Star.
London, England, 1811-02-01 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

Yesterday Colonel 1-Inciters's fine regiment, the 2.1
Light Infantry battalion of the German Legion, was
embarked, which completes the grand division of
troops which sail from Portsmouth for Portugal.—
General Avrets has the command of this division.
By the favour of friends, three letters from Officers
in Portugal have been shewn to us; they are dated
the 12th instant ; at that time the army was in the
highest health and spirits, and looking out anxiously
for reinforcements from this country and Ireland, to
enable them to cope with the enemy, greatly rein-
forced as they have been of late. The utmost expe-
dition was employed in completing the works on the
Southern bank of the Tagus, but it was feared that
they could not be finished before the French made an
attack on them, and then they would annoy our
i shipping.

Though many of the latest letters from Lisbon
speak rather despondingly, in consequence of the re.
inforcements lately received by the enemy, some of
them speak of several corps of the French army as
being in a more wretched state than could be imagin-
ed. The following is an extract from one of the let-
ters to which we allude :
" The particulars we have received from the coun-
try occupied by the French prove the increasing diffi-
culty of the enemy from the privations to which be is
exposed. In the district of Terra Nova he has some
meat but no bread, and on this account the troops in
that neighbourhood have encamped, leaving only a
small garrison in that town. The division at'llontar
is in great want both of meat and bread, and there-
fore the troops belonging to the 9th corps, consisting
of about 7,000 men, which formed the late reinforce-
nsent, have proceeded to Espinhal and its vicinity to
captain provisions. The deficiency of medicines, of
shoes, of clothing, and in general of all that constitutes
regimental necessaries, is extreme in the French
ar-
mies. It seems that our own troops have advanced
a little, and that the van-guard is at Tremez and the
oeseeltsy adjacent."
Two Spaniards, one the son of a nobleman, and
the other belonging to a family of respectability, have
lately been tried by a Court-martial, at Badajez, and
sentence of death passed on them; it having appeared
that they had served against their country in the
French army. Just as the last accounts were leaving
Badajoz intelligence arrived, that Ballasteros had
surprised the enemy at Almaden, and killed, wound.
ed, and taken 1000 men. This affair took place on
the 2d instant.
Gazettes from Mexico to the 19th November, and
Letters from Cuba to the 8d December, have reached
Town. The Gazette of the Sth November gives a
long detail of three different battles, fought in thre
differentasoints, in the neighbourhood of Mexico, be-
tween the army of FanDINAND VII. under :he corn.
mind of Vinizoas, and that of the insurgents. The
Europeans and Creoles were to the number of 14,000
men. The army or the insurgents was also very nu-
merous ; but at length, after several bloody conflicts,
they were totally defeited with immense loss. The
victory was obtained by the great superiority of VIL.
NICOM'S artillery. In the onset of the -4, the
Creoles gave way, but finding th. Europeans stood
the fire so well, they returned to the charge again.
The Gazettes also contain several Proclamations, and
a Manifesto from VIINEGAB to the inhabitants.
The particulars of the dreadful massacre, which
wok place at Quito on the 2d of August are already
before the public ; but we yesterday received a Tti.
nidad paper, containing subsequent accounts,. which
shew that the scenes of blood-shed were not dosed
where the former narrative ceased.
" Immediately at ter this bloody St. Bartholomew's,"
observes the Trinidad paper, " the Nobility of the
country were invited to assemble at Government.
house, to congratulate them on their not having been
comprehended in the conspiracy—but they were shot
to a man, by the troops who surrounded the Govern.
ment-house; who were then ordered to disperse through
the city, and put man, woman, and child, to theaword,
which was literally obeyed. It is computed that 700
persons were murdered upon this occasion; among
whom is the Marquis de fixa.vaLzons, a man of great
science, to whom Hossiourr was indebted for all his
information respecting that country.
It appears further, that this bloody project had
been concerted with the Viceroy of Santa re, to whom
the Governor of Quito had immediately dispatched
an express, to acquaint him of the success ; but the
Junta of Santa Fe having intercepted the dispatch, the
Viceroy was apprehended, tried by law, convicted,
and executed,
" The news of this terrible catastrophe was brought
to the Caraccas by the young Marquis de SELVALIGAIL
The effect it produced on the Caraquenos was instant
and unanimous-4s cry of vengeance against the En.
ropeafts pervaded all parts of the city and province..
many of the principal European inhabitants were im-
prisoned ; and, in the first moment of indignation.
the expulsion of every European was resolved on ;
but the Junta, always prudent in their determinations,
have, we ate informed, confined that order (with few
exceptions) to the zuachultitu, who have been ordered
to quit the province in six days; and the same deci•
smut has also been taken at Barcelona and Cumana.
Caraccas Gazettes to the 28th of November hare
been received, via the linked States. They do not
contain so much general information as might have
been expected, and are chiefly composed of Decrees
relating to internal government. Among which is
an instrument, consisting of seven long articles, pro.
viding that all persons capable of bearing arms shall.
if necessary, be called out to maintam the indepen-
dence of the province • and it assigns a sem of 150
thousand dollars to be raised for the purpose of
arming this force, calculated at more than 5b,000
men, if the entire strength of the revolted districts
were to be railed out. Thirteen natives of Old Spa%
convicted of entering into a correspondence with
the Viceroy of Merle% had been executed. They
were hung, and their bodies remained exposed to pub.
lie indignation during a whole week.
Accounts of the 9th of November, from Santa Fe,
contain the particulars of an attempt made there to
restore the old form of Government, which had
failed, after OUP lives had been sacrificed. On the
day of the date of the dispatches all was perfectly
traaquili alia no further apprehensions were felt.