Star.
London, England, 1814-03-21 00:00:00

LETTER TO THE LORD MAYOR,

' ",Lord BATOUR ST presents his compliments to the LORD
MAvon, and has the pleasure to acquaint his Lordship that dis-
patches have been received from the Marquis Wst.t.iNcro N
containing details of his successful advance into Gascony, and of
the complete defeat of Marshal SOULT*B army at. Orthes, on the
117th ultimo. Mont Masan and Aire have been captured by the
Allies, and large magazines have been found in both these towns.
" Downing-street, March 19-20, 1814."
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.
" WAR DEPARTMENT.
•

" Downing-street, March 20, 1814.

Majpr Fremantle arrived last night with Dispatches from
the Marquis of Wellington, dated St. Sever, the Ist and 4th of
- March.

44 On the 27th February, the French army had-been attacked
.by the Allied Forces, under his Lordship's command, and, after
an obstinate resistance, driven from a strong position near Otthes.
Their retreat was at first conducted with admirable order, but
the loss sustained from the combined attacks soon accelerated
.their movements., and the retreat became a disorderly flight.

• " Ne estimate is given of the enemy's loss. Six pieces of can-
non had been taken, and a great number of pri•coners; many
soldiers bad thrown away their arms, and the desertion had been
immense. The whole country was covered with their dead.
“ A large magazine of provisions had been captured at• Mont
de Marsan.

• "On the 9d March the enemy were driven from Aim and
-their magazines taken.

" The enemy are apparently retiring upon. Agen.
" Sir John Hope had crossed the Adonr below Agouties alid
dowly invested, the citadel of that place.
Navareens and Se. Jean Pied de Pert were also invested.

' " The French Commixlers of the garrisons of Lerida, Mi.:
gistaenza, and Manton, had been induced, by 11 stratagem of Abe

Baron D'Eroles, to evacuate those places. These troops were
`' surrounded and forced to capitulate to Lieutenant-General Co-
pons, in the pass of Martorell."

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1814, • •
WAR. DEPA.RTMEN r,
DpWNING.STREET, 111AI10E1 20.
Major FREIMANne has arrived at this Office,
bringing Dispatches from the Marquis of Wat4.lNa-
Tox, addressed to Earl BATHURST, of which the fol
lowing are copies:

St. Sever, March 1, 1814.

MY LORD—I returned to Garris on the 21st, and
ordered the 6,h and light divisions to break up from
the blockade of Bayonne, and General Don Manuel
Treyre to close up the cantonments of his corps to-
wards Trun, and to be prepared to move when the
left of the army; should cross the Adour.

I found the pontoons collected at Garris, And they
were moved forward on the following days to and
across the. Gave ue Mouteon, and the troops of the
centre of the army arrived,.

On the 24th, Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland
Hill passed the G4ve d'Oleron at Villenave, with the
right, 2d, and Portuguese divisions, under the com-
mand of M.tj it-Gcneral Charles Baron Al ren, Den-
tenant-General Sir William Ste‘,vart, and Marischal
de Camp Don Frederick Lecor ; while Lieutenant-
Genera; Sir Henry Clinton passed with the 6th divi-
sion between Monfort and loas, and Lieutenant-
General Sir Thomas Picton made demonstrations,
with the SJ division, of an intention to attack the
enemy's position at the bridge of Sauveterre, which
induced the.enerny to blow up the bridge.
Ma.rischal de Campo Don Pablo Murillo drove in
the enemy's posts near Naverrens, and blackaded
that place.

