Star.
London, England, 1811-10-07 00:00:00

LISBON MAIL.

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LISBON, SEPTEMBER. se:
All remains on the frontiers as when the last packet
sailed; both Generals appear only intent upon collect-
ing their forces, bat the explosion will very soon take
place. It is supposed Marmont's force, taking into
the account the reinforcements he has lately received,
stray amount to 80,030 men. The Sd dragoons go
• np to-day.
We were all much suprised here at reading, in an
English newspaper, that General glade was expected
home ; so far from this being the case, that most active
General has enjoyed such uniform good health, that he
has never once quitted his brigade since its arrival.
CAI)/2, SEPTEMBER S.
On the ,nth. 800 French entered Huelva ; they
burned some houses, plundered others, and returned
Yesterday at noon.
Great preparations are making at Algesiras to re-
ceive General Ballasteros.
The General in Chief, all interim, of the Sd army,
writes to General Blake, under date of the 12th of
August, as follows :
Excettzer SlR—The Governor of the Castle of
Pcnas informs me as under ;
44 This moment, eight o'clock at eight, I have re-.
itelved an official dispatch from the Commandant of
two companies of this detachment, in which he gives
an account of a glorious action fought by the troopt of'
Colonel Martinez, in the neighbourhood of Villarob- '
ledo, in which town the enemy had raised a contd.
butiou of grain, which he had dispatched the previous'
morning. Martinez having received notice that he':
Cook the road of Mortiel with his prey, determined to
intercept him ; and for this purpose marched with
our troops yesterday at eleven, to attack him in the
• plains of Pelayd.
44 The enemy, in number 500 infantry, and 150
horse, formed in a square, in the centre of which he
placed a cannon and how itzer, and his cavalry in
column in the rear. The advanced parties of either
side, consisting cf cavalry, opened their fire, when
the enemy was routed, having 12 men killed, and six
horses and two horsemen taken. The attack was
;ow ordered ; the horse of Ferdinand VII. marched
on the right Bank, those of Chalceo upon the left, the
two companies of Guadix towards the centre ; those
of Alcaraz formed a reserve. The firing commenced
with the greatest valour and order, as the cavalry
advanced on both flanks to attack the square ; but
General Santesleban alone executed this, with the
horse-grenadiers of Ferdinand VII. of which valiant
corps two officers, and seven serjeants, corporals, &c. ,
were wounded ; ou: infantry broke the square, but the
enemy observing that the 306 horse of Chalceo reH
mained inactive at this moment, again formed, and
,retired precipitately, though with order. 1
64 There remained iti our power the ammunition-
chests, more than 300 waggons laden with grain,
many hrrses, and other effects.
" The loss of the enemy exceeded 100 men, more
than half of them were killed in the field of battle,
which remained in our power, and the remainder
wounded or prisoners. Our Sim did not exceed 15
iu killed and wounded." •
CADIZ, Al/14113T WI
We have given the following interceptea letter,
because it appears to chntain some information,
Letter from Dorsenne, Governor of Burgos, to
Bessicres (Duke of Istria) : •,I .
' Burgos, July 11.
1 I have the honour to 'acquaint your Excellency!'
that on the 4th inst. Mina entered the province ofd
Borges ; that he arrived at Villarcayo, accompanied I
by 300 cavalry, and met there the united bands of
Longa, Cuebillas, and Salazar, who paid him every
military honour. He reviewed these different parties,
and immediately afterwards set out with Longa for.
Medina, where he minutely inspected all tie carriages
and beasts of burthen which were encamped there to i
the number of 1000. The appearance of Mina in the
WI Government causes it to be said, that he has
orders from the Junta to unite all the parties in it.—
He has also put himself in communication with the
tlarquesito.
44 On the 7th a party of Amor crossed the high.'
road in the direction of Villarcayo. It is difficult to
conjecture the motives of this assemblement. Though
I have very few disposable troops, yet I mean imme- ,
diately to bring them into the Sad against these par- •
tjes, in order to disperse and destroy them. Their
presence in this district is a misfortune to it : their
' conduct induces me to believe, that their chief oh)ect
is to deprive us of the means of subsistence. 1 hey
carry off all the grain an& cattle from the villages,
end form magazines. A great evil must have a
strong remedy. I shall do all in my power to destroy
their plans ; but if, contrary to my expectation, the
troops which I shall send against Medina should be
insufficient to drive the enemy from thif territory, in
that case I must beg that your Excellency would .
employ, without delay, in this expedition, the foci. •
seers of the guards, which are soon to pass by Burgos
Of Valladolid. (Signed) 44 cover nonsleee."..!
Ssjv. 8..—1 n consideration of the merit and •-1
v Si
ices Don Jose Maria Santocildes, and particular •
lei
for his distinguished conduct in the defence of As.
tows last year, and while interim Commander-in-
Chief of the 6th army,' the Council of Regency has
promoted him to the rant of -Marshal de Camp of
the royal armies.
On the 3d inst. Lieutenant-Colonel Francisco Bal-
lesteros sailed from this port for Algesiras, on board I
his Majesty's frigate Proserpina.
trrllL, JULY 51,
general-Pon Pedro Villacampo hat returned to .
resume the command of the division of Arragen, or
4th of the 2d army, which has been reinforced with
SOW infantry and 200 horse. That General left Va-I
lencia on the V6th of July, and arrived on the '2Bth ar'
Meta de Rnhielos, .
Many soldiers of the army of Catalonia, who were
dispersed in the beginning of June, have entered Ar-
Tagon in large bodies, with intent to incorporate them-
selves with the troops of Mina, in !Navarre ; or to
pus the Ebro, and march forifalencia. Oi. of these,
consisting of 600 men, according to a French gazette
of the 14th, published at Saragossa, entered .13.4ba.
au°, plundered the house of the intrusive Corregidor,
and of some ether bad Spaniard 14 afterwards•main,
tamed 4 combat with a corps of french cavalry, and
Ipursued iorcourse,** beating up the quarters 4 all the
1'0)4 Petah
_well. Which .ccupy the whets
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