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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



These detachments marched yes- 

 terday morning, that from Frias 

 upon St. Millan, where it was found 

 by the light division of tlie allied 

 army, under major-gen. Charles 

 Alten, and that from Espejo, on 

 Osma, where it met the 1st and 

 5th divisions, under lieutenant- 

 general sir Thomas Graham. 



Major-general Charles Alten 

 drove the enemy from St. Millan, 

 and afterwards cut off the rear bri- 

 gade of the division, of which he 

 took three hundred prisoners, kill- 

 ed and wounded many, and the 

 brigade was dispersed in the moun- 

 tains. 



The corps from Espejo was con- 

 siderably stronger than the allied 

 corps under sir T. Graham, which 

 had arrived nearly at the same 

 time at Osma. The enemy moved 

 on to the attack, but were soon 

 obliged to retire ; and they were 

 followed to Espejo, from whence 

 they retired through the hills to 

 this place. It was late in the day 

 before the other troops came up to 

 the advanced position which those 

 under sir Thomas Graham had 

 taken, and 1 halted the 4th divi- 

 sion, which had relieved the 5th 

 near Espejo. 



The army moved forward this 

 day to this river : found the ene- 

 my's rear-guard in a strong posi- 

 tion on the left of the river, having 

 his right covered by Subijana, and 

 his left by the heights in front of 

 Pobes. 



We turned the enemy's left 

 with the light division, while the 

 4th division, under lieut-general 

 sir Lowry Cole, attacked them in 

 front, and the rear-guard was driven 

 back upon the main body of the 

 army, which was in march from 

 Pancorbo to Vittorja, having broken 



up from thence last night. I am 

 informed that the enemy have dis- 

 mantled Pancorbo. 



Colonel Longa's division joined 

 the army on the 6th, on its arrival 

 at Medina del Poman. 



The conde del Abisbal will ar- 

 rive at Burgos on the 24thand25th. 



1 have not received any intelli- 

 gence from the eastern coast since 

 I addressed your lordship last. 

 I have the honour to be, &c. 

 Wellington. 



London Extraordinary Gazette, 

 July 3, 1813. 



WAR DEPARTMENT. 



Downing Street, July 3. 



Dispatches, of which the follow- 

 ing are copies, have been this day 

 received by earl Bathurst, from 

 the marquis of Wellington, dated 

 Sal vatierra, June 22nd,andIrunzon, 

 June 24th, 1813:— 



My lord ; — the enemy's army, 

 commanded by Joseph Buonaparte, 

 having marshal Jourdan as the 

 major-general 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 Puebia de 

 Arlanzon, and extended from 

 thence across the valley of Zadora, 

 in front of the village of Arunez. 

 They occupied with the right of 

 the centre a height which com- 

 manded the valley of Zadora, and 

 the right of their army was sta- 

 tioned near Vittoria, and was des- 

 tined 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 bad reached the 



