Star.
London, England, 1809-10-25 00:00:00

MADRID, SEPTEMI3ER 2.5.

We learn that a numerous reinforeement of Poles
have entered Spain, by way of Bayonne. They are
to be immediately followed by other troops.
It is well known that great discord prevails in the
Junta of Seville, and that parties alternately over•
throw and succeed each other, according as they are
more or less blindly obedient to the Marquis Welles=
ley, Plenipotentiary, and, what is still more, cashier
of England, to the members of that factious assembly.
It is asserted, that, finding an appearance of resis-
tance in some of those who possess the greatest in-
fluence, and who have already sold themselves to
him, he has threarned to print a statement of the
prices at which 14 purchased their subservience to the
will of the Cabinet of St. James's, and their con-
sciences.

The o:Ecial Gazette has published a letter, which
accurately de:in:rates the agitated state of the Junta
of Seville, and the extreme dejection of the people :
EXTRACT FROM A LETTER BATED CORDOVA, SEPT. G.
" The dejection is general, my friend ; after so
many sacrifices, required from our provinces in par-
ticular, for above a year. Distrust alone prevents
the people from loudly proclaiming what they think ;
but fining themselves deceived, they are highly ex-
asperated. It is chiefly in the country, and in the
villages, crushed by the pressure of the war, that they
give vent to all the bitterness of their resentment
against the leaders of Seville. ,
“ And do you suppose that the latter can conceal
from us the scandal of their debates ? The Junta is
split into parties ; he who can collect round him a
number of puffers, who can get the lowest of the rab-
ble on his side, is sure to triumph. Infamous deeds
are perpetrated. More than one victim has already
been sacrificed by informers, who will fall in their
turn. How, indeed, is it possible to find e mediator
among the factions !
~ 'the military leaders share in all the passions of
the Junta ; and each party in the Junta altereately
protects its faithful adherents. It bestows much less
attention on the establishment of discipline, and the
revival of the courage of the troops, than on the sup-
port or removal of this or that General. Hence you
may know what has been the end of all those mag-
nificent promises, which it thought fit to screed
abroad, at the opening of the campaign in July. But
what you cannot represent to yourself, my friend, is
the confusion and terror of those who fled back from
La Mancha to their retreat at Seville, which they
only left, as they reported, to return, in full security
to their houses in the capital. Amidst such d;sorder,
it would be difficult to find pure hands, to which to
entrust the management of the public money. C. and
I'. * are generally supposed not to have forgotten
themselves—they are said to have transferred their
booty for security to the Canaries ; and they are not
the only ones. So much is certain, that nobody knows
what has become of prodigious sums. But our fait;:-
Julful allies have not more devoted partisans, or the French
more inveterate enemies. You should witness their
important air, their imperiOus tone, in the assemblies
of the, Junta, though the members of the opposite fac-
tion are not a whit leas arrogant. In their behaviour
towards the people, neither want suppleness nor dex-
terity ' • they know how to agitate, to calm, and to
make themselves feared.
~ Ah 1 my friend, I would not believe you ; and
yet all that you predicted hes happened. You were
not the only prophet. But, without experience, with-
out a knowledge of mankind, could I imagine that
the name of patriot could be usurped by those very
persons, who hurry their country to due brink of a
precipice, reckless of every thing but to gratify their
avidity ? lam perfectly cured of my blindness ; but
how I deplore that of so many of my acquaintance 1
The French, I see, have only to leave us alone, in
order to triumph. I have complied with your request,
and depicted, though in very feeble colours, our me-
lancholy situation. Compelled to embrace your opi-
nions, believe me, I shall wiaingly share your hopes,
that we may soon be released from so many calami-
ties."

• The writer means Calvo arml