Star.
London, England, 1809-04-15 00:00:00

Of affairs in the South of Spain, we have not yet
heard any thing distinctly through this channel. At
Lisbon, it was apprehended, that the army of General
VICTOR was pushing on, by way of Badajoz.
There have been further dispatches from Sir Ro-
omy'. WlLsos; whose position among the mountains
,to the south of Salamanca is of great importance,
now that Portugal is so imminently threatened.—
Marshal BERESFORD has sent Sir ROBERT a reinforce-
ment of 2500 men ; and he has also forwarded to the
assistance of General CLF-STA a like number, who
are to take post on the line of the Thietar. This
movement is made in order to produce some effect
upon the impending conflict between General CUESTA
and Marshal VICTOR. The General, at is said, in the
accounts from Sir ROBERT WILSON'S corps, is resolved
to attack the Marshal, if not attacked by him. Other
accounts from Spain have represented CUE;TA as re-
tiring before VICTOR, and leaving the road to Cadiz
open to him.

The Portuguese Legion, under the care of Lieu-
tenant-Colonels GRANT and MAINE, continues to oc-
cupy the country as before.
General MAUPETIT left Salamanca, with about
5000 men, to reconnoitre Sir RO3ERT WILSON, but
soon retired.
PRIVATE LETTER-LISEON, APRIL 3.

" I avail myself of the Iris frigate pin^. to Friglaml, mkt you
know that we have taken our passage in the Walsinghain packet,
expected to sail in the course of the week. The reason of my
adopting this resolution is, that I consider the fate of this country
drawing near ; and I fear that this city willbe very soon involved
in the same calamity as Oporto. The French first appeared be-
fore that place on the 27th ult. but made no serious attack till the
29th, when about 9000 entered it, with scarcely any resistance,
the armed populace flying before them in all directions. They
would find about 200 pieces of artillery, much of which is brass,
and an immense booty, for the bar having been had, no ship had
been able to sail, consequently all the shipping (among which were
16 English vessels, almost all loaded) has fallen into their hands.
It is not in my power to give the particulars of this affair, as I be-
lieve no one has arrived here since the French have taken posse s-
sion of thauilace ; but the circumstances which occurred pre-
viously to their arrival are horrible in the erreme.

" On the 21st, tae mob murdered Joan da Cunha, of Bade-
ninka, Major of the i!cl Regiment ; and on the 22d, they went to
prison, where they dragged Luis de Oliviera out of his bed, and
instantly dispatched him with their knives—fourteen others, who
were confined there on suspicion of being attached to the French,
were shot; the dead bodies w:re drawn in triumph through the
streets, across the bridge, and then thrown into the riv.-r. After
having wreaked their vengeance on these te,fortunate wretches,
the mob threw open the prison doors, and released all the pri-
soners withou: exception, consequently those nefarious villains
are again let loose on the public.
" It is reported here, that the Fr..nch have about 20,000 men
in the Nor.h of Portugal, and we expyct that General Victor,
who has un loubtedly gained a complete vie: over Cu tea,
will enter Porttral by Alrantara, wit it an at-my of 30,000 men;
there is, besides, a force of ;o.; at tirlalialca. I therefore fear
our troops, consisting of no more than 15,(.0 effe,:tive, can do
but little. Most of our friends at Oporto estaped before the
French entered; those who, I fear, are ta'en are Mr. and Mrs.
R. and Miss H. and our good friend the Doctor, who conceived
himself bound to stay, because he had offend his services in the
line of his profesAon."

By Poi tuguese Papers to the Scl inst. it appears that
while the main French army which entered Portugal
from (',allicia, was collecting its force to seize upon
Oporto, the Portuguese were able to retake Chavas,
where, it is said, the enemy lost in killed and woun-
ded 500 men. The following are the principal Ex-
tracts from these Papers :

" LISBON, MARCH C 9.