Fieid-Mars'ial Sir William Beresford likewise, who,
since the-movement of Sir Rowland Hill oil the 14th
and 15th, h;d remained with the 4th and 7th divi-
sions, and Colonel Vivian's brigade, in-observation

g.n the Lowerßidouze, attacked the enemy on the

25d in their fortified posts at Ha,stingues and Oyer-
' gave,- on the lett of the Gave de t'4u, and obliged
thenv to retire within the tet;.de-pont at Peyrehprade.
' Immediately after the pass.;go of the
.Gave d'Oleron
WAS effected, • Sir Rowland Bill and Sir Henry
• Clinton moved towards Orthies, and the great road
leading frail) SAUVetetle to that ecwn ; and the
enemy, retired in the night froni B.inveterre
army
the Gay ath e de Pau, and issqsablea, their army near'
Orthies an the 25th, having destroyed all the bridges
op the river,
The right and right of the centre of the army

assembled Apposite 9rttais ; Lieutenant-General &Jl'
Stapleton Cotton, with Lord Edward Somerset's
brigade of cavalry, and the third division, under
Lieutenant-General Sir 'Thomas Picton, was near,
the'destroyed bridge of .Bereus, and Field-Marshal
Sir Wm. Bere%ford, with the 4th and 7th divisions,
under Lieutenant-General Sir Lowry Cole, Major-
General Walker, and Colonel Vivian's brigade, to-
wards the junction of the Gave de Pau with the
Gave d'Oleron.

The troops opposed to the Marshal having march.
ed on the 25th, he crossed the Gave de Pau below
the junction of the Gave d'Oleron, on the morning
of the 26th, and moved along the high road from
Peyrehorade towards Orthes, on the enemy's right.
As he approached, Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton
Cotton crosed with the cavalry, and Lieutenant-
General Sir Thomas Picton with the third division,
below the bridge of Bereus ; and I moved the 6th
and light divisions to the same point, and Lieute.
nant-General Sir Rowland Hill occupied the heights
opposite Orthes, and the high road leading to San-
veterre.

The 6th and light divisions crossed on the morn.
ing of the 27th at day-light, and we found the enemy
in a strong position near Orthes, with his right on
the heights on the high road to Dax, and occupying
the village of St. Does, and his left the heights above
Orthes and that town, and opposing the passage of
the river by Sir R.
The course of the heights on which the enemy had
placed his army, necessarily retired his centre, Nvhile
the strength of position gave extraordinary advanta,
ges to the flanks.
I ordered Marshal Sir W. Beresford to turn, and
attack the enemy's right with the 4th division under
Lieutenant-General Sir Lowry Cole, and the 7th di-
vision under Major-General Walker and Colonel Vi-
vian's brigade of cavalry; while Lieut. General Sir
Thomas Picton should move along the great road
leading from Peyrehorade to Orthes, and attack the
heights nn which the enemy's centre and left stood
with the 3d and 6th divisions, supported by Sir Sta-
pleton Cotton with Lord Edward Somerset's brigade
of cavalry.
l‘lajnr-General Charles Baron •Alten, with the light
division, kept up the communication, and was in re;
verve between these two attacks. I likewise desired
Liertenant-General Sir Rowland Hill to crass the
Gave and to turn, and to attack the enemy's left.
Marshal Sir W. Berasford carried the village of St.
Does with the 4th division, under the command .of
Lieutenant-General Sir Lowry Cole, after an obsti-
nate resistance by the enemy ; but the ground was so
narrow that the troops could not deploy to attack the
heights, notwithstanding the repeated attempts of
Major-General Ross and Brigadier-General Vascon-
cello's Portuguese brigade ; and it was impossible to
turn the enemy 6y their right, without an excessive
- • I
extension of our line.
I therefore so far altered the plan of the action as
to order the immediate.advance of the 3d and flth di-
visions, and I moved forward Colonel Barnard's brie
gale of the light division, to attack the left of the
height on which the enemy's right stood. -
This attack, led by the 52d regiment, under Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Colborne, and supported on their
right by M4jor-General Brisbane's and Colonel Kean's
brigades of the 3d division, and by simultaneous at.
tacks on the left by Major-General Anson's brigade
of the 4th division, and on- the right by Lieutenant.
General Sir Thomas Picton, with .the remainder of
the 3d division and the 6th division under Lieutenant
General Sir Henry Clinton, dislodged the enemy from
the heigths, and gave us the victory.

