Star.
London, England, 1811-12-05 00:00:00

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rAisa isluskpof the river, which opened a vett busk fire
urn PPP ProoPi, .
In the neighetiorhood of -.Ciao they Suffered-1
brisk fire from the cannon of our flying scpadi on, and
some musketry kept up bi.the country people, sut
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ported by parties of horse. •
• " In front of SAn.Jnseph' brijge and St.teente's
battery, it was observed that the enemy were working
in some milts and homes.. The fire of our artillery
I obliged thein to abandon them, and the same hap-
pened thig morning.

44 The greatest order and tranquillity reigns here.
It is impossible to forma correct opinion of it without
witnessing it." •

"-VALENCIA D'ALCAN rARA, NOVEMBER IL
a The French have occupied Merida, where there is
a garrison of 1000 infantry and 200 horse. It is to
be hoped that, with the ail of our allies, we will again
renew the scene of Girard. The fear of the French
is so great that they have barricaded the streets of
that ci.y, in which they haVe placed eight pieces of
artillery. Throughout all the country of Burros an
extraordinary agita'ion is observed."

We this day lav before our Readers a copy dtdr.
MADISON'S Message to Congress, delivered byhiS Se.
cretary, Mr. COLE, on the 4th ultimo. It was brlnight '
to Liverpool by the Magdalen, with New York'Pa..l
pers to the 10th of November. The Message was
transmitted from Washington to Philadelphia (a dis-
tance of 150 miles) in nine hours and a half. It is
in substance extremely similar to that delivered on
the opening of Congress, December 5, 1810—we .
mean, so far as it relates to the relations of America
with the belligerents; OR the whple, however, the
present Address exhibits rather more of a hostile
mind towards this country than that of last year.—
In point of style and composition, (which, to be sure,
is a matter of minor importance,) the Address is
barbarous beyond all conception.
By the Magdalem Government received dispatches'
from Mr. FORSTER. They were brouet by fir.
GLENNIE, son of Mr. GLENNIE, a respectable ma.
chant in the City.

We have received a regular series of Moniteurs,
and other Paris Journals, to the 28th ult. The only
intelligence they contain from the Peninsula, is an
trticle from Madrid of the 6th ultimo, which, af er
some very imperfect mention of the battle of Sagun.
tum, on the 25th of O:tober, states, that on the 28th,
Suourr summoned the city of Valencia to surrender,
bait eiidendty without success, from the silence that
is preserved with respect to the answer returned.—
We have given extracts from those Journals in ano-
ther part of our Paper.

" GIBRALTAR, NOVEMBER 9.
a The yellow fever is nearly ceased at Carthvena,
buccontinues at Murcia. The INvtxcint.E. unfortu-
nately received the contagion whilst in the harbour of
:Carthagena, and between 60 and 70 of the crew hive
fallen Victims to it. The disease, however, has ceased
on board."

EXTRACTS TRnM PRIVATE I,ETTEIR%

Frnm Isloji)r Ge,ieral ROCHE to his Excellency
Lieutenant General CAMPISICLL, dated Alicant, Oct.
The country, to the westward of this as far as
Lorca inclusive, continues to suffer severely from the
effects of the yellow fever, which I am sorry to say has
s; read over the whole of the villages and province of
Murcia, in which city alone six thousand persons h tve
died. Here, owing to the extraordinary precautions
taken, we are totally free from all appearance of
sic kness."

From the British Consul at Carthagerra, datedoc-
tober 26.—" I am sorry to say, that the contagious
diseases, with which this and the neighbouring towns
have been for some time afflicted, continue to prevail.
Although in this city their violence has somewhat
abated, itgrieves me to inform you, that, in the towns
of this vicinity, it continues raging, particularly in the
city of Murcia."

" GIBRALTAR, NOV. is.

$6 General B.iltsteros, by the last accounts from
him, appears to be threatening Xeres. A body. of
1200 British troops, commanded by Colonel Skerret,
marched from Tariffa, and joined a corps of Spapish
troops under General Copons, and proceeded to Vejer,
which is situated half-way between Tariffaand Cadiz ;
upon which the garrison, consisting of about,3oo men,
abandoned the town.

I, It seems doubtful whether Suchet will imme-
diately attack Valencia, or wait for reinforcements,
which were said to be on the road from Marmont's
army. There is no doubt that Blake is superior in
numbers to the enemy ; and although this numeric:ll
superiority may not avail him in the field, it may
produce different results in the defence of a town.
" The fever is not yet extinct at Carthagena. We
learn that the sickness has appeared at Alicant, and
-that the,merchan'ts are consequently withdrawing into
the country. The disorder, however, appears not
to be of the same description as that which prevails at
Cat thagena.

" General Ballasteros has pushed as far as Utrera,
add is levying contributions and making requisifons
in the territory of Seville. An Algesiras letter states
him to have already collected 2,000 young men.
"The allied troops which. marched out fromTariffa
on the 6th, advOced as far. as Vcjer which they enter-
ed, .and retained bhartly after. They have since
marched out again, in the direction, as reported, of
biediaa.'?