Star.
London, England, 1810-10-08 00:00:00

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:ig of that day the• British beadinarters, which had
seen for some days before at Bureicik. were removed
to Coimbra. The army was in position a few len/cues
from that e;tr, between the Sierra d. Alcoba and the
river Mondego The Portuguese troops under Mar-
shal Ben il.FnitD arrived on the 22d at Bestieros, the
Northern extremity of the Alcoba mountains, from
whence they were to fall back and effect a junction
with a British corps posted at Aveiras. A corps of
ea airy, and some battalions of infantry, were sta-
tioned at Pena Cova, on the Mondego. The advanced
guard of the French was at Pinheira de Azere, about
five or six leagues from this point : the main army
vas between Viseu and Tondinello.
The retreat of Lord WELLINOTON from Gouvea to
his position at Coimbra was effected, we understand,
without the smallest attempt at any serious interrup.
tion on the part of the enemy. Their advanced troops
c.tme down two or three times in considerable force,
but as soon as our rear was drawn out to receive them,
they fell back. The inhabitants with an entire de.
votedness to the cause of their country, of which the
history of the present day furnishes few examples, de-
stroyed such parts of their prOperty as they were un-
able to remove, and, abandoning their habitation;
preceded the allied army in their retreat.
Since our last Gazettes and letters have been re-
ceived from Corunna, the former to the 17th and the
latter to the date of the 21st ult. The French are
stated to be so much weakened in Asturias, that they
only retain possession of Gijon and Oviedo. An in.
tercepted letter from KELLERMAN to BosziEr contains
the following paragraph :
You must endeavour to maintain your ground in
the province of Asturias the best way you can, for I
have no more than 7000 men, with whom I am or-
dered to proceed to the frontiers of Portugal. Order
large supplies of corn to be collected to keep up the
expectation of the arrival of reinforcements, and im-
pose additional contributions to make the people think
so; and it this will not do, and you find yourself hard
pressed, you can fall back to Montana."

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Letters and papers have also been received from
Hamburgh and Altona, by the way of Heligoland,
to the date of the 27th ult. NAPOLEON appears to be
making great exertions to procure seamen in the north
of Europe. Between the 13th of August, and the
17th of last month, upwards of 1400 passed through
Broda on their toad to Beveland, to proceed on board
the squadron in tke Scheldt. From the same advices
it is reported that the Russians have abandoned the
siege of Varna.
An article from Warsaw corroborates in some de.
gree the rumours contained in private letters from
Germany, of an approaching rupture between France
and Russia. It is said that a strong cordon of troops
is to be immediately formed in Saxony. France, then,
is to be tl.e assailant ; for ALEXANDER, even base and

erroneous as his 'system of policy has been, has, we
should suppose, too much upon his hands at present
to be the aggressor in a war with that Power, which
has humbled Russia, and subdued the rest of the
North of Europe.

The MILFORD East-Indiaman has arrived at Fal-
mouth from India. She left Bombay on the Ist of
June. The expedition against the Mauritius left
itbdras the 10th of May. The French prisoners taken
in the letter of marque l'Avanturier, from the Isle
of France, and brought into Plymouth a few elaysi
ago, report, that when a day's sail from the above
island they fell in with fourteen sail of large ships,
supposed to be the English Expedition, fitted out for
the capture of the place.
The ships WEXFORD, EARL CAMDEN, WINCRIZIARAI
and AREISTON, arrived at Bombay the 25th May.
Passengers per the Milford—Mrs. Learmouth, Majors Dolly
and Grant, Colonel MAallny, Captain Hamilton, Dr. Wallace.

Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, the Dukes of
CAMBRIDGE and CLARENCE, and Princesses AUGUSTA
d SOPHIA, - St. George'-

POOKJEFFICRY
• TO THE AMOR OP
Suva-The correspondence
between myself and Mrs. CORDS, ; mother
unfortunate JEFFERY the seaman, (which was inserted
in your own and several other Papers) brought forth
another document testifying his existence in America.
Against the authenticity of this document, the mother
of the unhappy victim solemnly protests, and for rea-
sons so obvious and strong, that they deserve parti-
cular attention. Subjoined you have an exact copy
of Mrs. Coade's Letter, setting aside the correction of
a few orthographical errors. There are some harsh
expressions made use of in her letter, concerning
which you will exercise your own judgment.--I re-
main 4 Sir, yours, respectfully, ta. Jo CO
Plymouth Dock, October 6.
COPY OP MR& COMMIS LETTER*

