Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-10-16


the road to Roncesvalles. All the ar
engagements were made to attack the
front of tho ensmy's position, as soon as
the effect of these movements on their
tanks should begin to appear. MAJOR
General the Hon. Edward Pakenham,
| whom I had sent to take tho command
of the eth division, Maj. Gen. Pack hav-
| ing been wounded, turned the village
| of Soraussn, as soon as the Earl OF Dali
| housie had driven the enemy from the
mountain, by which that haak was de-
Tended; and the sixth division, and Ma.
jor General Byng's brigade, which had
| relieved the fourth division on the lett
| Of our position on the road to Ostiz' IN
stantly attacked and carried that village.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Lowry Cole likewise
attacked the front of the enemy's main
position with the 7th Cacadores, sup
ported by the 18th Portuguesereglment,
the 4Oth, and the battalion under Col
Bingham, consisting of the Queens and
SD regiment. All these operations o.
bliged the enemy to abandon position
which is one of the strongest and most
difficult Of access that l have yet seen
occupied by troops,
In their retreat from this position the
enemy lost a great number OF prisoners
| cannot sufficiently applaud the con.
due. Of all the general officers, officers
and troops throughout these operations.
The attack made by Lieut. Gen the Earl
of Dalhousie was admirably conducted
by his lordship, and executed by Major
General Ioglis and the troops compos.
ing his brigade and that by Major Ge.
neral The Hon. Edward Pakenham and
| Major General Byng, and that by LIEUT..
| Gen. Sir Lowry Cole and the move
ment made by Sir Thomas Picton, me.
rit my highest commentator.
The latter ofhcer co-operated in The
attack of the mountain by dstaching
troops to his left in which the Hon. 1t.
Col. Trench was wounded, but hope
not seriously.
While these operations were going on
and in proportion as / observed their
success, 1 detached troops to the sup
port OF Lieutenant General Sir Rowland
| Hill.
The enemy appeared in his front late
in the merning, and Immediately COM
menced an extended manGavre upon
his left flank, which obliged him to with.
draw froa the height which he occupied
behind the Lizasso to the next range.
| He there, however, maintained himself,
| and l enclose his report OF the conduct
of the troops. / continued the puTsut
ofthe enemy after their retreat from the
mountain to Olaque, where | was at sun
set Immediately in the rear OF their at
tack upon Lieutenant General Sir Row
land Hill. They Withdrew from his
front in the night, and yesterday took up
a strong position, with two divisions, TO
cover their rear in the pass of Dona
Maria.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Rowland Hill, and the
Earle of Dalhousie, attacked and car
ried the pass, Notwithstanding the vigo-
reus resistance of the enemy and the
strength sftheir position, l am concern
ed to add, that Lieutenant General the
Hon William Stewart was wounded up
| on this occasion.
enclose Lieut.. Gen. Sir Rowland
Hills report.
In the mean time I moved with Maj
Gen Byng's brigade, and the 4th di-
| vision and Lieu tenant General Sir Low
~ Cole, by the pass Of Veiate upon lru-
rita, in order to turn the enemy's posi-.
ton of Donna Maria. Major General
| ByDg took in Elizonde, large convoy
going to the enemy, and made many prl-
| soners.
We have this day continued the pur-
suit of the enemy in the valley of the BIZ
| dassoa, and many prisoners and much
baggage have been taken. Majar Gen.
Byng has possessed himself ofthe valley
of Bastau, and of the position of the
Puerto de Maya, and the army will be
this night nearly in the same positions
| which they occupied on the s5,h July.
thrust that His Royal Highness the
Prince Regent will be satisfied with the
conduct of the troops of his Majesty &
of his Allies on this occasion. The e.
nsmy having been considerably rcinforc-
ed and re-equipped after their late de.
| feat, made most formidable attempt to
relieve the blockade OF Pamplona with
the whole of their forces, excepting the
reserve under Gen. Vilatte, which re-
| NAMED in front Of our troops on the
great read to Irun.
This attempt has been entirely frus-
trated by the operations of part only of
the Allied Army. and the enemy have
sustained defeat and suffered severe
loss in both officers and men.
The enemy's expectations OF success,
beyond the point OF raising the blockade
of Pamplons, were certainly very san
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