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on the Chaussie, and fired with effect against several ft rmed bodies of the enemy in the plain sear the town, while the column, consisting of the German light battalions, the brigade of. Guards, and a Spanish di vision of General Giron's, continued to advance by the Chausbhe. Two Spanish battalions, and one Por tuguese, forming a separate column on the left of the ChaussEe, passed quickly on the left of the town. General Bradford and the line battalions . of the Germans driving in the enemy on their front, by the Pampeluna road, and Colonel Longa from the side of the mountains still more on the right, turning and forcing, from very strong positions, all the posted bodies of the enemy on the right of the town. Still the enemy held possession of the town, which ' was much more capable of defence than had been re presented. The Vittoria gate was barricadoed, and also the Pan:peluna gate on the bridge ; and both were flanked by convents and other large buildings occupied by the enemy, and the town was no where open. A nine-pounder was therefore brought up under cover of the fire of the light battalion, close to the gate, which was thus burst open, It was now dark, and it was not possible to distill it.o guish the troops of the different nations engaged, which gave the enemy, now flying from every point, an opportunity of escaping with much less loss than • he must have suffered, had we had daylight. The conduct of all the troops concerned in this at tack was highly creditable ; that of the line battalions on the Pampeluna road, and of the light battalions at the .Vittoria gate, was such as was to be expected frem these distinguished corps, and the column of the lett did equal honour to the Spanish and Portuguese arms. Colonel Longa's corps, after a repetition of long and severe marches, undertook and executed, with t I P the greatest spirit, the fatiguing duty of this day, and ..behaved in the most pliant manner. The battalions , sent from Arpeyton by Lieutenant-GenerarMendi, sibel repulsed, with great steadiness, an attack of the enemy, and afterwards pursued him down from the mountains, taking a good many prisoners. I have not yet got the return, but I believe above two hundred prisoners were taken by the two Spanish corps, and many wounded men were left here. The enemy's loss in killed, too, must have been consi der.thle. .. This place has, besides the defences at the gates, new towers to flank the exterior wall,- and a strong wood block-house in the square, which.shews the im portance the enemy attacla-d to its (Tcupation. It would be unjust to tho troops employed in this assault, not to mention their exempla y conduct when in possession ; there was no excess committed. The German „Legion, and Colonel Longa's corps passed on, and formed immediately beyond the town. I have tie honour to enclose a return of the killed and wounded of .t he . British and Portuguese in these two days, whicl2, considering the nature of the ser. vice, could not have been espected to be less than considerable. 1 ., The Spaniards Icht several Officers killed and t wounded yesterday. but I have not . bad any return of them.—l have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) , u m - e_ o ll u in c g d t r o e n ,, , a & n c d . & m c i . ,s tk i t c . g . . T. GitAttAst, Lieut.• Gen. of the Allied Army under the Cotnm..nd of hi; F 'ice l'enc General the M a rq uess and 25th June, I 1813. Y • R Th et e urn Ma o ll f u K e ;le o t f l of Wellirgtor, K. G. In Aaiun v.1:11 the Enemy on thelt4th 4 I :I Ju> c. 1 lst Light Eatt. King's German Legion-5 rank and Me killed ; 2 Lieutenant., c Sok ants, 30 rank and file, wounded ; 1 rank and Me missing. • e 211 Ditto-2 rank and ne killed ; I Major, 1 Lieutenant, 2 drum mere, 12 rank and file, wounded. Portuguese Less-1 Serjeant, 11 rank and file, killed ; 1 Captain, • 1 Serjeant, 1 drunnnez, 21 rank and file, wounded. • 25TH JUNE. Ist Line Batt. King's German Legion-1 rank and file killed; 1 Lieutenant, 6 rank and file, wounded. td Ditto-5 rank and file killed ; 2 Captains, 1 Lieutenant, 1 • Serjeant, 29 lank and file, wounded. sth Ditto-9 rank and file killed; I Captain, 1 Serjeant, 25 rank and file, wounded. :t lst Light Batt. King's German Legion-5 rank and file killed ; 2 Captains, S Lieutenants, 2 drummers, 24 rank and file, wounded. Portuguese Loss-1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Serjeants, 22 rank ~ g and file, killed ; 1 Lieutenant Colonel, 2 Captains, 1 Lieute nant, 7 Ensigns, 7 Setante, 1 drummer, 131 rank and file, wounded ; 1 Entign,42 rank and file, missiag. Gan CAA/. TOTAL LOSS ON Tile 24111 AND 25TH Wilt. : . Total I , ritish-2.1 rag, and file killed ; 1 Major, 5 Captains, 8 •. 