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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK'
S per Cent. Cone. money, 6811—uc. 6811.
S per Cent. Reduced.69i-4 per Cent. &5 to BSf.
Navy 5 per Cent. 993 t —Ezehegner Bills 2 die. to 3s. pr.
Bonds 20s. prem.—Omuium

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Yesterday, at Portsmouth, the UNDAUNTED made
the signal for the Mediterranean, and it was under-
stood meant to sail as this day, should the wind permit.
There is in the fleet which accompanies the UN-
DAUNTED, about six thousand fine troops, destined as
reinforcements for the Peninsula, Sicily, Scc.
Among the passengers by the fleet are Doctors
BORLAND and Moss, who are going to Sicily, to re-
lieve Doctors DIXON and FRANKLIN. The latter
Gentleman is appointed Principal Inspector at the
Medical Board.

The preparations for receiving NAPOLEON in Hol-
land, we are informed by a Gentleman who ieft that
country a few days ago, are carried on with extraor-
dinary activity, and on a scale of expence that will
bear heavily upon the inhabitants. Some hundreds
of artisans of various kinds were employed to render
the palace, appointed for his residence, as magnificent
and comniothous as possible. Several houses had
been razed for the purpose of enlarging and improving
the view from thence. The accommodation and sa-
tisfaction of NAPOLEON were not alone consulted, but
care was also taken to provide for the personal con-
venience of those who may accompany him in his
journey, Bills were affixed to several houses belong-
ing to persons of the first consideration, stating, 4g that
their former occupiers had been obliged to re:11mo

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for the purpose of accommodating the Empaeoes
trio I"
Some firing was heard at Dover froni the French
coast on Wednesday evening, and again yesterday
morning. The cause is not yet known, but it is pro-
bable that NAPOLEON, on his way to Holland, had
reached the coast, and was receiving the usual salute.

There has been no arrival from Lisbon since the
FERRET sloop of war, but we may expect some in-
telligence before Monday. In the mean time we sub-
join two letters received by the last conveyance ; and,
in a preceding column, we have given some extracts
from the latest journals received.

EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROM AN OSIICIR WITH THR
BRITISH ARMY IN PORTUGAL.
" Liuhares, July Sl,llllO.

11 Things appear to be now fast drawing to a crisis
In this country. The enemy, foiled in his attempt
against Cadiz, seems determined to prosecute the
campaign with greater vigour in Portugal. After
repeated and varied manoeuvrings to decoy our army
from their favourable positions, and after continually
menacing us with an attack, the French did not shew
themselves in real earnest with us till the fall of Ciu-
dad Rodrigo, after which they pressed upon our ad-
vanced corps, obliging them to retire into the vicinity
of Almeida, before which place they made their ap-
pearance in great force an the 24th. Here they en-
countered the light brigade of our army under Bri.
gadier-General ROBERT CRAUFURD, with great im.
petuosity ; and, I am sorry to say, notwithstanding
the steadiness and bravery of the corps of which it
was composed, such was the impetus with which the
superior numbers of the enemy advanced, that they
bore every thing before them like an irresistible tor-
rent, not however without affording to our troops en-
gaged an opportunity of again displaying their gal-
lantry, when brought face to face with the enemy.
But what could be expected of us from such a vast
disparity in point of numbers ? We lost in killed,
wounded and missing, about 30 officers and 400 men,
and were obliged to retire.
" Had CRAUTURD'S affair brought on a general
action, the result would have been more fortunate kr
us, but still more sanguinary. I am et present at-
tached to the division of the army under General
PICTON, consisting of three brigades. At midnight
of the 26th we relinquished our position at Pinhel
with our left in front, retiring to the neighbourhood
of Alverca, where Lord WELLINGTON had established
his head-quarters. Having here taken up a position,
we continued one day, and, on the 28th, fell blck to
this place, (Linhares) one of the most delightful and
picturesque parts I ever beheld in the whole course
of my life. Hitherto our retreat. has been gradual
and orderly ; every preparation, however, is making
for more rapid movements retrogradely. GOD grant
it- may be unnecessary ! It is said that, if need be
we are to retire to the fortified camp in front of Lis.
bon, with our right on the Tagus at Villa Franca,
and our left extending towards Torres Vedras, and
the sea coast near Povoa, or Suzana, comprehending
a distance of about thirty miles. When driven to
this resource by innumerable opposing legions, rest
assured we'll ",fight till from our bones ouriesh be haerd."
But many will rue such a day. I hope the Portu
guese will not flinch then : if so, alas ! my poor de-
voted comraties ! Some of the Portuguese look ex-
trethely well under arms ; but whether they will fight;
eta une autre chose. Expect to hear of something de-
cisive immediately."

