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In the mean time major-general 

 ~ Kempt moved one brigade of the 

 light division to Lezaca, by which 

 he kept the enemy in check, and 

 covered the march of the earl of 

 Dalhousie to join major-gen. Inglis. 

 The enemy, however, having 

 completely failed in their attempt 

 upon the position of the Spanish 

 army on the heights of San Mar- 

 cial ; and finding that major-gen. 

 Inglis had taken a position from 

 which they could not drive him ; 

 at the same time that it covered 

 and protected the right of the Spa- 

 nish army, and the approaches to 

 San Sebastian by Oyarzun, andthat 

 their situation on the left of the 

 Bidassoa was becoming at every 

 moment more critical, retired dur- 

 ing the night. 



The fall of rain during the even- 

 ing and night had so swollen the 

 Bidassoa, that the rear of their co- 

 " lumn was obliged to cross at the 

 bridge of Vera. In order to effect 

 this object, they attacked the posts 

 • of major-general Skerrett's brigade 

 of the light division, at about three 

 in the morning, both from the 

 Puerto de Vera, and from the left 

 of the Bidassoa. Although the na- 

 ture of the ground rendered it im- 

 possible to prevent entirely the pas- 

 sage of the bridge after day-light, 

 it was made under the hre of a 

 great part of major-gen. Skerrett's 

 brigade, and the enemy's loss in 

 the operation must have been very 

 considerable. Whilst this was going 

 on upon the left of the army, Ma- 

 riscal de Campo Don Pedro Giron 

 attacked the enemy's posts in front 

 of the pass of Echalar, on the 30th 

 and 31st. Lieut.-general the earl 

 of Dalhousie made gen, Le Cor 

 attack thobc in front of Zugarra- 



murdi, with the 6th Portuguese 

 brigade, on the 31st; and the 

 hon. major-general Colviile made 

 col. Douglas attack the enemy's 

 posts in front of the pass of Maya, 

 on the same day, with the 7th Por- 

 tuguese brigade. All these troops 

 conducted themselves well. The 

 attack made by the earl of Dal- 

 housie delayed his march till late 

 in the afternoon of the 31st, but 

 he was in the evening in a favour- 

 able situation for his farther pro- 

 gress ; and in the morning of the 

 1st, in that allotted for him. 



In these operations, in which a 

 second attempt by the enemy to 

 prevent the establishment of the 

 allies upon the frontiers has been 

 defeated, by the operations of a 

 part only of the allied army, at the 

 very moment at which the town of 

 St. Sebastian was taken by storm. 

 I have had great satisfaction in ob- 

 serving the zeal and ability of the 

 officers, and the gallantry and dis- 

 cipline of the soldiers. 



The 'different reports which I 

 have transmitted to your lordship 

 from lieut.-gen. sir Thomas Gra- 

 ham will have shewn the ability 

 and perseverance with which he 

 has conducted the arduous enter- 

 prize intrusted to his direction, 

 and the zeal and exertion of all the 

 officers employed under him. 



I fully concur in the lieutenant- 

 general's report of the cordial as- 

 sistance which he has received from 

 captain sir George Collier, and the 

 officers, seamen, and marines un- 

 der his command ; who have done 

 every thing in their power to faci- 

 litate and ensure our success. The 

 seamen have served with tho artil- 

 lery in the batteries, and have upon 

 every occasion manifested that spi- 



