Star.
London, England, 1812-05-12 00:00:00

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said° on the 27th ; but the Earl or wszpigolov, if
ere may 'credit the reports in the Lisbon Papers,
4.rhich are to the sth instant, has it still in• contem•

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to proceed southirard upon Sotn.T's corps in

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A.bOdy of Portuguese Militia having bees col. ,
lected at. Giardi previously to the Earl of WELLING-
TON'S movement to the Norihward, Mmtmorr bad
marched against them 'on the 4th of April, with a
considerable force, which obliged the Militia t. re-
treat ; ate their rear guard having fallen into con-
fusion, about 150 of them were made prisoners.
Upon the 15th the enemy moved towards Gene-
ral WILSON'S corps, at Lagiosa, and drove in his out-
posts, but on that night began their retreat, while Ge-
neral Wir.aom re-occupied Cuarda upon the 17th of
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ApriL .
While Mmtmolrr collected his forces for this
temporary incursion into Portugal, General ASADIA
bad moved a Spanish corps into Leon, and had ob-
tained some partial successes. Don JULIAN SANCHEZ
had likewise beat very successful in Castile, against.
the enemy's convoys and communicatloas.
•It appears that General BALLASTEIIOII did not
enter Seville during SouLr's absence from that city.
General Daourr is at Fuense Orejana in cAnk:
dove, astd Marshal Sovr.r at Seville.

SECOND EDITION.

SIEGE OF CADIZ RAISED.

Captain, BLacawooD, of the Navy, arrived
late *last night from Portsmouth, with Dicpatches,
from the Mediterranean. announcing' that the French
have raised the Siege of Cadiz.

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ASSASSINATION OF MR:

PERCEVAL.

In a Third Edition of the STAR of yesterday, let
communicated to our Readers the heart-reading
ia-
telligence of the death of,this most eminent States.
man. But this was not his highest praise—me he.
lieve we may add, without fear of offence, that in h
private life he was one of the most virtuous men
any age or country. His heart was ever open to do
call of public and. private .filistress, and his parse.
strings were armstantly in his hand to relieve
In his domestic and.private relations he gave offence
to none, and was an example to all—is the discharge
of his public and official capacity he softened the Er.
perities of political hostility, by the mildnes and the
good humour with which be met the argustepts 4
those to whom he wat opposed.
No political character, and certainly no Maitre
ever like him carried his private.virtues so decided',
into tvery part of his public life--his "whir if.
Parliament, when he was called upon to deli, die
distresses of the country of whichle
or to weep over those who had fall% in tri"
battles, bore daily evidencsathe strezth of htsfrijk
iaigs,as a man and a patriot.
The inflexibility with ?thick he adhered to lisp,
litical opinions was a • conaegirence of the ton `t
*manly virtues which
.directed the movemsetssf
great mind.
It is not our intention to enter into a defence of the
pri ncipks upon which he cond,ucrtd his adminimatica,
—But his most inveterate political antagonists (fix
private enemies lie could have none) wiltntrer snip
him of the praise of upright intention, And we Islet
we shall be allowed to participate in the sympatlistit.
'emotions of all good men in holding up his virtues to