The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-04
By Thomas Richie.
FOREIGN.

From Lisbon Pahers TO The 22nd October,
1919.
PORTUGAL. LISBON, Oct..92 1873
Distotch. froni Marshal General Lord IVek-
lfngion, rs Don Fo 5az-datea
II. o. Lesaca, Oct..9, 1919.
MOST ILLUSTRATORS AND ExcELLENr
LORD,
HAVING judged it to be convenient that
the left Of the army should pass the Bidos-
soa, have the pleasure to inform your Ex-
cellency. that this operation was effected on
the 9TH current.
1t. Gen. Sir Thomas GRAHAM, having
made the disposition, that the41st and 5th
divisions, and the tst Portuguese brigade un-
der the command of Gen. WILSON, should
pass the river in four columns. three of them
by the lower bridge of Irun, and the other
by the upper bridge These columns were
commanded By Generals HAY CiREvILLE,
SToPFoRT, and II ONWARD :--i.t. General
FPEIERE made a disposition that the part
of tbe Fourth g ,'-',ar nv md Sg ais G..,ae-
vis>er orders, shouid pass in three columns,
by the upper route, by which the Anglo
Portuguese troops had passed These CO.
lumns were composed of tue brgales of re-
nerals DEL CAIRO and Coils. GARLIC,
GoEoEHA and PLAcEwctA under the
Immediate direction Of Marshals de Camp
major Generalsl De La BARcKNA and
PoRLIER. The object ofthe first columns
was to take possession of the eaemy's en-
trenchments at the upper part of the Andaye
while ut the same time, the other three
were to take the entertainments On the green
mountain, and the heights of Mandate and
in that manner to turn the left of the enc
my
The operations of both these corps we're
attended with complete success. The Anglo
Portuguese took seven pieces of artillery i'm
the redonbts and batteries which fell into
their hands-and the Spaniards enc piece in
the works which they took.
. Thad particular satisfaction in obeerving
she hrmness and intrepidity of all the troops
The 9th British regim ont encountered great
oapesiton-it charged many times with the
bayou et-and suffered considerably Put
have had the satisfaction 10 ascertain that
the losses of other corps has not been very
great.
The Spanish troops under ths command
of Gen. FREIERE have conducted them
selves in the most admirable manner, sur
rounding and taking possession of the en-.
arenchments which the enemy had construct
ed On the ne ich'a w tn great dexteri;y and
hravery-and am very much indebted to
this General, as we'll as to 1t. Gen. Ora
HAM, and TO the sraff of both corps, for the
well executed arrangements made in this
enterprise
Aft er lieut.. gsn. Graham had established
himself in the above men. toned French ter
ritory. with the Anglo Portuguese troops,
wts~tr s,.rve ofterl s3iss,n ss,isifee8 their,
selves under his orders, ne resigned the com
tnand of these troops to Lieutenan4 General
Sir John Hope. who had arrived the day be-
fore Irom Ireland.
During these operations on the left, major
gen. Baron d'Alten, with the light division
under his command made attack On the
entertainments in the pass If Vera, Support
ed by the Spanish division under the COM
mand Of General Tonga. And Major
General Lon Giron made an immediate
attack upon the right of the light division.
with the ADdalusiap army of reserve, on the
entreuched prsts which the enemy occupe d.
on the mountain called the Rhune. Colonel
CocKBURN, Of he sod reGt who comman-
ded the brigade Of Cen. SHERkErr, alb
sent by sickness, made an attack upon the
right Of the enemy, where the French had
strong entrepCbed camp ; and the sgd
regt. commanded by Major MAYNY, charg
ed with the haYonet, in gallant manner
overtnrowng the French in ther trenches
The 1T and Sd battalions of Portuguese
Casa Gorcs, and the Cd battalion of the Bri-
Hish Ssh rest. with the SOD, distinguished
themselves in this attack The brigade I'M
der Maj. Gen. KKMPr attacked alta post
where there was less resistance and Mai ..
Gen. DALTFN in bis report N entinns, that
Gen. KEMPT and Col. CocEsURN display
ed great military science in the execution Of
these attacks,
Tie lig division III dc 422 prisoners, in.
cluding % cfficers--abd took three pieces of
artillery. J am very much indebted to Ba.
ron D'ALTKN for his valuable services in
this acton.
Upon the right the Andaiusian Army Of
reserve att cked in two C, lumns the en-
Srenched posts TIE Enemy lad on the noun
tain at Rhuns which two columns were
headed by Generals VEREEs and rSRRr.
lnoee troops most gallaniiy over,hrew
every thing which they encountered, until
they came to he foot Of the Rock, where
there was ermitage-whjch they made
repea:ed ettemp's o cary Ivy assault but
trpd il impossible 70 scale it.; end q c enc
fny remain during ne night in possession
OF the hermitage on hat roc situated on
the declivity OF the noun ain on the right OF
the Spanish troops.
Some time elapsed in the morning If res
terday before n" fog permitted ne to re
connoitre the mountain which found very
accessible upon the right and capable Of
being attacked with advantage, by UNITING
with it an attack upon the field works, which
the enemy had hr wn up in front Of he
"a npof S4re IN consequence, ordered the
Army of Reserve Of An4alusia, to coucen
trate ; and IN the arrival e the troogs I'm
der the disDretftsf,, (.au ;.s,.-.5.