Star.
London, England, 1810-05-21 00:00:00

LISBON, MAY 4.

It is reported that Ney matched from Salamanca
on the 19th ult. Detached parties of the enemy's
t cops crintinue to show themselves on the left bank
of the Douro.

advices from Almeida to the 28th ult. inclu-
s;ve, art. as follow The French have been in mo-
tiou thLse several days past. It is not, however, yet
ascertained tchetlier they intend to attack Ciudad Ro-
drigo, or proceed to Estremadura. A force of abut
gt 000 min is collected at the Pverio de Perales. They
are collecting provisions in Tamames, which is five
leagues from Ciudad Rodrigo;, but we are ignorant
of the total of their trot ps in that quarter, as various
other corps have marched to different points."
MAN, s.—We have just received the following pa.
per. printed at Tarragona :
" The General it, Chief ad interim of this army, has
received the pleasieg intelligence that a column of
the enemy's troops, consisting of 1500 men, haviag

LONDON.

MONDAY, MAY 21.

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Yesterday a mail arrived from Lisbon, with printed
journals to the 6th instant. They contain accounts
of petty actions in various parts of Spain, in which
the French were generally worsted. BALLASTEROS
has been obliged to retire deeper into the Sierra.
'We have received, by the way of Plymoilth, letters
from the Tagus, two days later than the accounts by
the above mail. One of them deserves particular
notice. We give it without comment :

" LISBON, MAY 7.

" All the merchantmen and transports in the Tagus
have been ordered to get ready to put to sea at a mo-
ment's notice :—Report says for the Brazils ; but we
are entirely in the dark."

The above letter came, we believe, either by the
ROTA or ETnAucN. Several Officers and a Spanish
Grandee arrived by these ships.

We announced last week the arrival of Sir Cuantrs
COTTON at Cadiz on the 3d instant. On the same day.
Sir CHARLES sailed in the SAN JOSEPH, with the NAU-
TILUS and MINSTREL, to take the command of the fleet
off Toulon. The Asia and Algesiras, Spanish line-c£
battle ships, arrived from Vera Cruz on the 2.1, with
six millions of dollars, and valuable cargoes. The
Spanish fleet at Cadiz, in the outer harbour, consist.
of twelve sail of the line. Cn the night of the 2d, the
Spaniards made a very spirited sori.ie on a battery
which the French had thrown up near the Spanish
out-posts, at Isla. They succeeded in destroying the
fort, and driving the French back. The Spaniards
had three men killed and twenty wounded. Our
Officers speak of the attack in the highest terms of
praise. High Mass was performed at Cadiz on the
2d, to commemorate the entrance of the French into
Madrid, and the horrid massacre of the inhabitants
that then took place. The church was hung with black.
The Bishop of TOLEDO, CASTANOS, Sir CHARLES COT-
TON, General GRAHAM, Admiral PICRMORE, and all the
Officers of the fleet attended. The French had not oper-
ed their batteries from Matagorda when the LIVELY
sailed. They were erecting mortar batteries along
the coast, with the intention, it is supposed, of open-
ing upon the shipping. General BLAKE' was training
the Spanish troops at Isla. The Spanish people evince
a rooted hatred to the French—the mountaineers
harass them at every point. All their couriers from
Madrid, to the neighbourhood of Cadiz, are obliged
to be escorted by 700 men. The RESISTANCE had
sailed from Cadiz, with a convoy of Spanish troops,

for the defence of Carthagena : the French were daily
expected to make an attack on it ; two of the Spanish
line-of-battle ships from thence, 44 arrived at Gib.
raltar, with the HIBERNIA an gORTBERAIIIBLAND
only one ship remainetr4here',Eiiikiiwikatiositto sail
for Mahon. The HIBERNIA. RiIdiaIOitTIMAISCRLAND
are coming home ;• the former liaSlmen ashore twice.
The dispatches from Lord WILLLINOTON are dated
the Bth instant. His Lordship% head-quartets were •
then at Almeida, the brigades of Generals PAYNE and
Hat. at St. Pedro and Rio Seco, the advanced corps
being within ten miles of the head-quarters of the ene-
my. The allied British and Portuguese army, under
the command of Lord Watuttrirom, consists of 'near
60,000 men, of whom 13,000 are British. Of this
force Lord WELLINGTON had.rivith him about 22,000
British and Germans ; 3000 more' were on their
march from Lisbon ; and the Portuguese troops, un-
der the command of Marshal BERICSIORD, computed
lat 35,000, were so disposed that a jtincii9n might be
effected between both armies ortists co urn of three
lor four days.

