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ovoid peas the bilgele of sic‘ *angel Aelimuty.
kit • mg, qopeembly to iinitruetisek *ea termed ou tla sth,
rzetiotte se seeing On the contintade comnirmisig is the,
seam, the alums advances' with 01:.tit pace down the
street. be enemy on oar advatere skseduned fear yieres
adeasuon with which they were apparently retreating Vote
the right It was ascertained that they bad spilordlbst guts,
said is&.it the buena precious to lealitug tbetm. Tlieeolimu
reached the river without opposition. I then looked about
to olvserre *Mit Mouses ur, e Kuper to be tidiest possession
of, accordant% to our plan of 'thick, and I retired the column
shoot fifty paces for that purpose. 'I he bring twin flora
cimiussuccd, I thought it le r. scary to load, and thee broke
opens bowie, the top of which I took porset.sion uf, and on
which the reiimental colour,' of the sth were diaplard, I
detached parties to take rs.ser.ion of different hon-es and
thurik near By this time a very galling tire einumeneed
Seim the Plaza del Taurus, which commanded the home
upon which I ttuud. Betseen nine sud ten o'clock, the
Ariag from the Plaza del 'faisroe ceased, and the British
colours were placed upon it. 110-tag remained till near II
o'clock, slum of the risen pointed out a French colour upon a
house to the right, expteasing a desire to take it. I then pro-
' cooled to attempt to take the home where the French dug
Iris flying ; Gs advancing, I Artemis' such hoe, that I felt it
imocorery to retire to a bow I had previously broke open."

TWENTY-TIM' DAY—Fat. 25.
The 11.. Lieut.-Cdoael H►.o ay KING was called in again,

sad to shard Air Aarraike.
" I (Meted the court-yard of the hover, and detached an
elimer with the wounded to where I lord left the anrgeun. I
&so requited a reinforcement trout Cutout Davie. I was
pima by s few more toes ; at the same time I received a wee.
bop from Ilrigailier-Genes! Loialey, stating that I covered
his tight The men climmising a great deal of ardour, I
, meta determined to attires this boas:. On advancing for the
peeptee, 1 tuuud the offensive and defensive email% of the
slay m Misch superior to mine, that notwithstioding my
eepputiog, from the peculiar CaCatllaallte of a French Nag
*Tay epos this 1104311 ti that it might be occupied by some
• aims of impurtaace to the eutuiy, I was obliged egain
retire to the courtiard of the house which I had broke open.
reszenty had two pieces of cannon at the upper end o the
which, they *ere prevented woiloug by the
Lee of air muskertry. The tops of the houses were cum-
plstelly covered by the today, stud it was ilt their power to de-
stroy our men with very htthe danger to themselves Ws
could only oteasioually her with effect when their beads wive
ems above the pulpit. Aide! ta which, the ddliculty of
betaking open the doors ass retreuiely pest. ()harrying my
attempt to get iutu the above-inentiosied ham Waa totally
impracticable, and thet the itiesty alight rut pie olf
by oopttior matehcro ii I remained where 1 wss (ha*-
lttg
prsciously sent off the wouiolcd), I retied to a
*hint, where I fousal a cletarbine6t of the otith. Shortly
aßer (Anhui Ridge, of the sth, informed toe that a body of
the enemy were advancing to chard, them. (hi approach-
ing them, I observed an officer with a white handkerchief its
his limit. I ordered the inell to and to minas ready
at the tharxe. My front Asteti.lid *cruse the street. Ry
this time the enemy were rely close. I advanced to the
wirer, who had alto halted his. nul, front shun I 'nuke-
stood ht had sorresidered himself and his party es prisoners
of war. I &mired theta to lay down there arms, and for that
yarrow seiwll two or three of their fiteloeks from the wee
treat use, and threw them ma the grouud. At this time the
. enemy had isecourtlatid
sgreatly its ',umbers, inenasiog my
party, and Sourirbiar Cora surds and pistols. Just at this
mew: iced

