Star.
London, England, 1812-10-10 00:00:00

after thtnpirit Eisplayedby thetiovanusent In laying
waste the'‘country, and destroying the principal towns,
it cannot be supposed that conditions so humiliating
as ,these would be listened to.
It is now asserted upon authority, little short of
official, that the main boJy of the Swedish Expedi-
tion is destined to make an attack upon Norway.
One division, however, is to be sent to reinforne the
Russia* force at Riga. This latter destination may
be useful, but we arc at a loss to conceive how die
occupation of Norway can operate as a diverlion in
favour of the Russians. How long are the pettifog-
ging interasts of rival Princes to be permitted to
swallow up those of mankind in general ?

A. Gentleman who left Santander in a British ship
of war, on Wednesday se'nnight, states, that the Mar-
quis of Wal.LlNGron was in Burgos, and it was ex-
pected that the Castle, which is commanded brthel
hill of St. Michael, would surrender in a few days.
It was provided with a garrison of from 1500 to 2000
men. The•main body of the French army,' late un-
der MARMONT, had retreated in x.he direction of
Miranda del Ebro.

A new expedition had been undertaken to Gua-
tierra, situated on the coast, a few leagues to the
west. of St. Sebastian. It consisted of about 4060
Spaniards, under General MENDJEABEL, and four or
five hundred Marines from the squadron command-
ed by Sir HOME POPHAM. The reult of this enter-
prize was not known at the time the ship of war left
Santander.

Santona was still occupied by the French, their gar-
rison, consisting of 1500 men, amply supplied for a
long siege. This military station, highly favoured
by nature, and strongly fortified by art, it was not the
intention at present to make any attempt to reduce. ,
' The Spaniards were in possession of Bilboa, and
no effort had lately been made to dislodge them ; but
the French were at Durango, within four leagues of
the town, where they had an inconsiderable fore,
but which might be strengthened at pleasure from
the neighbouring fortresses in their hands,

By a private vessel, advices have been received
from Alicant to the date of the 21st ultimo. The
English army in that neighbourhood being Ansuffi.
cient in force to prevent the junction of SOULT and
&Joa, bad not advanced ; and that junction had
been effected in the vicinity of Villena. Contempo-
raneous with this operation, was the abandonment by
the French of all the coast of Valencia south of the
principal city, Denia excepted. They still retain a
position on a lofty eminence about forty miles north
of Alicant, from whence they reconnoitred the coun-
try which the English army under General MAI/-
LAND had lately occupied.

Yesterday the Swedish Ambassadof) the Earl ofl
LIVERPOOL, and Viscount CASTLEREAGH, had audi-,
ences of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House,

Lord DYNEVOR entertained a select party at dinner
yesterday, at his hc,use in Doves-street.
Lord and Lady BROWELOWE gave a grand dinner
yesterday to Sir A. HIMIE, Bart. the Right Hon.
CHARLES and Mrs. Lotto, and a sdett party of friends,
at their house in Cavendish-square.
General Count CAULAINCOURT, who was killed in
the entrenchments at MojAsk, was not the assassin
of the Duke D'ENGHIEN, as erroneously stated, but
the younger brother of that miscreant.

General MONTBRUNt who was also killed in the
great battle of the 7th, commanded the French ca-
valry at the battle of Talavera.
Extract of a Letter from Gotter.borgh, dated Sep-
tember 28, 1812 :"..4‘ Yesterday evening, a French-
man, who called himself Barbier, was arrested by the
Landeshauptmann and eight officers. After having
had taken from him all his papers, he has been
watched during, the night by two officers, and this
morning he has been conducted to prison. He is
supposed to be a person of consequence. A citizen
of ttis town, a native of France, and another French-
Man, have been banished from this country."
Letters from our fleet off Toulon, of so late a date
as the 17th ultimo, state, that the enemy's fleet can
plainly be counted—six 3-deckers, sixteen 2-deckers,
and six frigates ; but they do not venture out beyond
the point of land, except when our fleet is blown off
shore.
MoscOw.—The city of Moscow, the capital of Rus-
sia, being now in possession of the Emperor of France,
the following short description of it will probably not
be unacceptable to our Readers
4, The c►ty of Moscow stands upon 4 river of the'
same name, in a large and pleasant plain, ancimakes
at a distance the finest shew of any city in Europe ;
for, having in it many hundred of gilt steeples, the
reflection of the sun-beams gives it an astonishing air
of magnificence ; to which, however, its inside is by no
means answerable. It is in length about six Italian
miles, and one in breadth. It is divided into four parts,
each of which is surrounded by a well and a ditch,
which answers all civil purposesvery tceti, though with
.regard to military strength they are•'ery insignificant.
Within the first wall lies Slatodar or suburbs, of which
there are several. Within the second lies ►he Czar-
Gera, or the Emperor's City.—The third is st,led
Katai-Gorad, that is the Cliinere-town, chiefly inha-
bited by strangers, and where a prodigious commerce
is carried on : the inmost quarter is the Kremelin, or
Inlperial residence, large enough of itself to tnAke
considerable town; for besides the Csar's Palace, that
of the Patriarch, and many other fine hou.es, all built
ef stone, the number of churches and chapels are iM-
' mense. It is computed, that in the rest of Ike cal
these ate_ upwards of 3,000 stone buildings, but all
the rest are of wood ; so that no city in the world is
more exposed to fires: it has been 'aid, indeed,' drat
orte-tliiid of the houses were destroyed by stwo dread.l
lul fires which occurred in this city SU= pears