The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

of that place. The following is the substance- of these
papers. On the 26th ult. two days after Field-Marshal
WILLINGTON'S last dispatch. from Irunzun, he was at Or-
cayen. Meanwhile, (en. GI RON, who had been dispatched
by his Lordship to intercept the convoy which moved from
Vittoria on the 200 nit. is said to have reached the French
frontier; nay, according to some accounts, to have actually
entered" France.—The cavalry under Conde De PENNE and
Don JULIAN, are within a few leagues of Bayonne.
The routed French army did not halt in Pamplona, but
continued their retreat towards France. Pamplona, with a
garrison of 1,900 men, is closely invested.
Some accounts represent Lord WELLINGTON as hav-
ing marched to Jaca, in the direct road from Saragossa to
France, to cut off SUCHET, who, is supposed, was attempt-
ing his escape by that road.
An account from the Allied Army in the East of Spain.
is dated from Reuss, in Catalonia, on 7th of June, and an-
nounces the surrender of Fort St. Felippe. near Balaguer, to
two divisions of the British and Spanish army. This success
ischaracterised as of great importance with a view to future
operations. Other accounts in the Corunna Papers, though
not official, add, that our army landed in- Vinaroz, though
SUCRET .attempted to prevent them ; that Valencia has
been evacuated, Tarragona taken, and Barcelona besieged.

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A letter from Castille mentions the surrender of O•Carrel.

Since writing the above, the following important dis-
patches received last night from Lord WELLINGTON have
reached us:—

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with a ship inferior in tonnage and metal, and a crew shorter
by 110 men than that of his adversary. The official
account of this chivalric action will be found in last night's
Gazette. To it we shall refer our readers; .as we are confi-
dent they will long to know the most minute details of a
triumph so honourable and so useful to our county, as re•
placing in its antient footing, and in all its former glory, the
decided superiority of our navy. We shall only add here
that the battle was fought in consequence of a challenge
sent by Capt. BROKE to Capt. LAWRENCE, late of the Ilor-
net. who had been promoted to the command of the Chesa-
peake for his action with the Peacock, of equal force, which
-he took after killing her Captain, and almos' all our Officers.
Our antagonist was, therefore, a tried and brave man, and
so confident of victory that when he left Boston he ordered
a sumptuous dinner for himself and crew, promising to re-
turn in two hours and a half, with the Shannon in tow. Yet
notwithstanding all his gallantry, and the discipline and un-
doubted courage of his crew, after twelve minutes cloie
fighting, his ship was boarded by Capt. BROKE in persona
at the head of his men and carried in less than three minutes
more. Capt. BROKE received a sabre wound on the head
on the enemy's deck, as he was exerting himself to save. two
Americans from the fury of his men; and Capt. LAWRENCE,
died of his woundi at Halifax, and was buried with military
pomp a few days after the action. Our loss was 24 killed,
and 56 wounded; and that of the enemy 70 killed, and lob
wounded.