The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-07 00:00:00

C4DIZ MILL.

CADIZ, Dsc. 15.—The intelligence from Valett,.
cia comes down to the 4th instant, at which time
it gallantly defended itself. Letters from Barcelorrti
to the 2frith ult. give us an idea of the extreme pe-
nury which that people, worthy of a better fate,
suffer.

DEC. Ig.—We are assured, that up to the lath
inst. nothing new had occurred in Valencia, whose.:.
defence continues without the enemy having made
any advances of consequence towards the completion
of their design.
DEC. 18.-6 y different Tersons a report has beets
spread,, that on the sth, SUCHET had retired from
before Valencia, but we are ignorant upon what
foundation this report rests.
DEC. 16.—General CoPoNs, under date of the
13th instant, fioin Tariffa, writes as follows

" The eneJvy yesterday retired from St. Roue
and Loa Barrios. General BALLESTEROS occupies
the first place, and his ad anced post the second.
I am assured they continue their retreat, which is
not the case with the corps in my front, consisting
of 3000 men. A few days ago it wished to make a
reconnoitring, which I prevented.

" Y(sterday the enemy presented themselves
with all their force towards the Convent de la Lviz
(half a league distant from this place). I marched.
with 700 Spanish infant►y and the cavalry, to re-
ceive them ; and by a rapid and imposing movement,
compelled them to retire for shelter to the Sierra,
where they remain. The fire of the Guerrillas
caused them some loss, which they also suffered on
former reconnoisances. Hitherto the report bas
been that VlcTott was conning to besiege this place,
and that his artillery wai on the t t lit in Riten, but
it appears to me he has desisted from this intention,
which is confirrried by the movement made in their
camps, and 'he tune which expired without their
arriving here."

Another Letter adJs, " in the morning of yes-
terday the enemy still remained M Riten, :n num-
ber 3,500 men, with It cannon of various calibres.
It is to be pre.,urned they will retire, and it is sus-
p6the 700 men they advanced to La Cruz
were led
for thatbe
purpose of crincealing the retrtar."
et

GonerFt! C,,PONS will march to Aliy to incommode
the enemy, shook' they retire.

yE, VES, DEC. 7.—There is a talk here that Ra-
&Jo, is to be besieged; that Gen. HILL will fix ht
head-quarters in Caceres; that the French from
Placentia and Coria are retiring, and that the last
convoy proceedi!tg to Ciudad Rodrigo was obliged tab
retrocede on acc6unt of the uncxpeded movements
of Lord WELLINGEON.

SEVILLE, Not. 22.

ORDER OF THE DAY.

" To the Army of A rragon. dated Camp of Murviedro,
October 2S, 1311.

" SOLDIERS,

" The General in Chief, BLAKE, availing himseif
of the great power with which, as President of the In-
surreelional lunta, he was invested, succeeded in col-
le&ing from 'various points of Spain an army of
30,000 infantry, and 3000 horse. On the 25th,
in the morning, he advanced and attacked us ; you
did not calculate the number of the enemy; our com-
plete vielory has again proved to Spain the-valour of
the Army of Arragon, we ha'e taken 4500 pri-
soners, 322 officers, atnong which are 40 Colonels
or Lieutenant-Colonels, and Generals CARO, &C.—
We have taken 16 pieces of artillery. The army
knows, with pleasure that the victiory of Saguntri.
caused the capitulation of the fortress and fort
of the .said place. At that instant two thousand tire
hundred mendefiled by the breach, among which were
two and 80 superior Officers, 220 art l-
ie and 60 ruiners, who remain prisoners of
war. Considerable wag tziues, 19. pieces of artil-
o,t Brigadiers,nen,
artil-
lery, and six flags fell in our power.

(Sine(!)

" SUCH ET."

CAniz, DEC. 16.---The last expedition prepared
with so much care and exertion, by SoULT, to de-
stroy BALLASTEEns, ha; hid the slme issue as tot
the former. His army, amounting, we are assuredb
to it 3,000 n),-n, obliged our General to place hirnselt
under cover of the artillery of Gitiraltdr, and at the
same time, threatened to layeA Tarda, glrri4oned
by a body of English duel Spanish troops, under the
comnmnd of General CoroNs. He was busied in
forming roads for the heavy artillery, he bad drawn
reinforcements from the army of VtcTon, and every
thing announced a violentiind fortnithble 3ttacls-..
The movemenk, hoxever, of the patriotic parties
and light troops 011 the tear of the enemy had re-
duced them to the greatest scarcity of provisions,.
and after having temained for some days at only
half a ration a day, they began their retreat in
the night between the It th and 12th inst. Oqr
troops on the 13th occupied San Rove and Los ha-
rlot, and had made some prisoner-.

Dec. 20.—We are assured that the Partisan, fJoa
JULIAN SANCHES, has obtained considerable ad./an-
'ages in Castile, and succeeded in taking a large
co,,voy, after having been in considerable danger.

TARIFrA, DEC. 5.d....Ger1,21'31 BALLESTEROS ccnti-
noes 3n his position. VICTOR, on the 4th in,tant,
marched from Chiclana with 5000 men, and heavy
aitillery, to attack this place. All is prepared Lens
defence.