Star.
London, England, 1810-12-01 00:00:00

ASTURIAS, AND PROVINCE OF ST. ANDERO.

OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. —The English and the
Spaniards attempted to take the position of Santona,
in order to make it a centre of insurrection, and to
produce a rising in the country. An expedition long
ago announced in the English Papers sailed for that
purpose from Corunna, on board four frigates and
about 40 transports.
On the afternoon of the 17th of October, the Mar-
quesitto, so often beaten by General Bonnet, and not
having more than 300 men under his orders, on a
sudden appeared before Gijon. Colonel Cretin, with
a piquet of Chasseurs and a company of Voltigeurs,
had already repulsed him, when he perceived a squa-
dron of 27 sail, which approached the harbour, and
soon after began to land troops, to the number of
2500. The Colonel, too weak to resist a superiority
so decided, evacuated the place in good order, and
retired to within a league of the town. Next day.
having received sufficient reinforcements, he marched
against Gijon, and forced the English and Spaniards
to reimbaik, leaving some hundreds of killed and
wounded.

On the 20th, a corps of 5000 Gallicians attacked
the brigade of Valleteaux at Fresno and Grado. This
attack had no better success than the debarkation.
The enemy was completely beaten, and driven be-
yond the Nareca, after losing a great many men.—
The squadron having appeared to take a northerly
course, General Bonnet communicated this to the
Commandants of St. Andero and the coast.

On the 23d, the first demi-brigade of light infantry
was already collected at Laredo, and General Can.
relli arrived with some thousand troops, fully deter-
mined to throw all into the sea who should attempt
to land.

Towards evening the squadron anchored in the
Roads ; it consisted of four frigates, one of which
was Spanish, three brigs, two schooners, four gun-
boats, SO transports ; in all 43 sail.
On the (2.4 th and 25th, the wind having changed,
the ships of war were forced to stand off, leaving the
transports in the Roads ; the storm increasing the
Spanish frigate lost its anchors, and was driven on the
rocks of Lavedo, where it perished ; an English brig
and four Spanish gun-boats met the same fate. The
troops on board and the crews form a loss of about
1200 men to the enemy.

In spite of these disasters, the ships of war having
again made their appearance on the 26th, the enemy
wished to effect a landing on the 27th. At one in the
afternoon, the troops were embarked in boats ; three
gun-boats advanced at their head to endeavour to
clear the beach with grape-shot. The first demi-
brigade awaited them with steadiness, and a land bat-
tery near Santona having soon opened a flanking fire
on the boats, there remained for them nothing but
retreat. The English Commodore made signal for
re-embarking. At five, the wind having freshened,
the flotilla disappeared, bearing away to the north ;
from that moment, tempests did not cease assailing
this unfuttunate expedition. The accounts of the Ist
of November announced that remains of the trans-
ports were on the coast of Plenchia and Anchona ;
they were taken possession of—they were found laden
with troops, military stores, artillery, ammunition, &c.
Other transports have entered the ports which we oc-
cupy, and have been taken, with their lading, and the
men who were on board. Of all this expedition, the
English frigates alone were able to save themselves ;
one of there, however, which was very roughly treate4
by our batteries, must with difficulty have weathered'
the sut,cessive storms which lasted for several days.
It is probable that sli is lost ; there has been no Devil
of her,

A" STV r, 1:0V. M.

To M. 17AN DER CA pt•igLi EN , m Of TIM INTERIOR.

" The happy pregrtintirtett her. Majesty the Empress
and Qumn his been odici,4lly annoonced to me, Sir ;
it is .a new pledge of the blessings of Providenee on
the French Empire. It *promises all that our
,wishes
could &sire her—the domostie happiness of the
Empertr, the stability of his institutions, irternal re-
pose, and a long succession of prosperity and glory.
• " Let altreligious persons, ddress thanks taHvaven,
and prayers f-ir the conservation (lithe Empress, and
the accomplishment of our hopes." Receive Sir, &c.
(Signed) " The DUKE Of PLACENTIA,
Prince Arch-Treasurer Lieutenant-G Lnenl
of the Emperor and King."
" Amsterdam, November 19, 1b10."

In consequence of this letter, his Excellency the
Minister of the Interior has enjoined the Land-drosts
of dPpartments to give orders that all religious com-
munities put up public thanks for this happy event,
and prayers for the preservation of the health of the
Empress, and for the fulfilment of the wishes of the
whole Empire.

TUE EVE\ING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1.
PRICE 4F S I'OCKS 'I DAY AT OXI: O'Cl,oct
3 rer Coy. Con:. tnorey, 67.1.
Feasted 65; —4 per Ce.,i. L 4.
Navy .5 p,:r Cent. tont —Onsisen 5i
Excleq. liills, 4s. 9s. prem.—Bonds 225. prem.

We have this morning received New-Yoq and
American PAprs, to the Ist ultimo. The I,l.loviri
extracts, which relate to the Commercial R.elaticel4
America with Europe, are interesting;

NEW-YORK, ocronrp.
The subsequent official correspondence, relat.‘e
the French Decrees and British Orders in Cc,unck
reached here yesterday in an extra National Intellizrxefr,
and at 7 A.M. was issued by us in a Gazette Erie&
°refinery.

The reply of Lord Wellesley to Mr. Pir.l.:r.er,ld.
wits, in the estimation of many, of various cons:3c.
tions. He says, " Whenever the repeal of the French
Decrees shall have actually taken effect, an.' tLe
commerce of neutrals shall have been reword to the
condition in which it stood previously to the [Rm.:.
gation of those decrees, his Majesty will feel the bi&i,e4
satisfaction in relinquishing a system, which the c.a.
duct of the enemy compelled him to adopt."
It strikes us, that as soon as the commerce of dais
country is entirely uninterrupted by France ; and as
soon as our vessels may go to and come from rraace,
Spain, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, fcc.
(which are under the controul of France) without
molestation—then we may be sure that the Orders is
Council will be rescinded. This is the commerce
which we enjoyed previous to the promulgation of
Bonaparte's Decrees, and of which he had no right
to deprive us. But, having fallen in love with the
Americans, what will he not do now to sore them?
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