The National Register. — London, England, 1814-03-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. British Officers Wounded—Feb. 23. 68th, Lieutenant Stapylton, severely (since dead).—Feh 24. sth, Ist Batt. Captain Culley, se verely; Lieut. Pennington, severely. 57th, 2d Batt. Lieut. Barry, sev• ely ; Lieutenant Lamphier, slightly. British Officer missing— Feb. 24, 87th 2l Batt. Lieut. Jackson. Total loss on the 27th of Feb.—l3t hid), 1 Major. 6 Captains, 7 Lieutenants, 1 Staff, 21 serjeants, 2 drummers, 169 rank and tile, Geffer4l Staff; 2 LienteLiant-Cr!onels, 7 Mak•rs, 30 Capts. 49 Lintenants, 14 Ensigns, 1 Stair. 1 Quartermaster, 67 serjeants. 11 drummers, lizo3 rank and fi!e, S 3 horses, wounded.-1 Captain, 2 serjean s, 1 drummer, :27 rank and tile, 1 horse, missing. Portuguese-1 Lieutenant-Colon 1, 2 Majors, 4 serjeants, 59 rank and fi'e, killed. —2 Lieutenant-Colonels, '2 Majors, 5 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, it Ensigns, 20 serjeants, 6 drummers, 452 rank and tile, wounded.-3 serjeants, 36 rank and, file missing. Names of the Officers Killed, Wounded, and Missing on the 27th Feb. British Officers Killed.—Royal German Artillery, Capt. Lympher (Major). Royal Engineers, Capt. Parker. .sth Foot. Ist Batt. Hopkins. 6th, Ist Batt. Li...tits. Pattulo and Sdott. 20th, Major Bent, Cart. de St. /Nur'''. 42,1, Ist Batt. Adj.-Lieut. Dines. 45th, Ist Batt. Lieut. Metcalf. 87th, 2d Batt. Lieut. Fitzgerald. 86th, Ist Batt. Cart. M'D.rmott, Lieut. Mcrlarty. Chast , eiirs Britan niqoe. Capt. Millius. Brunswick Light Infantry, Capt. de Braxeim, Lieut. K .4henahr. 199 induce me on the next day to halt the army till I could !;ie bridges, all of which the enemy had destroyed. The rain contiuu,:d ili last night, and the river is so rapid that the pontoon+ 1.:(1 upon it. %lily enemy had collected a corps at Aire, prohahlv to. protect the evacuation of a magazine whicti they li;!ti Sir It. Hill attacked this corps on the A, and dm% e thuoi from their post with considerable loss, and took pero.ession of tlic town and magazine. lam sorry to have to rep rrt that xt e have lost the Hon. Lient. Col. Hood On this Occasion, ao officer of t;, r: at merit and promise. In other respects cur loss was not se‘eue. 1 inch Sir It. Hill's report, another instance vt the conduct and gallantry of the troops tinder his comovand. I have, &c. (Sioed) The Earl Bathurst. 1% ELLIN GTON. Ayre, March 3. My Loup,—ln pursuance of your Lnrdship's'in,trnetions, I ves• terday advancer, with the troops under my command open the road leading to this place on the left hank of the .dour. Upon the ar rival of the advanced-guard within two miles of this town, the enemy wns di=covered occupying a strong ridge of hills, Laying his right Hank upon the Adour, and thus covering the road to this place. Not witiwanding the strength of his position, I ordered the atta,:k which was executed by the 2.1 division and. r Lietit.-Gen. the !lon. S:r W. Stewart (which advanced on the road leading to this place, and thus gained possession of die enemy's c'trrme right), and by one bri gale of the Portuguese division neder 1;x:;.-Gen, La Costa, %%Inch i,;• cended the heights ticcepied by the enemy at about the centre of Lis pwition. The Portuguese brigade situ-coded in gaining pcosession of the hut were thrown into such eenfusion by the resistance made by the en::- my, ns ‘coold have been of the most serious consequence, had it not been for the timely support given by the Vd tinder Lieut.