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- • " Parole, Oarsman, October 4,1610.
a Sin—l take the liberty to intrude on your time,
emboldened by the interest you have taken in the fate
of my unfortunate son. I observe a copy of your
letter to me, and also of my answer to you, in the
public Papers, which has been the means of producing
another official document respecting the pretended
existence of my unhappy child. Of course, you and
the country will be now satisfied, that, from such in-
formation, there tan be no doubt of his existence. I
have now no•doubt myself but that some one has
seen examined, as therein stated ; but I am persuaded
that the Officers of our Government (who in this
transaction appear to have done their duty) have been
imposed en by that —. The story is plausible,
and calculated to give weight to the testimony : for
myself, I believe it is collected from the evidence
given on LAKE'S trial, and the subsequent examina•
lions of my boy's shipmates, &c. ?her, it one thing
that forcibly striker me that it is a fabrication—that is, the
signature to the dliEderuit is a cross. This I wish you to
bear in your mind; and if you think proper to make my
letter public, I have no objection ; (that the country
may judge whether the official document be true or
false) I have neither the means nor opportunity of so
doing.—My son could write, not only his name, but a tole-
rable hand for a labouring youth, and understood the jfrst
rudiments of arithmetic, rujfeient for his employment, and
kit the daily journal of his work done i n the shop. While
there remains a doubt of his existence, why not have
got a letter for me from him ? Why not have pressed
him so to do ; or to let me hear some circumstance

Of his family or of his neighbours, something ever so
trivial, not public ? Or tell me how a letter might
be conveyed to him, to convince me he really exists ?
—Suppose that Nature for a moment could forget its
functions, and my agonized feelings were at rest, in-
terest would still be a powerful monitor, and say that
it would be necessary to prove his existence for my
temporal good. My present husband put my poor
boy's life on the premises we now inhabit, purchased
the ground, on which he built a dwelling-house and
work-shop, and holds his lease on the dropping of
three lives—so that when the other two drop, it would
be necessary to prove the existence of my son, or ren-
der the lease to the Lord of the Manor.

6' I beg your pardon for this long intrusion, and
shall only add, that the signature convinces me the
story is fabricated by and his emissaries, and
attested by unprincipled hirelings, like himself. My
only hope is, that those who from universal philan-
thropy have interested themselves in my unhappy
boy's behalf, and the nation's character, Mill yet-prove
his fate beyond a doubt.—l remain, Sir, your obliged
humble Servant, (Signed) a no:con coAnz."

(From the foregoing letter it appears, that Mrs.
COADE is of opinion, that some person has been pro-
cured to personate her son. The fact, however. of
his being enabled to write well, k a damning proof
of the fabrication of the affidavit last inserted.)

The Princess AMELIA continues in a very weak
had a short sleep on Fri-'
but such is the nature of
hopes indeed are enter-
. communication to this
morning to their MAMIE*
i. Doctors BAILIE, Sir
PopE, are in constant at-
iighness. All the male
amity remain at Windom,
precarious state of Pringle.
Hunt, of Billingshurst,
neighbourhood a milk-I
chase of two hour!, was
the form where started.
iesiatyt'elsy held a
thipßutcsMaen'
rnALtrs, ta w
language. He was sentenced
and put at the bottom of
BEENIBOURG, formerly ,
viewing the valley of Cha-
. month, had nearly been
s, under an enormous
roller persons,
The Princess had
• attendants was killed.
first 020,000 Prize intro-
very last drawn, 220,000,
f HORNIMT andCo.likevtise
Prizes, and the only two of
420,000, three of wimp%
02000, ten Of £looo,`firna'
shared and sold
last five successive toit=
and St. Maritimes HID
Tickets and Shares foe'
begin mid finish on the
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ekores-

_ frigate,
were mounded, u will appear by the following exa
tract of siietter received this morning from an officer
belonging to her, dated St. Paul's Bay, August 18,
1810.

“ I am worry to inform you, that On the lOth of
August, standing in towards the land, about seven
miles from Valette, we had the misfortune to be
wrecked, Fortunately none of the officers or crew
were lost. It blew a very heavy gale, which obliged
us to cut away our masts, in order to save the peo-
ple. Our fatigue has been very great, being cast
away on a barren place. We are going to try to
get her off, if the weather permits, but I think all
•ur labour will be in vain, as the water is three feet
above the lower deck. We are at present in tents,
erected at a castle about half a mile from the ship.—
On our passage one of the convoy sprung a leak, and
we were obliged to take the crew on board our ship—
so that there were two wrecks before we reached
Malta.”

