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■ ■ I ar- S lerable lose. The enemy retired in the night acrossl the Gave d'Oleror, and took up a strung position in the neighbourhood of Sauveterre, in *Nth they Were joined by other troops. On the 18th, our posts were established 'on . the Gave d'Oleron. In all the actions which I have above detailed to your Lordhhip, the troops have conducted thems Ives. remarkably well ; and - I had great satisfaction in ob. serving the good conduct of those under General Murillo, in the attack nr Hellete on the 11th, and in , driving •-i the enem . advanced posts in front of their posirion,'at Garris, on the 15th. Since the 14th the enemy have considerably weakened their force in Bayonne; and they have Withdrawn from the right of the Adour, above the town. I have received no intelligence from Catalonia since I addressed your Lordship last ; hut I have this day received a report from the Governor of Pamplo na, stating that the fort of J.ica had surrendered to General Mina by capitulation, on the 17th inst. I am not acquainted with the particulars of this event, but I know that the place contained eighty-four pieces of - brass cannon. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 11. A Dispatch, of which the following is a copy, has been received 4t this Office from the the Right Hon. Lord BURGIIERSH, dated— Troyes, March 4,181 f. MY LORD—Troyes is again occupied by the Allies. The defeat of the enemy yesterday, the rapidity with which he was driven from all the positions defending the approach of . this town, secured us the unopposed possession of the place. I stated to. your Lordship, in my last dispatch, that, after several successful affairs with the rear guard of the French army, General Frimont had es tablished his headquarters at Vandoeuvre. The Prince Royal of Wurtemberg pursued the ad vantages he had obtained over the corps of Marshal Macdonald, at La Ferte and Clairvaux, on the 28th, took possession of Bar-stir-Seine ton the Ist, and fol lowed the retreat of the enemy to La Maison4Blanche on the 2d. By a reconnoissance male on that day it was as certained the French army was in position along the Barce, on the right of the Seine, and at La Maison Blanche on th left of it. Prince Schwartzenberg determined to attack on the 3d. The corps of General Wittgenstein WAS directed by Piney to turn the left of the enemy at the village of Laubrussel, and to threaten his com munication with Troyes, by marching in the direc tion of St. Parre. General Wrede was to wait the movement of Ge neral Wittgenstein, was then to attack the bridge of La Guillotiere, and to move upon the enemy's front. The Prince Royal of Wurtemberg was at the same time to attack the enemy's position at La Maison Blanche. The circuitous road by which the corps of Gene ral Wittgenstein was directed, prevented its arrival on the flank of the enemy till near three o'clock in the afternoon. The Prince Eugene of Wurtemberg (who com mands one of its divisions) immediately commenced the attack by moving along the heights towards Lau russet, Clllvtii g Ltir clictigy trclinc tansy end •a Surma by storming aid carrying the village. General Wittgenstein supported this attack by all tle artillery of his corps. Count Pallets, upon the right, began already to threaten the enemy's rear. At this moment Prince Schwartzenberg directed five battalions of Bavarians to pass the Barce, near Courteranges, establish themselves in the wood on the right of that riser, and place themtelves in com munication with the Russians at Laubrossel: This movement wn‘; immediaidy carried into execution. Geueral Wiede stormed the ()ridge of La Gull. lotiere, drove the enemy from it with loss, and thus carried the whole of his position. Threatened on every side, Marshal Oudinot retired his army along the road towards Troyes. Several successful egarges were made upon him in his retreat, by the cavalry of General Wittgenstein. Teti pieces of cannon, .54. officers, and 3000 prisoners, are the re sults of the action. The enemy was driven to the village of St. Parre; his rear-guarfl only remained there, the rest of his force defiled during the night through this town. At nine o'clock this morning . General Wrede advanced upon the enemy, who retired, and upon being sum moned to surrender this place, capitulated, on being allowed half an hour to evacuate it. Prince Schwart zenberg, as soon as the stipulated time was passed, directed all the cavalry to pursue upon the road to wards Nogent. The Cossacks and Bavarians made several most gallani charges ; Prince Schwartzen berg himself conducted their advance, which was done with great spirit and activity. Several priso ners were ttie result of the affairs ; the enemy was driven beyond Les Greys. The Prince Royal of Wurtemberg carried the position of La Maison rilanche, with little opposition. His corps is already • in the ne;glibnurhood of this place ; his cavalry upon the road to Sens. It i, most gratifying to me to have to report to your Lordship the successes of the troops under the orders 01 Prince :a artzenberg. Although struggling with ,the pri Vations necessarily attenda,,t on au army, where front the rapidity of its movements the establishment of magazines has been impossible, yet the exertions and enterprise both of officers and men are unabated. In the actions of these last days, the Prince Marshal has expressed his warmest approbation of the conduct of his army. General Wittgenstein and GeneralWrede have par ticularly received his thanks. To the Prince Eugene of Wurternburg, not only for his coltduct on these late occasions, but for his ga/lantry enterprise in ewvary action in which be has seen him engaged against the enemy, Prince Schwartzenberg has returned his warmest acknowledgements, and the most cordial tri"ote of his admiration. Your Lordship is already informed, that the head quarters of Marshal Blucher were at La Ferte on the 28th of February ; no advices ,have since been re ceived from him. To keep up the communication with that officer, and to threaten the rear of Bona. parte now marching against him, Prince SChWeitt- Zenbvrg has directed Count Plutoff to move upon Se canoe. In his progress to that place, he has already captured the town of Ards, with the French g 4l rlsm -which occupied it. ._t h ave t h e h on o u r to be, Bcc• (Signed) ient Col. 634 Rest, T hd Rol Hart. vistvu ut easel, si ,' &c . • - 4 ' • LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. MONDAY, MARCH 14. WAR DEPAR TivIEN r. DOWNING-STREET, MARCH 14, 1814. Dispatches, of IN hich the following are copies, were received last night from General Sir THOMAS GRAHAM, K. B. Head-quarters, Cakaolin, March le, 1814. MY LORD—It becomes my painful task to report to your Lordship, that an attack on Bergen-op-Zoom, which seemed at first to promise complete success, ended in failure, and occasioned a severe loss to the Ist division, and to Brigadier-General GOre's brigade. It k unnecessary for me to state the reasons which determined me to make the attempt to carry such a place by storm, since the success of two of the co lumns, in establishing themselves on the ramparts, with very trifling loss, must justify the having in curred the risk for the attainment of so important an object, as the capture of such a fortress. The troops employed were formed in' four columns, as per margin*. No. 1, the left column, attacked between the Antwerp and Water Port Gates. No. 2 attacked to the right of the New Gate. No. 3 was destined only to draw attention by a false attack near the Steenbergen Gate, and to be afterwards appli cable according to circumstances. No. 4, right ea lumn, attacked at the entrance of the harbour, which could be forded at low water, and the hour was fixed accordingly at half past ten P. M. of the Bth instant. Major-General Cooke accompanied the left column. Major-Gneral Skerrett and Brigadier-General Gore both accompanied the right column ; this was the first which forced its way into the body of the place. These two columns were directed to move along the rampart so as to form a junction as soon as possible, and then to proceed to clear the rampart and assist the centre column, or to force open the Antwerp Gate. An unexpected -difficulty about passing the ditch on the ice, having obliged Major-General Cooke to change the point of attack, a considerable delay en. sued, and that column did nl)t gain the rampart till half-past eleven. Meanwhile the lamented fall of Brigadier-General Gore, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. George Carleton, and the dangerous wound of Majos-Gene ral Skerrett, depriving the right column of their able direction, it fell into disorder and suffered great loss in killed, wounded and prisoners. The centre column having been forced back with considerable loss by the heavy fire of the place (Lieutenant -Colonel Mar rice its commander, and Lieutenant-Colonel Elphin stone commanding the 33d regiment, being both wounded), was reformed under Major Muttlebury, marched round and joined Major-General Cooke, leaving the left wing of the 55th to remove the wounded from the glacis. However, the Guards too had toftered — liell verety aurtng tne ntgnt, fly toe galling fire from - the houses on their position, and by the loss of the detachment of the Ist Guards, which, having been sent to endeavour to assist Lieutenant- Colonel Carleton* and to secure the Antwerp Gate, was cut off, after the