Star.
London, England, 1810-07-17 00:00:00

ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE.

it Ciudad Rodrigo is closely invested by Ney, with
an army of 25,000 men-10,000 of them are on this
side the Agueda, and the remainder are posted to the
vorth. The garrison makes desperate sallies, parti-
cularly that on the 26th ult. in which we are told the
French lost nearly 700 men. It is impossible to get
any provisions into the town, but fortunately at pre-
sent none are wanted. The Spaniards behave like
heroes; and although the place must sun ender, it
will cost the enemy very dear. His object is to draw
off Lord Wellington into the plain—but when the
enemy finds this will mst succeed, I should not be
surprised if he were to give over the siege."

" LISBON, JULY 5.
Ciiidad Rodrigo is besieged with great activity,
and it has endured for several days a tremendous
bombardment. It is, doubtless, the object of the
F!ench to induce Lord Wellington to change his
ground, but his Lordship's determination is, rather to
let it fall than be drawn from his advantageous po-
sition.

e‘ On the 26th ult. at night, the garrison made their
second sally, when it ssems, that although the French
received them with a dreadful discharge, they bore off
150 prisoners, and killed a great number. It is ap-
prehended that their resistance will be vain, unless,
a; Lnrd Wellington cannot quit his ground, they
should be relieved by the Spaniards from Villafranca,
which is not very probable.
The French have not increased in numbers, and
yet they are still extremely deficient in provisions.—
Bread is very scarce with them. Our army wants
nothing but what the French possess—numbers."

GOTTENBURCH MAIL.

S L'OCKHO( M, JULY 1.

Within this few days several arrests of consequence
have taken place., and in the mean time preparations
for the trial of the insurgents of the 20th June conti-
i.ae ; the punishment of those found guilty will be
examplary and prompt. The Diet, which meets on
the ‘23d instant, will assemble at Orebro. Sufficient
i•notive; for this are to be found in the agitated state
of the public mind here, and the number of troops
consequently necessary. Russia, it is said, has ex-
pressed her determination not to interpose in the elec-
tion of a Crown Prince.

Aux 2.—Upon the humble petition by Count Fa-
bian Fersen, playing, that in order to remove the un-
founded suspicion excited in the public mind agaimllt
his late brother, Count Axil Fersen, Marshal of the
empire, his papers might immediately be placed under
judicial seal, and the strictest enquiry set on foot, in
order to ascertain the innocence of his deceased bro-
ther, and clear his memory of the foul aspersions
throln on it by ill-disposed persons, his Majesty has
most graciously been pleased to order the Chancellor
of Justice to cause the seals to be immediately put on
the papers of the deceased, and the strictest enquiry
set on foot in order to ascertain his innocence or guilt.
Jo obedience to his Majesty's command, the Chan-
cellor of Justice has caused proceedings of inquiry
wsmediately to be commenced, but they have not yet
thrown any further light on the cause of the death of
the deceased Crown Prince, than what appears from
the report made by the College of Physicians on that
subject.

'FILE EVENING STAR.

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PORTUGAL.
Last Light another Mail arrived from Lisbon with
letters and papers to the Bth instant, from which we
have given some interesting extracts. Dispatches were
alco received from Lord WELLINGTON.

The siege of Ciudad Rodrigo continued to be
Pressed by the enemy with- great vigour up to the 2d
:nstant, and the resistance of the besieged to be
equally firm and determined. The loss of the enemy,
who had concentrated the greater part of their forces
:n the neighbourhood of the place, is estimated al-
ready at 6000 men.—The -question among military
rnen at present is:—Will Lerd WELLINGTON hazard
a general engagement to save that important place ?
or will he maintain his present position, in the hopes
that the loss which the enemy may sustain in the
Present undertaking, will give him a better chance of
victory a few days or weeks hence ?—When once the
Otte of Ciudad Rodrigo is decided, there must be a
general battle, if not before, or the British army must
Netreat without fighting.—The transports for their
conveyance are all ready.
The letters from Oporto are to the 2d of this month,
and inform us, that an embargo had been imposed
on the 19th ult. at the mouth of the river Douro, for
the purpose of securing a quantity of craft to convey
provisions up the river Mondego, to the rear of the

tridsli army; It had Beni' removed pievititts to thi
date of the letters.

Other advices Mention, that the Oallicians had
taken Astorga from the enemy, but by our own ac-
counts from Comma, Which reach to the 6th instant,
we are confident that this is a mistatethent.

SPAIN.
Letters have also been received Mont Cadiz as late
as the Ist inst. but they add little to the particulars
received by the Mail of yesterday. They speak, how-
ever, with great confidence as to the success of a sortie
that was to take place as soon as the preparations
were completed. "We cannot add," says one of the
letters, " any thing to the pleasing intelligence com-
municated by General LACEY, as no dispatches have
been since received from him. It is believed, that he
is now employing himself in organizing his newly
raised troops in the mountains of Ronda, previous to
beginning his march to Chiclana, and commencing
offensive operations against the rear of the enemy
there. On our part we shall not be backward, and
every exertion is making for.a sortie. The troops to
be engaged in this glorious enterprize for raising the
siege, are said to be about 11,000. The enemy has
not 15,000 before the city, though they have a reserve
at Seville."