The Statesman.
London, England, 1813-07-05 00:00:00

41.111.
Atession of Sabijana dtl, Alan, the former at the
brid:ze of Naaclaus, and the latter at the bridge of
Tres Puentes, and almost as soon as these had
crossed, the column under the Earl of Dalhousie
arrived at Mendonza, and the 3d division, under
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, crossed at
the bridge higher op, followed by the 7th division,
under the Earl of Dalhousie.
These four divisions, forming the centre of the I
army, were destined to attack the heights on which I
the right of the enemy's centre was placed, while
Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill sh4uld move
forward from Sabijana de Alava to attack the left.
The enemy, however, having weakened his line to
strengthen his detachment in the hills, abandoned his
position in the valley, as soon as he saw our dive-
sitiou to attack it, and commenced his retreat in
gond order towards Vittoria.
Our troops continued to advance in admirable
order, notwithstanding the difficulty.of the ground.
In the mean time, Lieutenant-General Sir T.
Graham, who commanded the left of the army, con- I
silting of the Ist and sth divisions, and Generals
Pack's and Bradford'e brigades of infantry, and
Generals Bock's and Anson's brigades of cavalry,
and who had been moved on the 20th to Margin',
vnpved forward from thence on Vittoria, by the
.high road from th•rt town to Biiboa. Ile had be-
sides with him the Spanish division under Colonel
Longa, and General Giron, who had been detached
to the left under a different view of the state of
and had afterwards been recalled, and -had
arrived on the 120th at Orduni, marched that morn-
ing from thence, so as to be in the 4eld in readiness:
to support Lieutenant-General Sir T. Graham; if
his support had been required.
The enemy bad a division of infantry and some
cavalry advanced on the great road from Vittoria
to Bilhoa, resting their right on some strong heights
covering the village of Gamarra Maior. Both Ga-
marra aid Abechuco were strongly occupied, as
toe:-de-pout to the bridges over the Zadora at these
p!aus. Brigadier-General Pack, with his Foot'.
guere brigade, and Colonel Longa, with the Spanish
did-ion, were directed to turn and gain the heights,
supported by Major-General Anson's brigade of i
light dragoons, and the sth division of infantry,
under the command of Major-General Oswald, who
was desired to take the command of all these
troops.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Graham reports, that in the
execution of this service, the Portuguese and Spanish
troops behaved admirably. The 4th and Bth Caca-
dores particularly distinguished themselves. Colonel
Louga being on the left, took possession of Gamarra
Menor.

It was impossible for
to be conducted with mere
those of these respective
General the Earl of Dalhousie, Sir Drains Pic.
ton, Sir Lowry Cole, and Mailr-General Charles
Baron Alien. These troops. advanced iti•echelons
of regiments in two, and OdraSionally three liaes;
and the Portuguese troops, in the third and fourth
divisions, under the command of Stigedier.General
Power and Colonel. Stubbs, led the march, with a
steadiness al d gallantry never surpassed on any oc-
casion.
hi ajor-Gen. the Hon. C. Colviltess drleide bf the!
3d division was seriously attacked, in'its' admit* by;
a tery superior force, well formed ; whiCh 'it dtore,
in, sgpported by General Inglis's brigade of.the 7th
division, commanded by Colouel.Grana, of the 8211.
Tjhese OlTtcers, and the troops under their command,;
distinguished themselves.
• IF
Major-General Vandeleur s urtgade of the lig4l
division was, during the advance upon' Vittorit,' de•-1
tached to the support of the 7th divisien, ,astd Lieut.-
Gen. the Earl of Dalhousie has reported .inest fa-
vourably of its conduct.
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham
.particu- •
larly reports his sense DI the assistance he received
from Colonel Delaney, Depeiy , Quarter-Master-Ge-
neral, and from Lietitinatitt-Col2metitsitiVerie, of
the Adjutant-General's Department;' front* the
Officers of his personal Staff, and from' the Hon:
Lieutenant-Colonel Upton, Assistant Quarter-Mas-
ter-General, and Major Hope,. Assistant-Adjutant,
with the first division : and Major-General Oswald
reports the same
.44 Gaiteo seteCgobil` Iteekett y,
of the Adjutant-tienerills DepavtMeiti, ant .
Col. Gomm, of the Quarter-Master-Genii-are des
partment.
I am particularly indebted. to Lieutenant-General
Sir Thomas Graham, and Lieutenant-Genera
Rowland Hill, for the manner in which. they have'
respectively conducted the service entrusted to them
since the 'commencement oY the oneratiot;s, whic.ll
have ended in . the battle of the elst, atitt rOr .their
conduct in that battle ; as likewise to Marshal Sir
William rieresierii, for the friendly advice and as.
sistance which I have received from him upon all oc-
casions during the late operations.
I must not omit to mention likewise, the conduct
of General Giron, who, commands the Gallician•
army, who made a forced march from Orduna, and
was actually on the ground in ronfliness to support
Lieutenant-General Sir Thos. Graham.
I have frAquoittly been indebted, and have had nc.
casion to call the attention of your Lordship to the
conduct of the Quarter-Master-Gsneral Major-Gon!

