Sir John Hope's corps took about 500 prison: rs.

The brunt of the action with Sir John Hope's advanced post fell upon thest Portuguese brigade, under Brigadier-General A. Campbell, which were on duty, and upon Major-General Robinson's brigade of the 5th division, which moved up to their support. Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope reports most favourably of the con duct of those, and of all the other troops engaged; and I had great satisfaction in finding that this attempt made by the enemy upon our left, in order to oblige us to draw in our right, was completely defeated by a compa paratively small part of our force.

I cannot sufficiently applaud the ability, colness, and judgment of Lieut.-General Sir John Hope, who, with the general and staff officers un der his command, shewed the troops an example of gallantry, which must have tended to produce the favourable result of the day.

Sir John Hope received a severe contusion, which, however, I am happy to say, has not deprived me for a moment of the benefit of his assistance. After the action was over, the regiments of Nassau and Frankfort, under the command of Colonel Kruse, came over to the posts of Major General Ros's brigade, of the 4th division, which were formed for the support of

the centre.

When the night closed, the enemy were still in large force in front of our posts, on the ground from which they had driven the picquets. They retired, however, during the night, from Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope's front, leaving small posts, which were immediately driven in. They still occupied, in force, the ridge on which the picquets of the light division had stood; and it was obvious that the whole army was still in front of our left; and about three in the afternoon,

they again drove in Lieut.-General Sir John Hope's picquets, and attacked his posts. They were again repulsed with considerable loss.

The attack was recommenced on the morning of the 12th, with the same want of success; the first dri sion under Major-General Howard, having relieved the fifth division: and the enemy discontinued it in the afternoon, and retired entirely within the entrenched camp on that night. They never renewed the attack on the posts of the light division after the 10th.

Lieut-General Sir John Hope re ports most favourably of the conduct of all the officers and troops, particu larly of the 1st Portuguese brigade, under Brigadier-General Archibald Campbell; and of Major General Robinson's and Major-General Hay's brigade of the 5th division, under the command of the Honourable Colonel Greville. He mentions, particularly, Major-General Hay, commanding the 5th division; Major-Generals Robi son and Bradford; Brigadier-General Campbell; Colonels de Regoa and Greville, commanding the several bri gades; Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, of the 84th, who was unfortunately killed; Lieut.-Colonels Barnes of the royals, and Cameron of the 9th, Capta Ramsay of the horse artillery; Col nel Delancey, deputy quarter master general, and Lieutenant-Colonel MDonald, assistant adjutant-general, attached to Sir John Hope' corps; and the officers of his personal staff

The 1st division, under Major-Ge neral Howard, were not engaged unul the 12th, when the enemy's attack was more feeble; but the guards cotducted themselves with their usual spirit.

The enemy having thus failed in all their attacks, with their whole force, upon our left, withdrew into their entrenchments, on the night of the 12th, and passed a large force through

Ee, with which, on the morning 18th, they made a most despeack upon Lieutenant-General wland Hill.

xpectation of this attack I had ed Marshal Sir W. Beresford to te the Lieut.-General with the vision, which crossed the Nive light on that morning: and I reinforced him by the 4th diand two brigades of the 3d di

expected arrival of the 6th gave the lieut -general great in making his movements; se troops under his own immedimmand had defeated and repule enemy with immense loss bewheir arrival The principal at aving been made along the highFrom Bayonne to St Jean Pied tt, Major-General Barnes's briof British infantry, and the 5th guese brigade, under Brigadierral Ashworth, were particularly ed in the contest with the enemy at point, and these troops cond themselves admirably. The guese division of infantry, under ommand of Marischal del Campo F. le Cor, moved to their support eir left in a very gallant style, egained an important position bea these troops and Major-General gle's brigade, engaged with the y in front of Ville Franche. I great satisfaction also in observing Conduct of Major-General Byng's ade of British infantry, supported he 4th Portuguese brigade, under command of Brigadier-General han, in carrying an important ht from the enemy on the right our position, and maintaining it inst all their efforts to regain it, 'wo guns and some prisoners were en from the enemy, who being ten at all points, and having sufferconsiderable loss, were obliged to re upon their entrenchments.

It gives me the greatest satisfaction to have another opportunity of report ing my sense of the merits and services of Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill upon this occasion, as well as of those of Lieutenant-General Sir Wil liam Stewart, commanding the 2d division; Major-Generals Pringle, Barnes, and Byng; Marischal del Campo Don F. le Cor, and Brigadier-Generals Da Costa, Ashworth, and Buchan. The British artillery, under LieutenantColonel Ross, and the Portuguese artillery, under Colonel Tulloch, distinguished themselves; and LieutenantGeneral Sir Rowland Hill reports particularly the assistance he received from Lieut.-Colonels Bouverie and Jackson, the assistant adjutant and assistant quarter-master-general attached to his corps; Lieut.-Colonel Goldfinch, of the royal engineers, and from the officers of his personal staff.

The enemy marched a large body of cavalry across the bridge of the Adour yesterday evening, and retired their force opposite to Sir Rowland Hill this morning towards Bayonne.

Throughout these various opera tions I have received every assistance from the quarter-master-general, Major-General Sir George Murray, and the adjutant-general, Major-General Sir Edward Pakenham, and Lieut.Col. Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lieut.Colonel Campbell, and the officers of my personal staff.

I send this dispatch by Major Hill, aide-de-camp of Lieutenant General Sir Rowland Hill, whom I beg leave to recommend to your lordship's protection. I have the honour to be, &c. WELLINGTON.

1 enclose the returns of the killed and wounded.

General Total.

Killed-2 lieutenant-colonels, 3 majors, 9 captains, 13 lieutenants, 4 ensigns, 1 staff, 15 serjeants, 4 drummers, 599 rank and file, 13 horses.

Wounded-4 general staff, 8 lieut.colonels, 14 majors, 64 captains, 89 lieutenants, 45 ensigns, 9 staff, 215 serjeants, 25 drummers, 3434 rank and file, 21 horses.

Missing-1 colonel, 2 majors, captains, 5 lieutenants, 3 ensigns, staff, 14 serjeants, 6 drummers, 46 rank and file, 1 horse.

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