Star.
London, England, 1809-07-03 00:00:00

HOSPITAL STAFF.

Deputy Purveyor Wm. James tube Purveyor to the Forces, vice
WimbritTge cleceaced.

Purveyor's -Clerk Edward Hodge to be Deputy• Purveyor to the
• Forces, vitt. Emerson, deceastd.
Purveyor's Clerk Richard Cleave, to be ditto, vice James. •
To be Serg• ovs to the Forces,
Surgeon John Glare°, from the 64th rO3r, vice Giddy, deceased.
Surgeon George W. Cockell, from the Oth foot, vice Crozier,
cashi. red.
Surgeon John Robb, from the 95th Foot, vice W. North, jun.
who resigns.
London and Westminster Light Horse Volunteers.
Lieutenant Charles Hamel to be Captain of a Troop, vice Wal-
fonlovho
Crnet Alexander Hale Strong to be Lieutenant, vice I-ferries.
Joseph Eerens, Gem. to be Cornet, v:ce Strong.
Francis Pitney Martin, Gent, to be Cornet of Dismounted, Vitt
*.cr*.;en, who restns.

The vanguard of the enemy commanded by Lec-
ehi, proceeding by the mountains, effected its junc-
. don with those of Figueiras, after sustaining several
skirmishes, with the loss, as well of 111CII, as of the
plunder, which they carried.
GRENADA, MAY 1.5.
On the oth, at six in the morning, the enemy re-
tired from Ciud.id Real, marching by the gate of
Calatrava for Currion, Torrelha, and Darniel ; these
corps belong to the army of SebaLtiani, which, as
'nay be seen, is retreating.
SEVII.I.E, JUNE
In Monzon we have destroyed 1300 of the enemy;
all goes on exceilentle.
About 10,000 F: ench have left Arragon, who,
according to some Spanish Gazettes, have proceeded
to France, but accordine; to more exact information
they are marching for Old Castile, in order to support
the French corps which have recently been defeated;
consequently the operations of General Blake in Ar-
ragon are disembarrassed, and on this side, all being
free, even to the frontiers of Catalonia, the- whole
forces of this principality may act against the corps
of -St. Cyr. The military operations of the peninsula
are so combined, that the defeat of tl.e French in
• Portugal and Gallicia will be immediately felt in
Catalonia and Arragon.
The Government Gazette of this day contains se-
. veral official dispatches, viz.
One from General Lavalle, Governor of the fortress
of Lerida, dated the 22d ult. announcing the favoura.
ble.result of a series of engagements which had taken
place on the shores of the Cinca, in Arrio„on The
enemy, in possessiotiof the city of Barbastro, and other
places in the neighbourhood, made grievous requisi-
tions on the towns not occupied by their troops. The
town of Albelda having refused to furnish these re-
'quisitions, the enemy sent a body of 1400 men to
punish it for its disobedience. They were met; how-
ever, and defeated at Tamarite, by 700 united Arra-
gonese and Catalonians, and the French were driven
back to Barbastro. The town of Manion, on this,
rose upon about 200 Frenchmen, who had been left
there, though themselves without arms, having in all
only seven muskets : they killed twelve men, and the
rest fled to Barbastro. To avenge this insult, the
French then advanced up the left side of the Cinca,
where a number of petty engagements took place,
and 2000 Frenchmen left Barbastro to join the other
forces, and marched up the right bank of the Cinca :
. but the Ciaca was not fordable, and the enterprize re-
mained without effect. On the lfith, 17th, and 21st
inst. other cegzgeneents took place ; in the course of
which, we took 6, )0 privates, and a number of officers,
prisoners ; really more were killed in the field, or
wounded and drowned in the Cinca. In fine, 1300
of the best French troops were annihilated. The
2000 men who were on the right bask of the Cinca,
retreated to Barbastro ; which place they abandoned
on the morning of the 21st, directing their steps, fell
of shame and tear, to Pina.

SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
P,IPERS.

IVITDINA DE LAS TORRES, APRIL 30.

- - -
The Field-Marshal D. Pedro .A.gostinho de Echa-
vari, having on the 13th taken from the enemy 14,000
head of black cattle and sheep, and 300 mules, de-
atroying at the same time 800 of their troops, a body
of the e nemy's cavalry, consisting of 2500, made
their appearance on the 21st, with the intention of
revenging their loss, and recovering the cattle if pos-
sible. Their forte exceeded ours by a fourth part,
but we, nevertheless, repulsed them with considera-
ble lots.
On the 26th, 1:,00 French cavalry made their ap-
pearance betwccn Riveio and Los Santos. We at-
tacked and drove them back with only 400, and took
from them upwards of 2000 head of oxen, sheep, and
horses, belonging to the Negrette.

