Star.
London, England, 1811-02-15 00:00:00

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The private letters from Lisbon, received by the
mail of yesterday, come down to the 4th instant, and
mention some occurrences not noticed in the printed
journals. The following are extracts :

" LISBON, FEB. 3.

The army was left quiet this morning.
4, One of the bridges built by the French across the
Zezerc, has been carried down by the force of the tide•
The others are not very secure, and the enemy is en-
gaged in rehuilding that which is down and strength-
ening the others.
44 There is a a rumour that a French General has
died of a fever. -About-Badajos the French are col-
lecting in large numbers, and are evidently preparing
to besiege it and Elves, where the Spaniards have by
this time arrived.
4, The Portuguese Generals in the North have not
transmitted any news of importance ; they continue
to harass the French ; and Silveira, who experienced
a check at Trancosa, has rallied and annoys them ter-
ribly. Colonel Trant has been reinforced from Oporto
by '2500 volunteers.
44 Upon' the whole, affairs do not wear so bad an
appearance as I was inclined to think they would,',
when I last wrote. Our force is 90,000, while the
enemy has little more than 60,000 effective, and about
7000 are in the hOspitals at Santarem, greatly distress-
ed:%for want of medicines.
4, If I were to say that we had 2000 sick, I should
I think, overstate it, and all our men, as well indeed
as the Portuguese, are warm in the cause, and will
not fear to meet the enemy, should he be strengthened
by 40,000 men."

ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE.
ec We have nothing important to communicate re-
lative to the armies. Daily accounts are received'
from the head-quarters, which mention that there is
no alteration in the positions ; but, as the spring it
now rapidly approaching, active operations will,
no doubt, soon be resumed. Deserters from the
enemy mention, that they are to receive large reia•
forcements early in this month, in addition to those
already arrived ; and that after their arrival a grand.
attack is to be made on us.
How far this is correct, we shall soon :bow,'
but await the appointed period with perfect conk-
dence. The death of the Marquis de Romana is
greatly to be lamented, as is the fall of Olivenza and
Tortosa. The enemy is nowbesieging Badajox ; should
they carry this place, it is probable they will enter Por-
tugal through Aleatejo. The lines to the south of the
Tagus are daily strengthening, and we trust they will
be the means of preventing the enemy from coming
so far as the opposite side of the city. The last line
of General Beresford's works, and the only one unfi
! nished, extends a league in length."
We have received advice: from Curaeoa to the Bth ; 1
We have seen other letters, of equal credit with the
of December, of which the following is an extract ; I
preceding, which assert, that a day or two previous to
CURACOA, DEC. 7.
the sailing of the Fervent gun brig, Maisena sent
4, I have now to inform you, that the Caraccas is a General Regnier with a flag of truce to the British
scene of warfare and bloodshed. Porto Rico, Meruaba, head-quarters, where he had an interview with Lord
St. Marthe, St. Domingo, and Coro, have declared Wellington, which lasted three hours. Of the subject
for the Regency of Cadiz : but Caraccas, Laguira, of the ,meeting not a word has trancpiied ; but the
Porto Cavallo, Cormona, Barcelona, &c. are for inde- array was impressed with the Belief, that General
pendence. The allies have four privateers, two brigs, Stewart's coming home had a reference to it.
A youth, the son of an eminent civili in of Doctors'
and two sloops, belonging to the Junta of Caraccas ;
Commons, was lately reconnoitring in the neighbour-
they have also proceeded with a land force, amount. hood of the Tagus, accompanied by six Dragoons,
ing to 17,000 men, to attack Coro by sea and land, when he discovered 20 of the enemy's horse, who ap-
but were completely defeated, with the loss of 560 peared rather shy of approaching him. He instantly
men, and several officers, by the Corians. Many pri_ took advantage of their timidity, dashed up to them,
killed several, and took six (1 them prsin. rs ; the rest
vateers are also out, which occasion our de to Le
Pi
%escaped by a precipitate and disgraceful flight-
greatly annoyed.

CAPTURE OF THE ISLAND OF BANDA. 1
In addition to the success of our arms against the
Isle of France, we understand that private letters, I
received in Town this morning, state the capture of
Banda, one of the most valuable Spice Islands in the
Indian Seas, belonging to the Dutch.

