Star.
London, England, 1812-02-20 00:00:00

YOUUTII REPORT.

Salama January 24.
I had concerted with General Dornca,
senne for the
junction of our troops, but the hopes I had conceived
of seeing the enemy's army, proud of a first success,
remain beyond the Agueda, quickly vanished.
The reconnoitring parties which I dispatched, in-
formed me that the enemy's corps that had marched
upon Tamames, and which they considered as the
united army, had fallen back upon Agueda, crossed
that river, and re-entered Portugal, after carrying
away the bridges.
The English have taken away part of the heauy
artillery of the place to transport it to Almeida. No
English troops have been lett in Ciudad Rodrigo.

ARMY OF PORTUGAL.
On the 13th December the Duke of Ragusa con-
sidered it expedient to dispatch General Montbrun
with three divisions of infantry, a division of cavalry,
and 30 pieces of artillery, to march by Albaceste
upon Valencia, and reinforce Marshal Suchet.

The march of General Montiorun having been un-
fortunately retarded by counter orders, this Gener4l
only arrived at Almanza on the 11th January ; Va-
lencia was taken. General Montbrun continued his
march towards Alicante, defeating several insurgent
corps. On the 25th he arrived on the Tijo to rejoin
the army.

The Duke of Ragusa wishing to relieve the garri-
son of Ciudad Rodrigo, and revictual that fortress,
set out from Toledo the beginning of January, with
four divisions of his army, taking the direction of
Valladolid ; but Ciudad Rodrigo had been invested
by the English since the 9th.
Lord Wellington, wishing to make a diversion in
favour of Valencia, passed the Agueda—the redoubt
and convent which defended the approaches to the
town were surprised, and it appears the town was
taken on the 19th, the breach having been practica-
ble. By a culpable negligence of the Governor of ha-
lamanca, the garrison of Ciudad Rodrigo had been
without communication for two months. Originally
1400 strong, it was reduced by sickness and the sur-
pt ise of the convent, to 900 men. The General of
Brigade Barru was Governor. We are not yet suf-
ficiently acquainted with the details of this event to
form an opinion of it.

The Dike of Ragusa having arrived at Salamanca
with four divisions of his army, two divisions drawn
from the army of the North, and Bonnet's division,
which he withdrew from the Asturias, independently
of the division which he had left on the Tijo, marched
towards the English, to give them battle, but Lord
Wellington had already re-crossed the Agueda, de-
stroyed the bridges, and re-entered Portugal, after
performing this comp-de-maiu.
The Moniieurof the 11th contains the usual monthly
reports from the armies in Spain. According to
them, more than 40,000 English muskets were found
in Valencia, the disarming of the militia of which pro-
vince is rapidly carrying into effect, and the whole
subject to the Emperor of the French.
Under the head of 44 Army of the South," an ac-
count is given of the proceedings against Tarifa, and
their failure attributed to not having sounded the fos-
ses, and the continual tains, which rendered the ar-
rival pf provisions impossible.
Under the title of 4, Catalonia," there is a long
Report from General Decaen, in which he says, that
having been informed the enemy had assembled the
greatest part of his forces in the vicinity of Tan-a-
gona, and, with the assistance of the English, intend-
ing to insult that fortress, he marched against and
defeated them, with the loss of 2000 men in killed,
wounded, and prisoners, and all their artillery.
PAU. FEBRUARY 4.
General Blake arrived here CM the !Id. The first
column of prisoners, composed of 1600 Officers of
the garrison of Valencia, have also arrived,