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of the strongest and most difficult of access that I have yet seen or cupied by troops.

In their retreat from this posi tion, the enemy lost a great number of prisoners.

I cannot sufficiently applaud the conduct of all the general officers, officers and troops throughout these operations. The attack made by Lieutenant-General the Earl of Dalhousie was admirably conducted by his Lordship, and executed by Major-General Inglis and the troops composing his brigade; and that by Major-General the Hon Edward Pakenham and Major-Genetal Byng, and that by LieutenantGeneral Sir Lowry Cole, and the movement made by Sir Thomas Picton merit my highest commendation.

The latter officer co-operated in the attack of the mountain by detaching troops to his left, in which the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Trench was wounded, but I hope not seriously.

While these operations were go ing on, and in proportion as I observed their success, I detached troops to the support of LieutenantGeneral Sir Rowland Hill.

The enemy appeared in his front late in the morning, and immediately commenced an extended manœuvre upon his left flank, which obliged him to withdraw from a height which he occupied behind the Lizasso to the next range. He there, however, maintained himself, and I enclose his report of the conduct of the troops. I continued the pursuit of the enemy, after their retreat from the mountain to Olaque, where I was at sunset, immediately in the rear of their attack upon Lieutenant-General

Sir Rowland Hill. They withdrew from his front in the night, and yesterday took up a strong position, with two divisions, to cover their rear in the pass of Dona Maria.

Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill, and the Earl of Dalhousie, attacked and carried the pass, notwithstanding the vigorous resist ance of the enemy and the strength of their position. I am concerned to add, that Lieutenant-General the Hon. Wm. Stewart was wound. ed upon this occasion.

I enclose Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill's report.

In the mean time I moved with Major-General Byng's brigade and the 4th division, under LieutenantGeneral Sir Lowry Cole, by the pass of Velate upon Irurita, in ordet to turn the enemy's position on Dona Maria. Major-General Byng took, in Elizondo, a large convoy going to the enemy, and made many prisoners.

We have this day continued the pursuit of the enemy in the valley of the Bidassoa, and many prisoners and much baggage have been taken. Major-General Byng has possessed himself of the valley of Bastan, and of the position on the Puerto de Maya; and the army will be this night nearly in the same positions, which they occupied on the 25th of July.

I trust that H. R. H. the Prince Regent will be satisfied with the conduct of the troops of his Majesty and of his allies on this occasion. The enemy having been considerably reinforced and reequipped after their late defeat, made a most formidable attempt to relieve the blockade of Pamplona with the whole of their forces, excepting the reserve under Ge

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neral Villatte, which remained in front of our troops on the great road from Irun.

This attempt has been entirely frustrated by the operations of a part only of the allied army, and the enemy have sustained a defeat and suffered a severe loss in both officers and men.

The enemy's expectations of success; beyond the point of raising the blockade of Pamplona, were certainly very sanguine. They brought into Spain a large body of cavalry, and a great number of guns, neither of which arms could be used to any great extent by either party in the battle which took place. They sent off the guns to St. Jean de Pied de Port on the evening of the 28th, which have thus returned to France in safety.

The detail of the operations will shew your Lordship how much reason I have to be satisfied with the conduct of all the General Officers, officers, and troops. It is impossible to describe the enthusiastic bravery of the fourth division; and I was much indebted to Lieutenant General Sir Lowry Cole, for the manner in which he directed their operations; to Major General Anson, Major-General Ross, Major-General Byng, and Brigadier-General Campbell, of the Portuguese service. All the officers commanding, and the offi cers of the regiments, were remarkable for their gallantry; but I particularly observed LieutenantColonel O'Toole, of the 7th Caçadores, in the charge upon the enemy on our left, on the 28th, and Captain Joaquim Telles Jurdao, of the 11th Portuguese regi

ment, in the attack of the moun tain on the 30th.

