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

bSiSutS vi odhta barbara, and the town
of Vera, and the Puerto de Ech,lar, and
kept the communication with the VALET
OF Bastan {; and the 9th division was In
reserve at San Esteran. General Lon.
gas division kept the communication
between the troops at Vera and those
under Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Granah1,
and Mareschal del Csmpo Glfon, on The
great road.
The Conte del Abisbal bIockaaed
Pampeluna
On the Gath, Marshal Soult collected
the right and left wings OF his a,my,Hith
one division of his centre, and two ditis
sions OF cavalry, at ST. Jean de Pied do
Port, and on the 26,h attacked with bes
tween thirty and forty Thousand men,
General ByDg's post at RoncesvsI1es =.
Lieut. Gen. Sir Lnwry CoI, moved up
to his support With the fourth division,
and those officers were enabled 10 main.
tain their post throug bout he FORENOON.
But the enemy turned il in the sfttrncbnj
and Lieutenanl-General Sir Lowry Cols
considered it to be necessary to Withdraw
III the night; and he marched to tho
neighborbood of Zubiri
In the actions which took place on this
day, the Goth regiments distinguished
themselves.
Two divisions of the centre OF the enc.
my's army attacked Sir Rowland Hills
position in thu Puerto de MAYA, at the
head of the valley Gf Bastian, in the afs
ternoon of the same day The brunt Of
the action fell npon Major Gen Pringle's
and Major General Walkers brigadss
IL the second tlvlsIon. under the come
nsnd OF Lieut.. Gen the hon. William
Stewart
These troops were at FIRST obliged to
give way but having been supported By
MaJoT Gen Balnes's brigaoe OF the 9Th
division, they regaiDed ttst par, of their
post. which was the key OF the whole,
and would have enabled them to re as.
sumo it, If circumstances had permitted
it But ST. Rowland Hli having been
app'Ized of the necessity that Sir Lowry
Cole should retire, deemed 1t expedient
TO withdraw his troops likewise 10 lruei,
IA; and the enemy did not advance on
The following day beyond the Puerto dc
Maya.
Notwithstanding the enemy's superio.
rity OF numbers, they acquired bu. littls
advantage over these brave troops during
the seven hours they were engaged.~-.
All the regiments charged with the bay.
onet. The conduct of the 82G regiment
which moved up with major general
Barnes brigade, is particularly report.
ed
Lieutenant general the hon. William
Stewart was slightly wounded
was not apprised OF these events till
late IN the night OF the 25th and 26th /:
and adopted lmmediatc measures to
concentrate the AMY f. the riebr, stiff
prov"ing for the siege Of SaD Sebastian
and tor the blockade of Pan palma.
This would have been fffoted early
on the 18th only that ,cuteran: general
Sir Lowry Cole and lieutenant gent raj
Sir Thomss P,cton concurred in think.
ing their post al Zubiri not tenable for
the time during which ii would have
been necessary to wait in II. They there.
fore retired early on the 9Th. and tcok
up position to cover the blockade of
Pampeiuna, having the right, consisting
OF the Sd divi.i h. in from. of Huyrte. Se
extending to the bills beyond Oiaz, end
the lett consisting OF the 4tn division.
major general B,rg's and b,,gadi PEE
neral Campbell's Portuguese brigade,
on the heights in front Of Villslba, hay.
ing their left at a chapel behind So, aus.
en-, on the high road from Ostiz 10 Pam.
peluna. and their right resting upon
! height which defended the high road
from Zubiri and RoncesvaIIes. General
Morillo's division Of Spanish infantry, G.
that part of the Condo del Abisbal's
corps not engaged IN the blockade were
In reserve. From the lstte, the regi.
ment of Travia and that OF El Principe.
we're detached to occupy part of the bill
on the right Of the 4th division, bv which
the road from Zubiri was defended.
The British cavalry, under Lieutenant
general Sir Stapleton Cotton were plac.
ed near HUarte Oh the right, being the
only groupd or which it was possible to
use the cavalry.
The river LAM runs in the valley
which was on the left of the allied, and
or the right Of the French army, along
the road to 0stiz. Beyond this river
there is another range of nountains con.
nected With Ligasso and Marcalain, By
which places it vas now necessar, to
communicate with the rest of the armv.
Ijoined the Sd and 4tb divisions lust
as they we're taking up their ground on
the 18th, and shortly afterwards the e.
nemy formed their army on q meun,ain.