Star.
London, England, 1811-02-19 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, FEBRUARY 11.
RZFORT 61# THE SITUATION OF THE NUMB ARMY b
PORTUGAL, JANUARY 20, 1811.
The French army in Portugal, after passing more
than a month in the position of Sabra', under the
English entrenchments, has been under the necessity
of drawing nearer the country whence it procured its
supplies, and of proceeding to occupy, afew leagues
in the rear, a line the left of which rests upon Santa•
rem, where the second corps of the army is, and the
right upon Tremes and Alcanhede, where the troops
of the Bth corps are. The advanced posts are masters
of the Rio• Major and the bridges of Celerico, Calheris
and Asseca. Ourem, Leyria, Thomar, and Pombal,
are occupied by the 6th and 9th corps, and by the
reserve of cavalry, which pushes its detachments to-
wards Coimbra and the sea. The head-quarters of
the army are at Torres Novas. Loison's division is
posted upon the Zezere, upon which there are bridges
of boats at Punhete and Martinehel, defended by sub-
stantial ides-du-I:mt.—The artillery, the sappers, and
the 44th battalion of seamen, animated by the zeal
and activity of their officers, have completed the ma-
terials for two bridges, of 80 boats each, for the con-
veyance of our troops to the left bank of the Tagus.
The country furnished no resources for these immense
undertaking!. The cordage, and even the imple-
ments requisite for cutting down the trees for timber,
were entirely the production of the industry of our
Workmen.

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The amityis very well off, and has undergond to
privation whatever. The soldier, up to this period,
has been abundantly supplied with bread, maize,
meat; and almost always with wine. The different
regiments have immense herds of bullocks and sheep,
a thirty days stock of biscuit, and 'a large quantity al
maize wheat, and garden vegetables. The plains of
Golgao, which had subsisted the army for three 1
months, were beginning to be exhausted; our detach-
ments went in search of corn as far as the banks of
the Mondego.. The army has few sick ; their num-
ber is about 1200. There is not a single deserter;
all that the English publish on this subject is corn-
pletely false. On the. contrary, two or three English,
deserters arrive every day in our camp ; we do net in, J
chide the Portuguese and German deserters. The
soldiers are animated with an excellent spirit. They
burn with anxiety to combat the English, and to merit
the approbation of his Imperial and Royal Majesty,
The cavalry has not in the least suffered • the horses
are fed upon maize, and are in pretty good condition.
The artillery has 3600 horses in good condition. It
was on the 26th of December that Count D'Erloss
joined the army of Portugal~ with his second division,
The division of Clarapecle was on the Douro, at La.
mego. It had attacked and destroyed the corps un-
der Silviera and Tram. Foi's division was in front
of Altneida.
The English army have their advanced posts upon 1
the Rio-Major ; their troops are placed in echelon, on
the space between that river and the entrenchments
which cover Lisbon. Their head-quarters are at
Cartaxo. The enemy have entrenched their positions,
' and mined the bridges that form the communication
with our line. They have thrown upon the left bank
.of the Tagus a division of between 12 and 15,000 men,
who occupy Almeyrin and Chamusca. This corps
has raised some redoubts opposite to the mouth of the
Arm% to reader the passage of the Tagus at that
point more difficult. The English have no bridge
upon this river ; they pass it by boats, at Villa Franca,
ilugeni, and more particularly at Azambuja.
Abrantes is occupied by two Portuguese regiments
of the line, and three regiments of militia, comminded
by an English officer. The garrison feels a scarcity
of provisions, whichOecasions desertion to a very con-
siderable degree. The English lines in front of Lisbon
axe covered with redoubts, to which thd enemy have
added some new works. These fortifications, and
particularly the nature of the ground, render this a
strong position.
• The population of Lisbon, considerably augmented
by the peasants, whom the English compelled to
abandon their habitations on the approach of the
French troops, are a prey to the most dreadful scar-
city. The Portuguese are discontented in the extreme.
The position of the English becomes more critical
every day. They make immense sacrifices to main-
tain themselves in Portugal. All their provisions
come from England ; the very forage for their ca-
valry is brought in transport vessels.
The English have formed in the interior of the i
country companies of . Ordonanzes, to intercept our
communications ; but the peasants that compose them
are badly armed, and fly at the sight of our weakest
detachments.—The Duke of Abrantes received a mus-
ket-ball in the cheek, whilst reconnoitring the enemy's
advanced posts. The wound is hot slight, and excites
no uneasiness. ( Signed) CAsossoocA,
Aide-de-Camp to the Priam of Ealing.

EirtisltXCl STAR.

LONDON.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19.

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" His MAJOTY continues much the same.
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a His MAJESTY proceeds favourably in' his reco-
very. (Signed)
4' M. RAILLIt, W. HEBERIng. ft.Lli."

