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formidable heights. It is impossi- 

 ble that I can extol too highly the 

 conduct of major-general Barnes, 

 and these brave troops, which was 

 the admiration of all who were 

 witnesses of it. 



Major-general Kempt's brigade 

 of the light division, likewise drove 

 a very considerable force from the 

 rock which forms the left of the 

 Puerto. 



There is now no enemy in the 

 field, within this part of the Spanish 

 frontier. 



I have the honour to enclose 

 lieutenant-general sir Thomas Gra- 

 ham's report of the assault of San 

 Sebastian. 



While the troops were engaged 

 in the neighbourhood of Pamp- 

 lona, as reported in my dispatch of 

 the 1st instant, brigadier-general 

 Longa occupied with his division 

 this part of the Bidassoa, including 

 the town of Vera. That part of 

 the enemy's army which had been 

 left in observation of the allied 

 troops on the great road from Irun, 

 attacked him on the 28th, but were 

 repulsed with considerable loss. 



I have great pleasure in reporting 

 the good conduct of these troops on 

 all occasions : and likewise of a bat- 

 talion of Spanish Ca^adores, in ge- 

 neral Barcena's division of the Gal- 

 lician army, which had been sent 

 to the bridge of Yansi, on the 

 enemy's retreat on the 1st instant, 

 which it held against very superior 

 numbers during a great part of 

 the day. 



Nothing of importance has oc- 

 curred in Arragon since my dis- 

 patch of the 13th July, 



I have a report from lieute- 

 nant-general lord William Ben- 

 linck, fron; Binaroz, on the 21st 



of July ; and he was making prepa- 

 rations to cross the Ebro. 

 I have, &c. 



(Signed) Wellington. 



P. S. I enclose a return of the 

 killed and wounded in the attack 

 of the enemy's position on the 2nd 

 instant. 



Ernani, July 27, 1813. 



My lord;— The attack of the 

 breach in the line wall on the left 

 flank of San Sebastian's took place 

 on the morning of the 25th, when 

 the fall of the tide left the foot of 

 the wall dry, which was soon after 

 day-light. I am sorry to say, that 

 notwithstanding the distinguished 

 gallantry of the troops employed, 

 some of whom did force their way 

 into the town, the attack did not 

 succeed. The enemy occupied in 

 force all the defences of the place 

 which looked that way, and from 

 which, and from all round the 

 breach, they were enabled to bring 

 so destructive a fire of grape and 

 musketry, flanking and enfilading 

 the column, and to throw over so 

 many hand-grenades on the troops, 

 that it became necessary to desist 

 from the assault. ' 



The loss sustained was therefore 

 severe,especially by the thirdbatta- 

 hon RoyalScots, the leading one of 

 major-gen. Hay's brigade, which 

 being on duty in the trenches, form- 

 ed the column of attack ; major- 

 general Sprye's Portuguese bri- 

 gade, that of major-general Ro- 

 binson, and the 4th QfVfadores of 

 brigadier-general Wilson's being 

 in reserve, in the trenches s the 

 whole under the direction of major- 

 general Oswald, commanding 5th 

 division. 



Though this attack has failed, 

 it would be great injustice not to 



