Star.
London, England, 1810-07-11 00:00:00

AYAMONTE, JUNE 18.

The French, on the 15th, continued at Moguer.
During the action at Gibraleon on the 4th, the Pa-
triots took a part of the baggage of the Duke d'Arem-
berg. On the 10th the division of General Ballesteros
was in Fregenal ; that of General Mendozatal in
Xeres and Burguillas ; and the French in Zafra,
Salvatierra, and Lapa.rra.

On the 15th Ballesteros passed to Aracena,. from
which 400 French fled, who had entered the same
day. The cavalry of General Cauponson on the 15th
made a reconnoitring on Gibraleon and Trigueros.—
Our reconnoitring parties are continually in motion.
On the sth a French Courier arrived .at Seville,
from Madrid, whence three are already wanting.—
He relates that on the evening of his departure, Jo-
seph Bonaparte, with two divisions, had marched for
Valencia ; but the private letters contradict this intel-
ligence, some saying that he goes to Andalusia,
others to Estramadura, and others to Burgos. In
Madrid they were preparing to give bull-fights, for
which purpose bull-fighters had been brought from
.Andalusia.

On the Bth the French announced to the public the
defeat of the Chief Copons (so they said), at Gibra-
leon, by the division of the Duke of Aremberg, with-
out more loss on their part than two killed. But in
Seville it was known that he had required at Tregu-
eros 21 labourers, with pickaxes, to bury his dead,
and 22 carts to convey his wounded ; among whom
was a Colonel who had treated the people of the vil-
lages with the greatest harshness and cruelty. In
fact, on the 9th and 10th, the convoy of the woun-
ded, in the above-mentioned action, was seen to en.
ter by the bridge of Triana.

PRIVATE LETTER.
4, ISLE OF LEON, JUNE 10.

gi Our situation is such that it affords very little va-
riety ; firing from the batteries, mornipg, noon, and
night. We have not as yet lost an inch of ground,
nor do I think that it is likely at present, although
Marshal I....febre has taken the command of the
French army, and report says, that he has pledged
himself to take, Cadiz in the course of a month—that
he intends to breakfast at Isla, and dine at Cadiz on
a certain da; ; but I think he will get such a lunch
on the road, that his appetite will be spoiled for dinner.

" The enemy have been before this place nearly
five month,, and have not yet gained a single step ;
in fact, hen they first took a position before it they
were above a thousand yards in advance to what they
Are now. Th►ey are constructing very large redoubts,

and are otherwise acting so much on the defensive,
that I think their force is not so great as is generally
supposed. _ _

" The Spanish soldiers are very fine fellows ; and
in several instances, in which they have been led on
well by their officers, have behaved remarkably well.
General BLAKE has introduced stricter discipline
among them ; such as having them out to drill, and
attending parades, which has been hitherto much ne-
glected. I cannot well give you a correct account of
their numbers, but I should think they have from ten
to twelve thousand men ; and numbers arrive daily as
they are picked up along the coast by the shipping
and brought into Cadiz. The number of unemployed
officers was very great till lately, when about 700
were sent to Minorca, to organize some recruits, and
to be in readiness to be sent to any part of the coast
of the Mediterranean. Notwithstanding, this place
is still crowded with them. Since the British troops
have been here, the Spanish soldiers have altered
their appearance very much, by copying the former
in their dress as far as possible, and they begin to
look rather smart. They have also better clothing,
and every thing assumes a brighter appearance.
66 We are at present making our position as strong
as possible, which is called our second line of defence,
and consists of redoubts. It keeps me employed from
four in the morning till seven at night, resting only
in the extreme heat of the diy. The troops are ra-
ther sickly, owing to the wine being so cheap, of
which they drink :o much, that it brings on dysen-
tery, &c. We are considered as a division of Lord
WELLINGTON'S army. Although the French are re.
markably quiet, and are intrenching themselves, and
we on our part are also strengthening our position,
yet notwithstanding this calm, we may shortly have
a storm.
A few days since nbout 4000 Spaniards arrived,
which makes us tolerably strong, about 20,000 men.
We had a grand field-day on the 4th ; the troops
were in excellent order, and looked remarkably well.
Seventy horses have arrived for the artillery ; also
200 dragoons ; so that the army is very complete,
and every thing that is to be expected from British
troops will, I am certain, be performed by them."

By a Gottenbttrgh Mail which arrived this mrrn•
ing, we have received several communications•relative
to the late disturbances at Stockholm. One of these
we have given in a succeeding column, and others a: e
subjoined :