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Sunday his Maaarry, after giving an audience to
Mr. PERCKVAL, walked on Windsor Terrace, accom-
panied by the Dukes of YORK and Catarina:or, and
attended by three of the Physicians. The Royal
Dukes afterwards left Windsor for London.
It will be seen, by our Parliamentary Report,
that the enforcement of the Convention Act in
Ireland has become a subject of discussion in both
Houses. It has been distinctly stated by Ministers,
that the measure did not originate with them, and
that they were unapprised of it until Thursday last.
They do not, however, shrink from justifying its
adoption by the Irish Government. Some of the
Dublin Papers received yesterday, speak of prepara-
tions being made for the army to take the field at a
moment's notice, and that it is intended to propose
the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in that part
of the United Kingdom.
Twelve persona have been capitally convicted at
Waterford ; four of whom were recommended to
mercy, and are to be kept as hostages for the future
good conduct and peaceable demeanour of the inha-
bitants who lived in the neighbourhood where the
prisoners resided. The SOLICITOR GENERAL, at the
same time, wished the public to understand, that on
the first appearance of disturbance, these four men
should be instant), led forth to execution.
Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS'S New Work on Juries, is
likely to lay the foundation of some fund
changes in the mode of prcsecuting Libels ;
will at least so well instruct Juries, as to save Defen-
dants from the alternative of suffering judgment to
go by default, rather than rely on a Special Jury.
BREAD.—No Court of Aldermen being held to:
day, the Loan MAYOR, after in inspecting the returns,
ordered it to continue at present prices..
Letters from the French coast to the 16th, and
from Paris to the 15th instant, reached Town yester-
day. We learn from the former that the embargo
would be continued until the fate of the Hantburgh
and Bremen vessels detained in this country.was as-
certained. So strickly was this measure enforced, that
hardly a fishing-boat was allowed to put to sea. No
news of importance from any part of the Peninsula
had transpired at Paris on the 12111 instant.
The packet from the Brazils brings letters to the
16th of December, which do nut communicate any
intelligence of importance. Admiral Da Couacv had
returned to Rio Janeiro, having settled every thing
amicably with the Spaniards relative to affairs in the
River Plate. The Portuguese Minister ARANJO, who
accompanied the PRINCZ Rumor to the Brazils, died .
in November last.
The letters from Sweden by the Anholt Mail en-
courage expectations of an important change in the
system of the Northern powers, with respect to this
country, at no remote period. They state, that Rus-
sia, Denmark, and Sweden, are at length convinced
of the ruinous tendency of the measures which they
have been pursuing, and that they only wait a favour.
able opportunity to restore ,commerce to its usual
channels. Bans ADOT rz is reported to have expressed
himself so strongly in favour of a renewal of the corn.
mercial intercourse between Sweden and Great
lain, as to have gained the entire confidence of all
those who are so deeply interested in the re-establish-
ment of that conection. He is said on some late pub-
lic occasion to have taken an opportunity of declaring
that he never would enter into any engagements eon-
I trary to the interests of the nation that bad adopted
him.

A new tarif of commercial duties, to take effect
from the commencement of the year, has been pub-
lished by the Russian Government. This is all (so
say the letters from Sweden) that the ceaseless And
overbearing importunity of the French Minister CAtS.
taNcounr has been able to extort from the Emperor
ALEXANDER, who has peremptorily rejected every pro-
position for acting up to the spirit and intention of
the" Continental system." The new duties .ire cep-
' sidered by mercantile people as extremely moderate ;
and even for these the Government has 'deemed it
:prudent to offer something in the way of apology.—
•" These commercial regulations, (says the decree in
Which they are promulgated) have been resorted to in
consequence of the great increase of importations,
which has caused the exchange to fall, and consi-
derably affected the nationat industry.* -
Admittance into the Russian ports under this new
Decree is, we understand, restricted to vessels artiv7
ing from the United -States and the Brazils. The
greatest regularity with respect to documents will be
required on the part of thr:;:. All attempts to impose
on the Russian Government by false papers will sub-
ject the vessel and cargo to confiscation ; and vessels
with imperfect papers will not be allowed to land
their cargoes, but are to be sent to the place from
whence they came, to complete their documents.
,No British merchandise had been hurrie! in Russia.'
The French Minister was particularly anxious to have
this insulting part of his master's system adopted, but
all his solicitations to that effectlailed. Indeed, the.
Russian Government is said to have manifested so
much firmness on this and other important'points, as to.
~render it evident that ALIWANDIR only waits for some.
arrangement with the Porte to re-assume his indepen-
dence. France was so fully aware of this disposition,
that she was believed to be secretly encouraging the
Porte to continue the war against Russia.

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