" Dispatches have been received from Brigadier-General FRAN- I
CISCO DA SILVEIRA PENT° DA FONSRCA. dated the 21st inst. at ,
Chaves, stating, that he has retaken that place, with the lois on
the part of the enemy of 300 killed, 200 wounded, and as many I,
prisoners. The rest of the French, in number from 500 to 6C03 I
had retired to the Fort of S. Francisco, where they had 9 or 10
guns; but the Brigadier• General expected that they could not
hold out above two days. A confirmation has also been received
of the report that the Marquis Roma ka has obtained some ad-
vantages over a corps of 6000 French in Astorga.
" According to advices from Spanish Estremadura of the 22d,,
GeneralVlCTOß had passed the bridge of Arcebispo, and General
CuasTA had retreated in good order to Medellin. There are
letters of a later date, which state, that on the 3.3.1, General
CUItTA totally destroyed a corps of 1000 French cavalry, and
took from 600 to 70J prisoners."

AMERICA.
Since our last, the dispatches by the Pacific, Cap-
tain S rAwroN, arrived at Falmouth in eighteen days
from New York, reached town. We were prepared
by accounts received yesterday afternoon, brought by
the Sally, from Charleston, to anticipate their na-
ture, but we can now state their contents with consi-
derable confidence.
The American Congress has enacted that, from
and after the 15th ult. the Embargo should be taken
off so far as regarded vessels bound from America to
friendly or Neutral ports ; but that the same shall
continue in force, against all intercourse with Great
' Britain and France and their dependencies.
But, tnark the countries and powers enumerated
among the friendly or Neutral States. The Embargo
is taken off from all vessels that may clear out for
China, Madeira, the Barbary ports in the Mediter-
ranean, Spain, Portugal, HOLLAND, and South
America.
The Non-intercourse Bill against France and Eng.
land has passed into a law, and is to be in force
' from the 15th of May.
Several vessels sailed from New York about the
same time with the Pacific ; and of course some
of those cleared out for Bollard, or some of the other
neutral ports, may be expected in British ports every
day.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, APRIL 15.
PRICE or S COCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Conols, for money, 674,—Ditto Reduced 674.

After the STAR was put to press yesterday, we
were enabled to announce the nature of the ac-
counts brought from
PORTUGAL
By the Tins man of war, which had arrived at Ports-
mouth. She left the Tagus on the 3d inst. and the
dispatches for Government, dated the 2d, contain the
ti ripi.nt intelligence that Oporto had surrendered
to the French, with little or no resistance ; and that
in consequence, the merchants, and many of the in-
habitants of Lisbon, were preparing once more to
embark for the purpose of quitting their country.
The following particulars are detailed in private
letters received by the Isis :
r
On the 27th ult. the French appeared before the
walls of Oporto, and brought their guns to bear upon
the city. The prospect was so unpromising, that
several British and Portuguese merchants quitted
the scene of danger, and repaired to Lisbon, where
Mr. HARRIS, and a number of Englishmen, arrived
on the 2d instant.

The Portuguese returned the fire of the enemy, till
the 29th, when the city surrendered. The force of

The motive of the American provision is obvious

the enemy immediately before it amounted to 10,000
men, and their rear-guard, at no great distance, con-
sisted of 6000 men.

enough ; but though it indicates so affronting a par-
tiality to our enemy, we still hope that it will be met
by us with temper and firmness ; for exclusive of the

It is supposed that about 18 ships, having on board unfair prepossessions which it argues on the part of
3000 pipes of wine, were in the harbour when the the Americans, it can neither essentially injure Eng-
French took possession of the place. On the 27th, land, nor benefit France, without our permission.
when the Bishop left Oporto, the state of the weather If Holland is a free State, she is at all events a free
was such, that no vessel could possibly cross the bar.) Belligerent ; she is at war with England : and, having
The Bisht p of OPouTo, we are happy to hear, has enacted the Berlin Decree, she, together with France
(no matter whether independently or not ),has declared
not fallen into the hands of the enemy. The last ac-
counts of him leave h:m at Ciimbra. I us in a state of blockade, and therefore has rendered/aer-