GERONA, MAY 1.

two dispatches from Ceneral Blake, Captain
General of Arragon, dated the 29th and 21st
The first of these narrates the details et petty en-
gagements in Arragon and Catalonia ; the result of
which has be' n, that the French, who were in posses-
sion of Alcanitz, a position by which they threatened
to cut off the carnrounicatico between 'Fortosa and
Mequinenza, and commanded the high road to Va-
lencia, were driven from ti.at place. General Blake,
speaking of his entry into that place, says—" It was
an afiectmg sight, thus to beheld the pathetic spec-
tacle of a populous town delivered from oppreision,
std receiving their deliverers with the warmest ex-
pressions of gratitude. Could the Tyrant of the
world have- witnessed these effusions of their hearts, ,
and the joyfnl shouts of Long live Fernando VII.—
Lou live .5/lain ! Long !iv,: our Holy Religion, per-
haps he would have begun to undeceive himself as to
the possibility of forming a party, not of persons at-
tached to him, but even of those who patiently sub-
mit to him." General Laval has arrived at Hijar,
v. here he has cantoned his troops, GOO of which have
evacuated Caspe, and i-j 0 Calanda.
The second dispatch relates merely a 'successful
eperation in burning the flying bridge erected by the
'trench over the Ebro, at Alborque. The guard,
cc.r.sisting of 30 men and 10 pontoniers, were all
killed or taken.

,

Alio a dispatch from the General of the army of
Casoleita, (Venegas) announcing advantages gained
11 the neighbourb,,od of Alcubilias.
3.—An Extraordinary Gazette has this day
been publiihed by the Government, containing the
following oiTicial dispatch from the Captain-General
of Arragon, dated Alcaniz, May 21:—

" l's.lo3t Excellent Sir—The en:my, reinforced by almost the
whole garrisonof Saragossa, and by troops whi.:.:l he had collected
from different points beyond ;he Ebro, advan,:ed to attack me yes-
tertlay it: r\y putt:ion before te.... ,1;:y. (3:lleral Suchet, who has
succee,led 3 sign:, expecting, ro doubt, to signaiiae the commence-
/ne :e. of his convwnd, by some gre.Lt exploit, proposed to hirAself
no less than the entire dt:structiosrof the gro l'lrg army which his
:
1% lajesty has been phased to put under nly care, :ntl to cast. this
be came trorn Sarag m N :,sSa to cu-natal this exdition in person,
.
having ar,soci:::::d tohimielf W4.ttier and ot4tr Generals. Gene-
ral sucht:, it appears, had ate idea tithe firm and valiant character
Of the Spaniih troops, and ha., to his cost, learnt to know them.
Neither the brIA ftre 6: his artillery, nor C.c. f.:ipt•riority of his Ca-
%airy, which was between twice and three times the number of
Ours, nor the repetition of four attacks, exectit,,l with the utmost
dour, by the select troops of his iithintry, cant..l the brave Spa-
The French constantly met with an
wereobsti-
driven Lack i h se.t._ extreme Ice t, and pursued;
:,c, y.ield afoot.
r;ite resistenca .
a ,ga convinced of the difficulties of their. prolecr, they
till, at .e.. 0 '• a S
retycl ckness of the night to escape. I cannot Wait tol).y the a
t .
_k_ Alatici or assign the merit of eallintLviduo, unit 1
cr-Vatt 1.." r`

May not delay sendissg istelligenee lie agreeable; but 1 brie es-
preme pleasure' in assuring your Excellency, that I never saw the
French attack with so grrat vigour -as on this 'omissions or beheld

them so valiantly opposed."
[The report then especially attfibutes the victory fo Field Mar.
0221 D. Juan Carlos Areizsga, and Brigadier-General Loigorri
who, by an annexed Decree of the Central loons, are both pro-
moted.] •

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PRIVATE LETTER.-LISBON, JUNE 6.

The Princess Elizabeth packet arrived here yester-
day with two mails. A King's cutter is to sail this eve-
ning. The British army is moving from Coimbra to
Abrantes, where the head-quarters are to be esta-
blished. It is said that General Wellesley means to
go to Madrid. The 30th Regiment sailed for Gi-
braltar on Saturday last; they are succeeded heat by
the 40th.

FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.

:FROM THE