7FIM,

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The tndiamen and Mediterranean fleet still roma
at Torbay.
PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY Is.
Arrived the•Foxitoutro brig of war, from a &die;
the Rasournow gun-brig, (which sailed on Saturday
with the Cork convoy) ; the Itaratnicent gun-brig;
from a cruize; the American ship Sally, retaken front
the Napoleon French privateer by his Majesty's .• p
Actzota, Capt. CATER; and the Gomez sloop of 'vat;
from Portstnouth.--4ailed the Twaraatts, 18 get
for Falmouth; Chtrles
with the Post-office packets, " CARTAXO, FEBRUARY
hired armed brig, with 50 sail of merchantmen and
44 We have long been looking out for fighting, and
if the reinforcements which we have been for some transports under convoy, for the Downs ; and tho
time expecting from England, Ireland, Sicily, and Fame extra East Indianian. Also sailed the foil
iv-
Cadiz, had arrived, a decisive blow would have been ing packets, with mails :—Doke of Marlborough, for
struck before this time. The longer an engagement Lisbon ; Lord Hobart, for Surinam ; the Princess
is delayed the worse for us, because the enemy is daily ! Mary, for the Mediterranean ; and the Swallow, for
receiving reinforcements, which we cannot expect the Brazils.—Went out of harbour to the Sound tl.e
that ours will equal, if much longer delay takes place. UNWORN frigate.
The enemy expect the whole of their reinforcements I PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY tsi
in about six weeks, and then they are determined to I Arrived the DAPPER from a cruize, Ellen transport
fl'om Cork, and Lord Coiling wood ditto from Lisbon
move forward with an overwhelming force on both
sides of the river, and they have orders to force our • with the loss of her main-mast.—Wind
works, be our force whatever it may'. DEAL, FEBRUARY 14.
4‘ A few days ago they advanced a strong re-! Came down from the River, the Castle Eden and
ten noitring party to a place called Rio Mion, and in Metcalf East-Indiamen, for Madras and
IBengal.—
e skirmish which took place between them and cur I, Five o'clock. The whole of the outward-bound are Il
okivalry, it is said that General JUNOT was killed ; it . getting under weigh.---r Wind N.W.
YARMOUTH, FEB, 14.
is certain that he was wounded when our troops were I
Arrived and sailed for Sheerness, theem.strso sloop
quitting the village of Rio-Mion. He imprudently .of war, Captain Wain, and the ATTACK gun-brig--
rode boldly into the place in front of the French ci and for her station at Harwich, the Lord Nelsoa•
valry, and a private of the 13th Light Dragoons per- packet,Captain DEANS.—In the Roads, Roebuck and
ceiving his star upon his coat, galloped up to him, Horatio frigates.—ln the Harbour as per last.
within pistol-shot, and fired ; upon which he was seen - SHEERNESS, FEBRUARY 14.
to fall. Two French deserters, besides some prisod Sailed the TICKLER, to the Westward.
nets, which have since been taken, agree in saying, GREENOCK, FEBRUARY it.
that the Duke of ABRANTIS was badly wounded in Arrived here on Saturday, the Reward, Huse, from.
New Orleans, in 64 days ; left the Elizabeth, B4ird ;
the face in this affair, and died soon after. There is
hlereus,Sangster; and another ship, loading far Clyde.
burnt, tf,roamfterSta.
a subscription going forward to reward the gallant
—The
michae IC,sl,ydwei,thNforrrniits:
wofasantadkefonr
athnids
conduct of the private of the 13th Light Dragoons.
‘‘ To the infinite regret of the whole army, Spa-
chase of 14 hours, on the Bth Jan. hut, in lat. 47. N.
nish, Portuguese, and English, the gallant Marquis long. 17. 20. W. by the French privateer Invincible
Festiday, before
thfeal Concord,ling in
ittkhe.
de la ROMANA died a week ago at Lord WELLING-
Napoleon, of 18 guns and 174 men, and eight days
TON'S quarters. No individual could be more lamented from Bayonne, on a three months cruize ; the priva.
tees had madetwhoere on
captures
of any nation--even the enemy now praise his pa-
Clyde.—Arrived
triotism and his virtues, and no doubt a monument Row, from New York, in 40 days ; spoke on the 24th
will be erected to his memory by the Combined ult. in lat. 55. 30. long. 16. W. the American brig
Army." Orion, Seaver, from this port for Boston, out 18 days,
all John, *Lachlan, from this port

