Star.
London, England, 1812-03-07 00:00:00

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This day a Mail arrived from Lisboribronght y -
the Duke of Kent pack.% which left Libbon on the
23J ultimo.—The following were r,..c.viAt by this
conveyance:

" LISBON, FEBRUARY 2s:
. .
14 Head-qu trters remain at Freynada ; some divi-
fans of the army hive come into the rear to refit, hi
other respects every thing remains in stair fro."
EtTRAL* OP AH OPPICIAL DISPATCH PROM LORD WEL•
LIR4TOR TO 1Y SHOVEL POEMS, DATED FRILYNAbIit
• ltlest FEBRUARY. •"
The American Papers brought by the Etta' 1414 received no details of the movements which
packet, furnish us with acceounts from the Hawn- Gilit4-atAhbadia has Made from Galicia. I believe
nah, to the 17th January. They do not confirm
the ;he intended attacking Astrwaa; but ietited to Vila ,
intelligence of MIRANDA'S success to the extent for- Pines in the beginning of the present month, and.
merly
.mentioned, and we fear that part of Louth GeneratCahrire, irtti had advanced toßanera, rr.
America is still dritined to be the theatre of wat mud tired upon Puetia Sanahria in sionseqUence cf
bloodshed. finding the enemy were in force in Benavente. I eon.
EXTRACT OF A LEVTER PROM THE HAVANNAtf, DATill•• dude• that the right of the army of Portugal has
JANUARY 16, 1812. matched ftom t smote to Benavente.
.*
" All is bustle and joy in this town in consequence The detachment of the Conde de Amaiante's
of the arrival of /000 veteran troops from Old Spain ; troops, which occupied Puebla de Sin ibria when Geo
,;,r.ll Cabrira marched upon Samna, has returned Pi'
1,600 to remain at this place, and 5,400 for Vera
Cruz. The Ist division arrived on the 13th, and the portugai, in collective: me of the doestieh bveasi •sigths•
remainder yeStdrday. The troops for Mexico sail arrived tLereiie.
again immediately, that is, as soon as the transports
fill up their water casks: I have just returned from
on board of the 7 and one transport, and was graatli I
Amid one variety of rumours ref tin the
^bieti
pleased to behold the strict discipline and cleanliness
of General 14rtt's ent in the A. le!ters• we are
of the troops ; they are very fine men indeed. The
or
o.sioioo,
upon
the
authority
of
the.
following
rr-
Officers, the Etat Major grid Staff are all young men P
tract of a letter from Lisboa, that the siege of Ba-
who have seen much service in the Peninsula, and the
dajos has been committed to the gallant General by
Staff is competed of excellent materials, in point of , , .„
tne r.ll Or WELLISOTON
talents and experience.
" FRB. 18.—By die last levers ht n, the
" They troops for this plate are landed thin head-quarters of the Andy, we learn that they are,
could not arrive kt a better season, as there is no sick 7 not likely to ht immediately changed. but two divi-
ness at present, and this is also the healthiest season at sions are preparing ti reinforce General HILL with
Vera Cruz.
the least possible dclay.' .

THE ARMY:

" We have letters from Vera Cruz to the Ist inst.
Otir friend Zanoni writes, that affairs had assumed
a most favourable aspect in that kingdom. The ar-
rival of the above.mentioned 5,400 men at Mexico
will insure the perfect tranquillity of that rich cowl-
try and its frontiers,
The insurgents at Caraccas and elsewhere have
made a miserable figure in the attempt to establish
an independent government of their own, that all
sensible people among them see the futility of their
efforts, cnd.find at length, that in lien of bettering
their situation, they are exposed to all the liorrofs of
anarchy and confusion, and menaced with a repetition
of the bloody scenes at St. Domingo. Miranda is
obserbed with x jealous eye, and is Quite unpopular
except among the Mulattos and Negroes, wliow heartt
he has had the policy to secure. His wavering poli-
tics, which have made him by turns every thing but
a Spaniard ; and Jtcobinical principles imbibed at the
clubs in Paris, during the revolution, do not by any
means endear him to his countrymen of the Main.
" This island continues to enjoy trawl:l;ll4y and
abund•ince. Our trade, considering the embarrassed
.situati6n of commerce in general is brig. Provisins
have risen in conseepience of the arrival of the two
convoys. A cargo of flour, at this moment, would
command A good price. Brandies and wine will
also answer very well." •

Detachments (tormisting in the *hole cf about.
220 n.cn) arc now on their way from Scotland for
embarkation, to join their regiments in Portugal—.-
the 26t14.79th, and 92d.

NjYAL th7ELLIGENCE.

