacltet came away.
Spanish Paßqs to the 31st have melted of by the
same conveyense.. They afford us some hopes diet
Sucnres age/ has been considerably weakened in
its retreat—be teems to be moving out of Spain in
the direction of Barcelona, and not along the Ebro.

EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER.
" CAMP. PYRENEES. AUGUST 18.
a -Here we are encamped, partly in Spain, partly
in France. Our regiment is, howeeer, weak, and
many others are so. We get up b great ninny
the hospital, but we have got no draft from hense.
Unless more troops be sent otit, it will be impossible
to proceed, expecting the same current of sotto_
which has hitherto followed our steps.
44 The nalbe of our great General is in limit At
arm?. it Is a terror to ottr enemies, and_ a wonder
with ourselves. Such is the -confidence we have hi
him, that I really believe the men are fully persuaded
that nothing is itnpossible with him in a military
`point of view. After the manner in which oar hand-
Ail of ?nen the other day dreve 7000 of the French
from the strongest ground—real precipicaerl ans
sure that they would not fear to auoosater any odds.
“ We are all grieved to law the dye 'llarquir's
great stay, that fine old Her% Sir TllOBdAB PEGIOIn
is very ill. After the Marquis and Sir T..Gassuse
'he is ettr greatest leader, and we can afford to
,lose such,

14 The PRINCE of ALES% Birthday was celebrated
in great stile, on the frontiers of France. The diffe-
rent British Generals and other Officers, gave din-
ners and balls to the Spanish and Portuguese, and
there was much gaiety as well as festivity. At

Headquarters the Mars hal gave a most magnificent
fete to the principal Spanish Generals and„Grandees,
and the two bands of the Fuzileers and Rifle Corps
attended.
44 Of late, the enemy have had their troops fre-
quently in motion in our front; and the deserters said'
that it was Souvr's intention to make an attack on

us, and attempt to force the passes and our line on
BONAPARTE'S birth-day (the 15th.) They have been
assiduously collecting every thing—all the garrisons
from the interior. We know that they have got a
body of troops from Paris and from Boulogne ; but
after the two fine licking: which we have lately given
them, SOULT will find it difficult to make them come
on : in this, all the deserters agree.
•, It is known that the Flinch soldiers sham sickness,
and have wounded themselves, in order to avoid going
any more into Spain, as mast of them are sick of it;
and, to tell you truth, we are not enamoured of the
country, though we will not refuse to fight in that
or in any country.
•• A great many changes have of late been made
by the Regency in the Generals in command of the
different Spanish armies : we hope that these changes
may be for the better, but every one seems to regret
that old CASTANGI should be removed : he has been
always considered a Man of principle and honour,
has always Implieitly obeyed the orders of the Mar-
quis, and has been, from the beginning, the steady
friend of the English. It is the conviction of every
military Man who has seen any of the Spanish armies,
that nothing short of an entire change of the corps of
Officers will ever make them an army.
" Lord WELLINGTON has done much 'with them ;
he has got The Spanish soldiers pay with some regu-
larity, he has put a strip to some horrible frauds, bet
until he officers the whole properly, little can be done,
Officered as the Portuguese army is, there is no
demist but that the Spanish would in time be superior
to them ;at present the Portuguese soldier looks with
contempt on the Spanish, and well he may.
" We are distracted with the various accounts from
England and from the front t but all of them breathe
peace : it was at one time whispered that we had an
armistice here. Much' civility passes between the
enemy's outposts and ours, and also betwixt the flags
of truce which pass between us. The French Offi-
cers do not conceal their extreme anxiety fdt peaces
They, one and all, confess their surprize and ad-
miration of the- gallantry of the army, and of
the great ability of Lord Vfewenton, whom
they allow to be superior to all the French Marshals,
and all express a wish that he and their Emperor may
meet its the field. They now express respect likewise
for the Portuguese, whom they say we have made
soldiers; but are uniform in their expressions of de-
testation of the Spaniards, the Carakkas, as they call
them."

His Royal Highness the PRISM Ranieri.. Lord
YARMOUTH, and Colonel Tamuraor, left Carlton
House yesterday afternoon for Windsor, to take leave
of the Royal Party there, on his route to the splendid
•illa of the Marquis of Haarroan, at Ragley, War-
wickshire. The Duke of CLaaartmt and General
BAILEY also accompanied the Panics REGENT. His
Royal Highness will go from Ragley by a circuitous
route to Norfolk.

The Duke of Ciemnica and a select party dined at
Carlton House en Saturday.
Mr. Caoasa has taken-a house at Fulham, for a
short time, where he intends to reside till his house in
the Admiralty undergoes some repair.
Captain MAPLES, of the PiLilo4ll, for his gallan-
try in the capture of the Argo, Ma bees promoted
to the rank of Poet Captain.