At length we have some interesting intelligence from Spain. The
Queen's forces encountered the Carlists on the 15111 instant, in the vicinity of Valencia, and gained an important victory. The particulars are given in a despatch of the successful General, ORAA ; from which, as it deals leas in bombast and more in mat- ter-of-fact than most Spanish documents of the same description, we shall make a few extracts.
" The expeditionary army of the rebels, and that of Cabrera, under the orders of the Pretender, forming together twenty battalions and twelve squa- drons of cavalry, have been completely beaten, in the neighbourhood of Va- lencia, by the 9,000 infantry and 690 cavalry I was able to collect last evening; for, as I have already informed your Excellency, I was firmly deteishinecl on giving battle to the enemy, wherever I met him, and without considering the inferiority of my force. The battle lasted from eight o'clock in the morning until five in Ate afternoon; and the victory was not an instant doubtful for me, the moment I beheld the advantage obtained by a squadron of the Sixth Regi- ment of Light Cavalry, who made a most brilliant charge. The troops I have the honour to command have given the world a noble proof of their coutage and perseverance in driving the enemy out of the advantageous positions he held, forcing his lines, which were more and more formidable as we advanced, and marching and fighting during eighteen hours, exposed to a burning heat and to unimaginable sufferings, without a drop of water to quench their thirst. "Being occupied in pursuing the enemy and securing provisions for the soldiers, I cannot exactly calculate the probable consequences of this rout ; but I may nevertheless affirm, that all the projects of the enemy are now baffled or destroyed. The loss of the rebels iu this affair cannot be under 1000 men, in- cluding 200 prisoners, besides a certain number of deserters. Oar troops have suffered a loss of about 400 men; among whom are several generals and officers of distinguished merit."
It appears that Don CARLOS advanced rather incautiously almost to the walls of Valencia, in the expectation of a rising of his par- tisans in that city. In this be was disappointed ; and he retired to the village of Brunel; whence, after offering a stubborn resist- ance to the forces of ORAA, he decamped in haste to the mountain fortresses, in which he is accustomed to find safety and recruits.
