Itzer were landed on the evening of the 3d Instant, dragged up and placed on the ridge of a steep and rugged mountain, to the south east of the fort; two twelve pounders were added to the former by noon of the next day. The whole remained under the command of Lieutenant Corbyn, first of the Invincible, having under his orders a detachment of midshipmen and seamen from this ship, and a most excellent fire was kept up from them which considerably damaged the defences of the fort, and checked its fire upon our working parties. In the mean time, three Spanish twenty-four pounders were landed, and two more guns, of the same calibre, from the Invincible, to be got up by the high read, to the foot of a very steep height, on the crest of which the breaching battery was to be constructed, at about 300 yards from the eastern face of the fort. In the afternoon of the 4th, the fort was summoned to surrender: and the commandant answered, that he should defend the place committed to

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his charge. During the night of the 4th, every exertion was used to complete the breaching battery. In the night of the 5th, the 24-pounders were got up the hill, and (continues Captain Adam)" I was in confident expectation that the battery would open soon after daylight; but by ten o'clock the rain fell in torrents, attended by the most violent thunder and lightning I almost ever witnessed. The quantity of ammuni tion which had been brought up for the battery, laying in exposed situations, made it the more awful, and the enemy kept up an incessant fire of shells and grape shot. defiance of all these obstacles, two of the guns were got high enough to mount on the platforms, but all our exertion was naequal to place them there, owing to the violence of the rain, and the excessive difficulty of working in the extreme darkness of the night. From the same reason too, the mortars could not be brought forward, and after a night of the most excessive labour, we had the mortification of being again obliged to retire; the officers and men being quite worn out." ›. The weather continued very bad until the afternoon of the 6th instant, when a party was landed, and the mortars were got forward before day-light, the seamen and marines were on the pile, and all the guns were placed on the battery ready for mounting. The two mortars opened soon after day-light, and the shells were thrown with great precision, by Lieutenant James, of the royal marine artillery, landed from the Strombolo, who worked the mortars with his party: and the fire from Lieutenant Corbyn's hattery was resumed with excellent effect. This united force made very considerable impression on the fort: an expence magazine was blown up, and the enemy's fire was very much slackened.

At seven o'clock, just before the breaching battery was ready to open, a white fag was shewn from the fort. Captain Stoddart

of the, Strombolo, and Captain Zehupfenning, were immediately sent to the fort, aud the latter returned in a few minutes with an offer from the commandant, to surrender the fort and garrison, upon conditions of marching out with the honours of war, the officers and men preserving their private property. This was immediately acceded to by Lientenant-colonel Prevost and myself; the fort was taken possession of, by the advance of the troops. The garrison marched out, grounded their arms on the glacis, and were immediately embarked,

[The despatch concludes with praises of Lieutenant-colonel Prevost; Captain Car roll; Lieutenant Pidgely of the Invincible; Captain Stoddart, of the Strombolo; Captain Badcock, of the Brune. Colonel Prevost's loss was an officer and four men killed, and 39 wounded; the garrison of Balagner amounted to 100 men, two officers, and a surgeon; two were killed and 11 wounded.]

jesty's ship Orpheus, gives an account of the A letter from Captain Pigot of his Ma destruction of the Wampoe, American letter of marque, of eight guns, by the boats of the Orpheus, under Lieutenant Wm. Mar, tin Collins, and acting Lieutenant Dince, og the 28th of April iast, off Block Island, The vessel having been run on shore, was boarded and set on fire under a severe fire of musketry from the rocks, by which Lieu tenant Collins (the only person hurt) was unfortunately mortally wounded.

A letter from Captain Sir Thomas Hardy, states the destruction, by the Orpheus, of the Holkar, American privateer, of twenty guns, off Rhode Island, on the 11th of May.

In a letter dated the 16th May, Sir John Warren reports the capture of an American schooner, called the Vesta, from Bourdeaux, a tempting to pass up the James river, by the boats of the blockading squadron.

SATURDAY, JULY 17.

CARLTON HOUSE, JULY 15.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent having been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to appoint the Right Hon. Thomas Maitland, heutenant general of his Majesty's forces, to he governor and commander in chief in and over the island of Malta and its dependencies, he this day took the oaths as governor of the said island. -His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has also been pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to confer the honour of knighthood on Henry Dampier, Esq. one of the justices of the court of King's Bench; and on John Hamilton, Esq. a lieutenantgeneral of his Majesty's forces.