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seen for 51
to Coimbr
from that
river Mon,
steal BEltt
Northern t
whence thi
with it Bri
cavalry, a
timed At
guard of
five or six
'was betwe
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his positio:
without th
tion on the
c.tme dowi
but as soot
they fell b
votedness
history of
stroyed sui
able to n
preceded
Since of
ceived fro:
latter to tl
stated to

and SoPHIA, went to St. George's chapel, and heard ane rnncess AMELIA cont
divine service. state. Her Royal Highness ha
We have received several letters from our fleet off day and Saturday nights ; buher malady, that very faint I
Toulon, to the 19th of August. The Toulon fleet tamed of her recovery. A c
were reconnoitred the day before by the PHlLostei, effect was made on Friday nu
Capt. Gumi, and were found to consist of five sail of Tuts, whom it deeply affected.
the line full of troops, eight frigates, and two store-, H. HALPORD, DUNDAS, and P ships, in the outer roads ; and one three-decker and a tendance upon her Royal Hi
corvette in the inner roads. There seems a strong branches of the Royal Fami desire in the French fleet to put to sea, (for some ob- in consequence of the precai
ject) but their feats prevent them. 1 the 12th of AMELIA.
August nine sail of the line and four frigates came Wednesday last the Union
„rat; hut on the ALCESTE making the signal to Sir
' ( 11.1RLES COTTON, they bore up and got in again.— near Horsham, found in the
white hare, which, after a chi
The nest day, two'sail of the line came out, and on killed within fifty yards of the
Wing chaced by the Colossus and ALCESTE, they ran, A Court-Martial was latel
into the harbour. Sir CHARLES COTTON has 16 sail
of the line under his command, of follows : Lieut. FiOTT, of his Maijangu:
estfi
San Josef (flag ship), Capt. Nave; Vile de Paris, Capt. Tho-
making use of seditious
lliat ; Centaur, Rear.Aimiral Sir Samuel Hood, Capt. Webiey ; to be. oismissed the ship, and
nue, Capt. Fallowell ; York, Capt. Barton ; Sultan, Capt. West; the list.
Repulse, Capt. Halliday; Colossus, Capt. Alexander; Invincible, The Duchess of ANIIOLT
Car. Adam ; Bombay, Capt. Cuwins; Ajax, Capt. Otway; Con-
queror, Capt. Fellowes ; Wantpite, Capt. Blackwood; Leviathan,' Princess of Hesse, while vies
Capt. Harvey.mouney, near Lausanne, last z
At Palermo, for the protection of Sicily, are buried, with several other persi
CamPlles Rear-Admiral Martin, Captain Inglis; Magnificent, mass rock which rolled doi
. of . .
.Capt. Eyre ; Victorious, Capt. Talbot ; Montagne, Capt. Mow- her leg L•roice, and one of her i
t' ay; Warrior, Capt. Spranger; Fame, Capk Hamby, Acting ; . Cumberland, Capt. Wodebouse. It is remarkable that the fir
At Messina—
duced in a Lottery, and the ve
ille Seahonse. Captain J. Stewart. should be shared and sold by H
first dr3o 000 Prize
It is said, that a French Officer of the Staff, and tAr,sonnnf the; besides dye of se2o,
bi:;:i in the confidence of Sir JOUN STUART, has been c'''''',,s ,- Anon five of
detected in a correspondence with MURAT, that he "tr.:
~—Anci--"psisos,- wire
wade regular communications of the force, positions, twelve --- ,
tad purposes of the army in Sicily;and afforded such . HCIENSIST and Co. la the Jan,
at Now 9S, Contha. an
intelligence as might have been fatal to our interests ii...terles'ith whew mar had
in that Island, had not the, activity and gallantry of "----... I will
cur cruisers more than counteracted hie treason, ind, thsBl34o Lottiy.b.
• hitt he has been ordered home for trial. 19th instant.
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, tutisoastam.,
_..• ~..;; -#sploprotioloot .
Nam•MMII
It Or iral ItAlt We are eoneetoad to state, that the hopes ektm
ice tfiit lately tot* Place sed its our • last of die safety of the LIVELY friga
COAD4 the mother of the,
_ w eteausiouotied' . u will annosir 1.. eh.