Star.
London, England, 1813-07-15 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

04RMY OF ARRAGON.
" VALENCIA; JUNE 14.
I have just this moment (four p. in.) received
a letter from the Governor of Tortosa, dated the 3d
of June, three.quarters after nine o'clock, a. m. of
which the following is a copy ;
EXCELLENT MoNsatosiaue—The enemy's flee:
was yesterday in sight before Tarragona, at five
o'clock ; it consists of about 180 sail ,• it appears to
steer in the direction of Villanova de Sitjes.
44 In this suite of things I have determined to
march with 600 infantry and 800 horse into Lowe:
Catalonia, in order to rally the troops of General
Decaen, and, if it is possible, endeavour to fight the
English.-1 am, &c. (Signed)
r MARSHAL DURF. OF ALEUITIIA.
" To the Minister at War."
EXTRACT OF A Larrra rens! THE SAMC TO THE SAMS
" Tortooa, Jour 21, six A. M.
"MONSIEUR LE Doc—l informed your Lxcellency
of the embarkation of the Anglo-Sicilian Army nt
Alicant, of its departure from that place on the alst
of May, and of its rapid arrival on the 2d of Jun!
under Tarragona. The army landed cturieg etc
night, hastened to invest Fort St. Philippe, at the
Col de Balaguer, and the enclosure, without a fosse,
which at present constitutes the defence of Taste-
Lien:, the forts and extensive fortifications having
med.
" A fire from several batteries began on the 3d a
during five days Belaguer held our, made an ho-
nourable resistance, and killed or wounded of the
enemy more than 300 men. On the morning of the
7th, the explosion of a powder magazine caused the
surrender of Fort St. Philippe.
a The enemy, by a five kept up from the sea and
land, attacked Tarragona, at the departure of the -
Anglo-Sicilian Army ;—the Duke del Parque had
arrived from (;aniline, to replace General Murray in
his camp at Castello with tha ffd goanish
corps, was close upon our posts.
" As soon as I was informed that the eneniy had
sailed from Alicant, I made dispositions upon the
coast of Valencia to receive prompt informatioq,
whilst I charged General Decaen to collect troops to
fall upon the English. He eagerly executed that
disposition, and on the first information detached
from Gironne, Beaumann's brigade upon Barcelona,
where he arrived the 10th of June. Go the 2d of
June I had dispatched from before the Xucar Man-
ner's division, and the brigades of Paunetier and
Aigrcniont ; they proceeded by forced marches tq.
wards Tortosa. I learned, at ten leagues trom Va-
lencia, that *e fort of Belaguer had capitulated. I
lost the only cannon-road by which I cogld act; but
it was of importance to stop the enemy's success, and
on the 10th 1 proceeded to Tortosa.
o The head es my column overthrew the English
dragoons veer Perello; on the 11th my troops arrived;
I pushed forward, on the 12th, upon the 'rarragooo
road ; and not being able to act on the high road, Z
determined to seek a bye-road across impracticable
mountains, in order to announce my arrival to the
brave garrison of Tarragona, which refused all sums
menses, aqd defended melt* with high valour. In
short, on the 12th, I lighted fires cin the tops of the
mountains, and advancing on the 13th, beyond the
village of Valledellos, my ;mops could see And be
seen from Tarragona.
" In the mean time, General Maurice Mathieu
set out from Barcelona, acid pushed forward to Ar-
bos. The resistance of the place and the march of
columns from Barcelona and Valencia, frightened
the enemy and obliged him to precipitately raise the
siege, and re-imbark the greater part of his troops,
abandoning under the place 27 pieces of artillery and
an immense number of bombs, bullets, &c. all of
which have been conveyed into Tarragona.
as The convoy of 180 sail left the port of Sailor.,
and came to anchor under Belapuer ; this nines of
vessels presented a fine spectach.
44 On the 14th, I advanced my troops to tv
noitre the fort : some battalions defended the
preaches to it, and the fleet fired a more hot
murderous fire upon us.