'

The enemy are not infeciortinpoint of numbers—
The corps of NEY, which hid been rejoined by the di-
visions under the cornynancUeir Generals REGNIER
and Lorsox, amounted to 3.000 men. JCNOT,
with 10,000 infantry and 2000. cavalry, was on the
march from Astorga to join WILY'S corps, which it
was also expected would be farther augmented by
10,000 troops drawn from ValladOlid and other gar.
risons. The division of LOISON was on the sth instant
at St. Felices, on the right bank of the Agueda.

Accounts from Oporto to the 12th instant, have
also been received. The following letter presents
some interesting particulars :

" OPORTO, MAY 10.

" On the 24th of April the French approached the
advanced guard under General Cranford, in the
neighbourhood of Ciudad Rodrigo, and drove in the
piquets. During these operations, advices were sent
to Lord Wellington at Viseµ, who immediately began
his march with 22,000 English and 14,000 Portu-
guese, to support the division under General Cran-
ford. On the 26th he passed Almeid-4, and by the
last accounts, which was of the sth instant, from head-

quarters, he was a few leagues to the South-east of
Almeida.

" A reinforcement of 3000 men was hourly expected
to arrive at the camp.

"The French, after threatening the vanguard in the
manner stated, proceeded with their main body under
the Dyke of Elchingcn, to the number of 30,000 men,
and occupied the vicinity of Ciudad Rodrigo, which
place had been long before surrounded by their
piquets. Ciudad Rodrigo is strongly fortified, amply
provisioned, and powerfully garrisoned, and is in 'lc.
danger from any force that the French can at present
bring against it, supported as it is by the neighbour-
hood of the allied armies. The French have made
a shew of commencing the siege of that place, and
for that purpose have brought all their heavy artillery
from Salamanca.

" In this situation of things no apprehensions are felt
for the result of the present manoeuvres ; but, on the
contrary, great hopes are entertained of a successful
issue. Lord Wellington's force amounts to 30,000
men, in high spirits, with scarcely a person on the sick
list, and supplied with every necessary of war and
subsistence. Beyond the number of 30,000 stated, the
enemy has not .5000 troops east of Burgos, and there-
fore can be in no condition to commen.:e the siege of
Ciudad Rodrigo in the presence 'of the allied army,
or to make an attack upon that army reinforced as it
progressively will be from the interior of Portugal.
" There has been lately no want of ette essential arti-
cles of meat and flour in the British army. The
cattle depot has always had 1000 'bullocks, and the
influx has been for some time so great that they had
not sufficient space for the herds.
"You will be anxious to know the eisaribution of the
Spanish forces near the Portuguese fro; tiers. O'Don-
nel, who has been much worsted at Met ida, had before
the conflict 8000 raen. komana has a bout the same
number at Badajos. The force of Ba llasteros near
Seville may be 10,000. The French c ccupy Merida
and its neighbourhood with 9000 men, ; ander Mafshal
Mortier."

French Papers to theiCth, and Da' tch to the 13th
instant, have been received. Their chief contents
relate to the operations of the Russ i ans against the
Turks, and the former are said to 1 nave, n uni-
formly successful. A French army, unsit:i•General.
ManstoNr, is forming on the frontit ra :of Turkey ;
and it is reported at Vienna, that thy: Austrians are
also to take part against that devoted A 4fiflipm, The
avowed object of the projected coalitio nos to compel
the PORTE to break off all connection with England.
The intelligence in the above Pape Ts from Spain,.
is of little interest. The Aconite:if: of tl ie Bth and 9t'n
give, in detail, a continuation of we jot rnal of the
siege of Cadiz, froM the 6th to the 2h March, but
they do not present any new fact.

