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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



was ably assisted by the lieutenant 

 colonel of artillery, Don Joze Jara- 

 bia, and the serjeant-major, Don 

 Bartolomo Gutierrez, and other 

 subaltern officers. Eight hours 

 after the battery was commenced, 

 the guns began to open upon the 

 enemy, and besides causing him 

 considerable loss, impressed him 

 with sufficient respect for us. 



I cannot but call the attention 

 of the general-in-chief of the na- 

 tional armies to the valour and 

 activity displayed upon this occa- 

 sion by brigadier-general Don 

 Joz6 Latorre, commanding the 1st 

 brigade of infantry ; by the chief 

 of the staff of the army, colonel 

 Don Miguel Desmaysieres, who 

 scarcely took one moment's rest 

 during the siege, which lasted three 

 days, and to the good conduct of 

 the officers of the staff who were 

 placed under his orders, and that 

 of the commander and officers of 

 the infantry and cavalry which 

 composed the besieging corps. 



I must also notice the meritori- 

 ous conduct of my aides-de-camp 

 lieut.-colonels Don Joze de Ruiz, 

 Don Joz6 Maria Reyna, Don Vic- 

 tor Vinader, and lieutenantDonBe- 

 nito Diaz, and of my military secre- 

 tary Don Joz6 Serfate and Salagar, 

 wlio carried my orders, on several 

 occasions, to the very walls of the 

 enemy's fort, heedless of the letter's 

 fire. The enemy kept up a brisk 

 fire from his guns, &c. but the 

 loss which he occasioned us has 

 been very inconsiderable. The 

 enemy's surrendering the place 

 created great regret among the 

 troops, who had consented to take 

 it by assault, and they only console 

 themselves with the hope of there 

 being ^ome more places to conquer. 

 I have put a small garrison into 



the fort of Pancorbo, and shali 

 supply it immediately with pro- 

 visions and water ; but I shall not 

 make any addition to the works, 

 without knowing first the inten- 

 tions of the general-in-chief rela- 

 tive to the demolition or preserva- 

 tion of this place. 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 ( Signed ) El Conde de Abisbai. 

 To Don Louis de Wimpffen, &c. 



[Here follows the capitulation of 

 the Fort Santa Engracia de Pan- 

 corbo, by which the garrison are 

 made prisoners of war, aod are 

 allowed the honours of war ; the 

 officers to retain their swords, 

 horses, and baggage; and the Ser- 

 jeants and soldiers their effects, 

 and be furnished with means of 

 transport, and to be exchanged by 

 the first cartel that takes place, 

 and they will for that purpose be 

 removed to as small a distance as 

 possible.3 



Extract of a letter from the 

 marquis of Wellington, dated 

 Ostiz, July 3. 



I liave reported, in my dispatch 

 of this day, that lieut.-general 

 sir John Murray had raised the 

 siege of Tarragona, and had em- 

 barked, leaving behind him a por- 

 tion of his artillery. On this 

 transaction, I do not think myself 

 sufficiently informed to be able to 

 write more. 



I enclose copies of the letters 

 which I have received relating to 

 Tarragona. 



Camp before Tarragonp,, June 9. 



My Lord ; — In my letter of May 

 the 28tb, 1 had the honour to in- 

 form your lordship, that, in obe- 

 dience to your lordship's instruc- 

 tions, the British army was then 



