Star. — 1811-09-11 (London, England)

FROM AN OFFICER IN LORD WELLINGTON'S ARMY, DATED SABUGAL, ON THE COA, AUGUST 7, 1311. 4, I marched from Portalegre this day week, and we suppose ourselves going to besiege Ciudad Rodrigo. I will tell you the route we have taken, and by the map you may easily follow us. Wednesday, Sl st ultimo, left Portalegre; halted and passed Apalhao; Niza (halted); Velha, Castello Branco, halted two nights ; I'edroga two nights ; San Miguel, Penamaor, two nights; and Sabugal, to-day. I always accompany head-quarters, and they generally march from five to eight leagues a day, by which we gain so much upon the troops as to have every now and then a halting day. The weather is uncommonly hot ; and as I always start half an hour before daybreak, I am in before the heat of the day comes on. Our road has lain over a very mountainous track of country ; but, excepting being most abominably steep, not very bad for mules, and the extensive prospect ,here and there repay the labour. I know very little' of the French troops, but 1 spoke 's ith a soldier who escaped from them by means of the Guerillas, who furnished him with money, a mule, and a pass, from Guerilla to Guerilla. This man was wounded in the leg at Talavera, and was a twelvemonth in Isindrid, and eight months in Segovia, which last is the place he escaped from. He gives the best account of the Guerilla system I ever heard. Since Massena's retreat, the Spanish are another people in point of spirits, and these parties daily become more tormidable; for deserters of all nations (particularly Germans) join them from the French army, and though an un•disciplined set, yet they are as well mounted as the Trench cavalry, and are uncommonly successful in cutting off convoys of provisions, stores, and money. He relates that assassination is carried on at Madrid to an incredible extent by the women. In Segovia 800 have been murdered in this way in the last eight months, and yet, says he, the Spaniards are as polite as possible to the French ; but if they meet the very same people at night, alone, they are never heard of more."  THE Conrcs.—The following Decree the 19th June, 1811, is taken from the .Ezpanol : I. The Mediation offered by Great Britain, for the purpose of conciliating the Provinces of America, is accepted. 2. '1 he indispensable basis must be, the siibminion of the Provinces to acknowledge and swear allegiance to the Cores and Government, and to name Deputies who shall represent them its the said Cortes, and shall incorporate themselves with the other Representatives of the Nation. 3. That all hostilities shall be reciprocally suspended, and all persons, of either party, who are prisoners, shall he set free. 4. 'that the pretensions of the Provinces ac variance with the Mother Country (iiiialestrif shall be beard, and attention paid to them as far as justice will permit. 5. At the expiration of eight months from the commencement of the Negotiation, or sooner if possible, a Report of the progress of it shall be made to the Spanish Government. 6. Great Britain shall be permitted, during the negotiation, to trade with the said provinces, it being left to the Cortes to coo-1 alder whether they shall be admitted to a share of the trade with all the provinces of America. 7. '1 he negeciation must be concluded within fifteen months. P. lf, at the expiration of that time, it is not accomplished, Great Britain shall suspend all intercourse with the Provinces at variance with Spain, and shall assist the Mother-Country in bringing them back to their duty. 9. The. Government, in its answer to the English Minister, shall previously explain to him the motives winch have induced It to accept the mediation, and to preserve its honour.