Star.
London, England, 1810-09-05 00:00:00

BAUAJOZ, AUGUST 8.

The division of Mortier returned to penetrate into
this province, but our army, equipped, cloathed, or-
ganized and well supplied, with its Chief at its head,
has marched out to receive it, with a well-founded
hope of triumph. According to the positions which,
with his accustomed energy and dexterity, he has
taken, and those which the enemy occupy, we believe
that by this journey Bonaparte will not be able to
dispossess any virtuous Count or Marquis in order to
add to the dukedom of Treviso.

The celebrated partisan Don A. Bueno, who on
the Ist July, with his party, consisting of 200 men,
cavalry and infantry, beat an equal number of the
enemy in the vicinity of Moutors, and without any
other loss on our part than of one man and three
horses, whilst the enemy had 85 killed and 12 made
prisoners, and besides, had taken from therm 61,000
reals in money, 400 sheep, 24 arrobas of balls, and
18 arrobas of powder, has arrived in this place.
From La Mancha we likewise are informed, that
the celebrated Chalego set out from Valdepenos, pur-
sued the enemy, and obliged them to take shelter in
the convent of Trinadad, after having killed 60 who
left Carolina for Manzaranes.

On the 23d of July, Don A. Fernandez, Comman-
der of the Ist squadron of La Mancha, intercepted,
going to the enemy, 1000 sheep, the produce of which,
with the approbation of the General in Chief of the
Army, he has applied to the use of the squadron.
AUGUST 9.—The enemy has penetrated to Zafra ;
and yesterday our army had its head-quarters in Al-
mendrul.

A MUST 11.—One of the intercepted letters, mit-
ten by a person of character, speaks in terms the most
flattering of the Northern Provinces. It says
" Behind every buslt there appears an insurgent, and
it is the same every where. The valiant Asturians,
on their part, leave nothing to be wished : they pursue
the enemy to the very gates of the capital, therefore,
in hope that, from the valour of the provinces of the
North, and the energetic temper of the rut, the com-
plete liberty of the nation, supported by the strong
atm of the Cortes, which, in the failing exterior ene.
mies, will insure to us eternal order and felicity."

PRIVATE LETTER," CADIZ, AUGUST $,
66 It is not possible to conceive the strong sensation
produced in this city by the intemperate decree of
the Regency of the 80th July, in which it is declared
that the produce of Caraccas is bleckadnd on account
of its rebellion. Thisabsurdmesisure has astonisbed all
persons who respect the principles of justice, and who
fear the separation of our American donsiaions.
.0 Am tom as we la-tiled the &et intelligence from
Venezuela, yre divested our attooticoto that CO‘ntrip,
#444 weobserved liiiktbsigro a spirit of moderation

in their proceedings which prejudiced us is their
your, especially when we saw that on breaking
chains that oppressed them, they did not indulge ~
resentments or abuse the liberty they had acquire,
Even the Government saw with satisfaction, that
far from embracing. the cause of the enemy, the;
.newed their oaths for the defence of King Fun's,
for the prosecution of the war against France, k
union with Spain, for contributions to the Metropo,
lis, and for the promotion of the most heneF.cial
merce with our allies the English. In this manner
our interests have been regarded, our ships of ,
which were there have been restored, and volunta:
and liberal assistance has been from them obtained
"A deportment so generous ought to have excite;,
gratitude, and especially as the Parent State was
condition wholly incapable of inflicting punishment,
had their conduct been different. It is perfectly -
dent, that if we yet retain America, as a province,
we do so, because she wishes it, and not because wa
can compel her to submission. If then the adherence
of the Colonies to Spain be gratuitous, why all this
violence?—By what motive is it authorized, and by
what power can it be supported ?—Even should we
he supported by the rest of the Old World, to bend
the New to our authority, the attempt must be tie.
successful. It is true, that the emancipation of Amt.
rica has been retarded, but it is impossible for rim
longer to frustrate it.

" The more I -reflect on the immediate cause of
this injurious Decree, the more I am persuaded that
it originates with the weakness of the Regency, which
is-not only influenced but governed by the nteraauts
who compose the Junta of this city. By them it is
that our allies are deprived of the immense advar..
tages of the commerce with America; by them it is
that the interests of the alliance are disappointed;
and by them the English are .at this moment pro.
hibited from entering the port s of Venezuela, the mar.
kets'of which are open to them, commencing by such
means a sort of hostility towards our best friends.
'44 The Regency supposes that the Caraccas have
declared themselves independent of the mother cowl.
try. This is a calumny which only serves to expose
the falsehood of those from whom it proceeds. It is
notorious so all the rest of the world, that the province
of Venezuela has declared itself independent, not of
the parent state, not of the Sovereign, but of the Re.
gency, the legality of which is questioned even in
Spain, which will neither acknowledge nor obey it E
the legitimate Representative of the Monarch. In thi.
respect, Venezuela is in perfect unison with the mkt
country, nut admitting the Regency to be the coo.
terpart of the Royal authority.