In the mean time Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland.
Hill had forced the passage of the Gave, above Or-
thes, and seeing the state of the action, he m.ved im-
mediately with the 2d division of infantry under Lieu',
tenant-Getieral Sir William Stewart,-and Major Ge-
neral's Fane's brigade of cavalry, direct for the
great road from Orthes to St. Sever, thus keeping
upon the enemy's left.
The enemy retired at first in admirable order, taking
very advantage of the numerous good positions
which the country afforded. The losses, however,
which they sustained in the continued attacks of our
troops, and the danger with which they were threat-
ened by Lieutenant-General Sirßowland Hill's move-
ments, soon accelerated their movements; and the re-
treat at length becama a flight, and their troops were
in the utmost confusion.

Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton took ad-
vantage of the only opportunity which offered to
charge with Major-General Lord Edward Somerset's
brigade in the neighbourhood of Sault de Navailles,
where the enemy had been driven from the high road
by Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill. The 7th
hussars distinguished themselves upon this occasion,
and made many prisoners.

We continued the pursuit till It was dusk. and I
halted the army 14 the neighbourhood of Sault de
Navailles.

I cannot estimate the extent of the enemy's loss ;
we have taken six pieces of cannon and a great many
prisoners, the nqmbers I cannot at present reporf.
The whole country is covered by their dead. Their
army was in the utmost confusion when I, last saw it
passing the heights near Sault de Navailles, and many
soldiers had thrown away their arms. The desertion
has since been immense.

We folloy44:the etlfniy the day after to this Owe,
4S! we this day passed the Odour M*ll4l Si{ W.

ireshed, with the light divlll44-aild • 011011111 Vl-
vien's brigade upon. Mont 4e Aram Owe_ he has
"taken a very large stuagazine'ofdvisimas,
Lieutenant• General Sir Rowland 1-101 has moved
upon, Aire, and the advanced pea of the Gents" are
at Casares. ' •

The enemy are apparently retiring upon Agen,
and have left open the direct road towards Bourdeauz.
Whilst the operations of which I have above given
the report were carrying on on the right of the army,
Lieutenant• General Sir John Hope, in concert with
Rear-Admiral Penrose, availed himself of an oppor-
tunity which offered on the 23d of February to cross
the Adour below Bayonne, and to take posses-
sion of both banks of the river at its mouth. The
vessels destined to farm the bridge could not get in
till the 24th, when the difficult, and at this season of
the year dangerous operation, of Winging them in,
was effected with a degree of gallantry and skill sel-
dom equalled.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope particularly
mentions Captain O'Reilly and Lieutenant Cheshire,
Lieutenant Douglas and Lieutenant Collins, of the
royal-navy, and also Lieutenant Debenhani, agent of
transports; and I am infinitely indebted to Q•rar-Ad-
miral Penrose for the cordial '.assistance I received
from him in preparing for this plan, and for that
which he gave Lieutenant,General Sir Juhn Hope in
carrying it into execution,

The enemy, conceiving that the means of crossing
the river which Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope
had at his command, _viz. rafts made of pontoons,
had not enabled him to cross a large force in the
course of the 23d, attacked the corps which he had
sent over on that evening. This corps consisted of
six hundred men of the ed brigade of Guards, under
the command of Major-General the Hon. Edward
Stopford, who repulsed the enemy immediately. The.
rocket brigade wan of great use upon this occasion.
Three of the enemy's gun-boats were destroyed this
day, and a frigate lying in the Adour received consi-
derable damage from the fire of a battery of eighteen-
pounders, and was obliged to go higher up the river.
to the neighbourhood of the bridge.
Lieutenant-General Sir John Hope invested the ci-
tadel of Bayonne on the 2.jth, and Lientenant-Gene-
ral Don Manuel Treyre,moved forward with the
fourth Spanish army, in consequence of directions
which I had left for him. On the 27th, the bridge
having been completed, Lieutenant-General Sir John
Hope.deimed it expedient to invest the citadel of
Bayonne more closely than he had done before ; and
he attacked the village of St. Etienne, which he car-
ried, having taken a gun end some prisoners from the
enemy : and his posts are now within nine hundred
yards of the outworks of the place.
The result of the operations which I have detailed
to your Lordship is, that Bayonne, St. Jean Pied de
Port, and Navarrtns, are invested, and the-
army
having passed the Adour, are in possession of all the
great communications across the river, after having
beaten the enemy and taken their magazines.

