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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10, 1836.

The following interesting account of the late engage-
ment between the Anglo- Spanish troops and the Car-
lists on the heights of San Sebastian, is copied verbatim
from a second edition of the Times of this morning. It
is the best commentary that can be offered upon the
correspondence of the Tory journals relative to the
dioorganization, squalor, and cowardice of our gallant
countrymen :

ATTACK ON ST. SEBASTIAN - REPULSE OF

THE CARLISTS.

ST. SELASTIAN. OCT. 2.—Yesterday morning, about 5
o'clock, the inhabitants of this town were startled from sleep by
the roar of artillery proceeding from the war-steamers in the
bay, and battery on the islet of Santa Clara, in consequence
of the advance of the Carlists in some force to attack the posi-
tions to the extreme right, occupied by the Chapelgorries, and
the 7th Regiment of the Legion. At the first sound of the
cannon the town was all a foot, and numbers hurried up to the
Castle bill, to catch a view of the military operations, which,
however, on that side, were neither very destructive nor inte-
resting, the attack of the Carlists on that point being evidently
a feigned one, and meant only to draw attention from the real
point of assault, which was on the lines opposite the fortified
hill called the Ametzagana, extending from the fort of Altza
to the batteries erected on the heights over the right bank
of the Urumea. From a Carlist fort on the Ametza-
guna, nearly opposite Altxa, was heard as day broke the
unusual sound of artillery, three guns, one of large calibre, a
24-pounder, having been brought up and planted there during
the night. Under cover of these guns a considerable body of
the Carlists descended the hill, crossed the valley, and made
their way up the high grounds towards Altza, almost without
having been perceived; however, at that moment, the increas-
ing dawn making objects more distinct, the Carlists were given
such a warm and rapidly repeated reception of round shot,
grape, and rockets, that they quickly wheeled face about, and
being at the same time charged in the most gallant style by
detachments of the 3d and 9th regiments of the Legion, they
retreated down the bill in more than double quick time, and
regained in some confusion and with no little loss their former
eminence. After the failure on the part of the Carlists they
commenced a heavy fusilade from behind the breast-works
and entrenchments that run along the whole extent of
the ridge of the Ametzagana, which fusilade was vieo-
rously responded to by the Anglo-Spanish force on the
opposite lines, and kept up on both sides with scarcely
a moment's interruption until 6 o'clock in the evening.
During the entire of the same period the whole line of batteries
under the able direction of Colonel Colquhoun, commencing
with that on the heights immediately over the Convent of San
Bartolomeo close to the town of St. Sebastian, ending with
' that of Altza, and comprising in the intervening space the two
batteries of Colonel Shaw, one an eight-inch howitzer, one the
Royal British Marine battery, &c., kept up an incessant dis-
charge of round grape and spbircal shot and shells. Great
numbers of these discharges, particularly those personally di-
rected by Colonel Shaw and Captain Howe of the Artillery,
were calculated with such beautiful precision as to ensure
the most destructive effect upon the enemy, and the ra-
vages occasioned by many of which were distinctly visible
from the confusion that followed in the Carlist entrench.
meats, and the number of bodies that were seen to be borne
away. Nor during a part of this time was the Carlist bat-
tery on the Ametzagana idle nor ineffective. The guns
were plied with activity, and killed some ten or twelve, and
wounded several more in and about the fort of Altza. How-
ever,
r, after a fFfewhours, two of them became silent, one of
which, it is said, was dismounted, and the other was supposed
to have burst, the sound of an unusual explosion having been
heard from that part of the bill where they were nted.
At 2 o'clock also the remaining and larger gun ceased firing,
it is supposed from the want of ammunition and did not re-
commence until 4. o'clock. About 9 o'clock the Carlists,
showing a disposition to renew the attack on Altza, the Is;
Regiment of the Legion was ordered thither from Passages.
Soon after its arrival, Spanish regiment having hesitated to.
attack a forward position just occupied by the Carlists, Co-
Jonel Kirby, who commands the Ist, put himself at the head
of a company of that regiment, and dashing forward in the
most gallant manner, drove the enemy from the position, not
however without receiving in the execution of this daring' ex-
ploit a rather severe wound from a musket shot, thatper-
forated the right arm and wounded, withcut lodging in the
side. At the same moment Major Stuart, of the same regi-
ment, who was coming up to the support of his Colonel, was
shot by a bullet in the right breast, which however fortunately
inflicted only a flesh wound. Some time after, and
on a part
of the lines near to Altza, where the shots rained thickest,
General Evans had his right ear grazed by a bullet, but the
inconvenience from which was considered by him too trifling
to prevent him from continuing to direct the operations until
their final close. Later in the day and in the same neigh-
bourhood, Captain Backhouse, of the artillery, one of the
most sprightly and life enjoying spirits of the legion, and
moreover an excellent officer, met his death wound from
a bullet that pierced his brain, whilst directing the
operations of the rocket company. About an hour before
met poor Backhouse in another part of the field, and after
a hearty shake of the hand, asked him how they were get-
tine' on ; to which be replisd in his chaoscteristic manner, and
loud and cheering tone of voice---‘, Oh, damn it 1 we are
knocking them about like bricks." Besides death, the
Legion has also to regret the loss of two other fine young
men and promising
officers, Lieutenants Gartland, of the 19th,
and Jackson, of the 3d, the latter, I believe the only and
dearly cherished son of a widow. Poor Jackson, from his
youthful cheerfulness of disposition (for he was quite a lad),
w
and his gentlemanly manners, was a general favourite with
bis brother officers: and is very deeply regretted. Of poor
Gartland it is but justice to his memor) to state that, on my
entering the house (not far from the spot where he fell), where
lie lay stretched in death, I found some of the soldiers of his
rogiment weeping over the body, and bewailing him as one of
the kindest and most considerate officers that soldiers could
wiali to have, for although but a short time with the regiment
be had already gained the respect and affections of those under
his command.
In the course of the day the Carlists made several attempts
to approach the fort of Alin, hut though coming on with a
formidable show of resolution, they were as often flung back
by the impetuous and determined intrepidity of the regiments