Upon Valledellos the Engi h Dragoons
roughly handled by the Westpe .lien Light H.
and the sth Light Infantry oblia.Fxl fiwe English
talions to fall back under Hospitalit and t e f •
tho English ships.
44 On the 15th and 16th, the-e were illght
mishes, and the report of 25 de s peeved t
that the enemy, either covered I . az fort of i.
guer or embarked, were placed at of reach of
attempt on the part of a Lnd *mir-
e Whilst I was acting lit Catelosia4 100 r:
neral Harispe with two and three divideohe&r:
Xucar. On leaving him, I directed he should *ow
STATE OF THE CURREXCY. lin his advanced posts, and establish himself in works
&sr HENRY PARNELL did not wish tobut go at prepared for some time behind the river; this move.
any length into the discussion of the question of a
; meta was being executed with precision, when, 04
motion relating to which, he had given notice ; the 11th, General Elie, with a numerourcavalry, at.
I he trusted, that his Hon. yriend'who was Chairman tempted to press upon gar rear-guard. Generzl
of the Bullion Committee, would call the attention Mesclop turned, and at the head of a squadron of the
of the House to it early in the ensuing Session. He ° 4th hussars vigorously charged the enemy, killed of
wished merely to record the particular facts to which wouoded fifty men, and brought back sixty horses
the House might afterwards recur and make the end as many prisoners ; the Irish Colonel ibroman
future groued of their proceedings. In the first was of the number. On the 13th a double attack was
place, he should move a Resolution, declaratory of made on the points of Albereque and Alura, early its
the price of gold, as compared with its price when the morning ; General Harispe sustained, in a great
the Report of the Bullion Committee was made.— part of the day the enemy's demonstrations ;
The second would state the quantity of gold which , cannonade took place, but the enemy refused to en(
might be purchased by an equal nominal sum in the " The Duke del Parque, with the divisions of I.
paper of the Bank of England. since the period t Prince d'Anglona, and of the English Roche, at.
when the discussions upon this subject took place, the s tasked in two columns General Herbert before Car.
price orgold had continued gradually to rise, and caseate, who did not hesitate to march against the
was new about £5. 10s. per ounce, His third Re- ; enemy at the head of a squadron of the 4th regiment
solution would pledge the flopie to take the subject et hussars and the whole of the 14th and 16th of the
into consideration in the next Session of Parham( nt, j line he reached and broke the enemy in the streets
with ;hew of restoring the currency to its inuud I and gardees of Carcaxente ; more than 400 Spa.
and natural state. march were killed or wounded, 700 soldiers and 30
The CHANCEIOLOR of the EXCHEQUER officers made prisoners, tle colours of the Cannov.

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regiment taken, and the enemy ptit -completely to
tout. From that time up to the 18th, the enemy had
undertaken nothing serious against the troops of Va-
lencia. The expeditionary fleet continues at anchor
off the Bel...goer, keeping some battalions near Hos.
.) lit, and under the fort. My troops being acting
'..-eierts, I decided upon bringing them toward.
Ampulla upon the Tarragona road, to procure them
water, of which we had been deprived for two days,
where I have been informed that Gen. M. Matthieu,
informed of the raising of the siege of Tarragona, hid
advanced to that town and to Reus. I, however,
persisted in prolonging my- stay in Catalonia, in or.
der-to unravel the enemy's projects, when, yesterday,
I learned that the English had resolved to blow up
the fort of Btlaguer ; this resolution, which entirely
entered into my projects, proves to me that the enemy
will not renew his attacks upon -Tarragona, nor se-
riously act in Catalonia, which sufficiently informs me
of what remains to be done. Thos, Monsieur le
Due, the first operations of the English, upon a line
of eighty leagues, has been confined to the taking of
a fort, and a garrison of 83 soldiers Commanded by a
Lieutenant, whilst they have 10. t in killed, wounded,
prisoners, or deserters, upon the Xucar or Tarragona,
above 1600 men, and a flag ; whilst they have raised
the siege, and abandoned 27 pieces of cannon before
' a dismantled place without fosses, but defended by a
j small but a very valiant earrison."
[Here follow recommendations of different officers
I and corps who distinguished themselves.]