The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-04 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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SET;:-0 A I', JULY 4.

lOTAT, DEI7PAT OF THE FRENCII ARM', WITH THE
.1.04`.z 1/F 54LL THEIR ARTILLERY, BAGGAGE, -AND
TIE %SURE.

In the evening of Friday. the town were apprized by
means of a telegraphic no'ice, that the splendour of a
new trintneh was about to heighten our prospects, and at
pine o'clock yesterday molning the thunder of the Palk and
Tower guns ann einced to the imnatientiv expectant rnelro-
fobs that the official dispairhe's !lad reached town.
Caot..ain FR EEM ANT LE, the be7rer of glorious intel-
ligencm. Aide de-Camp to the Maiquis of Wsit.INGTON,
re•ici-ed Do\cnio2- strf.ct some hours sooner thln it was
calculated he could arrive. The gam; were tired at the
titre; we lavc meutioned and short:v after the following
lett,: was se'' to the ,ORD MAYO and immtdi.nely
hosted at 'he Mansion [louse.
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PA r nu presents hi. co.,,p!ir!,Pnts to the Lrmn M.tynn, :sod
Las the imi•faetion to itit hit Lordship, that Cni;tato Fn IA MANTLE
atrivorf, Id lord WET.' TON II:11'111g Obtain. d
att &Id( t!di(4 and complete vklory over tit': t ti('nty, on the `flit ,Time,
V;1•,,,t3 hpvit drii en illem Com :11 !Len- p,A:(tens--t:,k(ti
O\l HU"- PT7II) ANT) Fl Z.V.ONE PIKE- OF CAN NON_
TOT ' it 7) AN. D FIFFEEN IVACGONS of L
110 N— 11 T. TIT' IR DAGG '.GE; 1110 V cAlvi E, and
TRFASI RE ohmrs Ow 4th Batt; lion of !he, Flondrer;th
Reviot N'S Raven .1 a Mar,hal of France,
end a COV4I I)r.`44,ABLE NU NITER of PRISONERS.

Lord PA 1H 1' fcR! is 11.1 pin tO add,. that 1111' lOSS 011 the part of the
Br tiil• es not amount to more than 501 lilltd, and 1;807
Ofht els L1,111(101.

FR; F 4 NTT r left Lord WFT,T.T-NCI TOW, no the (25!1t,
Pr T rat the ENEMY, havi, g taken the ONLY REMAIN ING
GUN tl.O Enelt-y had, in the course of the pursuit.
To he Ft 'f lon. the Lord Mayor.
A Bulletin to the .same effect was issued nearly at the
same time fool the War Department, Downing-sttceL
It appears from the Gazette, the whole of which we give
in !his day's publicltion, that the French army was cow-
nmnded by JosEPH .13U0 NAP AR' E in person, am,isted by
111J•shal hni!tDAN. Its force is not mentioned, but it con,
si,ted of the Armies of the Centre and the South, and part
of the Army of Portugal and the North. General Fotx,
with a division of the Army of Portugal, and Gen. CLAU-
.ZEL. with one of the same Army, and one of that of the
North, had n-t joined. The f wmer was at !Whoa at the
ti the &Aim); and the Etter arrived befrre Vittoria
the day after. w) ell he retited through La Guardia to Tu-
aeia, the' rThro, probably to maintain the communica-
tion, ‘%"th tt,c troops in Arragon.
The French army was posted in front of Vittoria, their
left of cll. ied the Pcights of La Puebla and the valley of
Zadt re; in font of the village of Arunez. The centre was
on a l'ei;•ht commarding the valley of Zad,,ra, and their
112,111, ec:lr defended the passes of the fi-
Zakiora. Their reserve was at the village of C..anecla,
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As in the battle of Salamanca, the firzt fault
the French Central, proved fatal to his army.
lected to occupy the heights of La Puebla in si
Er.I.INGTON perceived his error, and ordere
carried, which was executed in the most gala!
Ceneral HILL The enemy then perceived ti
of this post, and In ought flesh troops to reta,
vain. Under its protection Sir It HILL crossed
and carried the village of S::bijan, de Alava,-
enemy's line, which they also made numerens.
attempts to regain. Four divisions under
and the Earl of Da eIIOCRIE then polo s,ed the
formed to attack the centre of 'the enemy.
in:t weakened. Ws. s line to strengthen him
commenced his retreat in good older
tc,ria " The left of the army then adv
Gencial GRAHAM, 011 'he g-e..-A road f in
toria, where the enemy •occu,ied the villages
Valor, and Abechuco, arid the heights by wh'
et,mtnanded. Here the Portuguese and Spar
opeiated bravely with our own, the two vill
tied with six pieces c f cannom, awl all the
enemy to retake them proved 1: uitless. Cu
possession of the=e x-illages from the nu
France, they were then obliged to turn tow,e
but unable to hold any position for a suffic
time to allow their b igga::e and artillery to be
consequence wa!:, the whole became the g'or
of the victory of the Allies.
One gun and one howitzer, Lord Wee r. TEC Tl/4
reason to believe only remained to them, and
subsequently taken in the pursuit, so that tl•
tered Pamplona with one howi•zer only. The
enemy's loss in men is not specified in either of
of Lord Wket,INCTON. Ile merely speaks of ii
Igo, but says The Sun of yesterday " We lean;
ritv, on wWch we can place reliant e, that the
feated F,cnch amounts to nearly Fifteen TIC
and that upwards of Three Thousand Prisol
already brought in."

