Star.
London, England, 1804-12-28 00:00:00

SPAIN.

PRIVATE LETTER.
Maotia..Nov. so.—" With what view your Mi-
nifters have been prompted to commence hollilities
againQ Spain, at this particular period, I am at a
lots to coojeaure, unlefs it be to gratify a vulgar
preindice too prevalent in England, that a Spanilh
war is always liscrative. or to relieve the dullnefs of
the "prefent war by affording your feamen fame op-
portunity for captures. -But the gratification of
futh prejudices. or the produce of tech captures
however confiderable. will not ferve to heal the
wound which the Britith chandler has received by the
violent and unparalleled manner in which you have
commenced your attack. The grounds of the war,
however unexceptionably joft, cannot afford even a
palliation for this difgraceful proceeding. In the judg-
ment of say man who eftimates your conduCt, ac-
en,di tot the rules of either magnanimity, juftice,
or poEmy. ;on mull become the objea of cenfure. It
anti fore', neither magnanimous nor jolt in you to
declare war againft Spain.becaufe the had tot fufficient
power to refill the exaftions of France. It was Purely
not politic to determine that becaufe Spain paid a
certain tribute to prance, that the 'bold therefore
be compelled, and in her own defence too. to fecond
the objeas of the French Government wish ,all her
rctborces. military. naval and pecuniary. That all
tbefe will. in confequeoce of the war, be placed en-
' BON AAAA TO, 120 man can
. Spain is. independently
Lions, capable of rendering
no man acquainted. with
army and navy rill he-
liters Teem to have inn-
of a peat outrage againft
lance a Cum, which, to the
- long fince ftipnlated to
yos taken in coisfequence ?
to prevent the thing you
mull have the effsa of
of France the whole re-
plain Rate of the cafe it
fenfe, how tan your hrs-
Whatever might be the
—ed to • 's treafury to
ributions of Spain, they ought
her even the poffible injury
'rifer through (itch (apply,
than counterbalanced by
Commercial intercoorfe
add Portugal alto. If this
attended to, I am per-
would, even in a financial
from purfuing the cane
infortanately engaged. By
lacerated the evil of which
they have marred the glory
materially abridged the
melee. But this is not all
(pirit of refeatment through-
. mnft probably to overcome
.Itofore sallied again& the
mould take place fo is to re-
- to French officers, they
—s formidable body. For I
toldiery, properly commanded,
heroic achievements. What-
officers, nothing's( the effe-
,othing of the degeneracy and
vellers are fo meth in the habit
,t all attributable to Span&

***brave, vigortrios,
,aeb worfe fed and cloathed
crcipe, they will fubmit to the
privations without a lour-
r the molt formidable dan
troughout the whole of the
molt eminently Curtained this
If ackompanied a divilion of
ttta:k of a French force.—
=parent at (even o'clock in
ll night, forced the French
died upon their arms until
rnoon: About that hour they
tfcort with provitions had
Ilant foldiers were heard to
is—" well, on our return to I
ITC a good (upper." There
=plaint or diffstisfaftion to
When General Caserta
thitos in the command of
he latter gave him an ac-
h I have fan. In this cc-
mclemas the officers in the
of both valour and difci.
in the warmeo language,
of the foldiery. Uascrta
co new model the army, and
Anions, which went to enforce
.cipline. among the officers, and
common reliance on the lleadinefs
soldiery. The Spanilh army,
,derable, can be augmented
and let's dircontent, than
pc. For, belides an excel.
, were ..ic what are termed
the provinces of Spain, with
and Catalonia. The railing
Qviatw, is a mode feldom or
ut in time of war, and then at
iments iec:ive on an average,
each mote than their comple-
war be not of long con/inn-
!, cnuri&rable tones. there is,
le Puttdo.

ien, which can be recruited
facility, and which priffefres
ire deferibcd, an two; tant se-
ra at the ',relent conjunaure ?
un fuch a force additional en.
ipt, and m4terial aid to ACC.SIII-
- the ,r) of the Continent ?
not tar :emote that even the
ing of I'rntC.l, record, d by the
be v try little attended to, and
ie Emperor of Ruffia may be
vlneh time will not, I think,
trier will have °coition to re-
rather ovetlnok the peClltliAry
ART{ Ili rtl the Spanith trCa-
f ICe, vide Spain to put
rgainit tt.e views of England.
U :c...rnunic.:z Come partiru•

tirely at the difpofition of Boi
entertain a doubt—and that S,
of her pecuniary contributions
i*Ponitglt Cervite to France, ni
• charaiter of our
•
Your Minia
*ft was guilty of
se paying to Franc
`' of all Europe, the
• rfliat Nap have yop
1: hat is Calculated to
• complain of, but one that nu
Wildalferring to the parpofes o
•Mulkof Spats!, This is the
and. in the name of common •
Ands juilify their conduet
!Unlit which they fuspofed I
reeeive•froal the contributio
to have eonfidered whether
Mich England might fuffer
would not be much more th
the Wants derived from die
with Spain and Unsay ad(
, ionflderation tMel 'seen duly
Shaded that your Knitters w
Gilew, have been reftrained I
whichio they have fo unfo
this wink they have env
they sberptaiusti, while Ne 3
p 1 the name. and I
prolita.of the Engfith co
flis have, excited fuch a (pie
'it -Bp*, as witt operate m
the prejudice which hereto
=Lname. If this thou
I* Spas army
wield loon become a truly i
ante yogi the Spinals (oldie
art capable of the molt her
• g'tte May be (aid ofstheir on
moo or indolence; nothis
degradation whith traveller
sf afcribing to Spain, is at
fbialtra. They arc remarkab
and hardy. and though mu
than any foldiers in Eurype
molt revere fatigue and pi
rpisr, and will encounter t
gas with shaky. Throt
revolutionary war, they me
eharafter. I have unfelt.;
the.Spanills army to the ati
This divifirm left its cocain
the morning. marched all
lines at day-break, and ref
tWo o'clock in the afternon
were informed that the el
loft its way, and thole gall
fay nothing more than this
the encampment, we'll has
wag not a fymptom of coo
be obferved among them.
Succeeded the Count de la
the army in Catalonia, th
coast of the army, which
count, De la Ussion con
ltrongeft terms, for want
phne ; and compliments,
the chat after and conduf.l
'immediately proceeded to
introduced various regulat
the nbfervance of difciplis
which implied uncommor
111 and intrepidity of the cols
which is at prefent comic
with more promptitude.
any other army in Euror
lent fyllem of recruiting,
ellablifbed in all t
the exception of Bifeey a'
of men, through thole
never had recourfe to but
one lava the fevetal regite
from 200 to 3co men eat
I mend. So that, if the •
4... cc, and attended with
usi oceafion fur a double
G. Is not an army, the
with fuch remartatle f
fuch a charafter se I haw
quifition for Bo AAAAA Tr
Will he not derive fron
couragesnent, so attempt
pldb farther invahons of
—Perhaps the ti-n: is r
recnondrances of the Kit
C.,urt of Vienna, may b
1 th it the men: ces of ill<
openly :fpurne .1 at. M
eiapfe before your Mini
get that he chi not ra
.•.‘ aid derived by Bowit PA
fury, than, by an aft of
• 1:1.11. all her drength ai
In nay next I that