Star.
London, England, 1811-10-08 00:00:00

THE KING.

46 WINDSOR CASTLE, ocroilEn 6.
44 The KING continues much the same.
(Signed)
46 11. NTALFORD. W. HEBERDEN. I►. WILLIS."
orrictat. REPORT OF THE QUEEN'S COUNCIL, HELD AT
WINDSOR, SATCRDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1811.
46 That 'the state of his MAJESTY'S health, at the
time dr this Meeting', is not such as to enable his MA-
JwTx resume the personal exercise of his royal au-
thority; that bis MAJrtTY'S bodily health does not
appear to be Materially altered since the date of our
last Report but that his MAJESTY'S niental health
does appear to be considerably worse than it was at
the time of our last Report. From all the 'circum-
stances of the case, his MAJtusrecarcovery is repre-
seated as very iMprobable by itit the Physicians in
; attendance upon his MAJClTY,eicepting one, who still
thinks it probable; but at the same time, looking to his
• MAJESTY'S faculties, the retriairing vigour of his con-
stitution and bodily health, afew of the medical per-
sons in attendance represent that they do not despair,
and the majority of the Physicians, that they do no:
entirdy despair of his NIAJESTY'S recovery.?

The dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON', brought ,
by the Wcitsin;:harn, as stated in the STAR of yester- I ,
day, are dated Fucnte de Guinaldo, on the 21st tilt.
Ni part of Cie contents of these dispatches has trans-
pired, in addition to what we stated yesterday ; but
private communications enable us to give the folios-1
ing further particulars : An opinion prevailed at
Lisbon, it would seem, that Lord WetttNo.tost me-
ditated a retreat to a stronger positions in consequence
of the concentration of the French forces, and their
late increase of numbers. Some English Engineer
Officers have been for several weeks engaged in
strengthening the lines at Torres Vedras. Not only
the Portuguese peasantry, but the French prisoners
are employed in the works.
A new regular native force of 30,000 men has
been recently organized by Marshal Dencsronb, at
Cintra.
By the Walsingham we have also received some in-
teresting information from the Eastern parts of Spain t
from Unit we learn, that Field-Marshal D. PEDRO
VILLACMIPO was soon to take the command of the
division of Arragon, attached to the second army,
,vh'cli has beeh reinforced by '2OOO infantry and 200
cavalry. The ~ame General, who left Valencia the
26th July, procees!ed from thence to M.‘ra de Rub;elos.
Many ot the solders of the army of Catalonia which
had been dispersed in the beginning of July, had en-
tered Arragon in great numbers, with the intention
either to incorporate themselves with the troops under
ECPOZ and MINA, in Navarre, or to piss the Ebro and
penetrate onwar Ito Valencia. One of these corps,
consisting of 600 men, according to the French Ga-
zfite of SarsgOSSil, had entered Balbastro, where they
plundered the house of the French Magistrate, and
the premises of some others in the 'same interest, after
an ehkagettwat- with a aetachineut of cavalry of the
enemy. Subsequent to these operations they put to
Right several small French garrisons which occupied
some northern stations inArragnn. GeneralCtoPtsckt
formed a cordon of twits to obstruct the progress of the

