The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-03-19


before oCcupied.
Ga the morning OF the 10Th. L. Gen. Sir
Rowland Hill found that tue enemy had re-
tired from the pDs,,ion waioh thcy had &C
cupied the day before on the heights. uio
the entreuched camp on that side the Nive;
{. I've therefore occupied the position inten-
ded tor him with his righr towards tae ~
dour. and his left at Vile Franche, aud
communicating with the centre of the arGay
under Marshal Sir VIM. Berestord, by a
bridge laid over the Nive aad tAe troops
under the Marshal were again Irawn 20 ,ae
left of che Nive.
Gen. Morillo's division oi Spanish infant
~. which had remained with Sir Rowland
Hili when the other SPANS /. oops went in
to environments, was placed at Ureary with
Col. Nivean's brigade of hight dragons, at
Hacparen, IN order to observe the move
ments of the enemy's division under Gen.
Paris. which, upon the passage OF the Nive,
had retired towards St. Palais.
| On the 10th, in the msrning, the enemy
moved out OF the entrenChed camp, with
their whole army, with the exception only
Of what occupied the works opposite to Sir
| Rowland Hills position. and drove in the
pcquets of the light division, and of Sir
John Hopes corps and made a mes; desps.
rate attack upon the post % the former. at
the chateau aud the church Of Arcanguss,
and upon the advanced posts of the latter,
| on the high road from Bayonne to ST. Jean
ide Luz, near the Mayors house at Biaritz.
Both attacks were repulsed II, the most gal
liant style by the troops. & SIR John Hopes
corps took about SEQ prisoners.
! The brunt OF the action with Sir John
Hopes advanced post, tell upon the first
Portuguese brigade under Brig. Gen. A.
1 Campbell, which were on duty, and upon
Major Gen. Robinson's brigade of the 5,h
division, which moved up to their support.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir John Hope reports most
favorably Of the cordnct of those, and of all
the other troops engaged; and had great
made by the enemy upon our left, in order
to oblHe Us to draw in our right, was COM
pletely defeated by a comparative snail
part Of our force.
Icannot sufficiently applaud the ability,
GOODNESS and Judgment of 1t. Gen. Sir John
Hope, who, with the general and staff of
hcers under his command, showed the
trovps an example of gallantry, which mnst
have tended to produce the favorable result
of the day.
Sir John Hope received severe contusi.
on, which, however, am happy to say. mas
not deprived me for moment Of the benefit
| of his assistance.
After the action was over, the regiments
of Nassau md Frankfort. under the CON-.
| mand OF Col. Kruse, came over to the posts
| OF Maj. Gen Ross's brigad of the 4th divi-
sion, which were formed for the support of
the centre.
When the night closed, the enemy were
still in large force in front of our out posts on
the ground from which they had driven the
| picquets. They retired, however, during
| the night, from Lit Gen. Sir John Hopes
sreI't, leaving small posts, which were i'm
mediately driven in They still occupied,
liz force, the ridge on which the picauets of
the light division had stood, and it was OBJ
vious that the whole army was still in front
OF our left and, about three in the after.
noon, they again drove in 1t. Gen. Sir John
Hopes Picquets and attacked his posts
They were again rspllsed with considera-
b e loss.
The attack was recommended on the morn
ing OF the 18th with the same want of sue
cess /; the LIST division under Maj. Gen. How
ard. having relieved the 5th division |; and
the enemy discontinued it in the aftcrno, q,
and retired entirely within the entrenchet
camp on that night. T.ey never renewed
the attack on the posts of the light division
after the 18th.
1t. Gen. Sir John Hope reports most ia.
vorably of the conduct of oil the officers and
troops, particularly of the 1st Portuguese
brigade, under Brig. Gen. Archibald Camp
oS'A e'N va ava ~ 1Cue iNOohSOu ,, q Wal.
Gen. Hays brigade of the 5th division, m
der the command of the Hon. Col Green
vile. he mentions, particularly Maj. Cen.
Hays commanding the 5th division, Major
Gems. Robinson and Bradford, Brig. Gen.
Campbell, Co.'s. De Rogos and Greenville
ommanding the several brigades. Lit. Col.
Lloyd, of the 84h who was unfortunately xii.
led, 1t. Coils. Barnes of the Royal. and Ca.
roeron of the 9th, Captain Ramsay of tine
Horse Artillery, Col. De Lancey, deputy
quarter master general, and 1t. Col. M'Do.
Maid, assistant acknowledgement, attached to
Sir John Hopes corps, and the officers of
his personal staff.
The first division, under Major Gen.
Howard were not engaged until the 18th,
when the enemy's attack was more feeble.
but the Guards conducted themselves with
their usual spirit.
The enemy having thus failed in al their
attacks. with their whole force upon our
left, withdrew into their entrenchments, on
the night Of the 18th, and passed large
force 18th ough Bayonne with which, on the
morning OF the 18th, they Inade most des
pera C attack upon Lieutenant Gen. Sir
Rowland Hill.
II expectation OF this attack, had re-
quested Marshal Sir w. Bcresford to rein.
force the 1t. General with the 9Th division.
which crossed the Nivc a; day light on that
morning and further reinforced him by
the 4.h division. and two brigades Of the 81
division.
The exrected Of ti,,,