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

J 94 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. tu gs; .-11 for w ,rd C ki , !inartrs brigade of the light diviion, to at tack i.e tee m tine eeight tilt which the enemy's right stood. 'Tee tack. led by the 5211 regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Cohn,' au, ait.l sopported on their tight by Major-General Brisbane's and wad Kean's brie,ade of the 3d anti by the simultv :Icons niu.rks on the left by I%.!ajor General Anson's brigade of the 4th division, and on the right by Lit ut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Picton, %% Ito the remainder of the 3d . division and the 6th division under Li. in.-Gen. Sit Heney Clhitoie dislodged the enemy fronk the 'Right*, set' 2itVe us the victors. In the mean time Lieut.-(.Gen. Sir Rowland lltll huh forced the passaee of the Gave above °fillies, and seeing the state of the echo'', he moved immediately with the second diyiseht of iefaiii-y meler Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Stewatt, and Itlajer Gen. Fane's brigitee of eavalry, direct for the great road from Orthies to St. Sever, [has keeping upon the enemy's left. The ent rt tired at first in admirable order, taking every advantage of the numerous good positions which the country taftended. The Jesse-, however, wlticli they sustained in the continued attacks ot . ' ..tie troops, and the danger with which they were threatened by Y,ietit.•Gen. Sir Rowland Hill's movements, soon accelerated their movements, and the retreat at length became a flight, and their in imps were iii the utmost contusi Lit nt.-Gen. Sir S. Cotton took advantage of the only opportunity w Lich ottertal to charge with Major-Gen. Lord E. Somerset's laieade iii tla‘ ucilLilbourhood of Sault de Navailles, where the enemy had been driven - from the high road by Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. Hill. The Till hussars distinguished themselves upon this occasion, and made many prisoners. We continued the pursuit tii; it was dusk, awl 1 halted the army in the neighbourhood of Sault de Nav allies. 1 caohot estimate the extent of the enemy's loss : we have taken tOr p'eces of cammo, and a great many prisoners, the numbers I cannot at present report. The whole country is covered by their deal. Their army was in tho utmost emillision when I last saw it p.o ,, ing the heiehts near Sault de Navaille.s and mail), : , others had thrown away their arms. The desertion has since In en immense. folloned the enemy flue day sifter to this place; and we this day pa . sell the Admit. ; Marshal Sir W. Beresford, with the light "division, and Col. Viviar's brigade upon Mont de Marsan, where be has taken a very large magazine of provisions. Lieut.-Gen. Sir R. Hill has moved ripon Aire, and the advanced posts of the centre ate at Cesares. The enemy are apparently retiring upon Agen, roal have left open the dirCet road towards Bordeaux. :th.t the operations, of which I have above given the report, were carrying on on the right of the army, Lieutenant-General Sir John Elope, in concert with Admiral Penrose, availed himself of an oppor tunity which offered on the 23d of Fehrtro v, to cross the Atlour before Ethyonne, and to take possession of both I of the rivet at its mouth. The vessels destined to form the I.ridge could not get in till tint 01-th, when the diflieldt and, at this season of the year, daiwerons operation of bringing them in was effected with a degree of gallantry and skill seldom equalled. Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Moe partictino le arentious Captain O'Reilly acid Lieutenant Cheshire, Lieutenant Donalass, and Lieut. Collins, of the royal navy. and :dab Lent. Debenhom, neeris.el transports ; and I am infinitely indebted to Rear-Admiral Pentrose for the cordial assistance. [ received from him in preparing fur this plan, and for that which her gave to Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Elope in early ing it into execution. The . enemy, conceiving that the wails of crossing the river, which Lieut.-Gen. Sir. John Hope had at his command, viz. rafts made of pontoons, hurl not enabled lam to cross a large force in the course of the 13d, attacked the corps he had sent over on that evening, Th'• corps con,isted of six hunched nten of the second foi glide of Guards, under the command of Major.-Gen. the Hon. Edwin d S:opford, who repulsed the enemy immediately. Tlie rocket b igade Was of great use upon this occasion. Three 01 the enemy's gun-boats were destroyed this day. and a frigate lying in the Adour received eon sieeraele damage from the fire of a battery of eighteen-pounders, and was obliged to go higher up the river to the neighbourhood of the bridge. Gen. Sir John Hope invested the citadel of Bayonne on the and Lieut.-Gen. Flon Manuel Freyre moved forward with the Spanish artily, iu consequence of the directions which I.had left for him. lin the V7lll, . the bridge havi.ig been completed, Lieut.