Star.
London, England, 1810-07-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN nrrELLIGENCE.

PARIS, JULY fa.

It is cnnEdently stated, -that his Majesty the Em-
per a- intends to set.off for Amsterdam the day after
his th-day.
flis Majesty has nominated two of the most consi-
dera!,le Dutch merchant's Members of the Ccuncil of
ecrnmerce.

Letters from Spain of. the 12th ult. speak of several
:.fruitless attempts having been. mane by the Spanish
insurgents to possess themsel yes of the city of Leon.
They were uniformly repels ed by the garrison, which
consisted of 260 men belon•hing to a Swiss regiment.
The inhabitants evinced th e best dispositions. Gene-
ral nth; had subsequently• approached Astorga with
between 4 and 5000 men. ; but the garrison of that
place comr,cll;;d him to make a precipitate retreat
with a cor.siderable loss, occasioned by the fire of the
cann9rt on the walls.

-emm the •3d to the 7th inst. there arrived at Bay.
'snne from St. Sebastian's, one American vessel and
'eleven Spanish, some in ballast, and others laden with
coffee, coco &c.

An article from Amsterdam, dared the 15th inst.
says—" Our marine still affords considerableresources;
but this branch of the service is a whole year in arrear.
We have at Helvoetsluys two ships of SO guns each
and two frigates completely equipped, and hauled out
into the road. New orders have arrived for the for-
mation of our crews. We have in the Tete:, or at
Amsterdam, seven sail of the line, several of them
carrying 80 guns ; also two frigates, and a propor-
tionate number of brigs. All these vessels are equip-
ped and ready for sea. We have also on the stocks
here three ships of 80 guns each, the building of which
has hitherto gone on but slowly ; and there are two
sail of the line and two frigates on the stocks at Rot-
terdam ; which makes our fleet in all 16 sail of the
line. The preparations already made to give activity
to our dock-yards lead us to hope that we shall soon
have, in the roads of the Texel and 6e Meuse, squa-
drons ready to join that of Antwerp."
The Grand Duke of Berg has arrived in this city,
accompanied by his governess, Madame de Boubers.
His Majesty the Emperor has, by a decree of the
15th inst. ordered that six houses, or convents, shall
be appropriated to the reception of time female orphans
and widows of members of the Legion of Honour, or
persons belonging to the other branches of the mili-
tary service. For the maintenance of 600 orphans,
180,000 frants a year are assigned, and 200,(X)0 f.
for the support of 100 widows. These convents are
pitt under the superintendence of the " Ladies of the
Congtegat:on of Female Orrhans."
The will: of General Sarrazin has sent the follow-
ing lc!ter to General Vandanin:e, dated Basle, the
28th tilt.

" GENERAL—• I beg your Excellency to exuse the
liberty I take in stating to you my unfortunate situa-
tion, and begging you to grant me your protection.
For upwards of two years p.at I have ben living
in Switzerland, my native country, with my son, now
five years of age : I was before sufficiently unfortu-
nate in being obliged, by the bad treatment of Gene-
ral Sarrazin, my husband, vhich I can prove I never
deserved, to live at a distance from him ; and I am
now much more unhappy in learning from the Mo-
&term of the .16th instant, the crime of which he has
been guilty. Since I have been in Switzenland, he
has been accustorhed to write to his son ; hut he has
sent no letter these four months past. His letters,
which I have kept, prove his attachment te his Ma-
jecty the Emperor, and his zeal for his service ; but
at the same time strengthen the suspicions which I
had seven yesrs ago, of his intellects being deranged:
and I am persuaded that his last unfortunate
lion proceeded from no other cause. Ido noyr,_
whether my husband has left any property in trance :
if 1w has left none, or if my son and myself be de-
prived of what he may have left, we shall be without
any resource. I trust in your Excellency's goodness,
and I presume to beg of you to be kind coon; I to
interest yourself in our favour, and to cause to be pre-
•tevved for our unfortunate child, (who, n!thon:;h in-
inr•oent of his father's fault, will be.tr the in
-4 a during his life time) whatever property the Cc-
ncral may have left at Bindogne. 1 beg, &c.
" The wife of SARRA7M
a native of Schwartz."

(S'gned)

SEVILLE, JUNE F.