As soon as the heights were in our possession, the
village of Gamarra hleior was most gallantly storm-
ed and carried by Brigadier-General Robinson's
igatle of the bth division, which advanced in Co-
lumns of battalions, upder a very heavy fire of artil-
lery and musketry, without firing a shot, assisted by
two guns of Major Lawson's brigade of artillery.—
The enemy sassed severely, and lo►t three pieces of
cannon.

G. Murray, who, in the late operations owl in the
battle of the 21st inst. has spin given me the great-
est assistano. I am likewise indebted mneh to
Lord Aylmer, the Deputy- Adiatanf.Gener4l. and
to the Officers of the Adjutant anti Quarter-Mas-
ter-General's Departments respectively, and to
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Fitzroy Somerset, nod to
Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, and the (Meer; of
my person,tl Staff, and to Lieutenant-Colonel Sir

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The Lieutenant-General then proceeded to attack Richard Fletcher, and the Officers of. the Royal En.
the village of Abechcco, with the Ist division, 17 • gineers. ,
tattling a strosig• battery against it, consisting of Col. his Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of
Ca2tain Duboery.l_ku'f brigade and Captain Ramsay's Orange .was. in the field .0 env Aid-41 Ce. onvp, and
&edit ofitorse artillery, andoneley cover of this fire, conducted himself-with his usual gallantry and intel.
Colonel Halkett's Brigade advanced Vs the attack, of urns,.
the village, which wis carried, the light battalion ..rn
areschal del Campo Doti Lids Wiewiten, and.
bating charged and taken three guns and a howitzer 'the -Inspector-General Din Thomas O'Onnojn, end
on the bridge: this attack was supported by Gen. ,
the Offi Surtf cers- of the of the Spanish itimirl have
Bradford's brigade of Portuguese infantry. i•
.
invariably rendered 'me every • assistance in their
Daring the operation at Abechucn, the enemy power in the course of these operationsavail
serttle the greatest efforts to re-possess themselves of .
myself of this oppartnnity of exptessin•g my ',aril.:
the village-of Gamarra Maier, Which. were gallantly fac • .
tion at their conduct,' as likewise with that
tepuised by the troops of the sth division, under the
of Mnreschal del Campo Din Miquel de Alava,
command of Major-General Oswald. The, enemy
and of Brigadier-General Don Joseph &Lawler,
tad, however, on the heights'on the left of the Za. A
who have been so .long and -so Olerally employed
dora, two diiisions'of infantry in reserve, and it was •
with me. • •
irpeisible to cross by the bridges till the troops
which had moved upon the enesex's centre aid left ; The artillery was most judicially, placed by
tad driven them throngh Vittoria. - Lieutenant - Colonel Dickson," and was well..,servl
The whole then co-operated in the pursuit, which , ed, and the army is particularly 1 bted to. that
tide
.
was contioed by all till after it was dark. corps. ,
• The movement of 'the troops under Lieutenant- i The nature of the vaned did not allow of theca.
General Sir Thomas Graham, and their possession ; valry being generally engaged, but the General'Offi.
of Gomorra and Abechuco, intercepted the enemy's cars, commanding. the several brigades, kept the
retreat by the high road to France. They were. 'troops antler their command respectively close to
then obliged to turn to the road towards Pamplona ; the infantry to .support. them, and they were most
bit they were enable to hold any position fora active iii the pursuit .of the enemy aster they had
itacient letigiii of time to allow their baggage and been driven through Vittoria.
artillery to be drawn off. The whole therefore of I send this dispatch by my Aid.de.Camp Captain
the latter which had not already been taken by the Fremantle, whom I beg .leave to recommend to
troops in their attack of the successive positions, your Lordship's protection : he will have the ho.
