Star.
London, England, 1813-01-14 00:00:00

ALICANT, DECEMBER 10,

According to information well-attested, from Va.
lencia, the enemy are withdrawing their effects, with
their artillery, towards Peniscola and Tortosa. In
the month of November they imposed a contribution
of 16 millions of reals, so that the inhabitants of that
city are so much harassed with such happiness, that
they consider it better to abandon; their effects entirely
than to remain to enjoy them. Those who do not
contri'iute with their share of the contribution, are
imprisoned in the Tower of the Serranos until they
comply.
Colonel Faxa, Commandant of Arragon, has re-
ported to General Lacy that he attacked, in the
town of Arcn, 200 of the enemy with a party of his
troops, consisting of 80 infantry and 10 cavalry,
which he dispersed, with the loss of 25 mes, and
amongst them two officers, with the small loss
on his side of one man killed, and another wounded.

DECEMBER 12.—The Allied Army in this part of
the Peninsula assumes a very formidable aspect, and
the enemy is concentrating all his forces on the left
bank of the Xuar.

PIONCII.PAPZRZ

ARMS QF ARRAQON.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER TO HISEXCELLENCY THE MINISTER
AT WAR FROM THE DURE op ALBUFERA.

66 Head-qparters, San Felipe, 7th Dec. 1815.
64 MY Loan DUKE—The Catalonian insurgents,
accustomed to practice the most odious crimes, after
having for the third time renewed at Barcelona the
Attempts of poisoning and assassination, have essayed
by a feint to surprise the fo.t San Felipe on the point
de Balaguer.
64 On the 11th of November, 1000 men, led by
Villamil, and dressed in the uniform of the sth regi.
ment of Italian infantry, taken about a year ago at
Figueras, appeared at the fort, and replied in French
to the cry of 44 qui Dive," but being immediately dis-
covered, even when under the gates, they were re.
ceived by a discharge of grape-shot, hich beat them
down, caused them to lose a number of men, and
obliged them to retire. We had one ofEcer and two
men killed.
." On the 15th and 16th Villamil renewed his at-
tempts by other means ; he first sent two ridiculous
summonses. Captain Lefebure, of the 115th, Com-
mandant of the fort, replied like a brave man. Villa.
mil, assisted by three or four hundred men, landed
from an English ship of 80 guns, which was moored
in the face of the fort, deployed his troops around
the fort, and showed some cavalry maneuvering in
the plain, whilst the infantry approached the ways
nearest to the place and the high road. The garrison
and its Commander, equally inaccessible to seduce
don and fear, contented themselves with stopping the
enemy by some bombs and howitzers, and with firm-
ness awaited an attack.

" On the 17th, at nine o'clock in the evening, and
in the most obscure darkness, frightful howlings
seemed to announce an escalade. Every one was at
his post, a lively fire of musketry took place, several
discharges of grape-shot stopped the most hardy, and
after making a great deal of noise, the assailants again
concealed themselves,

64 We kept in readiness to receive them the whole
night, but at day-break they had disappeared. During
this time General Plicque had left Tortosa, with the
16th of the line, two pieces of artillery, and some
horses—having united himself at ?oral°, with a de-
tachment, come from Mora, he marched the whole
of the night, and arriving at the position, he had
only time to see the retreat of the enemy, and to turn
it into a rout. The Voltigeurs of the 16th put them-
selves in pursuit, but could not come up with them.
The Neapolitan horse chasseurs charged a beat's
crew, and a score of men in a ravine, wounded seve-
ral, and brought away four prisoners—a quantity of
arms, clothes, and ammunition, were abandoned ;
the English, who had landed from a vessel called the
Blake, used every effort to return on board, from
whence they discharged several broadsides at the co-
lumn, but without effect.

The defence of the pass of Balaguer does great
honour to the firmness and prudent measures of its
commandant, Captain Lefebure, and to the valour
of its garrison. We had only a few wounded ; the
enemy's loss in wounded was very considerable ; he
left about twenty dead at the foot of our palisades.
41 On the 21st of the same month, a convoy of ar-
tillery, with oue 4-pounder and SO carriages, going
to Favara, were surprised, and tell, for a moment,
into the power of Layel, the chief of a band, who
thought he could carry them off ; but General Bour-
geois, at Mequinenza, being informed of this event,
hastened to send the Ilth of the Line, in pursuit, as
far as Tortosa. Colonel Plicque likewise caused to
beat about the mountain by which the band directed
its march. The llth, by its celerity, was not long
in coming up with the convoy, and in retaking it en-
tirely. The brigands tied in the greatest disorder.
44 Your Excellency will no doubt have received
from General Decaen, tile detail of his operations in
Catalonia. On the 23d, General Matthiett went with
a brigade from Barcelona to Tarragona, to free it
from the troops of Eroles, who for a lung time past had
occupied the plain and hemmed it in. Eroles disap-
peared at his approach. General Matthieu would
have performed the same operation against the fort
Sau Felipe, at the point of Magner, but the troops
from Tcrtosa had already driven the enemy from
thence.-1 am, Ste. (Signed)
44 The Duke of Auturrit4."
LETTER FROM TIM SAME TO THE SAME, MTV) SAN

