Star.
London, England, 1813-01-04 00:00:00

tzty oceirrenee of any moment with Which the Rus-
sian and French details make us acquainted, took
place on the 29th Novembers on that day the French
had crossed the Beresina, (according to their own
statement,) after defeating the Russians, and taking
6000 prisoners—remaining masters of the field of
battle, with two road I
details, it is admitted that the!
French, after wandering about on the banks of the
Beresina for several days, at last found a convenient
place for crossing it, and were even able afterwards
to destroy the bridge: but WITTGENSTEIN, PLATOFP,
and TCHICHAOOPP, with their united forces, were
busily occupied in constructing new bridges on that
very day (the 29th) ; and we have no doubt that on
the 30th November and Ist December the whole
Russian armies crossed, in full pursuit. From the
29th of November, when BONAPARTE crossed the.
Beresina, to the 3d of December, when he arrived
at Molodetschenow, he must have had three days of
hard scampering for his life, surrounded by his sacred ii
squadron. The distance between the Beresina and
the place just named cannot be much less than eighty
miles. At an average, his flight from Moscow to
the Beresina was not effected with greater celerity
than eight or ten miles per diem but in each of the
last three days, he must have gone over at least 25
miles of ground ! The remains of the Imperial
Guards, therefore, and the sacred squadron of moun-
ted Officers, were all that reached Smorgonie. The
Russian details will give us an account of the rest ;
for twenty-five days have elapsed since the French
were left at Smorgonie, and no further accounts of
Ithem have reached Paris.

In a Note subjoined to an extract from the STAR,
given in the Moniteur of the 26th December, and in
which we noticed the retreat of CAFFARELLI from
Spain as the best proof of the disasters of the French
in Russia, the world is boldly informed that, instead
of this being the fact, the French armies in Spain
have been lately reinforced with 20,000 men, 6000
.horses, 600 waggons, and 10 millions of Francs to
pay their arrears !—The veriest blockhead who wears
a French uniform will not believe this.

We cannot dismiss the French Papers without ex-
pressing our abhorrence and indignation at one of
the articles which they contain. A letter from Dres-
den informs us, that when the base-born usurper
passed through that city, the King of SAXONY was
indisposed. BONAPARTE did not, however, conde-
scend to visit him, but compelled the miserable and
degraded monarch to be brought to him in a chair,
when he indulged him with the honour of autete-a-tote
for an hour

There was a time when the very stones of Dres-
den would have mutinied against a Sovereign so lost
to all sense of dignity and manhood ! Can we won-
der at the degradation of Europe while such imbeci-
lity is tolerated in its Princes ?

Saturday, the Members of the QUEEN'S Council
held a consultation with the KING'S Physicians at
Windsor, and afterwards repaired to the Castle, and
laid the result before her MAJESTY.

Yesterday the follewing Bulletin was shewn at St.
James's Palace :

gg WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 2.—His MAJESTY has
passed the last month in a state of tranquillity."
Yestetday Lord ARDEN' and General CAMPBELL
attended at St. James's Palace as the Lord and Groom
in Waiting.
Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had an audience
of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton-house.
Ministers have caused it to be intimated to the
Court of Directors of the East India Company, that
it is the intention of Government to accede to the
wishes of the public, by opening the trade of Hindos-
tan, to seven of the principal ports of. the United
Kingdom, namely, London, Bristol, Hull, Glasgow,
Dublin, and Cork.— The China trade will be still con-
fined to the Company.

Captain DACRES, late of the GUERRIERE frigate,
arrived in town yesterday, and attended at the Ad-
miralty.

From the acccunts brought by the VENERABLE,
Sir HONIE PC:PHAN!, which left the North Coast of
Spain on the `2lst ultimo, we may won expect to
bear of the surrender of Santona, as the garrison,
amounting to 1200 men, were in the greatest want
of provisions. They have had, for some months
past, only a daily allowance of four ounces of pork,
and 11 lb. of very bad bread ; with a glass of wine
twice a week to each man. The German, who
compose half their number, had become extremely
dissatisfied, and were expected to revolt. There
were 33 horses in the garrison, three of which were
killed on the 20th ult, for subsistence ! The enemy
have had, for some time past, a frigate, a corvette,
three schooners, and several chasse marees, at Bay-
onne, laden with provisions for the relief of the place.
When Sir HOME commenced his operations, it was
with considerable difficulty a boat could land on any
part. of the coast ; but, in the end, the enemy were
driven from every post except Guiteria and Santona,
which places are so very strong by nature, they
would dcly the efforts of an army. The operations
of Sir HOME likewise prevented General CAFFARELLI
from joining MARMONT before the battle of Sala-
manca, as appeared by an intercepted letter of his to
MARMONT, which fell into the Marquis of WEL-
LINGTON'S hands ; in which CAFFARELLI said, he was
not only prevented joining him, but had been com-
pelled to recal some troops which had been sent for
that purpose. When the VENERABLE left the coast,
none of the French troops had left Spain on their re-
turn to France ; but it was rumoured all the armies
were to retire behind the Ebro. General CAFFA-
BELLI was in Gallicia with about 8000 men ; and
had given out, that as soon as he could increase his
force 2000 more, he would retake all thO ports on 'the
coast, and garrison them.