Star.
London, England, 1810-01-29 00:00:00

V ADRID, DEC. 29.

The gang of the freebooter Empecir.ado, which
has so often made its appearance on the left of Ma-
drid, and by its depredation.; and atrocities of every
descriptions struck terror into the peacc•ahle inhabi-
tants of the country, happened, a few days since, be_
tween-kruerte and Cuenca, to get into the very midst
of the cavalry, under the orders of General Milhaud;
100 of these banditti were killed on the spot, and SO
more, including three of their leaders, were taken,
,gether with 60 of Orel). horses. It appears certain,
Empecinado, and his cousin Matiana, ate
arn,,lig the slain.
'Cllr day after (the 23(.1) another gang was also
ea to pieces in The same quarter. This roufi-de-main,
• the part of Ceneral Milhaud, was preceded. by the
clispersitin of the rebellious Junta of Molina, in
• rah oa, where he found and destroyed a great
(4.liantiPy of arms and stores. In every place this di-
„ hal passed throosh, its excelleit appearance

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We have this day laid before our Readers Lists of
the Majority and Minority on Lord PORCIIESTER'S
Motion to enquire into the Walcheren Expedition.
The result of the debate in the Commons on Friday
has occasioned much speculation in the political
circles. The friends of the present Minkers affect to
regard it as an event of little importance, and as
merely determining the time when an enquiry, which
all desired, should commence ; an,3l affirm, that but
for the kind of necessity laid upon officers engaged in
that expedition to appear anxious for a speedy investi-
gation, the motion would have been negatived. The
Opposition, on the other hand, hail the result of that
night's contest as a victory which will infallibly drive
out the present Ministers.
Which of these suppositions have the best founda-
tion cannot long remain in doubt. Indeed if we may
credit a rumour which is circulated with borne con-
fidence this morning, some steps have already been
taken which seem to indicate the speedy arrange-
ment of a new Administration. Communications on
the subject were, it is said, transmitted last night to
Lord GRENVILLE and Earl GREY. The bearer of
the letter to Lord GRENVILLE, was Mr. TURNER) the
Messenger of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
The following article, evidently on Ministerial au-
thority, has been circulated as a contradiction of the
above rumour :

44 A Morning Paper having asserted that the Mi-
nisters ha7e taken steps to form a new Administra-
tion, and that they have made another overture to
Lord GRENVILLE, we can take upon ourselves to
asert that there is no foundation for the statement.
No overture has been or is intended to be made to
Lord GuExvit.LE—Lord GRENVILLE has written a
letter as Auditor of the Exchequer, to Mr. PERCE•
VAL, on account of the sudden disappearance of Mr.
EDEN, and Mr. PERCEVAL has replied, but that is the
sole subject of their correspondence."

French Papers to the 18th and letters from Hol-
land to the '2lst instant, have arrived since our last,
from which we have givcn extracts of any thing
worthy of notice.

Yesterday Mr. H. WELLEsLEY and Mr. VAUGHAN
sailed from Portsmouth for Cadiz, and Mr. STUART
for Lisbon, on their several missions.
A second deficiency has been for some days talked
of on the part of a Public Accountant to the amount
of £200,000. The department is the Ordnance, but
it is expected that eventually there will be no loss.—
What the real deficiency may be we know not, but
them can be no doubt that the report has truth for its
foundation.
The. KING has been pleitsed to appoint THOMAS
ALCocK, Esq. to be Treasurer of the Ordnance, in
the room of JOSEPH HUNT, Esq. resined.
Friday sc'nnight, in the Common Obuncil of Dub-
lin, on the motion of Mr. GiFyA,lin, to petition agabut
the Catholic Claims, an Amendment was moved that '
the Question be adjourned for oseyear,and that amend-
ment was carried by 39 to 34.
A meeting of the General Committee of the Catho-
lics of Ireland was held in Dublin on Monday last, at
which a plan of regulations received from Dr. Tam,'
was road, in which, we Understand, it was proposed to
concede the veto. It was, however, stated by Mr. HAY,
that a meeting of the English Catholics will he held
in London on Thursday nett, and that he had re.ISOu
to hope that they will not adJpt any measure on the
subject not appruved of the. I.rk cikkhulicst
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