Your Lordship will have observed with satisfaction
the able assistance which I have received in these
operations from Marshal Sir W. Beresford, Lieute-
nant-General Sir Rowland Hill, Sir John Hope, and
Sir Stapleton Cotton, and from all the General Offi-
cers, Officers, and troops acting under their orders
respectively.

It is impossible for me sufficiently to express my
sense of their merits, or of the degree in which the
country k indebted to their zeal and ability, for the
situation in which the army now finds imelf.
All the troops, Portuguese as well as British, dis-
tinguished themselves: the 4th division, under Lieu-
tenant-General Sir Lowry Cole:in the attack of St.
Boes, and the subsequent endeavours to terry the
right of the heights. The 3d, 6th, aid light divi.
sions, under the command of Lieutenant-General Sir
ThOmas Picton, Sir H. Clinton, Major-General
Charles Baron Alien, in the attack of the enemy's
position on the heights; and these and the 7th divi-
sion under Major-General Walker, in the various
operations and attacks during the enemy's retreat.
The charge made by the 7th hussars under Lord
Edward Somerset was highly meritorious.
The conduct of the artillery throughout the day
deserved my entire approbation. •

I am likewise much indebted to Quarter-Master
General Sir George Murray, and the Adjutant.
General Sir Edward Pakenham, for the assistance I

have received from them, and to Lord Fitzroy So-
merset, and the Officers of my personal Stag, and to
the Marischal de Campo Don Miguel Alava.

The last accounts which I have received from Ca-
talonia are of the 20th, The French Commanders
of the garrisons of Llerida, Mequinenza, and Mau-
zen, had been induced to evacuate these places, by
orders sent then; by the Baron D'Eroles, in Marshal
Snares cypher, of which he had got possession.
The. troops composing these garrisons, having
joined. were afterwards surrounded in the Pass of
Martorllkon their march towards the French fron-
tier, by a cktachtnent from the Anglo-Sicil.a.n corps,.
end pne from the first •Spanish army. Lieutenant-
Creneral Copons allowed them to capitzdate, hut 1
have not yet received from him any report on this
subject, nor do I yet know what is the result,
It was expected in Catalonia that Marshal Suchet
would immediately evacuate that Province ; and I
bear -here that he is to join Marshal Souk.

I have not yet received the detailed reports of the
iapitulatiop yc 44ca. iinflose returns of the haled

and wounded during the late operations. I send this
dispatch by my Aide-de-Camp Major Freeman*,
whom I beg leave to recommend to your Lordship's
protection. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) WELLINGTON.
TOTAL. LOSS fIOM THZ.I4TH TO TRZ 17TH IPMVAIIT,

1814, leicunave.

British-4 Lieutenant, It Serjeaots, 22 Rank and Me, killed; r
General Staff, 1 Major, 7 Captains, II lieutenants, 1 Staff, a
Serjeants, 3 Drutnnvers, Is 6 Rank and FJe, wounded; 4 Ranh

and File missing.
Portuguese-1 Drummer, 5 Rank and File, killed; I Lieutenant-
Colonel, ► Lieutenant, 2 Ensigns, 4 Serjeants, I Drummer, U
Rank and File, wounded ; @ Rank and File missing.
General Total—i Lieutenant, 2 Serjeants, 1 Oyu/tuner, V Rati.
and File, killed ; 1 General Staff, I Lieutenant-Colonel, i Ma-
jor, 7 Cal talus, 9 Lieutenants, Y Ensigns, I Staff, Li: Strjeaut
4 Drummers, 751 Rauh and File, wounded ; le Rank and Fil.,
(signed) E. M. PACKCN/lAM, Adj. ( ;r7s.
NAMES AY TIIE OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDFD, FROM
TDB 14TII TO TOE 17TII OF FFRItUARV, 11114, lit•
CI.USIVfr?.

