The National Register.
London, England, 1813-08-01 00:00:00

AUGUST 1.

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operation, %void*, low:iver was 'oiceevirill, and oitr troops Wert' t'‘
at the convent, and at he village iminediatelN
schieh v.( eiirmy had ;mined.
I have m•ceived a report from Gaithir MiBll—, of fbelreir,--41i -
which he infcirm, nt.., th it General I)iiran hail joined biro in the
Sarago-sa, aid that lie attacked, on the Bth, Ge•
nei al ho for -mile time cOnintanded a division in Arra
goo. Geoer::l Pail., had retired in the night of the 9th, leaving 'a
ear,i.ntt iif a elonot in Hit• oeighbourliond of Saragos.a. which Ge-
ner4i Mi•;a hati kit General Duran to alt ick, while he followed the
eTwilly %%4, hi. 'owl), and tin' cavalry snider Brigadier Don Juliat,
Cicv!ehez. He hid taken a considerable smother of prip.miers, and a
ot inset:age from Gcneral Paris ; and a convoy on the 11th.
impusst.de ta a plated too highly the activity, intelligence,
Snit !Alta.:try, %l id) which these operations have been carried on.
have stool. Genera! Paris had arrived at JaCitt on
tit(' 1111, 'OO tll,l lie had brought %ids him :he garrisons of
awl %%a% about to retire Into France.
studio evariutted Valencia on the Atli instant, and
Ge-
vnte•reil Nat city, at the of the seconilairmy, on the
714 I .;;I• c a letier from Lord William Bentinck. of the 7th.
5..., idyll lie itirornis rue that he expected to ar-
s, vt` ai Valeuria on the tf •th. 1 hate nut heard of Marshal Sucher,
; toryului C suelloo ; hut the garrison of Secorhe has been
„.Inin 111t1 amid that, on the inst. General .eve.
v.:!•• up the fort of A:eamz, nd marched upon Merpiinenza by

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5,,,". writin the above, I have received a dispatch from Si..
Ti!oht., Canham. of which the irciosetl is a copy, containing Ins
tbs.' rk of the convent near Sao Sthastian.
Er:.raci « Disputch from Licutenunt • a Herat Sir Thomas Graham Io
lii..Varshal the .11qrrtis ll'ellies4ton I dated Ernuni, July 18,
1813.
Tin, convent of San nartolome, and time adjoining work on the
evremity of the steep leis iowards the river, were taken yester-
day by dssault.
Tay natural and artifi-ial strength these tbrtified posts. occu-
pied by a large body of troops, and the impossibility of access to
eitler but by the fronts. made it very desirable to bare de.
at oyes] the .left.nces as m•tch as possible, and a new battery 00 the
left was begot' the prt evening, but not being ready iu the
mornioe, the attack Was deteimined on.
A colomn, consisting of the piesptets of the 4th Cdcatlores,
cononanded by Lit movnant Antonio de (4,lairos. of one hundred and
meo of the 13th Portuguese regiment, looter Captstin Almeytta,
supported by three companies of the oth regiment, under the
command of Lieutenant•Colooel Cranford, with a reserve of three
compaities of the Royal Scots, tooter Captain Auguinibean, was
formed on the right to attack•the redoubt, under the direction of
Major-Geheral Hay. Major-General Bradlord committal:Nl the lett
colimin, composed of t..% o hoods-et' men of the tr>th Portuguese re-
giment, nutter the command of Mdjot Saodgras, of that regiment ;
au equal number, ender Lieotenant-Colonel Maentaigh. of the 5:11
Cacadores, and supported by the 9th regiment, under Lieute -aut•
Colonel Cameros,. The whole of the troops employed in this ser-
vice °chit.; under the comindod of Major-General Oswald.
About ten A. M. the left eolunio began the attack on the convect,
while the right passed the ravine' near the river. 1.1,qh attacks were
made with, such vigour amid detelmination, that all obstacles were
overcome, without the loss that might have been expected.
Time enemy were driven iu confusion down the hill, carrying a
strong rehiforeement, just sent from St. Sebastian, along with them
in their flight through time bmnt village ef San Atartin.
The impetuosity of the troops in pursuit could not be restraked
by the exertion of the superior officers, who had received MAjor-
General. Oswald's directions not to pass San Martin, and some mm-
avoidable toss was mist:nue(' by those who foliomed the enemy to
the foot of the glaeis, on their return to San Martin.
I need hardly assure your Lord-hip, that on this, a: on other oc-
casions, Major-General Oswald eooducted the service in the best
manner; and I ant equally obliged to Major-Generals Hay and
Bradford, for their conduct of the attacks entrusted to them. But
I beg, in justice to the officers, whose distinguished gallantry in
leading on their men to overcome the variety of obstacles that were
opposed to them, to mention Major Snodgrass, Captain Altneytht,
Lieutenant de Quairos (severely wounded), of the Portughese ser-
vice) and LieutenAnt-Colonel Campbell, of tile 9th foot.
I cannot conclude this report, without expressing my perfect sa-
tisfaction with all the officers anti men of the royal artillery, both
in the fonr-gun battery, employed for three days agai ts.. time
convent,
and on the opposite bank of the rivers where several frehl-pieees
wen Stried with great effect.