Star.
London, England, 1810-07-18 00:00:00

rather as a mistake in the date, we cannot determine ;
7andtheinincletter states, that on the morning of the
eth a amen of war was held, at which the Marquis
all the dental Officers of a certain rank assisted.
—The ohjects of deliberation were conjectitred to be
the policy of making an attempt to rAise the siege of
Ciudad Rodrigo, and making those arrangements for
that general engagement, which, from many circom.
stances, was considered as likely to take plate in the
course of a few days. It is obvious, however, that
nothing could be known of the points under discus-
sion ; and we believe we'inay state with confuleme,
what we have hinted above, that the accounts rt.
ceived by Government do not warrant the idea that
any attempt whatever will be made to relieve Ciudad
Rodrigo.—lndeed, we may add, that strong fears
are entertained that the place, ere tl:is time, has been
obliged to surrender.

In the preceding columns we have given various
letters from the army, which will be found interesting
to many of our Readers.

The accounts from Cadiz, as we stated rsterdsy,
come down to the beginning of the poem woad;
For some weeks preceding, the advanced posts tithe
garrison had been established on the•continenr, at
least eine miles from the town. nous that pnint, as
asfrom the Isla, which is distant fromCadis about
seven miles, the batteries form a complete chain. The
French have thrown up immense works, but they are
mostly for defence. It would seem from the pnli.
tions occupied by their army, that they apprehend a
tortie. The greater part of it is Sn quartered, that it
could be brought in a short time to theiapport of
their works in front of the Isla. Towards the sea
their force is inconsiderable.

At Matagorda the enemy, it is believed, have been
occupied in const.ucting a mortar battery, but CA:
is thought to be too distant to be injured by shells
thrown from thence; and besides, the position was
not considered tenable. The town is abundantly pro.
tided with supplies of all kinds, particularly wafpr,
of which there is in the reservoirs sufficient for tl.e
consumption of eighteen months.
The sortie for which, as our Readers have already
been idurnsed, preparations had been making for
some time, was expected to take place by the middle
of the present month. The destruction of the frencib
magazine% stores, and provisions, which k has been
the labour of several months to ogled, would be the
thief object of the feet;e. this %mock was to be in-
dependent of any cooperation from the corps GIG,.
nem! LUCY in the !Sierra Ronda. The expedition
under.the direction oft Officer is not upon the at.
tended scale which was at first intended t it was
doge t, upon .Maitur; :otuidlerst,on. not prudent to
attempt iacomprebensive an operation without having
preiriodilt forbad and secured all the means of in.
fiern4 &Puce- . .
Letter's from Murcia state, that the French ad-
vanced :into that neighbourhood in three difsiont•
composed of IE4O men, but that the army of V len.
cia being immediately put in motion to encounter
them, they thought fit to withdraw. In their retreat
they committed many grievous excesses. Limier die
apprehension of their return, the people of Marcia
were preparing to give them allbetnal resistance.
By accounts froni 'Vinery: we receive the unplea.
sant news, that Megninenta is at list taken, and the
French statement is thus contented. Contidstiog its
c .mparative weakness, it made a bug -..cl gallant
defence. The ecav, porde • .yll whom we_ate fa.
spouted with this intcstriation, w ss in daily expectation
the appearance of the 1 tench, and vibs preparing
to ship himself off with his property fa Minorca.
_

Letters tram Crtrunn4 he account of the
expedition from Ribadeo tn BAntnna. The Regency
at Cadiz has at last listened to the prayers of the Cal-
LliciAns. A sum of money and x quantity of muskets
had been shipped elf from :ht. Bay, J were hourly
expected to arrive in the harbour of Comma.

• Nearly fifty letters containing return "f the troops
under MASS&XA and other FrenchGener.ds a ere lately
intercepted. It was from these that the list of the
enemy's force published in the STAR of Monday. was
taken : that statement may :beefing be considered
as official. To the Accounts published in the Portu-
guese Papers of the numbers belonging to the French,
the British and the Portuguese, we never gave any
kind of credit : they uniformly under•rate their own
numbers and those of the French, and exaggerate
those of the British - for what purpose we know not.
nor shall we now enquire.

The Princess SOPHIA of GLOVCINTRIt arrived at
Windsor on Monday to dinner with the Qom and
PRINCESSES, and in the evening returned to London.

• Sir HILARY HARITORD, Doctors BAILIZ ;Ad DVS'
DABS, visited the Princess AI4RUA on Monday Mail*
and remained with her Royal Highness all night.
Yisterday morning his MAI/STY and Princess Av.
COSTA took their usual airing OA horseback till we
o'clock, accompanied by Lady CALMAR, Count
8"1 Cvlueral 3wwri4 colonels TAILOR and Dm-
'atm.

- -
evening a Meeting of the Electors ofVfest•
minster was held at the Crown and Anchor Tow,
when it.watar eed that the Electnrs should dine
gather, to cerebir4re Sir FRANCS BURDLres
to the 'rawer. The day is not fixed.
H A woman. of the name of Sable, irac killed yewr.'
day b7l "k alt film; a led hors, belnnging to sn 04-
ficer at Knightslirkign.- ghe was wheolOs• a IWO
of linen, at which the horse took fright.