Star.
London, England, 1811-05-16 00:00:00

(SUPPLEMENT TO THE REGENCY GAZETTE.)

The General in Chief, ad interim, of the 4th Army,
the Marquis de Coupigni, has sent advice to the I
Council of Regency, that, on the 16th inst. our advan-
ced guards attacked and carried, with great valour,
several breast-works of the enemy on the heights
of Chiclana and Puerto Real, destroying the works,
notwithstanding a heavy fire of grape-shot to which
they were exposed.
The fortunate issue of this attack was in a great
degree owing to the light troops commanded by the
Brigadier Don Thomas de Ayalde, who acted with
the greatest promptness and valour, advancing to
within cannon-shot of the greatest part of the enemy's
batteries ; at the same time that the light troops, com-
manded by Lieutenant Don Cayetano Valdes, were
actively engaged at the Troradero.
The superiority of our fire, the advantage gained
by dislodging the enemy from the works, must have
occasioned him considerable loss; ours was by no
means great, considering the hanger of the enterprize,
and the long-continued fire which our troops suffered
till the total destruction of the breast-works.

On the following day (the 17th) a considerable

movement was observed in the line of the enemy,
having been reinforced in the night by both infantry
and cavalry, in the plain on the bank of the river in
the front of Santi Petri. A fire of grapeshot was
opened on them at three in the morning, and the ar:
tillery and howitzers directed upon their labourers in
that point during the whole of the day.
It was observed that they wished to conceal the
breast work on the high toad, but the fire from our
boats, batteries, and advanced parties, would not per-
mit them, and obliged them to retire.
On the 18th, at eleven in the morning, 2000 of the
enemy's infantry passed from Puerto Real to Venda
Grande, and returned to the same village at six in the
evening. Our advanced guard on the side of Portazgo,
protected by the fire of the batterses from Portazgo,
Dasiz, and Trinidad, and the light troops, took th e
field in tha morning.
The warmth• and good direction of our fire soon
obliged the enemy to abandon the breast•work at the
turn of the height, the enemy retiring to the second
breast-Work, which our troops immediately after like.
wise took, but the enemy receiving reinforcements, it
was retaken,but the fort was destroyed, and our troops
returned to their former posts, after having occasion-
ed considerable loss to the enemy.

French Papers have been received to the 12th, but
they contain no intelligence of importance. Letters
from the coast, slated the 14th, say nothing of mili.
tary affairs, but enough of commercial disasters.
Two more failures had taken place in Paris, and, as
the Houses which had stopped were of the first rank,
they were expected to involve many others in their
ruin.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India House, when the following Commanders took
leave of the Court, previous to departing for their re-
spective destinations, viz.
Captain H. Templar Baring ; Capt. 1. Hene, Lady Lusbing.
ton; Capt. T. Walker:Harlegon—Bengal direct.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wednes-
day next.
The terms of the Loan not having been correctly
stated in the whole of our impression of yesterday, we
present our Readers with the following, as being an
accurate statement. The names of the Gentlemen who
waited on the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER were :
Messrs. &slums, BATT'S, and Co.
REID, IRVING, JACKSON, and Co.
It (MARTS, CURTIS, and Co.
BARN es, RISAIIIO, and Co.

The Minister informed them he should be ready to
receive their Bidding' at ten o'clock on Monday morn-
ing for the amount required, which would be Twelve
Millions. The Subscribers to have for each £lOO
money, £lOO Reduced, sB2O Consols, £2O 4 per Cent.
and the Biddings to be taken in Long Annuities.
PAYMENTS AS UNDER.
May 24 •. . 11 per cent. Nov. 22 .. . 10 per cent.
July 12 . 10 Dec. 20 .. . 10
Augoit 16 ••. 15 Jan. 14, 1812 10 ,
Sept. 20 ... 10 Feb. 61 ... 10
October 1 i . • . 11 —. ice
No tax t• be paid on the first half-year's Dividend. , •
Discount upon. payments in full, at the rate of 3
per Cent. which for the time, 273 days, from May 24,
A'9oo, would be A'2o ss.
During the conference yesterday respecting the
Loan, a question was put to the CHAWCIII Loh of the
EXCHEQUER on the state of the late Mr. GoLosatto's
I affairs. We understand the Right Hon. Gentleman
stated that two millions were di,e to the Bank, but
that this sum was in the course of repayment.
By a Decree issued from the Court of Rio Janeiro,
the Duties on goods which have been imported from
the Brazils to Lisbon, and from thence te•shipped to
other ports, are to be lowered to Two per Cent.

WA rya INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, MAY 13.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Lunn, with a mail from
Lisbon ; and the Favouurre 'imp of war, with a
fleet of transports, from Plymouth.—Sailed the tol-
iow ing packets : the Prince Ernhest, for Halifax and
New York ; Adventure, for Jamaica ; Manchester,
for Gibraltar and Malta ; Diana, for Cadiz ; Chester-
field, for the Leeward Islands ; and Princess Eliza-
beth, for Lisbon.