taken up by the enemy in their retreat from their nour of laying at the feet of his Royal Highness
fiat position on Aruney and on the Zadora, and all the Prince Regent, the colours of the 4th• !tette.
their ammunition and baggage, and every thing lion of the 100th Regiment, and Marshal Joerdati's
they had were taken close to Vittoria. I have reason baton, of a Marshal of France, taken by the 87th
to believe that the enemy carried off with them one : regiment. .
gun and one howitzer, only. 1 I have the honour to he, ikc.
The army under Joseph Bonaparte consisted of ! • (signed) WELLINtWOR.
the whole of the armies of the South anti of the 1
I enclose a return of the killed and wonidedini
Centre, and of four divisions, and all the cavalry of ;
the arm} of Portugal, and some troops of the army
the late operatien„
of the :North. General Foix's division of tile army ammunition Captured
a return of the o*attc.e anded in the .ictionof;the 2.1.;t in.
of Portugal was in the neighbourhood of Bilboa, . stta 14; . : ;
and General Clause!, who commands the army of j
ABSTRACT OF LOSS PROM JUNE 12 TO 21.
the North, was near Logrono, with one division of ! nernsa.
the army of Portugal, commanded by General To. 2 serjeants, 9 rank and tile, a -hones. Mei I captain. 9'
pin, and General Vandetmasen's division of the nrineuants, 2 strjeants, 62 rank and fite,•and 43 'horses,
wounded. .
army of the North. , Pokrunoisse.. , . .
The Gth division of the Allies] Army, antler Ma- ' 3 rank and file killed ; 1 major, I captaia, 3 sedates, la-
jor-General the Hon. Edward Pakenhans, was like- rank and file, wounded. On the 01,t.
wise absent, having been detained at Mediae del Pp.:: • British Ina-1 lientkiant-eoloret, 6 eaptaitts, 10 lieutenants. 4
s. 7
mar for three days, to cover the march Of our ma- ensigns, .1 staff,
15 serjeant 4 drummers, 480 tank and file. W
1141.1. es killed; I ',foetal pitf, ltentenant-eolanels, 5 .qtijors
gazines and stores. 40 captains: 87 lientenants. .12 ensigns; 5 stiff: Inserjegpti; IS
I cannot extol too highly the good conduct of ail drummers, 23'11 rank and Ale, 68 horses, wounded. • - ••", •
the General Officers, Officers, and soldiers of the Portuguese Loss-3 Captains, 1 Lieutenkat,tELlsifinsi 4 sm-
army, in this action. Lieuienatit.Generat Sir Row. jaunts.tr
nant-tolotelfrrimalarll4B rln6nk
:aapndtaifiol.e,lo Lieutenakiinits,-15114selins,
land Bill speaks highly of tite conduct of General 2 Malt 36 Serjeanii, 1 drinnmer, 811 rank and rile, wfullnie •
Murillo, and the Spanish troops under his command, Spanish 1405,-1 captain, 3 Lientennatt, -RS fank ineme, 1
and of that "of Lieutenant-General the (honourable killed ; 1 tirnetal S.all; 1 • Lieutenant-Colonel,' 3.ooenalas4 AI
"W. Stewart and the Cowie d'Amarante;:who corn.. Deuteisints, 453 militant! file, wounded.
Grand Total-1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 10 Captains, 14 1
mantled divisions of infantry under his directions.— 1 Lieutenants, 7 Ensigns; I•Staff,' W serjrints, 5 drummers,i
Colonel O'Calla an, who maintained tho villa
He likewise mentions the conduct of the lion. Lieut.. I • 683 rink and filt- -9 i horses,' killed ; 2 Gem rot-Staff, 91
Lieutenant-(blonds.. 9, Majoel, h9-Captains. 103 Wane-1
g ge- oil
nants; 41 Ensigns, 7 Staff, daS Seeteants, 14 drummers, i
Sabijana 'de Alava against all the efforts of the enemy 1 3768 rank and tile, 68 hoists, wounded. • •
to regain possession of it ; and that of Lieutenant.; ! N. B. I Serjeant; 2 drummers; 20 rack and file, have 'been I
Colonel Brookes of the Adiotant-Geoetal's Depart. returned missing. by the several cm-prof the army. British and I
aunt, and Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. Alexander Portuguese; it ts supplied that the greater number of than. lost
their regiments in the eohrse of the night, and that very few have
Abnrcrombyr of the QuArter-Muster.General's De- faro into the hands of the Mealy.
has twat. . . I (Signed) • -AYLMER, I)ep.'"Mtkraso.

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