ALBUFERA DE

VALENCIA  , a lagoon, 7 M . S. of Valencia in Spain, about 12 M. in length and 4 in breadth, 12 ft. being its greatest depth . It communicates with the sea by a narrow outlet, which can be opened or closed at pleasure . The lake is crown property, and is of great value from the fish and wild-fowl with which it abounds . Rice is grown in large quantities by the inhabitants of the adjoining villages . In 1812 Marshal Suchet was created duke of Albufera by Napoleon for his con-quest of Valencia, and invested with the domain; but the battle of Vittoria in 1813 deprived him of his possession, though he still retained the title . Subsequently the revenues of Albufera were conferred upon the duke of Wellington in token of the gratitude of the Spanish nation .