Star.
London, England, 1811-03-12 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE P4PERS.

LISBON, FEIPWARY 28.
Our positions are still the same. The Spanish corps,
late Romana's, under the command of General Car-
rera, have received an overthrow at Badajos. They
were about 7,000 strong, and General Madden had
a strong corps of Portuguese cavalry. The Spa-
niards had posted themselves no the north of the
Guadiana, near fort Christoval, between the Abara-
quena and the road to Campo Major. Souk was be-
sieging Badajos on the south side : he threw a bridge
over the Guadiana on the left of Badajos, and crossed
the Abaraquena, it seems, without opposition, and
destroyed the Spahiards in their camp. Carrera and
Mendizabel escaped ; General Vara, and another
General, nephew to Godoy, are taken. °
Some forces are said to be on the road from Ma-
drid to Cadiz.
P.S. Intelligence is this instant meived, that the
enemy has got possession of Badajcrs. •
Extract of an official dispatch from his Excellency
Marshal General Lord Wellington, directed to his
Excellency Senor D. Migoel Pereira Forjaz, dated
head-quarters, Canal(); 23d of February, 1811.
" The di-vision of General Claperede, belonging to
the 9th corps, continues to remain in the city of Guar-
da, and has, according to the last intelligence which I
have received from those parts, its advanced guard in
Belmonte. It attempted on the 12th instant to obtain
possession of Cavilhati but was driven back with some
loss, by Colonel Grant, who occupied the town with a
corps- of Orderranta, from Beira Baxa.
.4 Inclosed I transmit a copy of a letter on this
subject, addressed to me by Marshal Beresford, as
well as a communication made on the nccatiba by
the said Colonel Grant.
" Your Excellency will likewise find inclosed, co-
pies of communications from Sir W.. Erskine, who
commands the left wing of the army; which confirm
the report of an Adjutant of General Claressels, with
I detachment of the enemy's cavalry and infantry
haiing been made prisoners. '',Fhese prisoners were
taken by Ensign Sl)eerubitz, belonging to the regi-
ment of Hussars. This enterprise is worthy, as sta-
ted by the afore-Aid racer, the attention of your Ex-
cellency: In it he Conducted himself with great judg-
ment and valour.
• " The operations of the guerrillas in the interior of
the country continue, and have ptoved•of considerable
(Oct, because the hostility and conduct of the inhabi-
tants of Spain continue to augment and be more 'in-
veterate against the enemy.
• ',Don I.Banchez, whom lisave already frequently
mentioned to(your f.:;celienty, has recently taken
large convoy of biscuit, units \ passage from Ledesma
te Ciudad Rodrigo, which had been dispatched from
Palencia.: • Another party of gnerrillaihas likewise
lately done the enemy considerable harm at the
bridge of Arcebihpo. • it is said General L•thonssaye
was killed in the skirmish in that place. The enemy
has. snide no movement of importance in front of
thin Wray since my dispatch of the 16th instant to
Talr Xlicellency. • • •
"'A considerable quantity of baggage has been or-
dered from Santarem; but 1 ani inclined to suppose
it belonged to the sick officers and ioldiers removed
from that town to the rear of the array." - •
' " Chamutca, February IS.
"My Lord-. 4 have the honour toforward to your-Excellency
the inclosed, extract of a letter tract ,Lieutenant-eckinel GraclA
twee cram, the 14th inmost
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p3NDON.

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The documents which we have this day laid before
nur Readeis, from American Rapers, are deserving
of 'their attention. Our limits do not allow us to point•l
to particular passages.

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At a late hour last night ive received Portnguese
papers to the 2cl inst. brought to Plymouth by the
SEAFLOWIR brig of war, which left the Tagus on the
Sd with dispatches for Government ; and this morn-
ing two mails have arrived bringing Lisbon papers to
the 4th instant.
No general battle had taken place in Portugal Tilled
these vessels came array, but the French were re-
ported to. be advancing to the south side of the Tagus.
where General Bencsroue has 12,000 men ; and
Lord Wel-Linirros Was fully prepared for sending
reinforceinents to him, in case of necessity. It wae
known that NW-m.4 was sending away to the rear
of his army all the baggage and artillery, and. that
his army suffered 'much from sickness, and laboured
under many privations. Pom all these circumstances
it was thought that a 'general action would soon take
•
place. •• - ,
*.tiVclvicas "'have also been received from Gaux4.
Gliatilt it: Ile had' imbarked and sailed .With'e con.
8;;).

,connts had been received there, that Marshal M
TIER, who had been wounded at the siege of Alvetic,
was canted thence to Zefra, where be died.
The accounts from Spain in the Portngeese Papers
were calcillited to excite considerable uneasiness, as
they announced Oat aidajoi had been taken by the
enemy. We are happy in being able to assert that
this intelligence is unfounded—Ministers have this
morning received three dispatches from Lord Wet,.
LiNcrrox ; they are dated the 16th and 23c1 tilt. and
the 2d inst. They state positively that Bad* had
not fallen,—=that the enemy had made no progress i;
the siege, and that from the ♦igorous preparations
made for its defence, and the week state of the ene•
my, nn immediate apprehensions were entertained fot
its safety.
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The garrison Nail made several successful ;or.
.ties, in two of which the,eneiny had lost•upward• o'
1000 men.

The letters from the North of Germany, Ly t1..2
Anholt mails, state, that the rumotirs of a change c:
system among th. Powers in that part of the Conti.
neat were again revived. So convinced, it seems,
were the merchants of Dantic of a rupture between
France and Russia, and that the Prussian territory
would be the theatr of the first military operations,
that wany of them were removing with their effects
!into he Russian dominions. Thai* apprehensions are
grilled in a great degree by advice, from Berlin
of the 6th ult. That the forced and unnatural con.
auction which subsists between France and ltossia
cannot be lasting, is evident fi'om the very nature
of the dircumstabces under which it was formed ; but
we Muth fear the Emperor ALEXANDER is not such.
ciently prepared to put an end to It, in the manner
of
, that becomes him. - .
We hear from' Gottenbargb, under date of the Ist
instant, that the Swedish Government was very cloiely
pressed by the 'rencb Minister to enter enthelt'itto
the views of France, and adopt the whole irher 'system
with respect to commerce, even to the' Willis of
British manufactures. The Goternment evaded this
demand, by statj that such a determination must
originate in the piet. The latter, it is reported, are
disposed to acquiesce thus far ; that Bra A goods, in.
stead of being burned, shall be seised and deposited in
places of safety until a general peace. SuChhaliThea.
sures will never satisfy BONAPARTI. The revival of
the former connection between' England and Sweden
is speculated upon, in the Gottenburgh letters; with a
considerable degree of confidence ; not are ire at all
surprised at the circumstances indeed we believe that
we may assert With. confideh,ce, tifat an application
has been actually made to this country by &RNA*
DOTTY/, to form a connection for the mutual Inn*
of Si-eclat and Great Britain.