Star.
London, England, 1810-09-18 00:00:00

PAMPiLIINA, AUGUST 1. 1 the night of Wttencsety last. In the morning of the Stith the
On the Slat of July, a battalion of the Viottila, enemy commenced the bombardment of this place from twelve
which left this piece for Saragossa, was atsaekod near batteries, mounting, it is supposed, fifty heavy pieces of artillery,
the place called Tiebas, by 15,000 or 18,000 ban- with a proportionate number of mortars and howitzers. He kept.
dittio who were in ambush either in the pl'aco itself, vie. with short intermission, a vigorous Ind destructive fire until
Or on the heights which overlook it. A fire of gnus. the evening of the 27th, when a shell penetrating the principal
ketry contimied some time, but the battalion of the magazine, a tremendous explosion instantaneously took place.—
Vistu' sustala • sustained by 1 strong detachment of the $d
No less than 500 men were killed by the accident, and, it is sup-
-regiment of reserve, repelled them by the bayonet posed, that half that number war dreadfully wounded. General
i from Tiebas, and dispersed the banditti to the maun- Cox, the Governor, is among the wounded. He has lost an
eeins.
NAPLES, AUGUST 15.
arm, and received several severe contusions : at least these are
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the reports of the deserters, and it is not to be expected that we
The day before yesterday General Stuhrt publish-
should yet have authentic details of the progress and result of the
ed a very strict ordinance, which chews that he has siege, The al of Almeida, and the consequent dispositions of
but little confidence in the Sicilians. According to the enemy, rendered it expedient for us to put our army in mo-
t this ordinance, all people who have emigrated from tion towards Celerico, where we arrived yesterday, and have
Naples to Sicily, are required to deliver tip their arms again established onr bead-quarters here. The cavalry atilloccupy
of whatever kind they may be, and provide themselves Alverca, and the piquets are posted at Ade Steiro. A piquet of
. within eight days, with new certificates of safety and the Royal dragoons fell in with a patrole of French cavalry be-
, residence. In case of non-compliance, they will be tween Alverca and Pinhel, and after a smart rencentre, in which
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considered as suspicious, and arrested. t both sides displayed great dexterity in the use of the sabre, our
B4YONNE, AUGUST 22. 1 little party killed nine of the enemy, wounded double the num-
' The day before yesterday the last troops of the di-
her, and put the rest to flight. In their route they were greatly
vision of Drouet, which consist of 12,000 men, pas- annoyed by the peasantry, who killed the Captain and several of
sed through this city on there way to Spain. i• the privates. A smart affair likewise took place on the 29d, in
the neighbourhood of Salvaterra, which was attended with similar
STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 29. success, several of the enemy being killed, ten men taken, and
Our Gazette of to-day corrects in the following fifty horses. The rest of the patrols was dispersed, and many of
manner some erroneous statements contained in a
them killed by the peasantry, wko lie in ambush, or hang in the
), pamphlet, lately published under the title "Extract
rear of the piquets and patroling parties, and the moment they
;of a Letter from Orebro of the 13th of August :" succeed in routing the enemy, the peasantry obstruct his retreat
'drew ' " That two couriers arrived here on the 12th instant from
)1,1 Paris, is not correct ; but on the preceding day a traveller from in every direct;on, and give no quarter. Though undisciplined,
, . that capital, and on the following day, a Gentleman of the King's they have reduced their mode of annoyance to a system, and they
Homehold : neither one nor the other brought any dispatches act in concert with great adroitness and effect."
t- ' from the Prince Of Ponte Corvo, nor his portrait. As is the 1
'1 ' statement that the Prince had offered considerable advantages to
5 the kingdom in case of his being elected to the Swedish Throne,
the thinking part of the public will he best able to judge of its
truth, when they are assured that the Emperor Napoleon, refrain-
ing from any kind of interference, left the choice of a Crown
1 Prince, without the lee influence or compulsion, to the King
and States : that the eminent qualities and endowments of the
Prince of Ponte Corvo, universally acknowledged, and not loose
rumours of advantageous offer., determined the States of the
Realm to grant to the said Prince the succession of the Throne ;
and, lastly, that it would be perfectly inconsistent with the exal-
, ted character of that Prince to promise advantages to the Swedish
IS,
1 trade which perhaps it might not be in his power to procure?'
.

" LISEON, SEPT. I

" An account was received this morning of the fall of Almeida,
the frontier fortress of this country. It was considered very strong,
and we are told that our whole army was in motion to relieve it,
when the very unexpected account of its being taken was received.
It is reported that the principal magazine blew up, which both
deprived the garrison of ammunition, and . ffected a breach in the
walls. A battle will no doubt very soon take place. Our army
is in high health and spirits.*

were
irs,
irs,

" LISBON, SEPT. 1

" The letters from Celerico, to which place the army is falling
back, are written in high spirits, although subsequent to the fall
of Almeida, and our Military Correspondents are satisfied that
they shall be able to give the French a severe drubbing. The
Dolphin it is expected will sail to-morrow for Corunna, to take
on board the Swiss regiment, and to proceed with it to Plymouth."
The regiment just spoken of is that which surren-
dered at the Puebla de Sonabria.
" From head-quarters of the same date, we learn, that our
army is in .high spirits, and well provided in every respect. A
general battle is not expected, and if the French should advance,
it Is the determination of our army to retreat, and by that means

.ith.
lion,

THE EVENING STAR.

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LONDON.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS.