TUESDAY, JULY 20,

This Gazette notices the capture by the Cephalus sloop, Captain Flin, of the French

privateer, La Jeune Thetis, of 10 guns and 76 men, off Cape Mola; of the French vessel L'Aigle, of 7 guns and 59 men, by the Alcmene frigate; and of a lateen rigged vessel, off Corsica, by the boats of the Rainbow, under Lieutenant Kennedy.

LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1813.

more serious than I had imagined, when ↑ addressed your Lordship on the 26th ult. General Foy had with him the garrison of Bilboa, and those of Mondragon and Tolosa, besides his division of the army of Portugal, and his force was considerable. It gives me great satisfaction to see that the Spanish and Portuguese troops mentioned by Sir T. Graham, have conducted themselves so well. The Lieutenant-general. has continued to

Sir J. Murray.

General Clausel having retired towards Logrono, after finding our troops at Vittoria on the 22d of June, and having ascertained the result of the action of the 21st, still remained in the neighbourhood of Logrono on the 24th, and till late on the 25th, and had not marched for Tudela, as I had been informed, when I wrote my despatch of the 24th ult : I conceived, therefore, that there was some prospect of intercepting his retreat; and after sending the Fght troops towards Roncevalles in pursuit of the army under Joseph Buonaparte, I moved the light, 4th, 3d, and 7th divis ons, and Col. Grant's and Major-general Ponsonby's brigade of cavalry, towards Tudela, and the 5th and 6th divisions, and the household and General d'Urban's cavalry, from Vittoria and Salvatierra, towards Logrono, in hopes that I should be able to intercept General Clausel. He, however, made some extraordinary forced marches, followed by General Mina with his own cavalry and the regiment of Spanish cavalry under the command of Don Julian Sanchez, and arrived at Tudela on the evening of the 27th. He there crossed the Ebro, but the Alcade having informed him that we were upon the road, he immediately recrossed, and marched towards Zaragossa, where, I understand from General Mina, he has since arrived. General Mina is still following the enemy, and he has taken from him two pieces of cannon, and some stores in Tudela, and 300 prisoners. Lieutenant-general Clinton has also taken posses sion of five guns, which the enemy left at Logrono. In the mean time, the troops under the command of Lieutenant-general Sir Rowland Hill have kept the blockade of Fampeluna, and have moved through the mountains to the head of the Bidassoa, the enemy having entirely retired into France en that side,

I enci use the report which I have received from Lieutenant-general Sir T. Graham of his actions with the enemy on the 24th and 95th of June, which appear to have been

dislodged them from all the strong positions which they had taken; and yesterday a bri gade of the army of Gallicia, under the com mand of General Castanos, attacked and drove the enemy across the Bidassoa, by the bridge of Irun. The enemy still maintained a post in a strong stone blockhouse, which served as a head to the bridg›, and somè troops in some loop-holed houses on the right of the Bidassoa; but General Giron having sent for some Spanish artillery, and Captain Dubourdieu's brigade of nine-pounders hav ing been sent to their support, the fire of these guns obliged the enemy to evacuate, and they blew up the block house and burnt the bridge. Sir T. Graham reports, that in all these affers the Spanish troops have com ducted themselves remark bly well. The garrison at Passages, consisting of 150 men, surrendered on the 30th, to the troops under Colonel Longa. The enemy, on seeing some of our ships off Deḥa, evacuated the town and fort of Guetaria on the 1st instant; and the garrison went, by sea, to St. Sebastian. This place is blockaded by land by a detachment of Spanish troops. They have like. wise evacuated Castro, and the garrison have gone by sea to Santona. In my former reports, I have made your Lordship acquainted with the progress of the army of reserve of Andalusia, under General the Conde del Abisbal, to join the army, and he arrived at Burgos on the 25th and 26th instant.

When the enemy retired across the Ebro, previous to the battle of Vittoria, they left a garrison of about 700 men in the castle of Pancorbo, by which they commanded and rendered it impossible for us to use the great communication from Vittoria to Burgos I therefore requested the Conde del Abisbal, on his march to Miranda, to make himself master of the town and lower works, and to blockade the place as closely as he could. I have not received the report of his first operations, but I understand he carried the town and lower fort by assault, on the 28th z and I have now the pleasure to enclose hiả report of the final success of this operation, and the copy of the capitulation by which the garrison have surrendered. The decision and despatch with which this place has been subdued are highly creditable to the Conde del Abisbal, and the officers and troops un der his command.—I am concerned to inform your Lordship, that Lieutenant-general Sir J. Murray raised the siege of Tarragona, I cannot say on what day, and embarked his

