Star.
London, England, 1811-11-23 00:00:00

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ADDRESS OF GENERAL BALLASTERO9.
" Spaniards, who have the good fortune ,to reside
in are happy terrhory of Great Britain, on which the
Vandals who infest almost tit; whole t.f the Continent
of Europe have nev: r dared to set foot—General Bal-
lasteros addresses you.
" Confidinv in your patriotism, he applies to you
that you would afford assistance to tie &vision under
his command ; to the brave and ind. fatigable sol-
diers who compose. it; and who defend one•uf the
strongest bulwarks of the independence of Spain—the
Serrania of Rend'. Its inhabitants kave given, and
continue to give, the strongest prcofs of their loyalty
and their valour—and ran we abandon them, or cease
to make the utmost efforts in order to support them ?
No, my fellow countrymen, I trust it is Impossible
that we can a - rr cease to act up to the utmost of our
respective means, the exertions of my soldiers will be,
as they have hitherto been, constant and undeviating,
and your efforts will doubtless be liberally displayed,
in providing clothing, shoes, and arms, fur these de-
fenders of our beloved country, against the approach
of the rigorous season of winter, in a country where
the climate is well known to be severe, and where
they must constantly march along the most rugged
paths, endure the greatest fat!gues, an 4 encounter '
the most imminent dangers.
as My words will not lose their effect, because your
generous hearts will be responsive to this address...
My Aides.de camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Dun An-
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dres Gallego, and Don Juan Clarke, are on their.
way to the capital of our faithful allies in order that,
in concert with Don M. Flores, they may excite your
zeal, and collect donations, as the fruit of your kind-
led patriotism. •
as You are aware, that the legitimate jovernthent
of our nation cannot prr4ide with allnecessaries, and
as it would wish, the various troops which it has at
so many different points ; and you will perform a
great service to your country by affording klid to this
division of your faitqui countryman
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(Signed) " ALLASTEROS."

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CIRCULAR DiETTO. .
44 San—The division under the command of Lieu-
tenant-General Don Francisco Ballasteros, which, al-
ways forward to support the honour of the nation in
the just cause we maintain, has constantly distin.l,
guished itself whenever it has come in contact with
the enemy, in spite cf the privations: nd wants which i
it has endured since the commencement of the war, '
presents at this moment an object worthy of fixing the
attention of its .countrymen. ,
" When its brave Chief assumed the general corn-
rrinnd of the Camp of Gibraltar, and the Serrania of
Ronda, he was kined by three thousand trdvs, I
which, added to his own, formed a total of SOOO 1
men ; a force which, in consequence of the wishes to
join it that animate every class of the inhabitants,
might receive a very considerable increase. But not- 1
1 withstanding his well-founded hope of forming a corps ,
which, by delivering the Andalusias, might give a ,
great impulse to the enthusiasm of the whole nation,
the General is in danger of seeing his ardent ex pecta.
lions frustrated by circumstances of emba; rassment
which he cannot surmount.
" The approach of winter, and-the locality of the
ground on which his military operatiols must take
place, afflict his mind, when he views the situation
of extreme want and nakedness in which the brave
troops confided to his care are placed. -
• " All his resources being exhausted, and the nu-
merous calls upon Government from other quarters,
not permitting it to afford the necessary supplies, it
only remains for him to resort to the generosity tit his
countrymen—and knowing the patriotism of those of
them who arc resident in ;ins kingdom, he has com-
missioned us, in his name, and under the approbation
of his Excellency the Duke ofslidantado, to solicit
aid from these Spanish gentlemen.
,_ i 4 May God preserve you many years.
(Signed) " aNDirES GALLEGOS.
" JOHN CLARKE.
" AL PLOILLZ."