Star.
London, England, 1812-02-21 00:00:00

CATALONIA.

The siege of Valencia fixed the attention of the
English, and of the insurgent armies in the Penin-
sula. For the intent of relieving that place, the in.
surgents of Catalonia re-united under the orders of
General Lacey, and of the Baron D'Eroles, and
marched against Tarragona with an army of 10,000
men. Two vessels were moored off the town, and ,
threw bombs into it. The Spanish Generals sheaved
the utmost activity in collecting arms and ammuni-
tion, and to form a magazine of provisions, which the
Enlish squadron assisted in procuring for them.
General Decaen being apprised of the enter prize of
the enemy againsrTarragona, immediately dispatched
thither the division of Lamarque, which, joined by a
part of the garrison of Barcelona, under the orders of
General Maurice Mathieu, on the 21th of January, at-
tacked the insurgent army, on the lie;ghts of Alta-
fouilla. In this brilliant combat, the enemy lost two
thousand men in killed, wounded, and prisoners ; and
their whole army has been dispersed in such a manner
that it will be impossible for it to be re-organised. It
has lost almost the whole of its arms, with all its artil-
lery and baggage. D'Eroles was very dangerously
L wounded.

(Highness the Prince Regent, thanking him for his
4 most gracious Message, and declaring the readiness
of that House of Parliament to concur ip enabling his
Royal Highness to grant to the Earl of Wellington
pension of £2OOO per annum, in addition to that
which he already holds." .
The Earl of GROSVENOR said, that he did not'.
rise to oppose this motion; but to endeavour to per-
suade
their Lordships to extend that grant conside-
rably farther, because he considered that in all cases
where high honours might be conferred fur great ser-
vices it was extremely proppr, that the pt rson on
whom they might be so conferred, shottlil not only
be enabled to support them with comfort and dignity,
but that his posterity should be enabled to do su I.le-
siise ; and that that posterity should nut be placed,
in the situation of dependants on the Crown. He
was, therefore, convinced, that this grant would not
go far enough ; and he dreaded, In such instances,
that such trifling sums, with such large honours, were '
only given for the purpose of forming the nucleus of a
future Aristocracy, which should be entirely depen-
dent on the Crown. He wished that a new Order
were eAablished, exclusive!), fcr men who might be-
, netit their country greatly ; and that they should be
advanced to the rank of an Earl ; or at least to that
of a Bastin, without the necessity of being at the ex-
pence men of such rank are at present. His Lord-
ship wished the House to consider the splendid mark
of a nation's gratitude to the Duke of Marlborough,
in Blenheim Palace; even Lord Nelson had received
a considerable reward for his extraordinary services ;
but he would instance the case of a mall ever watchr
1W for his country's safety, and who, although he
received high honours ; yet was, in other respects so
meanly rewarded, that his posterity could not have
supported those honours without accepting situations
, unJer the Crown ; he meant the late E trl.ot Chatham.
—Whatever difference of opinion might exist as
to the policy of the war in Spain, there could be
none as to the extent of Lord Wellington's services;
With regard to that part of the Address which men-
tioned the beneficial effects of the war in Spain to this
country, he could not agree with it.
The question was then put and carried new. Air.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
FOUR AND A HALF PLR CBVTS•

Lord VOI.K ES I'ONE, in the absence of Mr. Creevey, who
had been obliged to leave town, postponed that Gentleman's mu.
twit till this day se'nnight.
Mr. M`NEIL presented at the Bar an Account of the Receipts
and Expences of the Chest at Greenwich.
Mr. CALCItAFT presented four Petitions from the Ship,.
wrights and other Persons, employed in the Dock Yards at Chat-
ham, Woolwich, Dep:ford, and sheering., praying exemption
front the Property lax.
Mt. ALLNUT 1' presented at the Bar, the Accounts of the
Coto otissioners of the Thames Navigation, for the year 1811.
'I he Lxeh, quer Mills Funding Bill was read a second time, and
' coder. a in be committed to-morrow.

toinnel BAGWELL brought up the Report of the Sugar
Drawl, tek Conunittee; thelteeolutiona weir read and agreed to,
and a Bill ordered to be brought in agreeably to same.
Mr. ROSE gave notice of a motion for Monday, for leave to
bring in a Bill for the better Regulating Parochial Registers.
The Pilot Bill was committed fur this day fortnight.
The Iris!' Population Bill was reads second time and commit,
ited for Monday.