lOW

The following 13 an extract from the daily
orders
of the sth inst.--
« Cu the '2.&h ult. near five o'clock in the after-
;won, the Argonaute hulk, having <.n board 650 sick
and vionfitit:4l French prisoners, dated and took the
ground v:idftn wises of our batteries. She was
ch.sely followed by the en.llny's gun-boats, and was
fired opon both by them art 4 tht fort of Puntales.—
Our beats were immediately sent (it)t' but the wind
nod currents rendered all their efforts fruitless in the
firs, instance. Towards midnight, however, .a boat
with sumo lighterrnen, commanded by Serjeent De-
guillvm, got alongside the hulk, gave our unfortu,
nate countrymen a supply of muskets and cartridges,
and took six of them oa board. On her return sloe
sets attacked, and the crew, after defending diem.;
selves for a considerable time, by means of their oars,
effected their escape by swiniming. The sea ran very
high, ard until fig-break, no fresh attempt could be
wade for the telial of the unfortunate persons on the
'Meek. Several boats attempted to reach her; four
of thitm were driven ashore, and only one of the light-
est got alongside. She carried back some of tl-e peo.
pie, and spade repeated trips. This operation became
insupportably tedious. The prisoners, though all sick
or convalesexits, were seen defending themselves, as'
well as they could, against a swarm of small boats ,
that were endeaxiouring to ',mud tl-iem, while they
were at the same tine exposed to a shower of bhells,
Ind round and grape Jint, from the enemy's squa.
divan anellfatteries, %elicit was every instant thinning
their ranks. Notwithhtlnding the unremitting efforts
of the sailors ot the guard, di.: lightermen, and sap.
per;, we. could cknly bring bit' about 16;) persons on
the
“• On the 28th the weather became more favour-
' -I—hted our exertions, and by noon we had
tore SA, The enemy finding their
ot escaping from them, sent fire.
qty, ;This
and succeeded in setting fire
,Whis maim**, spectacle in.
igovr-iitAct. Pity clots .tt !hgllieriven,
e4austed with fatigue. They once

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, JULY 30.
PRICE OF STOCKS "FIBS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK)
• 3 per Cent. Con. money, 681 69—acc. 69 I„
t.
3 per Cent. Reduced 6911-4 per Cent.
5 per Cent. 99;7—Exchequer Bills 4s. to 7s pr.
Omni= 1 dis.—Bonds 235. as. prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
Bank Stock tliclia Stock
3 per C. Red. 6911 India Bonds 245. 2.35. pr.
3 per C. Con. 4:817,. Esc. Bills, 4s. 7s. prent.
4 per Cent. usii Omnium l# 1 dis.
5 per C. Navy 99ql I Lottery Tickets X 22. 13's.
Long Ann. 131 Coi.s. for acc. Gei 69

We mentioned some time ago that a small ex-
pedition had embarked at Corunna for the purpose
of harassing the enemy in some of their posts. The
result was published in the Gazette of Saturday.
All the sea defences of the enemy, from St. Sebastian
to St. Andero (with the exception of the batteries at
Castro) have been destroyed, upwards of 100 pieces
of heavy cannon rendered unserviceable, and neatly
200 of the French killed, wounded, or taken pri-
soners. When we consider the paucity of the force,
(only five English frigates, and 502 Spaniard;),
which obtained these great advantages, and probably
effected a most important diversion, we cannot help
expressing cur sir.cere regret, that such expeditions
have not been frequently undertaken, and on a larger
scale. Ihe great utility of a plan of operations, in
which a respectable military force, and a few light
ships of war, should be employed in frequent landings,
to beat up the enemy's quarters, on any part of the
coast in their possession, is so obvious, that we may
hope it will now be pursued with ardour.
By other accnun:s received from the French coast
we learn, that, besides the operations on the coast,
mentioned in the Gazette, in concert with Captain
MeNnP, of the and the Junta of Astu-
rias, several attacks wt re made by the Patriots in the
North of Leon, in order to obtain possession of the
ital of that Fri,vince. During these proceedings,
cncral M.llll, quitting the defiles of Villa Franca,
approached Astorga with between 4 and 5000 men,
and although their combined uperations,acccmplished
nothing very important otherwise, it is hoped they
will have made a favourable diversion. Another
pi ison hulk in Cadiz Ba, v. ith 6.50 sick and wounded
French prisoners, drifted and took ground within 00
tnises of the:r batr•ries. It is F tate,' that 430 of these
captives w ere saved, and that the remaining 200 pe-
rished. It is said that /slaroLens: intends soon to
visit Arasterd:im The eldest son of Louis, who is
now called the Grand Duke of B::nG, has been re-
moved to Park.

Mails have arrived from Cadiz ae.d Lisbon, which
have brought di ;patches from both places for Govern-
ment. By ffis conveyance ree have received Cadiz
papers and letters to the 1.14.11, and Lisbon to the 17th
instant, at which dates no accounts of any import-
ance had been received from the armies.

The Government dispatches announce the surren•
der of Ciudad Rodrigo on the 10th inst. after a most
g.illant defence.

On the 4th, a divhion of the enemy attacked Ge-
neral Ca.mFonn, at Almeida, and another division at
the same time attacked the Portuguese General, CAt;-
xtx•A, at Gum-din-on. The English and Poi tagucse
maintained their positions, and the enemy resumed
their position at Gallegos.

At the date of the latest accounts, the following
was the position of our army :—The cavalry was all
in advance; the Royals at Sabugal, the 14th and
16th Regiments at and near Fuerte de la Conception,
the 3d and 4th on the Coa ; the Infantry occupied a
line from Celorico by the valley of Mondego and
Guarda on the one side, and to Fuerte de la Concep.
tion on the other.


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,prey on the point
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to Jaoar.4to
Ivied fresh vigos
though already