The Sun.
London, England, 1813-09-15 00:00:00

! ingly Can to thil tetteettptation bt tilt HOMO
detas pertained by out tountrymed 'atid
bhve Allies. on the Peninsula: The fall oaf St;
Sebastian is a Most prOne.nent and distinguish:id
feature in the
.Sponirth contest: the clevotion
nil(' heroism of the troops can only be equalled by
the importanceof the service. For the capture nt
this almost impregnable fortress is not to be esti7
mated on the common scale which appreciates 06:
value of such an achievement, by a single. corn':
parison with the strength of the place reduced
though, even in this point of view; the tkiting of
St. Sebastian would be ranked as no
able comp:esti—no trilling advance, towards the
ot-taintuent of the brilliant ohjet:t *llia is aimed
at te;crown
.the cemmon cause„ But it is,;itra-
moral and political, as well as in a military light,:
that the reduction of this powerful fortification is
to he classed as one of the most splendid and be-
neficial exploits of thii glorious campaign..--
By the possession fifSaint Sebastian iu par-7
ticulk!r. (and of Paniphara,• the fate of which
we shall speedily have to announce), we not
only held the keys which open France .to inva-
sion, but also shut the
,Peninsula from. inroad
open one of its few pervious avenues., Those
wort„
.which have tie:;:iiictl a British victorious
army so long,
.so,Obstlitately' he efforts
• .
of British courage, will now, in, the hand.; of a
British garrison, defy the .utmost labours I',f the
armies of France. • Tlius,ton the Biscay shore, is 1.
the expitkion, of the invaders from Spain com-
pleted and sealed, with the exception of Pamplona,
tlltStiri.o24ler of which may be confidently andel-
pateci.

The following letter, sent yesterday to the Lonn
MAYOI:, announced the pleasing intelligence, uud
wus in substance contained in init SECONb

TLON :--,

" apt t'itistrPet, Sept.ll, Isl 3, Four o'Ckek.
0 Lord BArn ti Rif pres'ents his Compliments to thC'Lottn
MAvott, and has the honour of acquainting him, that Major.f
HARE has arrived with sitspmtettes-froni the Martinis of *ea,
Ll:corn:sr, dated Lezaelt, the ed of Septembcr, announcing
that the Town St. Selmstian Was taken by storm ou
31st nit. On the morning of that day the enemy's army !"
crossed the Bidassoa River, with a view of relieving the
place ; but were repulsed in all their attempts to force the
positions of the Allies, anti retreated with very considerable I
lois on the evening of ttrat day. Tne principal attacks of the
enemy were directed against thee' Spanish :Aiwy, who re- I
06tedli repulstil them, and conducted themsifres in a man-
ner to merit the highest encomiums of Lord liku.t:StoToN.
The British loii during'the sikiUeil,ege was about 16'00.173th
Wptlntiedi and mitsing,-that of the Allies "The British loss in the operations was about 00
wounded, and, missing*-that of the Mir.; WOO:
1' The Telegraph has sinceatinointeed the arrival of. an M
eer at rlymouth, with intelliqcnce that the Castle .of St.Sebas--
fiat) suvrendemd. on
ir•
Lord WELLtriorou is now enahledto act upon.
the oftcnsive ag-ainst'France, should he deem that
measure proper to be adopted (cyan the policy of
which we Awn take an early opporennity 'of sub,
flitting some ob) eryatiOns to our Readers), or, our
illtiltriOU3 'Commander has, liv the capture of :de
place, put himself in a situation to retire.in per.
feet safety from his advanced atation on thelion-
tier, and protect Spain with his troops reposing
in the itacrior as effectually as if they were antoned
amid the rigours of Winter among the- Pyrenees.;
This last is a ?natter of the utmost moment. The
inclement season is at hand, when it Would be.
impossible to remain in the midst of glaciers and:
tempests on these horrid monntains,, and, it is
therefore the more to be rejoiced in, that by the
occupation of St. Sebastian only, tire enemy are as
efficaciously held in check, and confined within
the limits of France, as if the whole Allied Force
occupied their positions on the Illdassos.
The loss sustainedlon this occasion, is indeed of
that magnitude which must be the source of deep
lameutatioti. Many a gallant soldier has died
to obtain this shield for the safety alas surviving
comrades. To purchase the redemption' of Spain
they have shed their blood ; and is lien our heroes
are enjoying. their winter's relaxation from .the
(hangers and fatigues of war, they will remetn.:
ber, with a tear, that its'chief blessings'were ob,
tamed by the valour of those who sunk „IA the: midtreneheSl
,on the raMpatts oi St. t:bastian to
everlasting rest The following is a. distinct lib,
straet of the Killed, Wonnded, and Missing, in the
Assault, 'and since the last returns, and also iu the
Actions on the frontier :

IMPURE ST. SEBASTIAN'S.
, .
Poriug 571rx ue:e. .... ....
TI oNg.
Tiritish,
..... , .... ....... • - 51
Yri:
umouse ... .... . ..... +sa
Spoils!) ........ . ..... 261

Total Killed
Wounded flritists at St. Sebastian.-- • 1063
Portuguese ..... ..
13r tish~ ............... 494
" EN TIM Woundril .. ACT10N5...... ... . . 314,
Port ogue,..r
.. ...................... 326
.• • , 13.17

Total, Wounded ;„'13,54,
Total Killed and 'Wounded.

4Nil

Total Killed, IPontded, and Miesing 4954
liis.;l ng Spaniards
. t ..
.71

Gomm] Total 6U45