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occasion. 'rule enemy having been considei ably reinforced and
re-tvipped after their late defeat, made a most formidable at-
tenyt :0 relieve the blockade of Pamplona with the whole of their
forces. excepting the reserve under General Villatte, which re-
'Dallied in 11014 of our tru ops on the great road from trim:
attempt has been entirely frustrated by the operations of a
part out) of tie allied army, and the enemy have sustained a defeat
unit stiffen.' a severe loss in both officers and men.
ent my's ..xpectations of success, beyond the point of raising
the blockade of Pamplona, were certainly very sanguine. They
broo:dit into Spain a large body of cavalry, and a great 'mother of
guns, neither of which arms could be used to any great extent by
tither party in the ;tattle which took place. They sent off the
gun. to St. Jean de Pied de Port on the evening of the 4213th, which
have thus returned to France hi sati'ty.
'llse detail of the operations will show your Lordship, how much
reas,an I have to be satibtied with the conduct of all the General
Oilleers, officers, and troops. It is impossible to describe the en-
thusiastic bravery of the 4th division; and I was much indebted
to Lit ut..Cen Sir Lowry Cole, for the manner in which he directed
their opt•rations ; to Major-Gen. Anson, Major-Gen. Ross, Major-
Gen. 11% lig, and Brigadier-Gen. Campbell, of the Portuguese ser-
vice. Ail the officers commanding, and the officers of the regi-
ments, were remarkah!e tor their gallantry; but I particularly oh
berved Lieut.-Colonel O'Toole, of the ith Cacadores, in the charge
ripen the enemy on our left, on the and Captain Joaquin'
Telles Jordae, of the 11th Portuguese regiment, H) the attack of
the mount tin on the Atli.

I he;4 to draw your Lordship's attention, likewise, to the valua-
ble assistance 1 received througleint these operations, from Lieut.-
Gen. Sir Rowland Hill, from Lient..Geo. the Earl of Dalhousie,
e.:ol Sir I homas Piston, in those of the 3. +tli and 31st of July.
To the'Conde del Abi-bal also I am indebted for every assistance
it was- in his power to give, consistently with his attention to the
blockaiie. I have already mentioned the conduct of the reviment-
of Pray ia and El Principe, belonging-to the army of reserve of
Andalusia, in a most trying situation ; and the whole corps ap-
peared ani Ated by the same zealous spirit which pervaded all the
troops in th:tt p”sttime
Marshal Sir IVni. Ileresford was with me throughout these ope-
ratiens, and I reeei%ed remit him all the assistance which his ta-
kilts so well quality him to afford me. The good conduct of the
l'oeteigne-e officers and trelops in all the operations of the present
Campalot and the spirit which they show on every occasion, are
not les% inmoierable to that nation, than they are to the military
character of the Officer, who, by his judicious measures, has re-
estadli—eil discipline and revived a military spirit in the army.
I have again to draw your LordLehip's attention to the valuable
assistanre I received throughout these operations from the Quar-
ter-master General Major-Gen. Murray, and the .Adjutant-Gen.
Islajorlien. Pakenham, • and the officers of those departments re-
spectivel% ; told from Lient.-Colanel Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Lieut.
Colonel Campbell, and the offit,ers of my personal staff.
Although our wounded are numerous, I am happy to say that
the casts in generai are-slight ; and I have great pleasure in report-
ing to your Lordship, that the utmost attention liaS been paid to
them by the Inspector of Hi,spital-, Dr. M'Gregor, and by the
tinkers of the department tinder his directiow.
Adverting to the extent and nature of our operations, and the
difficulties of our communications at times, I have reason to be ex-
teemely %yell satisfied with the zeal and exertions or Sir Robert
K 4 needy, tile Conunissary-General, and the officers of his de part-
ite-tit. thronabout the campaign, which upon the whole have been
se we successful in supplying the troops than could have been ex-
Fee tett.
I transmit this dispatch t4t your Lortlship by his Serene High-
ness the Hereditary P: ince of Orange, who is perfectly acquainted
with air teat has passed, arid- with the situation of the army ; and
wile he able to i•iform your lordship of many details relating to this
aeries or operation., for which a dispatch does not afford scope.
Hes Highness had a horse she:t limier him in the battle near Sorau•
ben on the 113111 of July. I have the honour to be, &e.
(Sired) WELLINGTON.
I 'lave ont'Col It) Jute/tin your L-wdship in the body of the die
pa•el!, teat tin. troop,' in the Puerto tie Maya lost their tour Pot.-
bleir• e ..odds on the 2itn of Jnlr. M nor-GAL Prinale, who com-
mie .ed w lieu the acael, coon. ti, -'l, hail ordered them to retire
tra.esils Maya; and ‘vioni Licit.-';ern. Ste-wart came up, he order-
etyliat they tnielet return. aild ret•.rp key the mountain road to
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I enclose returns of the loss he.tbre Saii Sebastimi, froni the 7'l7'lt
the ?7th of July ; and returns of the killed, wouialt tt, and ;ids.
sing in the operations from the t :Yth ultimo to the Ist instant.

