The Sun.
London, England, 1812-02-20 00:00:00

FRENCa PAPERS.

At a very late hour last nigh+, French Papers to
the 15th inst. inclusive, reached town ; the follow.
log are their principal contents.

OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Vitom TICE IMPERtII►L
IN SPAIN,
ARMY OF VALENCIA.

The disarming of the militia of Valencia goes on
rapidly. By the attention of the Duke D'AL;UFERA,
forty thousand English muskets, an enormous
quantity of bayonets, pistols, &C. have been deli-
vered to the French artillery.. Many stores of uni,
forms, both for cavalry and infantry, have been dis-

covered, as also of ready-made cloathing and of red
cloth,i intended for the use of a corps of the army.
A contribution. of two hundred millions of reals has
b
theprovince of Valencia. The
city een
has, imposed
beside suppliedons us with four hundred
,

mules, completely harnessed, for the service of the
artillery.

The Archbishop of Valencia, a most respeelahle
man, who, together with the principal nobtli:y of
the country, and the magistrateS, had for a long
tirne trembled at the atrocities and abuses of all
kinds committed by a frantic Junta, have re-enter-
ed the city, where they have no longer to dread the
yoke of unavoidable war; 1500 infuriated monks
have been arrested, and sent to France. The chiefs
of the insurgents who frequented the house of the
English Consul, as well as some assassins attached 'to
that despicable being, have been executed in the
public square, to the great satisfaction of allihegOod
inhabitants who had not been participators in the
assassination of the French.

, •
The cities of Alcira, Saint Philip, Gandia and De•
nia, have submitted to us : in the latter place we
-found Go pieces of cannon ; it k a very strongplace
on the s'e coast, at the distance 01-20 from
Alicant and near to Cape Martin.

REPORT OP THE MARSHAL DUKE D'ALBUFER A, TO
HIS HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF %VAGRANT AND

NEUFCHATEL, MAJOR-GENERAL.

Valcncia, jan. 24.

Monseigneur,—M. MEEKINEM is arrived;. he
has • delivered me your dispatches of the 28th, in
which your Excellency informs me, that his'MajestY
has noticed with pleasure the measures. taken which
render the fall of Valencia inYallible. The Gen.Couut
REILLE arrived in time, but Gen. MONTBRUN, with
the divisions of the Army of Portugal has too long
retarded his march; had he arrived at the time ap-
pointed, all tliat- have escaped of the Army of
Murcia would have been taken, On the even-
ing of the Itth, two days after. the taking Of
Valencia, I received a letter' from General MONT-
BRUNT, dated from Almanza, wherein he in-
formed me of his :arrival there, and requested
my further orders ; I answered, by sending him the
capitulation of Valencia, and ordering him to re-
turn to thel army of
,Portugal, for which be had
manifested a desire, , He had communicated to me
his projed of marching to Alicant, to which I re-
plied, that. I did not conceive the present moment
as being favourable for an operation against a town
so well fortified, and against which it would be ne-
cessary to bring heavy artillery : nevertheless he
would try the event, and has summoned, the city

and thrown someshells into it, after having defeated
the insurgents in the open country, and made songs
prisoners ; but, as I had foreseen, the Governor re-
fused to surrender. General MoNTnaus, feeling
the inconvenience occasioned by his absence, re-
commenced his route to the Tagus, which he might
have done several days sooner. 1 am well, sa-,
tisfied with the people of Artagon. My commo•
nication with Saragossa has not been interrupt-
ed one single day for three months pst ; thu
people have resisted all insinuations, and have sin-
cerely submitted. I have summoned'Peniscola to
surrender, and shall in a few days commence the
bombardment. Should the place refuse to surrender,
I intend opening the trenches. The situation
of this little place, on a rock on the sea shore,
is such, as will render this a brilliant ope-
ration for the engineers. The whole province of
Valenci.i, beyond Cape •Martin, is Consequentlf
subdued. Alcira, St. Philippe, Ganclia, and Denia;
are in his Majesty's power. Denia is a strong place,
and to which the insurgents have thrown up (13,14
works,which have cost them a great deal of money.
The inhabitants of these towns have submitted to
the army.

