Star.
London, England, 1811-12-31 00:00:00

S kItAGOSSA, NOV. 13.

The late advantages obtained by Marshal Suchet,
are so much the more important, as all the forces of
the insurgents in the west of Spain is concentrated in
the kingdom of Valencia ; and not only had they
sent troops from Cadiz and the Balearic Isles, but,
from the kingdom of Murcia, and those who had de-
barked at Almena in the month of August, after ha-
ving escaped in the affairs cf Grenada. The latter
'Were the remnant of Blake's corps.
The Junta of Valencia, with the consent of the Re-
gency of Cadiz, conferred upon that General the
chief command. He is known for his violent hatred
of the English ; so violent as to make him refuse the
succours in men which the agents of the Cabinet of
London had offered him. He would only consent to
accept arms and ammunition, of which he was in
great need. But Blake and the other Generals could
not resist, in the open plain, the talents of Mar-
shal Sachet and the valour of the French troops.—
The delicious plains bet Ween the Mengarez and the
Guadalaviar, were the scene of the last military
events, the result of which brought the imperial
army to the banks of the latter river, and to the gates
cf Valencia.
By the last news we received, we hear, that whilst
a part of the army will be employed in the siege,
another more considerable corps will protect the be-
siegers, and repulse the diversions which Blake may
make in case he should re-unite his fugitive troops.—
The French advanced guard, posted at Rivorrela on
the Guadalaviar, extends to the tight bank.
Since the battles of Segcrbia and Lyria, and '
above all, since the battle to deliver Saguntum, the
insurgents, overwhelmed by the superiority of the
conquerors, evince the greatest irresolution. Misun-
derstanding, the natural consequence of defeat, reigns
among all the Generals. The French troops have got
possession of the entrenchments thrown up on the
north of the Guadalaviar, destined to cover Valencia.
The surrounding the place was already begun on that
&de—the besieging artillery was arrived from Mur.
viedro. We are convinced that Valencia cannot hold
out long, because the fortifications arc not finished,
and the great extent of its circumference would re-
quire a whole army to defend it. One corps of the
army under General Armagnac is to remain at Se-
gorbia, in order that Marshal Suchet may not have
the least uneasiness relative to his rear. - •
Batteries are placed along the coast, in order to
defeat all the manoeuvres which the English ships
:night make to throw supplies into the town. Such
provident measures guarantee the capture of Valen-
cia, which will complete the success of a campaign
conducted with equal wisdom and vigour.

SP.ARI.
CADIZ, DECEMBER 12.
The Chief of the Staff has received the following
official dispatch from the General in Chief of the 4th
Army, Marsal If. Copons, dated
1 "Lam; December 3.
" Excellent Sir—Under date of the Ist inst. 1. in-
formed your Excellency of my having fallen back to
' this place, in consequence of the advance of the enemy
in force, with artillery. We have not received any
certain intelligence, because they had possession of the
passes of Facehas and Pedugosos. My trcops ar-
rived on the. 2d. I agreed With Colonel Skerritt,
Chief of an English brigade, that he should observe
Facehas, where the enemy had at most 300 men,
and that I would march by Puerto Liens to recon-
noitre this position. This was carried into effect yes-
terday—Celonel Skerritt placed himself in the wood
of Pena, and advanced his cavali y, who skirmished
with the enemy. My troops attacked the enemy in
their position, and w ith the greatest bravery dislod&cd
'him from the advanced posts in Salas Visgas. The
enemy dared not attempt to recover the last ground,
notwithstanding their superior forces, but rcmainea
formed in line in the woods where were their positions.
Advices which I received from Colonel Skerritt de-
termined me to retreat, which I effected without the
enemy attempting to pursue me. They, no doubt
must have experienced some loss in consequence of
the, bravery with which our troops fought. To-mor-
row I will detach a regiment to Algesiras, since al-
though the enemy has not entered that place he threa-
tens it daily ; and u ill follow it myself, doing with
my small force every thing that is possible to fulfil
the important wishes ef your Excellency."
(A n port of the Sitting of the Cortes on the sth of December,
gives an abcract of the :prech of SroorLaguna, who, after con-
demning the manlier in which the war was carried on, offend a
var:tty of propositions to the Cortes, of which the following were
' the Frincipati)
" That in order speedily to raise and have in rea-
diness a disposable army of from 15 to 20,000 men,
all armed, c;oathed, and disciplined, the Cortes shill
proclaim a general pardon for all jurausentadort, of
whatever class they may be—Admitted.
" That by means of the Generals who commanded
In the provinces and the chiefs ef the parties, the pro-
clamations and pardons issued by the Cones shall hi
introduced into the provinces cecupit.d by the enemy,
in order to plow that assembly still exists, and la-
bcurs for the liberty of the country—Admitted.
0 That the Cones slunld nominate for a new
Council of Reget.cy, four pet sons who possess the ge-
neral good opinion of she nation, and the ability neces-
sary to fulfil the obligations of their office, constantly
keeping in their recollection that the provinces, ;a-
Dries, generals, and the whole nation, wish to have
placed :it ti eir head a royal person as Regent, that
the Cmtes may perform their correspondent duties."
.2—Rejected,

