Star.
London, England, 1809-04-03 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR:

LONDON.

MONDAY,
EAST ER MONDAY.—No lisin(
I'RICE OF STOCK:
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4 per Cent. shut
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Imp. Ann. 7Y 11.16

APRIL •
ss done at the Stock Exchange.
ON SATURDAY.
India Bonds, 7s. 80. pre.
Excheq. Bills, ss. Bs. pr.
Lottery Tickets sal. 4s.
Consols, for acc. 67i

Since our last we have received French papers ro
the 18th ult. and Dutch to the 31st, containing Paris
news to the 24th ult.—Private letters frcm Heligo-
land to the 24th ult. have also come to hand.

If we might credit the letters, a direct Declaration 1 , '
of War against France has been published at Vienna, i 1
but this is not confirmed by any of the printed jour-
nals,
nor do we believe it.
Every thing, however, indicates tl)n approach of
.hostil:ties. Four French divisions passed the Rhine at
Kehl and Basle, abourthe middle of last month, and
continued their route to Ulm, where they were to be
collected about the 22d. They were to be followed 1
by some new battalions of grenadiers and voltigeurs,
and a great number of conscripts. A corps of ca..
valry had also passed the Rhine at Basle. The troops 1
of Darmstadt, Wirtemberg, and Baden, had likewise
received orders to proceed to the vicinity of Ulm ;
and a part of them had commenced their march.
The destination of the Imperial Guards is not stated
with certainty. They had passed through Paris in
successive detachments ; and according to some ac-
-1 counts had proceeded in the direction of Italy ; ac-
-I:eording to others towards Strasburgh. The Duke of
'DANizic- (Le Febvre) was expected at Ments, and
the.-Dukes of RivoLs (Massena) and MONTEBELLO
(Laws) at ;Strasburgh. The Prince of NEUFCHATEL
:(Berthierywas to join the army in Germany. There
appears, therefore,, little.donbt that the French army
ii to preeitib*l at Mt; .
On the other I;ancl,ilia Austrians are not idle. Two
• Proclamations have been , issued by the Archduke'
CHARL% as Colimancler in Chief ; one of them ad.
'dressed td the -triiOpi of iheline, and the other exlior-
i mg all those who were not called upon by the laws to
..join the Army, to form themselves into battalions ;
and in case the country should be threatened by an
enemy, to be ready to serve even beyond the frOn-
: tiers. The greater part of the troops which were in
cantonments in Austria, had marched partly for
. Lintz, where an army was assembling, and partly
!, towards Italy.

These papers contain no recent intelligence respec;'
ting Spain ; but respecting Portugal they affirm
what we know to be false, that Marshal SOUL?,
Duke of Dalmatia, had taken possession of Oporto on
the Sd nit. and that, after defeating the Portuguese in
several engagements, the advanced parties of his ar-
my entered Lisbon on the 10th. It is evidently in-
tended by the insertion of such a statement to intimi-
date Austria, by inducing her to believe that France
has already triumphed over the whole of the Pentn-
, sula.

The accounts respecting Russia are very contra-

dictory. According to the journals her movements

indicate a hostile disposition against Austria and Tux-
J le'''. On the other hand letters of the 25th ult. from
Holland state, that by the latest accounts from Pe-'
tersburgh a change was apparent in tile disposition of
ATAEXAMMA in favour of the Court of Vienna ; and
Olt itiOveshitnts of the Russian troops, in some men-
sure, ,Cotifirnied the conjecture of his amicable senti-
,menis
.Lo!%Tards Austria.

was,pMajor NAPIER, of the 50th, who came
home in the CADatus. He was supposed to have
been killed in the Tattle of Corunna. In fact, he had
receivedfive desperate wounds, and was left as dead
upon the. Through the humanity of Marshal
who sent,hiaowlisurgeon. to attend him, he has
now nearly recoveredot his wounds. The Marshal
permitted hiqa to depart Op his parole for three months,
stipulating, that if berme the expiration of that period
the Emperor .shotld demand his restitution, he should
return to France; but, if no. such intimation is given
to him, he is to consider himself at liberty. Marshal
NET, at tlie Major's request, also liberated twelve
wounded British soldiers, thirty women, and about
twenty children, who came home in the CADMUS.
They report 'that tl'e French officers sheaved them
much humanity. Nor is this the only fact we have
to record to *the honour of our enemy's Generals :
RASTADT, MARCH 17. Marshals NaY and SOULT have caused a handiome
Tir troopi of Darmstadt, Wirtemberg, and Baden, Monument to the memory of the lamented General
have received orders to,proceed to.the vicinity of Ulm, MOORE to be erected at Corunna.
for which quarter a part of them are already on their j By the latest Oviedo Newpapers that have been re-
m sell. The four French divisions, under the coin- ceivcd, it appears that the Spaniards have gained sonic
mend okGenetalt Boudet; Molitor, Carra, St. Cyr, • advantages over the enemy in various ski, wishes. In
and Legrand, are passing the . Rhine -at Kehl and . one of them, which took place on the 12th ult. at
Basle, and continue their route in- the direction of Cerbera de Piguerza, General Don PORTIER, with
Ulm, where they will he collected on the 22d. These less than 300 Spaniards, defeated. 709 of the enemy,
divisions will be followed as soon as possible by the who lost 60 men and four officers killed, and Major-
new battalions Of: grenadiers and voltigeurs forming. General Monet,of the Parisian guards, taken prisoner.
by Genei-41Claparede at Strasburg, The corps of CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, APRIL 3.—The fre h
cavalry which was exrzeted to cross the*Rhine at arrivals of Wheat this day make the supply rather
Strasburg has passed it at. Basle, The whole of the- considerable ; the buyers being numerous, and in de-
reinforcements that have just entered Germany, can.- mand, causes sales at an increase in price of about
not be calculated at leis than 40 to .50,000 men. The 2s. and 3s. per quarter—Barley ii. large supply,
advance of the first column p...ised this day through mostly Inferior, and that cheaper—Malt heavy salc—i-
Straginird. . White Peas are dearerr-r.Beans of the two kinds vary
A letter from Vienna of the Bth inst. says ,4 This bit little---Thge ate considerable supplies of Pats,
day the Barger militia mount guard, aothe garrison and sales thereof' at rather less price. =Flour' at list
quotatiun.