Such is the result of this splendid triumph,—
vantaes obtained by our gallant army. In tl.
list of the dead we fi:id many names which bid
sincere affliction to flow ; but we have the cony
flect, that great as the loss is, it is but small, con
importance of the service in which they have
and which they have so gloriously performed.
grief will be Brea', but national exultation i»
and though the shouts of victory wiII be i
sighs for the brave who have fallen, the success_
blest our arms nn the ever-memorable 41st of June, will
make the longest day in the present year that which will he
the longest remembered with grateful pride, and heartfelt
satisfaction, by every man whose feelings arc those which
ought to helon: to a Briton.

As a first reward for this new display of bravery and skill,
the Prince REGENT hact promoted Lord WELLINGTON to
the rank of FIELD MARSHAL in the army. Many other
officers have also been prom,ted. These appointments are
contained in the F.xt!aordinary Gazette.

It was expected tli:it a genera' illumination would take
place last night ; but in the course of vesterd..y placards
Were posted, ititimlting it was not intended to illutmoate the
public oflices till M nday. The rejoicings, in conseqUence,
were but of a pallid! nature last night, to-morrow they will,
in all prol,abilitv, be as ;,eneral as the gratitude for Lord
‘l7 LLINGTON'S services is universal.

ULY 4.
isaisesmassiarmsommsil
committed by
lie had neg-
;trength, Lotd
ed them to.he
nt manner by
he importance
Ike it, but. in
!d the Zatiora„
in frprt of the
ns, but tiseles,
enetal PtcroN
Zadora, and
who, " hay-
line.‘ts on the
towards Vit-
vanced, under
Bi boa to Vit-
•s of Catnarra
hich hey were
troops co-
'ages were car-
! elf: q.ts of the .
ut off by our
nain. road to
Lrds Pamplona,
icnt length of
drawn off. the
rious trophies
'ON says lie has
d this gun was
hey fina!ly
cn-
amount of the
f the dispatches
it as considera•
ru from autho-
loss of the de-
housand Alen,
ners had been
—such the ad-
he melancholy
d the tears of
isolation to re-
wared with the
been eng::ed,
d. individual
must be loud;
intempted by
ses which have
of June, will
which will lie
and heartfelt
ire those which
sv.ery and skill,
LINGTON to
. Manv other
}ointments are
n would take
erd..y placards
illuminate the