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31.
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The ST. FlonENzo frigate (armed en-flute), has
arrived at Plymouth with a mail and dispatches from
Lisbon. Among the passengers are the following :
Commissary-General KENNEDY, (who did not arrive
in the Diadem, as stated in the STAR of Friday) ;
Lieut.-Colonel SPRING; Lieut.-Colonel GRANT, of
the Lusitanian Legion ; Lieut-Colonel NEAL, 66th
Foot; Captain BROTIIERTON, 14th Light Dragoons;
Captain M,DosaLD ; Captain BAINES ; and Mr.
BItANDRAI4I—the greater part of whom are returned
from ill health. They state the Army to be perfectly
at ease; no movements having taken place since the
last accounts. Several transports from Lisbon have
also art ived, under convoy of the ST. FIOREN ZOt with
sick soldiers on board.

By the above arrival, we have received the follow
ing intelligence :

" LISBON, DECEMBER 9.
" We have no interesting intelligence respectin

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the movements of the French in Spain. The enemy
throughout the whole of the Peninsula, live in the
greatest inquietudes : if they take forces into one
province which enables them to obtain some advan- I
tages, in others, at the same time, they suffer fatal
reverses. When they weaken their garrisons to assem-
ble this great force, the remains, which they suppose
are capable of containing the inhabitants, are sacri-
ficed by them. In short, the people omit no oppor-
tunity of sheaving their patriotism, and an inveterate
rancour towards their oppressors.
" DECEMBER 13.—Letters from Cadiz of the 30th
ultimo state that an English squadron cruizing off
the coast of Catalonia bad taken a French convoy,
which sailed from Toulon with provisions, ammuni-
tion, &c. for Barcelona : it appears to have consisted
of 22 vessels, but we have no authentic particulars on
this head.
46 DECEMBER 16.—Not a word cf news. Head-
quarters remain at Freynada, and the troops in the
positicns as when the last mail sailed. Our army be-
comes more healthy every day."

" BANKS OF THE GUADIANA, DEC. 7.

" Letters from Cadiz, of the date of the 2d inst.
say, that Suchet has retreated to Arragon, leaving
the Castle of Sagunto, from which he took the heavy
artillery ; that the Empecinado, Duraon and Mina,
had taken prisoners 2500 French, who were sur-
rounded in Daroca ; that Ballasteros, having three
times approached Utrera, on which occasions he took
considerable booty, saw himself obliged, on the 30th
ult. to retire under cover of the artillery of Gibraltar,
1 8000 Trench, detached from the corps of Victor and
from Seville, advancing against him ; and that 2000
men were, on the 2d inst. embarking to reinforce the
said Ballasteros."

" VAI.ENCIA DE ALCANTARA, DEC. 9.

" Our intelligence by the last mail tranquillises us
concerning the fate of Valencia. That beautiful city
still remained free, despising the pride of the enemy.
The army had been reinforced by the greater part of
the 3d army ; Duran and the Empecinado were march-
ing to join it, and every thing leads us to form the,
pleasing conclusion that the sanguinary laurels of Su-
chet will remain in the hands ofour valiant countrymen. 1
—lt is affirmed that Marshal Suchet has abandoned,
the design of conquering Valencia, and retired with'
his army from before that city."

Two Anholt Mails arrived this morning, but the
intelligence they convey is of a most uninteresting
description. The operations of the Rus►ian and Tur-
kish armies detailed in the papers brought by the
above mails, do not come down so late by a month
as those already rectived.

Two Heligoland Mails also arrived this morning,
but their contents are of little importance :

" HELIGOLAND, DEC. SS.

