Star.
London, England, 1809-01-09 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

By the Princess Elizabeth packet arrived at Fal-
mouth, in nine days from Lisbon, we learn, that tite
transports, having on board the 14th Dragoons, had
arrived safe at Corunna, and landed the men and
horses in excellent condition. The light transports,
about 100 sail, had left Vigo for England. Sir SA-
MUEL HOOD; with five sail of the line, had arrived off
Vigo.

In order to inure the cavalry regiments, destined
for Spain, to the food of that country, orders have
been issued to supply rations of barley and chopped
straw, instead of hay and oats.
Major-Generals DYOTT and FERGUSON, with Colo-
nel TUCKER, and some other Officers of the Staff,
have set off to Portsmouth. When the wind comes
fair, the Expedition will sail for Falmouth, under the
convoy of the Isis, of 50 guns, Captain MiLeon, the
NIOBE frigate, Captain LORMCG, and another frigate.
The force composing ic consists of
A Detachment of Engineers.

Royal Artillery and Gunner Drivers.

A Brigade of Foot Guards.

The 24 Battalion 87th Regiment, or Prince of Wales Irish
Heroes, Commanded by Major G•av Ga.
The Ist Battalion of the 88th, or Connaught Rangers, Com-
manded by Colonel Derr, with strong reinforcements
for the Scots Royals, 9th, 29th, 43d, 50th, and most of
the Regiments in Spain.
The Staff consists of
Major-General SffrItIROOX, formerly of the 33d Regiment.
Dro-rr, Aid-de-Camp to the King.
Pricy soN, 93d Highlanders.
Tit.sots, 44th Regiment.
The Honourable Brigadier-General CAMPISLL, Guards.
Deputy Adjutant-General Lord AT. Lurk, Guards.
Deputy Quarter-Master-General Lieutenant-Colonel BURKS,
Staff Corps.

Aide-de-Camps Captains KEATri CRAIG, and PtscuzLL.

Mr. Borer.

Physician, Dr. &mills.
Staff Surgeons, BILL and HtociNs.
Deputy-Purveyor, Mr. O'RZILLY.

Apothecary, Dr. GRAISAM.
Ten Hospital Mates.

General SHERBROOK, who at present commands, is
mentioned as an active and able officer. Like Sir
ARTHUR WELLESLEY, he was brought up in that fine
old corps the 33d, under Lord CORN WALLIS ; he has
served in many quarters, and, like Sir ARTHUR W.
LESLEY, commanded on a large scale in India t he
was lately Commander-in-Chief in Sicily.
General DYOTT, the Second in Command, was
long on service with the 25th Regiment : he lately
commanded a district in Sussex, where he was very
popular : he left his command there, to the great re-
gret of troops.

General FERGUSON'S merits as an Officer are well
known ; and

General TlLsow is likewise mentioned as an able
Officer.

General CAMPBELL is the brother of Lord CAWDOR,
and has seen a considerable deal of service with the
Guards.

1 It is reported that a very large embarkation of
Cavalry is immediately to take place, and then that
the regiments of Infantry, mentioned in former STARS,
will be sent off without delay. The whole of the
Foot Guards to go.
It ought to be recorded as a fact highly honour-
able to those two very fine corps, the Prince of 1
WALES'S Royal Irish Heroes, and the Connaught
Rangers, now embarked, that when they received the
order for service, and when the women were or-
dered to remain behind, that in both corps, with a
generosity and a warmth of feeling characteristic of
their country, not only the officers, but the non-com-
missioned officers and privates, raised a subscription
for the women to carry them to their homes, in addi-
tion to the small aid which Government affords these
poor women in similar circumstance.

Saturday dispatches were received at the Admiral-
ty, from Sir SIDNEY SMITH, at Rio. Janeiro, and also
from Admiral DE COURCY, Corunna.
The squadron under Sir RICHARD STnACIIAN is re-
turned to the Downs, from their cruize off Flushing,
where, it is said, the ships of war in that place have
been dismantled.

A great bustle was excited at Marazion on Friday
se'nnight, from a report circulated there that the
French had landed at Penzance. Upon investigation,
it appeared to have originated from one of the trans.
ro ts, with about 200 of Arsor's army, having been
obliged to put in there, being so leaky that she could
not proceed any farther.