BRITISH KII

Roy Artillery—Lieutenant George I`.lnore.

. Bat:1SO WOUN cu:-.14t1t Februar.
31 Foot, lit Datt.—Cipiain Charles C:mertin see ereiy.
Stth Foot, lit Can.—Captain William A.Gotil.,g, (I.lcutebust-
Culotte)), I.ieutenant Arthur riget 13rosen, %Ugh:ly.
60th Foot, :Atli ham—Captain Fred. litter 111.1Sa.trO, severely.
92d Foot, lit Batt.—Lieutenant Richard M'Uou..ell, sligh IT.
I.srii FLIMIJARV.
General Staff—ht.j(r•General Witt. Henry Pringle, s..verely.
34 Guards—Captain Williint Clikhe row, Atel•%l4:-Canip to M;,',.;!
General Byttg, severely, (since deal.)
28th Foot, Ist Catt.—captain Arthur Gr.le, severely; Lieutenant
Stephen Gordon, ilightly.
:31st F00r,.9d Batt.--Captain Edward Knox, severely.
39th Fuel, Ist Batt.—Major Cl:arks Brace, severely.
aOth Lout, Ist Czn.-I.ieuteaant Richard Jones, Ar!jutant /*L.;
Myles, severely.
60th Foot, sth Batt—Lieutenant Got Leiche, srierely, (left sm.
amputated.)
661 h Fuot, adßatt.—Lient.9repney Saint George, sever*.
P2d Foot, Ist Batt.—Captain James Seton, severely.
?OR I UtletSk WOUNDED.
sth CapdarCB—Erevet Lieuterant Colonel Pedro Fearon, 9154
Regiment, severely (since dead); Lieutenant F. lose Ctiret.
slightly ; Ensign lose Perre.ro, severely, Once dead.)
SKI WOUNDS:D-4G FM EIS UNARY.
66th Foot, Cd Batt.—Lieutenant John I.anibreetn,.
roirri..ot.tite wouNot.o.
Cth Cacatiores—t nsign Alit tto de Padare, severely.

•
sktltse: WW1241)1.1)--17th ItISRUARI.
50th Fout, ht Batt.-1 .euttnaut Ctarl•:s Brown, severe!y.
(Signed) E. Al. PAKENHAM, Adj. Get.
TOTAL BRITIVI AND PORTUGUESE LOSS PKOM TILE