g' LISBON, AUGITIT Eh

" The exact position that our army occupies is known to few
in this city, but it is said to be advantageous. Our troops are in
good health, while it is said, that in the army of MASS Es* a dy-
sentery cola great extent prevails, which, in this season of the
year, is more destructive than the sword, and therefore the
longer Lord WectiN °Tots de.ays fighting the better. The Eng-
lish are ne less subject to this malady, as they have been quar-
tend in lofty situations.
• .0 Our post from head-quarters to this place is not so frequent
or so regular uisto be wished, considering our anxiety. We do
not hear that them is reason to think that a battle wiU be fought
so soon as a few weeks ago we imagined. Almeyda is closely in-
vested, and the French seem determined, if possible, to take It."

The Prefect and Sub-Prefect of Guadalonpe arrived
at Porchester Castle, on Sunday last : they had a
long retinue with them. The:: have gone on their
parole to Staffordshire.
Government, it is said, have it in contemplation,
and the work will be almost immediately proceeded
on, to erect embankments in two different directions
across the entrance of Plymouth Sound, within the
Mew-stone Rock, which will secure it from every wind
that blows, and enable ships of war to remain there
in perfect security, in all weathers. Thus, with Caw-
sand Bay, 1-lArnoaze, and the Sound, two-thirds of
the Navy of Great Britain might be moored and re•
main at Plymouth alone. The undertaking is cer-
tainly one td great magnitude, but perfectly practi-
cable, by sinking caissons. Stone is to be had all
round the neighbourhood, which abounds also in
lime-stone and marble rocks, extending for many
miles. This plan on the face of it certainly promises
many advantages ; and perhaps, when fully digested,
may be found cheaper and equally efficacious with
the projected Dock-yard at Northfleet, which would
require an expence of several millions. We under-
stand that the oldest Pilots at Plymouth assert, that
there has been no decrease in the depth of water at
that port within their time, nor indeed for a century
past. It is certainly possible that their judgment
may be warped by the apprehension of their ports
losing somewhat of their importance by the erection
of new harbours; but we cannot doubt, after the
meritorious exertions of Lord MatviLLE to leluciciaic
this subject, that it will receive every degree of atten-
tion, and that whatever plan or plans may be adopted
for the future prosperity of our Navy, will be the re-
sult of a Most tarefal investigation,

