The National Register.
London, England, 1813-07-25 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THURSDAY, JULY V!.
The Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the House to the Lords.
—On the return of the Members, the SPEAKER read a copy of the
Speech, and the House immediately broke up.

LONDON GAZET7'E EXTRAORDINARY,
TUESDAY, JULY 2a.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

DoWNING-STRErT, JCLY 19.
Dispatches, of which the following are extracts. hare been this
day received at Earl tiatimr•t's Ottiee, addres,ed to his Lordship
by Field-Marshal the Marquis of IVellington
Ostiz, July 3.
General Clause' having retired towards Dogrono, after finding
our troops at Vittoria, on the 29t1 of June, and having ascertained the
result of the action of the 21st, OM remained in the neighbourhood of
Logrono on the 24th, and till late on the e3th,and had not marched
for Tudela, as I had been informed, when I wrote my dispateleof
the 94th ult. ; I conceived, therefore, that there was some prospect
of intercepting his retreat : and after sending the light troops to-
wards Rotieesvalles in pursuit of the army under Joseph Mono-
pltte; I moved the light, 4th, 3d. and 7th divisions, and Colonel
Grant's and Major-General Ponsonby's hrigades of cavalry, towards
Tudela, and die sth and 6th divisions, and the household and Ge-
neral IYUrb:ns's cavalry, from Vittoria to Salvatierra, towards
Longrono., in hopes that I filanuld be able to intercept General
Clansel He, however, made some extraordinary forced marches,
fo':uwed by General Mina with his own cavalry and the regiment
of Spanish cavalry under the command of Don Julian Sanchez,
an.l arrived at Tudela on the evening of the e7th. He there cros-
sed the •Ehro, but the Alcalde having informed him that we were
upon the road, he immediately re-crossed, and marched towards
Zaragossa, where, I understand from General Mina, he has since
arrived.

General Mina is still following the enemy, and he has taken
from him two pieces of cannon, and some stores in Tudeia, and
300 prisoders. Lient.-General linton has also taken possession of
live (mi. which the enemy left at Logrono. In the mean time the
troops under the command of Lieut.--General Sir R. Hill have kept
the blockade of Pampeluna, and have moved through the mountains
to the head of the Bidassoa, the enemy having entirely retired into
France oa that side; •
I enclose the report which I have received from Lieutenant-Ge-
neral Sir T. Graham, of his actions with the enemy on the 24th and
25th of June, which appear to have been more serious than I had
imagined, when I addressed your Lordship on the 26th ult.
General Fny had with him the garrison of Bilboa, and those of
Mondragon and Tolosa, besides his division of the Army of Portu-
gal, and his Cure was considerable. It gives me great satisfaction
to see that the Spanish and Portuguese troops mentioned by Sir T.
Graham have conducted themselves so well.
The Lientenaat-General has confirmed to push on the enemy by
the high road, and has dislodged them from sail the strong positions
which they bad taken ; and yesterday a brigade of thi army of Ga-
licia, under the command of Gen. Castanos, attacked and drove
the enemy across the Ridassoa, by the bridge of Iran. The enemy
still maintained a post in a strong stone block-house, which served
as a head to the bridge .and some troops in some loophole() houses
on the right of the Bidassoa : but General tiirron having sent for •
some Spanish artillery, and Capt. Dabourdiett's brigade of nine-
pounders having !mei) sent to their support, the fire of these guns
obliged the enemy-to evacuate, and they blew up the blockhouse,
and burnt the bridge.
Sir Thomas GraltaM reports, tkat in all these affairs the Spanish
troops have behaved remarkably well. The garrison at Passages,