Private letters from Hamburgh of the 13th instant,
which we haiOiliis trcorea,itAte t hat a rumour
is very preial,initon the: Clositioget, th, t the lase ex.
change' of .prisoners between sPreitee Ind FAigland,
will lead to negoti-ations fora • ener4) Pew, The
same letters entjtitt, iyAnce R giyes the
French Jourriat 'fame ...les of . kustrian and
French troops beingim.shies, marsh to the frontiers
of Turkey.

EA ST•INDIA SHTPPING.

We have the satisfaction to announce the safe
val, off the Lizard, of fourteen sail of hoincu
LRund East4ndiamen and South Sea whalers,
ec~pvoy of his Majesty's s hip ARGO. They Were tp.
15,44. by in Averican ship, on Saturday last,
sip Channel.

The ships Elphinstone and Allred, outwa..
arrived at Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, the 16th March,
under couroy. of .his Majesty's ship CCRACO/
sailed from. thence .the 24th of that month.
The ¶oodford parted company from the
ships, in a hear y gale, the 6th March, wit},
Whalers; and they were supposed to hare pa:,
to the Soutitward, as a large. s hip was s
A:oth in the offing, but which, fro m the rate
weather, coulduftbe ascertained by ccnununi

. .
Yesterday tirrriing the Princesses At:Gun
SiPIM, accompanied by Lady COLvett, the li;
able Mrs. Doitbititt Generals GWrinfit, Prrife-
lonel Dastittow, and Major Paws, redleid St. en
Chapel, and heard a sermon- preachetlbr the
Dr. HALLitet, ii-om the Ist Epistle:of St, john,
v. verse 3. They afterwards rstunied to the ;
Great hopes are entertiitted of the recover
y, .
Princess AMELIA. - The turn w!.,.-!1 her'rtihradi
Laken is said to be as.sitdden as it is unekOrttilf
vourable. On Saturday night she slep four
and seemed considerably re:reshed by her repose„
Thursday the General Assembly Of the Char
''Scotland met at Edinburgh. His Grace I:PANC.'
I NAPIER, his Majesty's High Commissioner ,1
!by the Earl of .Levex, Lord Viscount CliPetA
Lord SIN( LAIR, Lord RoEERT KER, the Laid 1
Baron and Barons of the Exchequer, Rear.. 444,
Sir ErotUND N.tc,LE, the Officers of the Nertri.lit
Staff, Peed a number of Naval and -Military 6t(
walked in procession from the Highlerallkerriesip
High-street, to the Hig:i Church, whcre.lie!''
ccivcd by the Magistrates in their relies.
were lined by a detachment of the Stirlingsait,
litia, and the city gu:Lrd.
It appears by the follovring letter from ItlfhAr.
ten on Friday, that the disturbance -inlhatAtykh:
been ccmplcLely quelled :--.‘ I 2m.happy-to a'aitiair.
you, that the storm we drraded li.is passed .q t;
over us. The .four men belongiutz to the lilcd,
• Local Militia, who were liberated' from prisen:
t'^ it comrades, were imprisoned after the arriieal
Vie Lancashire; and having expressed theirtegra-f
weir comiuct, were this morning forgiven b- t!
11 Colonel, and liberated. The regiment then
to Claverton Downs, and the ringleaders, whabr
open the prison doors, were tried at. a drum-he:
Court-Martial, and one of them sentenced to mei,
50 lashes. The Colonel made a speech to the '
ment, respecting the impropriety of their .
exit( red them to behave better in future, and ta p
attention to their officers ; and finally, pardonedi
poor fellow who was preparing to receive the pun
ment allotted him. Colonel Acmes observed
phatically, that he imputed the conduct- of tha
Im-re to the ill advice of some of the lower cl.tss
the town's people, thin to any dissatisfaction in then.
selves. Tile Lancashire Militia and the Bath C;valn
-- -re on the Downs tlic• whole time, and the Bath In-
fantry wore tin.!^l..a-nis in Q-..iccn.sqoare ; in fict,every
precaution was taken to keep the town quiet."
THE PA HKs.—YeverclAy was not propitious to ilrie
luxuriant exhibitions of costume, 'which we have v.
often admired on the verdent carpet of Kensin ton.
Gardens, or the walks in the Parks. Many elegant
females, however, appeared among the fashionable
throng, but their dresses did not produce any novelty.
The whips, horsemen, and carriages made tjtm usual
dash. Amonz the cenripany were,
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The Marchionesses of Wellesley, lie Tn dllnt, te3llllsni:
the Dulc.l of Montrose and Beaufort; the fvlartitataes.oiAlis•
bury and Path ; Earl of Earryntore ; Lords S.ziton and Choir:],
t I.e Persian .ambassador, &c.

