Star.
London, England, 1810-05-15 00:00:00

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destined for the attack on Porttigai was stationeci.
The British army is in the highest state of discipline:
The Portuguese force consists of about 40,000 men,
well appointed, and principally commended by Eng-
lish Officers.

"LISBON, MAY t.
" The only news I have' to communicate is, that
we are in constant expectation of being attacked.—
The enemy have been for some time tolerably quiet;
but within these few days, our out picquets report
that their force has greatly accumulated. We are
busily employed in the construction of additional
batteries, and mounting guns, for the protection of
this city. Troops from England are landing every
day, and the Marines from the fleet in the Tagus
come on shore to improve themselves in discipline,
and to assist in working the guns.
" A vessel, laden with fruit, has just arrived here
from Cadiz, which narrowly escaped being sunk there
by the shot from the enemy's batteritn. The master
of this vessel states (what we are here extremely un-
willing to believe), that preparations were making
for the embarkation of the British troops—not so much
on account of the rapid progress of the enemy, as on
the want of energy and discipline on the part of the
Spaniards ; whose behaviour at Mattagorda, and in
several recent affairs, has shewn such a general want
of both courage and conduct, as to render it extremely
unsafe for British troops to act with them in the field,
and leaves no hopes of their ultimate success."

The Gottenburgh mail, as we mentioned yesterday,
announced the arrival of the British fleet on the 7111.
This is an unaccountable mistake; for the fleet did
not sail from Yarmouth till the 10th.

Letters from Hamburgh of the 7th inst mention
the resignations of Count Brnxs•rotir, Prime Minister
at Copenhagen, and his brother, Minister for Foreign
Affairs. The cause of these resignations is said to be
the pertinacious obstinacy of his Majesty the King
of DENMARK, in his adherence to whit is called the
Continental System, in compliance u ith the wishes of
France.—For some time past the laws of France have,
prohibited raw sugars from being introduced into
the Continent, which, nevertheless, found their way
by a circuitous route. Means were likewise devised to
get them exported into France as rckard sugars, which
were not prohibited ; the Danes, by a certain process
at Holstein, Tonningen, and other places, so far succee-
ed in reusing raw stig:lrs, that they found an easy in-
troduction into France and oilier parts of the Continent.
As soon as the King of Dr!,:m ARK was acquainted with
the means used to delude, as he conceived, the Frers'i
Government, he r r..l.:;t:d a strip to be put to the practice.
—The mercantile part ef the Danish nation, feeling
themselves sorely aggiieved on the occasion, petition-
ed again and again to be suffered to proceed in the
system of refining, but without effect. The Prime
and Foreign Mipizers, fully persuaded of the neces-
sity of encouraging the importers of colonial pro-
duce, are said to have seconded most strenuously the
efforts of the Petitioners, ha to no purpose ; and the
result was as before stated, their resignation.
American vessels aft not excluded from Swedish
porti, as was expected. All the American ships
which arrived between the 24th ult. and the period
at which the List letters came away, were admitted
at Gottenhurgh.
Paris Papers to the 7th, contain the following Sc.
nattis Consultum :

Art. 1. All the countries situated on the left bank of the Rhine
from the limits of the Departments of the Roer and Lower
Meuse, following the Fhalweg of the Rhine to the sea, are uni-
ted to the French Empire, and form an integral part.
2. The Countries situated between the course of the Waal, the
River Dogne, and the frontiers of the Department of the Nettes,
the Lower n lone, and the Roer, shall form a Depart .bent, under
the name of the Department of the Mouths of the R. :ne. Bois
le Duc shall be the Chief City.
3. The Countries situated at the West of the I)ogae, with the
Isles of Schowen, Tholen, North and South Bcveland, and Wal-
cheren, shall be united to the Department of the two Nettes.
4. The Department of the Mouths of the Rhine shall.have two
Deputies to the Legislative Body.
The department of the Two Nettes, which has three, shall have
five. (Signed) NAPOLEON C•ill BA CER ES.

TheWalsingham packet, in .57 days from Jamaica,
brings intelligence that the meeting of the General
Assembly had been further prorosned to the 10th of
April. The HYPERION frigate, of 32 guns, Captia
13RoniE, anchored at Port Royal on the 28th February,
with the fleet, to the number of 150 sail, from Lon-,
don. and Barbadocs. Off Antonio, on the Ist of
March, the William Miles was boarded by the Sm.'
TIRA frigate, Captain PETERSON, with the SCEPTRE of
74 guns, in company. The persons boarding were,
disguised, and Captain PETERSON stated, that they
were on the look-out for a French line of battle ship
which was expected from Bourdeaux with supplies
for Guadaloupe.
BREAD. —This day the Lord Mayor and Aldermen'
ordered the price of Bread to rise One Penny per
Peck Loaf.

Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, two bullocks
-ran in different directions through Clerkenwell, knocks
ing &wit barrows and every thing that came in their
way.. One of them cooped up an old Jew clothes-
man in the•cortier of Ray-street, and tossed up his
bag in the alt. The 'Jew was soon relieved from his
petilbut situation unhurt. After much difficulty, the
animals were secured. One of them visited the
Strand and Fleet-street dnring their erratic vagaries :
rnuell'attusement was afforded to the lower classes
by the retiorocal display of cunning on the par: of
‘the animal and its drovers—the latter were, however,
ultimately successful, and led off their captive, deco-
rated with all the muddy chaplets of Fleet-ditch, to
att'adroining temple, where he was immediately cut
up for the further gratification of his cousin John Bull!
as a London evening coach, from G,
3itti!iti. s ;i;;, .4 :ptsiing threugh Fareham, oppoiite Sir W.
5, it *vitt, Whets ROBERT DUNLAP, COok of
his Majesty's ship LutiNrr, had his leg broken ; and
twß seamen, Qhp had been discharged from HaAar
.Hospitar, tittudi bruised. Most of the pas•
Biers received lithtttt,i a niece of Dr. Bt; RN NY'S
was .under tl.le neccs.ity of returning to Gosport.—
Every bind
~:•!tiOßlvas sliewn to the passengers by
-Lad The abOVif poor fellows were left at
IFit&, jai* V lamentOre,#.4ts. The coachman de-
)0,61541* cause of the accident to be by overloading
the iop of the coach with passengers and parcels.