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to draw the French to a greater distance from their supplies. De-
sertion is still very frequent from the enemy's camps.*
Another letter from an Officer of rank from head-

The Public Funds still continue to fall. Consols
this day
,were at 66 for Money, and Uranium at 54,
discount. This is less to be ascribed to any intelli-
gence receiied from the Continent than to the death of
Sir FRANCIS BARING, and some unexpected Bank-
ruptcies.

quarters, says :

" Your reports in London of a battle are ridiculous. I do not
think there is any chance of an immediate engagement. If the
French advance we shall probably retreat, perhaps to brims
Coimbra, but not in a hurry. We shall retire as much for oor-.
venience for our own supplies, as to draw the French furtht :
from theirs. I do not think we shall retain our present situation
above a month or six weeks. The rain will set is about the be-
ginning of October, which will tender it very unhealthy. The
French desert almost every day, and we are infOrmed they are
badly off fur provisions. Head-quarters are at present to thii
.own (Celerico). This division occupies the front, at Alverca."

Our Readers were yesterday informed of the 1411
of Almeida ; but, as a small part of our impression
was printed off before the contents of Lord WELLING -
TON'S dispatches were known, we again insert their
substance.

By a Gentleman who had just arrived at Lisbon
from Cadiz, under date of the Ist instant, we have
the following particulars :

These dispatches are dated Celerico, the 29th oh.
and state, that the enemy opened his fire upon the
place on the 25th ; that by some unhappy accident
the principal powder magazine belonging to the gar-
rison blew up on the evening of the 26th ; that on
the 27th, the Governor proposed to surrender the
place on condition the garrison and inhabitants might
join Lord WELLINGTON'S army : this was refused,
and the fire renewed, after which he held tut while
his ammunition lasted, and surrendered at 2 A. M.
of the 28th ; and that offers had been made to take
the garrison into the French service, but all preferred
'being sent prisoners to Fiance.
By the explosion of the powder magazine, five him-
dred of the garrison were killed, and many wounded :
among the latter was General Cox, the gallant
Commander. The weather had interrupted Lord " VALENCIA, JULY a.
WELLtsoroN's telegraphic communication with Al- " After the bloody engagement for reinforcing tie ratios-Is
meida on the 26th and great part of the 27th, so that s Morella, we have resorted to new dispositions to accomplish the
objects proposed by this army. The enemy makes no progress in
he had not an opportunity of knowing its situation
after the explosion of the magazine. I his attempts upon the left bank of the Ebro, and his hopes begin
to vanish, espicially since the defeat of Souchet in Tivisa, by the
Lord Wei.faxurox has again moved his infantry to I Marquis of Campo Verde. The operatiohs on the right are not
offensive, and are alone directed to avoid molestation from addi-
the valley of Mondego —his cavalry outposts at Al-
verca— head-quarters at Celerico. On the 28th, in tional sorties of the brave Eel rison of Tortosa.
" Torzosa itself keeps free the communication on the left bank
isocline skirmishes between the piquetc, Captain LYGON
of the Ebro, and if fortune favours the enterprizes to be under-
of the lfith was wounded. A pivet of the Royal
taken on the right, we shall set free from the enemy this impor•
Dragoons made a gallant and successful charge upon
taut station, which is the principal bulwark of our provinae.
a body of the enemy, and took some prisoners. f " he presets: situation of Arr.sgnn, and the employment of
REGNIER. has made no material movement—sixty the greater part of the force of the enemy in the siege of 'Forma,
has been highly favourable to our poi poses in other positions. If
of his cavalry had bean cut off by a troop of the 13th
I Light Dragoons, and a troop of the 4th Portuguese
we are not disap,:ointed in Arragon, and masters advance as ad-
van-ageously as they have commenced, the operations in this
I Dragoors—the whole were made prisoners, except
part of the Peninsula will materially assist in Ilse liberation of the
the Commanding Officer, and one man who was South of the Kingdom."
killed. I On the authority of letters said to have been received
This has been a creditable affair to the allied ca- from the south-west of Spain, it was asserted yesterday
valry. In the north a French corps advanced on the morning that the French had raised the siege of Tortosa.
120th to Alcanzias, but on the approach of general
The expedition from Cadiz, under General LACEY
SILVEIRA from roraganza, they immediately retreated
and Captain COCKBURN, has completely succeeded...-.
The letters by the Lisbon Mail are from Oporto
The troops landed at the mouth of Rio Tinto, between
to the 29th, from Celericol to the 31st ult. and from
• the Guadiana and the Guadalquiver, and surprised
Lisbon to the 3d instant. From these it appears that
and defeated the Duke d'AIIREMEEROH, at Moquer,
i desertions from the enemy are still very frequent.—
.. • taking 700 infantry and 100 cavalry prisoners. The
On the 29th of August a body of Swiss troops, to
Duke himself narrowly effected his escape with only
the number of 500, completely armed, deserted to
•• a few followers.
the British army,
The following letter gives a more partic nlar account
Last-night we received Paris Papers to the 9th inst.
of the unhappy accident which immediately occasion`. but their contents present almast nothing of interest.
ed the fall of Almeida .1-7
We have given a few eatracu, however, in another
“ It is with the most unfeigned sorrow that I have to comma-
In Pal cur PaPeF!

" All was perfectly quiet in Cadiz, but this repose only pro-
ceeded from the active employment given to the French in For-

tura! and Estrematlura. Their force on the opposite side of the
Bay and in the neighbourhood, is respectable. They have thrown
up such formidable works at the Castle of Santa Catalina and at
Fort Matagorda, that It will require a much larger fore.! than we

.pogsegs to dislodge them. The French have completed the new
road between San Lucar and Port St. Mary,which the Spaniards
began some time ago. This road will enable them to receive, in
le s than three hours, any supplies they may require in artillery,
provki mg, &c. from the adjacent stations.

" The accounts from Estremadttra are but Indirerene. Banat-
tyros has been defeated; and there is also a rumour that Romana
has been obliged to retreat."
We have received Valencia Gazettes to the date of
the Ist ultimo, from which we have extracted the sub-
sequent article :