Star.
London, England, 1812-01-07 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7.
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The Dispatch packet has arrived at Falmouth
Keith dispatches from Cattiz. She has had a quick
passage of 14 days, and brings the gratifying intelli-
gence that Valentia still holds out, nor have the French
ventured to attack Tarifa:

" CADIZ, DEC. it.

u The intelligence from Valencia comes down to
the 4th instant, at which time it gallantly defended
itself. • Letters from Barcelona to the 26th ult. give
us an idea of the extreme penury which that people,
worthy of a better fate, suffer."

" CADIZ, DECEMBER 17.

es We know that on the 1 Ith the enemy plundered
the magazines of Algesiras, and compelled the pea-
santry to assist in taking away the plunder; the in-
famous Villanal, with his party is about the country
of Tarifa robbing it, The French engineers are of
opinion that it would be a work of many days to
make a road for the artillery by Puertollano, and it
is to be presumed have desisted from such an under-
taking!,

" CADIZ, DEC. 18.

a By different persons a report has been spread
that, on the sth, Sucbet had retired fi om before Va-
lencia, but we are ignorant upon what foundation
this report rests."

" CADIZ, DEC. 19.

We are assured that, up to the 10th inst. nothing
rtw had occurred in Valencia, whose defence conti-
nues without the enemy having made any advances
of consequence, towards the completion of their design.
• ,t General Copons, under date of the 13th instant,
from Tarifa, writes as follows :

The enemy yesterday retired from San Roque
and Los Banco. General Ballasteros occupies the
first place, and his advanced posts the second.—l am
assured they continue their retreat, which is not the
cue with the corps in my front consisting of 3000
men. A few days ago it wished to make a men-
u ,itering, which I prevented. Yesterday the enemy
presented themselves with all their force towards the
Covent de la Luz, half a league distant from this
plice.) I marched with 700 Spanish infantry and
the cavalry to receive them, and by a rapid and im-
posing movement, compelled them to retire for sliel-
ttr to the Sietra, where they remain. The fire of the
Guerillas caused them some loss, which they also suf.
felt(' on former reconnoisances.

" Hitherto the report has been, that Victor was
coming to besiege this place, and that his artillery
wai on the 11th in Retin ; but it appears to me he
has desisted from this intention, which is confirmed
by the movement made in their camp, and the time
which expired without their arriving here."
Another letter adds—

In the morning of yesterday the enemy still re-
mained in Retin, in number 3300 men, with twelve
cannon of various calibres. It is to be presumed they
will retire, and suspected that the 700 men they ad-
vanced to La Luz was for the purpose of concealing
the retreat."

" General Copons will march to-flay to incom-
mode the enemy, should they retire."

" VELVIS, DECEMBER 7.

6' There is a talk here that Badajos is to be be-
Sieged ; that General Hill will fix his head-quar-
tets in Caceres ; that the French from Placentia and
Coria are reining, and that the last convoy proceed-
ing to Ciudad Rodrigo, was obliged to retrocede on
account of the unexpected movements of Lord Wel-
lington."

The dispatches from Mr. WELLESLEY at Cadiz, to
Ministers, are dated on the 18th ult. but they contain
aonews of importance.

Two ships yesterday arrived from Ostend, which
bring accounts from the French coast to Saturday
last. A strong persuasion prevails in France, that
there is a treaty on the tapis between that Empire and
the American Republic. The principal difficulty
alleged is, that the claims of the United States under
the Rambouillet Decree, must be settled prior to any
amicable arrangement of this nature.
We are sorry to st ste, that the pleasing intelligence
that the Sr. GEORGE, 98 guns, had passed Yarmouth,
is not yet confirmed ; hopes of her safety are,
still
indolged, as a notice was posted yesterday at
I.oyd's, that accounts were received that two Rus-
sian Masters of merchantmen had seen her five or six
days since, far to the northward, with fine weather.
like add with much pleasure, that the Baltic convoy,
conststing of about 40 ships, has arrived in safety off
the coast of Norfolk.
The Officers of the HERO) who perished in her,

Captain J. N. Newman; lieutenants James Wilcox, John
%Ben Mealway, John Mitchell, John Norton, Charles B.
111.cliens ; Mr. John M. Leate, purser; John Merritt, gunner;
Wm. B. Watson, boatswain ; Mr. l'homas Murray, carpenter.
The Officers of the Royal Marines, were—
Captain 1 homal Phillips, Second Lieutenants Henry Hurt,
ad William Ward.
The James and David, Cairns, from Quebec, was
spoken with on the 18th ult. in lat. 56. 2'2. long. 17.
She had oil board the crew of the Brutus, of Hull,
they having abandoned her in consequence of being
lcatcr.logged. c..
BREAD.—To-day, there being no Court of Alder.
lan, the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the returns,
Ordered it to be advanced one penny per peck.
An American Messenger has been conveyed to the
out port by a cartel from Morlaix.