The following ate. among the latest fashionable ar-
rivals at Brightou :
Mr.. Mon.:, Arnold, N. Nikon, C
Smith, Pickstone, S. Mam, J. !Ueda's., W. Watson Mr. re.l
Mrs. Penfoid, Mr. B. Alalabia, Mr. R. Philkpron, Mks Merry,
Mr. and Mrs. Simmonds, Mr. R. Best, Mr. liarclay, Mi,s cyrd,
Mr. F. Stables, Mr. Waltr , Mr. and Mr.. Ansley, 71.1: .
Merry, Mr. Burn, Mr.W.‘vleatley, Mr. Learny,
Andre, Mrs. L. Nourse, Mr. and Mrs. E. Perkim, &c. .
Bath arrivals :

Lady Kingston, Lady Blackisten, Sr e. mid LaiWatinno
Gen. Stuart, Col StArkr, Col. Ro•ers, 1114 or WoodtriSti•Ping
Lindsei, Rev. Mr. and Miss Shaw. Cep. and MA:Redwuftit
Capt. and Mrs. B:atty, Capt. Brown, Capt. Birch, Capt. C3sllo-
- Capt. Delancey, Mr. and Mrs. Mair, .Mr. and Mna an-
ther, Mr. and Mrs. Matthews, Mr. and Mn. Ducaiel, Mrs. ola
Miss Blundell, Messrs. Rnss. Howell, Edwards, sl;•drif".l)fris',., ,„
1 HAlett, Johnctnne, Knublock, Dylicalartis,Wausali Qom`
Bayley, Ravenharn, Wentrourth,-Rogers. Coi, Mills n,'dram.
Nlal.t...lcy, and Tomlins,—Mesitt -itieStokh. Mrs. DOA Mrs-
Tattersall, Mrs. Becks, Mrs. Whip, Mn. &mid. Mrs. Clark,
Mrs. Phill;ps, MM. Allen, Mrs. *woke. Mrs. Haley, Nibs Bay-
ley, Miss Joists, Mlsa koaimck, ktsuGill, Miss Fiumantic,:, &c.
The fallowing ate among the latest atriralt at
Cheltenham :
The Right Rev. Lord Mihcpof Derry, and the Hnli. Mrs. W.
Knox, Lord Killmixy, Lord I:arthland. I.erd Moint %Wird,
I.ady Tynte and tamny, Lady Otialow, Dr. aad Mr 10)141P"
lo•lel Forster, Colonel Coke, Itiajur O'Brien' Major liajb•-r.
CApt. Anderson, Capt. Thotm.on, Rev. Me. Co riven, Rlii. Mr.
Hugh,-, Rev. Mr. Partridge.hir. sukhirs., Bryant: anilSweilit
1
Mr. Mrs. and Miss Rlihardi, Mr. Hirrii and,tairily, Mr. old
Mrs. Lucas, Mr. and htlrs. Hied*, MrOmilifyiksi. Rig, Mr.ind
Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Ain. Rlckardit,•Mk ,amikivlslhratirb
Mr. and Mrs. Gay. Mr. and Mrs. Riley, Mr. art
~.. 111',',.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer; Mr. amid Mrs. Tiggitkiiit: AIM; _
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i Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox. Mr. 4911 Mrs. .iliwetnt!,.l4.ol4m,,_.
Mrs. G. Fiek', Jr .M.al d Mrs.ol46re aid lanlts ,
Boyce, Mr. Grant, Mr. lc Barba,, Mr.'Hamef,•Mr: Ai
' \le. Donnell, Mr. A. C. King,,Mr. hinnwood,. liirAkiPliaiti•
' G. Stephenson, Mr Smith. Mr. Born, Mr. Halland,lNtr•N„.l's",
1 Mr. Bennet, Mr. J. B. Watson, Mr. Jarrey,4o:FylrcllT'll•
Binland, Mr. White, Mr. Hausllcy, lite.litywortbfML Roten„k,
. Mr. H. Law, Mr. Brookes, Mt. 1.. Lucas. ?lir- 'Ffekl^d.
Grange, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Loughman, Mn•Coegory. Mr. bird,
Mrs. and Miss Hort, Mrs. Lisle and family, Mrs. Pinen, Mrs.
Travers, Mrs. Eyres,.Mrs.R: ApPleyard, Mr. Luke, Mr. Nl'Cla-
verty, Mrs. Agasson. Mr. Magma, Miss Broads, Mits:Vc6JA
The Meteor bomb arrived on Friday night at Pitts•
month, having on board Captain LEA la. of the Royal
Artillery, employed on a special mission ii Turkey,
and Mr. Romsom, King's messenger, with tnipOrtant
d.spatches from Constantinople who landed trail the
ME rsou bomb, and immediately pr .cee.ded to t°;"10
where they arrived on Saturday. Their dispatches
rel.tte to the intrigues of the Frencli, whi, h Aave bees
hitherto successfully opposed by the Beds/ Aiello
and to the military operation.: of Ras& against
the
1 Turkish empire.