-Gen Sir John I lope deemed it expedient to invest the citadel of Bayonne more close ly than li. had done before ; and he attacked the village of St. Etieene, which he carried, having taken a gun and some prisoners from the em 4 Illy; and his posts arc now within 900 yards ut the outwork's of the I,!ace. The result of the opernti ,, ns which I have detailed to your Lordship *s:, t ha t Bayonne, St. Jtan Pied de Part, and Navarrens are invested, and the army having pii,.scd the Adour, are in possession of all the great commuinc;:riwas alcrv,b the OW, alter having beaten the enemy, and lettou.their t > an liars, MARC!! 27. Your Lordship will have observed with satisfaction the able assist ance which I have received in these operations from Marshal Sir W. Beresford, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland Hill. Sir John Hope, aid Sir Sta. pleton Cotton, and from all the General Officers, °dicers, and troupe acting under their orders reriectively. •It iy impossible for n.e sufficiently to express my sense of their merits, or of the degree in which the country is indebted to their zeal and abi• lity, for the situailen in which the Amy now Ends itself. All the troops, Portuguese as web as Bridal, chstingaiShed them selves : the 4ih divisor), under Lieut.-Gen. Sir Lowry Cole,- in the at.• tack of St. Boes, and the subsequent endeavours to carry the right of the - heights. The 3d, 6th, and light divisions, uncles the command of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Picton, Sir H. Clinton, blajur-Gen. Baron Al- ten, in the attack of the enemy's position on the heights; and these and the 7th division under Major• Gen. Walker, its the various opera. .ind attacks during the enetuy's retreat. The charge made by the 7th hussars uuder Lord Edward Somerset was highlymeritorious. The conduet of the art;lhry tl roughout the day deserved my entire approbation. I am likewise much indebted to the Qtrartei-Ilsster- Geireral Sir George Mnrray, and the Adjutant-General Sir Edward l'akenharn, for the assistance I have received from them, and to Lord Fitzeoy Somerset and the o ffi cers of my personal Staff, a nd the Mans chal de ."..7 unpo Don Miguel Alava. Tice last accounts %%Well I have receiver! from Catalonia are of the 20th. The French Commanders of the garrisons of nitride, Mequi nenza, and Mouton, ha& been induced to evacuate these places by orders sent them by the Baron D'Erolcs, in Marshal Suchet's• cypher, of which he had got possession. The troops cnmposiwg dreg,' garrisons, having joined, were afterwards surrounded in the pass of Martorvil, on their march towards the French froetier, by a detachment from the Anglo-Sicilian corps, and one from the fifst Spanish army. Lieut.- Gen. Copons allowed them to capitulate, but I have not yet received from hint any report on this subject, nor do I yet know what is the re sult. It was expected in Catalonia that Marshal Sochet would evacti.te that province; and I hear here that he is to join Marshal Soult. I have not yet received Ore detailed reports of the capitulation of Jaca. I en close returns of the killed and wounded during the li.te operations. I send this dispatch by my Aid-de Camp Major treemautte, whom I beg leave to recommend to your Lordship's protection. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) WELLINGTON. Total lo.s from the 14th to the 11th February 1814, inclusive. British.-1 Lieutenant, '2 cevjeants, '22 rank and file, ; 1 Ge. neral Staff, 1 Major, 7 Captains, 8 Lieutenants. 1 Siatt. S serjeants, 3 drunimeis, 126 rank and file, ; 4. rank and file missing. Portuguese.-1 drummer, 5 rank and file, killed ; 1 Lieut..Celonel, 1 Lientemilt, Eirsistns, 4 serjeants, 1 drummer, 2 5 rapk and file, wounded ; 8 iatik and lie missing. Ce.neral Total.—l Lieutenant, 2 serjeallts, 1 drummer, 27 rank and file, killed; 1 General Stuff, 1 Lientenunt-Colonel, 1 Major, 7 Captain., 9 Lieutenants, 2 Ensigns, 1 Stuff, 12 setieants, 4 druratners, 10l rank and file, wounded ; 12 rank and tile, missing. Names of the Officers 'Killed and Wounded, from the 14th to the 17th of February, 18.14, iticlu,sive. British Officers lidlt•d, Feb. 15.-1'444 Artillery, Lieutenant Moore. _ British Wounded, Feb. 14.--3 d Foot, Ist Bon. Capt. Cameron ( ajui ) severely. (0 li, Ist Batt. Captain Gordon (Lieut.-Col.) Lit tit, slightl3. 60th, sth Batt. Capt. Blashiere, severely. 9cd, Ist Batt. Lieut. Alilloniiel I, slightly. Feb. 15.—General Staff; Major-General W. H. Pringle, severely. 3d Guards. Capt. Clitherow, Aid.de-Camp to Major-General Byng, severely (since dead). 28th Font, Ist Ban. Capt. Gale, severely ; Lieut. Gordon, slightly. ;;Ist, 2d Batt. Capt. Icon, severely. 89th Ist Batt. Major Bruce, severely. 50th, Ist Batt. Lieut. Jones, .Ad, pliant Myles, severely. 63th, sth Batt. Lieut. Lerche, severely, (Is.ft arm amputated). 66th, '2d Batt. Lieut. St, George, severely. 94. 4 , Ist Batt. Capt. Seton, severely. FeS. 16.-66th, 2d Batt. Lieut. Larnbretcht, slightly. , • Feb. 17.-50th, ist Batt. Lieut. Brown, severely. Total British and Portuguese loss from the 234 to the 24th February. 1814, inclusive. Captains, 1 Ensign, 2 serjeants, 16 rank and file, 1 horse, killed ; 1 Major, t Captain, 6 Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns, 1 sta ff , 9 serjeants, 3 drummers, 110 rank and file, 4 horses, wounded ; 1 Lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 27 rank and file missing. Names of the Officers killed, wounded, and missing, from the 25d to to the 26th February, inclusive. , British Killed—Feb. 15. Royal Engineers, Captain Pitts. 6s:h, Captitiat Leith.—Feb. 24. 94tli a gabign Topp., IMO