THE PARKS.—The rain which descended yesterday
proved an unsurmountable check to the Sunday dis-
play of dress in the Parks. Our belles defy the rude
breathings of the North, the icicles of winter, and the
slippery snow, but a humid atmosphere constantly
detains them at home. The bursting clouds, which
had proved inauspicious during the morning, began
to disperse about noon, and the faint rays of Sol pro-
mised fair weather. Many hardy votaries of dress
ventured to trust the uncertain prospect of the sky,
and the promenade occasionally displayed a few soli-
tary fashionables who enlivened the gloomy scene.—
The transient gleam of piety proved but of short du-
ration ; the horizon again wore a sombre appearance,
and-the pelting drops soon put the straggling ranks to
flight. Several distinguished fashionables were seen
in carriages, among them we noticed his Grace of
MONTROSE, Earls BATHURST 411 d SqTON, Lords HP-
PRaLRY and BARRYMORR.

NAUTICAL INTALLIGINCE.

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TORBAY, JANUARY 7.
Arrived last evening the Channel fleet, under
command of Admiral GAMBIER, from off Brest.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 7.
Came in the ROWENA, hired armed brig, from M.
ford, and brought in the brig Ranger, of Lein'
ROBERT HENDERSON master, from Cadiz, laden with
fruit, which she recaptured two days since : the it;
ger was captured eight days before, at the entrant
of the Channel, by a French brig privateer, of
guns, and 170 men, and seven Frenchmen put
board to take her to France, leaving one Englishman
and boy of her own crew ; and it is said, that soon
after she parted from the privateer, the Frenchmen
became very sea sick, and after being in possession
several days, the Englishman and boy availed them.
selves of an opportunity and recaptured the vessel,
which they were in possession of when the Rown!
hove in sight, and by making a signal, obtained •
sistance from that ship.
Came in the ECLAIR, of 18 guns,
from a am,
and brought in the French brig letter of marque C:
'roline, of two guns and 20 men, bound from the I!
of France, to Beurdeaux, laden with a very valuabi
cargo of cotton, coffee, indigo, and elephant's teeth,
which she captured on the 27th ultimo.
The Caroline h pierced ft r 18 guns, but has onll
two mounted, and 20 men. It is stated that she'.
done more injury to the British trade in the East.
Indies, than any vessel of war belonging to the enemy,
There is a report in circulation, said to be broug'
by this ship, that the LAUREL, of 28 guns, has been
taken in the East Indies, by it very large French
gate, after a desperate action, in which the frigate
lost 40 men in killed and wounded.

Came in also the French ketch le Pair, from Bo)
deaur, to Nantz, with rosin, •:1, and wine, captul
by the AWLS, of 36 guns; Walker, Captain SPECI
from Guernsey, with brandy, for this port ; Lal
Satan, from Falmouth to Jamaica ; Goldfinch, of
guns, with a fleet of light transports, from Ports.
mouth, bound to Falmouth•

Came in also, the Diana, Captlll MITCHELL, from
Madeira, for London, with wine ; Sally Capr. W'
SON, with wine and wool, for Hull ; Oak, Caps
MEA9ON, from. Seville, with fruit, for London.

Came in the ESCORT gun-brig, from Guernsey
and PEACOCK, of 18 guns, from Corunna.
Sailed the SCORPION, of 18 guns, to the westward.
Came in the Ruby transport from Cadiz ; and
Rebecca, WALKER, from Lisbon.

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 8.

Arrived his Majesty's ships BELLOXA from Halifax
SATURN from Plymouth, and PLUTO from a cruize.
Wind S.W. blows fresh.

DEAL, JANUARY 8.
Arrived and sailed for the River, the George,
MILLS, from St. Thomas's ; Medway. WATS();
from the Brazils ; Mars, PFMBERTON Diligent
ELLIs, and the Ceres, RICHARDSON, from Liverpool
with several others. Came down from the River'
Majesty's ships BLAKE, FISOARD, and the Intl
NIA, and remain with the ships as per last.

YARMOUTH, JANUARY 8.
The Hon. Admiral GARDNER struck his flag
morning to attend the funeral of Lord ALEN (~AI D
NER, his father.—Arrived the SKYLARK sloop of
with the loss of rudder.—Sailed the RZCIIIMOND Sl

of war on a cruize. Wind East, with rain.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVISZND, JANUARY B.—Passed by the Princess, Richard.
son, from Cape Breton ; and the Providentia, —, from Go,
tenbergh. Sailcd the Venus, Montgomery for Belfast; and
Maria, Weatherheai, for the Cape of Good Hope.