" By arrivals from the coast this day, we learn,
that about 12,000 French troops continue to be stapi
tioned at Hamburgh, with a view, no doubt, to ett-I
force peaceable subjection to the existing Govern-
ment, to overawe Denmark, in case of non-com-
pliance with any demand, and to be in readiness to
march to any point in the North, where occasion may
require."

" CORSOER, DEC. 9.

a The enemy's ships are gone out of sight to the
northwajd. The Military Academists from Rends-
berg, consisting of S 6 Cadets, with their teachers and
baggage, have arrived here this day, on their way
to Copenhagen."

By the Cadiz Mail of yesterday we learn that al
serious dispute had arisen between Mr. HENRY WEI..
LESLEY, the Dritiah Envoy, and the Spanish Govern-
ment. The ground of the difference is not disclosed,
but it is conjectured to be a refusal on the part of the
British Ministry to supply further sums of money to
the patriotic cause) in consequence of the rejection of
the proposal made by Mr. WELLESLEY for the orga-
nization of a Spanish army under British cfficers.
Mr. VAMIIAN has *been sent to England by Mr.
WELLISLEY with dispatches, requiring instructions.
It t:ppears that General BALLASTEROS, from some
cause which is nct stated, has returned under the
walls of Gibraltar with his army,

THE ARMY.

the first division of the Royal BackinApam-

marched through Ipswich to ood-
Barracks, from Dover, where they had been
stationed for more than two years past.
The 7th Battalion of the line ( King's German
Lei,,ion) arrived at Portsmouth last week, in three
divisions, and embarked on board transports for Sicily.
They are about 800 strong, and a fine body of men.
Three hundred York Light Infantry also embarked
last week.

Two Captains and 250 men of the Royal East
Middlesex Militia, have marched to Fort Cumberland,
to assist in the duty of that garrison.
_ _

The first division of the 37th Regiment is arrived
at Hastings Barracks from Ireland. The 2d divi-
sion left Chichester on Friday, also for Hastings.

A troop of the sth Hussars has marched from Not-
tingham to Derby, where they remain till further
orders. The Scotch Greys have proceeded from
Derby to Litchfield. _ _

Major-General FvEns is appointed to command the
Royal Engineers in Ireland, vice Major-General
FISHER, removed to command at Portsmouth, in the
room of General EveLEIGH, who retires fmm length
of service; Colonel RoWLEY succeeds General Frans
as Deputy Inspector of Fortifications.

• Saturday List, that respectable and higl ly disci-
plined regiment, the Third West York Militia, em-
barked at Sheerness for Cork.
Wednesday night, the city of Chichester was much
alarmed by an affray which took place between par.
' ties of the 7th German Legion and the 59th Foot ;
the most alarming consequences were dreaded, as the
bayonets of both parties were in close contact. The
hour of this rencontre being as early as seven o'clock,
and the scene near to head-quarters, the prompt in-
terference of the Officers was successful in quelling
the disturbance. Some bayonets were broken, but
no dangerous wounds were inflicted. An inquiry
into this unpleasant affair will, of course, immediately
take place.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH. DECEMEF•R es.

Arrived the Eliza, SAUNDERS, from Waterford,'
bound to London, with provisions; the schomer
Hobby, CURRIE Master, from London for Cadis,
with a cargo of bale goods, &c. with loss of foremast
and bowsprit, which she carried away yesterday mor-
ning ; the Portuguese ship Fermina, from Lisbon,
bound to London, with a cargo of wool, and is put
under quarantine—parted from the convoy about 26
sail this morning ; the Swallow packet, Capt. Mott-
PHEW, with mails from Cadiz.—Sailed the Walsing-
ham packet, Capt. ROBARTS, with mails of the 24th

instant, for Lisbon ; the West India ship Ann, Capt.
Hasticrosi, with pilchards, for Jamaica.—The Prin•
cess Elizabeth packet, Captain KIDD, with mails for
Cadiz, is detained till the 91st instant.

PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 29.
Arrived, the Mtsurrox schooner, of 8 guns, and
the TYnIAN brig, with a convoy consisting of tran-
sports, with rum; the Defford transport for the Dock-
yard, with stores ; and two timber ships from the
eastward.—The Misletoe did not anchor, but wailed
again for the eastward.—Went out of harbour, his
Majesty's ship NIEMEN, 38 guns, Captain Sir M.
SEYMOUR.