forces, with regard to any of the American prisoners in their possession.

"Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Kingston, this 14th day of June, 1813.

"GEORGE PREVOST, Commander of the Forces.

"By His Excellency's Command, E. B. BRENTON."

By the Right Hon. Sir John P. Warren, Bart. Rear-Admiral of the Blue and Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels employed, and to be employed, on the American and West Indian station, &c.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas His Royal Highness the Prince Regent hath caused his pleasure to be sig nified to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to direct that I should institute a strict and rigorous blockade of the ports and harbours of New York, Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah, and of the river Mississippi, in the United States of America, and maintain and enforce the same according to the usages of war in similar cases, and likewise that the Ministers of Neutral Powers should be duly notified that all the measures authorised by the law of nations, will be adopted and exercised with respect to all vessels which may attempt to violate the said blockade.

I do, therefore, hereby require and direct you to pay the utmost regard and attention to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent's commands as before-mentioned, and by every means in your power to maintain and enforce the most strict and rigorous blockade of the ports and harbours of New York, Charleston, Port Royal, Savannah, and the river Missisippi, in the United States of America accordingly.

Given under my hand, on board His Majesty's ship San Domingo, at Bermunda, 26th May, 1813.

J. B. WARREN, Admiral of the Blue and Commander-in-Chief, &c,

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, Tuesday, July 25, 1813.

WAR DEPARTMENT. Downing-street, July 25, 1813. A dispatch, of which the following is

an extract, has been this day received at Earl Bathurst's office, addressed to His Lordship by Field-Marshal the Marquess of Wellington, dated Zubieta, 10th July,

1813.

Since I addressed Your Lordship on the 3d instant, I have received accounts from General Mina, stating, that General Clausel had marched from Zaragoza towards Jaca. I have not yet heard of his arrival at that place. On their right the enemy have remained nearly in the same situation, since they crossed the Bidassoa, and de. stroyed the bridge of Irun Notwithstanding that the enemy had withdrawn their right and left quite into France, they still maintained their centre in strength in the valley of Bastan, of which, on account of its richness, and the strong positions it affords, they appeared determined to keep possession, and had assembled there three divisions of the army of the South, under the command of General Gazan. Lieut.General Sir Rowland Hill, however, having been relieved from the blockade of Pampeluna, dislodged them successively from all their positions on the 4th, 5th, and 7th instant, with two brigades of British and one of Portuguese infantry of the 2d division, under the command of Lieut. General the Hon. W. Stewart, and with one brigade of Portuguese infantry, of the Conde d'Amaranté's division, under the command of the Conde. The last post which the enemy occupied in the Puerto de Maya, between that village and Urdxa, was remarkably strong; and the fog was so thick in the afternoon, that it was impossible for the troops to advance beyond the point at which they found themselves when it came on. The enemy, however, had been pushed so vigorously up to that point, that they were obliged to abandon their post in the night, and to retire into France. In all these affairs the troops conducted themselves remarkably well; and Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill was much satisfied with the conduct of Lieut.General the Hon. William Stewart, and of the Conde d'Amaranté. Since I addressed Your Lordship last, I have received from Lieut.-General Lord William Bentinck, a letter of the 30th ultimo. It appears from other accounts, that the Duque del Parque retired from the Xucar on the 25th without loss, and had again taken up the position of Castalla. 1 enclose a list of the killed and wounded on the 4th, 5th, 7th, and sih instant.

DOWNING-STREET, JULY 3. Dispatches, of which the follow ing are copies, have been this day received by Earl Bathurst, from the Marquess of Wellington, dated Salvatierra, June 22, and Irun zun, June 24, 1813.

MY LORD,

The enemy's army, commanded by Joseph Buonaparte, having Marshal Jourdan as the MajorGeneral of the Army, took up a position, on the night of the 19th instant, in front of Vittoria, the left of which rested upon the heights which end at Puebla de Arlanzon, and extended from thence across the valley of Zadora, and the right of their army was stationed near Vittoria, and was destined to defend the passages of the river Zadora, in the neighbourhood of that city. They had a reserve, in rear of their left, at the village of Gomecha.

