The National Register.
London, England, 1814-03-13 00:00:00

TITE NATIONAL REGISTER.

MARCH 15.

I fori;oi to report to your Lordship, in ivy last dispatch, that the
fort of Salines tr-. 1 stirrmv..tt.,:t to the AEielik •
corps ut Genetal Si. Priest i, arrived ;at Vitry-sur-Marne..
(;;.ricral Jagg was at Juimi;le, w ith orders to join General St.

A report has jifFt arrivezl frrm Genet% Fiimont, detailing the
aliece,s of ;.n uttacts he this day made aith the cavalry under his
orders upon the rear-gii..1.1 of the enemy near Vandwiivres. Gen.
Friniont pii-Lcd the enemy hisyunol that town, and afterwards ebta-
-I►ii3!ied hia heinf-quarters there.

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piequets oh the Joyense river, and attacked their ptmition at
fie:lete, -front which he obliged ueneral floristic to retre, with
loss, towards St. Martin. 1 made the detachment of General
3lina's troops, in the valley of Bastan, advance on the same dap
noon Baygorey and Bidarray : and the direct comimmication of
the enemy with St. Jean Pied de Port being cut off by Lientunant
General Sir R.4141111(1 Hill, that fort has been blockaded by the
Spanish troors above mentioned.
On the following morning, the IMh. the troops under Lientenant
General Sir !lowland Hill continued the pursuit of the enemy. •
who had retired to a strong position front of Gartis, where Ge.,
:Kral Harispe was joined by General Paris's division, which had
hoen recalled from the march it. bad commenced for the interior of
Frince, and by oilier troops from the enemy's centre.
G .I;erid MuriUo's Spanish division, after driving in the enemy ad•
vanced pests, was ordered to move tiocards St. Palai4, by a vidge paral-
lel to that on which was the enemy's position, in order to torn their left
and cut otf their retreat by that read, while the second division; under
Lieuteuant•Geheral Sir W. Stewar, sh,Atlci attack in frout. 1.11..)5e
troops made a most aallant attack upon tlw enemy's position, which was
roma. kabiy strong, but which was carried %%ithout very considera Id? loss.
Much of the day had elipsed before the attack could be commenced,
lad the action lasted till alter dar k,the citemy Isavii!g nmde repeated at"
letnp!l to regain the posnion, particulaily in two t.,,taclis, which were
most ga:lantly received and repuised 11 the '39th teginicnt, under the
command et the Ilon. Colonel O'Callaghan, in M,ijoz-General Pringle.%

brivade.
Major-General, and Lieutenant-Coloßel Droce, Of the:39th.wero
unforttu 'wounded :'we took ten (:fficers, and about two buildr‘d

prisoners.
. The light oldie centre of the army made a corresponding movement
with the right o:t these and our posts were on the liidouze river on
the evening of the 15th.
The enethy retired across the Liver at St. Palais in the night, destroy-
the bridges, which him ever were repaired, so that the iruopa under
Liettfroant-Geueral S:r It-•. and MU crossed en the 16th ; and on tliss
fitii the CM .!1;‘)/ V:Cle drivel& across the Gave de i‘loultrot. They at-
!cmpfc.l t., ckstrOy the hinge at Arriverete, but they had not time to
roiliple,e IN d,•strii:a ion ; and a ford !iving been discovered above din
hr:dge, the 9:d ri•giaient, under the comononf of Lieutenant-Colonel
Canieron, supouited by the tire of qaptain Bone's troop of horse artil-
I ry, etossed the foid, and made a Inoq pliant attack upon two batta-
lions of French infantry p-sted in the village, from which the latter wet:t►
driven t consider:4:de The enemy retired in the night across
the Gave ii'O'cron, and took e a stroog position in the neighbourhood
of Suureterre, in which they %vete joiued by other troops.
On the lt3tli, our posts were established on the Gave d'Oleron,
In all the actions which I have above detailed to your Lordship,
tl:e troops have condueted themselves remarkably will; and I heat
,rest satisfaction in ot:4l:ving the good conduct of tho-e inaler Ge.
neral Murillo, in the attack of Helletc' on the 14th, and in driving in
the enemy's advanced posts in front of their position, at (laths, ota
the 15111.
Since the the enemy have considerably weakened their fare*
in Bayonne ; and they have withdrawn from the right of the Adour,
above tile town.
I have received no intelligence from Catalonia since I addressed
vont. LorilsW;) last ; but I have this day received a report Drum the
th;vei tier of Pamplona, tlivt the fort of Jaen had udeied to
Gen. Mina by capitulation, on (lie 17th it t. lam not acquanited
with the particulars of this event, but l know that the place con-
tinued eighty.i'aur pieces of brass cannon.

FOREIGN-OFFICE. MARCH 11, 1814.
A Dil'ateli. of which the followiu; is a copy, ha.; been received at
this tit►,cc Icon' the Right lion. Lori; Burghers'', dated
Troyes, Match •4, 1814.

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Loup—Troyes is atistain occupied by the Allies.
'I tot deeat of the (itany )cstertl4,the rapidity ‘sith which 1:e was
at it en from all the positions defending the ,approach of this town,
set:nut-41 us the unopposed possession of the place.
I stated to your Lordship, in my last dispatch, that, after ArVe.
successful affairs with 11:e rear guard of the French General
Fwitnont had established his head.quarters at Vandonyre.
The Prince Royal of IV irtemberg pursued tin. ;.•!vainages he had
obtained over the corps: of Marshal Macdonald, at La Ile a:id
Clairyaux, on the took posserfiJo of bar-sor-Seine on tlu 1•1,
anti followed the retreat of the enemy to La :11;tison blanche. on
the d. •
By a reconnoisFance made on that day, it was ascertained the
French army was in position along the Rarer, MI the right of th.
Seiler, and at La Maiaou lilac bc, ou tLe MI of it,