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Brtrit.'ittr-Geotrret! t.,v as 'O.! is.
m 1 led the light wing of the 3blb kr.4. es, nt, wlsieh Conn d
it part of say brigade, consigning of tsst regiment and the
NIA. bow after our euterang the street, a partial in: of
ill•aketry comeseseed neon on. but a. succeeded is pene-
IMAM to the last ems street moron Ma; the river. The me:-
Ws were swim is lin eking up.. o Ow inning mosey mows
'Mad wisdoms; but, by the united efforts of the soldnry, we
broke .pro • few searest G. the rivet; use large house par-
tirolsrly, sear the hearts, two: winch I titreeett the colours
the :bah to be planted, as a ingest read encouragement to
he other *hum of the brigade. Therms street iu thr
rear of my potation was now enfiladed by two gous from me
eaarsoor 112. the square ; ilw street sot esbutssolg Is the
lame Weill M Os mantise enfiladed by two gnus, (ruin that
pad of the square anumslietely ender the gut; as skin by
three gams lbom the feet itself. The ire of come of these
gam was is any directed with geese previous and edict
modest the kthe hour before-mestiesed. A rotates' and
heavy Art of musketry was also pinged sputa as al every
dragasion. witkont our bc.ug able to perceive thuve who
AWII ars agl so compltlvly were they kid by the para-
pets 0.. tkie bream. We were thus situated foe some tune;
Immesh Mx met of the obits regiment, together with
some grenadiers of the Jolts, • ho had advanced sod we-
copied as itsteretriliste house, but bad bees driven back,
making Clint way over the lops of some of the homes, re-
ported that almost the whole of the moth r giowid are pri-
soners ; *bleb was arterersrds confirmed to ate by t'oloael
Elio, • Spanish officer with a flag of truce, w who immured or •
that above • dimmed of our men were already primness,
and pettprsr.d to at. to surtesaler. This I preemptor:ly re-
. All opposition to the rerun. having lOU Ceamil
the port alb, oath regiment, the bre of both artitiery and
tonaketry way wholly directed stratum the ,sith. About 'hi.:
period !Worth-red up the left wing make :loth regiment to
me support, and *early at the same time Maj.:. king, at the
!oh, appeared with the left wing of that regiment to my rear,
at the further sad of the irreg.., awl at the very point
. where the enemy bad ascattoksl in great aarallaN,
ra,i,lartiar Ike taa guns lArtire-nseutiversi. dints
he opposed a oust K.4llaat rata.lalarr, pessessitc bon-
net( of their guns for a short time I twlteire. I tore sent
to Liest•nant-Cuduciel D..vie, of the stb, W IPPCONIMeIIi his
*drawing to Ow support of the left wing of his regiumuut
Calomel Ellio Want :IntrlVanis again earn, tow sale me, with
{Witte ity front Ir.c:wral Bairn, to re "aim an useosaisicsasi
ClMMlttlf within • goofier of a.. hour ; I ircia ague .pally
peremptory in my refusal. The guns on the Menai had bees
marls advanced; aid it ere cowered b% atom t of the e.t.a'''.
I had sow received infortustiou thatSar Sstoui I :trims*,
was is possession of the Plat, del Tamers, anti gleam lie no-
esanisembeel. my retiring urge him, vrliich, after mime time,
.ding 1 was likely to be overpowered by minstice, I dig

