The Sun.
London, England, 1813-11-27 00:00:00

Piti‘'ATt -Oili,t.i:si't.)Noii4if:t.',.

" At Bivouic, Nur. 13, 1313.

" The. nation haS again tai rejoice at the stie-.
CCSS df the Allletiarms, and the further advance
of tbefroops into the eneinvs own territory:,—
The itinrning of the 10elt presented tnn; 'of • the
most imposing and beautiful sights that the ho--
num mind can imagine, or the heart 'ennty. At
dawn the Spanish colnum, under Sir J. Dow:szte,
attacked that part of the village of Zara which is
nearesythe 'mountain of laa Run : in live titi-
llates (so perfect was the arrangement and plan
of attack) time action became genet al The Whole
centre of the ariny'Utas engaged. The train of
artillery appeared, supported by cavalry, and in
20 minutes droit.e the enemy front a re:loubt which
he had bestowed much labour to strengthen : the
second strong line of position was now assaulted
and carried, their. principal redoubt starountled,
its_ garrison made prisoners, and 'their columns
beaten to the river Neville, which they crossed iti
precipitation,' and blew up the bridge. 1 only
witnessed the operations of tile 'centre.

TRANSLATION Otr BRIGADIER :-GENN.RAL SIT( J.
I)OWNIE'S OFFICIAL REPORT TU THE GENF.RAL
UN DIVISION.
" Divenue un the I\lountains near St: Pie;
Nov. 11, IEII3.

" have the honour to report to you,
that in obedience to your .orders, to attack the
enemy at clay break yesterday morning with the
light battalion of the regiment. of Navarre, to
carry the first eight barriendoed houses, at .the en-
trance of Zara, from the mountain Of 'La Run,
they ,yere not only taken in a short time, but' in
half an hour after I was Mayer of the large white
house in the centre of the town, Which a few
mites before the' French General of Division
Covaoux occupied. At this moment the enemy
in the redoubt to. the right of Zara still resisted,
.:when. Brigadier-General ALMARIC arrived with
his brigade, and with whom I combined to attack
idle entrenched camp in our front, to the right of
the Church of Zara. This was alsO executed ; for
notwithstanding the obstinate resistance of the
enemy, we carried it by eight o'clock in the morn-
ing with the bayonet, the regiment of Navarre
being the first that assaulted the parapets upon the
left Bank.

This executed, I sent my Aid-de-Camp to
communicate our success mid receive your orders,
Nvho returned without meeting you, us you were
then engaged with the enemy, considerably upon
the heights upon the left.
" About this time Lieut.-Colonel C..DowNts
brought me the orders of•the General in Chief to
form the troops in the rear of the Chura,
there wait further dirvction..

' At half-past the General in Chief or-
dered me to attack the heights and redoubt' in Our
front, keeping the movement parch.:! with the
British ; 1 again combined with Ge.n. Ar.stAatri
that I should aieend the mountain with- the, light
regiment of Navarre, and that he should sustain
rite kith the regiments of Seville, '.llnrcia, and
Catalonia.
A Soon as the troops could aseen:l so steep
rt
mountain, we drove, the enemy .before us till we
were close under the redoubt; and after three
chargeswitlrthe bayOnet, which did not force the
powerful resistance on the front, I made a flank
movement to attack it on the rear, by which it
became completely surrounded, the garrison cut
olf, and of course ours at this moment. Ills Ex-
cellency the Duke of CIUDAD RODRIGO Sent rue
an order not to expose the troops more in the re-
doubt, us they were cut' off, and to follow the
enemy's two columns which had been sustaining
the redoubt ; these columns .were beat in full re-
treat for a league ; in which operations, a column
of the Portuguese and General ALmAttic..'s brigade
were engaged.
" At this hour, 4 P. M. the Generale in Chief
sent an !miler :or the to fall back and encamp in:
front of the redoubt which had been cat vied ; this
Nvas executed by sun-set. • 1 have great satisfac-
tion to report, to you the brave conduct of the
light reginicnt of Navarre, commanded by its,Mo-
jor Don THOS. PENIANDA, who, with his officers,
gave an example of good conduct, manceuvring
with much exactness in tirailleur as light troops,
as well as in column with the bayonet.
" Col, AlAcooNm.n, who brought me the order
of the General in Chief while on the march, at It)
o'clock, to attack the redoubt at all hazards, ren-
dered me essential; service, in pushing fOrward
with the regiment of Seville, to sustain me in the
attack.

" I request you will make known to the Gene-
ral in Chief the gallant conduct of my Aide-de-
Camp Captain STEELE; who accompanied me dur-
ing the whole action, and coniumbicated my m-
ilers, although his horse received three hulk. lie
gave an example of courage worthy of every re-
commendation.
I tend a return of killed and wounded to the
Chief of the Stall.—God:preSerre,4ke.
(signed) ,3011 N DOWNIE, B. G.
;I'4 Don CLAROi Ciantral of Division,