1 . Lieutenants, 4 Setants, 4 drummers, 126 rank and file, woundtd ; 1 rank and file missing. , Total Porteguese--1 lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 8 Serjeants, 33 rank and file, killed ; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 3 Captains, 1 Lieute ,., A t m, 7 Easig94, 8 Seritants, 2 drummers, 152 rank and file, wounded ; 1 Ensign, 43 rank ar.d file, missing. Giaad Total—l Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, S Serjeanta, 54 rank and file, %Mid ; A Lit utecant-Colon#l, 1 Major, 8 Captains, 9 Lieutenancy 9 Ensigns. 12 Serjeantt, 6 drummers, 272 rank soid file, wounded; 1 Ensign, 44 rank and file, missing. (Signed) E. Pates:4llam, Adj. Gen. Nimes Or OIVICHRS KILLiD. WoCNDFD, AND SUSSING. rums. 24. 2st Liebe Batt. Ring's Ge3111:11/ Legion—Lieutenant Wahrendorff, lightly; Lieutenant Woltsbe, severely. Ditto—Major 11. Prince Reusr, severely; Lieutenant Keasler, slight y. 7i-v• t *Line Batt. Kiree; German I egion—Lieutenant Bap!, slightly, 2sl Ditto—Captains I..ingtehr and Beuernian, tnd Lieutenant Hoer, severely. sth Ditto—Captain Bartnei ter, severer. Ist Light Batt. King's German Legion—Captain Cropp, severely isince dead) ; Captain Wyneeken, slightly; Lieutenant Firrke, severely: Lbuisalet Heise, Llestasfit Hem, severely (um amputated). TORTErOCZNI !STU ;VMS. 44th Reg. Lint—Lleutemat Joao Baptista Reim*, Ensign Luis Jeronimo. PORITOOM Of 'NIBS WOVYDID. 94T11 JONI. I Sth Reg. Liao—Captain Benjamin Jones, severely: 157 H JUNE. l3th Reg. Line--Lieutenant.Colonel Don Joaquim de Camera, severely ; Ensign Diego Ignacio de Souza, slightly. 24th Reg. Line—Captain Antonio Xavier da Rocha, slightly; - Lieutenant Luis de Azeredo, severely; Ensign Jose Maria, severely; Ensign Joao Baptista, slightly; Ensigns loaquiin Herculano and Jose Manoel, slightly. 4th Cacadores—Ensigns Vasconelles and Tellies, severely. sth Casadores—Captain Don Francisco Da Sylva, severely. PORTUGUESE OFFICER 1115S1NG• 13th Reg. Line—Ensign Jose Pais. Santa Marts de Cube, July I. SIR—On the 29th of June last, I had the honour to acquaint you, for the information of his Excellency the General in Chief of the National Armies, that the Cacadores and grenadiers of the first brigade of the first division of this army had assaulted and taken the fort of Santa Marta de Pancorbo. I have now the satisfaction of acquainting you, that at eight o'clock this morning, the Castle of Santa Engracia, or principal fort of Pancorbo, surrendered by capitu lation. The garrison consisted of 650 men ; they had provisions for several days, no very great quan tity of water, and that not of a good quality. There were found in the castle 25 pieces of cannon, of a calibre from sixteen to four pounds, many gun-car riages, and a sufficient quantity of ammunition for a regular defence. The garrison surrendered under the inclosed ankles of capitulation, and will march to-morrow morning for Burgos. From the 28th, the day on which the fort of Santa Marta was taken, I had posted the sharp-shooters in the vicinity of the walls of the fort, and, by blocka. ding it most vigorously, I cut off all communication with the spring from which they provided themselves with water. 'The different detachments employed upon this service, performed their duty with a stea diness and valour deserving every praise; and the enemy could no longer procure exit water without imminent risk. Taking advantage of this circum stance, I ordered several numerous detachments to establish themselves as near the wall as possible, and out of the range of the enemy's guns. A quantity of ladders, and other necessary implements were pro cured for attacking the castle, but being anxious to adopt every necessary step for economizing the lives of my men, I hinted a second time to the Governor to surrender, which he consented to accede to, under condition of being carried back to Trance with his garrison ; •but he yielded at last, upon my refusing to admit this condition, and threatening to take the place by storm. The successful rcAti:: of this business is not a little owing to the intelligence and judgment which my Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Colonel JosC Maria Reyna,clisplayed daring the cou: 2e of his con ferences with the. Governor. 