The nature of the country through which the army had passed since it had reached the Ebro, had necessarily extended our columns, and we halted on the 20th in order to close them up, and moved the left to Margina, where most likely it would be necessary: I reconnoitred the enemy's position on that day, with a view to the attack to be made on the following morning, if they should still remain in it.

We accordingly attacked the enemy yesterday, and I am happy to inform your Lordship, that the allied army, under my command, gained a complete victory; having driven them from all their positions; having taken from them 151 pieces of cannon, 415 waggons of ammunition, all their baggage, provisions, cattle, treasure, &c. and a considerable number of pri

soners.

VOL. III.

The operations of the day com menced by Lieutenant-General Sir R. Hill, who obtained possession of the heights of La Puebla, on which the enemy's left rested, which heights they had not occupied in great strength.

He detached on this service one brigade of the Spanish division under General Murillo; the other brigade being employed in keeping the communication between his main body, on the high road from Miranda to Vittoria, and the troops detached to the heights.The enemy, however, soon disco vered the importance of the heights, and reinforced their troops there to such an extent, as that Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill was obliged to detach, first, the 71st regiment, and the light infantry battalion of Major-Gen. Walker's brigade, under the command of the Hon. Lieut.-Colonel Cadogan, and successively other troops to the same point, and the Allies not only gained, but maintained possession of these important heights throughout their operations, notwithstanding all the efforts of the enemy to retake them. The contest here, however, was very severe, and the loss sustained considerable. General Murillo was wounded, but remained in the field; and I am concerned to have to report, that the Honourable Lieut.-Colonel Cadogan has died of a wound which he received. In him His Majesty has lost an officer of great zeal and tried gallantry, who had acquired the respect and regard of the whole profession, and of whom it might be expect ed, that if he had lived he would have rendered the most important services to his country.

Under cover of the possession of these heights, Sir Rowland Hill

successively passed the Zadora, at la Puebla, and the defile formed by the heights and the river Zadora, and attacked and gained possession of the village of Sabijana de Alava, in front of the enemy's line, which the enemy made repeated attempts to regain.

The difficult nature of the country prevented the communication between our different columns moving to the attack from their stations on the river Bayas at as early an hour as I had expected, and it was late before I knew that the column composed of the 3d and 7th divisions, under the command of the Earl of Dalhousie, had arrived at the station appointed for them.

The fourth and light divisions, however, passed the Zadora immediately after Sir Rowland Hill had possession of Sabijana de Alava, the former at the bridge of Nanclaus, and the latter at the bridge of Tres Puentes, and almost as soon as these had crossed, the coJumn under the Earl of Dalhousie arrived at Mendonza, and the 3d division, under Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Picton, crossed at the bridge higher up, followed by the 7th division, under the Earl of Dalhousie.

These four divisions, forming the centre of the army, were destined to attack the heights on which the right of the enemy's centre was placed, while Lieut.-General Sir Rowland Hill should move forward from Sabijana de Alava to attack the left. The enemy, how ever, having weakened his line to strengthen his detachment in the hills, abandoned his position in the valley as soon as he saw our disposition to attack it, and commenced his retreat in good order, towards Vittoria.

Our troops continued to advance in admirable order, notwithstanding the difficulty of the ground.

In the mean time, Lieut-Gen. Sir Thomas Graham, who commanded the left of the army, consisting of the 1st and 5th divisions, and General Pack's and Bradford's brigades of infantry, and General Bock's and Anson's brigades of cavalry, and who had been moved on the 20th to Margina, moved forward from thence to Vittoria, by the high road from that town to Bilboa. He had besides with him the Spanish division under Colonel Longa, and General Giron, who had been detached to the left under a different view of the state of affairs, and had afterwards been recalled, and had arrived on the 20th at Orduna, marched that morning from thence, so as to be in the field in readiness to suppert Lieut.-General Sir T. Graham, if his support had been required.