most gallant resistance, which cost the lives of many most valuable officers. At day-break the enemy having turned the guns of the place, opened their fire against the troops on the unprotected rampart, and the reserve of e 4th column (the Royal Scotch) retired from the Water Port Gate, followed by the 33d. The former regi ment getting under a cross fire from the place and Water Port redoubt, soon afterwards laid down their arms. Major-General Cooke then despairing of success, directed the retreat of the Guards, which was con ducted in the most orderly manner, protected by the remains of the 69th regiment, and of the right wing of the 55th (which corps repeatedly drove the enemy back with the bayonet), under the Major-General's immediate direction. Ihe General afterwards found it impossible to withdraw these weak battalions, and having thus, with the genuine feelings of a true soh. dier e devoted himself, he surrendered to save the lives of the gallant men remaining with him. I should wish to do justice to the great exertions and . conspicuous gallantry of all these Officers, who had the opportunities of distinguishing themselves.— I have not as ye: been able to collect sufficient in formation. Major-General Cooke reports to me his highest approbation generally of all the officers and men em ployed near him, particularly mentioning Colonel Lord Proby, Lieutenant-Colonels Rooke, command ing the Coldstream Guards, Mercer, of the 3d Guards, commanding the light companies of the Brigade (the latter unfortunately among the killed), Majors Mut ticbury and Hog, of the 69th and 55th, as deserving of his warm praise. He laments, in common with the whole corps, the severe loss to the service of these distinguished officers, Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton, commanding the Ist Guards, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable James Macdonald, of that regiment. These officers fell, with many others, at the Antwerp gate, all behaving. with the greatest intrepidity ; and • Ist Column—Brigade of Guards, 1000, Colonel4.ord Proby. 2d Column-55th Foot, 250 ; 69th Foot, 350 ; 33d Four, 600— 'Total, 1200; Lieutenant-Colonel Mortice, 69th Foot. 34 Column-93st Foot, 400; 21st Foot, 100; 97th F00t,150.2- 'Total, 650; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry, 21st Regiment. 4thCuluntn-441b Foot, 300; flank companies of the 121st and 97th Foot. 200; Royals, 800—Total, 1100 ; Brigadier general Gore and Lieutenant-Colonel Carleton. Total force-1 3t column, 1000 rank and file; td column, .1200 rank and file; 3dcolunuh 650 rank and file; 4th column, ;100 rank and slle,—Or gs 4 tnta► 5,390. . Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, with the remainder of the detachment, was forced to surrender. The service of conducting the columns was ably provided for by Lieutenant-Colonel Carmichael Smyth, of the Royal Engineers (he himself accom panied Major-General Cooke, as did also Lieutenant- Colonel Sir George Wood, commanding Royal Ar tillery), who attached officers to lead each column, viz. Captain Sir George Hoste, and Lieutenant Ab bey, to the left; and Lieutenant Sparling to the right, and Captain Edward Mitchell, Royal Artillery, who volunteered his services, to the centre column, each having a party of sappers and miners under his command. Lieutenant Abbey was dangerously wounded, and Captain Michell was covered with wounds, in the act of escalading the scarp wall of the place, but I. trust there are good hopes of his not being lost to the set.- vice.—Your Lordship will readily believe, that though it is impossible not to feel the disappointment of our ultimate failure in this attack, I can only think at present with the deepest regret of the loss of so many of my gallant comrades. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) THOMAS GRAHAM. Earl Bathurst, &c. &c. P.S. Returns will be transmitted as soon as they can possibly be received, meanwhile I send the most correct nominal list that can be obtained, of the offi cars killed, wounded, and prisoners. T. C. Bergen-op-Zoom, Marclilo, I 814. Stn—l have now the honour of reporting to your Excellency, that the column which made the attack 'on the Antwerp side got into the place about eleven o'clock on the night of the Stle by the clock of this town ; but at about half-past eleven, by the time we were regulated by, a delay having occurred at Bourg bliet, occasioned by my finding it necessary to change the point of attack, on account of the state of the ice at the first intended spot. Every exertion was made by Lieutenant-Colonel Smyth and Captain Sir G. Hoste, of the Royal Engineers, in getting on the lad ders and planks requisite for effecting the enterprizes and in directing the placing them for the descent into the ditch, the passing the feet in the ice, and ascend ing the ramparts of the body of the place ; during which operation several men were lost by a fire from the rampart. After we were established on the rampart, and had occupied some houses, from whence we might have Ween much annoyed, and had sent a strong patroie towards the point at which Major-General Skerret t and Lieutenant-Colonel Carleton had entered, I de tached Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton with part of the Ist Guards, to secure the Antwerp Gate, and to see if he could get any information of the column under Lieutenant-Colonel Morriee. Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton reached the gate, but found that it could not be opened by his men, the enemy throwing a very heavy fire up a street leading to it. It was also found that they occupied an outwork, commanding the bridge, which would effectually render that outlet useless to us. 1 heard nothing more of this detach ment, but considered it as lost, the communication having been interrupted by the enemy. Lieutenant-Colonel Rooke, with part of the 3d Guards, was afterwards sent in that direction, drove the enemy from the intermediate rampart, and reached the gate, when he found it useless to attempt any thing, and ascertained that the outwork was still oc cupied. We were joined in the course of the night by the 33d, 55th, and 2d battalion of 69th regiment, but the state of uncertainty as to what h.id passed at other points, determined inc not to weaken the force' now collected, by attempting to carry points which I , we could not maintain, or penetrate through the streets with the certain loss of a great number ot men, particularly as I heard that the troops at the Water Port Gate, under Lieutenant-Colonel Muller, were very seriously opposA. I sent the 33d to reinforce him. The enemy continued a galling fire upon us, and at one time held the adjoining bastion, from the angle of which they completely commanded our com munication with the exterior, and brought their guns at that angle to bear against us. They were charged and driven away by Majors Muttlebury and Hog, with the 69th and 55th, in a very spirited and gal lant style. Finding that matters were becoming more serious, and being still without any information from other points, excepting that of the failure of Lieutenant- Colonel Morrice's column near the Nourd Gate, 1 determined, at the suggestion of Colonel Lord Proby, to let part of the troops withdraw, which was done at the ladders where they entered. About day-light the enemy having again possessed themselves of the before-mentioned bastion, they were again driven from it by Majors Muttlebury and Hog, with their weak battalions, its the same gallant manner. I soon afterwards began sending off some more men, when Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, who had been taken prisoner in the night, came to me (accompanied by a French Officer, who summoned me to surrender), and informed me that Lieutenant-Colonel Muller, and the troops at the Water Port Gate had been obliged to sur render, and were marched prisoners into the town, when I also learnt tie tate of Lieutenant. Colonel Clifton's detachment, and of Major General Skerrett, Major General Gore, and Lieutenant Colo nel Carlton, and that the troop; which had followed them had suffered very much, and had been repulsed from the advanoeti point; along the rampart where saner. they had penetrated to. I was convinced that s longer continuance of the contest would be an useless loss of lives, and without 3 crospect of relief as we were situated. I therefore consented to adopt the mortifying alternative of laying down our arms. I have now to perform the just and satisfactory duty of conveying to your El:celleney, my sense of the me rits and good conduct of the officers_and soldiers in this bold and arduous enterprise : I hare only a knowledge of what passed under my own observatior, and I lament that the loss of Major General Ski.. rett, from his dangerous wounds, and of the caes sueerior officers employed at the other points of attack, prevents sae from giving such detailed praise of t 1 merits of the officers and soldiers, as I have no dnutA they deserve. I beg to repeat my sense of the distinguished er r ,. duct of Colonel Lord Proby ; Lieutenant C9larels Rooke and Mercer, commanding the Sd Guards, ;tut light infantry, distinguished themselves by their acti vity and bravery ; and Majors Muttl bury and Hog, of the 69th and 55th regiments, deserve my warm praise for the conduct displayed by those corps in tl-e charges I have before mentioned. I have every rea son to know that Lieutenant Colonel Clifton conduc ted his detachment in the most gallant and office-- like manner, and I have to lament that h:s death de. prives me of receiving kis report of the conduct o! Lieutenant Colonels *Donald and Jones, and 0 e officers and soldiers of the Ist Guards, ur.der command% 1 am not yet enabled to transm;t an exact return of the prisoners Nara at different mines Qy the uneiny, nor of the numbers taken from them. 1 have the ho. nour to be, &c. (Signed) G. COOKE, M4j.