'lle result of the Lieu tenant Colonel's negociation has provcd of no little advantage to us. During the space of twenty-lour hours, a battery for. six pieces had been constructed on the summit of the hill, by the indefatigable exertions of the sappers of the army (and several peasants), under the direc tion of the Commandant General of the engineers, Marshal de Campo Don Manuel Japino, and six pieces of cannon, which had been collected by the Colonel, Major-General of the Artillery, Don Matias Ferraz, were got upon the bill with the greatest acti vity, under the direction of the Celocel, who was ably assisted by the Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery, Don Joz6 Jarabia, and the Serjeant-Major, Don Bar tolomo Gutierrez, and other subaltern officers.— Eight hours after the battery was commenced, the guns began to open upon the enemy, and besides causing him considerable loss, impressed him with sufficient respect for us. I cannot but call the attention of the General in Chief of the national armies to the valour and activity displayed upon this occasion by Brigadier-General Don Joze Latorre, commanding the Ist brigade of infantry; by the Chief of the Staff of the Army, Colonel Don Miguel Desmaysieres, who scarcely took one moment's rest during the siege, which last ed three days, and to the good conduct of the officers of the Staff who ►ere placed under his orders, and that of the Commander and Officers of the infantry and cavalry which composed the besieging corps. 1 must also notice the meritorious conduct of my AiJes•dc-Camp Lieutenant-Colonels Dorf" Joze de Ruiz, Don Joze Maria Reyna, Don Victor Vinader, and Lieutenant Don Benito Diaz, and of my Mill. tary Secretary Don Joze Se; fate and Salagar, who carried my orders, on repeated occasions, to the very walls of the enemy's fort, heedless of the latter's fire. The enemy kept up a bri?lc fire from his guns, &c. but the loss whicli, he occasioned us has been very in considerable. The enemy's surrendering the place created great regret among the troops, who had con sented to take it by assault, and they only console themselves with the hope of there being more places to ccnyier. I have put a small garrison into the fort of Pancorbo, and shall supply it immediately with provisions and water ; but I shall not make any addition to the works, without knowing first the in. tentions of the General-in-Chief relative to the demo lition or preservation of this place. I have, &c. (Signed) EL CONDE DE ABLSBAL. .• Tn Don Louis Winsplien, &c. Est. CAPITULATION OFTHE FORT OF SANTA ENGRACIA DE PANCORRO. We, Don Josef Maria de Reyna, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Corps of National Artillery, Major of a Brigade of the same in the Army of Andalusia, and Aide-de-Camp to the Conde de Abisbal, Captain-General of the Kingdoms of Seville and Cordova, and General-in-Chief of the Army of Reserve of Andalusia, being furnished with full powers by his Excellency, and Don Alexander de Ceva, Lieutenant in the Sist Regiment of Light Infantry in the service of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, and serving in the Garrison of Santa Engracis de Pancorbo, being furnished with full powers by the Governors of the said Fort, Don Carlos Auguste Durand, Member of the Legion of Honour, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the 55th Regi ment of the Line, have agreed upon the following articles: Art. I. The Spanish troops will occupy the fort of Santa En gracia on the day and at the hour hereafter expressed. Art. 11. The garrison will be made prisoners of war, and be allowed the honours of war. Art. 111. The Commanding Officers and O&cers will retain their swords, horses, and baggage; and.the Sorjeants and soldiers will preserve their effects, and be furnished with means of transport. Au. IV. The garrison will be exchanged by the first cartel that take• place, and they will for that purpose be removed to as small a distance as possible. Art. V. The Officer commanding the artillery in the fort will formally s'eliver to the officer of artillery appointed by the Gene ral in Chief, the artillery, ammunition, and warlike stores that may be in the fort. Art. VI. The Conde del Abisbal and the Governor of the fort, will ratify this Capitulation to-morrow, the lit of July, at seven o'clock in the morning, and one hour afterwirds the principal gate of the fort will be occupied by a Spanish detachment : at ten the . girri-on will march our, and after having laid down th e i r arros, will proceed to quarters in the fort or town of Pancorbo, as the Governor may think proper, until