" Under these circumstances the Decree alluded
to may be called an act of independence, for Amt.
rica, since in the debility of the Government, its use.
less threats can produce nothing else than the displea.
sure and contempt of those against whom they are
directed, and must occasion the separation of the pro-
vinces of Venezuela, and ultimately of the whole of
South America.. It is manifest, that as soon as the
natives of that country discover that neither their
moderation, nor their adherence •to their European
connections, nor their pecuniary sacrifices, obtained
for them the respect and gratitude that is due to them,
they will lift high the standard of independence, and
declare war against Spain. Nor will they neglect to
invite all the people of America to unite in the same
system, who, already predisposed to such a purpose,
will eagerly follow the pleasing example of the inha.
bitants of the Caraccas.

I naturally conclude that the British Cabinet will
have entered into some stipulations of a commercial
kind with the Government of the Caraccas, and con
sequently that it will not be allowed that this arrange.
went should be interfered with by such an ineffectual
blockade, much less that England will resign the be•
nefits to be acquired from the intercourse with Irene.
zuela. How can England see with indifference the
very resources of the alliance employed against herself?
How can she endure that the means with which she
supplies the Spaniards for the maintenance of the sa•
cred cause in which they are engaged, should be ea.
ployed in fay.mr of the common enemy lam con•
winced, that if to the present time Britain has had the
moderation not to interfere in our internal affairs, she
will at last find it necessary to interpose on an occa•
siop of such high importance, with which not only the
fate of Spain, and the success of America are con-
nected, but also her own immediate interests and
future security."

" CADIZ, AUGUST H.

" The hope-of the country rested in the Corn
which the Regency promised to assemble in the be-
ginning of August. They have now deferred it by
public notice until the middle of September,
under
pretence of giving time for the arrival et Membew
but, in truth, to keep the power in their own bands.
Most probtbly, if they can continue to impose uponthe people, they-will furthet postpone it,
" The besiegers are decreased. Some say they do
not consist of more than 14,000. They arc evidently
distressed from sickness; but to what extent it pres 4
we are not able to ascertain. They have ceases
annoy us altogether. They are distressed for prowl.,
sions according to all accounts, and from the dis-
tracted state of the whole of Andalusia, they cannot
reap any thing. from the harvest. Our fortifications
are yet improving under the direction of the British
Officers, and several new batteries have been bullion
the ground facing Matagorda."

GIBRALTAR, AUGUST. 1!
Five Spanish ships of the line and three frigates
passed here from Cadiz for Minorca three days a 0
The two first rates which are lying here sail also fat
Minorca in a few days with the Temeraire, Vice'
Admiral Pickmore. Numbers of French deserters
continue to arrive here from the Eastward, to the
amount of four or five hundred every month.

" LISBON, AUGUST 16.

" Mr. Stewart, our Minister, has declined accept-
.ing the place which was offered him in the Regency'
as you will observe by the Proclamation of the 16th
instant. People here are in high spirits, and full,
confidence. Paper-money which- was at 30 per o'l'
discount, is now scarce at 28. Romana's army is'
motion, and we expect hourly the particulars of the
action fought between two of his divisions and the
-I French. am of opinion that Massena will not
tack Lord Wellington. The French must soon ~411
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LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
9 per Gent. Cop • moneys 674—acc. 68.
per Cent. Reduced 583-4 per Cent. shut
Navy 5 per Cent. 994—Exchequer Rills par to Ss. pr.
Bonds 225. 235. prom.—Omnium 3+ dis.

We this day insert some farther extracts from the
journals an& letters from Spain and "Portugal. On
the whole, their contents are satisfactory, nor do they
require any comment. Some of the letters from Ca-
diz mention, that suspicions had been thrown out that
the Regency had condescended to the mean artifice
of forging the letters that had been published as in-
tercepted correspondence of the enemy ; but that per-
fect satisfaction has been rendered to the public at
Cadiz on this point, and that the originals have been
exposed to public examination, by order of the Spanish
Government.
Dispatches were yesterday received by the Spanish
Ambassador, containing very favourable intelligence
from the east of Spain. In the north of Catalonia,
the war has been revived with considerable success, in
consequence of the departure of the French army for
the siege of Tortosa and Tarragona. The latter was
not yet invested, - and was considered impregna-
ble. A successful action had taken place beneath the
walls of Tortosa, some details of which our Readers
.will find in another part of our paper. In conse-
quence of this victory, an additional supply of provi-
sions had been thrown into Tortosa, and favourable
expectations were entertained from this auspicious
commencement of the conflict in that neighbourhood.
A Member of the Junta of Valencia, now in Lon-
don on public business, states, that the army in that
neighbourhood consists of 1.5,000 regulars, besides
1100 cavalry, and a superb train of artillery. In ad-
dition to those forces there is a garrison of militia in
the city, and 27,000 militia in the country adjacent.
Provisions and cloathing are abundant, and the regu-
lars in a perfect state of discipline. They have esta-
blished a manufactory for muskets in Valentia, from
which they have already furnished 25,000 stand of
arms. A great number of firelocks had been picked
up by the peasantry, in order to be repaired, under
the direction of this institution.