-Gen, General Sir llamas Graham. LIST OP THE OFFICERS KILLED, WOUNDED, MD MiSSIX4 (W THE ARMY UNDER THE COMMANI) ()F Hls EXCEL LENCY SIR THoNIAS agAitAx. E. A. SN THk Al TALE UPON BERCEN-(rp-Z )OM AY sToRM, ON THE NIOIiT THE BTH AND MORNING 01 nig alus.ta. Staff— Brigadier..Getteral Gore, 33d Foot. Ist Foot Guards--Lieutenans-Colonel the lion I. Mecdor.ell 3d Foot Guard.—Lieutcnant.Colooet Mercer. Royal Scots, 4th Battalion—. Captains Alltsool end Wrtheral, I ieutenaot Henry 37!h Foot, 2.lBattalion—Ensign Sande.. 44th Foot, 2d Battalion—Licutenant-Colonel the Hen. G. Carl& ton, Ensign James Mazw 11. 91st Foot, 241 Battalion—Ensign Hugh M•Dougald. Royal Sappets slid Miners—Sub-Lieutenant Adamson, WOVNIMI. Royal Artilery—Captain E. Michell (8.M.), severely. Royal Enginsers—Lkutenant Abbey, severely (sirsee dead). Isi Foot Guards—Lb Clinton, severely (sins dead); Captains Lindae), Duckenfit Id, and . 1 telaNnty, verely (not dangerously), prisoners; Captain Bolted, severely (once dead); £shlgn Paulo", *evert ly (not dangerously), pet. Coldstream Guards —Captain Shawe, severely (no: d•ngerowly)• St Foot Guards—caftans alothert, (B• 14.) severely (wit dab. pronely). Royal Scots, 4th Batt,.—Captain Purvis, severely, prisoner ; Lieutenants Stoyte, Robertson, and W. hisiligetey, sevet.:7, prionners. • !lu row, 24 Batt.--.)degur Reboil Henry (I ley...Cohen:, Captain Darren, severely (sot dangerously). Captain Donald MlCenzle, severely (ter anspiented) ; First Lieutenvis the Hon. F. Morris and H. Feign, Nightly ; Secord ileetensti John &doe', severely (sin* dead); Second Litutenants S. Moody and D. Rankin, %overtly, pr.sonets ; Lobito Sir W. Crosby, severely. 33d Foot—Lieutenant•Colonel aphinstone, Captain Guthrie, severely (not dangerously); Lieut. IstiQuarrie, slightly Kerr, severely;, Lieut. buck, sliglialy ; I.teut. rode, severely, prisoner ; lindens Bannatype Canal, severely ; Ens% Howard, Adjutant Priestly, &tidy. 37t Is Foot, 2d Batt —Lisastesiaat Dyer, severely, prison- r; signs W. Ralph and 'Minas Butler, slightly; Adjutant Juts Lang, severely. 44th Foot, 2d Batt. —Major George Hardin; (Brevet Lleutrautt Colonel), severely (not dangerous'y), prisoner ; Captain J. C. Guthrte, slightly; Captains David Power aid J. Baliard, se. verily, prisoners ; Captain I. Dudie, severely ; Lieutenant G. C. iletley, slightly, prisoner; Lieutenants John O'Reilly and 0. l'omlaus, severely, prisoners; Ensigns Henry Martin 3na Gilbert Dunievie, severely; Adjutant Meade, EnsignWhittn, severely, prisoners. 55th Foot—Captain Campbell, severely, prisoner; Captain M.* donald, Lieutenant Friend, slightly, prisoner; L411E0200 Gardner, Adams, and Sinclair, I.ieutenant and Adjutant Del. Bairns, Ensigns Marshall, Revell., Goodall, and Ring, 18/ verey, prisoners. 6914 Foot, 2d 11,tc.—l.ieutenant•Culo1N1 Marley, severely (sal danger, usly); go-sign Ryan, sere-rely, prisoner. 91st Foot, 9il Batt.—Lieutenant-Culonel Paley, severely (NI dangerously), prisoner; Captain Arek. pd• sone; Lieutenant Jnirn Campbell, misesiely (not dangerou;il; , John M'Dqnald, slightly; Lieutenant and Adjutant Scott Ensign D. V. Machen, slightly, prisoners; Ensign; .1 Beg' , Honeley, and Gage, severely, prisoners; Quarter-Nlaart Ferguson, severely OM •!angerously), prisoner. General Staff—Major-Cc...ral Skerreti, severely, yriionet; Captain Desbrow, Aide.de-Camp, slightly, prisoner. M 1531 N G. ISt Foot Guards.—Major-Geneigl Colonel Cooke, Lieutenant . Colonel Jones, Ensigns Ma.iters and Honyman, and tiurreos Curtis. Rapti Scot•, 4th Batt.—Lieutenant-Colonel Muller, Litritensit MalltrtDel. 44;)t Font, 2d pat; —Captain George Crozier, Lieutenants Fr•J Hemming, R. J. Turhbarrow, end J. S. Sinclair. sSd Foot, ed Batt.—Captain G. Coleclough, itie.e-de-C:wp to Brigadior-Geseral Gore. Fooc—Makjor Hog. _ _ 69th Folll,li Hatt.—Major Muttlebury, Surgeon G. Rowe. 91* ?ow, M UM—Surgeon W. Young, Asiotant-Surgeou al O'AonseN. Captain Collet, Aide : do-Camp to Major-Goneral Skerrett. (dined) A. INAcDoNALD, Lieutenant• Colonel, Deputy Adjutant •Generat N.B. These returned inisdng are all prisoner. in IA rgen-or Zw)m-- -1.11111 list of the renoutiong missing nut übt.uned. Head-Quarters, Calmbout, March it MY LOBB,-i, have the honour to intoTal your Lordship, that creneral Dizapet, the C;overncr 01