- -- •-L

513th Foot' 2d Battalion—Captain John Charles vow, Ensign
Nesbitt Wood, severely ; Ensign Charles Alexander IVl'Don-
nell, slightly.
60th Foot, sth Batt.—Captain Ignace Franchini, and Lieutenant
John Carrie, slightly.
68th Foot—Ensign Thomas Sheddon, severely.
,74th Foot—Captain George Lester, Lieutenant Daniel Ewing,
severely ; Lieutenant George Edward Ironside, slightly; En-
sign Thomas Shore, severely; and Ensign Jonathan Luttrell,
slightly.
s‘..'d Foot, let Batt.—Major Chas. Edward Conyers, Lieutenant
John M'Gregor Drummond, severely.
83d Foot, gd Batt.—Major William Henry Carr (Lieutenant-
Colonel), severely; Major John Blaqulere, slightly; Captain
Gilbert Elliot, Lieutenant J. Baldwin, severely ; Lieutenant A.
Stevenson, slightly ; Ensign Pierse Nugent, severely; Adju-
tant and Lieutenant Joseph Swinburn, slightly.
57th Foot, 2d Batt.—Major Joseph Frederick Desbarres: Lieu-
tenants William Muntgavrett, and James Doyne Thompson,
severely ; Lieutenants Richard Gready and William Maginnis,,
slightly.
Seth toot, ist Batt.—Lieutenant-Colonel John Taylor (Colonel),
Captain James Oates, severely; Captain R. Bunworth, slightly;
lieutenants Fitzpatrick, John Davern, George Faris,
George Cresswell, R. Holland, C. G. Stewart, Ensign B. Rey-
nolds, severely; Ensign D. M'lntosh, slightly; Adjutant Lieu-
tenant Mitchell, severely.
91st Foot, Ist Batt.—Captain William Gunn, severely; Lieute-
nants Alexander Campbell (1) and John Marshal, severely;
Ensign Juhn Taylor, severely.
94th Foot—Lieutenant Archibald Robertson, slightly. -
Chasseurs Britanniques—Captains Felix Prevost and Charles de
Cueille, severely; Lieutenant Charles Daplatel, slightly; En-
sign John Geulanis and Aylmer Damn, severely.
unswick Lightlnfantry—Captain Charles Schoenfeld, severely;
Lieutenant Charles Thlete' slightly ; Ensign Lewis Brander,
severely; Lieutenant Ottu Brotemben, slightly.
S..;tli root, Ist Batt.—Volunteer Walpole, severely.
BRITISH OFFICER MISSING.
toth -Foot—Captam George TOVey.
PORTUGUESE OFFICERS WOUNDED.
9,11 Regiment of the Line—Lieutenant F. J 5 F. Pertella, and En-
sign Beuto Pereira, slightly.
11th Regiment of the Line—Major (Lieutenant Colonel) David
Donohue, Major Joas Combs Geqdes, Captain Jose Maria du
Costa, severely ; Captain Ignacio Pereiera de Sourda, Lieute-
nant Antonio de Gouveia, slightly ; Ensign Thomas de Ma-
gslhaens, severely ; Ensign Joaquim Maria, slightly ; Ensign
Antonio 1e Cavalho Savedra, severely ; Ensign Valentine de
Alvei.la, slightly.
12th Regiment of the Line...-Ensign Jose Ferreira, slightly.
21s: Regiment of the Line--Lieutenant WrA.Galbraith, slightly.
23d Regiment of the Line—Lieutenant Colonel Jose Ceoreira de
Mello, Captain John Grant Kisg, severely ; Lieutenant Jose
Paulo Morato, slightly ; Lieutenant Pedro Antonio Rebocho,
Ensign Antohin Luis da Fonseca, Ensign Jcse Rodriguez Me-
duros, Ensign Joachim Roberto, severely.
Ist Cagadures—Lieutenant Colonel K. Snodgrass, severely ;
Lien.ehant Antonio Victoriuo, slightly ; Ensign Manuel Fe-
triera, severely.
7th Cag.adures—Captain Pedro Celestino de Barrios, severely. .
31th Car adores—Captain Jose Bento de Magalhas, severely ;
Ensign Francisco Duarte, slightly.
TOTAL OF TUEOPFLUERNTARY RETURN OF THE 27'01 OF
FEBRUARY. •
rank and file killed ; 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 4 Serjeants, 30
rank and file, wounded.
NAMES Ot OFFICERS woUNIIED IN TUE SUPPLEMENTARY Rh..
TURN. OP THE 27ra or FEBRUARY.
50th Foot, Ist Batt.—Ensign James Sweeny, slightly.
71st Foot Is. Batt.—Litut. George William Horton, slightly.
(Signed) E. M. PARZNII4/4, Adj. Gen.

St. Sever, March. 4.

My LORD,—The rain which fell in the afternoon
of the Ist, ,swelled the Adour, and all the rivulets
falling into that river, so considerably, as materially
to impede our further progress, and LO induce me on
the nest day, to halt the army till I could repair the
bridges, all of which the enemy had destroyed. The
rain continued till last night, and the river is so rapid
that the pontoons cannot be laid upon it.
The enemy had collected a corps at Aire, proba.
bly to protect tl e evacuation of a magazine which
they had at that pace. S'r Rowland Hill attacked
this ,orEs on the mod, and drove them from their pos
with co sid.rable loss, and took possesion of the
own and magazine.
I am sorry to Lave to r:Tort that we lost the Ho_
nouratpie Lieutmant-Colonel Hood on this occasion
an officer of great merit and promise. In other re-
spects our loss was not severe.
I enclose Sir Rowland Hill's report, which affords
another instance of the -conduct and gallantry of the
troops under his command. I have, &c.
(Signed) WELLINGTON.
The Earl Bathurst. _ _

Aire, March 3, 1814.

