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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

tugs; .-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:, that 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 officers of my personal Staff, and 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, 25 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 staff, 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. 94tlia gabign Topp.,