nations engaged, which gave the enemy, now flying from every point, an opportunity of escaping with much less loss than he must have suffered, had we had day-light. The conduct of all the troops concerned in this attack was highly creditable; that of the Jine battalions on the Pampeluna road, and of the light battalions at the Vittoria gate, was such as was to be expected from these distinguished corps, and the column of the Jeft did equal honour to the Spanish and Portuguese arms. Colonel Longa's corps, after a repetition of long and severe marches, undertook and executed, with the greatest spirit, the fatiguing duty of this day, and behaved in the most gallant manner. The battalions sent from Arpeyton by Lieu, general Mendizabel repulsed with great steadiness, an attack of the enemy, and afterwards pursued him down from the mountains, taking a good many prisoners. I have not yet got the return, but I believe above 200 prisoners were taken by the two Spanish corps, and many wounded men were left here. The enemy's loss in killed, too, must have been considerable. This place bas, besides the defences at the gates, new towers to flank the exterior wall, and a strong wood blockhouse in the square, which shews the importance the enemy attached to its occupation. It would be unjust to the troops employed in this assault, not to mention their exemplary conduct when in possession; there was no excess committed. The German Legion and Colonel Longa's corps passed on, and formed immediately beyond the town. The Spaniards lost several officers killed and wounded yesterday, but I have not had any return of them.

I have the honour to be, &c. .
T. GRAHAM, Lieut.-gen.

The Marquis of Wellington,

Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Allied Army under the Marquis of Wellington, H G. in Action with the Enemy, on the 24th and 25th June, 1813. General Total Loss on the 24th and 25th of June.

Total British-21 rank and file, killed; 1 major, 5 captains, 8 lieutenants, 4 serjeants, 4 drummers, 120 rank and file, wounded; 1 rank and file missing.

Total Portuguese-1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 3 serjeants, 33 rank and file, killed; I lieutenant-colonel, 3 captains, 1 lieutenant, 7 ensigns, 8 serjeants, 2 drummers, 152 rank and file, wounded; 1 ensign, 43 rank and file, missing.

Grand Total1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 3 serjeants, 54 rank and file, killed; lieutenant-colonel, 1 major, 8 captains, 9 lieutenants, 7 ensigns, 12 serjeants, 6 drummers, 272 rank and file, wounded; 1 ensign, 44 rank and file, missing.

(Signed) E. PAKENHAM, Adj.-gen.

Names of Officers Killed, Wounded, and Missing, June 24.

1st Light Batt. King's German Legion→ Lieut. Wahreudorff, slightly; Lieut. Wolrabe, severely.-Ed ditto-Major H. Prince Reuss, severely; Lieut. Kesler, slightly.

June 25.

1st Line Batt. King's German LegionLieut. Boyd, slightly.-2d ditto-Captain. Langrehr and Buerman, and Lieut. Holle, severely.-5th ditto-Captain Bacmeister, severely.-1st Light Batt. King's German Legion Captain Cropp, severely (since dead); Captain Wynecken, slightly; Lieutenant Fincke, severely; Lieutenant Helse, slightly; Lieutenant Heugel, severely (arm amputated).

A despatch from General Donnell, the Conde del Abisbal, here follows, relating the capture of the fort of Santa Marta de Pancorbo, which was carried by assault on the 29th June. The Spanish troops afterwards blockaded the garrison of Santa Engracia, or fort of Pancorbo, and having cut off their communication with the spring which supplied them with water, the place was surrendered by capitulation on the 1st inst, the garrison of 600 men surrendering themselves prisoners of war. In the castle were found 25 pieces of cannon, many gun carriages, and a great quantity of ammuni

tion.

Extract of a Letter from the Marquis of Wellington, dated Östiz, July 3, 1813.

I have reported, in my despatch of this day, that Lieutenant general Sir John Murray, had raised the siege of Tarragona, and had embarked, leaving behind him a portion of his artillery. On this transaction, I do not feel myself sufficiently informed to be able to write more. Ienclose copies of the letters which I have received relating to Tar ragona,

MY LORD,

Camp before Tarragona, June 9, 1813. In my letter of May the 28th, I had the honour to inform your Lordship, that, in obedience to your Lordship's instructions, the British army was then embarking. On the 31st we sailed, and anchored to the east❤ ward of Salon Point, on the evening of the 2d instant; on the 3d, the army disembarked, and I invested Tarragona. Previous to coming to an anchor, I detached Lieutenantcolonel Prevost's brigade, under convoy of the Brune, to attack the Fort of St. Philippe ; and in the night, General Copons, at my request, detached a brigade of infantry to co. operate. The brigade of Colonel Prevost consists of the 2d, 67th, and the battalion of Roll Dillon, and to these was subsequently joined the brigade of Spanish troops commanded by Colonel Lauder. The fort has been taken, and I have the honour to enclose Colonel Prevost's report to me, with the, returns which he has sent. This capture, in

the present situation of our affairs, is of great importance, as it blocks up the nearest and most accessible road from Tortosa to Tarragona.