MY LORD—In pursuance of your Lordship's in-
structions, I yesterday advanced with'the troops un-
der my command upon the road leading to this place
on the left bank of the Adour.

Upon the arrival of the advanced guard within
two miles of this town, the enemy was discovered
occupying a strong ridge of hills, having his right
flank upon the Adour, and thus covering the road to
this place.
Notwithstanding the strength of his position, I or-
dered the attack, which was executed by the 21 divi-
sion under Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir W.
Stewart (which advanced on the road leading to
this place, and thus gained possession of the enemy's.
e,:tterne tight) and by one brigade of the Portu
glese division under Brigadier-General La Costa,
Ir!lich ascended the heights. occupied by the enemy
at about the centre of his position. _ _

The Portuguese brigade succeeded in gaining pos-
sion of the ridge, but were thrown into such con-
susiun by the resistance made by the enemy, as would
have been of the must sei ions consequence, had it not
I.,vn for the timely support given by the 2d division,
tahier Lielter.ani-General Sir W. Stewart, who hav-
ing previously beaten bask the enemy directly op-
po.ed to hiul, a;il seeing them returning to charge
the Portuguese brigade, ordered forward the Ist bri-
gade of the 2%1 division, which, led by Major-General
Barnes, charged the enemy in the most gallant style,
and beat them brick, throwing their column into the

The enemfs line of rotreit 'seems 'to I've been by'
the right bank of the Adottr, with exception of some'
part of their force, which 'being cut off fretn the river
by our rapid advance to this town, retired in the
greatest confusion in the direction of Pau. These
troops have left their arms in every direction.
I cannot omit this opportunity of expressing to
your Lordship the gallant and unremitting exertions
of Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir W. Stewart, and
the General and other Officers of the 2d division ; of
Major-General Fane's brigade of cavalry, and Captain
Bean's troop of horse artillery, throughout the whole
of the late operations ; and I must, in justice, men-
tion the gallant charge made yesterday by Major
General Barnes, at the head of the 50th regiment,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Harrison, and the
92d, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Cameron, in
which he was ably seconded by his Staff Brigade
Major Wemys and Captain Hamilton.
Major-General Byng's brigade supported the move-
ment of Major-General Barnes, and decided the ad-
vantage of the day.
Captain Macdonald, of the horse artillery, distin-
guished himself much in attempting to rally the Por-
tuguese troops.

I trust our loss, considering the advantageous posi-
tion occupied by the enemy, has not been severe; but
I have to regret the loss of a valuable officer, in the
death of Lieutenant-Colonel Hood, Assistant Ad)u•
cant-General to the second division, who was unfor-
tunately killed during the contest of yesterday.
I have t:le honour to be, &c. (Signed)
R. HILL, Lieutenant-General.
TOTAL BRITISH LOSS FROM 28TH FEBRUARY TO TliE 2D

CAPIVILE OF DIXIRDIAUX

Protraheeetitents of Lord Virstcr.th °TON'S dipatches,
dished in the Gaulle Extraordinary of yesterday, the
of Bourdeaux wis anticipated as an event likely
n to be known ; and already we have to congra-

ttslate our Readers on the arrival of the most grad-
lying intelligence, that Lord WELLINGTON entered
Bourdeaux on the 12th instants having met with little
or no resistance.