July SI, tam
My Lord,—l have the satisfaction to acquaint your Lortishipt
that, although from the Immense superios sty of forcr which the
enemy directed against the position ent:usted to my charge, yea.
terday it became, in my opinion, imperiously necessary for tme to
retire from that ground : the conduct of the officers and
British and Portuguese, was such as to entitle them to my entire
approbation, and I (timid not have wished it to lie better.
Major-Gen. Pringle, with Mdjoi.Gen. Wa,ker's brigade. under
Lieut.. Col. Fitzgerald, of the bOth regiment, supporten My the :34th
regiment, and 14th Portuguese regiment. opposed Le ascent of the
enemy to the ridge on the left of the position, in a most gallant
ptyle ; drove him repeatedly back, and alth ugh *manic ultimately
to prevent him from ascending the ridge, bs a wore distant move-
ment, our troops kept their ground firmly, and when ordered to.
retire, performed it nuder Major-Gyn. 'Waugh: with the ereatest
regularity, and with small loss, covered by a battalion of the. 14th
Portuguese regiment, under Lieut.-Colonel M•Donald ; „t the
conduct of which otEcer, and the steadiness of his IA glinent„ time
111,01.-General speaks in terms of the greatest pral.,‘,
Colonel Ash Worth's brigade, also attacked in his positi: n by
superior force, met the attack with the g.catest stcaitiness, Ahl
drove the enemy before him at the point of the ha! (:net, and held
his ground as long as I tlemglit it prudent for him to do sit; and a
battalion of Brigadier-Gen. Costa's brigade held tls, ridgt on the
right of the position to the last, covering the formation of the troops
on the ground they were directed I. tale up ; the enemy attenipt.
ed to force the point, but were repulsed hy 1•4,
and finally driven down the ridge at the point ot the ha)olit't ny
that battalion, a part of Col. Ashworth's brigade. and a tqUilll de.
tachment of the 28th regiment. On the whole, 1 cdii assure your
Lordship that the enemy had nothing to boast ot, nor was our loss
severe, considering the disparity of our forces.
I feel particularly indebted to Majoi%•Gen. Pringle fur hi.. con-
duct on this occasion, as well as to ( Asoworth. Col. O'Cada-
ghan, and Lieut.-Col. Fitzgerald. both Foot, eonnnandine, brigades
tinder him, and also to Lieut.-Gen. the Conde WA marmite, and
Brig.-Gen Costa, ho _was wounded. I ha% e the honoin to he, &,e.
(Signed) HO W LAN D HILL.
To Field-Marshal Marquess of Wellington, K. G.

P. S. I must not omit to mention the services of Colonel Pain.
°l►ma and Pyn, .18th Regiment, Lient.-t 01. (;)..nt and
Major Mitchell, enomianiling the 6th of the line and 6th Portuguese
in Col. Ashworth's brigade.

Ativist 1, 1813.
My Lord—T have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that, in
compliance with the instructions I received through Major-Gen.
Murray, I proceeded yesterday with the colnrer under my milers,
on the road to Dona Maria. On our arrival at the foot of the
pass, we found the enemy ascending the hill in great haste, and
closely pressed by the 7th division, moving by d road parallel and
to the right of that which my column was on. The rear of the
enemy's column having began to ascend the hills before our au rival;
it was impossible to cut otf any part of it. It was, however, consi-
derably annoyed on its march by one nine-pounder and a howitzer.
I Immediately ordered the td division, under Lieut.. Gen Stewart,
to ascend the hill by the road we were on, whilst the Earl of Dal
honsie's column ascended by one more to the ri4ht. The enemy
took up a strong position at the top of the pass, with a cloud of
skirmidiers in the front.

T..e attack on our side was kd by Lieut.-Gen. Stewart, with
Major-Gen. Walker's brigade, under Lieut.-Col. Fitzgerald of the
60th. who forced back the enemy's skirmishers to the summit of
the hill ; but coming upon their main body, found them so numer-
ous and so strongly posted, that Lieut.-Gen. Stewart was induced to
withdraw them until the 7th division should be in closer co-opera-
tion with him. About this time the Lieut.-General was wounded,
ail' the command of the division devolved upon Major Gen. Prin.
de, who with his own brigade, commanded by Col. O'Callaghan,
renewed the attack on our side, wliiist the 7th division pressed them
on the other, and both divisions gained the height about the same
time, the enemy retiring, after sustaining a very considerable loss.
The conduct of Lieut.-Gen. Stewart Major-Gen. Pringle. and of
the officers and treops in general, was einispieuemsly good ; and I
regret that a very thick fog prevented our taking that. dd vant ,t; e of
the situation of the enemy which we might tithetwise have dome.
A part of each division pursued them MIN dish-ince down.the

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