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London, England, 1813-09-15 00:00:00

of Sao Antonio, one of which (General Ross's)
der Lieutenant General the Honourable Sir Lo
Cole, moved up the same day to the Sierra de A‘.l.
sand the other, on the morning of the 31st, leavii,c.
the 9th Portuguese brigade on the heights betweL':.
the Convent and Vera, and Lezaca.

Major General Inglies' brigade of the 7th divisirai
was moved on the 30th to the bridge of Lezacn • at:;
I gave orders for the troop' iff the Puertos of Eclat.
lar,Zugarramerdi, and Maya, to attack the enemy's
weakened posts in frput of those positions.
The enemy crowd the Bidassoa I.a ow fords bt.
tween Ander* and the destroyed bridge or. ch. high
road, before day-light on the morning of the itst,
with a very large ftirce, with which they made 'a hu4P
desperate attack along the whole front of the punka
of the Spanish troops on the heights of San Marcia;.
They aame driven back, some of thorn even across
the river, in the most gallant style, by the Spaaish
troops, whose conduct was equal to thatcf any haiops
that I have ever seen enoaged; and the attack having
been frequently repeated,' was upon every occacioa
defeated with the same gallantry and determination.
pie course of the river being intmediately under t!,e
heights on the French side, on which the enemy had
placed & considerable quantity of cannon, they we•-e
enabled to throw a bridge across the rivet, about
three-quarters of a mile above the high roach .over
Which in the afternoon they marched again a Coml.
derable body, which, with those who hid Crossed the
fords, mask another desperate attack upon the Sol.
nisi' positions. This rat equally beat backi and at
length, finding all their efforts on that side fruitless,
the enemy took advantage of the clarkness of a vio
lent storm to retire their troopi from this front en.
-lir*. .
'. • ' .
Notwithstanding that, as I have above informed
your /lordship, I had a British division on each flank
of
.the 4th Spanish army, I ern happy to be able-to
report, that the condoct of the latter was so conspi.
cuously good, and they were so capable of deferaling
their post without assistance, notwithstanding the des.
perate efforts of the enemy tq carry it. that finding
that the ground did .not allow of my makinglse of
the Ist and 4th Divisions on the oinks of the enemy's
attacking corps.neither of them were iq the least 'en-.
gaged during the action, •
Nearly at- the same time that the enemy crossed
the Bidassoa in film; of the heights of San Islarcial;
they likewiie crossed that river with about three divia
sins of infantry, in two coltunns,-by tho fords below
SAM, in front- of the position occupied by the 9th
Porttiguese Brigade. I ordered hfejor-General Inglis
to soppore_this brigade with that of the 7th Diviston,• .
under his command; and as`ation as I was informed
of the course of the enemy's attack, I seat to Lieitte.
nant-General the Earl of Dalhousie, to 3 equest that
he would likewise move toa Ards the Baiassoa with
the 7th Division ; and to the Light Do Ilion, to sup--
port Major-General 'lnglis by every m ans in thell•
p weer. Major-General Inglis foetid it impossible co
maintain the heights between Leatca and t.:,e laidasooa,
add he withdrew to those in front of the Cony in of
San Antonio, which he maintained.
In the mean time Mai a-Geliefal XemOt moves}
one Brigade of the Ligut Division to Lez.aca, by
which h, kept the enemy in check, and covered this
-lurch of the Earl of Dalhousie to join Mo
swat Inglis. -- • -'
. 'f he enemy, boarever,jutving.completely failed its
their aux root upon the position of the Span sh army
on the heights of San Martial% and nnding ih it Ma•
jot-Genev,l Inglis had •takett positiio iron i.hich
thercoutil not drivehirn,;,. it•dae same time that it,
.covered ss4,protetsed.the right ), the ::_paei..h. at ittS'a
alio the. 41,proaehes to San Sebastian by 0, Atitil;;
thd the* theft donation-ion the left- of. the Ilida‘so*
-Naas, becoming_at every troprient ;mire milirtis.d.
...cfaring—ate-pilig t. .
The-tall ot,raiochtviig the:evening and night had
so swollen the Bidassoa, that the rear iif h,eif columnwas obliged to cross at the bridge of Vera. In:order
-fo effect this object, they attacked the'posts of gajor.
e General Skereitt'a brigade of the-Light Division, as
about three in the morning, both tram the Ptiegto de
Vera and front th'e lelt•or the Bidassoa. Athimilt
e nature of the-ground teeideivcr it imppssiol.e to. .
prevent entirely the passage-of the bridge after ch,,t•
light, it was made under the fire of a great part at •
Major-General Skerritt's brigade, and the enemy'; '
loss in the operition Must have been very considerable*.
While this was going on upon the left of the army*
Mariscal de Campo Don Pedro c itan attacked the
enemy's posts in front of the pass of Echalar, on the
SOO and 31st. Lieutenant-General the Earl of pal,.
housie made General Le Cor attack those in front of
Zugarramurdi, with the 6th Portuguese brigade, oft
the alst a and the Hon. Major-General Colville/mid,
Cotoi,el Douglas attack the enemy's posts ih trvt of
the pass of Maya, on the same day, with the 7th Por-
tuguese brigade. All these troops conducted tlierUa.
I selves well.
'the attack made by the Earl of Dalhousie delayed
his march till late in the afternoon of the 31st, but
he was in the evening in a favourable situation for bill
further progress; and in the morning of the lstl itt .
that allotted for him,
In these operations, in which a second attempt by
the enemy to prevent the establishment of the Allies
upon ti e frontiers, has been defeated by the opera.
tions of a part only of the Allied Army, at the very
Moment at which the town of St. Sebastian was taken
by storm, 1 have bad great satisfaction in observing
tne seal and ability of the Officers, sad the gallantry
and utsciplote of the soldiers.
The ditlerentceports witch I have transaltteu to
.your Lordship horn Lieu4hant-Ghoesat Sir Vtairn..s
grahams will have sheen the ability and :perseee.
raiice with'sviiich he has conducted the ersithoes et!'
ti.rpr,ze.eritinsied to his direction, and the era; 414
tacit ion of all toe Office's employed andel hot.
I'ol4 concur in the Lieotettant-Genertra report
Ica the torill'al assisoince which he hAs received frets
Captitin Sir George C‘illier, and the rtlictir's starriest,
:alia marines unctr tits comniand ; woo have a. ne;
, eitli'y thihg eft their power co facilitate a'ld ease 'e our
success, . The stamen have served with" the .cull .ry
its the batteries, and nave urn very Casson mini-
seated that spirit which IS CllisigiCriati ofWe Bak*
.61TVY,
- . 1 eennot sufficiently applaud the cpndurt of -hie-
.
rise:4de Campo Doti Manuel Freya t. & younatan-
-del: in Chief' of . the ftkSO.i.iish .pt• , who, .ssiiiist
hie Made, ovary. 4i,portaroo tenteh vs s propel ism tht
itoopvlsostet I4t cuatuutud. itc. saLimuntek of
gad:ustryi which having been balto by sits Genes
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