This event is of great importance, not merely as It
affects the interests of the French Usurper, but as it
burs upon his transatlantic friepds, who it is known
owned from 180 to 200 vessels lying at this time in
that port. We understand, however, that, expect-
ing a visit from the British, all the goods which had
been put on board the ships for America, had been
previously landed, so that it is possible it may be con-
sidered as private property, and respected as such.
But notwithstanding their good fortune in effecting
the landing of the goods, the loss of so many vessels
will be severely felt by the American MaritimeStatms
and tend to sicken them still more with the hostile
administration of MADisox.

The above accounts were brought by the SPAR-
ams, arrived at Plymouth. The private accounts
which have reached us state, that net Lord WEL.
LINGTON in person, but a division of 15,000 men
under Sir R. HILL entered the place en the 12th inst.
The inhabitanti did not offer the slightest resi,,tance,
on the contrary, many of them expressed a hope that
no Peace would be concluded with the author of all
their miseries.

These accounts add, that all the American vessels
in the h.irbour were taken, except five which escaped,
and the Comet privateer, which was afterwards taken
on her passage to England, and is now in Plymouth
harhour.

The following are the particulars of the above
event, as circulated in the Government Offices :

4, It appears from the report of the Captain and
crew of a French privateer, captured in the Channel
by a British cruizer, that Bourdeaux was occupied on
the 12th instant by the advance of the British and
Allied Portuguese Army, under Sir RowLAND Hit/.
The privateer left the Gironde River on the 14th."

Paris Papers to the 17th have been received, ex-
tracts from which are given in the naxt page.—
They contain two bulletins to the EstruEss, professing
to detail the military operations to the 14th. Tht
account of the affair at Laon, on the 9th, is, of course,
very different from the report of Colonel LowE. Thy
latter left BONAPARTE on the 11th retreating on Suis.
sons, but we learn from the French Bulletin that he
turned suddenly to the south-east, and after a rapid
march retook Rheims, and established his head-quar-
ters there early on the 14th. The Allies are represented
at that date, retreating in various and opposite direr-
tions on Laon and Chalons. Prince SCHWARTZEN-
BERG, our Readers ate aware, had proceeded from
Troyes for the latter place to support BLUCHER.

It was reported this morning in the City, on the
authority of a letter from the coast that a Flag of
Truce had arrived from France. This is a mistake,
as appears by the following communication from our
own Correspondent :

" DOVER, MARCH 20.-HALF PAST 6 P. M.

46 The French fishing-boat, which was observed
about two hours ago, coming over from the opposite
coast, and supposed tb be a Flig of Truce, is a fishing.
boat, having arms on board, taken by his Majesty's
schooner PIGMY. The NYMPH cutter is now ping
over from the Downs with a Flag of Truce."

Saturday his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT
held a Court at Carlton House. At three o'clock
his Royal Highness held a Privy Council, which was
attended by.all the Cabinet Ministers in town.

The report that Lord WELLINGTON was severely
wounded in the neck, in the late actions, gains ground
by the following extract et a letter from Falmouth,
dated the 18th inst.:—,, Major FItE&MANTLE, Aide.
de-Camp to Lord WELLINGTON, brings an account
of his Lordship having received a severe wound."

It is said, that the solicitor of one of Berenger's
principal creditors, on reading the affidavit of Lord
COCHRANE, went to the lodgings Berenger occupied
within the rules of the King's Bench, but could obtain
nd answer where he was to be found ; on which he
instantly proceeded to inform the Marshal of the cir-
cumstance, who told him, " that Berenger was no
longer kis prisoner; but he held sufficient security for
the payment of his debts."
It is said that orders have been sent to all the out-
ports, to keep a stv.ict look-out for Berenger, the offi-
cer whom Lord COCHRANE mentioned in his affidavit,
and who is strongly suspected of playing the part of
Colonel de Burgh, on the day of the fraud at the Stock
Exchange.
There never was a period when the exertions of
benevolence were so great as at the present time, and
surely there never was a case that called more strongly
upon British sympathy than the sufferings of our
German Brethren, whose noble struggles against
French tyranny have sacrificed so much, not only for
themselves, but in the Brir.

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