Star.
London, England, 1811-10-24 00:00:00

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• +R !INC.
Accoinns ieel,ived early yesterday. !Nam Windsor,
stated " That His hts.rierrf was not worse, and had
some sleep during the night."
Late last night an express arrived at ioilc House,
stating, that " There had been an alteration in His
til4biiirr' health for the worse, since the morning,
snit diathe had not walked in the lobby of his spirt-
nients.'s
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RAMSGATE, OCTOBER OCIVBEA 23.

The Duke of CLARINCE set out from Nelson's-
Crescent this forenoon about 11 o'clock, in order to
breakfast with Admiral Youwo, on board his Majes-
ty's ship the CHRISTIAN VII. in the Downs. An im-
mense train of carriages followed his Royal Highness
to Deal, where he arrived about one o'clock, paid his
respects to Lady Lucy FOLLY, and handing her into
the Admiral's Barge, accompanied by Lords Ltiert-
POOL and PORTARLINGTON, and followed by other
barges filleci with Officers and Ladies, His Royal
Highness proceeded to the CHRISTIAN-VII. As he
passed the first ship a Royal Salute, of 21 guns, was
immediately fired from all the ships in the Downs,
and the same compliment was paid on his visiting
the NAIAD, about half past four o'clock. The Band
of the 23d Dragoons followed the Royal Barge, and
an amazing concourse of spectatct•s cheered the Royal
party as they left the beach.
THE ARMY.
The depot of General CHAMPAGNE'S regiment, the
41st, is moved to the magnificent barrack at Win-

cheater. - .• .
Yesterday tke Young Nand transport arrived it
Portsmouth, in 8 days from Lisbon ; a part of the gar-
rison, British and Spanish, had embarked to join BAL-
I iarrattos, in the rear of the blockading enemy, who
kept up a cannonade on the town, which did no harm.
We find that the large fleet for Lisbon, which has
been so long collecting, is still detained at Cowes by
contrary winds— the delay has enabled Colonel BRAD-
FORD, and many other officers of Lord WELLINUFON'S
army, to join.

Transports, with the Louth Militia, have come over
from Ireland ; they will be disernbark.A at Harwich.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER F:zoNt AN OF: VAilt WITII OUR
ARMY IN roon,ruom. :

" Agentril, one league In rear of Almeria, Act. S, 1311.
gi In my last letter I inclosed to you a sketch of the
reads; rivers, and villages between the Coa and the
Agueda. The banks of both these rivers are ex-
treineiy hide .niti rugged ; but the rest of this track
of country i, cr.en, with gentle slopes, cerrcrei with
torn and piant.jtions of olive-trees. From Sabitfral
to Ciudad Rodrigo there is a chain of woody hills
,kirted on one side by the upper Flit of the two titers
just named, to their sources ;. on the other side the
descent irdo the plain is marked by the towns and
villages of Alfayates, 'urcalhos, Castellegos, Imre),
Convene), &c. towards Ciudad Rodrigo. Duri•tg
the months of August-and September, it was known
that a considerable convoy of provisions was assemb-
hng at Salamanca for Ciudad Rodrigo. The. 31,
4th, 'nd 6th divisions of our army, and General
Pack's brigade, were cantoned from Fir:into Guin.thlo
to Barba del Porco. The light division was on the
other side of the Agueda, at Martiago, Robleda, &c.
at the foot of the mountains towards Placentia. Don
Julien Sanchez, an Don Carlos Espana, with their
Spaniards, were between Ciudad Rodrigo and Sala-
manca. Some light cavalry, and the 53J regiment,/
were latterly close to Ciudad Rodi igo, so that it was
completely blokaded.
_

Abotit the middle of September reinforcements
arrived to the enemy in Salamanca, from Burgos, and
also from Placentia ; and communicating columns
from the latter place, under Marmont, marched to.
wards Ciudad Rodrigo. Our troops were concen-
trated towards Fuente Guinaldo, and withdrawn from
the other side of the Agueds, excepting the light di-
vision. These movements were executed from the
20th to the 23J, in proportion as the French columns
approached Ciudad Rodrigo. On the 25th, the 3d
division (Picton's) was engaged, and retired from El
Bodon to Fuente Guinaldo, supported by the 4th 1
(Cole's). The 6th (Campbell's), posted at Espeja,
engaged the French cavalry between that place and I
Carpio. The 7th division (Sontag's) was in the i
rear of Albergaria ; and the light brigade (Pack's)
at !mem
On the 16th, the enemy lost a fine opportunity of
attacking ; for General Craufurd's division did not
join across a ford on the right of our position till three
p. m. The enemy passed the whole day not a mile!
from our position, in cooking, reconnoitring, and
moving various close columns of battalions. The
position taken by Lord Wellington had Fuente Gui-
naldo in the centre, Castellegos in the rear of the left,
and extended along a very narrow ridge, with a gra-
dual
descent in front and rear, over open ploughed
fields. A few hasty field-works had been thrown up
on the 24th.
" Early in the morning of the 27th, Lord Welling!
ton retreated to Rebtrlosa, Alfayates, Soito, &c. The '
enemy folldu rd us close; so much so', that when Ge-
neral Pack returned from Rebalosa towards Aldea
de Ponte, to throw part of the brigade into that vil- j
lage, it was found to be too late, the enemy being
already in possession of that place, and being posted
upon the hills about it.
44 Early on the 28th we retired farther to Quadra-
sayes, Pocafarinu, Villa.boa, and Rouma ; head.
quarters west at • Quadrasayes. I believe the light
division never retreated beyond Soito. The enemy
had comnititiced tteir retreat on the afternoon of the
27th ; but •betng pressed by the fusileer brigack
it Pont