-Gen. fir Win. Stewart, who previously hcaten back the enemy di. wetly opposed to hio,, moll seeing them retuining to charge the liortu enese brigade, ortiezed fOrward the Ist brigade of the :Id Oivisico, which, led by Major-Gen. finrnes, chnrged the enemy in the most gal hint style, and bent them hack, throv,•ing their column into the greatest conlosien. Tlrr eorray mule various nttempts to regain the 7roond, but Tient.- Gen. the Hon. Sir %V. S:c..vart having iir,w been joined by Ai ; ,j„,.. kitu. living s brigade, was ettabled to drive diem Iron; all their position, and fonsity from this town. all accounts of prisoners, and from my own 01,servations, at least two divisions of the euerny were engaged. Their 1 , 13 s in Vele(' and :vournled has been very treat, and we have above 101 pr:soners. Tiro enemy's line of retreat seems to have been ny the ri:_bt hunk of the Adour, with exception et s..me pert of their force, w hick being, cut oil from the river by our rapid advance to this town, retired in the err duds conic slot:, in the direction of Pau. These troops have lett their nr:nr., in every direction. 1 cannot omit this opportunity or expressing to your I.ardship the gallant and unremitting exertions of Lieut.-Gen. the !lon. Sir W. Stewart, and the Genoa! and other officers of the i•um - et' Major-isien. Faue's brigade of cavalry, and f3ean's troop horse artillery, throughout the whole et' the late operatious ; and mug, in justice, mention the gallant charge made yesterday by Major-Ceen. Barnes, at the head of the WO regiment, eonunande4. by Lient.-Co!. Harrison, and the 9.?. I, commanded by Lieitt.-Col, eatcron, in which he was ally seconded tiy his star:, Brir!ade Major-Wet:Ks% and Capt. Hamilton. Major-General 13yog's brigade supporied the ino‘ eni,nt Major-Gin. Barnes, and decided the a:Ivo:11.11T of Pie day, (':,l,t. Macdonald of the house artillery, distiii;;ul,iied ntioch iu attempting to rally the Port quese troops. I trust our loss, considering the all Vatita, , eons position orrupieif by the enemy, has not been severe , ; but I hay(' to rcurct the less of a valuable driver in the death of Lieut. Cul. I A. A. (*e. to rho •i.d division, mlio was untortunatcly killed during the contest of yesterday. I have, &e. R. lill.L , Lient.-Gen. (Signed) Total British loss from the 28th February to '2d March 181.1, t Lietitenant-Colone!. 21,ietttrnants, rat , k a:id horses, ; 1 General Stall, t I.+j•)r. •!.• Captains, 7 I,iti;witlit , 9 *erjrants, 2 (hummers, 112 rank and t.le, 11 Lorses, ouni.cd; 2 rank and tile missing. (Signed) I:. PAKEN;I:111, 5.(!.).-(;tat. Names of the (Macers killed and winituFd front brilary f 24 i Ul4, 11,c1:1i% e. KILLED 24 riTAncH.—Stl Cot :Ed', F e urclialit-Colmatl 111.11. Fre.; trick W. flood ; (A. A. G.)—.sjtil Batt. Li( British Officers Wounded. General Staff —Major-Gen. Wacker, slightly; Major-Gen. Ros 4, severely. 6th Foot, Isrigade-Major Capt. Fitzgerald, severely. 77th, lirieade•Major Capt. Westcott, severely. 53th, Capt. Brook, Aid de-Camp to Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Clinton ' severely. Ist Hussars, King's German Legion. Capt. Dukin, Aid-de-Canip to Lieut.