The National Register. — London, England, 1813-11-28 00:00:00

THE NATTONA T 4 REGISTER. . • the 7th division tinder Gen. Le Cor, to attack it, Lient.-Gen. Sir Lowry Cole attacked and possessed himself of the village, which Was turned, on its left, by the 3el division, under INlajor-Gen. the Hon. C. Colville, and on its right by the reserve of Andabisia. under Don Pedro Giron, and Major Gen. Charles Baron Allen carried the positions of La Petite La RIIIIIIIC. The whole then ca-opetated in the attack of the enemy's main position behind the village. - "flw 3d and 7th diviAcats immediately caviled the redoubts on the left of the enemy's centre, and the light division those on the right, while the 4th division, with the re serve of Andalusia on the left, attacked their positions in their centre. By these attacks, the enemy were obliged to abanden their strong position., which they had fortified With much care and Labour; and they MI in the principal redoubt on the height, the Ist battalion, Nth regiment, which immediately surrendered. While these operationa were going on in the centre. 1 had the pleasure of seeing the 61k division, natter Lieut.-Gee. Sir II Clin ton, Idler having crossed the • Nivelle‘ and having driven in the enemy's piquete on both banks, and Laving covered the passage of the Portuguese division, tinder Lient—Gen. Sir J. Hamilton, on its rigjit, make a nto-t handsome attack upon the right of the enemy's po-ition behind Anlioue, and on the right of the Nivelle, and carry all the enttenchinents, and the redoubt eni that flank. Lieut.-tem Sir J..llanniten, supported with the Porneotese divi sion on its right. wel both co-operated in the attack of the second redoubt, which was immediately carried. Majur•General Pringle's be ig,aeir of. the 2d division, under Lieut.- Gen. the Hem. Sir W. Stew art, drove its the enemy's piqnets on the Nivelle and in front of Antoine, and then Major-Gen. Byng's bri pale of the 2d division cars led the entrenchmenta and a redoubt tut thee on the enemy's left, in which attack the Major-Gen. and those troops distinguished themselves. Major-Gen. Murillo covered the advance of the whole to the heights behind Anhotte, by attacking the enemy's posts on the slopes of Mondarin, and following them towards limier*. The troops on the heights behind Anhoue were, by thCAC operations, under the direction of Lietit,Gen. Sir R. Hill, forced to retire towardsthe bridge of Cambo, on the Dive ; with the exception of the division in Mondarin, which, by the march of a part of the 2d diviion, fouler Lient..Gen. the Hon. Sir 'W. Stewart, was pushed into the monutahts towards flavgory. As soon as the heights were carried on Iwth banks of the Nivelle, I directed the third and seventh divisions, being the sight of cite centre, to move by the left of that tiller upon St. Pe, and the Gth division by the right of that river, on the same place, while the 4th and light divisions and General Giron's reserve, held the heights above Ascent, and covered this movement on that side, and Lieut.- Gen. Sir Rowland Hill covered it on the other. A part of the enemy's troops had retired from their centre, and had crossed the Ni. ells at St. Pe ; and as soot. as the Gth division approached the 3.1 division, under Itlajor-Gen. the Hon. C. Colville, and the 7th division s n ider General Le Cor crossed that river and attacked, and immediately gained possession of the heights beyond it. We were thus established in the rear of the enemy's right ; but so much of the day was now spent, that it was impossible to make any lie titer movesnent ; and 1 was obliged to deter oar further ope rations till the fiellowitut morning. . The enemy evacuated Ascain in the afternoon, of which village Lieut.-Gen. Don Manuel Freyre took possession; and quitted all their works and positions in front of St. Jean tie Luz during the night, and retired upon Hielart, destroyii u all the bridges on the Lower Nivelle. Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir J. Hope thllowed them with the kit of the army, as soon as he resold cross the river ; .and I%larshal Sir W. Beresforu moved the centre of the army as far as the state of the roads after a violent fall of rails would allow ; and the enemy retired again on the night of the 11tH, into an entrenched camp in front of Bayonne. In the course of the operations of which I have given your Lord ship an outline, in which we have driven the enemy from positioes• which they had been fortifying with great labour and care for three months, in which we have taken 5t pieces avant). tffitthrilS of ammunition, and 4400 prisoners, 1 have great satotieetion its re porting the good condnet of all the officers and troops. Tlw rerrt itself will skew haw lunch reason I had to be satisfied with the con duct of Marshal Sir W. Beresford, and of Leeut.• Gen. Sir R. hill, who directed the at tack of the centre and, right e t the arllly ; with that of Lieut.-Gens. the Hon. Sir G. L. Cole ' the Lion. Sir W.. Stewart, Sir J. Hamilton, and Sir H. Clinton; and Majot-Gete the .11 , ,h. C. Colville:, Ch tales Baron A Iten, Maii-eo de Campo P. Le t mat Sl:iris:cal de Campo l)on Pablo Mo•illo, conintantlimt: di trims.; of infantev ; and with that of Don Pedro Oiion, eummandiog the reserve of Andalusia. • Lieut.