Star.
London, England, 1810-08-06 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

Several vessels which left the Tagus on the 23d
ult. have arrived at Plymouth, by which we have re-
tived accounts from the British Head•quarters to the
20th, from Lisbon to the 23d inclusive, and from
Cadiz to the 18th ult.
Could a doubt have remained of the falsehood of
the report circulated afe days ago, on the authority
of the vessel that arrived at Portsmouth from Corun-
na, it must have been dissipated by the accounts
now received.—There has been no general battle.

One of our letters mentions that since the fall of
Ciudad Rodrigo, there had been some skirmishes at
the outposts, attended with a little loss, but nothing
of any importance :—Another of the 19th from head-
. quartes at Alverque, says:

" Nothing of importance has occurred since the
" fall of Ciudad Rodrigo. Every thing remains
" quiet here, but this cannot long be the case. Some
" expect a general battle before long, but many of
" the best informed Officers seem to think cut shall
4‘ soon see, for new quarters !"
If we understand the latter expression rightly, the
army expects soon to be ordered to retreat ; and this,
from former accounts, we think extremely probable.
The subjoined letters present some farther particu-
Lrs respecting events already known, and other infor-
mation deserving to be recorded :

" LISBON, JULY 14.
" Ciudad Rodrigo has fallen into the hands of,
the enemy, after a brave defence. A brilliant skir-
mish has taken place near Dos Gallegos, between the
British advanced guard and the French. Accoun's

from the army say they were six to One. They folt:
ced our troops to retreat, which they did in good of.
der to a bridge across a swamp, where they tried to
outflank us ; but our cavalry made a dash and cleared
the way—the rifle companies opened a well-directed
fire, and two pieces of light artillery finished the busi-
ness. Our troops retreated : the French advanced to
the river which divides the two kingdoms, and again
fell back."

Another letter which mentions that the brunt of
this affair fell on the 14th and 16th Light Dragoons,
states our loss at only eight men killed besides Colo-
nel TALBOT-a much smaller number than was at
first stated.

1. LISBON, JULY 21.

44 This week furnishes little else of novelty from
Spain. The desultory warfare in which the Spaniards
have become adepts, is still carried on with spirit and
effect. A junction of troops has been effected at
Algesiras, which wilt Tear the French round Cadiz.
Several ships have arrived with cargoes from Brazil;
but the Prince remains ill, and business dull. Three
ships, full of emigrating families, and rich ones, have
sailed for Rio Janeiro this week.

" Our head-quarters nearly the same;—substan-
tially at Celerico. Lord WELLINGTON has 25,000
men, high in spirits. The opposite French force are
about 83,000. They shew themselves occasionally
and retire again. They have committed, as usual,
terrible havoc at Ciud.,.l Roderigo. Capitulation
with them, is nothing. Cadiz is quiet ;as are Hada-
joz and Oporto. The telegraph to Almeida is nearly
complete; and the communication will be useful to all.
" The fortifications round Lisbon go on unceasingly.
and make a noble appearance. Signals ate establish-
ing along the coast for the shipping ; in case of ne-
cessity to rendezvous at any particular place. Real
IBritish merchants are rejoicing at the opening of this
port to British manufactures in general ; and which I
hope your neighbours will profit by."

CADIZ, JULY Is.

" The French troops are strongly posted before the
city, but • they give us very little trouble indeed; ex-
cepting that we cannot get into the country we should
hardly know that we are besieged. Now and then we
get a few shot from Matagorda, but they do us no
harm, as they do not often reach the town.
4i People who have come here from the interior of
our unhappy country give a most distressing picture
of the misery of the inhabitants. Madrid is depopu-
lated, and every young man is compelled to wear a
French uniform and support their colours. The con-
dition of the peasantry is abject beyond description—.
working day and night in conveying stores and ar-
tillery for the enemy, while their families are starving."