-Gen. Sir S. Ct.tton, severely. 7th Hussars, .Valor Thornhill, severely ; Captain Hcvliger, severely ; Lieutenant Robert Douglas, slightiy. ' lit It Light Dragoons, Lieutenant Robert Nesbitt, slightly. 6111, foot, I st. Batt. Capt. Rogers, slightly ; Capt. 'Thompson, severely ; Cipt- Smith, slightly ; Lieut. Jotter, severely ; Lieuts. (lelder anti Crawford, slightly; Ensign Blood, severely ; Ensign de Chain, slightly. 7th, Ist Batt. Lieuts Burke, Nantes, Lorentz, and Ca meron, slightly. 20th, Capt. Murray (Maj,,r). severely ; Captains Tillord and Smith l.ieuts. Connor, severely, Godfrey, slightly, Murray. severely. 23d, 21 Batt. Capts. Wynne and jolitfe, se verely. Lieut. Harris, severely. 24th, sd Hatt. Capts. I.e Mesuticr, slightly, Ingram, severely; Lietit. Stack, severely. ‘. - 7th, 3:1 Batt. Lieut. Nixon, slightly. 42d, Ist Batt. M.ijor Cowell, severely ; • Capt. Walker, slightly; Lieuts. Stewart, severely, Brander, slightly. 4Sth Foot, Ist Batt. Lietit.-Col. Forbes, and Major Greenwell (Lietit.-Col.) slightly ; Capt. Lester, Lien's. Mac Pherson, Cosby, Coglilan, and Stewart, severely ; Lieut. ,Middleton, slightly ; Ensign Lowry, severely. 52d, Ist Batt. Capt. Campbell, (Nlajor) slightly ; Capts. Earl of March and York, severely ; Lieut. tiolford,.slightly ; Lieuts. Nixon and Leaf, severely. 58 t d Batt. Capt. Wood, En sign Wood, severely; Ensig n M'DoHnel l , slightly. 60th, 5111 Batt. Capt. Frauchini , Lieut. arrie, slightly. 68th. Ensign Sheddon, severely. 74th. Capt. Lester, Lieut. Ewing, severely ; Lieut.lron side. slightly; Ensign Shore, severely ; Ensign Luttrell, slightly. 8241, Ist Batt. Major Conyers, Lieut. Druhutiond, severely. 1.13 d, 2d Batt. Major Carr, (Lieut.-Cul.) severely ; Major Illayttiere, slightly . ; Capt. Elliot, Lieut. Baldwin, severely; Liettt. Stevenson slightly; Ensign Nuge nt , severely ; Adjutant Swinhurn, slightly. . - - 87th Foot, 2d batt. Major Desharres, Lteuts. Motitgarrett and Thomp son, severely; beans. Uready and Magitioi% slightly. 88th Foot, Ist ban. Lieut.-Col. Taylor (colonel), Capt. o,.tt s, severely ; Capt. Bon worth, slightly; Lieuts. Fitzpatrick, Maven', Farie§, Creswell, Hol land, Stewart, Ensign Reynolds, severely ; Ensign Nl'lstosli, slightly ; Adj. Nlitchell, severely. 91st Foot, I.st ban. Capt. ',iron), severely; Licuts. Campbell (1) and Marshall, severely ; Taylor, severe ly. 91-th. Lieut. Robertson, slightly. Ckassetirs Britannique.s. Capt'. Prevost and De Camille, severely ; Lieut. Duplatel, %lightly ; Ensigns Goulttnis anti Dolton, beverelv. Brunswick light Infantry, Captain !Nclauenfeld, severely ; Lieut. Titiete, slightly ; Ensign brander, serely ;. Lieut. 13rocemben, slightly. 88th, Ist bun. Volunteer Wal pole, severely. Missing-20th Foot, Captain George Tow'''. Total of the Ailipplementasry Retain' of the 17th of February, 1814. 4 rank and file killed ; I Lieutenant, 1 Ensi;ol, 4 serjeant%, rank and file, wounded. NAIIIC3 of Officers wounded in the Supplementary return of the 27:11 Ft b., 10 1. Vtli Ist ilatt.—Ensign Swecney,sliglitly ;-71st, Ist Batt. Lieut. Horton, slightly. St. Sever, March 4, IRI4. Ntr Lon n,—'('be rain whielk fell ill the afternoon of the 1.1 sueilei the Moor, an.l all the rivulets faitin- ioto that river, so von atutclially to impede our furtiha rrogitss, and to MARCH 27. I