Star.
London, England, 1810-09-06 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The following lett n. from an Officer commanding
one of the British gun-boats it Cadiz, ought to have
reached us on Tuesday; but by some accident has
been delayed. It is, however, of sufficient interest to
deserve a perusal:

" Off Cuffs, August IS.

" I have received yours, in which you accuse me
of neglect in not writing, but be assured the fault is
not mine. I have been out of the ship these five
months ; and a most harrassing time, I assure you, I
have had of it. We lie almost constantly within
range of the enemy's shot and shells, and continually
engaged in exchanging shot with their batteries, or
intercepting vessels in-shore, making over to them.
How long we shall continue on this harrassing duty,
I am unable to tell ; but unless the enemy raise the
siege, (which they may as well do, for they will never
take Cadiz), I imagine we shall remain here all the
winter.

" Since the enemy took the small fort of Mata-
gorda, they have not advanced a foot ; they are con-
stantly employed in planning and building batteries,
which arc destroyed nearly as fast as erected. Their
principal operations are directed against the Dock-
yard, and the boats going to, and returning from the
watering-place. The operations carrying on by the
enemy are confined to such a small compass of
ground, (within two-thirds of gun-shot, only Me water
intercepting), that we can perceive all their motions on
either side, even to the blowing of their matches; and
one day passes over another merely with exchanging

The ship Cianweema outward-bound which ar-
rived at St. Helena the 9th of July, parted company
the 13th May, with the INDus, 6te N. BCNSLRY, and
DAVID Scorr ; the 14th May parted company with
the ANN, and on the 19th May parted company with
the PDOINIX, PRISTON, and Sovasieure—The Gant;.
DIANA packet had arrived in Bengal.
In one of the articles of a Benefit Society, at the
west end of the town, the following description of
persons prohibited from becoming members thereof
is inserted, viz. " no lawyer, or lawyer's clerk, or any
other dangerour artificers."
At Hatton-larden Office, yesterday, GI"
a smith; residing in Onslow-street, saffron-hill, was
charged with the murder of his wife, by cutting her
throat, and mangling her in various parts of the body,
In presence of his brother and her sister, after their
return from Bartholomew Fair the preceding night.
He was committed to abide the verdict of the Coroner.
Yesterday, at Guildhall, Steven, a notorious
character, particularly well known at this office, was
brought up by the officers from Bartholomew Fair.
and ordered by the Magistrates to be brought up on
The Liosr man of war, a nth the Persian Ambassa- Friday. Strange and Cartwright were likewise brought
dor, Sir WILLIAM and Sir GORE OUSELEY, and Mr. up from th same place, charged wi havin hnd-
kerchiefs ine their hats, of which theyth g could not tell
MORIER, and suite, arrived safe at Madeira in the
ginningbe-
the marks ; they were also remanded till Friday, as
oflast month. Sir Gone landed, and remained
were B. Childe, J. Sullivan, and J. Davis, all under
on shore three days. The Persian Ambassador did similar charges.
not land, anxious to avoid any thing that might pos-
sibly lead to further delay, and being apprehensive 11/illiant Mantas, a journeyman blacksmith, was
that his stay in England was as long as circumstances charged by the keeper of a stall in Bartholomew Fair,
with pushing wilfully against his stall, so as to upset
would admit.
A Treaty of Commerceihas been arranged with the and break twu skew-glasses, full of goods, which were
Deputies from the Citraccas, in the 4th article of damaged, and he_ reckoned his loss to be ,e 5. The
which, we understand that Great Britain, on her part, young man stated, that owing to the pressure oldie
engages to protect the trade ofthose settlements against crowd he had put his foot against the stall to save
himself from falling. His Master, the person with
any hostile attempt that may be made to destroy it ;
whom he now lodges, and the person with whom be
a singular embarrassment thus arises from the late
blockading Proclamation of the Regency of Spain. It .
lodged for the two years before, gave him an mei-
is understood that M. LOPEZ has represented the se- Thelatter person lent character. . paid down a gui-
''vere measures which may liostaken against .nea tor him, which the stall-keeper accepted as some
for the damages be had sustained.
Spaniards In the Colonies, should it be attempted to compensation.
the Native
carry such a menace into execution, and it is believed
that the Marquis WEc.Lusta% concurred in the views JO" Pettit, a journeyman carpenter, was charged.
at Union Hall, on suspicion of stealing a quantity of
I and wishes of the American Deputy, and that it has port wine, under the following circumstances:—lthe
• been determined in the Cabinet to interpose with the appeared that the prisoner and a number of of r
workmen have been employed for some time in re-
Spanish Government in favour of those Western De- thepremises
pendencies which still profess to maintain friendly re- pairing of Mr. Cleesby, in Philpot-lane;
lations with the Parent Country.
The Lords Commissioners for Trade fiave been and, on Saturday last, a Clerk in the house, in the
absence of Mr. Cleesby, having occasion to go down
leased to acquaint the merchants, trading to the to the wine cellar, discovered that the door had been
• editerranean. that the Government of Algiers have opened by means
eeded to his Majesty the extensive and fertile track of which the bolt of the lock shut, and that several hot-
of removing a piece of wood within
territory on the African coast, betwixt, and compre- ties of wine had been taken. He immediately insPec'
bending, the settlements of La Cala and Bona ;from
whence the French African Company, in their trade fed some of the workmen, and on charging them, the
prisoner,_though hedenied
the charge. appeared ex-
from Marseilles, have, till recently, derived essential tremely anxious. .
advantages, during a period of above 150 years. prevented doing till an officer
had been procured to
to get home ; this, -however, he was
Letters from Virginia to the 3d of August were accompany him, and on their arrio. 4at the prisoner!'
received yesterday. They states that the American lodging, he contrived to get up stairs first and.
ich
Government had transmitted orders to Norfolk, di- saying something to his wife in a language wh,
recting that all the ships of war should prepare for
see immediately, to cruise off the adjacent coasts, the officer did not understand, before they could
get into the room several bottles were thrown out
and in case any molestation should be offered either at a window into a back yard, which, on being
examined afterwards, was found strewed with (rag'
to the armed or trading ships of the Republic, force meats of glass bottles, and flowing with the Pic.
should be repelled by force. It is conjectured. that
the late disagiveable affair between the Moselle and of the grape. On a further search, Goff, the Offiwi
the Vixen has led to this unfriendly and auspicious mark on the cork, the prosecutor was enabled to sal;
found a bottle of Port down the Privy, and, from a
measure. It is added in the letters containing these it was his . bit, pecan could not swes,
particulars, that the Slaves of Virginia had risen exactly to the quantity of wine missing, but believr
igainst their Masters, and that several families of the It to amount to 14 donee. 'jam prisoner wa fit"
'u hest distinction, among whom was a General: vommitted for pia.
01ficer, had fallen victims to their vengeance.

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A few shot and shell. How long matters will conu.
nue in this way, 1 cannot pretend to tell ; but in my
opinion, the enemy had better withdraw, for if they
offer to leave their entrenchments, and advance to.
wards Cadiz, they will meet with a warm reception.
44 One division of our gun-boats at present guards
the prison ships, and the other is stationed off St.
Mary's, to prevent any boats passing along shore
with supplies for the enemy. In this manner we re-
lieve each other every 24 hours, without the least per-
ceptible benefit to the• cause we are espousing, and as
matters at present stand, I think we shall remain sta-
tionary here for a long time. When any event worth
notice occurs, you may rely on hearing again from
yours, truly,"