_sloop.
to Stornoway, with merchant goods, was driven on
shore at the Cairn Point, Lochryan, on the Ist in4t.
—The D iviQia, Bogg, from Alicant, is ordered for
Quarantine.—The ti Yndio, (Sp.) is released front
the Quarantine Station, Holy Loch, and is expected
up to-day.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. DEC. S.
The &nen, on her passage to this place from the
Isle of Bourbon, fell in with a dangerous shoal in lat.
33. 56 S. long. 36 E. by observation taken the day
previous to falling in with it; it was supposed to be
very extensive, and no part seen above the water.

•. • •
Yesterday being VALENTINVS DAY, the General
Two-penny Post-Ofce was under the necessity of
employing nearly 100 more sorters, the day before,
in order to circulate, with due expedition, the Amatory
Poesy, and emblematical scissor-cut heart: and dart:,
which the love•stricken of both sexes thought fit to
send to the respective objects of their passion; the
I amount of revenue on that day alone being £1,500.
It is calculated that there eanuot have been less than
300,000 of .these inflammatory pacquets go through
the Post-OlAce, within forty-eight hours.

Lieutenant CATUR is promoted to the rank of Com-
m ander.

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The Earl of UPPER OSS. ORE lies dangerously ill at
his estate of Ampthill. His illness proceeds irons a
neglected. because seemingly trifling, wound on the •
shin ; but which now threatens a moi tification.

The Duke of SnMERSET has purchased that beauti.
ful estate, Bulstrode, belonging to the Duke of PORT•
LAND, for which he has given nearly £lOO,OOO His
Grace has also purchased of WARREN HASTINGS, Esq.
his elegant mansion in Park-lane, which is immediately
to undergo great improvements and alterations, pre.
riots to the family removing from Piccadilly.
Accounts from .Alicant, of the 26th ult. state, that
the fever had completely disappeared at Carthagena,
and that the trade with that port was resumed.
The Mole, saysa New York paper, has surrendered
to Christophe, and be is taking measures for besieg-
ing Port-au.Prince.
Accounts were yesterday received from Teneriff to
the Bth ult. by which it appears that the fever had
made dreadful ravages at Santa Cruz, upwards of
1200 person having died. About the middle of De.
cember its virulence began to decrease, and continued
to do so progressively to the departure of the last ac-
counts. The fever had not appeared in any other
part of the Island of Tenerlffe.
FlRE.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the
premises of Messrs. Craven and Bowman, suger-ba.
kers, in Church-lane, \Viiitechapel, wh:ch destroyed
the same; together with the valuable stock. 4 but by
the exertions of the firemen it was prevented spread.
ing to the contiguous buildings.
MARE-LA.NE, Fre. 15.—T0-day there are few
fresh arrivals of Wheat, not much on hand and sales
at little variation; there are several arrivals of Bar-
ley, and sales thereof rather lower; Malt nod White
Peas nearly at last prices ; new Tick Beans lower,
SU. to 40.4 Old.as under; the supplies of Oats are
again very short and waitidg the expected arrivals,
few s des, are made and those at onr- last quoted is
advance ; Flour continues at late prices.
OttitAAL CUIIINCT AS ONI
Wheat 681. Ft% 925. Beaus, 4114. 544.
Flue ditto, 965. tOO% Tick ditto, 445. SOW
Ro (new) 3so. 405. Oats, 244. 265. 304.
parley, 241. 416 Poland ditto, 3es.SSi.
Malt, 6lta. 745, Potatoe ditto, STs.
While Yeas (Boilers) 4114. 54% Rape Seel 444 450
• nu. Flour, Ws. to 8540.-Secoods, 75$ to 80s.