FELIM DECEMBER 7.
" MY Lotto Duke—On the 16th ultimo J gave
orders to the General of Division Hebert, to go with
a part of his division from Albuyda towards Alcoy,
where 1500 men, of Roch's troops, had reunited.—
The enemy intended to stand the attack ; but our
van-guard, composed of three companies of volti-
geurs and 25 hussars, under the orders of Captain
Bergeron, of the 17th, having briskly charged and
carried two positions, General Habert, by making a
general charge, immediately broke and overthrew
his whole line in such a manner, that he returned in
disorder from thence towards Alcoy, whither we
pursued him. Some prisoners have fallen into our
hands, among whom is an officer mortally wounded.
We had only five men and three horses wounded.—
General Habert, who by this attack was to have ass
sisted a movement which could not take place, is
returned quietly to his position.
44 On the 20th, General Baron Delort, Comman-
der of the van-guard of the army, set out at night
with 400 infantry and 300 of the 4th hussars, to sur-
prise an advanced post of the enemy's cavalry at
Yula, which had lately been established there, In
the middle of the night the Spanish troops, drawn
up in order of battle in the square, were charged
with impetuosity by the hussars, who pursued them
as far as the gate of Jumilla, and a league on the
road, sabreing all who stopped to make resistance.
One party escaped by favour of the darkness ;-40
horses, about 30 men, and the Major of Horse Chas-
seurs of Jaen, were taken, as well as a number of
Farms and other effects. Lieutenant Saillard, of the
24th Dragoons, was wounded by a lance.
" This little expedition does honour to the dispo-
sitions of General Delon, and to the troops who exe-
cuted them.

44 On the 221, a reconnoitring party, of 50 men of
the 10th of the line, and 25 chasseurs of the Royal
Italians, left Vivel, near Segorve, at break of day,
to march to the road of Bexis, by order of Genoa'
Count Pannetiert who was detached with a br;gade
to that point. The officer who commanded the re-
connoitriOg party, neglecting his instructi9ns) and

the precautions usual in the field, suffered himse.ft
be surprised by an ambuscade of the enemy ;—;A:
men were taken prisoners, four killed, and sevt4
wounded.

it To revenge this affront, and drive Villacampa',
corps, who was entrenched in a very strong position
at Bexis, from the frontiers of Arragon and Valencia.
I gave orders to General Panuetier to march with
the 10th of the line, the Ist of the ftalian light in.
fantry, and 150 horse, to attack and beat the enemy,
whilst General Lamarque was to march to the same
point from Lorca, with the :fd light infantry, and
200 dragoons ; but notwithstanding all the effort; of
General Pannetier, to deceive Villacampa on his
march, and force him to an engagement, that CL,
hastened to evacuate his position, as soon
learnt we were marching towards hint. All his
trenchmennts have bee destroyed, and our cartlry
has pursued him in the direction of Areas and Ade-
mon, whither be has effected his retreat. Some •;)
the wounded prisoners of the 10th of the line, we::,
found at Bexis. (Signed)
ig Marshal Duke D'ALB.urrrt.t."

WARSAW, DECEMBER 25.

The Field-Marshal Prince Schwartzenberg hzs
established his head-quarters at Bialystok ; those of
General Reynier are at Brsesc. This position of the
Austrian army,"and of the 7th corps, has obliged the
remains of General Sacken's army to direct
march towards Pinsk, to enter Lithuania, and re
move from our frontiers.
FRONTIERS OF PRUSSIA, DECEMBER 24.

We reckon, that from the commencement of this
month, the military road has retaken its course, for
the next four months, from Magdeburgh through
Mokkern and Brandenberg to Berlin. A great num •
ber of troops, both infantry and cavalry, have passed
through Mokkern within the last fortnight, whist}
are going to join the Grand Army.

AUGSBURO, JANUARY 1.

The following article appears in the Casette L'ni•
verse! :

Never, perhaps, was the power of the great
French empire displayed in so extraordinary a man-
ner as at the present moment ; 300,000 mon are d;s-
posable in the interior ; the 100 cohorts of the Nat
tional Guards furnish 100 battalions, and 100 com-
panies of artillery. These troops, raised within
year, are composed of men from 22 to 30 years of
age, and consequently of an age to support the fa-
tigues of war. The conscription of 1813, has fur-
nished 160,000 men, raised since the Ist of Sep-
tember. They are aimed, clothed, and incorporated
in the regiments. Thirty thousand old troops, hi-
therto employed in the service of the marine, are also
disposable, since the sailors and gunners of the ma.
rine replace them in their service. Besides these
30,0(K) men, who are in the interior, 30,000 others,
commanded by General Grenier, are now traversing
Bavaria ; 70,000 men form the corps of the Duke sf
Castiglione, who is on.the Oder ; and the division
which occupied Pomerania is at present at pantsic.
These three corps, between the Rhine and the Vis.
tula, form 100,000 men, all Frenchmen, and of whom
not one has taken part in the battles of the Grand
Army. Add to these, the resources which Italy,
land the other allies, offer to France, and only a few
months will be necessary to add 200,000 fghting.
men to those of Atom France can already d►spose.