The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-01 00:00:00

MAY -1.

-•••. 01: the Atli Portuguese regiment, lost his left; and I am
otraid I shall be deprived for a considerable time of his assi.tance.
'the SGth, 41it. 79th, and tilst regiments, lost considerable num-
bers and were highly distinguialied throughout the day.
I cannot sufficiently applaud the ability and conduct of Marshal
Si W.. ftt rear id thronghont the operations of the day ; nor that of
Leiit,-Gens. Sur L. Cele and Sir H. Clinton ; Major-dens. Pack and
L nib rt, and the troops mo!er their command. Marshal Sir W.
beresfottl particularly reports the good conduct of Brigadier-Gen.
D'Urilan, Q. ,11._G.; and Gen. Britt) Mozinho, A. G. of the Porta-
gor,t: hriny.
The 4th division, although exposed on their march along the
enemy'atrolir in a galling tire, were not so !Midi engaged ter the (Ali
di visitor, and did not suffer so much ; but tkey conducted them-
seives with their usual gallantry.
I lied also every reason to be satisfied with the conduct of Lieut.-
Gehetal !)nn Manuel Freyre, liieut..Goneral Don Gabriel Mendi-
tuba', Mariscal de Campo Don Pedro De La Barcena, Brigadier
General Hon J De F.speilata, Mariscal de Campo Don A. Oar-es
J)e :tilareiila, and Chief of the Staff Don r. S `ilk:Tiro., and the
Otlict rs of the Stall of the 4th army. The oll:vors and troops
conducted memo elves well in all the at tacks'which ti:ey made sub e•
pont to their being re-fornid.
The ground not having admitted of the operations of the cavalry,
they had 110 opportunity of chargina.
NV:We the Wry:46nm above detailed were going forward on the
left of t se aunty, Litait.-Gen. Sir U. Hill drove the enemy flout
their ext.erior winks in the rb, 01 the left of the Garonne,
within the aneieut wall. Lieut.-General Sir T. Picton tikewise,
with the 31 division, drove the (mealy within the tete de-pont on the
bridacail the canal nearest to the Garonne ; but the troops haying
made an (Alit to carey it, they were rcpulsed. and sonic loss wf:l
/sustained. Alajor-Gen.llriYbalie was ‘Vt1111111(41, but I hope not so
as to deprive mt• for aoy .length of lime of his assistance; and
Lieut.-Colonel Forbes, of the 4atli, an officer of great merit was
killed. •

The army being thus estabbshed on three sides of Toulouse, 1
immediate tietaehed our light cavalry to cut off the communication
by the only road practicable for carriag-es which remained to the
ete_miy, till I should be enabled to make arrangements to establish
the tioops between flue canal and the Garonne.
The enemy however retired kit night, leaving in our hands Gen.
Gen. Burrot, Gen. St. Hilaire, and 100 prisoners. One
piece of cannon was taken on the field of battle ; and others, and
ntitirs of stores *Wall descriptions, in the town.
Since I sent my last report. I have received an aocount from
ltrar..liinural Pe. rose, of the successes in the Gironde of the boats
of the squadron under his command.
Lient..Gtn. the Eail of Dalhousie crossed the Garonne nearly
about thc time that Admiral Penmse entered the river, and pushed
the eoem:,.s parties under rien. L'l hillier, beyond tile Dordegne.
11u• then eros,ed the Dordegue on the 4th, near St. Andre de
Culm.te, with a uletichtiknt of the troops under his comm.md, with
a view to the attack of the fort of Blaye. Hues Lordship found
(;cii. I:tinnier and Gen. Des Barreaux posted near Etaidier?, and
inatle disposition to attack them, when they retired. leaving
abont ;;tin prisoners in his hands. I inclose the Earl of Dalirousie'%
report of this affiir.
En the opera,ion ‘vhich I have now reported, I have haul every
reason to lie satisfied with the assistance I received from the Q. M.
and Adj -Gen., and the officers of their departments reuspecti% ely ;
from Nlmisc:ll Ile Campo Don Litmis Wimpten, and the officers of
the Sp inish Staff, and from Major-Gen. Alava, front Col. Dickson,
commanding the Allied artillery, from Lieut.-Col. Lord ntzroz,.
Somerset, and the officers of my personal Staff.

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I scud Ibis dispatch by my Aid-de camp, Major Lord William
Russell, u hom I be leave to recommend to your Lordship's protec-
tion.—l have the honour to be, &c.

(Signed) WELLINGTON.
I inclose a return of the killed and wiznntic!il in the late opera.

tions.

(Here follows the report of Lord Dalhousie, the substance of
'Wale!' is britfly given is the above dispatch.]