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We hate received a letter from a friend at the
Head-quarters of Lord WELLINGTON, dated Fuenta
Guinaldo, 19th of September. It proceeds—" We
have once again established our Head-quarters in
Spain, which have beets, for the last month, at
thiS place, and within twenty miles of Ciudad Ro-
drigo; where the enemy have a strong force.—
We have it completely surrounded by our troops, and
should the enemy endeavour to relieve it, it will bring
on a general action—if they do not relieve it the place
must fall, and, what is of mote consequence, shew
their weakness to the country.
" The Army is at present rather sickly, but much
less so than it has been ; some sickness was to have
been expected, after the dreadful march we had front
the Alentejo to this place.
" Several skeleton battalions are to be sent home,
what they are cannot be precisely known, as Lord
WELLINGTON keeps every thing so profound a secret,
but the following are tnenti',ned :—The precious re-
mains of the 9.9 th, 31st, 42,!, B.lzh, Buffs, and some
of the regiments of the German Legion, who I as-
sure you have, on every occasion, behaved most
nobly. Ca-airy are anxiously expecting Lord
PAorr ont to command them."
The following Private Letters have also been re-
ceived
" Ltrito%-. :leer. 20.—Afar a long r:sidence at
Cadiz, and visiting- several parts of this country, I
am at length fiked bete. With regard to news there
is nothing new trim the head quarters at present, but
when I eons:der that the great number of troops
which have lately araii9!d from home ( mounting.
indeed, to a little army have all been rapidly for-
warded in the drection of Ciudad Rodrigo, the sth
dragoons excepted, I cannot dotilit but that some
event of great importance will soon like place.
" We are all more sanguine here respecting the ul-
timate fate of the l'eninsola, than 1 found My fiieu.ts
in England before I sailed. I have now seen a great
deal both of Spain and Portugal, and :is I can 'speak
the languages easily, I have, besides other sources of
information, frequent a id intimate intercourse with
some of the best informed individuals of both nations.
With these opportunities of correcting any erroneous
opinion I might have had; I ant still confident that
the Ft each will never be able th conquer Spain. The
grounds on which I make this assertion I have not
leisure to detail ; but it I could snatch front my oc
cupatious sufllcient time for that purpose, I Am sure
the facts I should state would produce their eonvic-
tion: The English here live very comfortably, though
things are upon the whole dear. Our hospital, iam
sorry to inform you, is at present full of sick and
wounded."
" SEH. 22.—Every thing remains in the same
state as when I wrote you last, no movements of
consequence having occurred ; but all the cavalry
which were at Lisbon and Saiit trent have been or-
dered without delay to join Lord Wellington, and
hate consequently marched off. Twenty transports
of troops have arrived, with detichytents for various
regiments. We have it strongly reported here, that
the French have lately received cansiderable reinforce-
ments, and it is conjectttred by Stun: persons here,
that his Lordship will retire again to. his strong lines,
which of late have been matte stronger than ever they
were before; so that.all the force the enemy can bring
against them will not avail. We have reason to think
they will not venture to follow his Lordship, in case
he should be under the necessity of falling back."

Spiniards into Na:varre, but according to-the latest
information from Estella in this attempt he had been
Wholly unsuccessful.
Intelligence three days later front Estella, satisfies
us that these active Partizans Esnoz and I%ItNA still
continued in that place, where they had assembled a
large force both of infantry and cavalry from Catalonia.
yhe French, disappointed in the first expedition, were
preparing another in Pa mp:ona, composed of 4-000
men, to encounter those gal:ant defenders of their
country.

Parliament, we understand, ir. conseluence of the
last Report of the Queen's Council, will be prorogued
again from the 12th of November, and not be assem-
bled for the dispatch of public business until the se-
cond week in January. •
Dublin Papers of Sattirday last arrived in Town
this morning. They contain an account of the pro.
ceedings of the Catholics of King's County, Carlow,
and Cavan. The Catholics of Donegal are to Meet
on the 16th instant at Stranorlan.

Letters from the French Coast state, that BoNA-
PARTE has cashiered the Admiral of the Boulngne
flotilla, in consequence of the failure of the attack on
the NAIAD. It is also reported that the Scheldt fleet
is completely ready for sailing, and is daily expected
to attempt to slip out to sea. It is said that, in con-
sequence of the enemy's state of preparation, our fleet
has been already reinforced, and will be increased to
27 sail of the line.
At the swearing in of the new Mayor of Plymouth,
Dr. BELLAMY, on Monday, an Act of Parliament was
called. for by one of the commonalty, of Charles 11.
and read, containing. a clause that no person is eligible
to be elected a Mayor or Chief Magistrate of any Cityl
Borough, or Town Corporate, who has not received
the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper within a twelve;
month and a day of his nomination. After some timei
Dr. B. refusing to answer the question, the election
was declared void by the Common-hall. In conse-
quence of the above Act ot. Parliament, both parties
will go to the Court of King's Beach for redress:


