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 show 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 maaner in which he directed their operations; to majorgeneral Anson, major-general Ross, major-general Byng, and brigadier-general Campbell, of the Portuguese service. All the officers commanding, and the officers 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 mountain on the 30th.

I beg to draw your lordship's attention, likewise, to the valuable assistance I received, throughout these operations, from lieutenantgeneral 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, belonging 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.

Marshal sir William Beresford was with me throughout these operations, and I received from him all the assistance which his talents so well qualify him to afford me. The good conduct of the Portuguese officers and troops in all the operations of the present campaign, and the spirit which they show on every occasion, are not less honourable to that nation, than they are to the military character of the officer, who, by his judicious measures, has re-established discipline and revived a military spirit in the army.

I have again to draw your lordship's attention to the valuable assistance I received throughout these operations from the Quarter-master-general major-general Murray, and the adjutant-general major-general Pakenham, and the

officers of those departments respectively; and from 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. McGregor, and by the officers of the department under his directions.

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 commanded when 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, August, 4th, 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 2nd 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 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 lieutenant-general lord William Bentinck, from Binaroz, on the 21st

of July; and he was making preparations to cross the Ebro. I have, &c.

(Signed) WELLington.

P. S. I enclose a return of the killed and wounded in the attack of the enemy's position on the 2nd 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 day-light. 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 musketry, flanking and enfilading the column, and to throw over so many hand-grenades on the troops, that it became necessary to desist from the assault.

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The loss sustained was therefore severe,especially by the thirdbattalion Royal Scots, the leading one of major-gen. Hay's brigade, which being on duty in the trenches, formed the column of attack; majorgeneral Sprye's Portuguese brigade, that of major-general Robinson, and the 4th Caçadores of brigadier-general Wilson's being in reserve, in the trenches: the whole under the direction of majorgeneral Oswald, commanding 5th division.

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

assure your lordship, that the troops conducted themselves with their usual gallantry, and only retired, when I thought 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 distin guished 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 siege hitherto, of the officers and men of the royal artillery and engineers, never was exceeded in indefatig able zeal, activity, and gallantry; and I beg to mention particularly to your lordship, lieutenant-colonels Dickson, Fraser, and May, and major Webber Smyth, of the royal artillery; lieutenant-colonel sir R. Fletcher, lieutenant-colonel Burgoyne, and majors Ellicombe, 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 me, 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's ship Surveillante), and of their exemplary behaviour while on shore. I beg, too, to mention Mr. Digby Marsh, master's mate, 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, 1813.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

Downing-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 :

Lexaca, Sept. 2nd, 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-genera sir T. Graham had directed that an establishment should be formed on the island of Santa Clara, which

All that it was deemed practicable to carry into execution, in order to facilitate the approach to the breaches before made in the wall of the town, having been effected on the 30th of August, and another breach having been made at the termination of the curtain, the place was stormed at 11 o'clock in the day of the 31st, and carried. The loss on our side has been severe. Lieut-gen. sir James Leith, who had joined the army only two days before, and major-generals Oswald and Robinson were unfortunately wounded in the breach; and col. sir Richard Fletcher, of the royal engineers, was killed by a musket-ball at the mouth of the trenches. In this officer, and in lieutenant-colonel Crawford of the 9th regiment, his majesty's service has sustained a serious loss.

I have the honour to enclose lieutenant-general sir Thomas Graham's report of this operation, in which your lordship will observe, with pleasure, another dis tinguished instance of the gallan try and perseverance of his majes

ty's officers and troops, under the most trying difficulties.

All reports concur in praise of the conduct of the detachment from the 10th Portuguese brigade, under major Snodgrass, which crossed the river Urumea, and stormed the breach on the right, under all the fire which could be directed upon them from the castle and town.

The garrison retired to the castle, leaving about 270 prisoners in our hands; and I hope that I shall soon have the pleasure to inform your lordship that we have possession of that post.

Since the fire against St. Sebastian had been recommenced, the enemy had drawn the greatest part of their force to the camp of Urogne, and there was every rea son to believe, that they would make an attempt to relieve the place.

Three divisions of the 4th Spanish army, commanded by general Don Manuel Freyre, occupied the heights of San Marcial, and the town of Irun, by which the approach to St. Sebastian, by the high road, was covered and protected, and they were supported by the 1st division of British infantry, under major-general Howard, and major-general lord Aylmer's brigade, on their left, and in the rear of Irun; and by gen. Longa's division encamped near the Sierra de Aya, in rear of their right. In order to secure them still further, I moved two brigades of the 4th division, on the 30th, to the convent of San Antonio, one of which (gen. Ross's), under lieutenantgeneral the hon. sir Lowry Cole, moved up the same day to the