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have been expected to be less than 

 considerable. 



The Spaniards lost several ofB- 

 cers and wounded yesterday, but I 

 have not any return of them. 

 I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) T.Graham, 

 Lieut. -General. 

 The Marquis of Wellington, &c. 



Santa Marta de Cubo, 

 July 1, 1813. 



Sir ; — On the 29th of June last, 

 I had the honour to acquaint you, 

 for the information of his excellen- 

 cy the general-in-chief of the na- 

 tional armies, that the Ca9adores 

 and grenadiers of the first brigade 

 of the first division of this army had 

 assaulted and taken the fort of 

 Santa de Pancorbo. I have now 

 the satisfaction of acquainting you, 

 that at eight o'clock this morning, 

 the castle of Santa Engracia, or 

 principal fort of Pancorbo, surren- 

 dered by capitulation. The garri- 

 son consisted of 6.50 men ; they had 

 provisions for several days, no very 

 great quantity of water, and that 

 not of a good quality. There were 

 found in the castle twenty pieces 

 of cannon, of a calibre from 16 to 

 4; pounds, many gun-carriages, and 

 a sufficient quantity of ammuni- 

 tion for a regular defence. The 

 garrison surrendered under the en- 

 closed articles of capitulation, and 

 will march to-morrow morning for 

 Burgos. 



From the 28th, the day on which 

 the fort of Santa Marta was taken, 

 1 had posted the sharp-shooters in 

 the vicinity of the walls of the fort, 

 and, by blockading it most vigor- 

 ously, I cut oft' ail communication 

 with the spring from which they 

 provided themselves with water. 

 The diftierent detachments employ- 



ed upon this service performed their 

 duty with a steadiness and valour 

 deserving every praise ; and the 

 enemy could no longer procure 

 their water without imminent risk. 

 Taking advantage of this circum- 

 stance, I ordered several numerous 

 detachments to establish them- 

 selves as near the wall as possible, 

 and out of the range of the ene- 

 my's guns. A quantity of ladders, 

 and other necessary implements, 

 were procured, for attacking the 

 castle; but being anxious to adopt 

 every necessary step for economiz- 

 ing the lives of my men, I hinted 

 a second time to the governor to 

 surrender, which he consented to 

 accede to, under condition of being 

 carried back to France with his 

 garrison ; but he yielded at last, 

 upon my refusing to admit this 

 condition, and threatening to take 

 the place by storm. The suc- 

 cessful result of this business is not 

 a little owing to the intelligence 

 and judgment which my aide-de- 

 camp, lieut.-colonel Joze Maria 

 Reyna displayed during the course 

 of his conferences with the gover- 

 nor. The result of the lieutenant, 

 colonel's negociation has proved of 

 no little advantage to us. 



During the space of 24^ hours, a 

 battery for six pieces had been con- 

 structed on the summit of the hill, 

 by the indefatigable exertions of 

 the sappers of the army (and se- 

 veral peasants),under the direction 

 of the commandant-general of the 

 engineers, marshal de Campo Don 

 Manuel Japino ; and six pieces of 

 cannon, which had been collect- 

 ed by the colonel, major-general 

 of the artillery, Don Matias 

 Ferraz, were got upon the hill 

 v'ith the greatest ^activity, under 

 the direction of the colonel, who 



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