[Here follows Colonel Prevost's despatch, relative to the attack and surrender of the Gol de Balaguer, the official particulars of which were given in a former Gazette.]

His Majesty's Ship Malta,

June 14.

MY LORD, Admiral Hallowell has just decided on sending a ship to Alicant, and I have merely time to state to your Lordship, and I do it with great regret, that I have been under the necessity of raising the siege of Tarragona, and embarking the army under my command. In my private letter of the 7th instant I mentioned to your Lordship the reports of the assemblage of the French forces at Barcelona, and that Marshal Suchet was likewise in march from Valencia, and stated it as my opinion, that should these reports be confirmed, the object your Lordship had in view could not be accomplished. Unfortunately, these rumours proved true, and, reluctantly, I resolved on raising the siege and embarking the army, as the only means of avoiding a general action, which must have been fought under every disadvantage. I cannot at this moment refer to dates, but it is sufficient for the present to state, that the French force at Barcelona was never rated to me at less than 8000, and that previous to their march it would amount to 10,000, with 14 pieces of artillery. I have, however, no account that it ever exseeded eight, and that is the number upon which my calculation was formed. force, upon the evening of the 9th, or morning of the 10th, marched out from Barcelona, and entered Villa Franca at 4 o'clock on the evening of the 11th, from whence it was reported to me to march at 12 o'clock at night for Vendrells, distant only 18 or 20 miles from Tarragona, by the great road, and a few miles further by another road, by which cannon can easily pass. On the 9th or 10th, the arrival of Marshal Suchet at Valencia was made known to me; his exact force was never perfectly ascertained, but from the intelligence received from Valensia, he marched from thence with 9000 men, and certainly in the rear of that place had the power of drawing great reinforcements to his army.

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To these corps must be added, a body of 1000 men, which had previously arrived at Tortosa, and another corps, independent of the garrison of 2500 men, who had arrived at Merida. These corps, which I am sure I do not exaggerate, amount to 20,500 men, with which, in four or five days, Marshal Suchet could attack the allied army, if he thought proper, or avoid an action if he wished still more to reinforce his army. Your Lordship, on the other hand, will observe, that I could scarcely bring into the wield 12,000

men, and that the army of Catalonia was stated to me at 8,500, making 20,500, of which two British and two Spanish divisions were at the Col de Balaguer, and could not be withdrawn, and I could not leave less than 2,500 to cover the artillery and stores, and to contain the garrison of Tarragona. The two corps, at the least, would amount to upwards of 4,500 men, leaving me 16,000 men to meet the best French troops in Spain, amounting to upwards of 20,000.

I am sure there is nobody more willing to give full credit to the gallantry of the Spanish troops than I am, but your Lordship well knows that they are unable to move, and I could not therefore depend upon the execu tion of any order which necessarily obliged them to make a movement; and of troops of this description I had but 13,000 men; unless, therefore, could place them in position, which, as the French had the option of fighting when and where they pleased, it was impossible I could place any reliance upon them. My British and German troops amount only to 4,500. Perhaps your Lordship may be of opinion, that under these circumstances, I ought to have risked an action had no other unfavourable objections existed; but when your Lordship is informed that I had no possibility of retreat, if unsuccessful that there would have been no hopes of embarkation if followed, and that the army would have been unavoidably lost if beat, I venture to hope that your Lordship will think, however much it is to be regretted, that I have adopted the only means of maintaining, entire, or indeed of saving an army on which so much depends. I feel the greater confidence in this hope, on reverting to the 13th paragraph of your Lordship's gene. ral instructions for the conduct of the campaign.

I am fully aware that there are many cir cumstances which may require further information, and upon all parts I shall be happy to give every explanation in my power. Your Lordship, perhaps, may be of opinion, that the place should have been taken; but as it was far too strong to storm, I believe it not only to have been impossible, but that we should not have taken it in eight or ten days; my only regret is, that I continued the siege so long, induced by the hopes of the reinforcements I expected. I continued it to the last moment, and fortunately the weather proving favourable, the troops were, embarked without molestation. On this favourable circumstance I could not depend for another day, and therefore, having taken. my part, I immediately put it in execution, and I regret to say, that I was, in consequence, obliged to leave the guns in the most advanced batteries. Had I remained another day, they might have been brought off, but this risk I would not run, when the existence of the army was at stake, not only from unfavourable weather, but from the appearance of an enemy, in whose presence