The National Register. — London, England, 1812-02-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. in the Ampurdan k for the purpose of passing the " convoy to Barceloii, and that General LACY, having disposed his troops to frusti ate their intention, and penetrating farther into their views, formed with a rapid and well-directed movement in the Garriga and St. Felieu, the only passes which lead to Vich, where the enemy intended to go. . On the sth ult. the enemy, (although their force consisted in four thousand infantry, four hundred cavalry, and four piece; of artillery, were obliged to desist from their pur pose. The Spaniards received the attack with firmness and serenity, drove them back twice, and at last obliged them to retire, with great loss, towards Gerona and Fi gueras ; Brigadier SARSFIELD followed them to the neigh bourhood of Hosterlick, and made them sensible of his bayonets. 75 LINGTON, no doubt, with a view to favour - his own desiga on Rodrigo, by distracting the enemy's attention, and oblig. ing MARMONT to detach largely from his force for the protection of the south. That it must have that effect is obvious to a great extent, but that is not the only advantage derived from this well-timed and masterly movement. The magazines and stores of provisions taken must prove a seasonable supply to the Allies, and a serious loss to the enemy. At Merida General HILL found 160,000 pounds weight of wheat, and at Almandrolejo 450,000 lbs. amounting in the whole to about two hundred and twenty quarters, a sufficient quantity to supply 10,000 men with bread for nearly three months. SPAIN. A vessel which has arrived at Plymouth from Alicant, and brought letters from that city to the Ist oh. has also brought intelligence, that, at that date, accounts had reached Alicant of the fall of Valencia. So much inter est is now attached to the fate of that city, and so great anxiety is felt upon the subject, that until the result shall be certainly known, we shall be deluged with rumours from every prt of Spain from which a vessel can arrive. The following is an extract of a private letter from Alicant, dated Dec. 31 am sorry to actriaint you, that SUCHET, having received a rein— forcement of 8,000 men, attacked the Spanish line before Valencia, on the morning of the 26th, forced it, and carried every thing before him. " General BLax c, with a very few troops, remained within the town. MA 111, with about 5,000 men, reached Alcira. The rest is unac counted for, and dispersed or killed. All the artillery, baggage, &c. of the Spaniards fell into the hands of the enemy. " P. S. It is the general belief, that General BLAKE and all those with. in the town have surrendered. _ _ g‘ The population of Valencia amounted to 150,000 souls, including all'those who fled there for refuge. Suc HET has formed a cordon round the town, and taken possession of all the surrounding villages and roads, so that, at present, there is no communication whatever with that ca pital, nor is it known positively, up to this date, what is doing there. The following passage in a bulletin issued from the Ad miralty on Thursday, would lead us to suppose that things were not in so bad a state at and before Valencia as the above letter represents. " The Magnificent is arrived at Plymouth. The Captain was at Va lencia on the 25th Dec. when all was sate and quiet, and there appeared not the least reason to apprehend those disastrous events which are re ported to have taken place next day.". FRENCH PAPERS. French Papers have been received. Though they in clude Papers to the 22d ult. they do not contain a single article respecting the operations in the Peniris-ula. If Su- CIIET had really obtained any very signal success upon the 26th of December, near Valencia, it is scarcely credible to suppose that it could be unknown at Paris on the 2'2d ult. being exactly four weeks, less one dap after the success is stated to have been accomplished. 'I he most protracted route of a courier, from Valencia to Paris, could scarcer► exceed ten days. The following is the only article•deserv• lug of any notice : 44 VIENNA, JAN. 8. " There is a report her? that the Russian corps under General _MAR ION, was unexpectedly attacked, and. compelled to give way to toe sukcrior number, and impetuosity of the Turks. SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO. • The Gazette of Tuesday night contains the official ac counts from Lord WELLINGTON, relative to the investment of Ciudad Rodrigo and the operations of _General HILL.. The advance of General HILL wa..B-ditedtedbyrixrdAVEL. EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE. An Extraordinary Gazette was published on Tuesday night, containing the official accounts of the repulse of the _ French under Vicron, in their attempt to take 'Tariff; by, assault. For the details we must refer our readers to the documents themselves. We cannot, however, forego the. pleasure of quoting the words of Cnl , inel Slc.v.itarrT, in de. scribing the scene at the moment of attack, our mus ketry several timeschecked the enemy ; and the firm front, and intrepid behaviour of the troops in less than an hour gained a complete victory : the mc.st bold of the enemy fell near the foot of the breach, and the mass of the cu, lumn made a precipitate re'reat." RIVER PLATE. By a vessel arrived at Belfast, from Buenos Ayres, let ters have been received from the River Plate, dated the sth of November, and stating., that the differences between the Governments of Monte Video and Buenos Ayres had been settled, by whi , h accommodation, each was to retain their respective territories, and the commercial intercourse between both was to be replaced as before their differences. The treaty concluded on the occasion provides, that both parties shall acknowledge FERDINAND the Vllth—that both are to supply pecuniary aid to the Mother Country— that all proceedings are to be confirmed by a General Congress—that the Buenos Ayres troops are to evacuate the eastern part of the River Plate—that the limits of either party are not to be infringed without due notice— and that no persons are to be molested for political opi nions. UNITED STATES. Some private accounts, received on Wednesday from Virginia, state that the destruction of two French priva teers some time since in an American port, had produced a sharp remonstrance on the part of the French Minister. He demanded not only reparation of the damage sustain. .ed, hut the exemplary punishment of the individuals con.• cerned in the transaction. This occurrence happened at a Most unseasonable moment for the views of the American .Executive ; but in the humble spirit which has pervaded .all its conduct towards France, it can feel no hesitation to Make an abject and therefore a satisfactory atonement. So. far as indemnity or reparation of loss goes, no difficulty ;can be anticipated ; but should it be propo.ed to extend ; the satisfaction to the punishment of the parties concern. 'eel, it remains to be ascertained how far the intemperate • and hot-headed Virginians will . submit to such a visitation. NOTTINGHAM RIOTS. • Every day brings flesh proofs of the inefficacy of pre. •Cauti• ns, and pi ed,,minance of violence throughout the whole this inanuficturing County. • The impunity of ;Accidental or temporary riots has. ever Wen the cradle of lasting turbulence and overbearing insubordination. When ..~ FEB. 2. lIERMIi h I 1