LLOTIA corrga-nouna. fusel t
A General Meeting of the Subscribers svil be held st tits
Merchant Scaruens' Office, over the Royal Ezclungeoss. Meat
Ni:x-r, the isth instant, at Ts,. lye o'clock prycfsciy, to alibi lore
soosideration the propriety of alowlng the Widow., aaJ
of the Officers and men, belonging to tilt Majesty's lake runlitle
I.a NCI', of 12 guns and .50 oleo, to partici; a e in the .tabserfp-
tion u^ty raisiftp, that vessel haying belonged to be same coo.
vey, sad lost as the sane thee. Taoasas Isecusou, Sc.e
faii.T. MARCH A
(Caine in his thifittes *hip FAVOrnfTP, from a
cruise;. CRASS slocp of war, .with a convoy, from
Portsmouth, for Gith ; and Neptune terrier, fruit
Plymouth, for Dublin..
• PITMOUItat; MARCH S.
Arrivtd lit FANCY cutter,. from Quaxioillialr
Went oat of harbour to the Sound the' MywiLe. of
18 guns. •
poarsitotrrquityMedu a.
No arrivals.--S tiled his' majesty's slits RovaLtfri
for the Downs (ZIPSITR, on a cruise; an the FERRET,
for the Downs and Leidt. Dropt Jcara to Sr. Helens
the FlautlAnn frigate.— The ship lonry Wellesley;
bound to the Isle at France, has come in ItYky, haw-
inc; been on shore between Gravesend and the-Downs.
DEAL. MARCH tt. •
Arrived his Majesty's ships CADMIN, Yor.acst, and
I Fenner; from different mazes. Came down from
, the River the Bombay East Indiaman, and two shipi
An Anholt Mail arrived at a late hour last niaht,
h bound to Jamaica. PM' back the Levant, after being,
with intelligence of an interesting d sees lion. The nut four days.—Wind N. W.
Swedish GoVernment has published an Official ac- YARMOUTH; MARCH-6. •
count of the recent occurrences in Pomerania, but it This morning as a large fleet of ladett collier was
is so artfully draun up, that we are fealty at a loss to) working through-these Roads, one (a brig) dr.ae...n
the Cross-sand off this port, and when got of sunk in
guess whether it be intended to rouse the eneraics
deep-water, the crew were saved by pilot-boat, be-
Sweden against France, or to gloss over the atrocious ing in attendance ; and a collier brig, laden, Lot ott
conduct of the latter, in furtherance Of some deep de- the Horne-sand and sunk shortly after, the carw were
signs, which, for ought we know, may be in mutual , saved by a boat from the shore ; but as nei,her of
contemplation between Beatuzsorte and his late
the crews are yet landed cannot get part cu ars.—
Master. All the ptivate letters, howeter, front Swe-
Ships of war remain as per last.—V4 lad ta. W.
den, concur in asserting, that BanNa oorr Yesterday a full Cabinet Cotincil was hal.' at the is steadfast !
in Ws attachment to Sweden. In the mean time, he Foreign Office, when it was fingl y Fettled that Lord•
has received every possibla provocation to declare MELVILLE is to be thb Fitst Lord tif elle Admiralty.
war. Under ptetext of the French Decrees prahibitino I The Marquis of HERTFORD was appointed yester-
e' .
commercial intercourse' with Great Britain, some of day to the office of Lord Chamberlain by his High.
nese the Reorirr, a:.d received the staff of office.
the principal Merchants of Sweden have been ari he Earl of YARMOUTH is to be Vice-Chamberlain.
Tested. Heavy contributions ate imposedupon the The Earl of DARNLEY has been offeted the place
Swedish subjects in Pomerania. The French pay for of Groom of the Stole, and has refused it.
The statement respecting the resignation of Mr.
none of the supplies which they obtain for their troops. I
R. WELLasoav was erroneous.
—All the Swedish vessels and packets, found at Stral-I The Marquis of HERTIttiRD has appointed his ne-
sund, have been converted to the use of the French, phew, Colonel Sevasoux, to be Serjeant at Arms, at
the Swedish flag hauled down, and that of France place worth near stSOOO alear.
11 ,iated in its stead : and, lastly, the French Consul A Messenger left Town yesterday for Cadiz, end
at Stralsund having been charged with conniving at
carried with him a Red M
Ribbon to. r. ilexar Wet-
the introduction of British merchandize into Samdish i l-mar, our Ambassador in Spain, as a mark of the
Paiscca Rimearr's approbation of his services. The
Pomerania, has been arrested. The French found Messenger is also hewer of a splendid star and badge,
which the Marquis WiLLESLEY sends out as a present
about 100,000 dollars, belonging to the Swedish
Government, at Sttalsund. The Swedes are alsdsaid to his brother.
Tables of the Rates Upon which GoveinMent are
to be treated with the greatest personal contempt by granting Life Annuities; in exchange for st 3 per Cent.
Stock, are distributed gratis at the Office in Bank-
their invaders, wherever they meet with them.—
Froth all these circumstances, the letters infer, that street. These Annuities'. cannot ba purchased when
the Swedish Government cannot but undertake the the £'3 per Cents. are Selo* 60.
duty of avenaing its injuries. Indeed if it does not, Dublin Papers of Wednesday last were received
.
'', town this morning. By these we learn, that the
we must be allowed to suspect that there is something Catholic Board acv occupied all that day in ballot-
rotten in the Cabinet of Stockholm. Nothing farther ing for twenty.one Members, to be Leasers of the
Is heard of the French troops having taken possession Address to his Royti Highness the Plitses Recreurf
a considerable competition prevailed on the occasion.
of the Prussian dothinions, and the escape cf
• successful Candidates are, not yet known. The
Prussian Majesty to Russia : but it is now said, that The s
. Board is formed of the same individuals who consti-
tuted the General Committee ; of course the 21 lAlt
BONAPARTE has called upon the Prussian Govern-
ment for its quota of troops, in aid of his intended legates from that Delegation, chosen for the purpoeff
*at against Russia. We hear of nothing new from of Addreating the Prince. may, with much
iiluetitit
be ed as the /ra caiti:
St. Petersburgh, except the calling out of the levy rager
flden: The A high depositaries of Cat in
reet.lved tika some time ago.ddress, of which they are the bias.
I eru is given in the last page of this paper. •