Star.
London, England, 1810-05-28 00:00:00

CADIZ, MAY 6.

" We have reason to believe that the French have
concentrated in this neighbourhood the principal part
of their force; for, a soldier who was wrecked in the
late hurricane and sent prisoner to Seville, escaped
from thence a few days since, and arrived here yes-
terday : he states that a Serjeant's guard keeps pos-
session of Seville, and that during his journey from
thence, he did not meet a single French soldier. There
are very few at Xeres or Port St. Mary's, and only
alma 40 at Rota."

The subjoined letter is from an Officer belonging to
one of his Majesty's ships :

" CADIZ, MAY 8.

" The French continue to erect numerous batteries,
breastworks, &c. without the least opposition, either
on our partor that of the Spaniards, if I except a bom-
bardment or two playing on one particular point. In
a few days more I fear the enemy will open on the
shipping with red-hot shot, shells, &c. in which case,
from the narrowness of the harbour, it will be im-
possible for us to retain our present anchorage, and
we must therefore remove outside the light-house,
winch. Lam certain, will dishearten the Spaniards ;
and•the city, through treachery, and their want of
courage, must sootfall. Many families in Cadiz aze,
lam confident, in the French interest. Every night
we see convincing proofs of this, as from the shipping
we discern signals made from the tops of the houses
and answered from the enemy's camp.
" The Spaniards have nine very fine ships here.
" The TEMERAIRE has been particularly unfortu.

nate since she left England : besides poor Lieutenant
CitonEv, who was blown up in the gun-boat, pre-
.; vi% ous to the surrender of Fort Matagorda, we have
ost forty of our best men, in killed and wounded."

Another letter of the 11th, the latest date from
Cadiz, states, that the French are busily occupied in I
building gun-boats. A Spanish Colonel and Captain I
had deserted to the enemy. The light companies of
the 9th, 28th, and 30th Regiments of Foot, from Gi-
braltar, had landed at Algesiras, where they were
gladly received by the Spaniards. They afterwards
marched to Teriffa, a small town in the Gut, where
the inhabitants had been harassed by about 800
French in the neighbourhood. The ROMAN sloop of
war, with some transports, are waiting off the place,
in order to bring them away in case of necessity.

We have this morning received Dutch Papers to
Elie 7,4 th, and Paris to the 20th instant. The latter

are filled with details of the successes of the French

in various parts of Spain. We regret to state, that
, 00 tooqn t s received by Government respecting the
. 41014 en of the army of Catalonia, are well founded.
-These Papers also contain the French official ac-
counts of the surrender of Astorga. Three thousand
fire hundred Spanish troops, accoutred with English
muskets and clothing, Stc, laid down their arms, and
were marched to France as prisoners.
PARIS, MAY 18.
Letter from Count &tom, commander in Chief of the Third
Corps *f the Army in Spain, fP Isie Highness the Prince of
A`rdrOnA'rst.
• li4irrAinoE--The Army of Catalonia having taken
f-ifttitiloot of rona, I could not but foresee that
tiA 'IV • ral O'Donnel, who commands there,
4irisida' tint 4p idle spectator of the fpiego of
- '4Ol dispositions 4ccordingly.

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