General CeDotvscr.r., the former Governor of
Valencia, has, at patting, transmitted me a chart of
the cordon established to prevent the ravages of (110
yellow fever h reaches to the Xucar. The ra-
vages made by this dreadful malady have been realty
terrible in this_unfortunate rut of Spain : 45,000
persons have perished in the towns of Elche,, Ori•
truela, and Murcia only; fortunately it has noW
ceased. My communication with Madrid is per•
fectly established through Requena and Cuenca.,

General HUBERT has found at, Denia cannon and
mortars, and -a great quantity of cartridges. This

Place is small, but strong, it in an excellent
condition. I have th,t honour to inclose you

a statement of the artillery which we have
found ihtire. There were fifty i+essds in the
harbour.—The army of Valencia enjoyed the most.
perte& health, there are no'diselses prevailing in it.
1 keep up a Shia discipline. Tire artillerf and
gineers are employed in putting their equipages in
Puler.

I have the honour to be,
(Signed) The Marshal SUCHET.

Statement of the artillery and warlike stores found in
the Fort of Dania, on the-19th Jan. 1812 :
Blass Cannon—two tB, one 'l6, four 8, one z, and two 24

pounders..
Iron ditto—eleven 18,- 'two t 6, fourteen 12, one 8, and two
4 pounders Total 44 glans.
It Tass Mortars—one, 7 inch, gibs. ; and ten, 4 inch, Ms.—
Total 22:mortars.
e4l,non Balls-400 Of 24, 1935 of 18, 89z of i 6, 14-.)o of 12,
72 "8, 27 of 7, 2492 of 4, and 8 of 2.poundqrs.
•C
'ape Shot —l4o of 24lbs. 4e• of albs. 22 Of 161bS. 26 of
nibs. and 4of Sibs. weight.
Carcases, 63 01 2.411i5. 6z of tBlbs. 37 of 16 lbs. 7t of !albs.
72 of 8 lbs. 4o of 4 lbs. and tj of a lbs.
3SO bombs, 357 howitzers, x 950 grenades,. 2.1 glass grenades,
9 quintals of gun-powder, 55 lbs. of musket powder,
rnih.att cartridges 33,564, musket-balls 14,842, loepounds

copper nails.

(Signed) The Gen. of Division P. UE RT.
(A true Copy) Count Silt:llLT,
Marshal of the Empire, and Commander in
Chief of the Army of Arnigon.

CATALONIA.,

The siege of Valtucia fixed the attention of the
English, and of the insurgent armies in the Penin-
sula. For the intent of relieving that place, the in-.
hurgents of Catalonia re-u. ited tinier the orders. of
General LACEY, _and of the Baron D'EROLES, march-
ed against Tarragona with an army of 10,000 men.
Two vessels were moored off the town, and threw
b°rnbs into it. The Spanish. Generals •sliewed the'
etmost activily in collecting arms and ammuni-
tkn, and to form a magazine of provisions, which
the English squadron assisted in procuring for them.

mineral DECAEN being apprized of the enterprize
°l' the enemy against Tarragona, immediately dis-
patched thither the division of Lamaique,

joined by a pan of she garrison of Barer-lona, undo'
the orders of General MATHICE MATHIEU, 'on- the
24tit of January, attacked she- insurgent army, on
the heights of Al tafouilla.—ln this brilliant" combat-,
the enemy lost 2000 men, in killed, w,,utled, and
P/iscners; and their whoL, army has been dispersed
in such a manner, that it will impossible tot it to
be Fe-organized. It has lost almost the whole of its
414114, with all its artillery and baggage. D'E-aoLss
'tail very dangerously wounded.