Star.
London, England, 1810-12-04 00:00:00

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

CADIZ, NOVEMBER g.
They +a-rite from Aranna on the 21st October, that
the division commanded by General'Ballasteros, by
a verietp of well-combined movements, has at length
conspellea Moitier to retreat with the utmost preci-
pitation. He .availed himself, for that purpose, of a
tremendous thunder storm, during which he effected
his retreat, yet in the utmost confusion, and with a
very considerable loss in killed and wounded.
/MAC? rto)4 AS OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION PROM
10RD WELLINGTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIR.t FORJAZ.
Pero Negro, the 10th inst.
Nothing of importance has occurred since tis date
of' toy last dispatches of the 3d instaut, On the .sth
. Inst. the enemy reconnoitred the envitons of Abran-
its, end moved, tinder covtr of the above operation,
• small body of horse and foot towards Villa Velha,
evidently with the intention of, obtaining possession
of the bridge across the Tagus, which was formerly
to that place ; finding it, however, destroyed, the
above deta.chments returned to Sobreba Formosa.—
The enemy has collected the largest number el-boats
Which it was in his power to obtain, in order to throw
a bridge over the Zezere t it is very bad, and will, I
trust, be destroyed. •
By the last accounts Which I hate 'received from
Sa,iajoz, dated the 4441 find that at that time_Mor-
tier's corps remained in Seville, and was i* a very
sickly state.
TARRAGONA, OCT. SS.

Pur General in Cbief being. .extremely . satisfied
with the distinguished manner m which the officers
of his Britannic Majesty's frigate Cam-
, . Scian conducted themselves in the action which took
pl,pe in Bazut and Pelapos, on the 1041 and 14th
e last month, under the immediate orders of Ma-
jor-General Doyle, ordered a certain number of me-
dajrns bil,tvbckk with the inscriptionp GRATEFUL
SPAP TO BRITISH IlgritaPauTT,' and on the reverse,
0 Elsa:4l4 ALUANCIL"
The said medal Ras delivered to the above Major.
General for distribution among the brave men who
fought !o;allantly, led on'by theit noble Combas-
gliir, Captain Nue.
VALENCIA DE ALCANTARA, NOV, 11.

. They mite from La Mancha, on the sth instant,
that on the 28th ult. Franciiquite attacked, hi the
vicinity of-Consuegra, a detachment of the enemy's
drap.ms which escorted 70 carriages laden with lead,
cartouches, and other effects. The result was, that
he succeeded in seizing the carriages after killing
many of the escort.
The parties of the Commanders AltrandrO and'
Orohio have to-day united in Calicos, for the purpose
t,t attacking the French who yesterday entered into
Alm.icieq. We hope the Most favourable results, be.
cause these guerrillas consist of 800 good horsemen:
From F•lrtugal, we know that the Tagus has been

swelled in the most extraordinary manner by the late
and that it consequence of this all the endea•
vc urs of the French division to pass it have hitherto
proved useless.
The river Zezere has also swollen, and carried
away part of the wooden bridge which the enemy
had constructed. On the 4th, at-four in• the after.
',non, the PN-ench presented themselves in the vicinity
c f Abrantes, but were received lsy se brisk a fire that
they retired at *night.