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•Atifram iNqw.:LiGNyc:E.

NAVAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

On the 7th instant, the DARING gun-brigs Lieu;
>ermt flavEs, discowred a large convoy under the
pr tetion of an armed schooner, a lugger, and se.:
vend row-boats, standing into Sable d'Olone : the
batteries being too heavy, she was unable to capture
anp; of them, but succeeding in cutting off fodr, and
drove them on shore.
His Majesty's ship FRAroontrE; Capt. omi-re',
has captured and brought it: a fine trench privateer,
called la Dorade, of ten guns, and full of men ; she
WAS taken off Scilly, after a chace of a few hourt.....
The privateer did not strike till both 'her top: Masts
were shot away : she is a beautiful vessel, *Only eight
days off the stocks, and sailed from the of Bas
only the night previous to her capture.
On the 9th instant the NONPAREIL schooner,
Lieutenant DICKENSON, chaced a French convoy un-.
der Le Croizie (Quiberon Bay), which was protected
by a gun brig, full of men. The NONPAREIL, after
the convoy was moored, stood out to sea to entice the
.0 brig. The Frenchmen, conceiving the Nos:-
pa
AREIL W be nothing more than a small dispatch .
schoner, stood out to sea after her. As soon as the
enemy was considered far enough out, the little NON-
FAIZEIL wore round and commenced an action, which
sv;:3 maintained with great spirit on both sides, for
an :IA a quarter, during which time the enemy
Made three attempts to board, but were as often gal-
lantly repulsed, with great slaughter.
Foiled hi these attempts, and feeling the superior
Valleur of the handful of British tars opposed to them,
they next attempted to sheer off ; but this the NoN- 1
PAREIL prevented; and at length, seeing no chance
of ecape, she struck her colours. It must be a110w..1
ed, however, that the enemy fought bravely ; for she
did not surrender till the Commander, the second in
command, Boatswain, and several of her crew were
killed, and many wounded.
On board the Norepa REIL, singular as it may appear,
only ale man was slightly wounded. The NONPA REIL
carried 42 men ; the Frenchman 61. Thirty-five of
the prisoners have arrived at Plymouth in the ArtminE
frigate. The NoNptkEIL is hourly expected, laden
with wine and brandy, taken out of several French
chasse.marees, recently captured in Quiberon Bay.
The InPuic...:!l.r, which took out Baron de KoLLI,
has also taken several chasse.marees, white waiting
for the return of this arch Impostor, with FER-
VINAND in his hand !