the 14 of July, when they will proceed to their destination. spanish generosity guarantees the execution of this treaty, Done in Santa Maria de Rivareaonda, 30th of June,. , 113. (Signed) loser MARIA DR RCYNA, Lieut. NI. Acting and Aide-de-Camp. (Signed) ALCIANDCR DE Cave, Lieutenant of the Slit Light Infantry.. Ratified by me the Ist of July, 1813, at seven o'clock, ....re, P. EL CONDE DLL MISSAL. Ratified by me, Governor of the Fort, P. DURAND. (A true copy.) P. Wim try rt. EXTRACT OP A LETTER PROM TUE MARQUIS OF WEL LINGTON, DATED OSTITZ, JULY 3. have reported, in my dispatch of this day, that Lieutenant-General Sir John Murray had raised the siege of Tarragona, and bad embarked, leaving be hind him a portion of his artillery. On this trans. action I do not feel myself sufficiently informed to be able to write more. I enclose copies of the letters which I have received rel.►ting to Tarragona. Camp before Tarragona, lone 9. _ - Mr Lonn—ln my letter of May the 28th, I had the lionour to inform your Lordship, that, in obe dience to your Lordship's instructions, the British army was then embarking. On the 31st we sailed, and anchored to the Eastward of Salon Point, on the evening of the 2d instant; on the 3d the army dis. embarked, and I invested Tarragona. Previous to coming to an anchor, I detached Lieu tenant Colonel Prevost's brigade, under convoy of the Brune, to attack the Fat of St. Philippe ; and in the night General Copons, at my request, detached a brigade of infantry to co-operate. The brigade of Colonel Prevost consists of the 2d 67th, and the bat talion of Roll Dillon, and to these was subsequently joined the bngade of Spanish troops commanded by Colonel Lauder. The Fort has been taken, and I have the honour to enclose Colonel Prevost's Report to me, with the returns which he has sent. This capture, in the present situation of our affairs, is of great importance, as it blocks up the nearest and most accessible road from Tortosa to Tarragona. Admiral Hallowell, with that alacrity and weal for which he is so.much distinguished, sent Capt. Adam, in the Invincible, to conduct the naval part of the expedition, and added the Thames, Captain. Peyton, Volcaac, Captain Carrol, Strombolo, Captain Stod dart, Brune, Captain Badcock. Lieutenant-Colonel Prevost speaks highly of the exertions of these officers and their men, and I know how valuable and-impor tant their services were found to be. The troops of both nations bore their fatigue, and performed their duty with the greatest alacrity and spirit, and deserve every commendation. The Lieutenant-Colonel has, in a former dispatch, particularly noticed the gallan try and good conduct of Ensign Nelson of the 67th, and Ensign Jelin Dermott, of Roll Dillon's batta lion.—l have, &c. (Signed) JOHN MURRAY, Lieut. Gen. His Excellency Marques. of Wellington, &e. P. S. I have omitted to say, that Captain Carrol's services were particularly meritorious ; and Lieute nant .Corbyn, of the Invincible, who commanded a battery manned by seamen, kept up a well-directed and heavy fire. The importance of this acquisition, and the rapidity with which the fort has been taken, make it quite unnecessary for me to say how much I approve the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel Prevost and of Captain Adam. - Fort San Philippe, Col de Balaguer, June 7. Sta—l have the honour to inform you, that in obe. dience to your orders, I proceeded on the 2d instant, with the brigade under my command, consisting of the 2d battalion 67th regiment, and Roll Dillon's re giment, to which was added a detachment of :II! Royal, Artillery', with two field pieces, under the com mand of Captain Arabin, and Roll's Rifle Compa n y, to attack the Castle of San Philippe, in the Col de /Magner. Captain Adam, of his Majesty's ship In vincible, joined off Salon, for the purpose of co-ope , rating with the troops under my command. We larded on the Sd inst. at eleven o'clock in the fist noon, about one mile to the eastward of the entrance to the Pus from Tarragoca. I was then joined by the Spanish regiments of Barcelona and Palma, u. der the command of Don Jose Caries. I immediately directed Roll's Rifles, the Light Company of the 67th, and Rolls' Light Company, under the command of Captain Muller, of Rolls', to invest the Fort as closely as possible, which I.t did so completely by two o'clock, that the enemy could net spew himself before his parapet. One sit•pounder was brought up the Sierra del I'asal, a very steep mountain. within seven hut:dyed yards of the