-qem, Sir Rowl a nd Hill, and Marshol Sir Wil!iam Beresford, thew Geheral Officers have reported their seise of the conduct of the Generals and troops under their command, respectively ; and I particularly request your Lordship's attention to the conduct of Major-Geo. Hyig, and of Major-Gen. Lambert, who conducted the attack of the 6th division. I likewise particularly observed the eendnct of the 5t st and 63th regiments, under the command of Major tiiee and Hawkius, in Miijor-Gen. brigade.. in the attack of the heights ")hove St. Pe, in the afternoon of the 10th. The Oth Porte, nese brigade, ip the 3d division, under Major-Cen. Posse', likewise diAiognislied themselves in the attack of the left of .the enemy's centre, and Major-Gen. Ansou's brigvde, of the 4th division, in :he village of Sarre, and the centre of the heights. Although the most brilliant part of this service did not fall to the lot of Lit nt.-Gen. the lion. Sir J. Hope, and Lieut.-Gen. Don M. Freyre, I have every reirson to be satisfied with the mode in which these General Offices conducted the service of which they had tho direction. Our kiss, although severe , has not b een so g. eat as might have been expected, considering the strength of the positions .attacked, and the length of time (from daylight till dark), during .which the troops were engaged : butbutt ant concerned t• add, that Colonel Barnard, of the 95th, has been severely, though I hope not dan.ers, onsly wounded : and that we have lost in Lieut.-Col. Lloyd, of 94th, an officer who had frequently distinguished himself, and was of great promise. I received the greatest assistance in forming. the plan for this at tack, and throughout the operations, from the Quarter-Master..Ge neral Sir G. Murray, and the Adjutant - General the H on . Sir E. Pa -I.colium, and from 'Lieut.-Colonel Lord F. Somerset, Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, and all the Officers of my personal staff, and his Serene 'Highness the Prince of °mow.. The artillery which was in the fie hl was of great use to ifs; and cannot sufficiently acknowledge the intelligence and activity with which it was brought to the point of attack, tinder the direction of Col. Dickson, over the bad roads through, the mountains, at 'this season of the year. I send this dispatch by my itle•de-Camp, Lieut. the Marquis oC Worcester, whom I beg lease to recommend to your Lordship. I have, a te. (Signed) W ELLINGTON. I'. S. I inclose a return of killed and %emitted.. Since the returns of the enetn)'s toss were received, we have taken 100 more - prisoners, and .ton wonutled. ABSTRACT OF tnas—ltANl: A Po D EILE XI ',LEDs WOUNDED & MtigiiNe• _ Killed. I Fount! ed. 111 isBing. 'British 229 1534 54 ... Portuguese •• • • :LS6 13'2 • Li • BRITISH OFFICERS xii.t.ro. Nov. 10.—Thval &igniters, Lieu'. IL U. Power• • • •1 0 .701 Foot, Ma jot T. Julitisone• •• • 32d, Eosi•Jit S. 0. Buller• • • •loth, Ensign A. Dobbiti• • • • 4. - .: , 1, Capt. T. Cape!, and Lieut. E. Freer •• • • 51st, Lieut. itl.Stephens, and J. 1). Taylor • • • • :iitli, Major I). P.c :land. and Lieut. G. Knox •• • •,tiOth, Lieut. T. Eccles • • • ()Ist, Capt. W. H. Furnace, and Lieut. C. Kellot , • • • ticitli, Capt. 11. 13. Irwin, and Lieut. K. Stop ford • • •135t11, Lieut. A. Johnston• • • • Willi, Ensign M. Hilliard• •• • 914 1 Capt. 1). M'lntir . • .... 9-1111, Nlajor . I*. Hoy d• • • •ist •Light Batt. King's Gernsini Lt gion, Lit.iil. U..13.1(1 • • • • 13tunswick Light Infantry, Lieut. G. Stliattorus. 11111ITSTI OVVICI•11S. WOI.INDED• General Stair, um. ...mpt. Byng, •• •• 3d Foot Guards, assist.-Adj.-..ice. Roukc, severely •• • •7th Fusi. leers, .ISiig.-Maj. ()opt. Cotton. severely • •• • Ist7Fout ,Puditts, Bt ig.- 'Maj. Capt. stverely •• • • Roy, . Horse Artillery, Lieut. J. Day, se. verely . • • Coldstream (inur‘k, lst .Batt. rats. Aostruther , severel y • • • • F4,t,t, C.l pt . Cameron, sevet , IS •.• • • 4 il, 1 •tt Butt. Lieut•Btilviu, Sc. verely• •• • 511., Ist Batt. Capt. Clat,Le tin•l Lie , it. Bird, severely •• • . 11th Foot, ist Batt. Cap Tt. omer, Lielits. (ieenin and Fe4nell, severe ly ; Lieut. Moulds, Ensign . I . rinible, severely • ••• • 24th, 2.1 Butt. Capt. bricl,yll,- ve.rdy ; Eits'gr, Marsh, slightly •• • • 27(1,, 3tl Bill. Lieut. Mink., En•ittns onrl Irclatill, severely •• • 31st, Id Bill. Cap:. Girolestorn., severely • • • • :Wd, Ist Batt. Lieut, Boase, •• • • 36th, Ist hatt-Capts. and Gi!litiu, Lieut. Tun btall, and Ensign Mq!ahe, se•l rel‘ ; Lieut. L'Estrange, and Ensitot Slzerry, sliehtly • • • • 34111. I,t Ilan. Ensign Oliv - er, ; Assist.-Sur- goon Cotoi,iii, severely • • • • lath, 1-i BAIL Lieut.-Col. Thornton, Calls. IL' nett and hislion, and ,n. severely ; Lieut. Carter and Adisi. Clieethan:,slightl.y • • • • 42 , 1. Ist Batt. Cd.,,t. Met'hei suit and 111•Dougi.1, severviv •• • • 4.;d. Ist Bait. Cart. Iturcliestott, se verely (since a oid); Lirats. Anderove, severely , ; Lieuts. D'Aicy, 111eyricke, Steele, M•Leaa,i,ett. Ensign Miles, stverely Lo c ut, J ~ everely • • • • *Mil; 1.1 SCOlt, and ro(iiii 'O,Oll, se% ; Itiatelit• , slight: 51st, Ist Batt. Litut , etIVMI.) ; LlCULMUltlll)sl.rghtly • • verely nib and ..52d, NOV. 28.