The enemy had a division of infantry and some cavalry advanced on the great road from Vittoria to Bilboa, resting their right on some strong heights covering the village of Gamarra Maior. Both Gamarra and Abechuco were strongly occupied, as têtes-de-pont to the bridges over the Zadora at these places. Brigadier-General Pack, with his Portuguese brigade, and Colonel Longa, with the Spanish division, were directed to turn and gain the heights, supported by Major-General Oswald, who was desired to take the command of all these troops.

Lieut.-General Sir T. Graham reports, that in the execution of this service, the Portuguese and Spanish troops behaved admirably. The 4th and 8th Cacadores particularly distinguished themselves. Colonel Longa being on the left, took possession of Gamarra Menor.

As soon as the heights were in our possession, the village of Gamarra Maior was most galiantly stormed and carried by BrigadierGeneral Robinson's brigade of the

5th division, which advanced in, columns of battalions, under a very heavy fire of artillery and musketry, without firing a shot, as sisted by two guns of Major Lawson's brigade of artillery. The enemy suffered severely, and lost three pieces of cannon.

The Lieutenant-General then, proceeded to attack the village of Abechuco, with the 1st division, by forming a strong battery against it, consisting of Captain Dubourdieu's brigade and Captain Ramsay's troop of horse artillery, and, under cover of this fire, Colonel Halkett's brigade advanced to the attack of the village, which was carried, the light battalion having charged and taken three guns and a howitzer on the bridge: this attack was supported by General Bradford's brigade of Portuguese infantry.

During the operation at Aberchuco, the enemy made the great-' est efforts to re-possess themselves of the village of Gamarro Maior, which were gallantly repulsed by the troops of the 5th division, under the command of Major-Gene-! ral Oswald. The enemy had, how ever, on the heights on the left of the Zadora, two divisions of infan try in reserve, and it was impossible to cross by the Bridges till the troops, which had moved upon the enemy's centre and left, had driven them through Vittoria.

The whole then co-operated in the pursuit, which was continued by all till after it was dark.

The movement of the troops under Lieut.-Gen. Sir T. Graham, and their possession of Gamarra and Abechuco, intercepted the enemy's retreat by the high road of France. They were then obliged to turn to the road towards Pamplona; but they were unable to hold any position for a sufficient length of time to allow their baggage and artillery to be

drawn off.-The whole, therefore, of the latter which had not already been taken by the troops in their attack of the successive positions, taken up by the enemy in their retreat from their first position on Aruney and on the Zadora, and all their ammunition and baggage, and every thing they had, were taken, close to Vittoria. I have reason to believe that the enemy carried off with them one' gun and one howitzer only.

The army under Joseph Buona parte consisted of the whole of the armies of the South and of the centre, and of four divisions, and all the cavalry of the army of Portugal, and some troops of the army of the North. General Foix's di vision of the army of Portugal was in the neighbourhood of Bilboa, and General Clausel, who commands the army of the North, was near Logrono with one division of the army of Portugal, commanded by General Topin, and General Vandermasen's division of the army of the North.

The 6th division of the allied army, under Major-General the Honourable Edward Pakenham," was likewise absent, having been

detained at Medina del Pomar for

three days, to cover the march of our magazines and stores.

I cannot extol too highly the good conduct of all the general officers, officers, and soldiers, of the army in this action. Lieut-General' Sir Rowland Hill speaks highly of, the conduct of General Murillo, and the Spanish troops under his command, and of that of Lieute nant-General the Honourable W. Stewart and the Conde d'Amarante, who commanded divisions of infantry under his directions. He likewise mentions the conduct of the Honourable Lieut.-Colonel O'Callagan, who maintained the village of Sabijana de Alava against