TO MR. JOHN LUCKRAFT'S CREDITORS.
. ,
1 THE Creditors of Mr. JOHN LUCRRAFT, of the
Borough of Plymourh, in the County of Devon, Builder,
are requested to meet at the Commercial Inn, in Old Town,
t Plymouth, on Friday the slat day of this instant August, by
twelve of the clock at noon, when a general statement of his
I. 1 Affairs will be laid before them.
Dated Plymouth, August 22, 1810.
i HOLLAND.
The following Address, it is said, has been poi.
vately circulated in Amsterdam, and other parts of
Holland :
" HOLLANDERS—R emember your ancestors ; exert
all your energies in support of those principles for
which they contended, and the rights which they have
bequeathed to you. You are reminded by your tyrant
of Tromp and Ruyter. Let the names and the me-
mory of those heroes inspire you with equal zeal in
asserting the dignity and the freedom of your country.
• Would they have stooped to a foreign tyrant ? Would
they have renounced the principles of true Republi-
cans ? But you should also remember the Nassaus
and De Wits. With what horror'nnist the venerable
shades of those august characters, if they are sensible
of what is passing on earth, behold the degraded con-
dition of their country, now the scorn and victim of
I a barbarous ruffian, who tramples upon every thing
held sacred among mankind ! It is said that your
oppressor is all( tit to visit your country, in order to en-
-1 . joy a sight of the people whom he has enslaved and
the land which he has brought to disgrace and ruin.
Your tyrant will then be in your power, and by one
bold effort of national energy you may release your-
selves and the suffering world from the monster who
• has abused power more than any despot that his-
tory has recorded. It is true that he has sent a power-
ful army into your country, in order to confirm your
. bondage, and prevent all resistance. But, powerful as
that army is, it would sink before the energy of a
whole national exertion ; besides, that army cannot
be so insensible to all human obligations as the ty.
rant who directs them._ They know how lavish he
lis of human blood, and how many of their country.
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f men le has sent to inevitable destruction in Spain,
and that as many more must fall victims to his am.
bition before he can succeed in subduing it, even if
his ontregeous and wicked attack upon its indepen.
I dence should at last be triumphant. Appeal to the
loony who have been sent to rivet your chains. Re.
mind them of their efforts in pursuit of what they
I det meet liberty. Remind them of their lawful Mo.
narch, who is now a fugitive and a dependent on the
penerosity of another State. Endeavour to impress
• them with a sense of the disgrace which they will
- eternally entail upon themselves if they continue tc
fieht merely to gratify the cruel ambition of a wretch
who is the enemy of human nature. Inured as they
• are to spoliation and to slaughter, they cannot be sc
it
utterly callous to every sense of jussice and every feel.
ing of humanity as the tyrant who drives them tc
acts of desolation, from the impulse of the most sa•
vage ambition and unrelenting ferocity. Though the
degraded soldiers of' a tyrant, they still are men, and
may be roused into a conviction of what is due to an
unoffending and independent nation.
" The tyrant has shewn by his treatment of his
'l. brother, whom he forced you, in violation of all ?our
hereditary principles as Republicans, to acknowledge
as your King, how little mercy you have reason to
expectut his hands. Yet you endured that phantom
of a King because he seemed disposed to rule over you
1 i with mildness, and to regard the interests of your
country. This mildness, and this regard for your
welfare, were crimes not to be expiated in the eyes
of his unnatural brother, and Louis was obliged to
abandon a throne which he was compelled to adopt,
and which was only a seat of thorns to him while he
possessed it. Hence you may infer what a lamenta-
ble fortune awaits you if you calmly submit to the
dominion-of the Tyrant. He will inflict ten-fold
vengeance on you, and you will hereafter vainly
writhe in the pangs of misery and despair. Recal
to your minds. your former triumphs, and let the
glowing recollection impel you to emulate the virtue
and the valour of your forefathers, who rescued you
from foreign oppression,'.and completed your indepen-
dence as a people. Be assured that the Tyrant trem.
bles on his throne, and a glorious exertion on your
part would tend effectually to hurl him from the emi.
nence which he has gained. by unparalleled turpitude.
He sees, by the deseition of his soldiers in Spain, how
Irateful to them is the cause in which they are en-
laged, and be assured that the cause is only dear to
sis Generals, who know that their security depends
upon the continuance of his power, and that his
1 downfal would be certain presages of their own,—
' Even those Generals heartily detest their Tyrant,
and would most readily be content with their present
rank and acquisitions, and rejoice in the destruction
of so oppressive and so insulting a master, if they had
reason to believe that they could escape in the wreck
, of his lot tune. Hollanders, the awful crisis of your
Ifate has arrived. If you suffer the present moment
.7 to pass without a bold assertion of national vengeance,
you will be lost as a people for ever, and must here.
after be the wretched victims of foreign ch ruination.
How glorious is the opportunity which preFents itself
to you! What an example will you hold forth tc
the enslaved nations of Europe ? You will recover
your character in the eyes of mankind ; you will re.
gain the rights of which you have been so wantonly
~ and barbarously deprived ; and you will transmit
those rights to your latest posterity, who will lcok
back upon your success with pious gratitude, with
reverence, and with emulation. Reflect that the de.
scendant of the House of Orange, of an Musty-ion:
line of ancestors, once the protectors of your coup
try, is now a wanderer from his native land, nor car
you (I‘, better than invite him to your shores, and im
vest him with the privileges which his ancestors en
1 joyed. He will have learned the duties of the sta.
Lion, and the esteem which is due to you, in the school
, of adversity, and he will look with love and venera.
' . atinnd" ionnveste re).rimpkwitt‘h.h)
thosea l)avvehriecchohvcister:clantihiyeierariinchetds..
But, however you may determine respecting him, dr
not forget what is due to yourselves. The eyes of
all Euti pe are upon you, and other States would
Sud, in the recovery of your independence, the resto.
- ration 01 their owl). Hollanders, do not pause a mo-
, n eat ; arise as one man —yon are many—your enemy
is in himself but a weak individual, and the hearts of
all it ankind are against him. Renown or infamy,
irtffipp Or bondage, depend upon yourselves at this
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