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4ith the mutate of the sth tied seth regiments. tilite's
pure is ahem tweentike front tbe Enolets, and *Lout fiver
teens the (lake Pees Ihe intermediate rued. might hare
been taken up by we truer*, se as to prevent the iatioduc-
film of any imptity of petteniute into tilse town eat that side.
alubietmeat tu the faints on the sth, 1 conceit e the troops
were equal to Anther operations against the tows "
Live -co:PA, n OF.AT Bunn r, beige Nolen, t see an ac-
count of his being detached from the rigid it iug of the atitli,
his taking a rues close under the elude!, and linens arils
joining S.: Samar! Achmuty at the Plasa del Tnious. The
enemy protecting the guns amended to about ;Jon. The
British party did oat exceed no.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. Dr overt--Gave an scrawlt of
the operations of the eglit wing oldie ssth regiment on the
morning of the attack. Being very a oak, sent fur lee com-
panies. They joined without Hints yn thor 31.111% ; was told
that Gen. Gower ordered the flint, to he taken uut ; . Witness
ordered dints, but could not get enough ; wits told two wen
actually feline the act of putting in their dints in the streets;
Witness had so bad au opinion of the attack, he left he co-
loam at bead-quarters, feinting that they might be taken ; at.
tempted to get into a church, could Trot tweak ripen the doors
with the implementi given to !isms. hineelf me. erely
galled by the dre of the enemy, having lost so many own in
the streets, the four grenadier oflicers being wounded, the
Major, the Adjutant, the Asaistant Surgeon killed, and hav-
ing lost, in killed and a °mulct, out of hi.. small column,
fruru so to 100 rank and file, he detilvd tu be left, and took
possession of three houses, and funned the own on the tops;
was at length obliged to surrender, being blltmtrAtil by a or
4000 men ; on reaching the citadel, found thst Major Van.
delver had been also obliged to surrender; %Vitoria did not
know where General Whiteloeke was.
.Ifajnr RICHARD VAS DMl,r.ua being SWI ma, rive an ac-
count of the operations of the left wing 44 the ristli regiment
on the day of the attack. He was ordered to p, uel rate to
the water's edge.

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moment, (me of them haring pi ciente:l at we, one of the
Stti started fortis and made a threat of a bayonet at the 44
seer I was talking to. He started aside, and it did him so
Mier,. °Weren't they did nut lay dmmi their arms, I
thought it merseary to demand his iword, whirls heiress.
draft gave re. At the same in maid the °dicer who eeriest
thermic informed re, toot the enemy had attempted Se
rim it. I iininediarly mitered the men to charge, and lir
ems, turned and eats as fast r possible, tering a few
Orbehind them. Nothing matertaLnecerred after Sits.
promoded to break writ dir hot*, according to or-
, din. When we were ia tlw set of brei;kiug one open. I
ditgessid
. ' as order from litelg,mdier-fierseral Liankiy to form a
with Hies, Wing ef the Sth, awl retire to the
Wa11.17201814/14 obeyed, and
-dm Illosa del Throe."
ADANA Hum maw Hairs eollmi le go*.
''' esirraistrd the right wag of the sth regment on the
Sr et Sheered. The right cinema of the ergtinent pre-
sorted, et Writ* us *Week on the nsereiog of t!ie oth,
Soot the Writs that Dad lima previously pout, d out His
eve** War by BeigrieriGeneral her Senior! Achmut ,y
std It arrived at a quarter past toren on the 4i1,141 of the
Arm, withour saretiog with the 11.Ligtit.l.t oppritlon. I its-
isediately posted the !ism's crow- with apart of the tilers
ea the tope of the homes in the slums" nearest the fives, and
placed troops st the drerent angles of the streets, intersect-
mg each other. hiartly after, in euojrnetturi with two maw
pears of the left mug, I took pueseriew of tlm church of Rt.
Crams, frets the tower of Asia, about nine o'e!.iek, I ob-
served is white Is; Imaging nut of the l'aii.ois. I priori!
Ikea the Strad, to weir orris how BrigedieritiMueml
Sir Heroal Achmety, who tame to the church about eh ten
Velurk, sad after making his obrivatlons from the tower,
gave re orders to retain the Position I was in, and if prerecti
by the enemy to retire on him to the Taurus. About one
scion I received a message firm General Lumley, by a
serjeant of the sOtla regiment, rec.uestiug one to orbiter to
Isis report to the right. I inienclimely procee,kil with
three composites end found, on joiner hint, that the midi
lad received orders to retire. 'I ,en companies of the Irtlt
wing, tinder M•jor King, thin iiiiwil NW, and we ivio..yit
along the Strand, in the rear of the sotto regiumot. We
arrived at the Irmo sheet halt past tau."
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