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ARAIt . iVAptia iNTELLittlicf.
•
His Majeity's ship MELPOMENE has arrived at Ply- rALMOUTH, OCTOBER S.
mouth, from Lisbon. Colonel BELSON, 943t11 Regi- Put Wet, by contrary winds, the Own GLENDOLIi
ment ; Major O'HAI,LORAN, 4th regiment Captain frigate, with Bir Sawn Hoot) on board, for the
REIN err, Quirter-Master-General's department; and East Indies.—Wind S.W.
Captain SMELLIE, 51st, wounded in the battle of Al- PLYMOU rH, OCTOBER 6.
bueta,cathe passengers by the MELPOMENE. I The Citko*Lint gun-brig, which went on shore in
This day the 2d Battalion of the gallant, and ever the violent gale yesterday morning, was this day got
to be remembered Fuzileers, under the command of afloat, and towed into harbour with very trivial da-
Colonel Noorn, embark at Portsmouth, for Jersey, mage.—Sail-cl the RIENUAT brig of war for Ports-
where they again hope to meet the enemy. mouth, from whence she will proceed to the Mediter-
The reinforcements for theQuartermaster-General's ranean : she has taken a brig from hence under her
regiment, are embarked for the Coast of Africa, at convoy, with threemillinftsofball.cartrid3es on board.
Pottsmou!h, and not at Falmouth, as stated errone- Went out of harbour, the Apauts, 18 guns.—The
ously in cur impression for Saturday last. DRYAD frigate came up harheur this day, to rest.—
The Hon. Colonel JaN:r.s RAMSAY is appointed In consequence of an anonymous letter received by
Inspecting Field Officer of tho recruiting service in the Lords of the Admiralty, front one of the crew of
the Aberdeen district, in rootn of Colonel T. Win. the DIA &ft‘ frigate, complaining of ill tisage, theit
nruNoroN, who is appointed to the district of Bury Lordships sent down to investigate the business; and
St. Edmunds. : the result was, the crew were all ordered to be drafted.
We are glad to hear that an inn is building ad. They were sent on board the SALvabott this day.
joining to Hilsea Barracks, an accommodation that I PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 7.
was extremely wanted for Of at that station, who Arrived, the Ite.estur r, from Plymouth. Sailed,
are Waiting for embarkation, and have no mess to his Majesty's :;hirttlfEllAk, LINNET, and Demi-toes,
which they can • , on a cruize.—Wind S.W.


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DEAL, OCTOBER 7.
Arrived, the ELEPHANT man of war, front Ports.
mouth, .to join the fleet off Flushing ; and the Rot.tis
sloop of war, with a French privateer whith she cap-
tured off Dovei last eirening.The Rottman sloop
of war chased another, but by tarrying away her
top-gallant mast, the Frenchmen heaped:--Wind
S.W. blows fresh.
SHEERNESS; OCTOBER 7.
Sailed, Lis Majesty's ship MERcuEIO, with a con-
voy for the Baltic.—The nett will sail about the 21st
inst. and will be the last this year, unless especially
Applied for to the Lords of the Admiralty.
YARMOUTH, OC-TO3En 7.
Arrived, this morning, several sail of merchant-
men, from Mettle', And remain in the Roads, wind-
hound. Sailfd; the Btusris gun.brig, wlth dispatehes
for Admiral Satsinitez ; and the Cm:yew sloop of
war, with stores, for the island of Antiolt.Remain
the Lerma., Vice.Aiimiral MURRAY, and Witte
sloop of war.—Wind fivr,ll breeze
The twig Richard and Maly, Of Lee*, Mlles
master, from Swarisea, with' cranes-M:4i driven on
'shore a little to the eastward of Halle har, in the
violent storm of Wednesday sennight, and wrecked.
The Prince Adolphus Packet arrived out at iar-
badoes on the 20th of August; and the Darlington.
Packet, at the tame plate, on the 23d,
The signal posts evil/slide.%) on tite c•iast for obser-
ving the enemy's crniiers are undergoing a Complete
revision by Admiral Bitowst.
The fir-frig.acs and dir;gt, which several yearS apo
were built by order of Government, have mire thad
ans'vered the et pectations which were then entertain-
rd of them. These vessels were. boat on the specula-
tion or wearing sit years and thq have doubled
that time. The SEA-GIME. a fine brig Of war, vat
14 years ; but fatally kept the see ton long. She Was
lost in the Charnel, in A gal,: of wind, and had put to
sea in an indifferent state: • The only account ever
heard of the fate vi site Sita-Gur.i. *a3 brought to
Plymouth by a merchant (614, whiCh passed close to
her in great distress, but coOld tint assist her ; her
masts gone, her pumps r,oing, and her Oinks fearfully
gaping, as the merchantman passed her. In this
awful moment, a voice from the farmer cried out—
s' If you reach Plymouth, •tell the lath that you have
seen the last of the poor Seagull."