Fort to annoy the enemy with Sbrapnen shells. The Engineer Officers not havirg arrived with the entrenching tools till very late, nothing further cord he undertaken that evening. The Fort of San Philippe is situated upon ti e eastern extremity of an insulated village, in the cen' of the Col de 1341aguer, commanding complete' great road through the Pass. It is a square fort. some bastions, but commanded on two sides b. most inaccessible mountains. On the 4th, two 12-pounders and one howitzer, under the command of Lieutenant Corbyn, of :,is Majesty's ship Invincible, and manned by the crew of that ship, were likewise brought up to the T 45.11. This battery continued to play upon the Fort the whole day, in order to attract the attention of the enemy, whilst Captain Chyne, of the Royal Engl. veers, was tracing out the ground for the breaching batteries, within three hundred yards of the place, and the troops busied in filling the sand bags. At night, the whole of the seamen and troops were em. ployed, the former in bringing up five 24-pounders, shot, powder, &c. for the battery, whilst the troops constructed the work. The ground being very un. favourable, the whole could not be completed before break of day. The embrasures were therefore filled up. and the work deferred till the following evening, when Cap tain Adam and myself sent a summons to the com manding officer, cffaing the most favourable terms; but they were rejected. On the 6th the batteries con. tinued a heavy fire upon the fort.. In the evening ,the working parties and seamen wept down early to the battery.. The enentY4laving perceived the filing down, kept, a heavy and galling fire of shells, round and yaps shot, during the whole of the night, which occasion ed some loss. Unfortunately about ten o'clock a most violent storm of thunder and lightning commenced, which impeded the works greatly, and as the seamen and troops were quite exhausted, we found it expedient again to delay bringing the guns tipaan the plat. forms, and to keep the ewbrazures masked. In the evening a battery of two eight-inch mortars, (com manded by an officer of the marine artillery, be. longing to the Strombolo Bomb) was placed upon the road, within a few hundred yards of the castle, under the breaching battery, as was likewise one cf two four pounders upon the heights to the right, where the riles.= were stationed. At day-break these three batteries opened to protect the working party at the breaching battery, and kept up a tremendous fire, until six o'clock. when that of the castle having completely ceased, their expense ma gazines upon the batteries being blown up by the shells from the mortars. The white flag was heisted upon the castle : Captain Zehnfenning and Captain Stoddart, of the Royal Navy, were seat in and returned in about five minutes, with an offer of surrender, upon conditions of marching out aad grounding their arms upon the glacis. and of being ` permitted to carry their personal ba g g age w i t h t h em . As Marshal Suchet's approach was hourly expec ted, Captain Adam and myself judged it right to grant them the terms required, AS we should by that means get the fort in a good state of defence. The advance of the division immediately took pos session of the Castle. I have the honour to inclose you a returns of the ordnance, ammunition, provisions, and stores, found in the place, as likewise a return of the prisoners taken. I now come to the pleasiqg task of calling your notice to the admirable conduit of the whole of the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and soldiers I have bad the honour to command. Their labcour and exertion hai been severe, but I should be wanting in my duty did I not particularize Captain Chyne and Lieutenant Gipps, of the Royal Engineers, Captain Arabin, of the Royal ArtiUery. and Captain Muller, of the advance. The success of this expedition may in a great man ner he attributed to the zealous and indefatigable exertions of Captain. Adam and the Officers and sea men of the Royal Navy. I beg likewise to particularize Captain Carroll, of his Majesty's ship Volcano, and Lieutenant Corbin, of the Invincible. I impute our loss being so trilling to the tremendous and well-directed fire kept up by the latter from his battery. I have the honour to en close you a return of the killed hind wounded sine our disembarkation.—l have the honour to he, &c. (Signed) WM. PREVOST, L'Clli. Col. Commanding 2d Br ;vide Ist Dit ldcr CA. true ppy.) (Signed) CRAL MIL h Llt, A V.I. • Published la °street, 12th July.