This morning we received German papers to the
26th August, from which we have male the follow-
ing extract :

COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 14.

Our Court has published an Ordinance, relative to
a new toll line, and regulations for the exportation of
certain goods, of which the following are the most
essential :—This new toll line is to begin at the town
of Neustadt, in the Duchy of Holstein, continue
through A.hrenbeck and Segeberg, from thence to,
Oldesloe, over Ulzberg and Bramstedt, to the city
and fortress of Gluckstadt ; from thence along the
Elbe to Brunsbuttle, and as far as Busum, in North-
delmarsh. No merchandize that is not of European
origin can pass this line, neither by sea, nor by land
carriage—neat even refined sugars, nor syrups : how-
ever, those manufactories that cannot exist without
colonial products, will have permission to bring
through this line the necessary articles, on giving se-
curity that they will return them through this line
when manufactured. The city of Altona being
exempt from toll line, Commissioners have been ap-
pointed there to take a specified inventory of all colo-
nial products, and keep an exact controul over the
same, so that none of this merchandize can be
removed without special permission of the said Com-
missioners. All transports of merchandize, not of
European origin, being caught nearer the frontiers
than the above-mentioned places, without proper
passports and permits, are to be confiscated ; and
the owners, or he who escorts such goods, must, for
the first time, pay a fine equal to the value of the
said goods : for a second or third offence, the fines
are raised in proportion; but, for the fourth, the
goods are not only confiscated, but the mulcts
doubled ; and, in case the offender be a burgher, he
loses his freedom. All the above-mentioned mulcts
to be for the benefit of the informers, or whoever
shall stop the like transports.

POMERANIA, AUGUST 24.
The French troops that went to occupy Wismar
and Rostock, arrived on the 17th. On their way
they respected the territory of Swedish Pomerania.
Many ships have been seized in ports.—.Corraponieni,
Altus 24.

SICILY.
The following are more recent accounts than we
gave yesterday of the late defeat of the French flo-
tilla. They are taken from German Papers, and may,
in course, be. regarded as coming from the enemy ;
yet they fairly admit that their late disasters have been
of a most serious description.

NAPLES, AUGUST 4.
Nothing of importance has taken place in the
neighbourhood of Messina up to the 2d inst. On the
24th of July there was an engagement between an
English brig and some Neapolitan vessels, which
lasted hOl diced nothing decisive. The
balic, SOO of which were
Calabria. •
convoys has unfortunately
enemy. It set sail under
'eissere, who bad four ships

of war with him. Its Majesty having received intel-
ligence of the said important convoy being threatened
by the enemy, he ordered Captain Caraurdo to meet
it with his division, composed of six gun-boats. Ott
the 24th July he fell in with the convoy, and ordered
it to bring up off Amantea,. un.ler protection of a
battery. On the 25th July, the English attacked the
convoy with a frigate and four ships of war. The
firing lasted six hours. After one of our gunboats
had been sunk, and the rest had sustained consider-
able damage, they were compelled to yield to the
enemy's superior force. After Captain CaraurJo
had sunk the rest of the gun-boats and removed his
Majesty's flag, he went on shore with tho crews.

The enemy then landed from 7 to 800 men, under
protection of the fire of his frigate, who easily ren-
dered themselves misters of part of the convoy, and
burnt and sunk the rest. This affair, which is cer-
tainly very unfottunate for us (our Gazette says), in-
asmuch as it has deprived us of one of the most im-
portant convoys, which was indispensably necessary
to complete the armament destined for the invasion of
Sicily, does, however, infinite credit to the Neapoli-
tan army ; which, although it could not withstand a
superior force, yet kept up with great gallantry the
unequal contest. But few men were killed or wound-
ed •n our side, and no prisoners taken.

lasted six hours, but produces
tßglish fired 800 cannon bat
picked up on the coast of Cal
AUGUST 6.—One of our coo
fallen into the hands of the ei
the orders of Lieutenant Teis