APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



165 



Supplement to the London Gazette, 

 of July 3. 



WAR DEPARTMENT. 



'Dmxning Street, July 4, 1813. 



Dispatches, of which the follow- 

 ing are copies and extracts, have 

 been received at earl Bathurst's 

 office, in the course of this day and 

 yesterday, addressed to his lordship 

 by field-marshal the marquis of 

 Wellington : 



^inpudia, June 6, 1813. 



My lord ; — The troops have 

 continued to advance since I wrote 

 to your lordship on the 31st of last 

 month, and were on the 1st at Za- 

 mora, and on the 2nd at Toro. The 

 English hussars, being in the ad- 

 vanced guard, fell in, between 

 Toro and Morales, with a con- 

 siderable body of the enemy's ca- 

 valry, which were immediately at- 

 tacked by the 10th, supported by 

 the 18th and 15th. The enemy 

 were overthrown, and pursued for 

 many miles, and 210 prisoners, 

 with many horses, and two officers, 

 fell into our hands. I enclose col. 

 Grant's report of this gallant affiiir, 

 which reflects great credit upon 

 major Robarts and the 10th hus- 

 sars, and upon colonel Grant, un- 

 der whose direction they acted. 



On the same evening Don Ju- 

 lian Sanches surprised the enemy's 

 post at Castronuno, and took two 

 officers and thirty cavalry prison- 

 ers, and he drove their posts from 

 the ford at Polios. 



The enemy had destroyed the 

 bridges of Zamora and Toro, and 

 the difficulties in the passage of 

 the Esia, had retarded the move- 

 ment of our rear, while the enemy 

 had concentrated their force to a 

 considerable amount between Tor- 

 relobaton and Tordcsillas. I there- 

 fore hailed on the 3rd at Toro, in 



order to bring the light division 

 and the troops under the command 

 of lieutenant-general sir Row- 

 land Hill, across the Douro, by 

 the bridge of the town, and to close 

 up the I'ear, and bring the Gallician 

 army to join our left. We moved 

 again on the -tth. 



The enemy had commenced 

 collecting their troops towards the 

 Douro, when they found that we 

 passed Ciudad Rodrigo ; and they 

 crossed the Douro at Tordesillas on 

 the 1st and 2nd. The troops at Ma- 

 drid and the detachments on the 

 Tagus broke up on the 27th, and 

 crossed the Douro at the Ponte de 

 Douro on the 3rd, and Valladolid 

 was entirely evacuated on the 4th. 



The enemy left considerable ma- 

 gazines of grain at Arevale, and 

 some ammunition at Valladolid, 

 and Zamora. 



Tlie enemy have passed the 

 Carrion, and are apparently on 

 their retreat towards Burgos. 



I have received no accounts from 

 Alicant since I addressed your 

 lordship last. 



1 have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) Wellington. 



[Enclosure in the preceding 

 Dispatch.] 



Morales, June 2, 1813. 

 My lord ; — I have the honour 

 to acquaint your lordship, that on 

 approaching Morales this morning, 

 with the hussar brigade, the French 

 . cavalry appeared in considerable 

 force near that place. 



The 10th royal hussars were 

 immediately brought forward, un- 

 der the orders of major Robarts, 

 who attacked the advanced squa- 

 drons of the enemy in the most 

 gallant manner: their front line 

 made a determined resistance, but 