I beg to draw your Lordship's attention, likewise, to the valuable assistance I received, throughout these operations, from Lieutenant General Sir Rowland Hill, from Lieutenant-General the Earl of Dalhousie, and Sir Thomas Picton, in those of the 30th and 31st of July.

To the Conde del Abisbal also I am indebted for every assistance it was in his power to give, consistently with his attention to the blockade. I have already mentioned the conduct of the regiments of Pravia and El Principe, belong ing to the army of reserve of Andalusia, in a most trying situation and the whole corps appeared animated by the same zealous spirit which pervaded all the troops in that position.

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officers of those departments respectively; and froni LieutenantColonel Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, and the officers of my personal staff. Although our wounded are numerous, I am happy to say that the cases in general are slight; and I have great pleasure in reporting to your Lordship, that the utmost attention has been paid to them by the Inspector of Hospitals, Dr. M'Gregor, and by the officers of the department under his direetions.

Adverting to the extent and nature of our operations, and the difficulties of our communications at times, I have reason to be extremely well satisfied with the zeal and exertions of Sir Robert Kennedy, the Commissary-General, and the officers of his department, throughout the campaign, which upon the whole have been more successful in supplying the troops than could have been expected.

I transmit this dispatch to your Lordship by his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Orange who is perfectly well acquainted with all that has passed, and with the situation of the army; and will be able to inform your Lordship of many details relating to this series of operations, for which a dispatch does not afford scope. His Highness had a horse shot under him in the battle near Sorauren on the 28th of July.

I have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) WELLINGTON. I have omitted to inform your Lordship in the body of the dispatch, that the troops in the Puerto de Maya lost their four Portuguese guns on the 25th of July. Major

General Pringle who commandedwhen the attack commenced, had ordered them to retire towards Maya: and when Lieutenant-General Stewart came up, he ordered that they might return, and retire by the mountain road to Elizondo. In the mean time the enemy were in possession of the pass, and the communication with that road was. lost, and they could not reach it.

I enclose returns of the loss before San Sebastian, from the 7th to the 27th of July; and returns of the killed, wounded, and missing in the operations from the 25th ultimo to the 1st instant.

Lezaca, 4th August, 1813. My Lord, The Prince of Orange having been detained till this day for the returns, I have to inform your Lordship, that the enemy still continued posted in the morning of the 2d with a force of two divisions on the Puerto de Echalar, and nearly the whole army behind the Puerto, when the 4th, 7th, and light divisions advanced by the valley of the Bidassoa to the frontier, and I had determined to dislodge them by a combined attack and movement of the three divisions.

The seventh division, however, having crossed the mountains from Sumbilla, and having necessarily preceded the arrival of the 4th, Major-General Barnes's brigade was formed for the attack, and advanced, before the fourth and light divisions could co-operate, with a regularity and gallantry which I have seldom seen equalled,, and actually drove the two divisions of the enemy, notwithstanding the resistance opposed to them, from those formidable

formidable heights. It is impossible that I can extol too highly the conduct of Major-General Barnes, and these brave troops, which was the admiration of all who were witnesses of it.

Major-General Kempt's brigade of the light division, likewise drove a very considerable force from the rock which forms the left of the Puerto.

There is now no enemy in the field, within this part of the Spanish frontier.

I have the honour to enclose Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham's report of the assault of San Sebastian.

While the troops were engaged in the neighbourhood of Pamplona, as reported in my dispatch of the 1st instant, Brigadier-General Longa occupied with his division this part of the Bidassoa, including the town of Vera. That part of the enemy's army which had been left in observation of the allied troops on the great road from Irun, attacked him on the 28th, but were repulsed with considerable loss.

I have great pleasure in reporting the good conduct of these troops on all occasions: and likewise of a battalion of Spanish Caçadores, in General Barcena's division of the Gallician army, which had been sent to the bridge of Yansi, on the enemy's retreat on the 1st instant, which it held against very superior numbers during a great part of the day.

Nothing of importance has occurred in Arragon since my dispatch of the 13th July.

