Star.
London, England, 1809-10-07 00:00:00

FRANCKFORT, SEPTEMBER 19.

Advices from the South of France state, that Ge-
neral Juan Kindclan, who served in the Spanish army,
under General Romana, in Denmark, hut who took
no share in the traitorous proceedings of the latter, is
raising a corps of Spaniards, consisting chiefly of Spa-
nish prisoners, with which he will speedily march for
Catalonia. Private letters from Spain state, that
Gallicia and the Asturias remained tranquil, sub-
sequent to the departure of Marshal Ney for the Ta-
gus. The non-arrival of the English Grand Expedi.
tine, which had so long been expected at Vigo, had
excited much dissatisfaction among the insurgents.

S P,l IN.

FROM THE SEVILLE GAZETTE.

Don Gregorio de la Cuesta has inclosed the fol-
lowing dispatch
" MOST Excettzter Six—Captains D. Isidore Mir, and D.
Ventura Ximenes, communicated to your Excellency, that on the
(nth of the present month they were informed that near the her-
mitage called the Olives, without the walls of the town Almona-
:id, there was an enemy's guard watching some wounded persons
and various prisoners, which, the preceding day, they had taken
in the neighbourhood. The said officers went immediately to the
spot, with the parties under their orders, to dislodge the enemy
from that situation and to rescue the prisoners. Although their
force was only 120 cavalry, under Don Ventura Ximenes, and
100 infantry, under Don Isidero Mir, and the enemy were 240
strong in the hermitage, and 500 more in the adjacent part, Dun
Ventura ordered the cavalry to advance, with the view to encircle
the hermitage, and prevent the eight of the enemy. Some of the
French officers fled on observing this movement, but they did not
escape. They were immediately cut off, as well as the guards
and advanced centinels. In this situation the enemy supported an
active fire through the doors, windows, and all the apertures of
the Hermitage ; which being observed by the Spanish officers,
who were deficient in ammunit en, D. laidoro M:r ordered the
door to be forced, which being effected, the Spaniards rushed in
with charged bayonets, not only the infantry, but also the cavalry,
and with such firmness and spirit, that they terrified the enemy,
who were all destroyed, with the exception of 21 prisoners, which
at tl.•: disposal of your Excellency.
" In the •.eyuel the Spanish Officers proceeded to the neighbour-
hood with some parties of cavalry, leaving, the rest and the in-
fantry to guard the prisoners and to pursue and destroy a number
of the enemy who were in the fields. On these successes the
rrench, to the number of 500, appeareti, but presently took to
fl'gfit ; but our troops, on account of the fatigue they had under-
gone, were too much exhausted to pursue them. On this occa-
sior thy enemy abandoned to us two waggons of knapsacks and
i other cff.cts. We rescued 15 prisoners, and killed 220 of the
enemy.
The account then states generally the merit of the
officers and soldiers engaged in this conflict, and states
the loss on the side of the Spaniards to be bittftwo
I horses killed and some soldiers slightly wound( et. The
account then concludes

" It is eztrernely.pleasing to see the joy occasioned throughout
the adjacent coiintry by this success, and the spirit and patriotic
zeal i: has diffused ;:moi!g the inhabitants. God preserve your
Excellency many years. (Signed) " iscatiosto
" Navasbermosa, Aug. 14, 1809. " vi•NTURA XIMINES.
" D. Cregurio de la Cuesta, CarainsGeneral
of the Army of Ettremathira."

8011711 4MZItICA.

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BUENOS AYRES, AUGUST S.
The wise Government of the Supreme Central
Sunta already appears to dawn in this vast and power-
ful empire—a country which has hitherto been cor-
rupted by intrigues, and by the evil designs of those
who have been invested with authority among us.—
No department has felt more the miserable effects of
these political vices than the commercial. All the
best principles .of the mercantile interest have been
abandoned, and the disorders which must neces-
sarily attend such a state of things have been occa-
sioned.
In this deplorable condition were affairs in these
rich provinces until the 30th of June last. when at
the most seasonable period, to restore us to our me-
ridian splendour, arrived D. Baltasar Hidalgo de
Cisnetos, Viceroy of these Provinces, in the frigate
Proserpine. This worthy and honourable Chief, who
has conferred so much benefit on the nation during
his government of Carthagena, has come among us
to be the depository of the confidence of the Supreme
Central Junta, to convert irregularity into method,
and essentially and principally to direct his views and
to employ his power for the protection and augmen-
tation of our commerce. In the few days he has re-
sided here he has attended to this primary object of
his mission, by giving directions that all foreign ships,
whether belonging to England or elsewhere, should
withdraw from our ports ; and he lias begun to pet
. in activity the laws by which the Indies have been
hitherto governed. By such means the merchants
will lre restored to their privileges, and will be enabled
to pursue with advantage their occupations, under
those early maxims of policy by which the prosperity
of these countries has been secured.