Star.
London, England, 1810-06-16 00:00:00

LISBON, MAY 24.

Mr. Casamajor, the late secretary of legation, sail-
ed from hence a few days ago for Algiers ; it is ge-
nerally believed that he takes with him a considerable
sum of money to purchase a peace between that coun.
try and Portugal. The report of the Algerine squa-
dron, which appeared off this coast a few weeks since,
having been taken and destroyed, seems to be doubt.
ed ; and there is not at present a sufficient Portu-
guese force to send against them, serious apprehen-
sions are still entertained for the Brazil ships, which

are expected home.
(PRIVATE LETTER.)—LISBON, MAY 26.
This city, contrary to numerous predictions, is still
in safety, enjoying the utmost tranquillity ; and, the
enemy having withdrawn considerably beyond the
frontiers, a confidence, perhaps too strong, now pre-
vails, that it will be long before he will again make
his appearance in this neighbourhood. The conduct
of tlib Trete, in declining to give battle to our army,
and withdrawing from a force so much inferior in
point of otimber to their own, has created much
fsur-
prise,
and given rise to various "njectures. It is to
be hoped that neither Lord WE NGTON nor Marshal
BERES/I'ORD will suffer themselv to be drawn farther
from our frontiers than what prudence dictates ;
for among those who pretend to divine the enemy's
motives in his recent retrograde movements, there are
not a few who consider it as mere French finesse, to
draw our army as far from the frontier as possible,
and into a situation the Most favourable for them-
selves to attack us. From the experience Lord WEL-
tiNGroir has had of the little reliance to'be paced on
any exertions but those of his own army ; and the
proof he has had of the skill with which the retrograde
movements of the enemy are generally undertaken,
his Lordship will not be easily drawn into any new
snare. Of one fact I can give you the most po-
sitive assurance. We here keep prepared for the worst.
—We have a large fleet of transports in the Tagus,
which are detained to be used as circumstances may'
require. The heavy baggage, and such of the stores
as are not immediately wanted, are kept on board the
tr ,nsports, that there may be nothing to.impede the
retreat and embarkation of the army, should any un-
foreseen disastrous occurrence :ender those measures
unavoidable. Provisions are tolerably plentiful and
reasonable ; and trade here, on the whole, rather
brisk. There are very few of the Portuguese that
ie;ish for the return of the Prince Regent ; the best
iorortned among them, that I have conversed with,
bad much rather that the country should remain,
under the, protection of, and be governed by the
British, for *loth they pato to feel the greatest
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Arrived his Majesty's ship thrssas, with a Beet of transports,
from Lisbon; several of them Ire come in here to embark troops
for that country, and the remainder are gone up Channel with
the ULYSSIS for Portsmouth.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 14.
Sailed an English cartel, with French prisoners, for Mork!: ;
the FAVOORITZ sloop for Portsmouth, with the two transports,
full of French prisoners, which arrived here yesterday from the
West-Indies; the CHEHRLY gun-brig, on • a cruise ; and the
SHANNON frigate, to resume her station off the Black Rocks.—
A fleet of merchantmen passed up Channel this morning, from
the Westward.-.-Arrived the ROYALIST gun-brig from a cruise.
PORTSMOUTH, rusz is.
Arrived his Majesty's ship FAVOURITH, from the Westward.
The Oakall and Nestor transports, with French prisoners from
Guadaleope, are put under quarantine. Sailed his Majesty's
ship Most, for off Ham; SOPHIA, Of a cruise; HAZARD, for
Newfoundland. The LITtLY, and her convoy fin the Medi-
terranean, made preparations for sailing, but stal remain.
DEAL, JUNE IS.
Sailed his Mijesty's ships Humana and Penasons, with the
outward-bound under convoy, for Portsmouth; and the Isart.4-
cast.z, for Plymouth.—Wind S. E.
SHEERNESS, JUNE IS.
Sailed this morning, his Majesty's ship GLOCKSTADT, with a
convoy, for Heligoland. The next will sail about the 12d last.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GRAVPSIND, June IS.—Arrived, the Alexander, Turnball,
from Tobago, Augusta, Bathea, from the Brazils ; Hannah, Kings-
ston, from Philadelphia; Four Sisters, Williams, from Amelia
Islands; John, Dempton ; and }Linter, AnseU, from Guadeloupe;
Little George, Scott; and the Generous Friends, Baldny, from
Oporto.—Sailed the John and Betsey, Every, for Surin.un ; and
Carmelite, Arnold, for Cadiz.

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