I have a report from Lientenant-General Lord William Benduck, from Binaroz, on the 21st

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P. S. I enclose a return of the killed and wounded in the attack of the enemy's position on the 2d instant.

Ernani, July 27, 1813. My Lord,- The attack of the breach in the line wall on the left flank of San Sebastian's took place on the morning of the 25th, when the fall of the tide left the foot of the wall dry, which was soon after daylight. I am sorry to say, that notwithstanding the distinguished gallantry of the troops employed, some of whom did force their way into the town, the attack did not succeed. The enemy occupied in force all the defences of the place which looked that way, and from which, and from all round the breach,they were enabled to bring so destructive a fire of grape and musketry, flanking and enfilading the column, and to throw over SO many hand grenades on the troops, that it became necessary so desist from the assault.

The loss sustained was there fore severe, especially by the third battalion Royal Scots, the leading one of Major-Gen Hay's brigade, which being on duty in the trenches, formed the column of attack; MajorGeneral Spry's Portuguese brigade, that of Major-General Robinson, and the 4th Caçadores of Brigadier-General Wilson's, being ing in reserve, in the trenches: the whole under the direction of Major-General Oswald, commanding 5th division.

Though this attack has failed, it would be great injustice not to

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assure your Lordship, that the troops conducted themselves with their usual gallantry, and only retired, when I th ught a further perseverance in the attack would have occasioned an useless sacrifice of brave men. Major-General Hay, Major Frazer, Colonel the Hon. C. F. Greville, and Colonel Cameron, commanding the Royal Scots, 38th and 9th regiments, greatly distinguished themselves. Major Frazer lost his life on the breach, with many of his brave comrades.

The conduct, throughout the whole of the operations of the seige hitherto, of the officers and men of the royal artillery and engineers,, never was exceeded in indefatigable seal, activity, and gallantry; and I beg to mention particulary to your Lordship, Lieute tenant Colonels Dickson, Fraser, and May, and Major Webber Smyth, of the royal artilley; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir R. Fletcher, Lieutenant-Colonel Burgoyne, and Majors Eilicombe, and C. F. Smith, of the royal engineers.

The three officers of this corps, employed to conduct different parts of the columns of attack, behaved admirably, but suffered severely. Captain Lewis has lost his leg; Lieutenant Jones was wounded in the breach, and taken; and Lieutenant Machell, after his return, was killed in the trenches.

I beg, too, to recommend to your Lordship, Lieutenant Campbell, of the 9th, who led the forlorn hope, and who was severely wounded on the breach. I have the greatest satisfaction, too, in assuring your Lordship of the most cordial support and assistance, afforded by Sir George Collier,

commanding his Majesty's ships on this coast, and of all the officers and seamen of the squadron employed on shore.

No exertion that could be afforded was wanting; and LieutenantColonel Dickson has represented to ine, in the strongest terms, the steady and gallant conduct of a detachment of seamen in the batteries, under the command of Lieutenant O'Reilly (first Lieutenant of his Majesty'sship Surveillante), and of their exemplary behaviour while on shore. I beg, too, to mention Mr. Digby Marsh, mater's male, acting as Lieutenant in the batteries, after Lieutenant Dunlop was severely wounded.

I have the honour to be, &c, (Signed) T. GRAHAM. To Field-Marshal the Marquis of WELLINGTON, K. G.

London Gazette Extraordinary, Sept. 14, 1818.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Dorming-street, Sept. 14, 1813, Major Hare has arrived at this office with dispatches addressed to Earl Bathurst, by Field-Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, of which the following are copies :-

Lezaca, Sept. 2, 1813.

My Lord, The fire against the fort of San Sebastian was opened on the 26th of August, and directed against the towers which flanked the curtain on the eastern face, against the demy-bastion on the south-eastern angle, and the termination of the curtain of the southern face. Lieutenant-General Sir T. Graham had directed that an establishment should be formed on the island of Santa Clara, which

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