The following is an extract of a letter from Car,
crona, dated Dec. 19.—" The ()mores convoy, wl
sailed some days since, has suffered most severely
sixteen sail are said to be captured by the Danes,
lost. All is now frozen here."

The George, HALL, from London, to Gottenbur,
has been captured and carried into Jutland, or lost
that coast ; a letter having been received from Ca)
min HALL, dated Gottenburgh, December VT,
ing, that he had been exchanged, with twenty.thi
other masters of vessels, and arrived there from
land.

The Harlequin, M.LocuLAx, from London,
Berbice, is lost at Madeira, in consequence of a
fired from the fort.

The Friede, SLICKROLM, from Buenos Ayres,
London, is lost in the River. Parc of the cargo sa,
The JUPITER, of 50 guns, Captain BAKER, the .
of which we lately announced, was wrecked upon .
shoal near the Bayonne Islands. These are two small
rocky islands, situate at the entrance of the Gulf
Bayonne near Vigo. They were anciently called
rule Deorum, Me Isles of the Gods.

On the 3d of October last, his Majesty's sloe?
CARNATION fell in with a French national brig,
Martinique, and after three hours hard fight
within pistol shot, was boarded and taken. Preva
to the capture of the CARNATION, Captain GREGOI
and nine men were killed, and 30 wounded, some
whom died of their wounds. The CARNATION •
so much shattered in the action, that the French
not able to reach a port, but ran her on shore on
Island of Martinique, about 30 miles from
Royal, to which place the survivors of the crew were
sent, where they remained nine days, and were
exchanged and sent to Admiral COCHRANE. Dunn)
their stay at Fort Royal, 1.5 of those who so ric
defended the CARNATION died of their wounds.

CORN-MARKET, MARX-LANE, JAN. 9.—The fresh
arrivals of Wheat this day make but a short suppl'
and sales early in the forenoon were at a smell
crease in price, but afterwards at about last current
—Barley and Malt in short supply, and rather hif
—ln White and Grey Peas but little alteratik
Beans of both sorts likewise—There are short suppi
of Oats, but this trade is not quoted dearer—Fic'
at our last quotation.

OZNIMAL CYRIL:WI' All riNDIR!
Wheat, 60s. 765. 86s. Beans (old) 70s. 753.04.
Fine ditto, (New) 86s. 90s. Tick ditto (old) 655. Ws.
Rye 555. 60s. Oats, 355. SU. 425.
Barley, 42*. 481. Od4 Poland ditto, 44.. 455. CL
Malt 784.855. Potatoe ditto to 443.04.
WhitoPeas (boilers), 140.1504 Rape Seed, SOL to 341.
Grey ditto, 545. 59a.
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PORTUGAL.

LISBON, DECEMBER U.

_ .
We have no news from Spain that can be depended
upon. Sir Charles Cotton sailed for England, on the
gist, in the Hibernia ; and four sail of the line having
sailed on a cruize, we have only the Ganges and one
or two smaller ships of war left. As many troops as
could be spared have left .us, and are gone to Spain.
The 14th Dragoons arrived here on the 22d from
England, and have disembarked in order to proceed
to Spain by land.
DEC. 24.—The ardent desire of the Portugn'se to
engage the French, whose perfidy, bad faith, and abo-
minable maxims, 'have rendered them objects of gene-
rll detestation, will now have an opportunity to
In consequence of the determination
clisdlay itself,
taicen by his Royal Highness
.to dispatch an army to
assistance of his Catholic Majesty, his faithful
alit'. The Royal determination was scarcely known,
Iv ,en our gallant troops, rejoicing in the opportunity
of taking vengeance on our treacherous enemy, has-
•l to put themselves in mo.ion, and march to

Spain.
The first division of this ar ny, composed of six
thousand men, one thousand of whom are cavalry, has
already reached the points where the troops are to
join, under the orders of Major-General Antonio Jose
de Miranda Henriques. The experience and valour
of that General, and the good disposition and discipline
of the troops, do not admit of a doubt that their as-
sistance will be found extremely valuable, after they
,hall have arrived at their place of destination.